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5 Tips for Creating a User-Friendly Job Aid

January 10th, 2013 Jim Leligdon

Have you ever purchased a product that said, “Some assembly required” only to find that it should have said, “Some instructions...
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Jim’s Nonna’s Counter Cake

December 18th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

On the eighth day of recipes, my trainer sent to me, Nonna’s yummy counter cake...
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How to Use Boards to Avoid Boring Your Learners

November 26th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

As long as we train employees, there will be a need to keep them engaged...
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Sales Masquerading as Service: Post-Course Training Support

October 18th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

About ten years ago, I read an article that said this would be the decade for customer service...
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3 Ways to Incorporate Cell Phones in the Classroom

September 13th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

n one of the discussions in our Langevin Learning Services Alumni Group...
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3 Best Practices for Dealing with Extra Training Materials

June 18th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

As a trainer, you prepare for your workshop, set up the room, and distribute...
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3 Creative Ways to Select Music for the Classroom

May 7th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

I like to play music before class and while participants are on break. For years, I’ve used...
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3 Challenges Associated with Mobile Learning

March 26th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

Technology in training is changing quickly, and mobile-learning is coming along for the ride...
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Group Change Is Good – Part 2: 3 Great Techniques

February 16th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

In part 1 of this blog, I talked about why changing groups is such a good idea, when to...
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Group Change Is Good – Part 1

January 19th, 2012 Jim Leligdon

f you have at least six participants in a workshop lasting two or more days, getting them...
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