Engage the Heart in Training
Great content is only half the story when it comes to designing great training events. We also have to engage people emotionally too! On 17th June 2024, we got together to explore how to do that.
Training Design: The Engine Room of great learning experiences
There’s a reason you need to put three times as much effort into training design as you do delivery – which is perfectly illustrated by the Royal yacht Britannia
Mastering Training Design: Lessons from Cheese-Making
Discover the art of mastering training design through the unexpected lens of cheese-making. In our latest blog, we delve into the parallels between the nuanced craft of creating quality cheese and the complexities of effective training design. Learn how embracing both process and creativity can lead to consistently engaging and impactful training sessions. Whether you’re a seasoned training consultant or new to the field, uncover the secrets to designing training that resonates and achieves results
Taking the Quicker Road: How ChatGPT Upgrades Training Design
Like discovering a sneaky short-cut, ChatGPT can revolutionize your training design process saving you time and enhancing efficiency like never before.
Never work evenings and weekends again!
How combining the latest technology with good training design practice can save you hours and make you thousands!
Competence + Consistency + Confidence = Successful Training
Going back to basics isn’t a sign of failure – it can make a huge difference when you are basically competent but unable to progress; whether that’s in skiing, training design or managing performance.
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?
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!
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.
Dear Training Designer’s Club: How do you decide what activities to include in your training and where?
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.