News and Events

2009

02/24/2009: Concept Keys website gets a facelift! We hope you like it!
Weeks of hard work have, we think, paid off in spades with the newly designed "tab" layout, navigation should now be easier than ever!
01/2009: Concept Keys now offers a White Papers section of the website containing not only selected proposals but also a series of papers previously selected in competition for presentation at Regional, National, and International association conventions.
01/2009: Concept Keys offers a new perspective on the value of the Concept Keys Communication, Training, and Learning Platform and System for contemporary business and organizational leadership within the Concept Keys website.

2008

11/2008

Concept Keys now has three proposals that are available for interested parties in the Concept Keys White Papers section:

"Preparing People for Emergencies"
"Increasing Small Business Security"
"Preparing High School Students for Today's Workforce"

11/2008

A presentation titled "Creating Your Own Training Program: Using Concept Keys Learning System" by Dr. Will Powers was made at the National Communication Assn convention.

11/2008

A presentation titled, "Enhancing Training Application" by Dr. Will Powers was made at the National Communication Assn convention.

08/2008

A seminar titled "Misunderstandings: Causes, Costs, and Cures" was conducted by Dr. Will Powers for Alcon Corporation, Fort Worth, TX.

05/2008

The College of Communication, Texas Christian University, selected Dr. Will Powers to receive their special award for "Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar."

04/2008

The Southern States Communication Association presented the "Top Communication Theory Scholar" Award to Dr. Will Powers.

01/2008

Dr. Bodie, Dr. Fitch-Hauser and Dr. Powers (2008) authored a book chapter titled, "Teaching social skills: Integrating an online learning system into traditional curriculum" in R. Zheng, & S. P. Ferris, (Eds.), Understanding online instructional modeling: Theories and practices (pp. 87-112). Idea Group.

2007

11/2007: Dr. Will Powers, Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser, and Graham Bodie coauthored a paper titled, "Making Participants into Authors" that was selected for presentation to the Training and Development Division at the National Communication Association convention.
10/2007: Dr. Cook and Dr. Powers (2007) authored an article titled, "A case study on strengthening workforce training outcomes" published in Training & Management Development Methods, 21:1. 2: 1-10.
09/2007: A special program titled, "Miscommunication versus Deception" was presented to the Public Relations Society of America association in Fort Worth, TX by Dr. Will Powers.
07/2007: A program titled "You, Me, and Tiger Woods: Back to the Basics" was presented to the Richland Title Corporation, Dallas, TX by Dr. Will Powers.
05/2007: A program titled "Minimizing Misunderstandings" was presented to the Multiple Listing Service of Dallas, TX by Dr. Will Powers.
04/2007: Dr. Powers and Dr. Witt were honored with the Top Paper Award in the Communication Theory Division at the Southern States Communication Association for their paper titled "Exploring the Communication Theory Framework."
04/2007: Graham Bodie, Dr. Powers, and Dr. Fitch-Hauser were honored with a Top 3 Papers Award in the Instructional Communication Division of the Southern States Communication Assn titled "Teaching Social Skills: Integrating an Online Learning System into Traditional Curriculum."
03/2007: Dr. Will Powers presented a paper titled "Listening Fidelity: Toward a theory of high fidelity listening" to the International Listening Association Panel at the National Communication Association convention.

2006

12/2006: Concept Keys announces the availability of a new Certification option for all programs.
12/2006: Concept Keys announces the availability of the Private Label Program where all experts can now generate their own online learning programs and extensions using the unique Concept Keys Learning System. Private Label Programs can be of any length from 1-100 Keys and more.
11/2006: Dr. Will Powers coauthored a paper titled, "Extending Your Training Impact" that was selected for presentation to the Training and Development Division at the National Communication Association convention.
05/2006: Dr. Will Powers, Graham Bodie & Dr. Fitch-Hauser (2006) authored an article titled, "Improving training outcomes: an innovative approach" published in the International Journal of Applied Training and Development. 1:1.
04/2006: Dr. Will Powers, Graham Bodie, and Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser coauthored a paper titled, "Inclusiveness and Online Training: Initial Testing of an Online Learning System in an Extracurricular Context" that was selected for presentation to the Training Division of the Southern States Communication Association convention.
04/2006: A program titled "Concept Keys Solutions for HR Problems" was presented by Dr. Will Powers at the MRC Small Business Owner Conference, Gaylord Hotel, Grapevine, TX.
02/2006: Graham Bodie, Dr. Powers, and Dr. Fitch-Hauser (2006) authored an article titled, "Chunking, priming and active learning: Toward an innovative and blended approach to teaching communication related skills" published in the academic journal titled, Interactive Learning Environments, 14, 119-135.

2005

12/2005: Concept Keys announces the completion of the new "Easy Author Key Editor" software available to authors utilizing the new Private Label Program option.
11/2005: Graham Bodie, Dr. Powers, and Dr. Fitch-Hauser received a Top Papers Award in the Division for Experiential Learning in Communication of the National Communication Association for the paper titled,"Chunking, priming and active learning: Toward an innovative and blended approach to teaching basic speaking and listening sklls."
04/2005: A paper titled, .Expanding Workforce Development and Training Outcomes: A Case Study" coauthored by Dr. John Cook and Dr. Will Powers was selected for presentation to the Training Division of the Southern States Communication Association convention.
02/2005: Graham Bodie, Dr. Powers, and Dr. Fitch-Hauser presented a paper titled "Utilizing Educational Theory and Technological Advancements to Teach Soft Skills to Today's Students" at the Eighth Annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Purdue University.

2004

11/2004: Dr. Will Powers, Graham Bodie, and Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser authored a paper titled, "Maximizing Employee Improvement" that was selected for presentation to the Training and Development Division at the National Communication Association annual meeting.
11/2004: Dr. Will Powers, Graham Bodie, and Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser coauthored a paper titled, "Improving training outcomes: an innovative approach" that was selected for presentation to the Training and Development Division at the National Communication Association annual meeting.
05/2004: Dr. Will Powers authored a paper titled, "Concept Keys: A Pragmatic Approach to Skill Acquisition and Behavioral Competence" that was selected for presentation to the Training and Development Division at the International Communication Association annual meeting.
09/2004: Concept Keys President, Dr. Will Powers, was invited by David Dow of the Fort Worth International Center to participate in a seminar as a consultant to a group of visiting Human Resource Mangers and Industry Leaders from Russia. Below are some mementos of the occasion.

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