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Arie Speksnijder on providing training to trainers: “Being a 'servant trainer' makes me happy”

Trainer, LearningStone, Interview

What's more difficult than providing training to trainers? Virtually nothing. After all, you're talking to a group of inspired, highly skilled experts, who tend to be critical (and rightly so). Many…

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Even the IRS is happy with LearningStone!

Interview, Trainer, Social & Collaboration, Customer story

If you are already familiar with LearningStone, you'll probably recognize the following: You were setting up your first LearningStone workspace and before you knew it, the workspace was in own house…

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Interview with L&D Leaders - Rene Luisman: 'Especially as a trainer I want to stay close to myself'

Blended learning, Trainer, Learning design, Customer story

We kick off LearningStone's 'Interviews with L&D Leaders' series with leading industry experts with the remarkable Rene Luisman, who became trainer of the year in 2017. He has a bucketload of…

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16 reasons to be afraid of blended learning

Business, Trainer, Blended learning

At LearningStone we sometimes hear why NOT to engage in blended learning. Here are 16 common reasons to be afraid of blended learning, and our response.

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The 10 big advantages of blended learning

Blended learning, Trainer

What are the advantages of blended learning over "traditional" training? LearningStone lists them.

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How to use your trainer’s skills in a virtual environment

Blended learning, LearningStone, Tips & How to's, Trainer

As a trainer, you are used to speaking in front of a group. You’ve done it for years. In this environment, you’ve learned certain skills. You know how to hold participants’ attention. The moment…

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Online training: how can you keep people virtually engaged and how does interaction work?

Blended learning, Tips & How to's, Social & Collaboration, Trainer

In the past few months, we have talked to a lot of trainers. Our central question: How can you keep people virtually engaged and how does interaction work during online training sessions? We’ll…

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5 tips to make the synchronous part of a training course interactive

Tips & How to's, Blended learning, Trainer

Now that webinars and Zoom training courses have become the new normal, trainers need to tackle brand-new issues. One pressing question is how to hold participants’ attention during a live online…

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Live and online communication: how should the coach go about it?

Blended learning, Trainer, Learning design

‘Communication’ is the trainer’s or coach’s middle name. When standing in front of a group, they know exactly which communication techniques to use. But an online environment demands a different…

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