ifyouaskbetty

Listen in to this amazing conversation with two powerhouse ladies all about diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging.  Katie Ryan and Marta bring amazing perspectives and first-hand knowledge about the current fight against racial injustice.  We also cover what is our role as L&D professionals in the midst of this unrest.  Tell a friend to listen to this one! 

Networking is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you are gonna get!  Listen in to my hilarious conversation with Cara North as we talk about networking and namedropping.  Cara shares her experiences and offers great insight into the power of networking and when and where it is ok to drop a name.  We also drop ALOT of names like Jeff Batt, Dan Hirt, Mike Peacock, Mike Tay...

Listen in as Jonathan Hill shares his 10 tips to BOOST creativity!  Jonathan is an AMAZING elearning designer and recently completed 52 weeks of Articulate's Elearning Heroes Challenges - in a row!  We also talk about Wallace & Grommet, putting the fun back into FUNctional, and oh that accent!!!!  Check out the 10 tips for Boosting Creativity blog at engagebraintrain.com/blog.

Listen in as I chat with Alissa Weiher about a day in the life of a learning leader.  We cover lots of other topics too like our 20-year relationship, general nostalgia, Bill & Ted, 90210, Fred Savage, the Princess Bride - oh, and Alissa gives some AMAZING advice for those with their eye on the Director role!  

Listen in as I chat with Alex Ryan about how to scope a project.  We also dive into the perfectionist trap, timeboxing, dealing with SMEs, "don't be that guy", and "it's not our job".  

Listen in as I chat with Egle Vinauskaite about why you should try NEW things in your career.  We chronicle her amazing career changes and the awesome projects she has gotten to be a part of through the years.  We also hit on topics like hard and soft skills training in Virtual Reality, lessons learned about neuroscience, writing as an ID or LXD, corporate vs. startups and the time she w...

Listen in as I chat with Nick Fennell about the role of L&D in employee engagement!  Great conversation about what our job is when it comes to engagement, where we learn about it and what to do right now to start making a difference at your organization.  

Listen in as I chat with Alan Natachu about his BIG LEAP from higher education into corporate L&D!  Hear all about what he misses about higher education, loves about corporate L&D, and his best advice to those who are looking to make a similar leap!

Listen in as I chat with Paul Sevcik about serenity and stress management!  Learn about what serenity is, what stress management is and how they connect. We ALL need serenity - LIKE NOW! Get some practical advice on how to find your serenity here!

Listen in as I chat with Alex Salas about breaking out of the elearning compliance deliver mode!  We discuss the Click Next mentality and how to deliver compliance in a new and innovative way.  

Listen in as I chat with Bianca Woods again (I KNOW!) about the use of visual design to reduce cognitive load.  We also have a great time talking about our graphic design experiences, Pinterest, ifyouaskbetty on Tik Tok, and fish cannons (wait what?).  

Listen in as I chat with Jeff and Jami Downs about STREAKING😲!  (Not THAT kinda streaking!)  I mean the book Streaking: The Simple Practice of Conscious, Consistent Actions That Create Life-Changing Results.  We also revisit my running days, and "that time I ran a marathon".  If this episode doesn't get you motivated to go out and get streaking - nothing will!   Find the...

Wondering how they pulled off the amazing Learnapalooza 2020 Virtual conference?!? I found out ALL THE SECRETS!!  Listen in as I chat with Darren Nerland and Erin Peterschick to learn about how Learnapalooza all began and what they had to do to PIVOT in 2020.  

Listen in as I chat with Ken Hubbell about the industrial learning lifecycle, talent support tools, pedagogy, andragogy, and more!  Ken talks about why we should not be afraid of intelligent augmentation, how innovation is a team sport, and learn all about the jar of opportunities.  

Listen in as I chat with Lee LeFever about intellectual property, copyright, and turning your creativity into a business!  Lee brings insight through the origin story of Common Craft, and how he built it to fit his lifestyle. Get a FREE chapter of Lee LeFever's book - Big Enough: Building a Business that Scales with Your Lifestyle  - at https://leelefever.com/ .  

Listen in as I chat with author Angie Tuglus about the critical qualities needed for business transformation.  Angie is an expert in large scale business transformation and has deep knowledge, understanding, and high respect for the learning and development folks that are part of the changes.    

Listen in as I chat with Adam Hall of Nervanix about his innovative and amazing new way to measure learner attention and engagement!  This technology will BLOW YOUR MIND🤯!  This quick listen will have you telling all your friends about this cool measurement technique!!  For more information check out https://www.nervanix.com/.  

Listen in as I chat with Joel Silverstone about  Influence, Improv and the X files!  We talk about influence vs manipulation, positive vs negative influence, acting techniques, an encounter with a celebrity and we do some improv!!

Listen in as I chat with Debbie Richards about Mentoring in L&D!  We chat about why mentoring is so important, what to look for in a mentor and PEZ dispensers (why not🤷🏼‍♀️)!!

Listen in as I chat with Jesse Harris about making work FUN! Jesse shares great insight on Sir Richard Branson, adding whimsy to your learning solutions and we even talk about Office Space!   

Listen in as I chat with Josh Cavalier about Video Strategies in L&D! Josh shares amazing insight and experiences about the effective use of video in learning solutions - and why you should just hit record RIGHT NOW!

Listen in as I chat with Mike Simmons about why everyone needs a coach! Mike shares great insight on how to be a good coach and what NOT to do as a coach!

Listen in as I chat with Rance Greene about Instructional Story Design! Rance shares his amazingly simple way to create and weave story into every learning solution - even compliance!

Listen in as I chat with Keith Keating about his list of the top 5 (out of 15) evolutions of learning !  If you have ever heard Keith speak, you know this will be a great listen!  

Listen in as I chat with Alex Colcernian about automated, individualized just-in-time learning!  We talk about the value of drip learning, sustainment, boosts - whatever word you use to describe it!  AND a really great product called Q-Know that makes it so EASY!!