Train Like You Listen

It's been more than 19 months since we all jumped into virtual training, but that doesn't mean we don't have a lot of things we can clean up in our design and delivery. Virtual training expert Cindy Huggett offered some thoughts in this 20-minute conversation.

Is it possible that the things that can make you good on a personal relationship level can also help you to excel in the work world? "Seduction Expert" Amber De Vos offers some thoughts on the similarities between your love life and your work life. Endurance Learning is a full-service training development partner, specializing in elearning, instructor-led training, and train-the-trainer programs....

"YouTubers" come in all shapes and sizes. The most successful ones with the largest followings produce video content (that doesn't have to be high quality) that is targeted to meet a specific need. L&D professionals have some things to learn from successful YouTubers.

Have you ever wished you could have more time in your day to develop better, creative, more engaging and effective training programs? Today's podcast with Megan Torrance doesn't magically give you more time, but she does talk about some key ways to save time and avoid time suckers during your next training project.

Emphasize strong visuals, ruthlessly limit your text and find ways to tap into the emotions of your learners. Danielle Wallace goes into more depth on these three lessons that she's taken from the advertising industry and applied to her work in L&D.

Think you have what it takes to go out on your own as a freelancer or consultant in the L&D space? Elaine Biech, who has been doing just that for over 40 years, has some advice for you. Since 2015, our team of expert instructional designers and developers has been consulting with organizations around the globe to help them design and deliver real impact through their training programs. Enduran...

A periodic table can help organize elements in various categories, and can offer some ideas about how to combine those elements to create bigger, more useful things. Did you know there's not one, but two periodic tables that learning professionals can use to help design training programs?

Is there someone you can turn to, outside of your organization, with whom you can bounce training ideas or debate the best way to engage your learners? I'd say having "training friends" outside of your organization isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. Give this week's podcast a listen to hear more.

Too often, on-the-job training is a euphemism for "welcome to your new job, now figure it out as you go!" Paul Smith has been leading training programs for years and offers some insights on how to structure on-the-job training programs to be effective and supportive. Endurance Learning is a full-service training development partner that helps companies determine how best to implement a range of tr...

Perhaps you just returned from ATD ICE. Perhaps you or someone on your team recently attended a virtual conference or a webinar. Today's podcast goes into detail on how you can spread the learning and new insights beyond just the person who attended a conference, webinar or other professional development session.

Augmented reality can be a shiny object that some have tried to use in training simply to use the technology, but it can also be used with profound results. This is just one example of a "radioactive" element that can be used in training programs, and in this podcast I'll talk briefly about a variety of these elements.

Darlene Brady Christopher has been working hard to make sure SMEs at the World Bank can be as effective as possible when they present. One major ingredient has been a community of practice.

Why would someone compile an annual list of the top 200 tools that learning professionals use? And what does someone learn from doing that for the past 14 years? Jane Hart has been doing this and shared some of the trends and most surprising discoveries from compiling such a list.

There are two big cliches in the world of L&D: "We need a seat at the table" and "We can't just be order takers". Those are merely platitudes unless we have actions to back them up. Brandon Carson offers some thoughts on actions we should be taking. Endurance Learning is a full-service training development partner, specializing in elearning, instructor-led training, and train-the-trainer progr...

Your learners can't apply what they don't remember, so integrating effective learning reinforcement strategies is an extremely important step in your instructional design process.

Using "weirdness" just to be weird in a training may be a turn off. But using "weirdness" as an intentional strategy rooted in the science of how people learn can be a formula for success.

Compliance training doesn't have to solely serve to "check a box". It can be engaging and lead to behavior change if done right. Rance Greene shares some thoughts on how to bring storytelling to boost learner engagement in your compliance training.

There's a lot that training professionals can learn from other industries. Certainly marketing and advertising, brain science and k-12 education. But how often do we look to the U.S. armed services for inspiration on how to do our jobs better?

Are you getting all the data you need to determine the effectiveness of your learning programs? On this week's podcast, Megan Torrance shares some insights on how xAPI can help you collect the right data.

Ok, "highjacked" may be a little extreme. I have a new book coming out tomorrow and it might be a little too unconventional to interview myself. Today, Sophie Oberstein takes the interview chair to ask me about my new book: What's Your Formula? Combine Learning Elements for Impactful Training.

We all want shortcuts in life, but sometimes we need to spend the time learning over weeks and months, not just hours and days. This episode features Alexander Salas of eLearning Launch to explain why this is.

Jon Tota has literally made his living through the "70" part of the 70/20/10 model - by having conversations with other people. Recently, I had a chance to talk with Jon, not just about the value of having conversations, but simply how to have meaningful and productive conversations with others in order to learn.

The most effective sales training in the world doesn't simply rely on a sales model. According to Spencer Wixom, Senior Vice President at Challenger Inc, the ability to listen to training participants trumps both a trainer's sales experience and a training program's instructional design.

What's the difference between training people and training puppies? It turns out, there may be a lot more similarities than differences. In this week's episode, we talk with Baxter & Bella Online Puppy School founder, Amy Jensen, who shares some of the keys to her successful podcasts and virtual training programs.

This is the second part of a conversation with education theory titan Jane Vella. In the previous episode Brian ended with a major cliffhanger, asking Jane if Dialogue Education was ever not an appropriate approach to learning design. In this episode we get her answer to this and several other questions around effective learning design and facilitation. Brian was heavily influenced by Jane Vella a...