
LeaderGuide Pro is a desktop software application designed for instructional designers and training professionals to streamline the development of instructor-led training materials within Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
Vendor
Great Circle Learning
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LeaderGuide Pro automates the creation, formatting, and management of facilitator and participant guides for instructor-led training (ILT) and virtual instructor-led training (VILT) within Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, reducing development time and ensuring document consistency.
Key Features
Automated Document Creation
- Automatically generates module overviews, lesson pages, and tables of contents from course outlines.
- Constructs facilitator guides and participant guides from included, customizable templates and style guides.
Content Extraction and Synchronization
- Extracts participant guides from facilitator guides.
- Maintains formatting and syncs changes across companion documents.
PowerPoint Integration
- Imports slides, notes, and slide text from PowerPoint.
- Updates PowerPoint content within guidebooks and vice versa.
Professional Icons and Formatting
- Includes a library of professional icons for quick visual cues.
- Ensures consistent icon size and placement.
- Moves icons with text for easy editing.
Customization and Branding
- Customizable templates, style guides, and icons.
- Easily updates style and branding across documents.
Collaboration and Editing
- Syncs edits across multiple guidebooks.
- Incorporates changes from collaborators while preserving brand consistency.
Time and Cost Savings
- Reduces development time.
- Increases consistency and professionalism.
- Saves money by streamlining the training material creation process123.
Benefits
Efficiency
- Reduces time and effort required to create training materials.
- Automates repetitive formatting and content management tasks.
Consistency
- Ensures all guides follow the same structure, style, and branding.
- Maintains consistency across multiple documents and updates.
Professionalism
- Produces professionally formatted and visually engaging training materials.
- Supports the use of icons and visual cues for effective instruction.
Collaboration
- Simplifies teamwork with easy sharing, editing, and updating of guidebooks.
- Supports multi-user collaboration and version control.
Flexibility
- Works with existing Microsoft Office tools.
- Adapts to both in-person and virtual training environments