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New year, new skills — or just a fresh excuse to learn something fun. Whether you're easing back in or ready to hit the ground running, these free webinars can help you set the tone for 2026. Pick one, pour a warm drink and start the year on your terms.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Make 2026 the Year You Get Really Good at AI
Margie Meacham, Founder and Chief Freedom Officer of Learningtogo.ai, is a leading expert in educational AI. The author of AI in Talent Development and Brain Matters has taught thousands of professionals how to use AI to enhance learning and performance — and she’s here to teach you valuable new skills for 2026 and beyond.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Webcams On or Off? How to Effectively Use Video in Virtual Training
Do your remote participants show up on video? Should they? What exactly is the proper use of webcams in virtual events? Join Cindy Huggett, Principal of Cindy Huggett Consulting, in this interactive session to learn all about using streaming video in virtual events. You’ll discover who should be using webcams, when they should be used and when not to. You’ll learn what the research says about webcam use for both presenters and participants. You’ll also learn the secret to getting participants to turn on their webcams, along with alternatives to using video.

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Diagnose First, Train Second: Stop Solving the Wrong Problem
In this fast-paced, practical session, Mike Saunderson, Ph.D., Director of Training and Evaluation at EthnoPraxis Inc., will introduce a simple, repeatable diagnostic framework that helps L&D professionals distinguish true performance gaps from system, process and leadership issues. You’ll discover how asking the right questions saves time, protects your credibility and delivers measurable results. Join this interactive webinar to practice the Diagnose First, Train Second approach, uncover what’s really causing performance challenges in your organization and leave with tools you can apply in your very next stakeholder meeting.

Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Data-Driven Strategies for L&D Operational Excellence
Drawing from 2025 research conducted by Brandon Hall Group and Cognota, Debbie Richards, Chief Learning Advisor at Cognota, will reveal a new blueprint for L&D: Learning Operations (LearnOps). You’ll get early access to benchmark data from over 500+ L&D professionals and a maturity model that outlines how top-performing teams manage intake, planning, execution and impact measurement. You’ll also explore how learning functions are evolving into strategic business partners — and why the next competitive advantage lies in operational excellence.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 8 a.m.–9 a.m. PT: CLO Priorities 2026: Balancing Performance, People, Purpose and Technology
CLOs today are expected to prove business impact, build long-term capability and support employees through constant change, yet these priorities are deeply connected. You can’t show impact without workforce capability, and you can’t build capability without time and focus. Join Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group, for a conversation on how leading CLOs are turning competing demands into strategies that deliver measurable results.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: How to Reinforce Training with AI and Coaching
Most training programs fade after the classroom lights dim — not because the content wasn’t strong, but because reinforcement never occurred. Tim Hagen, President and Chief Coaching Officer at Progress Coaching, will teach you how to extend the learning curve through structured, personalized coaching. Using real-world examples and research on behaviour retention, you’ll explore how coaching transforms information into daily application and results. You’ll discover how Progress Coaching’s reinforcement model connects learning to performance through dialogue, practice and accountability.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Orchestrating AI in L&D: Going from Disparate Tools to Scalable Systems
In this session, Sify Digital Learning’s Vijay Anandraj, Ph.D., and Susmit Banerjee, Client Success Director, with Roberta Gogos, Learning Analyst at Lighthouse Research and Advisory, will explore how L&D teams transition from manual content authoring to orchestrating AI within integrated workflows. You’ll see how multiple AI agents can work together to draft content, source images, apply your organization’s standards and flag quality issues — while you focus on validation, refinement and the strategic decisions machines can’t make.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: Bridging Realities: How Mixed Reality (MR) Is Revolutionizing Hands-On Training
Mixed Reality (MR) bridges the gap between physical and digital learning, offering L&D professionals a powerful tool to create engaging, interactive and practical training experiences. By blending real-world environments with digital overlays, MR enables learners to interact with 3D models, practice skills in a risk-free environment and receive real-time feedback. Destery Hildenbrand, Learning Technology Consultant and Founder of Destery1Kenobi, will delve into how hands-on MR experiences revolutionize training, increase retention and drive measurable outcomes in L&D.

Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. PT: Designing the Ultimate L&D Throw Down
Join Jazmin Webster, Curator of Quality Experiences, and Artrell Williams, Founder and CEO of Mukeva Learning Partners, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Ultimate L&D Throw Down (ULT): a live, gamified learning experience that puts instructional design to the test. In this interactive webinar, you’ll explore how the ULT is being designed and learn how every participant will play an active role in shaping its success. The session will highlight how participants in the Throw Down will apply the early phases of instructional design to analyze, design and deliver learning solutions in real time.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PT: Building AI-Ready Teams: Unlocking Your People’s Potential in Partnership with AI
Your people’s ability to collaborate effectively with AI is quickly becoming a core driver of business results, yet many teams still hesitate to adopt AI due to uncertainty or fear. Leaders play a critical role in reducing that friction by demonstrating practical use cases, setting expectations and normalizing AI-supported workflows. Equip your teams to navigate AI confidently, execute priorities and deliver measurable results by combining human strengths — judgment, creativity and empathy — with AI capabilities that streamline work and improve decision-making.

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: The Human-Tech Interface: Finding the Right Blend in Learning Design (Free for ATD members)
Rocki Basel, Director of Research at ATD, along with Insights, will be discussing the newest research report, The Human-Tech Interface: Finding the Right Blend in Learning Design. This webinar will include findings from TD professionals and from working Americans. Both groups agree that the way training is delivered really impacts how safe, motivated and trusting people feel. You’ll discover the differences between human-facilitated learning, asynchronous digital learning and blended learning. You’ll also explore what personalized learning means for working Americans and their expectations. Finally, there’ll be a discussion on how organizations are embracing learner-facing AI tools.

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. PT: What’s New with AI in PowerPoint Copilot?
AI is always changing and updating, which is very much true for Copilot in PowerPoint. Recently, some big updates have rolled out. In this live demo session with Richard Goring, Director of BrightCarbon, you’ll see how Copilot can help develop story outlines that relate to your audience, create highly graphic slides, manipulate images, update data, align slide content, and create useful summaries and handouts to share as resources afterwards. You’ll also look at other tools that can help you boost your presentation creation process and ensure high quality, consistent, on-brand slides every time.

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