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CLO Magazine- Excellence in Social Networks Award

Thursday, 25 September 2008 12:00 by k_klemm

We've received a prestigious award from Chief Learning Officer Magazine. Read the press release below. Interesting in becoming part of the SureSpeak family? Email sales@surespeak.com to find out more.

 

Chief Learning Officer Announces 2008 Learning In Practice Awards Finalists

MediaTec Publishing

Chicago, Aug. 28 — The editors of Chief Learning Officer magazine, the award-winning publication from MediaTec Publishing Inc., have announced the finalists for this year’s Chief Learning Officer Learning In Practice Awards.

The awards will be presented during a special ceremony at the Fall 2008 Chief Learning Officer Symposium, being held Sept. 24-26 at the legendary Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, Calif. Kevin Wilde, vice president and CLO of General Mills Inc. and Chief Learning Officer magazine’s 2007 CLO of the Year, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony.

In addition to the announcement of the 2008 Chief Learning Officer of the Year, gold and silver awards will be given to learning practitioners and providers.

2008 Provider Finalists are:

  • Bellevue University
  • SMU - Cox Executive Education
  • Harvard Business Publishing
  • Intrepid Learning Systems
  • Allen Communication Learning Services
  • NIIT USA
  • GeoLearning
  • Saba
  • PerformTech
  • Resolute Learning
  • BTS
  • Harbinger Knowledge Products
  • Learning Tree International
  • SureSpeak LLC (hey, that's us!)
  • Expertus
  • Meridian

For more information on the 2008 Chief Learning Officer Symposium, visit www.clomedia.com/events.

 

CLO Symposium

Tuesday, 23 September 2008 10:04 by k_klemm

Tomorrow through Friday, Darren will be in San Diego accepting an award from Chief Learning Officer magazine. While out there, he is meeting with some great companies to talk about incorporating SureSpeak in their training programs. He still has a few time slots available:

Wednesday: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Thursday: 6:00pm-7:00pm

If you're interested in speaking with Darren about how SureSpeak can improve your training effectiveness and cut costs while at the CLO Symposium, email info@surespeak.com, and we can set a time to talk.

 

SureSpeak in the Press

Monday, 22 September 2008 10:01 by k_klemm

Take a look at a recent article where Darren Schwartz was interviewed as an expert. This article was sent out in the Illinois Association of Technology newsletter.

Darren was quoted as saying

"While the technology itself is important, what our customers are really buying is improved productivity - more time to manage, more time to capture, distribute and archive best practices, more time to coach and mentor the most promising employees."

 

SureSpeak has been nominated for a CLO Excellence in E-Learning Award

Friday, 5 September 2008 04:48 by k_klemm

Read the press release below. We're very proud.

 

 

 

Job Interview Tips: Practice these with SureSpeak

Tuesday, 2 September 2008 11:22 by k_klemm

Got an upcoming job interview? Here is an excerpt and a recent article published by Yahoo! HotJobs. Check out these tips, and practice them on SureSpeak.

 "Recent studies have shown that employers will form an opinion of you within the first 10 minutes of the interview. But here's the kicker, it's not always based on what you actually say; it's on something we term "body language."

For instance, 85% of what you communicate is not with words. It's through the tone of your voice, the way you sit, and a wealth of other messages that your body involuntarily sends. This is according to Greg Hartley, a body language expert who earned his chops with 20 years as an interrogator in the U.S. Army.

With this in mind, here are six tips on the art of nonverbal communication to give you a winning advantage in a job interview "

Click here to link to the article. 

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