The Visual Lounge

Customer education is a must-have for a lot of businesses these days, especially software companies. But reading thick manuals and wordy passages of jargon is no one’s idea of a good time. 

So what’s …

What if we had to rebuild L&D from scratch? What could we do differently?

There have been rumblings in the L&D world that roles are gradually going to be replaced by AI. While we don’t predict an L&D …

The internet’s relationship with visuals and video has been a rocky ship over the past few years, constantly pivoting and evolving. And most creators are either playing catch up or are stuck playing …

Need to create an e-learning presentation but don’t have an eye for good visuals? This episode is for you! 

We revisit a great past episode with Diane Elkins, instructional design pro and owner of Art…

It’s time to ditch the lectures. The secret to creating powerful learning content that people actually pay attention to and use in their daily lives is all about action. 

Dr. Karl Kapp introduces us t…

How do some people just seem to command attention the moment they walk into a room? They’ve nailed their personal brand.

Dr. Dustin York, who's worked with everyone from the Obama campaign to Nike, br…

What if all that time you spent learning Python on YouTube or mastering Photoshop through online tutorials could actually count toward formal education credits?

For this episode, we’re at the U.S. Dis…

What makes you click away immediately from a video vs. stay glued to the screen? Maybe it’s overwhelming background music or cursor movements that make you feel seasick.

We’ve all seen videos that don…

Learning and development isn’t just up to the folks in the L&D department anymore. In this episode, we hear how modern workplace communication and learning extend to the wider organization, thanks to…

Want to know the secrets of the L&D content pros?

Become an even better visual designer today with these simple, quick tips for improving your approach to creating content. We hear from three visual d…

We like to ask anyone who joins The Visual Lounge, what’s your one take you want to give our audience? It’s an open-ended question so we always get a good variety of unique answers and love hearing t…

Is video always the best way to teach something? Video has transformed the world of workplace learning and still makes up a huge part of it today. Just about any workplace, big or small, can create t…

In just a few short years, AI usage has boomed in the content creation world. Not just that, it’s also changed a LOT, and in ways many of us never predicted.

In this episode, Matt Pierce takes us bac…

Have you ever felt a little out of your depth when making an extra complex or brand new video type? Maybe AI could help.

Host Matt Pierce shares his experience as someone used to creating training co…

What’s really holding your learners back from absorbing the information they need? We’ve all been through training at some point that’s either confusing or too broad, or perhaps the kind that puts yo…

You have just five seconds. So hook ‘em in, keep them watching, and make those seconds count.

Starting with a clear hook isn’t just for YouTubers looking to make it big. Even if you’re creating instru…

Here’s a secret… most people aren’t naturals on camera.

For many, it can be daunting and can even hold us back from trying to make videos in the first place. But if you’re running training or making …

What do you need to know about the L&D space in 2025?

The L&D Global Sentiment Survey is now in its 12th year and records the trends, attitudes, top challenges, and priorities in the L&D space. This …

Can using AI in visual design ever be truly creative? This week’s guest would go one step further and call AI the “future of creativity.”

Mike Parkinson, Principal of 24 Hour Company and Owner of Bill…

A while back, we sat down with Edie Clarke, Virtual Video Producer and Editor and YouTube Strategist, to talk about why simpler is often better when it comes to video creation. And guess what? That a…