{"product_id":"virtual-training","title":"Virtual Training","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemote learning has been around since the 18th century. Caleb Phillips began advertising correspondence courses in the Boston Gazette in 1728 allowing people, for the first time, to learn new skills no matter where they lived.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the past 300 years, virtual training, in its various formats, has been meandering into shore on an inevitable yet slow building tide. And then, just like that, everything changed. A global pandemic. Social distancing. Working from home. In an instant, the tide became a tsunami.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe global pandemic accelerated the broad adoption of virtual instructor led training along with awareness that classroom-based training is often expensive, inefficient, and fails to deliver a fair return on investment. While it is certainly more challenging to re-create the collaborative environment of the physical classroom in a virtual setting, virtual training combines the structure, accountability, and social learning benefits of classroom training with speed, agility, and significant cost savings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimply put, virtual training enables organizations to rapidly upskill more people, while generating a far higher return on the training investment. Virtual training is also green. Studies indicate that virtual training consumes nearly 90% less energy and produces 85% fewer CO2 emissions than classroom training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStill, the biggest challenge with virtual training, and the reason there has been so much resistance to it, is historically the experience has been excruciating. Not the quality of the curriculum or content. Not the talent of the trainer. The learning experience. There are few people who haven’t had the pleasure of sitting through agonizing virtual training sessions. Death by voice over PowerPoint, delivered by a disengaged instructor, has an especially bitter flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is the way virtual training is delivered that matters most. When the virtual learning experience is emotionally positive:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParticipants are more engaged, embrace new competencies, and knowledge sticks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParticipants are more likely to show up to class and be open to future virtual training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrainers enjoy their work and gain fulfillment from making an impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaders book more virtual training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganizations more readily blend and integrate virtual training into learning \u0026amp; development initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is exactly what this book is about. \u003ci\u003eVirtual Training\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive guide to delivering virtual training that engages learners and makes new skills and behavioral changes stick. Jeb Blount, one of the most celebrated trainers and authors of our generation, walks you step-by-step through the seven elements of effective, engaging virtual learning experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrainer Mindset \u0026amp; Emotional Discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia \u0026amp; Visuals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual Curriculum \u0026amp; Instructional Design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanning \u0026amp; Preparation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual Communication Skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDynamic \u0026amp; Interactive Training Delivery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs you dive into these powerful insights, and with each new chapter, you’ll gain greater and greater confidence in your ability to effectively deliver training in a virtual classroom. Once you master virtual training delivery and experience the power of remote learning, you may never want to go back to the physical classroom again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54222716535128,"sku":"9781119755838","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781119755838.jpg?v=1769767218","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/virtual-training","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}