Training with Eaze

Welcome to Training with Eaze, a blog designed to assist you in creating amazing online training programs. If you’ve never set up an online training program, want tips on providing better training, or perhaps training is not your full-time job but one of many other tasks you handle, this blog is here to help you.




Coleen Gowen

Coleen Gowen

Recent Posts

How to Develop Employees as Brand Ambassadors

Posted by Coleen Gowen on May 30, 2019 4:04:10 PM

“Talk the talk, walk the walk,” is a common expression businesses use it to encourage leaders and employees to live the company brand in every aspect of their work. But for team members to support the company brand, they must understand it. This means businesses must teach and coach employees to be brand ambassadors. Here’s how to do it with online training.

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Topics: online training

How to Filter Excel Reports to Assess Employees' Online Training Achievements

Posted by Coleen Gowen on May 23, 2019 3:17:24 PM

As a small business owner or trainer, if you use an online training software system it's important to monitor employees' learning activities. If your online training software makes these completion reports available in Excel format, you can easily use filters to quickly check employees' progress toward completion.

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Topics: How To

6 Reasons Why Your Trucking Businesses Should Use Online Training for Employees

Posted by Coleen Gowen on May 15, 2019 7:32:08 PM

As a trucking company, are you part of the 10% or the 85%?

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Topics: Benefits of Online Training, eLearning

Why Creating Effective Microlearning Training is Like Making Mini Pizzas

Posted by Coleen Gowen on May 1, 2019 3:27:27 PM

Many people think microlearning is like a large pizza. You take one topic and cut it into slices of information. Employees get a piece at a time, and eventually, they’ll have the whole topic.

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Topics: eLearning, Microlearning

How to Train Employees Using Graphs and Charts and Stories

Posted by Coleen Gowen on Apr 23, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Did you know you can manage and train employees using charts and graphs to tell business stories? Years ago I read a book, Managing by Storying Around, that dramatically changed my thinking about managing and working with employees. I learned that stories usually are more effective in training and coaching employees than emails, memos or newsletters.

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Topics: How To, eLearning

Want to Engage Employees? Give Them the Training They Want

Posted by Coleen Gowen on Apr 18, 2019 8:05:00 AM

Employees want continuous training at work. If they don’t get the coaching and learning experiences they’re seeking they won’t hesitate to look around for other employers who will meet their needs. So, why not provide the new knowledge and skills they want? You’ll end up with higher quality workers. And employees will be more satisfied and willing to stay on the job. Here are seven things you need to do.

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Topics: eLearning

Surprise Employees with Fun, Interesting Compliance Training (& It’s Easy to Set Up)

Posted by Coleen Gowen on Apr 9, 2019 8:00:00 AM

During a team meeting, when you announce that’s it’s time for compliance training to meet certification, regulation or professional requirements, how do your employees respond? Do you hear groans or sighs, or see head-shaking and eye-rolls? You’re not alone. Usually required employee training is, well to be honest, boring. But it doesn’t have to be. Surprise employees with compliance training that’s fun, interesting and effective. And it’s easy to set up.

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Topics: eLearning

How to Build Customer Bonds With Employee Training

Posted by Coleen Gowen on Apr 3, 2019 9:30:12 AM

Do your employees consider customers as an annoying interruption or an opportunity to make successful connections for your business?

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Topics: Benefits of Online Training, eLearning

How to Use Color to Boost Employee Learning in Online Training Modules

Posted by Coleen Gowen on Mar 26, 2019 3:50:00 PM

“Colors have meaning,” design experts say. Are you using the right colors when designing online training modules for employees?

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Topics: How To

Why Small Businesses Should Personalize Employee Training

Posted by Coleen Gowen on Mar 20, 2019 9:00:00 AM

Business owners know that training helps employees do their job better. But employees also seek learning experiences that help them grow professionally.

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Topics: Benefits of Online Training