Workplace Safety Cartoons

We all want a safe environment in which to work. But the fact is, thousands of workers are critically injured or die from on-the-job accidents.

Workplace safety training is a smart idea. There are risks inherent in every job, not just the ones we think of as more dangerous like coal mining, law enforcement, and construction and training make sense to help workers become aware of and prevent job-related injuries whenever possible.

My workplace safety training cartoons will help you to prepare and present a comprehensive learning session using humor and real-life situations that we might encounter on the job.

Take a look at my workplace safety cartoons below:

Workplace Violence Training Cartoons

Many workers lean towards believing that “nothing bad could ever happen here.” However, no office, warehouse, factory, hospital, store or other workplace that exists in the world that is not at risk of workplace violence. When individuals exhibit the signs of a potentially violent act, we need to learn to recognize these behaviors and take action before something violent actually occurs.

My Workplace Violence cartoon pack will help you deliver your serious message with impact. People remember cartoons, especially ones that are on-point and specifically relate to the training material. My unique, one-of-a-kind workplace violence cartoons cover everything from high-risk occupations like taxi drivers, to anger warning signs to ways to stay safe including lightened parking lots, security cameras, and proper training.

My workplace violence cartoons will help you deliver a memorable training session!

My Ethics Training Cartoon Pack is Here!

Ethics training is serious stuff but why not add in a little humor and some visual content that will really drive home your message?

My ethics training cartoons can help you liven up any presentation! Balance your serious message with fun,interesting conversation-starters!

HIPAA Training Cartoons

HIPAA training is mandatory, yes. But it does not have to be boring! Have some fun and get some laughs with my HIPAA Training Cartoons. I cover things like medical record privacy, unattended workstations, the privacy rule,whistleblowers, PHI and much, much more. Custom illustrations will make your training presentation shine!

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An awesome way to showcase your training content! Check out my website full of custom, hand-drawn training cartoons at www.WorkplaceToons.com.

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The Positive Effects of Cartoons in the Adult Classroom

Trainers are always looking ways to engage their adult learners. Try training cartoons! When used properly, training cartoons can engage the student, help them to remember key points and enjoy a laugh or two. Funny, even slightly irreverent, training cartoons can really help your message stick! When you incorporate highly customized, topic-specific training cartoons into your learning program, the content shines and you spark an interest in even the most recalcitrant student.

Training cartoons in the adult classroom can appeal to all types of learners. They send the message to have a laugh, lighten a dry or boring topic, relax and overcome fears, all of which help create a better learning environment. Cartoons can motivate adult learners to take new approaches to more effective learning.

Cartoons are ideal for most adult learning programs, from cultural and language training to soft skills training sessions to compliance training programs like HIPAA, FMLA and Workplace Violence. Training cartoons are an ideal learning tool to bridge the gap between content and learning outcomes.

When selecting training cartoons for the classroom, look for well-designed, topic-specific collections. Never rely on generic clip art! You message can easily get lost and your students confused when your graphics are too generic and/or don’t address the specific training message. When chosen carefully, training cartoons are an excellent tool for use in adult learning environments.

Visit my website at www.WorkplaceToons.com for an ever-growing library of custom training cartoons on topics like diversity, FMLA, and HIPAA!

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Training Cartoons! All New!

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cartoon collection is here!
This brand new Cartoon Pack covering FMLA purpose, application and other laws that apply to leave will be a real help when covering this complex training topic. I also include a few cartoons on the 1997/2008 revisions so you are sure to have the most up-to-date cartoons to align with your content. This cartoon pack is the perfect addition to your FMLA training program.





FMLA can be confusing, especially when you don't understand when it applies and when it shouldn't. This Cartoon Pack will help you get your point across so everyone understands the ins and outs of FMLA. Check it out today by clicking here!

Sexual Harassment Training Cartoons are here!

Every employee needs and can benefit from Sexual Harassment Training. Use my brand new sexual harassment training cartoons to lighten the mood and get people to think about and remember the important points. Here is what's included. CLick the picture to see the larger version:

Here is more to think about when preparing your sexual harassment awareness and prevention training program:
No one wants to work in a sexually charged or hostile work environment. But did you know, your actions might constitute this very behavior and you may not even know it? The Courts have already ruled that employers can be held liable for the actions of its employees, even when officials in the company had no prior knowledge of the offending behavior! And the offending employee can be held responsible too, even if they didn’t know their behavior was offensive!

