September 2009

Technology means learning ... without traveling

Doctors of chiropractic, more than most professionals, are known for continuing their education through seminars and training programs. Over the decades, a cadre of great chiropractic teachers has provided instruction in everything from manipulation under anesthesia to the principles of D.D. Palmer. Classes have been held on balmy Hawaiian beaches and Colorado mountaintops, in the Australian outback and at the foot of the Alps.

Yet, over the past year, the economic climate has caused many DCs to reduce their travel and search for educational opportunities closer to home.

Many chiropractors have found the answer in online training programs that can deliver the best of business and professional instruction via their computer and telephone. The EDGE program from iLearningGlobal makes a number of choices available to them.

EDGE (Expert Directed Guided Education) is an innovative business training program that provides online instruction by 100 of the world's top business experts, including:

*** Jay Abraham, who has worked with more than 10,000 clients in 400 industries and was ranked, by Forbes, as one of top five executive marketing coaches in the world;

*** Brian Tracy, best-selling author and sales training legend who has written 45 books published in 30 languages;

*** Dawn Billings, voted one of the nation's emerging women leaders in 2008 by O (The Oprah Magazine) and The White House Project, and the founder & CEO of The Heart Link Network, an innovative female networking organization;

*** Tony Alessandra, PhD, creator of the Platinum Rule, a graduate professor of marketing, entrepreneur, business author, and hall-of-fame keynote speaker;

*** Stephen Covey, co-founder and CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide and former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world;

*** Mark Victor Hansen, known best for his phenomenal "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, has been on numerous bestselling lists with books such as "The One Minute Millionaire," "The Power of Focus," and "Dare to Win";

*** Debbie Allen, an international business speaker for more than 12 years and author of five books on business and personal development including her bestsellers, "Confessions of Shameless Self Promoters" and "Skyrocketing Sales."

*** John Gray, an internationally recognized expert in the fields of communication and relationships and author of 16 books, including "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus";

*** Kim Power Stilson, an award-winning pioneer of Internet talk radio and a social media and Internet sales and marketing strategist.

EDGE offers a wide curriculum of video courses by each expert faculty member, covering such topics as: How to Jump-Start Your Business; Ultimate Business Tax Strategies; Marketing on a Budget; How to Attract, Train and Retain Top Talent; The Laws of Success; How To Write A Business Plan, etc.

Each month a new faculty member guides members through a series of courses, review materials, and additional resources. The EDGE program delivers high-definition, full-screen video training courses by each of the highly respected business leaders on its faculty, and EDGE members get 24/7 access to all of them. Each course is made up of multiple lessons and comes with a written transcript of each class for reference, plus summaries, exercises, and a course assessment.

EDGE membership also includes access to syndicated and original blogs from faculty and other experts, interactive Webinars and conference calls on timely topics, an interactive "Ask an Expert" module for business questions, and Podcasts.

For more information about the EDGE program, visit www.tntent.ilg.tv .