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List of training and enablement buzzwords that need to go!
What corporate training buzzwords and phrases are you tired of hearing and/or have lost their meaning? Share them below and give a reason why. We'll get started: "skills gaps" - If you're in the industry, you know it's just noise now."continuous learning" - We're in "no duh" territory for this one. If a company doesn't understand this by now, they won't thrive and their people will leave.
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As an Instructional Designer, how aggravating are these "expectations"...
We asked Instructional Designers from our professional services team to share phrases and expectations they've heard from stakeholders requesting training content over the years... “Just lift and shift”“All you gotta do is….”“Just record a lecture.”"Make the training 'fun.'"“Just add a quiz at the end.”“Just make it pretty.”“It’s really just a refresh.” What phrases would you add, and how do you keep your cool and help set expectations with stakeholders when hearing them?
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s your training program a masterclass in users clicking "Next"?
How many of you feel that your training programs are more of a race to the "completion" finish line? (How fast can you click “Next” and get that course completion certificate???). We're overlooking the deeper goal: helping people think critically, solve problems and apply what they’ve learned on the job. How can we shift from checkbox learning to meaningful engagement? What’s working in your organization, and where do you see room for improvement?
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Where are customers/end-users getting hung up adopting your software/platform?
Winning the deal is easy (😉), then comes the hard part: Onboarding the customer's end-users so they quickly hit those critical time-to-first-value (TTFV) milestones and begin to build new behaviors with your product. But while early adopter users are like striking gold, reluctant/overly busy users can feel like striking out. So...let's see how we can help: what struggles have you had with with customers adopting your platform? How'd you solve for it?
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Do certifications need to recertify their value?
Certifications have long been a badge of credibility, signaling expertise and commitment. But in a world where skills evolve faster than standards, it’s worth asking: are all certifications still relevant, or are some just collecting dust? We see credentials that look impressive on paper but don’t reflect current capabilities or practical know-how. This isn’t about discrediting hard work – quite the opposite – it’s about making sure that certifications hold, if not, improve in value and credibility. What do you think? What certifications have been evolving or outright disrupting themselves to stay relevant and delivering value in the market?
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