The Training Design Podcast

Sheridan chats with Jackie Clifford from Clarity in the episode on Learning Journeys

Jackie has been in and out of organisations, all my all her career. She has had a variety of roles, working in th…

Sheridan chats with Susanna Simmons of productive IT in this episode.

They discuss the topic of Systems Training and the many different ways that it can be approached and how they feel it is not alwa…

In this episode, Sheridan chats with Liz Needham about Peer Learning.

Liz has been a coach, and a training facilitator and worked 1-2-1 with businesses, she brings all her skills together to help oth…

In this episode Sheridan chats with Michelle Potthurst about Training Needs Analysis.

Michelle supports small businesses with L&D functions and has a real interest in Training Needs Analysis. 

A stro…

In this episode Sheridan chats with Jennifer about eLearning and how it can be incorporated into blended learning.

Jennifer started using eLearning well before the rest of the L&D Community and befo…

Whilst Terry has been busy creating games-based learning, Sheridan has been building a learning community for L&D professionals. In this episode, she discusses her learning from this journey, how a c…

In this episode, Terry lifts the lid on taking a games-based approach to learning design, sharing tips from his own development journey as he moves away from traditional training design and into crea…

Everybody in L&D knows that evaluation is important. But not enough of it gets done, and what does get done isn't always as effective as it could be. What can we as training designers do about that? …

Design Thinking is a concept that's gained a lot of currency, but much of it outside L&D. How does it compare to design models often used in training design? What can it teach us for designing traini…

You've got your content together. But how do you structure it so that there's flow, and to maximise engagement and learning? It can be difficult to wrestle everything into place and decide how to cov…

Trainers and Training Designers can be forgiven for the temptation to use tried-and-trusted activities and types of activity. But if the aim is to maximise engagement and learning, and meet the learn…

After our season-opening double-header on Virtual Training, we wanted to take a look at another hot topic: Online, non-live training. With less face-to-face learning, both are receiving a boost. But …

Actors can produce powerful learning experiences, live and virtually, and offer something very different to other training methods. But how do we design sessions that make the best possible use of ac…

With worldwide events since March 2020 causing major changes in the world of L&D, virtual training is receiving a massive boost in usage. Previously face-to-face workshops and topics are being run ov…

With worldwide events since March 2020 causing major changes in the world of L&D, virtual training is receiving a massive boost in usage. Previously face-to-face workshops and topics are being run ov…

Humans are storytelling animals, and most learners respond better to stories than to theoretical material without a story. But how do we incorporate story in learning design, especially given how per…

Designing for remote and mobile workers presents a whole new set of challenges to learning designers. In this episode we take on those challenges and come up with some practical ways to optimise lear…

Gamification is not about turning everything into a points contest, and it's not just for e-learning. So what is it for? We take a close look at some practical ways learning designers can use the pri…

You can make your training session as all-singing, all dancing as you like: if it doesn't result in any change back at work or in life, it's a failure. In this episode we discuss how to maximise tran…

PowerPoint. It gets a lot of hate; it gets a lot of use. In this episode, we discuss when we should stop using it or use it less, and what to replace it with, and how to get the best out of it when w…