TrainingFolks named to the 2013 Content Development Watch List!
Posted by Lora Boiago on Jul 26, 2013 12:55:00 PM
Topics: training consultant, corporate training company, corporate training companies, eLearning services, consulting services, consulting service company, consultant service companies
Training Consultants Top 4 Tips on Active Listening
Posted by Lora Boiago on Jul 22, 2013 9:56:00 AM
Training Consultants Top 4 Tips on Active Listening
TRAINING CONSULTANTS - Communication is an automatic to all of us. At many points throughout the day we find ourselves interacting with our spouses, colleagues, children and friends without giving much thought to how we’re doing it. With communication being so widespread and natural, why is doing it effectively so difficult to many of us?
Topics: training consultant, training consultants, leadership development consultant, leadership development consultants, leadership development training, communication skills, communication training, business communication training
Best Telephone Practices when Hiring Contract Trainers
Posted by Lora Boiago on Jul 15, 2013 9:34:00 AM
Best Telephone Practices when Hiring Contract Trainers
With the increasing presence of virtual and global contract training teams, resorting to the traditional form of in-person interviewing is obsolete and no longer relevant. The current global way of conducting business has demanded an unprecedented level of remote interviewing, specifically in the contract trainer world.
Topics: training consultant, training consultants, contract training, contract training teams
5 Must-Know Technical Writer Tips!
Technical writers hone a skill set that not only aids the consumer to better understand the latest technology, product or software system, but helps build the reputation of the organization they are representing as they act as a knowledgeable expert regarding a specific product and topic.
Topics: training consultant company, training consultant companies, technical writer, technical writers, contract technical writer, contract technical writers, technical communication
6 Reasons to Hire a Contract Technical Writer
Tips from your Instructional Design Consulting Company
TECHNICAL WRITER - You have spent the last 5 months creating a product that perfectly speaks to a market that you have carefully crafted. You now realize a need for a well-written and understood manual outlining the functionality and instructions of this new product, but you are debating between having it written by your in-house developer or an external contract technical writer. You may be quick to assume this talent can be easily found within your workplace. The truth , however, is that writing technical materials, including installation guides, operator manuals and procedure manuals, require a specialized set of skills. It is a difficult form of writing and often requires someone with varying backgrounds, experience, knowledge and ability. The challenge lies in the ability of the writer to explain the facts about technology and science in the most simplistic and understandable manner.
Download this free step by step checklist to ensuring smooth implementation of your next technology roll-out.
The key to a successful high-tech product and/or service is a high-quality technical documentation, so don’t risks sacrificing its quality to save a few dollars which will be spend alternately in the future.
Hiring a superior contract technical writer to portray complex information in a manner that is easy to understand for the end-user yields invaluable benefits. We’ve compiled a list of the main benefits to expect when hiring a contract technical writer.
Read MoreTopics: training consultant company, training consultant companies, technical writer, technical writers, contract technical writer, contract technical writers, technical communication
TrainingFolks Ranks No. 3 on the 2013 PROFIT 500 in the Education & Certification Industry
TrainingFolks Ranks No. 222 on the 2013 PROFIT 500 in Canada
- PROFIT Magazine unveils 25th annual list o
f Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies -
Topics: training consultant, training consultants, instructional designers, instructional designer, custom eLearning solution, custom eLearning solutions, facilitator, facilitators
Leadership Development Consultants: Negotiate Like a Professional
Posted by Lora Boiago on Jun 20, 2013 10:42:00 AM
Like it or not, negotiation is a fact of life. Without even knowing it, you negotiate something every day. A discussion on the price you are willing to pay for a house with a stranger or a curfew time with your daughter. Perhaps you will find yourself negotiating with your partner about what to buy, where to eat, what television station to watch or who gets the remote! At work, you’re faced with discussions about a raise with your boss or the perfect time for a meeting with your colleagues.
Topics: training consultant, training consultants, leadership development consultant, leadership development consultants
Instructional Designer: eLearning Chunking Strategy Tips
Posted by Lora Boiago on Jun 17, 2013 5:14:00 PM
Tips From Your Instructional Design Company
Instructional Designer: eLearning Chunking Strategy Tips
As instructional designers, we’re always looking for new concepts that will lead to successful
learning experiences. A main psychological phenomenon heavily practiced in the world of instructional design is information chunking. Chunking content is critical because of the way the human brain works.
Topics: Instructional design, instructional designers, instructional designer, eLearning, instructional designer service
TrainingFolks Reaches Out
Last weekend, the team here at TrainingFolks banded together to help extend the lives of Canadians by participating in Becels RIDE for Heart.
The funds raised will be used to support life-giving research, social change programs and health information initiatives, moving the Heart & Stroke foundation closer towards its ultimate goal of eradicating heart disease and stroke.
Topics: training consultant, training consultants, instructional designers, instructional designer, custom learning solution, custom learning solutions, contingent workforce service, contingent workforce services
Training Consultants: Dealing with Conflict
If you work with people, you will experience conflict at some point. Conflict is a unavoidable and inevitable fact of life. Whenever two or more are gathered, there is the potential for conflict. This is especially true in the competitive fast-paced, deadline driven environment of today’s business world. It may be that, at some point in your career, you will be called on to resolve or mediate a conflict.
Topics: training consultant, training consultants, management training program, management training programs
