Ep.98 Modern (Training) Love: My One True Love
Sometimes, when we least expect it, love can find us. And sometimes it comes in the form of a handheld office supply.
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Ep.97 Giving Intention to the Sequence and Flow of Your Training Activities
Just coming up with engaging training activities may not be enough. Here are some examples of training activities that can be integrated into your next training program with an intentional sequence and flow.
Ep.96 A 4-Step Training Design Model
Today's podcast explores the role that anchor, content, application and future use activities have in helping a learner "get it".
Ep.95 Key Components of a Training Lesson Plan
My blog posts that offer a free training lesson plan template have been, by far, my most popular posts ever. In today's 10-minute podcast, I share some thoughts on the key components of a lesson plan in the event you want to make your own template.
Ep.94 Writing Effective Learning Objectives
During train the trainer sessions, I always tell my participants that if you can craft your learning objectives well, then the rest of the training program will pretty much write itself.
Ep.93 What is Adult Learning?
Have you ever put together a really good training program and then wondered what made it so good? What was it about your training program that you wish you could bottle and pour out into your next training program, and the training program after that? Chances are that you knowingly or unknowingly incorporated principles of adult learning into that program.
Ep. 92, 8 Highly Successful L&D Professionals Share Their Trainers' Holiday Wishlist Items and New Years Resolutions
Sometimes when you bring a collection of fun, smart people together, the conversation that ensues can be magical. In our final podcast of the year, we try to bring some holiday magic with some holiday wishlist items and new years resolution insights from 8 super smart training professionals.
Ep. 91 How can we help new managers transition from their individual contributor mindset?, with Nancy and Mike Komola
When someone is promoted, it's often because they're good at their job, not because they're good at managing people. Is it really any wonder that new managers often struggle to manage their teams when they've been given little (or no) people manager training?
Ep. 90 Making a career pivot toward corporate training?, with Asha Aravindaskshan
Thinking you're ready to grab your dream job, but you don't quite feel qualified for it? Asha Aravindakshan has some thoughts that might help you successfully navigate that pivot.
Ep. 89 Taking Virtual Training to the Next Level (A Conversation with Cindy Huggett)
It's been more than 19 months since we all jumped into virtual training, but that doesn't mean we don't have a lot of things we can clean up in our design and delivery. Virtual training expert Cindy Huggett offered some thoughts in this 20-minute conversation.
Ep. 88 Coaching Lessons from The Seduction Expert, with Amber De Vos
Is it possible that the things that can make you good on a personal relationship level can also help you to excel in the work world? "Seduction Expert" Amber De Vos offers some thoughts on the similarities between your love life and your work life.
Ep. 87 What can L&D professionals take away from successful YouTubers?, with Matt Pierce
"YouTubers" come in all shapes and sizes. The most successful ones with the largest followings produce video content (that doesn't have to be high quality) that is targeted to meet a specific need. L&D professionals have some things to learn from successful YouTubers.
Ep.86 Freeing Up More Time To Spend On Better Instructional Design, with Megan Torrance
Have you ever wished you could have more time in your day to develop better, creative, more engaging and effective training programs? Today's podcast with Megan Torrance doesn't magically give you more time, but she does talk about some key ways to save time and avoid time suckers during your next training project.
Ep.85 Lessons in learning design from a former marketing and advertising pro, with Danielle Wallace
Emphasize strong visuals, ruthlessly limit your text and find ways to tap into the emotions of your learners. Danielle Wallace goes into more depth on these three lessons that she's taken from the advertising industry and applied to her work in L&D.
Ep.84 Considering freelancing or consulting in the L&D world?, with Elaine Biech
Think you have what it takes to go out on your own as a freelancer or consultant in the L&D space? Elaine Biech, who has been doing just that for over 40 years, has some advice for you.
Ep. 83 A Tale of Two Periodic Tables for Learning Professionals, with Chris Willis
A periodic table can help organize elements in various categories, and can offer some ideas about how to combine those elements to create bigger, more useful things. Did you know there's not one, but two periodic tables that learning professionals can use to help design training programs?
