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Dear Training Designer’s Club: What should I do if I don’t have time to do a proper learning needs analysis?

March 18, 2023TDC BlogDear TDC, learning needs analysis, LNA, TNA, training design, Training needs analysisadmin

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.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How do you actually start designing a training workshop?

March 2, 2023TDC BlogDear TDC, training designadmin

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.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How do do I make sure my training has impact and transfers to the workplace?

January 24, 2023TDC Blogactivities, Dear TDC, training design, training exercisesadmin

Ten practical tips to help you to design training that transfers to the workplace and makes a difference in performance.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How do you decide what activities to include in your training and where?

November 27, 2022TDC Blogactivities, Dear TDC, training design, training exercisesadmin

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.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How should I Design an Induction Training Programme?

October 30, 2022TDC BlogDear TDC, Induction, Onboarding, training designadmin

t’s vital that we get induction training right to help a new starter to become a productive and valued member of the team as quickly as possible.

A great induction programme doesn’t need to be high-tech, but it DOES need to be employee-centric. This video highlights some of the key elements of an effective induction programme.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How can I make training bespoke for each person when I’ve got a mixed group?

October 25, 2022TDC BlogBespoke Activities, Bespoke Training, Dear TDC, training designadmin

We know that the more bespoke training is, the more likely it is to be applied, so here’s how you can do that when you have a mixed group in your training session.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How can I train managers who don’t think they need training?

October 25, 2022TDC BlogDear TDC, Manager training, training designadmin

What do you do when you’re asked to design and deliver training for front line staff, or first-line managers and know that THEIR managers need the training too (but to suggest that would be insulting)? – Train them by stealth of course! Here’s how you can do it.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: What’s the best way to structure a Management Development Programme?

October 25, 2022TDC BlogDear TDC, leadership programmes, management development, training designadmin

What’s the best way to put together a management development programme? Well, that depends on the circumstances! Here are two ways that you can create a management development programme that works

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How should I use Case Studies in Training?

October 25, 2022TDC BlogCase Studies, Dear TDC, training designadmin

Case studies are an incredibly powerful and versatile tool to use in training courses . But they need to be designed carefully and facilitated thoughtfully.
Here are 3 ways that you can facilitate them to maximise learning.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How can I avoid the post-lunch slump in a training course?

October 25, 2022TDC BlogDear TDC, Engagement, training designadmin

How do you design a training session that keeps engagement high, especially after lunch? Here are 10 things that you can incorporate into the design of the workshop to make sure that doesn’t happen.

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Dear Training Designer’s Club: How can I cut down a 1-day training workshop to a bite-size session?

October 25, 2022TDC BlogDear TDC, training designadmin

Increasingly learning and development professionals rare being asked to deliver the same value in half the time (or less) Whilst we can’t perform miracles, Here are 5 tips to help you to design a shorter training session and retain most of the content covered in a full-day workshop, AND keep it engaging

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