How to become a good leader when you’re a bad boss
I once had a boss who occasionally terrified me. He left passive aggressive notes on our desks and when he got angry — he cursed, yelled, kicked the garbage can and threw things. Believe it or not, he…
The Birth of Instant eLearning Technology
Welcome back, folks! This edition of Favorite Features will open your mind to a new reality, which until a few years ago, was considered impossible — instant eLearning. To understand how instant eLearning conversion came to be, it’s…
A Quick Look at HTML Basics
The HTML computer programming language is an invaluable tool in creating and editing webpages. A basic knowledge of HTML will allow you to assemble the basic components of a webpage, and organize them exactly the way you want….
How Training Improves Productivity
A friend of mine once told me a story about his days as a sports reporter: “I looked through the viewfinder at the four impatient women staring at me. I asked again for their indulgence while I silently…
Cannabis awareness: Preparing workplaces
How much do you know about cannabis and its legalization? In Canada, the use of recreational cannabis is now legal. Even if you’ve been following the news and think you have a fairly good idea of what this…
Cannabis and Your Body
Cannabis and Your Body is an excerpt from Velsoft’s softskills course: Cannabis and the Workplace. Cannabis is one of the most commonly used mind-altering substances in the world. The laws on growing, selling, possessing and consuming cannabis vary greatly…
Three ways to increase accessibility in your eLearning
As trainers, we sometimes take for granted that our students are able to experience a course setting in the same way that we ourselves can. The reality now is that many of the students we teach will come…
Why having a well-designed website doesn’t matter
There’s a pet store down the street from my office. I went there once. I will never go back. When I walked into the store, no one was there to greet me. The store didn’t seem to be…
Why fake news is so dangerous
I remember reading a newspaper story years ago about a car getting swallowed up by a giant pothole in the community where I lived. Along with the story was a photo of a small car in the crater-like…
Happy World Dream Day!
A while ago, I was listening to the radio on my way to work and they were talking about dreams. According to the radio announcer, the top three types of dreams are: falling, being chased, and being at…
No robots here: Velsoft’s Text-to-Speech technology
Welcome back to another edition of CHO’s Favorite LMS Feature! To reintroduce myself, I’m the Chief Happiness Officer with Velsoft. I focus my time on new customer training and prospect demonstrations related to the znanja learning management system….
Getting Started with Microsoft Excel Online
Excel Online is the cloud-based version of Microsoft’s spreadsheet program. It offers many tools for managing numerical data, as well as the ability to add charts, shapes, and much more. Best of all, Excel Online’s interface is intuitive…