What Is eLearning and How Does It Bring Value to Your Organization?
We often think of eLearning as a very new advancement, popularized only in the 2000s. In fact, the birth of what we now call eLearning was in the 1950s, when noted Harvard professor BF Skinner invented what was called his "teaching machine". Even way back then, before...
The Benefits of Multimedia Training
Training is a requirement, no matter what type or size of business you are in. If there are five employees in your organization or five thousand, they all have to be trained for their specific functions, as well as cross-trained in other functions, to cover when...
3 Training Initiatives That Benefit Your Organization Across the Globe
Every organization strives for excellence, to be the best at what they do in their field. But with constantly changing social, political, economic, and technological climates, how can you keep your employees at the top? How do you maintain the excellence to give your...
What are Language Services and What Can These Services Do for Your Company?
Branching outside the US into other regions, nations, and cultures brings a host of challenges. Not only do you have to recruit and train workers for your overseas operations, you also have to provide top-tier marketing, legal services, and cross-company...
Corporate Training for a Diverse Group of Learning Styles
Corporate training used to be monochromatic. It consisted of either a single trainer delivering OTJ training to only one or a handful of employees, or it involved a single instructor delivering lecture-style training to a group of employees. Today, we know better. We...
Technical Documentation Translation
Perhaps one day, the world will enjoy a single, consistent language, across cultural and political barriers, making global communications seamless. In the meantime, most corporate literature, including technical documentation and training materials, is written in...
How to Foster Goodwill Among Your Global Workforce
If your company is branching out to other countries, then you face a unique challenge. With the multiple cultures and languages come many pitfalls that can lead to misunderstandings and confusion if not handled appropriately. This isn't easy, especially with the...
How e-Learning Can Empower Your Overseas Workforce
Learning that is conducted via electronic media, typically on the internet, is called e-Learning. It utilizes electronic technologies to access educational curricula that used to be available only in print form. Typically it refers to a course, program, or degree...
Developing a Corporate Newsletter for a Multilingual Audience
A newsletter can do far more than just spread corporate announcements. It can benefit you in a variety of ways, like fostering workplace community and improving employee confidence and morale. It is also a good way to convey your corporate culture and set the right...
7 Things to Avoid When Translating Your Corporate Guidelines to Other Languages
7 Things to Avoid When Translating Your Corporate Guidelines to Other Languages As you branch out to other regions, countries, and nationalities, your company faces many challenges, not the least of which is translating your corporate guidelines and other critical...