What is a Webinar? Why Use Webinars?
Webinars are now a common and effective tool being used by thousands and thousands of companies and people, across all industries. They are being used for everything from training to customer service, and education to marketing. Webinars are…
Stop missing out on webinar marketing benefits
Have you ever thought about using a webinar as part of your marketing strategy? If you haven’t, here’s why it’s a good idea. Webinars can help drive sales, through new prospects, lead conversion, and the development of a…
For me, successfully managing change starts with supper
Like most of us, my family is busy. It includes two parents working full-time, running a household and volunteering in various capacities, and two teenage students involved in a myriad of extra-curricular activities from music lessons to team…
Productivity resources – just a click away!
As our world gets faster, productivity becomes more important. Most of us are being asked to do more in less time, and with fewer resources. But that presents another challenge: who has the time to learn how to…
Leadership Insights: Good Boss versus Bad Boss
Bad bosses. Almost everyone has had at least one in their working career. You do not want to be the bad boss in your work environment, the one who causes good employees to cringe when you enter the…
The Benefits of Staff Training
A friend of mine bought a brand new bass amp recently and returned it not that long ago for replacement. There’s an interesting story behind that. The third time he used it, the amp started emitting enough smoke,…
Rappin’ Gifts for Christmas Daddies
When Michael Harding started out to raise funds for children in need, he didn’t know his family had once benefitted from the same spirit of giving. The Chief Happiness Officer at Velsoft Training Materials is one of the…
From Boss to Leader Quick Reference Guide
Bad bosses. Almost everyone has had at least one in their working career. You do not want to be the bad boss in your work environment, the one who causes good employees to cringe when you enter the…
Getting Started with PowerPoint Online
PowerPoint Online is the cloud-based version of Microsoft’s powerful word processing program. Using PowerPoint Online, you can create professional presentations of nearly any type. You can also add videos, pictures, and much more. Best of all, PowerPoint Online’s…
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…
What is a Growth Hacker and Growth Hacking?
The term growth hacker was created by Sean Ellis in 2010. He used the phrase in a blog post seeking people to take over the rapid-growth systems he was creating for start-up companies. In sifting through resumes he…
Celebrating programmers to the stars and beyond
When NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1977, they each had a mission to conduct close-up studies of Jupiter and Saturn. Now, 41 years later, the twin spacecraft that were designed…
Creating a Positive Work Environment QRG
Not all of us have had the opportunity to work in a truly encouraging and upbeat environment. A positive work environment is important for the productivity of a company, but it's also important to us personally. Our emotional…
Make Your Bed Day Musings
Sept. 11 is Make Your Bed Day. I remember the fights about making my bed when I was growing up. I thought if you just threw the covers in the general vicinity of the pillows that it would be…
A Few Thoughts About Amphibians and Procrastination
Fight Procrastination Day was yesterday, Sept. 6. Oh … today is the sixth … I guess this means this is out on time. Cool! (I knew that, really I did!) Here are a few thoughts on putting an end…
Top 3 reasons to choose online software
You’re on your way to a meeting where you’re going to present a spreadsheet you created to show the latest sales figures, when you receive a call from a colleague telling you that some of the numbers are…
Growth hacking: Everything you need to know (almost)
Search the term growth hacking and you’ll find dozens of different definitions. Laura Moreno, a growth hacker and host of the Growth Hacking Podcast, says: “Growth Hacking is the next generation marketing for start-ups. It describes the use…
How are your communication skills?
One of the great things about refreshing Velsoft’s courses is that I get to learn new skills while I’m working. As a writer and former journalist, I think I’m good at asking questions in order to obtain information…
Comparing the Data Privacy Laws of California and Canada
With the adoption of the California Consumer Protection Act only months ago, CaCPA has joined Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation and other legislation designed to protect the data privacy of…