TLDCast Podcast

Jeff Long of onlinecoursecoach.com joined us for Video Friday and shared his insight to the video world and how it relates to training. The discussion warped around using social media to share training, making training exciting, and the ins-and-outs of video in general. History FB Live for training Sharing mechanism for training Making training exciting This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

TLDChat was thrilled to welcome BACK to the show, Adam Weisblatt. Adam has 20 years experience in all aspects of workplace learning and a proven track record of implementing global enterprise-wide projects. In this episode, we also learned about Adam’s background as an artist. Creative musings is not a new topic for TLDChat, but it’s always great to learn more about our guests and community. Topic...

We are back to the Rings of Focus, the projects ring, in particular. We have special guest Ajay Parngarkar to help us get a deep dive into how training fits into the ‘business’ side of a business. He touched on the separation of the two and bringing those two together. He offered some insight and practices and the text chat responded in kind. How Ajay got here Where does training fit into the busi...

No tricks today, just an ID treat. Today TLDChat welcomed chat regular Jeroen Breman in the boxes. Jeroen is a Learning Development Consultant at Northwest Lineman College in Meridian, Idaho. His specialties include L&D, management training, leadership development, adult education, online learning, web-based learning, instructional design, (online) facilitation, (online) coaching. Topics discu...

The British invasion replaces Video Friday for this week. We had a great panel with Jo Cook guiding Bethany Taylor and Marco Faccini through a great conversation. It was a great back and forth on open source resources and some practical applications from the real world. Introductions Software creation: open source vs. proprietary creation Open source examples Talent track example Learning Now TV T...

We were joined by Kim Lindsey from Cinecraft. We started off with her amazing winding story of how she got into the world of L&D. The rest of the day was spent talking about working with clients and how that affects your working process. Great discussions in the text chat, so be sure to scroll up through and catch up while you are enjoying the playback! Entering the L&D field Aggregation a...

We were joined by Anna Rose Leach today with a conversation on what it is like just getting into the field today. We wound through the community aspect and how the connections make a difference in this industry. The key word ‘connection’ kept popping up throughout the video and the text chat, so make sure you scroll up if you're watching the playback to follow the line of discussion. Entering the...

Today TLDChat welcomed Tricia Ransom of Guardian Analytics. Tricia has a robust career in learning development and has worked in many different parts of the world. Tricia started her career in L&D in technical writing as a subcontractor before moving to PwC. She also attended TLDC16 and shares her vibrant personality in this session. Topics discussed: Tricia’s background The power of people an...

An excellent discussion with special guest Brandon Carson, Director of Design and Development for the Learning Department at The Home Depot. Brandon discussed the culture of The Home Depot, and how technology is helping it become one of the premiere retail destinations in the world. Imagine the complexity of this environment and the kind of training employees require to properly service customers....

This episode brought Bethany Taylor on to discuss a blog she wrote on the TDLC site on ‘What is the Impostor Phenomenon?’ We also had Kristin Anthony in a window to talk about this idea and expand upon the blog written by Bethany. The background on Impostor Phenomenon Statistics on this feeling Deeper dive on how we feel about this idea Practical applications Phenomenon leading to challenges This...

A fantastic video Friday with special guest with Steve Haskin and Sam Rogers as they discuss the Online Learning Conference and all things video. They discussed pre and post production tools and tips and the logistics of 360 video, among other things.. Online Learning Conference Video solving problems Defining ‘video’ Production toys 360 video in the L&D field Round trip editing Recording audi...

We had David Charney and Nejc Zorga Dulmin of the eLearning Guys podcast in the boxes. It was a great day of conversation around podcasting basics and how it relates to training, Storyline, and scope creep. Podcasting basics Hurdles to keep up podcasting Podcasting Tech Why use Storyline? Scope creep This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Matt Meuleners talks about mentors with the group. After the introductions, Brent jumped right into the questions and the discussion went from who needs mentors to how mentoring looks at all levels in a company. Who needs a mentor? Coach vs. Mentor Selecting a mentor HiPos Confusing manager with mentor Mentor/Mentee relationships Mentor best practices This podcast is powered by ZenCa...

