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The Women Talking About Learning Podcast

The Women Talking About Learning Podcast is, well, women talking about learning and development. Underrepresented in senior roles in the learning function, this podcast amplifies women’s voices talking about all things learning and development related. You can find more on our website www.womentalkingaboutlearning.com.

Episodes

The Creativity One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] Episode Links: Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Purposeful play Brain Writing Miro The Hero’s Journey Narrative Structure Creativity as a Muscle Gender and Creativity The Fourth-Grade Slump Creativity and the Brain Creativity and being a genera...

Feb 20, 202441 minEp. 79

The Invisibility One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] Episode Links: Katy Perry - Roar (Official) When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message? Apply to a Job, Even If You Don’t Meet All Criteria Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified Perspectives on the skills ob...

Feb 06, 202447 minEp. 78

The ROI One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence expert, speaker, author of Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice, and host of the podcast, Speaking to Influence: Communication Secrets of the C-Suite. Her ...

Jan 23, 202441 minEp. 77

The Senior Management One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Jo Royce. Jo is an accomplished leader with deep expertise in brand-building, organisational change, culture and professional development - adept at leadership, building culture and delivering creative and innovative solutions. Jo has...

Jan 09, 202445 minEp. 76

The Procrastination One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Anna Svitak and Katie Nall. Anna Svitak is an Organisational Psychologist, working as a Learning Advisor for Shell and a master at procrastination. She is passionate about topics such as motivation, growth and curiosity. In her work, ...

Dec 12, 202335 minEp. 75

The Disability One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Jo Cook.Through her company Lightbulb Moment, Jo has specialised in training learning professionals about virtual classroom and webinar design and delivery since 2013. Jo is a speaker, instructional designer and classroom facilitator....

Nov 28, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 74

The Self Awareness One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Sue Stockdale, a polar explorer and coach, champions stepping into the unknown. Her empowering message motivates leaders to conquer fears and uncertainties. From working in a war zone with the UN to becoming the first British woman to...

Nov 14, 202337 minEp. 73

The Anniversary One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected]

Nov 10, 20234 minEp. 72

The Expectation One

This week’s guests are Beth Cougler Blom and Alex Suchman. Beth Cougler Blom is a facilitator and learning designer who, along with her team at Beth Cougler Blom Facilitation, works with clients across all sectors to design and facilitate great learning experiences and meetings, both in person and online. Beth is the author of Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience For Any Group and is the host of the Facilitating on Purpose podcast. Website: https://bethcougl...

Oct 31, 202339 minEp. 71

The Menopause One Part 2

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are: Tanya McCalmon is the director at Lennox Learning and Development, and a DEI consultant focused on helping SMEs create a culture of inclusion through strategic learning and development. She works with clients around the world and is ...

Oct 18, 20231 hr 6 minEp. 70

The Menopause One Part 1

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Michaela Tabinor is Head of Account Management at Strategi Solutions and has spent all her career in client facing roles that encompasses media and advertising for both sales and learning and development, and prides herself in managin...

Oct 17, 202344 minEp. 69

The Mental Health one

This week’s first guest is Erica Farmer. Erica has over 20 years of learning and development experience with some of the UKs best known brands such as LV=, British Gas, Specsavers and Virgin. She is an engaging and passionate speaker who is often invited to keynote at learning and education conferences and events. Erica’s area of specialism is the future of work and skills, digital learning and challenge the quality of our education systems. Erica also shares lived experience with mental health ...

Oct 10, 202337 minEp. 68

The Learning Technology One

Our first guest is Erin Huizenga. Erin is Co-Founder and CEO of Desklight, an innovation company that specializes in designing learning experiences. Erin and the Desklight team have partnered with organizations such as McGraw Hill, Smithsonian, and the American Marketing Association. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Chicago Business, and Fortune, and she has been included on Chicago Inno’s list of “Women Founders in Chicago Tech.” Erin has taught at nine universitie...

Oct 03, 202332 minEp. 67

The Sexism One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Dr Ashley Morgan is a masculinities scholar at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has published on male geek identity, sexual asceticism as a viable form of male sexual behaviour and the presence of mediated toxic masculinity. Her r...

Sep 19, 202347 minEp. 66

The Body Language One

This episode’s guests are Susie Adams and Dr Blanka Bellak Susie Adams is a leadership and career coach at Carolin Associates, where she is owner and founder. She began coaching and consulting following a 30-year career with one of the United States’ largest energy companies. In that capacity, she served as a communications leader and counsellor for senior leadership. She also teaches in the mass communications department at Winthrop University. Website: www.carolinassociates.com LinkedIn: https...

