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July brings sunshine, long weekends — and the perfect excuse to carve out a little “me time” for learning. Whether you're keeping things light or digging deep into new topics, this month’s free webinars are here to keep your mind sharp while the days are long. Take a break from the heat and pick a session or two to spark new ideas.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Solving the Virtual Training Paradox – Inside Volvo’s Award-Winning Training Transformation
Join Scott Behe, Senior Manager of Operations at Volvo, and Class’ Michael Lovell, Chief Marketing Officer, and Daniel Hansen, VP of Corporate Learning, for the third installment of the acclaimed webinar series with Training Magazine, where the panel continues to explore the evolving world of virtual training — and how to do it right. In this session, you’ll hear firsthand how Volvo reimagined their instructor-led programs for a distributed workforce, without losing the engagement and effectiveness of in-person learning.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Kill Your Next Virtual Presentation
Virtual presenting has been around for over five years now, but few people truly love it, and even fewer are great at it. As the webinar leader, Rick Altman, Director at BetterPresenting, puts it, “This stuff is here to stay.” If you want to be seen as a skilled communicator, it’s time to level up your virtual game. This session delivers practical, tangible advice with:

Key fundamentals.
Well-kept secrets.
A few “oh wow” moments to jumpstart your virtual presence.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Leadership Under Pressure: Mastering Change, Complexity and Uncertainty
Drawing on groundbreaking research on effective leadership, cognitive diversity and team dynamics Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, CEO of Herrmann International, explores how successful leaders navigate and build resilience in this tumultuous era of complexity and uncertainty. You’ll learn practical and proven strategies that help leaders effectively ride the waves of constant change, develop resilience for themselves and their team members, and harness the collective intelligence of their team to solve complex problems they face and drive innovative thinking in response.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: The Great Knowledge Acceleration: Bridging Generations in the AI Era
Business leaders and learning professionals stand at a critical inflection point, where preserving human intelligence is as crucial as embracing AI innovation. Yet few organizations feel truly prepared to address this challenge — creating both urgency and opportunity to revolutionize how to amplify organizational excellence. Join Luke Goetting, Principal of LTG Strategy, to explore how learning professionals can harness the convergence of generational transition, human intelligence and AI capabilities to become catalysts for extraordinary success.

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Research: Microlearning (Free for ATD members)
ATD Research will be discussing the data and key findings of the latest research study on microlearning. In this webinar, ATD’s Caroline Cope, Senior Researcher, Rocki Basel, Director of Research, and Carla Torgerson, Solution Architect at SweetRush, will discuss how microlearning has (and hasn’t) changed over the years, talk about the primary delivery methods used for this type of learning, as well as discussing typical activities organizations include in microlearning.

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: The First 30 Days: Designing Onboarding That Actually Works
In this high-impact session, Monica Cornetti, Founder and President of Sententia Inc., and Destery Hildenbrand, Founder of Destery1Kenobi, will explore how gamification and augmented reality can radically transform the employee experience. You’ll learn how to shift from content overload to hands-on engagement by designing onboarding that sparks motivation, builds confidence and accelerates performance. You’ll leave with practical ideas to revitalize onboarding — and reduce time to competency.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Success Stories from the Generative AI Revolution for Workforce Development (Free for ATD members)
Generative AI is transforming the way people learn, work and prepare for the future. In this session, Ryan Lufkin, VP of Global Academic Strategy at Instructure, will explore real-world success stories where AI has reshaped workforce development — enhancing training programs, streamlining, upskilling and bridging the gap between education and employment. Join this webinar to discover how institutions and organizations are leveraging AI to build more agile, inclusive and future-ready talent pipelines.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Generate Buy-in to Change the Training Climate
If training in your organization has become cloudy with a chance of boredom, it’s time to brighten things up. People tend to support what they help create — that’s why participant-centred learning works so well. Connecting with the content generates buy-in and allows for blue-sky learning. In this session, Becky Lunders, Training Consultant at The Bob Pike Group, will provide a formula for effective brainstorming that generates ideas, creates buy-in and involves people in the process. And that makes for a sunny forecast!

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Communication Training Is Broken. What Needs to Change?
Let’s face it, communication training is broken. It’s too long, too abstract and too expensive. Worst of all, it rarely sticks. Despite decades of programs, communication remains the #1 organizational challenge, cited year after year in global research by Gallup, SHRM, McKinsey and others. And now, with a rising generation of workers who expect clarity, feedback, and purpose, most programs are more out of touch than ever. Paul Yoachum, Co-founder and Managing Partner of FindMojo, offers a new, fresh, research-backed fix.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Sales Training ROI: Linking Metrics to Results (Free for ATD members)
Whether you’re planning to launch a new training program or scale current initiatives, The Brooks Group’s Michelle Richardson, VP of Sales Performance Research, and Dan Markin, VP of Sales Strategy and Consulting, will equip you with the tools to prove the value of your sales training. During this presentation, you’ll learn:

Key metrics for measuring training effectiveness.
Techniques for aligning training outcomes with business objectives.
Methods for calculating and communicating ROI.
Strategies for securing buy-in from senior leadership.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Redefining Career Development: The Role of Training
A lack of career growth options is one of the leading reasons why employees leave their organizations today. Find out what you can do to create a more viable career development program that will address the needs of every worker to get ahead in his or her careers. Dr. Bob Nelson, President of Nelson Motivation, will tell you about some best practices, including how EBSCOlearning has created a career advancement plan that has resulted in average employee tenure of 10 years and a 65% employee engagement rate, and how your organization can do the same!

