Virtual Training Basics

Cindy Huggett, CPLP, is an independent consultant, professional speaker, instructional designer, classroom facilitator, and author who specializes in workplace training and development. With more than 25 years of experience, Cindy has successfully designed curriculums, facilitated classes, and led training rollouts in almost every industry and every size organization.

She partners with her clients to help them transition from the face-to-face to the virtual classroom, and works with them to design online and blended learning solutions.

Cindy is the author of three books on virtual training: Virtual Training Tools and Templates: An Action Guide to Live Online Learning (2017); The Virtual Training Guidebook: How to Design, Deliver, and Implement Live Online Learning (2013), and Virtual Training Basics, 1st edition (2010). She is the co-author of two Infoline issues, “Simple, Effective Online Learning” (2008) and “Designing for the Virtual Classroom” (2009). She's also contributed to several compilations, including the ASTD Handbook: The Definitive Reference for Training & Development and 101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom, and written several articles for T+D magazine.

Cindy holds a master's degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, and a bachelor's degree from James Madison University. Cindy is also a past member of the ATD National board of directors and was one of the first to earn the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) designation.

Cindy lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, Bobby, and four-year-old son, Jonathan.

You can find Cindy sharing training tips on twitter as @cindyhugg, or on her website, www.cindyhuggett.com.