Motivating yourself to design training
How do you motivate yourself to design training in detail? here are some practical tips to help you to stay focused on this crucial part of training design
Handling Unrealistic Expectations in Learning and Development: A Practical Guide for L&D Professionals
When learning and development professionals are expected to single-handedly transform the performance of a business and everyone in it, what should you do to manage expectations and retain your reputation?
What can straw teach us about training design?
Old fashioned materials like straw are still relevant today. So don't dismiss 'old' training content too quickly when designing training
Make training engaging
How to make training and learning programmes engaging without resorting to gimmicks
The Training Design Festival June 2023
A full day event for busy L&D practitioners to learn, collaborate, be inspired and get stuff done!
Technology in Training Design
There is so much tech available to learning designers and training professionals, how do you know what's out there and choose what to use? Start by discovering what your peers find useful.
Dear Training Designer's Club: What should I do if I don't have time to do a proper learning needs analysis?
We all know how important it is to conduct a learning needs analysis before beginning training design. But conducting that analysis can take a long time, and sometimes timescales simply don't allow it.
There are still lots of useful things you can do - that don't take a lot of time - that will help you to get it mostly right, most of the time. In this video I explain what they are.
Dear Training Designer's Club: How do you actually start designing a training workshop?
We all know that including activities in training encourages engagement and makes learning easier. but how do you decide what type of exercise to include when?
In this video I outline some of the things that you need to consider to make the right choices and include appropriate exercises that will enhance your training workshop.
Using AI in Learning and Development
What artificial intelligence can do for learning and development, and what it can't.
Dear Training Designer's Club: How do do I make sure my training has impact and transfers to the workplace?
Ten practical tips to help you to design training that transfers to the workplace and makes a difference in performance.