When it comes to virtual training, learning leaders know that engagement is the main question on everyone's mind. Will it be worth my time to attend or will it be an opportunity to check email instead? Virtual Classroom technology is powerful and has made it easy to connect with people from anywhere in the world at any time, yet we often still struggle with getting everyone to interact. This is precisely why well-designed interaction is the answer to the engagement puzzle. However, the technology features alone do not engage the participants. It is what you choose to do with those features that will make the difference. Learn from Kassy LaBorie and Tom Stone, authors of Interact and Engage! (ATD Press, 2015), about how well-designed activities are the key to virtual training programs that actually work to develop talent in your organization.

PLEASE NOTE that Kassy and Tom will be presenting virtually from their office in New York state to our classroom in Grand Rapids.  What better way to learn from Virtual Instructor-led Training experts than in the medium they know so well!

Learning Objectives:

After attending this session, you will be able to:

1. Determine the appropriate level of interaction needed to create impactful live online events that meet objectives and get results.
   
2. Implement several provided live online activities for webinars and virtual training events.
   
3. Follow a 3-step process for designing or converting your own activities for virtual training programs.
   

As Director of Virtual Training Services for Dale Carnegie Training, Kassy leads a consultancy that partners with organizations to help them develop successful online training strategies. Kassy recently published a book with ATD Press titled “Interact and Engage! 50+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, Webinars.” (2015). Earlier at Dale Carnegie Training, Kassy also served as the Product Design Architect responsible for developing their Live Online Training experience. Prior to this, she was a Master Trainer for InSync Training, a Microsoft software trainer at ExecuTrain, and a Senior Trainer at WebEx where she helped create the WebEx University. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, she has presented at Training Magazine events, CLO Symposiums, The Virtual Learning Show, and ATD TechKnowledge and ICE conferences.