Live Webinar – April 5th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

When you open a large Microsoft Project plan, it’s often difficult to understand the details and complexities of the schedule.

During this fun and informative session, Ira Brown – an industry leader and recognized Microsoft Project expert – will demonstrate some of the visualization capabilities of Microsoft Project that help you quickly see the information for which you’re looking.

In this webinar, Ira will discuss Microsoft Project features such as the following that can be used to highlight critical project information:

• Font and text styles
• Zoom in/Zoom out functionality
• Highlighting summary tasks
• Gantt bar formatting
• Graphical indicators
• Shading columns in a view
• Making fields ‘read only’
• Macro automation, and more!

This session is geared toward the Microsoft Project business user (PMs), rather than a technical programmer, providing practical, real-world examples for solving the common challenges a user faces when working with Microsoft Project, especially with larger projects.

Learning Objectives:

• How to use Microsoft Project fonts and text styles to highlight key focus areas
• How to highlight summary tasks in Microsoft Project
• How to use graphical indicators
• How to format Gantt Charts in Microsoft Project
• How to make fields “read only” and why this is important for Project Managers

Presenter: Ira Brown (LinkedIn profile) is the President and CEO of Project Widgets, a Microsoft Project Partner specializing in add-on products, implementation services, integration, training, and custom software development for Microsoft Project. He is a is a recognized Microsoft Project expert with 20+ years of experience.

Project Widgets is well-known for offering add-on products for Microsoft Project and Project Online, as well as for creating custom solutions that meet their clients’ unique business requirements. Project Widgets even have several free, downloadable widgets available on their website that you can begin using right away

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for:
Now You See It: Microsoft Project Visualization Magic

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Live Webinar – April 5th, 2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

A font can make or break your presentation.

Legibility and professionalism are critical. After we get geeky, Mike shares the latest trends and he shows you how to make amazing slides with simple typography tips and tricks.

In this presentation Mike makes eight designs using simple and clever techniques. You can use what you learn immediately to make your job easier. Do not miss this insightful and valuable session.

For Another Great PDU With Mike Parkinson Check Out:
Billion $ Graphics’
Top 10 PowerPoint Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Presenter: Mike Parkinson (LinkedIn profile) Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs & CPP APMP Fellow, is an internationally recognized visual communication expert, professional speaker, and trainer, and a multi-published, award-winning author of Do-It-Yourself Billion Dollar Graphics: 3 Fast and Easy Steps to Turn Your Text and Ideas Into Persuasive Graphics & A Trainer’s Guide to PowerPoint: Best Practices for Master Presenters. Mike’s  creative services firms, 24 Hour Company & Billion Dollar Graphics helps organizations, and agencies & he regularly contributes articles and conducts training seminars to companies, organizations, agencies like Microsoft, Fed Ex, Motorola, Dell, Lockheed Martin, Subaru, and the NSA as well as at learning institutions and organizations such as STC, ATD and Training Magazine.

Click to register for:
Beautiful Typography For Presentations

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Live Webinar – April 4th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

“I’d like to give you some feedback….” These might be the seven most dreaded words one could imagine!

However, effective feedback that is given to support and encourage improvement becomes fuel for growth.

Shifting your mindset to one of an active listener and seeking to understand the content and the context is a crucial part of the leadership journey.

Join Marjorie Mauldin (LinkedIn profile) for a lively conversation to help understand and reframe the role of receiving effective feedback.

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Receiving Feedback? Stay Calm, Be Curious, Ask Questions, Make A Plan

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Online Webinar – Recorded October 14, 2021
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

The difference between digital learning and digital learning that delivers real change is harnessing the power of collaboration—through shared connection and engagement, sense-making, support, and sustained learner-to-learner networks over time.

Opportunities for working together range from co-creation in virtual workshops and events, to best practice blended learning journeys, to multiplayer gamification.

We’ve experienced and learned from every one of these—and more—over the last 18 months. We now want to share our practical thinking, models, and methods with you to drive your own learning success.

Join our LEO consultants, Andrew Joly, (LinkedIn profile) Director of Strategic Design and, Director of Strategic Design, LEO Learning & Geoff Bloom (LinkedIn profile) Principal Consultant LEO Learning, as they pass on their expertise in collaborative best practice during an easy-to-use, easy-to-apply session, filled with case studies, practical examples and takeaways.

Register now to:

• Learn why creating opportunities for collaboration is essential to effective learning
• See design models, methods and tools for collaboration in virtual workshops, and learning blends
• See examples of what we’re doing with some of our leading global clients
• Challenge us and share your ideas
• Understand why Multiplayer gamified learning is a key future opportunity
• Get our virtual workshop playbook and more

Click to register for:
Best Practices For Virtual Shared Learning: Collaboration Is KEY

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Live Webinar – March 29th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

Join Ira in this informative and interactive session on leading hybrid teams and virtual  teams to increase your project productivity and your project ROI.

Learning Objectives:

• Learning objectives to be added shortly!

Presenter: Ira Brown (LinkedIn profile) is the President and CEO of Project Widgets, a Microsoft Project Partner specializing in add-on products, implementation services, integration, training, and custom software development for Microsoft Project. He is a is a recognized Microsoft Project expert with 20+ years of experience.  Project Widgets is well-known for offering add-on products for Microsoft Project and Project Online, as well as for creating custom solutions that meet their clients’ unique business requirements. Project Widgets even have several free, downloadable widgets available on their website that you can begin using right away

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for:
Leading Virtual & Hybrid Teams

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Online Webinar – Recorded June 24, 2021
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

Now more than ever, learning managers are required to build training programs that are agile, adaptable, and scalable in order to effectively support employees in today’s professional landscape.

Although many organizations are slowly returning to a sense of normalcy and resuming business operations full force, many policies, procedures, and even workplace cultures have been redefined or are still being redefined, and it’s crucial your teams feel prepared and supported as your company evolves.

That said, your previous learning initiatives might pale in comparison to what your organization needs today in order to educate, support, and empower employees and ensure a confident and competent team.

Regardless of the new challenges your organization might be addressing, a solid training program can provide learners with the information they need to safely perform their duties, connect with team members, and drive your organization on the right path – to sustained performance and success.

Join Jeremy Schweitzer (LinkedIn profile) Senior Manager of Customer Solutions, Open LMS  & Shannon Wilson (LinkedIn profile) Customer Solutions Architect, Open LMS as they explore how to optimize your online training approach and leverage the solutions available within the eLearning market.

During the session, They’ll discuss:

• Where we are and where we’re headed – the trends we’re seeing and what’s expected in the future professional learning landscape
• The elements of a streamlined, organized, and engaging learning ecosystem
• Ways to leverage cutting-edge tools and solutions to scale your training programs for the long-term, while providing the most engaging and impactful content for your learners

Click to register for:
Digital Training Checklist: Building a New & Improved Learning Ecosystem

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