Trainer Tools

Aug 21 2024 98 ep. 40 mins 204
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A series of overlong discussions between Learning & Development professionals about L&D stuff - contact via @JohnRTomlinson on Twitter or LinkedIn

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This is The End

Aug 21 2024 2 mins  
Welcome to the final episode of the Trainer Tools Podcast - not much happens, I just say goodbye and avoid the temptation to end on a song!

Reshaping Learning and Development with Artificial Intelligence: Insights from an Industry Expert

May 06 2024 44 mins  
(I didn't write this, it was the AI function on the podcast platform ... see what you think): In this enlightening (hmm, that's a bit much - JT) episode of the Trainer Tools podcast, explore the far-reaching influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in learning and development mechanisms. Our distinguished (I'd never use the word "distinguished" - JT) guest, David Ly from cutting-e

Evaluation: measuring the impact

Mar 22 2024 30 mins  
In this episode John Tomlinson discusses a favourite topic with Omer Glass: learning evaluation (no, seriously, it is a favourite topic ...). It's easy to evaluate at the reaction level with a happy sheet, but how do we answer the so-what question? That was great training, but so what? What difference did it make? That challenge is one of the most interesting parts of L&D! Omer

Finding Your Voice: tips to improve the impact of your voice

Dec 05 2023 53 mins  
In this episode John Tomlinson speaks to Robert Kirby of People People about the role of the voice in our personal impact, not just in the training room, but more generally how we can train ourselves to improve how we come across with authority and influence. Rob is Director of People, People, which provides workshops, courses and coaching using the ‘People, People Way’. It com

Stop focussing on content, focus on problems!

Apr 22 2023 40 mins  
In this podcast John Tomlinson talks to David James of 360Learning about how we need to align out digital learning strategies to fixing real problems quickly, rather than building up cumbersome libraries of generic content. It's more fun that I just made it sound, I promise. David James is Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning (formerly at Looop) and has been a People Developmen

Transforming Communication in Organisations

Jan 15 2023 58 mins  
Heather Hansen focuses on helping organisations communicate better, and helping individuals at work get their voices heard. Her book Unmuted talks through her holistic process of building confidence, capability and connection - not just ticking some training boxes. In this episode John Tomlinson talks to her about how she makes this work. Heather Hansen helps multinational companie

The medical profession: the best example of a learning culture and continuous development?

Nov 15 2022 46 mins  
I've always though that hospitals are the best example we have of a good learning organisation, and the medical profession the best example of continuous professional development, so I was keen to chat to someone who understood this field better than I did (my medical training is entirely made up of watching Grey's Anatomy) - and so I was grateful to have the opportunity to have a

What can we learn from the movies about deep learning experiences

Jun 13 2022 43 mins  
In this episode John Tomlinson talks with Kushal Bose about his remarkable career and how he's used his engineering and film making background to create deep learning experiences in organisations. Kushal Bose is the CEO of teledec.com and learning & development facilitator for corporate clients. He helps companies reduce costs and improve bottom line through the art of storytelling

Top Five Mistakes by a Learning and Development Professional

Mar 20 2022 28 mins  
We all make mistakes, and when we're forced to suddenly start working entirely online after a lifetime of facilitating training in training rooms, we might make a lot more of them! No problem, mistakes are learning opportunities, and so in this podcast John Tomlinson talks to Caroline Black about five mistakes she's made since the Covid pandemic and moving her learning and developm

Leadership training in the virtual world

Jan 06 2022 47 mins  
In this episode, John Tomlinson talks to Mary Brunton about her experience of bringing leadership training into the virtual world as the pandemic took hold and face-to-face training was stopped. In this conversation, Mary and John share their experiences and discuss how imposter syndrome has increased with the new ways of working. Mary L Brunton MA (Hons) CIPD has been working inte