eLearning SIG 

“Taking Your Training to Tahiti (or Tel Aviv)” with Frank Felsburg

Program Description:

Frank Felsburg’s presentation addresses such issues as cross-cultural differences, global human resource development and language barriers. Using a collaborative approach and experiential learning, ways to overcome these challenges are realized.

Felsburg’s presentation will help attendees:
     • Build more effective training from a global perspective
     • Recognize content that needs to be localized before it is translated
     • Define ways to save money on translation

Following the session, attendees will think more internationally, especially from a performance improvement standpoint. They will be able to utilize the information presented immediately afterwards.

About the Speaker:

Frank Felsburg is an account executive with Magnum Group. He works with organizations that want to communicate globally and optimize their international presence. A large percentage of his clients are in the Training & Development sector. Magnum translates and localizes their training content for non-English speaking learners.

Felsburg has worked with organizations to help them produce foreign-language versions of online training modules as well as presentations and workbooks for instructor-led training. He’s Past President of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of ASTD and now serves on ASTD National’s Chapter Recognition Committee.

Felsburg has delivered stand-up training in the areas of customer service, sales and communication skills and has also worked for a custom eLearning development company. A graduate of Villanova University, he is the author of numerous articles and a book on listening. 

Additional Meeting Details:

Cost: Free for Philly ASTD members, $30 for non-members. Non-members may attend 2 SIG meetings for free before being asked to join the chapter or pay $30 per meeting.

 Next Meeting: June 20, 2013