TLDCast Podcast

In this episode, we chatted with Kim Lindsey, Senior Learning Experience Designer at Cinecraft. Kim's specialty is writing, so there was lots to discuss about writing for instructional design, and specifically, writing for learners that work on the shop or factory floor. The conversation went in some interesting directions and I'd say the standout comment in chat was from Bridget Manley, who said:...

With almost twenty years experience as an elementary school teacher, Jennifer Neydon decided to make the career change to Instructional Designer. And in this episode, we talk with Jennifer about her experience --- which is straight-forward, practical, and leading to success. What has she done in the past year to make all of this happen? Give this episode a listen to find out.

We started a new series this month to go along with our new event, Transitioning to Learning and Development. This series is called Success Stories: Teacher to Trainer. Each of these episodes is like a testimonial. It's an interview with an L&D professional that has made the journey from teacher to trainer. And our first guest is Devin Torres. Devin has a compelling story. She made the change...

In our latest Intersections in Learning episode, Monique St. Paul talked with IDLance Co-Founder, Andrea McEneaney about the learning intersections she experiences as an ID, learning technologist, recruiter and community builder. Andrea highlights an important consideration for all freelancers: How can you work independently and have a community to fall back on for support as a sounding board? And...

Guest host Cara North brings TLDC a special broadcast to discuss the 2022 State of Learning and Development. Cara covers these five topics: Job market Corporate Higher Ed Freelancing Professional Development This one is definitely a great episode to listen to if you're wanting to get a good overview of our industry in 2022. It's especially relevant if you're currently focusing on your career. It's...

This episode is a quick update on upcoming TLDC activities, covering what'll be happening over the next few months. The first half of the year was a busy one for TLDC, so we're slowing it down a bit for July then coming back strong with a great August event you won't want to miss. Give this one a listen and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Talking with Gabrielle Bayme was like getting injected with a boost of energy. An L&D veteran of over two decades, you can still hear the passion she has for her career and you can't help but admire and get inspired by it. Gabrielle is an actor turned trainer, then instructional designer, and now, CLO. And it's obvious she's still curious and learning; ambitious about getting better at what sh...

Christy J Woods is on a mission to show introverted professionals how to show up authentically as themselves and build real, sustainable professional relationships through inclusive, strengths-based networking and mentoring. And in this episode, we discuss why Christy is on this journey, why it's important for L&D Professionals to network, and how you can evolve your struggle as an introvert i...

It's always great chatting with Dr Parker A Grant, long time L&D veteran and Co-Founder of IDLance. This one was a Member Showcase conversation, so we had an opportunity to talk with Parker about his start in L&D, what his journey for the last 30+ years has been like, and what's ahead. We also chatted about IDLance, his online community that focuses on supporting freelance instructional de...

In this episode, Rubina Halwani joined us to talk about the What, Why, and How of Inclusive Design. It's great to see L&D Professionals putting more and more of an emphasis on inclusive design, and Rubina offers an impressive presentation that will help energize you to do the same. Give this episode a try, it's not long but it's a good one to help you on your way to build more equitable learni...

Erin Chancellor is an instructional designer with a passion for providing learning opportunities to help people better their careers. She dives into needs assessment, analytics, and project management with enthusiasm, and strives to make learning easily accessible to everyone in this digital age. Her most rewarding work comes from a blend of instructional design, marketing, branding, and building...

Cool Tools. This episode was definitely influenced by The eLearning Tools Summit from a couple of weeks ago and all the requests received asking if TLDC was going to do another similar event. We'll definitely be doing another Tool Summit, but also, individual series on community members sharing some of the tools they use in their daily workflows. So in this episode Luis Malbas focuses on the tools...

In this episode, Danielle Kayal joins host Lisa Crockett to talk about Danielle's background in HR and Organizational Development, and how it intersects with L&D. There is some excellent discussion in this one, including talking about career pivots, leadership training, organizational collaboration and lots more. So give this one a listen if you'd like to hear Danielle's multi-faceted view of...