Many of the actions in the list that follows were involved in serious, high-dollar discrimination cases. Make no mistake. This is a serious matter that deserves your attention. Use this list as a guide/checklist to what not to do/how not to act/what not to say at work. Ever. Many times, the offending employee meant no harm, however, the employee alleging harassment took things a very different way! While it’s true that many of us have done or said something we wish we could take back, think carefully before you speak or act. Don’t let your behavior turn into a legal nightmare!

Ask yourself:

• Have you asked someone out for a drink after work?
• Have you used colorful language or an occasional bad word?
• Have you told off color, religious or political jokes even if you consider them G/PG rated?
• Have you offered or given someone at work a hug or back rub?
• Is your computer screensaver rude, crude, political, religious or even mildly offensive?
• Have you used terms like “honey” or “sweetheart” to call a coworker or customer?
• Have you ever promoted someone with whom you had a prior sexual relationship even if the promotion was well deserved?
• Do you have funny nicknames for coworkers?

It’s a slippery downhill slope when you stop treating coworkers with friendly professionalism and start treating them as casual buddies. In the workplace, we don’t know each other well enough to understand each other’s pet peeves, sense of humor, political sexual or religious leanings, personal belief systems, or private thoughts or opinions no matter how long we’ve worked with them or how often we’ve shared a table in the lunch room.



Proper training is the most effective tool to eliminate sexual harassment from the workplace. If you are planning to conduct a training session on this sensitive subject matter, consider sexual harassment cartoons to get your message across with humor and without pointing fingers, offending anyone or placing blame. My sexual harassment training cartoons will lighten the load and help participants to remember critical information along the way. Don’t settle for generic clip art when conducting training sessions on this highly-charged topic. Check out my training cartoons today at www.WorkplaceToons.com

Custom Hand Drawn Training Cartoons vs Stock Images or Photography

It isn't even a close call. Cartoons are by far the better choice to stock images or photography if you're serious about engaging your participants and making your message memorable. There are many reasons why but here are the top ten for choosing hand drawn cartoons over stock images or photographs in your learning program.

1. Topic-specific training cartoons engage the learner and really get them thinking.
2. Generic, stock photography that doesn’t address the training topic will likely confuse participants and worse, make for a long, boring, dry presentation!
3. Photos typically stereotype which could make your participants feel embarrassed or excluded.
4. Cartoons bring people together; everyone can identify with and appreciate cartoons.
5. Photos can be too harsh or cold.
6. Cartoons can help to diffuse uncomfortable topics without diminishing the message.
7. Photos are often too generic to use as a learning tool.
8. Cartoons help participants to remember important ideas.
9. Photos rarely can be educational and humorous.
10. Cartoons are fun; they make us laugh!

We've all seen the studies show that engaging, inclusive illustrations help drive home your message and will help participant's remember important details. Stock images and photography just can’t compete with custom, hand drawn training cartoons. If you want to add topic-specific training cartoons that add pizazz to your presentation, Workplace Toons has you covered. Workplace Toons is your perfect solution for custom hand drawn training cartoons on a wide variety of topics, from anger management to workplace violence and a ton in between. Please see the ever-growing library of titles here. Custom illustrations are also available and more affordable than you think. Check out custom options here. Visit the website at www.WorkplaceToons.com today!

Employee Discipline Cartoon Pack is Here!

When discipline issues arise, the need for fair and consistent discipline is critical. No manager likes to correct employees but the reality is that even the best employee can have minor issues from time to time.

The purpose of any discipline policy should never be to punish. When used appropriately, discipline is an important tool that allows the employee the opportunity to correct behavior and to enforce the prescribed guidelines in fairness to all employees.

Progressive discipline is a series of steps that is designed to address and correct performance or behavior that falls short of standards. Let my cartoon pack help you communicate your message on this critical training topic!Take a look below at everything that's included in my Discipline Cartoon Pack and click the image for a closer view:


Here are more tips to include in your employee discipline training:
Remember, the main goal of discipline should be to help the employee improve his performance, not punish. With that said, let’s take a look at some tips for managers at any stage in the discipline process:

• Never let your emotions decide who and what will be subject to discipline.
• Hold employees accountable to standards of conduct in a consistent manner.
• Establish a clear, written, and detailed code of conduct.
• Search out underlying reasons for bad behavior.
• Never make it personal.
• Keep to the facts but let the employee know you care about helping him.
• Describe behaviors rather than judge the person.
• Understand some people might not realize there is a problem or it’s likely they would change on their own.
• Don’t use labels. Offer up measurable goals. You can’t just tell someone to clean up their bad attitude. You must instead offer up that hanging up on callers is not allowed and not to do it again.
• It’s always best to nip problems in the bud. Don’t look the other way hoping the problem resolves itself. It won’t.
• Maintain your objectivity. You shouldn’t agree that one employee is a problem when another complains about him. You still need to investigate and gather evidence before you can make a judgment
• Maintain confidentiality whenever possible. Conduct all interviews in private.
• Be mindful of the needs of all employees within the company to feel safe, valued and appreciated. When you allow one employee to run amok it brings down the morale of everyone.
• Set the standard with your own behavior. People will rise up or fall down to whatever standards you as a manager set. All of the written policies in the world won’t matter if you don’t set an example as a hard working professional!

