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First post from a newbie!

Good afternoon to everyone, I was recommended to this site by my COLF tutor as a place to seek and share anything related to onine training.

I've been directly involved in every aspect of training for almost 40 years and just as I was beginning to thi

Started by Paul Stephen Brennan in Beginner

7 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Dec 8, 2021

"Gluing the group" Cath Addis podcast discussion

Jo chatted to Lightbulber and BBC Global News Training Manager Cath Addis in our latest live online learning podcast – listen to the podcast HERE.

In it they discuss an infographic that Cath put together, which you can download from this post, and h

Started by Michael Cook in Design, Delivery, and Learning

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Removal of a community member due to spam

Dear Community,

It's come to our attention that someone on this site has been contacting members with a spam message. Our apologies for this. The member has been removed.

Please be aware of our code of conduct as spam messages and posts will not be

Started by Jo Cook in Design, Delivery, and Technology & platforms

3 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Nov 8, 2021

Teams notification settings for training

Hi all!

We have been having coversations with our attendees where they are finding issues with Teams for training and notification popups going over the chat section. Some attendees have dealt with this by running Teams in a window but it is not as a

Started by Michael Cook in Technology & platforms, Learning, and Beginner

5 Replies · Reply by Michael Cook Mar 18, 2021

Learning Guild whitepaper: virtual classroom continuous improvement

I've contributed to a Learning Guild whitepaper about how to improve virtual classrooms! You can download it here (you need a free Learning Guild account).

As I read the paper, this paragraph struck me as interesting:

Musings on the future

Sadly, I’

Started by Jo Cook in Delivery, Beginner, and Intermediate

3 Replies · Reply by James Booth Apr 15, 2021

Hi!

Hi! I've produced on seeral platforms but am relativeky new to Zoom. I'm sure I'll be asking some dumb questions, and wanted to thank you in advance for being patient with a newby :-)

Started by shanna thiel in Beginner

3 Replies · Reply by shanna thiel Nov 4, 2020

Screen sharing PowerPoint in a window (Zoom and Teams)

A few people have asked about good ways to share their PowerPoint slides when facilitating in Zoom so that they can still use the chat and participant panels without them overlapping their slides.

I do this by having PowerPoint run in a window, rath

Started by Jo Cook in Technology & platforms, Beginner, and Intermediate

14 Replies · Reply by Tara Majumdar Apr 14, 2021

Clearing chat window?

Hi everyone, I can't find a way to clear the chat window in Zoom, like I can in Adobe Connect. Does anyone know if it can be done? Thanks!

Started by Angela Green in Technology & platforms and Beginner

1 Reply · Reply by Bettie Tibbles Oct 7, 2020

Adobe Connect 11!

It's here! Adobe Connect, the latest version has been launched, and it's packed full of new features and improved underlying technology.

If you are a Connect user, or if you have found Connect to be a little clunky in the past, this upgrade is for y

Started by Jo Cook in Technology & platforms, Beginner, and Intermediate

5 Replies · Reply by James Booth Oct 14, 2020

Design: how to decide about your interactions

It can be challenging to know what type of interaction to design into your session, and which tool to use.

We teamed up with Breeio to bring you this hand swipe advisor to aid your decision making:

Let us know what you think!

Started by Jo Cook in Design, Technology & platforms, and Beginner

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Should you use chat in large webinars?

Hi all!

We had a great question from Wouter that was asked in a different thread about Producing. I thought it deserved its own thread so will copy it all out here below:

Wouter Ceyssens

"Hi,

Question concerning hosting webinars for 200+ attendees.
C

Started by Michael Cook in Delivery and Beginner

4 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Sep 10, 2020

What do you do after a live online session?

I've just finished a learning webinar with about 60 people and, quite frankly, I feel pumped!

There was loads of interaction and conversation and great feedback on their learning points. I feel that I connected with the group as a whole and now it's

Started by Jo Cook in Delivery, Beginner, and Intermediate

6 Replies · Reply by Jo Cook Aug 3, 2020