Role Plays: Virtual World v. Real World

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Mark Janowski

Here are four ways to make role plays in virtual worlds more effective than role plays in the real world. As training professionals are forced to move education from the front of the classroom to online, they have discovered many challenges. How do you keep participants... More »

Trends Shaping the Sales Profession

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ASTD Staff

1. Globalization Every day, more companies are developing strategies to distribute their products or services to new customers, in new industries, and in more locations. Salespeople are often the front line of a companys presence in a new country, but they can face pote... More »

Maximizing the Value of Live Online Learning

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Terrence L. Gargiulo

Many of our cherished and successful learning strategies and practices are not as relevant today under most circumstances as they have been in the past. Organizations are creaking under the strain of structures that get in the way of the rapid learning, communicating, c... More »