How much does it cost to produce an online elearning course?

By |2026-04-01T13:55:06-06:00February 12th, 2021|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Training Videos|

How Much Does It Cost to Produce an Online eLearning Course? As an eLearning development firm, this is the most common question we hear — and the most honest answer is: it depends. But that answer is only useful if you understand what it depends on. Here is a practical breakdown of what drives eLearning course development costs, what you should expect at different price points, and the questions any vendor will ask before they can give you an [...]

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Optimal Video Length for Training Videos

By |2016-12-28T13:21:44-07:00September 15th, 2014|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training Videos|

A few months ago, while talking to a potential client about several of our online compliance training courses like Business Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Workplace Harassment, she asked what the average course length was for Xcelus courses.  I told her that most of our online compliance courses averaged about 12-14 minutes in length.  She immediately questioned whether anyone could learn anything in 12 minutes.  But the opposite is actually true. I told her that it has been our experience that most [...]

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Xcelus, LLC Wins Gold Stevie® Award in 12th Annual American Business Awards for Best Training Video

By |2017-07-12T13:27:41-06:00June 16th, 2014|Awards, Blog/News, Code of Conduct Training, Stevie, Training Videos, Xcelus News Blog|

Xcelus, LLC Wins Gold Stevie® Award in 12th Annual American Business Awards for Best Training Video PROVO, UT, June 16, 2014  Xcelus, LLC won the Gold Stevie award for “Best Training Video” Friday evening in The 2014 American Business Awards for its online compliance training video Xcelus developed for Life Technologies. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, [...]

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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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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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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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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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Video Production Tips for Trainers – The First 48

By |2017-01-18T10:45:39-07:00July 11th, 2012|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Training Videos, Xcelus|

The basis for the A&E television show The First 48 is an excellent metaphor for creating videos for training. The short description for the popular television show is as follows: “For homicide detectives, the clock starts ticking the moment they are called. Their chance of solving a case is cut in half if they don't get a lead in THE FIRST 48™. Each passing hour gives suspects more time to flee, witnesses more time to forget what they saw, [...]

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Xcelus Wins Silver Stevie Award

By |2021-03-29T15:06:52-06:00June 18th, 2012|Awards, Code of Conduct Training, eLearning, Stevie, Training Videos, Xcelus, Xcelus News Blog|

Xcelus has received the 2012 Silver Stevie Award for their Code of Conduct training video. Xcelus was recognized for its creativity and production quality. The training video developed by Xcelus was part of Life Technologies annual code of conduct employee training. “It is a great honor to be recognized for excellence for our training development”, said Todd R. Corbett, President and founder of Xcelus, LLC. Xcelus’ services for this project included instructional design, script development, storyboard development, video motion [...]

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