1. Creating Online Engagement The benefits of face-to-face training at a distance David Gardner, CEO VenueGen dgardner@venuegen.com

2. Slide 2 Cost Savings (Reduced travel/time costs) Better Knowledge Transfer (Shorter, more frequent sessions) Leverage Content (Use existing ILT material) * 2010 SOIR Report Industry Shift: 23% Increase in Online ILT * the PROS

3. Slide 3 Industry Shift: 23% Increase in Online ILT * Less Engaging (Ranked #1 VILT Problem) Less Personal (Field staff less connected) Weaker Outcomes (Less effective than face-to-face) the CONS * 2010 SOIR Report

4. Slide 4 Reason for Cons: Available tools were not designed for online ILT Learners using web conferencing tools are not even viewing the shared content window over 60% of the time. - ASTD 2010 Report Learners using web conferencing tools are not even viewing the shared content window over 60% of the time. - ASTD 2010 Report

5. Slide 5 Reason for Cons: Available tools were not designed for online ILT Web Conferencing Passive, non-engaging Built for one-way broadcasting Limited content integration Video Conferencing Limited scalability (8-9) Requires extra hardware No sense of presence

6. Slide 6 Isolated Passive Powerless Disengaged Tired Web Conference Broadcasting Model

7. Slide 7 Presence creates a continuous feedback loop Immersive Participating Model Present Engaged Empowered Participative Energized

8. Slide 8 How would you rather spend the next eight hours? Web Conference Broadcasting Model Immersive Participating Model

9. Slide 9 Superior sense of presence = More engaged learners = Better learning outcomes * *VenueGen Whitepaper: Crucial Elements for VILT Engagement

10. Slide 10 See who is talking and to whom See where others are looking Here voices directionally Communication of Focus

11. Slide 11 Not a passive bystander Choose where you look Communicate non-verbally Learner Empowerment

12. Slide 12 Recognize others on sight Memorable “face-time” Feel the human element A Personal Experience

13. Slide 13 Reclaiming the tools trainers once wielded Walk around while talking Wait for everyone to look up Have learner present up front Compare work side-by-side Look someone in the eye Vote with laser pointers Affirm someone by nodding Role play Point at someone Make a quizzical expression Give awards Applaud for someone Change the venue etc… Web ConferencingImmersive Virtual Classrooms

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15. Slide 15 “Web conferencing for ILT is just speaking into the abyss and hoping for the best…” - Xerox Trainer “Web conferencing for ILT is just speaking into the abyss and hoping for the best…” - Xerox Trainer

16. Slide 16 Game Changer: Breaking the Technology Trend Face-to-face engagement, as practical as web conferencing Most Engaging Least Engaging Fewest Obstacles Most Obstacles Audio Conferencing Web Conferencing Video Conferencing Telepresence Rooms

17. Slide 17 Superior Content Integration Spread content out side-by-side Multiple users can present content at the same time Unique content platform requires 80% less bandwidth

18. Slide 18 “Using any other modality is like viewing content through a straw” - Learner at Takeda Pharmaceuticals “Using any other modality is like viewing content through a straw” - Learner at Takeda Pharmaceuticals

19. Must be browser-based (no admin rights required/firewalls) Must be extremely simple to learn and use Must produce reasonable graphical fidelity Must include immersive presentation training Other Considerations…

20. Need not mirror your physical facilities Need not include custom simulators/scripting …& Non-Considerations

21. Slide 21 dgardner@venuegen.com Email me for a complementary VenueGen account and hands-on immersive environment demonstration

22. Questions and Answers