Ep.82 Why it’s good to have L&D friends outside of your own organization, with Betty Dannewitz
Is there someone you can turn to, outside of your organization, with whom you can bounce training ideas or debate the best way to engage your learners? I'd say having "training friends" outside of your organization isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. Give this week's podcast a listen to hear more.
Ep.81 Tips On Establishing A Structured On-The-Job Training Program, with Paul Smith
Too often, on-the-job training is a euphemism for "welcome to your new job, now figure it out as you go!" Paul Smith has been leading training programs for years and offers some insights on how to structure on-the-job training programs to be effective and supportive.
Ep.80 How can everyone on your team learn from one person's professional development experience? with Erin Clarke
Perhaps you just returned from ATD ICE. Perhaps you or someone on your team recently attended a virtual conference or a webinar. Today's podcast goes into detail on how you can spread the learning and new insights beyond just the person who attended a conference, webinar or other professional development session.
Ep.79 What are the most "radioactive" elements you can include in a training program?
Augmented reality can be a shiny object that some have tried to use in training simply to use the technology, but it can also be used with profound results. This is just one example of a "radioactive" element that can be used in training programs, and in this podcast I'll talk briefly about a variety of these elements.
Ep.78 Helping SMEs Become More Effective Presenters through Communities of Practice, with Darlene Brady Christopher
Darlene Brady Christopher has been working hard to make sure SMEs at the World Bank can be as effective as possible when they present. One major ingredient has been a community of practice.
Ep.77 What Are The Top 200 Tools for Learning?, with Jane Hart
Why would someone compile an annual list of the top 200 tools that learning professionals use? And what does someone learn from doing that for the past 14 years? Jane Hart has been doing this and shared some of the trends and most surprising discoveries from compiling such a list.
Ep.76 Developing an L&D "playbook", with Brandon Carson
There are two big cliches in the world of L&D: "We need a seat at the table" and "We can't just be order takers". Those are merely platitudes unless we have actions to back them up. Brandon Carson offers some thoughts on actions we should be taking.
Ep.75 Nontraditional Methods for Learning Reinforcement, with Shannon Tipton
Your learners can't apply what they don't remember, so integrating effective learning reinforcement strategies is an extremely important step in your instructional design process.
Ep.74 How "weird" or "novel" should leadership development training be? with Amy Posey
Using "weirdness" just to be weird in a training may be a turn off. But using "weirdness" as an intentional strategy rooted in the science of how people learn can be a formula for success.
Ep.73 More Effective Compliance Training Through Storytelling, with Rance Greene
Compliance training doesn't have to solely serve to "check a box". It can be engaging and lead to behavior change if done right. Rance Greene shares some thoughts on how to bring storytelling to boost learner engagement in your compliance training.
Ep.72 When training is a matter of life and death. Literally. with Colonel Andy Saslav
There's a lot that training professionals can learn from other industries. Certainly marketing and advertising, brain science and k-12 education. But how often do we look to the U.S. armed services for inspiration on how to do our jobs better?
Ep.71 What is xAPI and should you be using it to collect data? with Megan Torrance
Are you getting all the data you need to determine the effectiveness of your learning programs? On this week's podcast, Megan Torrance shares some insights on how xAPI can help you collect the right data.
Ep. 70 Help! My podcast was highjacked!
Ok, "highjacked" may be a little extreme. I have a new book coming out tomorrow and it might be a little too unconventional to interview myself. Today, Sophie Oberstein takes the interview chair to ask me about my new book: What's Your Formula? Combine Learning Elements for Impactful Training.
Ep. 69 Why learn everything today when you can learn it slowly, over the next month? with Alexander Salas
We all want shortcuts in life, but sometimes we need to spend the time learning over weeks and months, not just hours and days. This episode features Alexander Salas of eLearning Launch to explain why this is.