Mike Vayda’s Portfolio:
Results from Training
& Learning Projects

World-class clients…

 

…on five continents.

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A simple strategy

Getting results from learning doesn’t have to be hard!
It does take a plan, though.

Here’s how we work:

  1. Define your goal and the gap stopping you;

  2. Design a game plan for success.

  3. Deliver the plan for results.

Training & Coaching Samples

Knowledge & information are nothing without the ability to communicate them. We teach thousands around the world in classroom, video, remote, blended and eCourses. We also mentor & train your trainers & coach your leaders. Here are a few ways we’ve delivered:

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Custom course curriculum
Custom course curriculum

We’ve created hundreds of courses and the manuals for them. And they’re actually useful, too!

Powerful VILT
Powerful VILT

Video is excellent for distance learning; synchronous or asynchronous.

eCourse lesson

A lesson from the Presentable U eCourse, which contains over 100 lessons like this.

PowerPoint Transitions: A quick introduction

Quick tutorials like these are very effective.

Mike Vayda speaking

I wrote a book on how to communicate well. Here's a clip from a talk that shows my teaching style.

Thousands of students...
Thousands of students...

Some stats from my Presentable U eCourse.

"Content was excellent. Great job!"
"Content was excellent. Great job!"

We'll do the same for your workshop or class.

"Will change my life..."
"Will change my life..."

"Incredibly valuable content. Literally will change my life and how I work. Thank you! Sorry, not even any constructive feedback."

Reporting training excellence
Reporting training excellence

Evaluation is critical. We taught thousands of students in this ILT project. You’ll get the same quality.

VILT: Satisfied students
VILT: Satisfied students

Some stats from my Presentable U eCourse. Shows evidence of the effectiveness of our video & eLearning teaching style.

Learning Projects Examples

Portfolio Gallery
eCourse lesson

A lesson from the Presentable U eCourse, which contains over 100 lessons like this.

PowerPoint Transitions: A quick introduction

Quick tutorials like these are very effective.

Video for training
Video for training

Here I work with two professional shooters on Cape Cod for a client video to introduce new product features.

A Segway elevator?!
A Segway elevator?!

Here I'm planning a challenging shot sequence in a hotel in DC. Purpose: educate customers on product flexibilty.

Sales Training

A 30 minute training video on the making of the Timberland Yellow Boot, onsite in the DR, to educate sales people. 90 second clip here.

French Connection

Goal: Educate salespeople on diverse Europe market. Shot 6 countries in 8 days! Here’s a small sample.

Product Training

Communicating a complex product line to customers. Shot in four countries. This is the full 4 minute video, looped in retail stores throughout Europe, Asia and the USA.

About Presentable U

This is our flagship product! We took all we know and created a system for communication excellence.

ILT, India
ILT, India

Cross-cultural fun; I took the students out of the classroom and onto the streets of Delhi to learn how to shoot video in the real world.

Learning conferences
Learning conferences

I've produced conferences in 14 countries. This one was in Beverly Hills, USA.

Producing Learning
Producing Learning

We vet and hire great supporting crew. Usually I hire a Technical Director. Here, I’m actually running the show myself, in Miami.

On-site Coaching
On-site Coaching

A last-minute mic adjustment. Whatever it takes to help a presenter find her voice!

Conference Scrapbook

A journal of some of the conferences we’ve produced. Some were to educate & inform external audiences; some internal.

Presentable U for College

We offer our training to select universities. 
Our goal: raise up a new generation of World Class Communicators.

<i>Pro Bono:</i> Latin for "I shoot"
Pro Bono: Latin for "I shoot"

Here, I shoot for a project in Assam, India. See NotFar.org for more of our non profit work.

Post-show Pride
Post-show Pride

Always an exciting time, right after a successful event. This conference was introducing marketing trends to an audience of 400 in Chicago.

TV interview; Pro bono work

Explains our first humanitarian trip where we shot, edited and produced a DVD to save babies' lives. A big success for our client.

Shooting a miracle
Shooting a miracle

Nurse Wendy Cowles resuscitates a dying newborn while our cameras rolled. Thanks to Wendy, the little girl survived, and this scene became an intense teaching moment for a video to train nurses.

Learning in India

Goal: Educate customers on the power of microcredit in Delhi, India. We wrote the script and shot and edited the video, all onsite in India to help our client raise funds & awareness.

Learning; Ecuador

Goal: Raise funds to educate awesome street kids in Ecuador.

We wrote the script and shot & edited the video onsite in South America.

NeoNates sample

A small sample from a three-video course in the Hindi language that teaches new mothers in rural India. We used video because the mothers were illiterate. Ruth is an actual nurse in an Indian hospital. We shot and edited the videos onsite for a social justice client.

"The Good Media School"

A brief introduction to an innovative training program we designed & delivered in four locations in India.

South Africa Learning

We created a mini-documentary about orphans of AIDS in South Africa. We wrote the script and shot & edited the video onsite in South Africa to help our client raise funds & awareness. It debuted at DeNiro’s Tribeca Theater. Here is the 2 minute trailer.

View my resume.

Social Justice learning projects

For more on how we help non-profits and groups,
check out NotFar.org

Interested? Let’s talk!

We believe relationship is everything. Let’s have a conversation and see what we can accomplish together for you and your organization.