Benefits of Using Storytelling in the Classroom
The concept of storytelling might be worrying if you think you have to write a literary novel or even a children’s picture book. But, that’s not the case: storytelling simply helps you to build pictures and connect with…
The ‘Galactic Forces’ and World Politics
In honor of May the 4th Be With You Day, I thought I’d talk a little bit about the politics that informed the Galactic Forces of the Star Wars movies (with help from Luke, our IT Summer Student)….
Velsoft’s Tattoos Revealed for National Tattoo Week
It’s amazing the number of tattoos you see these days. From tiny ones like Ed Westwick and Jessica Serfaty’s matching heart tattoos or Miley Cyrus’s portrait of her puppy Emu and Pablow the blowfish, to larger tattoos like Demi Lovato’s…
Microsoft Power BI Quick Reference Guide
Microsoft Power BI is a powerful collection of software, apps, and services that will help you analyze your organization’s data and uncover insights and trends. You are able to link and model data in Power BI and create…
Four Management Tools for Generating Ideas
Generating ideas is important to business processes. There are a number of methods to generate ideas, as well as to reduce the number of ideas, to achieve better consensus. Here are four tools for producing them: 1. Brainstorming…
Life Lessons I learned watching The X-Files
As an avid fan of The X-Files I’ve watched most episodes at least twice. Not only are they entertaining and thought provoking, they also teach some very good life lessons. In honor of Friday the 13th, I’ve compiled…
Working With Files in GSuite Google Drive
Working with Files As Google Drive acts as an always available storage space for your files, it is important to learn how to manage those files and add new ones. Over the course of this topic you will…
Decisions – The Good and Not So Good
Like Star Wars, you cannot have the light side without the dark side. This is true of most major decisions — there are pros and cons. The good and not so good! This also applies to taking on…
Five Strategies for Creating Sticky Training
Many of us know instinctively what strategies help us to learn and retain information. Using these natural strategies when trying to teach others creates sticky training. 1) Simple Keep it short and sweet. Bullet points and short phrases…
National Walk to Work Day at Velsoft
Today is National Walk to Work Day! I don’t walk to work, and I’ve heard and said all the excuses possible: I live too far away, I need my sleep, I have to pick up groceries on the…
At Velsoft, Intrapreneurship Works!
Earlier this year I posted a blog about Velsoft’s MicroLearning HipChat Experiment. The experiment was to introduce some concepts of leadership and to hopefully lead into a conversation about intrapreneurship to empower everyone in the company to come…
Becoming a Progressive Employer Quick Reference Guide
Many people like to think of themselves as progressive in some fashion, but is this usually the case? Employers can be considered progressive for numerous reasons, from the way they treat their staff to their approach to technology….
