TLDCast Podcast

Special guest Mike Simmons joins Brent in the window with some real-world insight to growing an eLearning Contracting business. Mike is the Catalyst Sale Co-Founder and Organizational Training Expert and has more than 22 years of consulting, sales and sales leadership under his belt. It was a great conversation in the window and in the chat, so be sure to scroll up through was you listen! Mike’s h...

Guest host Joseph Suarez, eLearning developer and multimedia producer, facilitates an open forum on professional development as an act of working out loud towards his own professional development around impromptu public speaking. Some of the topics discussed included Professional development Public & impromptu speaking Exploring AR/VR feasibility Capturing notes & OCR Entry level video and...

Andrew Hughes and his team from Designing Digitally drops in the windows to share some great practical uses of game design in elearning creation through some great examples and insight from the L&D trenches. Andy’s company is one of the best companies at creating eLearning, Serious Games, Training Simulations, and Mobile Learning in the industry and the team shares some of their techniques wit...

Video Friday brings Michael Kinney to the window with Sam and Brent hosting. Michael is an Award-winning educational broadcaster who’s been making professional video of all kinds for close to 30 years. He shares his knowledge in the field of video and how it connects with the L&D field. Michael’s history Engagement Sharing enthusiasm Low cost tools Content over tech On screen presence Video sk...

Special guest today is Shawn Rosler, People & Development Manager at SEKISUI SPI and Owner/Vice-President of Radius Leaders LLC and an instructional designer and developer of dynamic, interactive, and highly efficient computer and web-based training for over 10 years. He shares his knowledge of microlearning and how trends flow through L&D. Shawn’s history Microlearning Classroom vs. video...

Today we get a special visit from Brain Moon. He does consulting work around discovering expertise through concept mapping. He’s created a cool tool called SERO that let’s instructors use concept mapping as an assessment tool. It’s an amazing step outside the usual multiple choice assessment that we have all have come to know… and sometimes loathe. The tool is in beta testing but available for you...

Today we get a special visit from Kristen Hayden Safdie who is a Learning Technology Specialist with Motivf. She stops in to talk about freelance work and what that means in the L&D field in today’s world. Kristen’s history Poll: % of Project done by self Collective freelancers Multi-talent in L&D The group hobbies Linking outside hobbies to talents in L&D Industry standard tools.

Noted for being responsive, smart, flexible, and hard-working, James Finder values providing innovative solutions to challenging learning and business problems. Using design systems thinking, he partners with clients to zero in on the various stages in the business cycle where problems arise and to develop employee resources and coaching that align to the business objectives. Take a listen to this...

Sam Rogers is co-host today and he and Brent talk with Bronkar Lee, author, coach, and international acclaimed performer and keynote speaker. He brings inspirational speaking ideas and techniques to the window today and shares with the group. Deconstruction before building back up Taking out the ego Hierarchy Bronkar’s history Time to learn Ignited by possibility Intentional video creation Predict...

We are joined by Kati Ryan in the window today. Kati is a professionally trained and engaging public speaker and subject matter expert and brings her years of experience in the L&D field through time at companies like Instacart, Gannett, and LivingSocial. Kati’s history Psychology in L&D Managing IDs Learning culture brand Onboarding Deliverables after goals Social media in the work place...

We welcome Owen Ferguson to the window today. Owen is part of the Learning and Performance Institute and joined GoodPractice in 2006 after years as an L&D consultant. He stops in to talk about data and its relation to L&D. Owen’s history Data in L&D Current data collection examples Elearning popularity Management techniques and tips Relation to ‘school training’ Q&A session

Tim Slade is the Senior eLearning Manager for GoDaddy Learning, as well as a speaker, author, and award-winning eLearning designer. He has spent nearly a decade working to help others elevate their eLearning and visual communications content, and he has been recognized and awarded within the eLearning industry multiple times for his creative and innovative design aesthetics. Tim is a recognized Ar...