Sep 05, 202338 minEp. 65

The Communication One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Laura Patsko and Lauren Weber. Laura Patsko is a learning experience consultant, teacher and trainer, currently based in Athens, Greece. She specialises in the use of English as an international language of communication, accent and i...

Aug 22, 202341 minEp. 64

The Training an External Audience One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] ----more---- This week’s guests are Helen Bailey is the award-winning Head of Learning and Development at Strategi Solutions and has worked in L&D across a variety of sectors including education, healthcare, retail and transport. She is passionate about...

Aug 08, 202341 minEp. 63

The Belonging One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Laura Casale and Keren Eldad. Laura is a highly experienced consultant, program manager, coach, and leader. She has had a long career in HR, primarily in Learning and Leadership Development, in both the tech and financial services ind...

Jul 25, 202334 minEp. 62

The Onboarding One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] Guests: Our first guest is Dolores (Henry) Gaut, MBA. Dolores is a Training Specialist at Cognizant. She has over 17 years of experience in training, facilitation, learner psychology, and leadership development, spanning several industries, including event ...

Jul 11, 202345 minEp. 61

The Ambition One

This week’s guests are Cheryl Johnson and Erin Donovan. Cheryl Johnson has more than twenty years of experience in coaching, learning, development, and workplace performance. With her pioneering attitude, Cheryl has made strong contributions in the areas of learning with an emphasis on behavioural change. Cheryl has been recognized as a leader in the architecture and design of interactive multimedia learning systems and strategies. Cheryl has dedicated her life to developing learning solutions t...

Jun 27, 202337 minEp. 60

The Peer Learning One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] ----more---- This week’s guests are Sheridan Webb and Liz Needham. Sheridan Webb is the community manager of the Training Designer’s Club and owner of Power Hour Training Materials. She has almost 30 years experience in L&D consultancy in a wide range o...

Jun 13, 202339 minEp. 59

The Changing Careers One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . And you can email us via [email protected] ----more---- Our first guest this week is Lina Jurkunas. Lina is the Academic Director of a non-profit, post-secondary English language school in San Francisco. Outside of her full-time role, she is a freelance educational consultant and instructional desi...

Jun 06, 202340 minEp. 58

The Coaching One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are: Donna Ward-Higgs is a high energy, enthusiastic and established Coach, Mentor, Facilitator and passionate Learning Specialist. She is the Director of Learning Partner Solutions Ltd . Donna brings a wealth of experience in designing a...

May 16, 202342 minEp. 57

The Evil Janes one

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Jane Bozarth has worked in the L&D industry for more than 25 years, most of it in USA state government. In that arena she worked as classroom trainer, eLearning designer, and training program manager, and developed interest and expert...

May 02, 202343 minEp. 56

The Equality One

Summary: This episode features guests Gwen and Sarah who discuss their passion for equality. They discuss the topic of digital and technological barriers that prevent access to the internet for everyone, and the importance of taking creative and community-focused actions to address inequality. They also emphasise the importance of managers in creating a positive work environment and taking care of their staff. The benefits of having a diverse team are discussed, along with how it can be achieved...

Apr 25, 202338 minEp. 55

The Running a Business one

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] In this conversation, Holly, Bianca, and Jo discuss their business origin stories and the challenges faced by women in running their own business. Holly started her business to control her future as a digital nomad, Bianca wanted complete location independe...

Apr 11, 202339 minEp. 54

The Empathy One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Kristen Hayden Safdie has done a little bit of a lot in learning, from managing 10-week online courses for members of an association to developing a tabletop card game to teach kids emergency skills. She currently works in finance, as...

Mar 28, 202339 minEp. 53

The Human One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi . Or you can email us via [email protected] This week’s guests are Iffat Iqbal, Dr Sara Thompson, and Rachael Smith. Iffat Iqbal has worked as a Learning & Development Professional for over 14 years, in the energy, financial services & social housing sectors. Iffat works with Platform Housing Group a...

Mar 14, 202339 minEp. 52

The Learning 2022 One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at [email protected] ======================================================================= Our guests for this episode were: Jennifer De La Mota Shantel Dixon Natasha McIlmurray Amanda Nadri Erin Donovan, Ph.D Kristyn Williams M.Ed. Jaclyn Taylor Meg O'Rourke Sharon Claffey Kaliouby Additional notes: Wome...

Nov 22, 202239 minEp. 51

The 50th One

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com or on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast . You can donate to support the podcast via Ko-Fi . You can e-mail us at [email protected] This week's guests are: Lior Locher Gemma Paterson Michelle Kaye Miriam Speidel Natalie Ann Holborow Shannon Tipton Sharon Green...

Jul 26, 202218 minEp. 50