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Are Your Learners Multi-Tasking, Tuning In and Out?
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Budgets are tight. Teams are stretched thin.
And every time another virtual program launches, the same familiar challenges surface:
Too much content, too little time. Sessions feel rushed and overwhelming.
Facilitator-dependent delivery. If the trainer isn’t high-energy or entertaining, the session falls flat.
Cameras off, learners tuned out. People multitask, check email, and disengage within minutes.
Presentation-style formats dominate. Participants consume content passively instead of practicing and applying.
Credibility takes a hit. Mediocre programs waste hours, frustrate leaders, and leave employees uninspired.
The good news? These challenges aren’t inevitable - and once you know how to address them, engagement grows and learning really works.
The H.I.V.E. Method™: The Proven Approach That Revives Flat Virtual Sessions
The H.I.V.E. Method™ is a simple, practical design model that shows you how to create Holistic, Involving, Vibrant, Experiences - not just another session that is forgotten once they return to responding to emails, checking DMs, and jumping right into meetings.
With this approach, you’ll cut your virtual design time in half - getting more done with the resources you already have.
Deliver what’s expected - and go beyond what’s typical in virtual training.
Design training that people want to attend. No more camera-off, checked-out participants.
Build in discussion, practice, and connection. Shift from passive content to active learning.
Take the spotlight off the facilitator. Let the content and participants drive engagement and the learning.
Prove real behavior change. Watch employees apply new skills immediately after sessions.
Reduce stress and overwhelm. Clear structure makes design fast and repeatable.
Backed by years of experience and grounded in brain-based learning principles, this method gives you the clarity and confidence to design sessions that deliver learning.
Turn Boring Sessions Into Behavior-Changing Experiences
Self-Paced Online Series
Focused video sessions led by Mary, breaking down the H.I.V.E. Method™ step by step in a self-paced online series.
The Academy
Four weeks of guided implementation, with live sessions (2 hours each week) where you build your own virtual course as you learn.
Templates + Tools
Ready-to-use resources like learning maps and facilitator notes to design invitations, content maps, and evaluations.
Monthly Q&A Access
Join a monthly session with Mary to get your questions answered and guidance on your programs.
Optional Course Audit
A detailed, personalized evaluation of one of your existing programs with Mary’s recommendations.
Inside The H.I.V.E. Method™
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Week 1: Understand Fundamentals of Brain Science and Adult Learning Pyramid
Evaluate a current program you bring against the Brain Science and Adult Learning Pyramid.
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Week 2: Cut the Noise
Use a decision model to separate critical content from “nice-to-have” distractions.
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Week 3: Spark Engagement and Involvement
Build discussion, practice, and real application into every session.
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Week 4: Design for Impact
Implement new invitation and evaluation formats so your sessions get real results.
When you apply the H.I.V.E. Method™, you’ll see engagement and behavior change in your sessions immediately.
Is The Virtual Training Renovation Plan Right for You?
Who This Is For:
L&D leaders and training managers who know virtual can have a significant impact, butare not sure how to make it happen.
Teams who have crammed too much content into too little time, only to end up with “lecture-style” delivery that never sticks.
Organizations frustrated with lukewarm feedback and disengaged workforces - and ready for a better way forward.
Who This Is NOT For:
Companies satisfied with mediocre virtual programs that waste hours and drain credibility.
Trainers who believe virtual training can never be as good as in-person, no matter the methods.
Anyone looking for a quick tip or one-off trick, instead of a proven system that revives entire programs.
Act Now - To Create Sessions Employees Leave Using What They’ve Learned
Every month you delay, you face:
Wasted hours in sessions that leave no impact.
Lost credibility with stakeholders.
Disengaged employees who check out.
Missed opportunities for real learning.
Your workforce doesn’t need another lecture. They need connection, practice, and application - starting now.
The Myths Keeping Your Programs Stuck
“Virtual training will always be less effective than in-person.”
False. When designed with the right method, virtual sessions can drive equal - and sometimes stronger - engagement and results than face-to-face programs.
“It’s like pulling teeth to get people to participate.”
Not true. Learners aren’t resistant to engagement - they’re resistant to uninspiring, lecture-heavy delivery. Shift the design, and participation follows.
“It is what it is. Everyone struggles with virtual.”
Wrong. Flat, camera-off sessions aren’t inevitable - they’re the result of poor design. With a proven model, your programs can be interactive, energizing, and effective.
From Almost Fired to Global Virtual Training Expert
Meet Your Guide: Mary Oursler
At the start of my corporate career, I was an HR Manager - and nearly fired.
I knew they were right - I wasn’t thriving in HR. But instead of letting me go, leadership gave me six months to prove myself at the company’s corporate university.
That chance changed everything. I discovered my true calling in Learning & Development - and never looked back.
Today, with 25+ years in Learning & Organizational Development and 12 years specializing in virtual design, I’m recognized as a global expert in learning who transforms how organizations deliver training.
Your Next Step
You already know what’s not working. Now it’s time to try something proven.
Option 1: Keep running virtual sessions where people multi-task, stay off-camera, and leave unchanged.
Option 2: Use the H.I.V.E. Method™ to design vibrant, engaging virtual programs that spark participation and create real results.
Don’t waste another session on disengaged learners.
Choose Option 2 today and see real results immediately.
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