Today we had a special guest, Rob Rogers of Medutopia. Rob talked about his transformation from just being a doctor in the medical filed to becoming a medical train the trainer. It was a very interesting trip through a unique world with a great guide. Medical field training Social media as a training tool Disclaimers Train the trainer Medical industry Choosing trainers Teaching without slides This...

Video Friday gets the band back together with Sam Rogers and Matt Pierce joining Brent in the chat windows. Video ruled the day, just as the name entails, but we visited some of the broader areas, including using in-house talent, the connection to the marketing department, and relating old video formats to ideas in video creation. Connections to marketing Thought leaders Creating in house video wi...

Today’s TLDChat guest was the amazing Kristin Anthony. Kristin has worked in many sectors of instructional design: higher ed, corporate, and freelancing. Kristin is an admin for the Instructional Design sub-Reddit and the host of the podcast Dear Instructional Designer. Kristin is a prolific experimenter and in this episode, she provides a lot of real world examples that have helped shape her work...

Special guest Zsolt Olah helps us understand the world of gamified learning. The discussion started with the differences between gamification and game thinking and led to a good look at all the aspects of gamified learning from creation to acceptance. Gamification vs. Game Thinking Content and Goals Blogging and Podcasting History of Gamification Motivation This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Diane Senffner, CEO and President of Cine Learning Productions brought her unique insight to Video Friday with Brent and Sam sharing the host duties. The chat started with an overview of her company and how they approach video and then touched on some areas of video creation from video to audio to scripts. Review Cine Learning Productions Voice work Must have video tools Importance o...

With special guest Patti Shank in the box, we explored the question of how to get into the field of L&D, tips on working with clients, and even some insight to self-publishing. There were great questions in the Q&A and the chat was full of great conversation related to the video chat. Be sure to scroll up and read along with the video. How and why we got into the L&D field Skillsets fo...

Today’s conversation kicked off with Anthony Altieri sharing some information about the American Red Cross and how folks can get involved in helping victims of Hurricane Harvey. He emphasized that it’s not just about donations, but you can get involved with your time and go to Houston and help rebuild IT infrastructure. Anthony wrapped up by challenging everyone to get involved in some way, even i...

Matt Pierce joined the video boxes to talk with Sam Rogers, guest host, and special guest Jonathan Halls on Video Friday. It was a flurry of conversation topics that ranged from scripting and story writing, relating course creation to music, and 360 video with AR/VR. We even had a member of chat, Greg Nagy, brought into the screen to share some insight on 360 and Unity. Be sure to scroll up throug...

Sam Rogers was our guest host for Thursday’s TLDChat where we led a fascinating conversation with DePaul’s Joshua Lund. Josh has about 20 years of experience in technology and music and has a dual role of being a professor teaching a course called “The Beatles and the Creative Process” and is also a senior instructional designer. Josh’s passion for both came through clearly in the conversation and...

We had a great start to our Member Challenge discussion series. Tom explained his current training situation and let the group triage with solutions and direction. Tom is tasked with implementing an LMS in a company with a large amount of PDF and video based training in an open source LMS platform. The time is short and the project is immense. The team pulled together with great advice in a number...

With the eclipse on the books today, we stepped away from the excitement to have a chat with Andrew Hughes of Designing Digitally. We started with a discussion on one of Designing Digitally’s VR games coming to Steam, then Andy turned the train by throwing out a question. He asked if we shared our PowerPoints that we obtained from conference presentations with other people in the office. It spurre...

It was an episode full of video talk, links in the chat, and a special guest, Joe Fameli from the Tested.com site. We weaved in and out of the logistics of creating ‘long form’ video, software to use when editing, and the hardware to use and how to set it up. Make sure to scroll up through the chat to see some of the great questions the team asked of Joey. Challenges with 1 Hour TV Episode Constru...