Move the Room: How to Successfully Train Online

In the past few months, working from home went from being a great perk to becoming a necessary part of life. Since the traditional face-to-face team structure is no longer an option for many of us, companies are tasked with finding digital solutions to stay alive. This transition comes with a range of complications, from hiring and on-boarding new employees without being able to interact with them face-to-face to quickly scaling up current employees so they are prepared to face the challenges ahead to retaining your key talent in the face of a financial crisis.

Overall, training your employees in a virtual setting is very similar to training them face-to-face. However, communication and team building occur more naturally in face-to-face environments. Because of this, leaders and trainers should take deliberate actions to build in activities and practices that are vital to building a stronger sense of team.

This program will help equip leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead virtual training and engage with employees in the digital environment.

Learning Objectives:

 Create a virtual training environment based on relationships and camaraderie

 Establish clear expectations based on mutual trust and respect

 Communicate effectively and use technology that fits the situation

 Identify ways to foster an environment of virtual teamwork, group effort, and cooperation

About Your Facilitators: Diane Vinyard & J. Allyn Walker

As a Dale Carnegie Business Consultant and Trainer, Atlanta-based Diane Vinyard has devoted 20 years to coaching and developing business leaders, facilitating training events, and consulting with firms across industries to solve key business issues.

Diane’s strength as a consultant and facilitator is her ability to connect quickly with her audience through her dynamic communication and interpersonal skills. She’s been recognized for sales internationally within the Dale Carnegie franchise network. She also receives top trainer scores for her results facilitating for companies across all industries including CDC, Mohawk, VMware, Moxie, Pratt Industries, Trinity Rail, State Road & Tollway Authority, Eberly & Associates, Jacobs Engineering, GSA, and Elon Salon among others.

Having her Series 6 and 63 securities and insurance licenses, Diane is also a financial fiduciary for Transamerica Financial Advisors providing ethical financial consulting and associated products to individuals in her own practice of eight years.

Diane has a bachelor’s degree from Kennesaw State University. She is past President of the Board of Directors for the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter. She coordinates community-inspired projects and related volunteer efforts for her church. Diane and her husband live in Marietta where she loves to garden.

Allyn Walker is the Managing Partner of Dale Carnegie of Georgia & Tennessee. He has led the team since 2001, resulting in multiple years of revenue and profit growth. His organization has been recognized as Top Growth & Top Ten Market Penetration for Dale Carnegie Global. In addition, they were recognized as Top Three Cumulative Annual Growth Rate in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Also in 2019, they received the Top Quality in North America distinction for highest Net Promoter Scores from clients.

In 2017, Allyn received the highest honor for Dale Carnegie Franchisees the “One Dale Carnegie” award recognizing his contributions to the greater Dale Carnegie global network. In addition, his organization has been a finalist multiple times for the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Awards for Ethical Commerce. Allyn is a certified Senior Trainer with Dale Carnegie working for over 20 years with organization.

During his career, he has worked with hundreds of companies and several thousand professionals. He is immediate Past President of the International Dale Carnegie Franchise Association, an association of over 290 Dale Carnegie franchisees in 90 countries. During his tenure, he co-chaired committees to hire the current Dale Carnegie CEO, Rebrand the 106-year old company and renegotiated the Franchise Agreement. He graduated from Harding University in Searcy, AR. He is a former District Trainer with Rotary District 6760 and a Paul Harris Fellow. He currently lives in Murfreesboro, TN with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys reading, hiking and Predators Hockey.

Agenda:

Program Starts: 12:00 PM (EDT)

Program Ends: 1:00 PM (EDT)