Presentation given on the World of Consulting by E-learning Meetup Group of Vancouver.

1. Strategy
Setting with
Your Clients
Dr. Stella Lee, Paradox Learning Inc.
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2. Hello!
I am Stella
I am here to talk about my
consulting experience in the
world of e-learning and LMS.

3. Types of
Consulting I Do:
▫ E-learning
audit/evaluation/recommendation
▫ L & D strategy with executives
▫ LMS selection and implementation
▫ Learning impact measurement
▫ Curriculum development & ID
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4. Your assumptions vs. their expectations
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5. Eight Consulting
Purposes
Source: https://hbr.org/1982/09/consulting-is-more-than-giving-advice Photo by Simon Stankowski on Unsplash

6. 1.
Provide
requesting
information
Understand why information is sought
and how would they use it. Photo by Natalia Y on Unsplash

7. 2.
Provide soultion
to given problem
Whether the problem needs solving

8. 3.
Conduct
diagnosis
What’s not working/need improving
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9. 4.
Make
recommendations
Sometimes they don’t get
implemented Photo by Leo Rivas on Unsplash

10. 5.
Assist
implementation
Balance what is right vs. what will be
accepted Photo by Anton Darius | @theSollers on Unsplash

11. FOUR
TIPS
How to manage your clients and ease your
pain
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12. ▫ What steps have already been taken
▫ What would be ready next?
1. Setting goals
and objectives
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13. ▫ Get buy-in early
▫ Get the right representation
▫ Get them to take ownership
2. Involve your
stakeholders
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14. ▫ Examples
▫ Proven success elsewhere
3. Data is your
friend
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15. ▫ Always align with business
objectives and outcomes
▫ In plain English
4. Keep it simple
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16. “Consulting is the art of asking the
right questions to the right people
at the right time.
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17. Thanks!
Connect with me:
▫ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stellal/
▫ stella@paradoxlearning.com
▫ @stellal
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