CliftonStrengths Virtual Training

Common Questions About CliftonStrengths Virtual Training Programs

What’s the max size of the group?

500 per private group. We deliver with high interaction, lots of activities, and we’re on camera so that participants can make a personal connection that feels more like the facilitator is in the room with you.

What technology do you use for the virtual training sessions?

We use Zoom. You’ll see us delivering on camera, and engaging in a large amount of chat (hundreds of lines of conversation per event). After testing dozens of platforms, we found that participants have the easiest and most engaging experience with Zoom.

We’re also proficient on MS Teams, Adobe Connect, Go To Training, Go To Webinar, WebEx, Saba Cloud, and Webinar Ninja if you require us to use your technology. Just check with us on additional fees to set up and customize the program if you want to run it on your platform. Note: the option to use your platform is only available if you buy out the entire cohort because in our open-enrollment sessions we have participants from many different companies at the same time.

With Zoom, we get conversational options and teaching capabilities that other platforms don’t support. For example, we can run apps from our tablet on-screen so that participants can see us playing a keyboard to make a powerful musical metaphor.

How long are the virtual training sessions?

The standard is 2 hours. It’s no problem to do shorter events if you desire.

How can I get a sense for your style?

There are 5 layers that differentiate our delivery and define our approach.

Here are the five things customers mention most often when they tell us what makes our virtual training different from their past “webinar” experiences. If you’re skimming the list to get a taste of our style, click into each layer to see short video clips and screen shots.

Layer #1: Set The Stage By Creating A Specific Environment

Your learners will experience a vibe that can (surprisingly) be richer than an in-person conversation. We know. It’s bold to say that a virtual meeting can be deeper than an instructor-led training. It’s all about the feeling in the room. When the facilitator is warm, welcoming, and credible – and you combine that with the safety that people feel behind the keyboard – it creates a uniquely insightful and open atmosphere.

Layer #2: Root It In “Digital” With Virtual-Native Design

This layer is about not retrofitting instructor-led classes – and instead designing for the virtual environment from the beginning. From there, it’s about giving each participant maximum (digital) impact. By using apps, polls, interactions, and annotations, they experience each session in an engaging way. You’ll never catch us reading slides from a 6-hour in-person training class.

Layer #3: Light Up The Chat Box

This one is critical. The magic is in the style of the questions. Hint: it’s often the opposite of in-person facilitation. Click through to see how our virtual events often have hundreds of lines of chat between the attendees. This is where virtual events create the potential for peer learning and sharing that can’t happen in an in-person session. Because people can read faster than people can talk, attendees can absorb peer insights at an awesomely rapid rate.

Layer #4: Love The Lens (The Camera Lens, That Is)

It matters. You know this if you’ve attended a session where the facilitator appeared to be training from a dark dungeon. Often trainers don’t want to be on camera because they feel awkward talking to a glass lens, or they don’t have a studio to make it look good. Not here. We love the lens because we know the personal connection matters to our learners. When you click through you’ll see nine nuances that matter when it comes to on-camera presence.

Layer #5: Prepare A Gush Of Support

This means going beyond the obvious idea of providing help when someone has a problem. For example, we have 2 team members on every virtual training: 1 facilitator and 1 technical producer. Imagine having 200 people on a session, where 3 people have a technology challenge. Without a dedicated producer, the other 197 people would have a sub-par experience at the session start because 5-10 minutes could be wasted on an issue that only 1% need help with.

Hear From Peers: to get a sense for whether we’re a good fit, check out some testimonials from customers.