Discipline should not be about punishment. When handled correctly, it is an effective tool to alert an employee about a problem, to contribute to understanding the problem, to correct violations and to improve performance. Consistent documentation of each step will provide the employee with several opportunities to get it right. As a manager, it’s your job to see to it they are productive, contributing well-adjusted members of the company.

The issue of discipline can be a sensitive one. If you are planning to conduct training on this topic, my employee discipline training cartoons will really help you to convey your message and make it memorable! For this pack and more, visit my website at www.WorkplaceToons.com.

ID Theft is the Fastest Growing Crime in the USA!

I was shocked when I heard that statistic. Now more than ever before, it is critical to provide all consumers with proper tools and training to avoid becoming a victim.

Did you know that would-be thieves use the same techniques over and over because they continue to work? We must get the word out to consumers so they stop the thief before he succeeds in getting what he wants: the consumer's good name and credit!

If you're planning an ID Theft Training session, I have the custom training cartoons to set yourself apart. From spyway, to phishing, and from fake websites to the agencies that help fight it, this Identity Theft Training Cartoon Collection is ideal. See what's included here:

When you are preparing a training program on ID Theft, consider including the following important topics:
Here are some of the more common ways identity scammers try to get you:
Spyware: Adding hidden software programs to your downloads to track your typing in hopes of getting a user ID and password combination.
Phishing: Pretending to be a well-known company or government agency to get at your private data. For example, you may get an official-looking email from the IRS telling you it's urgent to go to the site and enter your details to avoid penalties.
Your Own Trash: In many states, sifting through your trash is legal. Shred everything you don't want flashed on the 6:00 news.
Fake Websites: The website looks great and has prices that can't be beat. Anyone can create a site these days. Be careful! If the deal sounds too good to be true or the website is some off-shore location, don't buy! Also, watch the address in the browser bar carefully. If you are trying toget to www.irs.gov, type it in yourself to make sure that's where you get. www.irs.com is not the same thing!
Stealing Your Mail: Illegal in all 50 states but that doesn't stop the theives. Make sure to use a locking mailbox or get a PO Box if security matters to you.

Identity theives steal far more than your good name and credit. Studies show it can take a year or more and hundreds of dollars of your hard-earned money to get you back to where you were before the theft. Police reports, phone calls after phone calls, fights with credit reporting agencies all take a lot of your time, too. Be careful and cautious when giving out any personal information and invest in a shredder and use it! Prevention is much easier than fixing the mess you'll be in if an identity thief strikes.

If you plan to offer an ID Theft Training Course, take a look at my ID Theft Cartoon pack. It's filled with topic specific cartoons to add impact and pizazz to your message! You'll find this cartoon pack along with many others here on my website at www.WorkplaceToons.com.

Ditch the Clip Art! Pack a Punch with Custom Training Cartoons

Ok. So clip art has its place. Just not in training.

Learning is hard enough without clipart competing with the message. How many times have you sat in on a powerpoint presentation where the text is overpowered or drowned out by inappropriate, off-topic or just plain awful clip art?

If you have to study the graphics to try and 'get' what the presenter is trying to say, then the image is wrong. Ditch it! It's better to use no images than the wrong ones. Bad clip art leaves the participant feeling confused, disappointed and maybe even a little ripped off.

Even the most well-crafted training program can be sabatoged by poor quality, generic clip art.

You put a ton of time, money and effort into preparing your content. Custom cartoons can enhance your message, improve communication & facilitate learning!

Check out my library of high-quality, topic focused cartoon packs here. If you need something you don't see, get in touch. I'd be happy to help create a custom set of cartoons!

High Quality Cartoons Provide Big Impact for Training Programs

As a corporate trainer, I have always used cartoons successfully to energize and add impact to my training programs. There is an interesting article published by Newspaper Research Journal in the Summer of 1998 by David Prabu and Kang Jagdeep. If you have some time, you can read it online here: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3677/is_199807/ai_n8793140

It is an in-depth study of the hugely positive impact visual elements have on memory. Pictures, images and cartoons not only reinforce learning, they aid in helping participants remember what they are learning.

An interesting read that reinforces what we trainers already know! Cartoons are a great addition to any learning program!