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March 2009 |
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| HR Professional — Plain Language Communications |
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• Toronto, ON: • Toronto, ON: • Fredericton, NB: • Montreal, PQ: Developing Usable Content & Documentation • Toronto, ON: • Toronto, ON: • Ottawa, ON: • Montreal, PQ: >> See our full workshop schedule _____ Other Events Register now for any of our FREE webinars, including : Information Mapping: What is it? Why use it? Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Seats are still available for the session at 12:00 noon EST. _____ |
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| Complex information does not require complex messaging. Examine 3 ways of
communicating the same set of
details in an example from the Ontario Pension Board: conventional prose,
plain language, and structured writing.
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| The Case for Investing in Employee Training and Development | ||||||||||
| How will an investment in employee
training and development benefit your organization?
This question is explored in the article, Training:
Your Investment in People Development and Retention, by
Susan M. Heathfield. In her article, Susan argues that employees are
more loyal to organizations that make an investment in nurturing the
development of new skills and career opportunities for their staff.
She highlights a variety of training and mentoring options that
organizations can select outside of the traditional classroom
training experience. Read the rest of this article to learn more
about the benefits of providing more training and development
opportunities for your employees. |
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| New Information Mapping Group on LinkedIn Exceeds 600 Members | ||||||||||
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In early November, our partners at Information Mapping, Inc. in Boston created a new group on LinkedIn in order to provide our
clients and workshop attendees with more resources and support as
they go on to change the world with Information Mapping. We already
have over 600 members, and we’re still growing! Group members are
sharing their thoughts about how they use Information Mapping, the
best font to use to optimize readability, and how they got buy-in to
use Information Mapping within their organizations. Join now to
participate in our message boards and announcements, and to
reconnect with your Information Mapping colleagues. |
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| Uncover the Benefits of Classroom Training vs. Online Training | ||||||||||
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Count on Corporate Classrooms, an article by Catherine Rezak of Paradigm Learning posted on the Manage Smarter Web site, discusses the benefits of classroom training and what is missing from online training. Read the full article to discover how providing hands-on experience solving real company issues can make the difference in the effectiveness of your on-site training. >> Read More |
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addresses your issues, we invite you to submit your questions,
comments, documents, or success stories to newsletters@infomap.ca. As an
added bonus, if your submission is chosen to be featured in one of
our newsletters, you will receive a $25 Chapters.Indigo gift certificate!
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