In this episode we had a community discussion where I introduced a new TLDC idea: Open Table Fridays. Open Table Fridays are going to be a regularly held Friday meeting using a virtual platform, specifically, Airmeet. So what's gonna happen during Open Table Fridays? Volunteer hosts discussing topics such as mentorship, freelancing, working out loud --- basically anything relevant to L&D profe...

In this episode, we had a chance to catch up with eLearning Consultant, Danny Ortegon, and talk about e-Learning and Today's Disrupted Workforce. Danny wrote an article about this specific topic and I caught it on Linkedin . And I wanted to bring it to an episode because although it's a topic we've discussed during the more intense days of the pandemic, we're moving into the endemic stage of thing...

In this episode, we had an opportunity to chat with Kristin Torrence, a long time TLDC Member and currently, Head of Learning Engineering at Talespin, an Immersive Learning company. We wanted to catch up with Kristin and discuss something she's been creating and sharing a good amount of content for: XR or Extended Reality. So XR is an umbrella term that covers virtual reality, augmented reality, m...

Our guest for this Member Showcase was a little different than your typical at TLDC. We had Matt Vosmik, Director of Growth Training at Oak Street Health join us. Matt's background is more on the organizational development and performance management side of things, so it was interesting to hear his career journey and how he relates to L&D. He joined TLDC because he's building a team of instruc...

Meica Hatters was our latest Community Showcase guest. Currently splitting her time working in both Higher Ed and Corporate L&D, she's a passionate learning strategist and is someone that would be great in your network. Right off the bat you can tell she's a people person and an educator to the core. Formerly an HR specialist, she's now in L&D and it's obvious that's where she belongs. Giv...

Moe Ash was the guest in this episode of TLDCast and we had a bunch to talk about. Although Moe was here to talk about comics and learning design, he also covered gamification, and storytelling. But more than anything, I was impressed by his sense of creativity and how he uses it to produce effective learning. This episode is longer than our typical because as you'll see, Moe is passionate about d...

Sion Dayson is an American voice actor based in Valencia, Spain. Specializing in eLearning and corporate narration, she has voiced projects for clients including ACUE, Ascend Learning, Blinkist, CHG Healthcare, CloudPay, LG, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Pearson, Western University of Health Sciences, and more. Sion previously worked as a writer and has taught EFL and creative writing i...

We all know feedback is important. But have you ever considered feedback an act of love? That's what our guest Patrick Cootes was here to help us understand. As the cofounder of Mindstone, he’s on a mission to empower organizations to change the way they approach knowledge management and learning. And a big part of that is viewing feedback as an act of love, a way of helping your team improve and...

Jonathan Peters, PhD, is the Chief Motivation Officer at Sententia. He has spent over a decade studying the science and art of motivation and persuasion. As a speaker, he has helped audiences from Melbourne, Australia to Augusta, Maine more effectively communicate with their customers and team-members. With Sententia, he applies his knowledge and experience to make learning more enticing, engaging...

This is definitely one of my favorite episodes of the nearly 800 in our archive. Our guest was Belo Miguel Cipriani of OLEB Media. Belo became blind in 2007. Based in San Francisco, CA, he was formerly a UNIX Administrator and Software Sales professional. After losing his sight, he had to learn how to interface with technology in completely different ways, mostly relying on accessibility features...

Bridget Manley was our latest Member Showcase guest and was an interesting one at that. With a background in teaching and journalism, she found instructional design and hasn't looked back. Now a business owner with her husband, they're both producing L&D services and products for Ascendant Design and Training. It was really interesting to hear how Bridget evolved to this point. She basically d...

With a PhD in Economics, experience as an early YouTube educator, and an L&D stint at NASA, our most recent Community Member Showcase guest, Laura Middlesworth, has some stories to tell. She just embarked on her journey as a freelance instructional designer, and we talked with Laura about her interesting path, and where she's now headed.