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: AI or Humans? The Future of Learning According to Neuroscience
AI tools are transforming how we interact, learn and collaborate, and one question looms large: Do learners prefer human connection or AI-driven efficiency? Neuroscience offers a unique lens to answer this, showing how the brain responds differently to human facilitators versus AI agents. In this session, Carmen Simon, Ph.D., Founder of Enhancive, and Justin Seeley, Learning Evangelist at Adobe, will share fresh research on the key differences between humans and AI, revealing what each approach gets right (and wrong) when it comes to creating impactful learning experiences.

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Elevating HR from Tactical to Strategic: Connecting People Initiatives to Business Outcomes
HR leaders are uniquely positioned to drive organizational success, yet many struggle to create a direct line between employee experience initiatives and C-suite objectives. The highest priority for HR leaders this year is to improve the alignment between HR strategy and business objectives. This virtual roundtable is designed to help HR professionals seeking to elevate their strategic influence and demonstrate the tangible value of HR, benefits, payroll and talent initiatives on business outcomes. Panelists include:

Amy Mosher, Chief People Officer at isolved
Julie Montgomery, Vice President of Human Resources, Community 1st Credit Union
Stephanie Westphal, Chief Operating Officer at Mobile Assistant
Claude Werder, Senior VP and Principal Analyst, Brandon Hall Group

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: From Passive to Interactive: Transforming Safety Training With Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality
Organizations across industries are discovering how AI and AR transform passive classroom sessions into immersive, real-time learning opportunities. Your hosts, KPA’s Mulango Akpo-Esambe, Creative Services Manager, and Jill Schaefer, Director of Content Management, will demonstrate practical applications of AI and AR in safety training, share cost-effective implementation strategies and explore how these technologies are preventing accidents while boosting employee engagement.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Lead Through Change: The Science that Helps Managers Adapt – Not Resist
Middle managers are catalyst for most organizations. They’re the ones caught between strategic shifts from above and the emotional whiplash of teams below. In this interactive webinar, Russ Hill, Co-founder and Senior Partner of Lone Rock Leadership, will share ChangeOS, the science-backed framework used by companies like Lockheed Martin, Chick-fil-A and Hormel to help managers move from change resistance to change readiness. You’ll walk away with a practical, powerful approach to help your managers lead through change.

Thursday, July 24, 2025, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Include Everyone in Virtual Training: Creating Accessible Classes
Is your virtual training inclusive and accessible? Does it provide opportunities for learners with disabilities such as low vision, hearing issues or neurodiversity to participate? Cindy Huggett, Principal of Cindy Huggett Consulting, will show you techniques to include everyone in your classes. You’ll learn what questions to ask during the design phase, and strategies to use when creating activities. You’ll also discover software settings to enable for a better learner experience and facilitation techniques that invite and include everyone.

Thursday, July 24, 2025, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. PT: More Than a Paycheque: Inspire Engagement and Connection (Free for I4PL members)
As organizations navigate the complexities of a volatile and uncertain world, the need for adaptable and resilient teams has never been more critical. Yet many businesses find that their employees are disengaged, their leaders are struggling to inspire growth and their traditional training programs fall short of creating lasting impact. Join Hannah Brown, learning strategist, coach and author, to experience an engaging session that opens with interactive conversation cards that inspire learning and growth conversations, talk with colleagues to learn you’re not alone in your challenges and hear fresh ideas for solutions.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Unlock the Power of a Capability-Led L&D Strategy to Drive Employee Engagement
Looking to elevate your learning and development (L&D) strategy? Join Keith Metcalfe from Acorn PLMS for an interactive session on how a capability-driven approach can transform the way you develop, retain and empower your workforce. Keith will break down how capabilities can link HR and L&D functions — bridging recruitment, performance management, workforce planning and compensation — to create a more strategic and cohesive approach to talent development.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Blending Creativity with AI – Advanced Story Design for Learning
Join this webinar featuring Garima Gupta, Founder and CEO of Artha Learning Inc. Details to be announced.

Thursday, July 31, 2025, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: Creating Memorable Training Experiences
Training that sticks goes beyond information delivery — it captivates and engages. By leveraging interactive design, storytelling and immersive techniques, you can create experiences that leave a lasting impact. In this Training Industry Leader Talk, you’ll learn how to design training programs that not only educate but inspire. Discover innovative ways to enhance engagement, reinforce learning retention and make every session truly memorable. Walk away with proven methods to turn ordinary training into extraordinary learning moments.

Thursday, July 31, 2025, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: AI-Powered Digital Twins: Transforming Learning and Development
Join Phylise Banner, Learning Experience Designer at Phylise Banner Consulting, and David James Clark IV, CEO of Praxis AI, to explore how AI-powered digital twins are revolutionizing the learning and development landscape by converting human expertise into scalable, durable and accessible resources. This cutting-edge solution creates digital replicas of your organization’s top instructors, subject matter experts and L&D professionals, enabling personalized, 24/7 learning experiences for your entire workforce.

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