TLDCast Podcast

In this episode, meet Nick Floro. Learning Architect, CEO, Guildmaster, and more – Nick Floro amazes everyone with his eLearning expertise & industry knowledge --- which he’s been freely sharing the last 20+ years online and at live events. Get to know Nick a little better in this interview and find him at nickfloro.com .

In this episode, meet Rubina Halwani. Rubina is an Instructional Designer, Curriculum Developer, Career Development Specialist and more. She's about as passionate an instructional designer as you'll find out there, and an occasional host on TLDC. You can find more of her TLDC episodes here: https://www.thetldc.com/playlist/rubina

This is episode 3 of Joseph Suarez's Job Seeker Series where he discusses Resumes and Portfolios. Joseph goes into resume do's and dont's, what he's found to be the best formats for sharing your resume, cover letter effectiveness and more. He also gets into the value of portfolios and shares his own portfolio as an example.

This is episode 2 of Joseph Suarez's Job Seeker Series where he discusses Searching and Applying for Learning and Development Jobs. He talks about where to look, the importance of networking and making professional connections, and why documenting and tracking everything you're doing is a valuable resource. Give it a listen.

This episode was a really fun TLDCast! We hosted Jo Cook for a live Q&A - meaning the entire discussion was Q&A. And it was focused on what Jo is an expert at, Live Online Learning. Here are some of the questions Jo answered: What are the "must have" tools needed for successful online training? What is the best way to measure the effectiveness of your online training? What do you love best...

In this episode, Joseph Suarez is starting a new four part series chronicling his recent layoff and journey forward finding another job. Along the way, he's going to be sharing resources and knowledge in hopes the challenges he's facing can be helpful for others out there looking for work - and there are a lot of you. This episode --- and this series --- is not just appropriate for folks that are...

To survive and thrive in today's workplace, organizations need to adapt to quick change. And there may be no better way to do that than to promote a lifelong learning culture. But whose responsibility in the organization is that? L&D? Does it depend on who owns the L&D function in the organization? Or is it something you either have or you don't? This episode discusses that and lots more a...

Jenny is an L&D Leader and is relentless about personal and team growth. She's passionate about her profession and fits the profile of the corporate trainer that can do a little bit of everything. This was a fun conversation and I think you'll enjoy getting to know Jenny better. You can also find out more about Jenny at www.jennyrhill.com.

In this first Accessibility Playlist episode, we spoke to Susan Nabonne Beck Susan Nabonne Beck who discussed Storyline 360 alt-text do's and don’ts, what the screen reader actually reads, and button states. After listening to this episode, you'll think more deeply about how important this topic is. Lots of questions from chat, so lost of great information in this playlist episode.

We're putting Community first in this new series of episodes from TLDC. With conferences cancelled and events rescheduled or reorganized as online events, how do we go about continuing to connect with L&D professionals in meaningful ways? We'll here's a start. This is a new series called Community Showcase, and we're featuring TLDC Members and Supporters in short interviews that will help YOU...

We're putting Community first in this new series of episodes from TLDC. With conferences cancelled and events rescheduled or reorganized as online events, how do we go about continuing to connect with L&D professionals in meaningful ways? We'll here's a start. This is a new series called Community Showcase, and we're featuring TLDC Members and Supporters in short interviews that will help YOU...

Welcome to another Training, Learning, and Development Community podcast episode. Thanks for tuning in. In case you're wondering if you're in the right place, this podcast is for folks that are involved in corporate training, instructional technology, workplace training --- basically anyone in the world of L&D or Learning and Development. This episode is part of a new series we're doing on Com...

Welcome to another Training, Learning, and Development Community podcast episode. Thanks for tuning in. In case you're wondering if you're in the right place, this podcast is for folks that are involved in corporate training, instructional technology, workplace training --- basically anyone in the world of L&D or Learning and Development. This episode is part of a new series we're doing on Com...

So it's with a great deal of interest that I look ahead and analyze what the conference agenda looks like for 2020. And beyond. In this episode, I'm joined by Alex Salas and Rubina Halwani as we talk about the upcoming schedule, as well as our personal perspectives on how we're approaching the disruption covid-19 has placed on L&D industry events. Are we looking forward to going to any confere...

It may be that you're having to reassess your current role as an L&D Professional due to circumstances related to the pandemic and the disruption it's inflicting on the world --- especially the workplace. And although Cara North had planned this discussion months ago, it's one of the more important and relevant topics we can talk about today. In this episode, Cara explores L&D job descript...

Things have changed. Our daily lives have been completely disrupted by the effects the corona virus has had on our world. And in most cases, our jobs have changed. So this Community Discussion was focused on answering that: How has your job changed? There was lots of activity in this episode as the group answered sixteen questions about their current work lives. Those questions ranged from how you...

Last year, a new conference was introduced to L&D, and it was nothing like any other industry event. It's called Step Away, a learning experience focused on creativity, play, and game design. And in this episode, we had the creators of the event, Kevin Thorn, Karl Kapp, and Deborah Thomas, join us to talk about Step Away, why they built it, what it's about, and the plans for this year. To me,...

There is a common thread in all of the Storytelling Playlist episodes in this series, and that is that storytelling creates connection. And this episode with guest Bridget Brown helps make it even clearer. Bridget talks about the how the power of story manifests when you tell on yourself. Telling on yourself does a number of things: it can help others identify with you and help place them closer t...

In this Storytelling Playlist episode, our guest is Sarah Ann Houghton - a comedian, actress, and instructional designer based out of New York City. This is a really interesting episode in that Sarah presents the topic, comedy, just the way an instructional designer would, which is not a typical way of looking at comedy, but oh so familiar and well thought out. The title of the presentation is Com...

It was no surprise when Jonathan Hill was invited to discuss his storytelling strategies, he opted to discuss The Hero's Journey, an archetypal analysis chronicled by renown mythologist, Joseph Campbell. This is Jonathan's "go to" story template, which involves using a hero who goes on an adventure, learns a lesson, wins a victory with newfound knowledge, and then returns home transformed. Using t...

In this Storytelling Playlist episode, Christy Tucker shared an excellent presentation titled "Go Beyond Boring: Creating Scenario-Based Learning that Engages Participants". Christy discussed how to hook your learners using story and scenario based learning - and why it works. She also shared things to consider when you create your narrative, including what not to do. Christy has an excellent blog...

This is the first episode of The Storytelling Playlist, a new series focused on how you can use story and narratives to enhance your instructional design. Our first guest is Rance Greene from needastory.com. Rance is a Senior Performance Consultant in the healthcare industry, and a current ATD Chapter President in the Dallas area. Rance has a background in acting, dance, theater, and songwriting -...

In our final episode of the Certificates and Certifications Playlist, we talked with Matt Pierce, Techsmith Learning and Video Ambassador. Matt leads the Techsmith Academy, and is also the lead for their Camtasia certification. Matt is always an excellent guest, and in listening to this episode, you'll understand that it's not just about having a certification to display on your resume or LinkedIn...

Perhaps the most prestigious certification for L&D has changed: the CPLP is now the CPTD. And we have the perfect guest, StyleLearn a.k.a. Alex Salas, to discuss the change and what it means for you.

Robert Penn is the CEO of SmartBuilder, an eLearning authoring tool that has been helping power L&D teams for over twenty years. We’re talking to Robert about his perspective as a vendor in this industry, what he’s learned about eLearning over the last two decades, and even show some examples of why his tool, SmartBuilder, has had such lasting power.