Today we take a break from Video Friday and have special guest Kevin Thorn in the window. Kevin is owner of NuggetHead Studioz, a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences. He combines his military and industry experience and talks to the group today about the ever-changing world of L&D. Kevin’s history Managing expectations Character and story L...

Today we have Ann Rollins joining us in the window. Ann is a learning strategist for GP Strategies and has over 25 years experience in the L&D field. She leads learning strategies and innovation for Fortune 100 companies and is a published author. Be sure to scroll up through the text chat while listening back, there were a lot of great side conversations going on as well. Ann’s history Large...

Special guest Marco Faccini drops in with his expertise in the VR field. He is the CEO of PeVRformance Group and a partner in AquinasVR and brings a great history of speaking and influence in the field of L&D. Marco’s history Define VR Instruction Experience Designers Duplicating the real world Emotional link in VR Data from VR Ask a Question

Today we have special guest Clive Shepherd. He brings over 30 years’ experience in many capacities including his expertise (1) as a senior learning and development manager within a large corporation; (2) as co-founder of a multimedia development company providing content development services to major organisations across the world; and (3) as a consultant looking to share my expertise with organis...

Today we have special guest and long-time member of TLDC, Paul Bouffleur. He brings over 17 years’ experience in Project Management and Talent Development to the boxes and shares his expertise in the field of Instructional Design, onboarding, and dealing with remote training. Paul’s history People not tech Distance learning tech VR application Real interaction vs virtual interaction Cut the fluff...

Video Friday brings our usual co-host Sam Rogers to the window. Today he has a guest, Anthony Williams who has a long history in the L&D field from delivering technical training to PC engineers through winning the Digital Learning Transformation award in 2017. Anthony’s history Sharing graphics Video mixing Usability of training Social interaction Focusing training Posting video to the public...

For today’s TLDCast Thursday encore session, guest host Cara North was joined by Melissa Milloway of Amazon.com. In this session, which ended up being similar to a Reddit AMA, Melissa broke down xAPI. Melissa was a past guest on our xAPI playlist and has demonstrated many projects that she has built with xAPI. Melissa’s background The best way to get started with xAPI To code or not to code? Is it...

Today we are joined by Myra Roldan and Ann Rollins in the windows. They are going to discuss the ins and outs of L&D conference prep. They both have years of experience in the L&D field and in the speaking circuit to share with the participants today. Myra and Annie’s history Idea sharing What to talk about Timing your talking Your first presentation Start small Q&A Sponsored by:

Andy Hughes of Designing Digitally drops in the window today to give some real world examples of serious games and virtual environment solutions. Andy is the founder and president of Designing Digitally, Inc, an eLearning developer, and professor at the University of Cincinnati Clermont in the Business, Law, and Technology Department. Process changes Game based learning Jack and Jill Impact on bus...

We have a special guest today. Mark Sheppard joins us in the window to talk about his place in the L&D field. He is a seasoned L&D professional, writer, and speaker. The conversation weaves through transitioning through L&D roles and the steps that carry through each step, along with how corporations accept training. Mark’s history Lesson plans Leadership training K-12 vs corporate Cou...

Megan Torrance and Torrance Learning takes over TLDCast with guest Connie Malamed. Not to be missed!

Christiana Houck leads the Learning Solutions team for Aristocrat Technologies. Christiana is responsible for technical product training for employees and customers. She is a life-long educator, having spent time in higher education, the Financial and Manufacturing sectors, and even K-12. Christiana has a PhD in Training and Performance Improvement, a Masters in Educational Technology, and an unde...

*note: this episode is best viewed in Crowdcast here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/070218 . Lots of screen sharing and it's definitely worth checking out! Monday morning kicks off the week with special guest Chris Straley of Instructional Design Genius. He has 15 years’ experience as a teacher, instructional designer and learning managers and drops in to talk about Project Management as it relates t...