
ATD Accidental Trainer
ATD Accidental Trainer is an ATD podcast featuring bimonthly interviews with industry experts who share stories and tips about how to grow your training career. Hosted by Alexandria Clapp, ATD Accidental Trainer covers trends, strategies, and actionable information for talent development professionals.
Latest episodes

Feb 23, 2022 • 43min
Chris Thorne on Transitioning from the Military to HR and Talent Development
Chris Thorne, retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer and Founder and Owner of Chris Thorne Consulting, joins us to discuss his journey from being in uniform to the field of HR and talent development. Chris Thorne Chris Thorne Consulting Gary Sinise San Diego chapter San Diego Military Council

Feb 9, 2022 • 22min
Tim Slade on How to Showcase Your Skills with a Portfolio
Freelance eLearning Designer and Creator of the eLearning Designer's Academy Tim Slade give us his tips on how to develop and showcase an instructional design portfolio. Tim Slade @sladetim eLearning Designer's Academy

Jan 26, 2022 • 28min
Working on Your Long Game with Dorie Clark
Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal author and one of the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World according to Thinkers50, joins us to discuss the importance of networking, how far out to plan your long game and Dorie's secret long game plan. Dorie Clark Dorie's Assessment The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World, by Dorie Clark

Jan 12, 2022 • 28min
Develop Your Influence with Vivian Blade
Influence, at its core, is all about authenticity and relationship building, says Vivian Blade, president and CEO of Experts in Growth Leadership Consulting. Listen to this episode of the podcast to find out how to develop your power of influence. Vivian Blade Influence in Talent Development (book) Vivian on LinkedIn Be Less Zombie, by Elvin Turner and Richard Johnston Never Split the Difference, by Chris Voss (audio version) Don't Drop the Mic, by T.D. Jakes

Dec 29, 2021 • 22min
Transformation and Customization of Learning in 2021
Host Lisa Spinelli takes a look back at the most common themes for the year of 2021 on The Accidental Trainer podcast, transformation and customization, and what is coming up for 2022.

Dec 15, 2021 • 38min
How to Start an L&D Podcast with Brent Schlenker and Chris van Wingerden
Brent Schlenker and Chris van Wingerden, co-hosts of the popular IDIODC podcast from dominKnow, fill us in on how they started their podcast and provide listeners with valuable insights into starting one of your own. Instructional Designers in Offices Drinking Coffee (IDIODC) podcast dominKnow YouTube IDIODC episodes IDIODC LinkedIn Group

Dec 1, 2021 • 25min
Amir Ghannad on Becoming an Accountable and Transformative Leader
In this episode of The Accidental Trainer podcast, Leadership Coach and Founder of the Ghannad Group Amir Ghannad discusses how intent and demeanor are imperative in leadership development. Amir relays some of the seven hidden saboteurs he outlined in his book to help our listeners become true transformative leaders. The Ghannad Group Amir Ghannad The Transformative Leader

Nov 17, 2021 • 36min
Communication and EQ are the Keys to Being a Great Leader with Eddie Turner
Leadership Consultant and podcast host Eddie Turner focuses on the keys to unlocking your great leadership potential in this episode of the Accidental Trainer. Eddie breaks down the role of an organization in developing their leaders as well as how to stand out as a leader in your organization today and everyday by using your communication and EQ skills. Eddie Turner Keep Leading! podcast 140 Simple Messages to Guide Emerging Leaders

Nov 3, 2021 • 31min
Brian Washburn on his Formula for Impactful Learning
Co-founder and CEO of Endurance Learning Brian Washburn joins us to discuss his book, What's Your Formula? Brian divulges the secrets to mixing up a good learning design and strategy as well as what you should do if you create an explosion. What's Your Formula? Endurance Learning Train Like a Champion (podcast)

Oct 20, 2021 • 44min
The Power of Personalized Learning for Building Future Skills with Kelly Palmer
Kelly Palmer, chief learning and talent officer at Degreed and co-author of the book The Expertise Economy, joins us to talk about the power and importance of customized and personalized learning experiences. We discuss how to gather the data you need to create those experiences, how we're designing our learning and professional lives and much more. Kelly Palmer Degreed Lens 2021 The Expertise Economy