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A Tremendous Asset to the Project Team!
Working with Shawntay and the Instructional Design Company has allowed our university to meet the growing demands of our programs. Shawntay's expertise allowed for the course development to be completed on time and met all of the university requirements. Shawntay's project management skills were phenomenal and allowed my team to work on other areas while she completed this project for us. Her work is of high quality and her professionalism and willingness to help made her a tremendous asset to the project team.
Amanda Buckley
Academic Quality Assurance Specialist, Abilene Christian University
Amanda Buckley
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Creative & Highly Talented!
Shawntay is a creative and highly talented instructional designer.  She brought a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and leadership that enabled her to own the design and creation of a full scale facilitator curriculum and train-the-trainer program.  It was a pleasure to partner with Shawntay, her project management and communication skills ensured the project was on time and on budget.
Susan Gatti
President, IMMIXID
Susan Gatti
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Short Turn Around. On Time. Under Budget!
"We hired Shawntay to develop a training facilitator's guide and PowerPoint slide deck for an operations manual heavy with technical content. The project was made more challenging by a very short turn around, 5 business days, and the fact that the operations manual wasn't complete and was being updated simultaneously with the facilitator's guide and slide deck. Despite these challenges, Shawntay delivered as promised. On time and under budget."
Dave Beeman, CPP
Vice President, Andy Frain Services
Dave Beeman
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Breaks Down Mammoth Projects
"Shawntay is quick study and carefully synthesizes information for presentations that are clear, concise and captivating. Her personality draws the audience in and her content mastery is excellent. A team player and organizer, Shawntay has the ability to break down mammoth projects, keep everybody on time and on task."
Rick Miller
Author, Speaker, Strengths Coach
Rick Miller
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“Spot on”
I have known and worked with Shawntay  as a education program director and use the expertise of ShawntayMichelle for the development of my presentations.  The service has always been “spot on” with professionalism, care and attention.  Shawntay’s recommendations to my ideas make me look good to my clients.
Al Lomas CMP, CEM, CMM, CFE
Owner, Certified Consulting Services
Al Lomas
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Top Notch Professional
Working with Shawntay has been an immense pleasure. She is atop notch professional who brings enthusiasm and extensiveexpertise to professional curriculum development and execution. Her knowledge of tried and true techniques to maximize the effectiveness of presentations is invaluable.
Nancy Drapeau, PRC
Vice President of Research, CEIR - Center for Exhibition Industry Research
Nancy Drapeau
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Need an Expert Who Consistently Delivers?
"Working with Shawntay you will immediately notice her professional presence and poise, but over time her tenacious pursuit of excellence and her skills in instructional development and adult learning will really impress you. I worked with her at Mary Kay, and was able to experience firsthand her great rapport with regional partners in Europe, understanding their unique sales force training needs. In addition, Shawntay consistently exhibited grace under pressure, made executive decisions to move business forward. If you are looking for an expert who consistently delivers and goes the extra mile to get things done, contact Shawntay!"
Mellora Moore
Marketing Director, Academic Partnerships
Mellora Moore
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eLearning Development
"I have had many opportunities to work with Shawntay—mainly in the support of implementing new eLearning initiatives. I have been very impressed by her ability to quickly learn how to use rapid eLearning development tools and effectively use them to create multiple courses within a short timeframe. Shawntay’s enthusiastic nature, attention to detail, and dedication to her work make her a pleasure to work with and a great asset to both Texas A&M University-Commerce and the broader training community within the Texas A&M University System."
Ashley Christian
Director of Learning Strategy, Caveo Learning
Ashley Christian
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Fortunate to Find Shawntay!
"I was fortunate to find Shawntay when our organization was looking to expand and update our educational offerings. Shawntay proved herself to be an educational and personal development expert who immediately made an impact with our clients throughout Europe. Everyone who came into contact with Shawntay was immediately impressed by her level of expertise and willingness to share her knowledge with those around her. I would not hesitate to recommend Shawntay to anyone looking for an education subject matter expert."
Jonathan Burt
Director of Qualifications and NSD Services, Mary Kay Inc.
Jonathan Burt
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Quality Products & Solutions!
"I had had the pleasure of knowing and working with Shawntay on more than a few occasions. I found her to be a very good business partner and very committed to delivering a quality product or solution in a timely manner. I have always had a positive experience in partnering with Shawntay and would recommend that you consider leveraging her talent."
Judy Owen, CPC
Transformational Leadership Coach
Judy Owen
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“Invest in yourself and take your skills to the next NEXT level!”
Get yourself signed up for Shawntay Michelle’s course today and be on your way to success! Within the first week of taking her course, you will experience growth! Be sure to plug into her Facebook Q&A sessions for personalized help, too. This is THE course to take if you are new to instructional design or have landed on the training team and need help getting started.
Patrick Hodges
Managing Partner, PHiG
Patrick Hodges
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“Her enthusiasm for adult learning is contagious!”
Shawntay has exceptional knowledge and experience with all aspects of creating and implementing effective, performance based training for adults. She is exceptional at needs analysis – identifying target audiences and collaborating with business owners to keep training focused on business needs. And she is great to work with – always providing great support to get projects done on-time and on-target. She is always on the look-out for new and more effective ways to engage learners. Her enthusiasm for adult learning is contagious!
Mike Stubblefield
eLearning Developer/Instructional Designer, Vivos Therapeutics
Mike Stubblefield

THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN COMPANY

IDC was founded by Shawntay Skjoldager and her husband, Niels, in 2013 to support companies of all sizes and industry verticals as well as individual course creators that need support with e-learning and training and development programs.

 

We believe all great learning begins with quality instructional design. Our expert instructional designers work with subject matter experts to build tailored content for engaging e-learning courses and learning videos.

 

At the instructional design company, we provide Do It Yourself (DIY) tools, templates, online courses, and 1-1 coaching to help you rapidly build your own courses or you can engage us to build custom e-Learning courses and learning tools for you. 

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