Growing our L&D practice in response to COVID
COVID has brought many changes to our lives and as L&D professionals, one change close to home is…
3 steps to handle tough questions from your audience
What is the one thing you dread when leading a workshop, presenting a pitch or wrapping up a…
3 ways to add play to your learning design
When you think of the idea of play in learning, which images or feelings does it bring up…
Return to the Workplace – 3 Great Ways You Can Support it
Are you and your senior leadership feeling more optimistic about a return to the workplace? If trends continue…
7 tips to improve your public speaking with Toastmasters
I always say that if you want to ‘stand out’, you have to ‘stand up’. What does that…
4 kinds of questions to ask your client before you design a training
What do you want from a successful training program? There are preliminary questions you need to ask before…
4 steps to designing inclusive training
The training that we create as learning practitioners is missing an important mark. On the whole, such learning…
How to make the jump to virtual facilitation
Almost a year ago, in March 2020, I was still very much in denial. “No, my clients aren’t cancelling…
How to be visible to your clients when working remotely
As a former CNN anchor and correspondent, I spent years developing my skills for writing and delivering stories…
5 reasons to use Miro in your next facilitation session
There is no doubt about it. How we’ve learned to facilitate workshops and run training sessions has drastically…
Why you must focus on income generating activities
When you are running your own business on your own, you end up doing marketing, planning. scheduling, emailing…
Why you need to control expenses, fast
You cost money This one is important. You cost your business money. Your business pays you a salary.…
Make the training coordinator’s life easy. It’s worth it.
Create a working relationship Imagine for a moment that you are one of many facilitators working with a…
Show your passion as a facilitator, every time
Passion is the magic ingredient If you are a leadership facilitator and you love what you do, your…