Xcelus, LLC Wins at The 35th Annual Telly Awards

By |2014-11-26T13:43:25-07:00April 28th, 2014|Awards, Blog/News, Telly, Training, Training Videos, Xcelus, Xcelus News Blog|

PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release Xcelus, LLC Wins Again at The 35th Annual Telly Awards Provo, UT – April 21, 2014 – Xcelus LLC (www.xcelus.com), a leader in corporate learning solutions, received top honors in the 35th annual Telly Awards for their corporate training video, The Protocol – A Climbing Metaphor. Xcelus, LLC was recognized over 13,000 other entries. The award recognizes Xcelus’ simple and social approach to corporate training solutions. Xcelus’ winning video represented the best work of the [...]

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Xcelus, LLC Wins Horizon Interactive Media Award

By |2014-11-26T13:43:34-07:00April 14th, 2014|Awards, eLearning, Millennial, Xcelus News Blog|

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5 Video Tips for Trainers: Tell Your Story through Video Composition

By |2016-12-28T13:21:44-07:00April 7th, 2014|Blog/News, Todd's Blog, Training, Training Videos|

There is a common phrase thrown out in business that says, “The medium is the message.” The phrase is meant to emphasize how a message meaning can change depending on the means by which it is conveyed. The same is true when it comes to video composition. The composition you choose to use may either compliment your message, or may be detrimental by producing conflicting messages which confuse your audience. The following is a guide with tips that will ensure [...]

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Meeting Millennials Where They Stand

By |2016-12-28T13:21:44-07:00March 24th, 2014|Todd's Blog, Xcelus|

By guest blogger - Austin Dressman The past couple blogs have covered the rise of the millennial generation, their behaviors and how best to educate them on important issues. In the corporate world, there are many instances where training is needed.  From company policy to compliance issues, your new age employees need to be in-the-know – but how? It’s time to change the old training methods and rise with the times. Millennial Targeting in Politics Take a step back for [...]

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Training Millennials

By |2016-12-28T13:21:44-07:00February 6th, 2014|Millennial, Todd's Blog|

Training Millennials by guest blogger Austin Dressman What are the common reactions to corporate training courses? They are boring, long-winded, already common sense, old, out of touch, and/or straight out the early 90s. That’s what most millennials said about the corporate training courses they have sat through over the years. We recently surveyed a group of millennials about their corporate training experiences and the answers were unanimous. This new generation of employee responds much differently to media and learning techniques than [...]

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Millennial Matters

By |2021-03-29T15:07:58-06:00January 10th, 2014|eLearning, Telly, Todd's Blog, Xcelus|

Millennial Matters by guest blogger Austin Dressman There is a group of people that is talked about by corporate executives more than any other: Millennials. This rising generation of young professionals makes up both the incoming workforce and the main target audience of marketers. And they aren’t going away anytime soon. Companies have been researching the way this group ticks ever since they started elbowing their way past the baby boomers and Generation X in recent years. Since then, they [...]

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Planning your Camtasia or Captivate Screen Recording Project

By |2021-03-29T15:10:41-06:00October 30th, 2013|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Training Videos|

At Xcelus, we produce a number of screen recording training courses for our clients. Our clients also do a lot of self produced screen recording courses.  Screen recording is a great way to show how software works or to provide training tips using a Subject Matter Expert's knowledge. Prior to any using any screen recording software such as Camtasia or Adobe Captivate to create a training course, the following questions and suggestions should be addressed before you start recording your [...]

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Video Tips for Trainers – The Power of a Great Video Production

By |2017-01-18T09:54:38-07:00October 30th, 2013|Blog/News|

Just how influential is video in a training course? Let’s take a history test: Think about everything you know about the Apollo 13 space mission. OK, now where did you go in your memory to recall the Apollo 13 space mission? Classroom Textbook? Newspaper Article? Walter Cronkite on the CBS Evening News? Or was it the Tom Hanks Apollo 13 movie? I often use this example when I present at conferences about the power of using video in training. [...]

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What Makes a Great Training Video – Tell a Story

By |2021-03-29T15:15:41-06:00October 30th, 2013|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Training Videos|

To tell a story, it all starts with Aristotle - Ethos Pathos, Logos Five Things Instruction Designers can learn from Screenwriters about Training Motivation Aristotle developed three keys to effective writing: the artful application of ethos, pathos and logos – the use of character (or credibility), logic (or reason), and emotion respectively. An excellent example is in the TV series Star Trek. It is expressed through the individual roles of the fictional characters: Captain Kirk (character), Spock (logic), and [...]

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Video Tips for Trainers – Working With Audio and Video Talent

By |2021-03-29T15:09:20-06:00October 30th, 2013|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Training Videos|

This blog post is by guest blogger, Renee Casati. Renee has been doing professional acting and voice talent for a number of years in commercials, movies and corporate videos.   We use Renee frequently on all types of audio and video projects even as a make-up artist for Stephen Covey projects. Renee is based in Park City, Utah, but is often in Los Angeles, California working on TV and movie projects. Renee can be booked through Talent Management Group www.talentmg.com [...]

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