Some in-person events are meant to only be conducted live…right? Bob gets us to discuss this common belief to understand if an online experience could be equivalent to an in-person event. We do this by analyzing two popular fitness brands – one that focuses on the ‘at home’ model, and another that focuses on the in-person, community feel. We hope that you can play along at home and hopefully able to facilitate the same activity with your colleagues. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

Matt Pierce, Learning and Video Ambassador at TechSmith Corporation, joins the show to talk about the ins-and-outs of storytelling with video. Including how you get started, audio quality, personality, and how to engage your audience. A great discussion for anyone new or experienced in this space. Plus, Matt secretly throws in a possible RIP term that we should no longer use when creating video. What that is…well I can’t tell you until you listen! TECH SMITH ACADEMY Be sure to check out Tech Smith Academy for plenty of tutorials and tips on getting started with video https://academy.techsmith.com/. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

The Learning Geeks are joined by special guest Elliott Masie, Learning Host and Curator for the Masie Center, and Allison Horn, Global Lead for Talent at Accenture, to discuss how we can pivot in the moment when our best laid plans in our learning programs are quickly disrupted. We discuss the appropriate design mindset, how to embrace the design opportunity in virtual learning, emotional relevancy, practical tips, and much more. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

The Geeks are live at the #ATD Techknowledge Conference in San Jose, CA. They were joined with special guest Dr. Britt Andreatta, CEO and President of 7th Mind Inc. and author of several books including her latest, Wired to Grow 2.0. Britt shares her extensive research into how the brain learns and discusses the importance of learning from failure, avoiding learned helplessness, impact on learning with change fatigue, and much more. Britt closes the show by sharing his "RIP" topic - which is something in the learning world she believes should be put to rest. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

The Learning Geeks are back for 2020 and recording LIVE at the ATD Techknowledge Conference and joined by special guest Karl Kapp. Karl is an Instructional Technology Professor at Bloomsburg University who is widely known as a learning game design guru in our field. The Geeks and Karl discuss games for learning, types of gameplay, lessons we can learn from game designers, and much more. Karl closes the show by sharing his "RIP" topic - which is something in the learning world he believes should be put to rest. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

Join the Learning Geeks as they continue their end-of-year tradition reflecting back and looking forward. Bob, Dana, and Jake share their lessons learned as learning professionals from 2019. Dana explains why 2020 continues to be a great time to be in the learning profession. The guys then conclude the show (and year) by sharing their goals in 2020 and how they plan to continue to grow and contribute to the learning field. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

This special edition of the Learning Geeks - Star Wars Aftershow comes heels of the Skywalker Saga coming to a close and Baby Yoda rising to fame. The Geeks discuss their favorite episodes of Mando so far and reflect on the emotion and excitement of watching the final movie of the 9 episode saga. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

Allison Horn, Global Lead of Learning & Development at Accenture, joins the show again to talk about a topic near and dear to our hearts – how we learn and how we can be better learners. Allison and the Geeks discuss techniques to learn better, learning as a skill, common challenges, our role as a better learner, our favorite resources that helps us learn better, and much more. CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

This special edition of the Learning Geeks - Star Wars Aftershow, comes live from Jake's Basement immediately following the debut of The Mandalorian. The Geeks discuss non-spoiler reactions first, and then transition to a spoiler-filled discussion on all surprises, our intrigue, and the fun in the premiere. And yes, we were able to somehow weave a little learning discussion within our chat! CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

The Geeks are recording live at Learning 2019 in Orlando, Florida in front of a “studio audience”. In Segment 1 of their show, the Geeks welcome special guest Elliott Masie to discuss Storytelling in Learning and why it’s one of Elliott’s top trends in learning. RESOURCES You can learn more about Elliott at https://masie.com/ CONNECT WITH US If you have any feedback or want to join in on the conversation, connect with us via LinkedIN, Twitter (@bobbyhollywood), or email our show at learninggeekspod@gmail.com. DISCLAIMER All thoughts and views are of our own. AUDIO CREDIT "Seagulls Stop it Now" by Bad Lip Reading. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading