TLDCast Podcast

Steph is a learning and development professional and pommy (that’s a Brit living in Australia for the uninitiated) based in Melbourne. After starting life as an accountant she realized she enjoyed developing others more than deciphering technical accounting standards. Cue career pivot and for the last nine years she has worked in learning and development in a large professional services organization. Steph runs her own business, using her experience in learning, leadership development and executive coaching to develop courses to help businesses develop and professionals become more confident, productive and effective leaders. She also hosts the ‘Future Leaders Collective’; a meetup in Melbourne for emerging leaders across industries to come together and learn, collaborate and hear from other successful Professionals. When she’s not creating and curating killer content, you’ll find her in the pilates studio, in the kitchen, on a plane or hiding somewhere with a podcast, book or a great Spotify playlist.

Brent is back in the host seat and just in time for a special guest Ross Kerr of NAMI online learning. He has a rich history in the public school system and training creation for non-profits ranging from project management to emergency response. Ross’s history Non-profit training world Dealing with social issues in training xAPI cohort and application Inspiration in training creation Roles in L&D Tools of the trade Work life balance Reflective learning process

Toddi Norum is our guest host today and we have two great guests. Both guests have years of experience in the voice over industry. We have Tom Dheere and James Romick join us in the video window and share their background in the VO world and where this talent fits into the L&D world. Tom and James’s history Getting into the VO industry Skillsets for different genres Cutting up audio vs. recording multiple times VO is a skill Tips for amateurs Get out of your own way Q&A round

Today we welcomed back the always amazing Connie Malamed to TLDCast. This was a fantastic episode on using Design Thinking in L&D. We also talked about the importance of looking outside of our own industry for ideas, systems, and processes that might benefit the learners we impact. If you’re at all interested in implementing Design Thinking into your instructional design strategies, this is an excellent episode that will offer some an nice overview and some helpful tips to get started.

Video Friday coincided with Star Wars day, so we dedicated it to the pop culture movie by having our first ever themed TLDC. We are joined by Andrew Townsend, eLearning Video Evangelist with eLearning Brothers. He talks about storytelling with video and how that ties into video creation for L&D using the sci-fi genre as an idea engine. Andrew’s background Sci-fi, video, and relation to film Choices in story Training that isn’t ‘training’ Storyboard to video Q&A Session

For the 300th episode of TLDCast, we have special guest Myra Roldan in the window today to talk about applying the Alexa idea to your training. It was an interesting day of geeking out on the idea and Myra did a great job of removing the fear of using and hacking this technology for training use. Alexa described Voice User Interface Amazon Alexa skills Interaction tech Q&A Session

Today we have special guest John C. Abrahamson who is an Adult and Children’s fiction author and Director of HR Technology for Spectrum. He has recently lead multiple learning and performance integrations and implementations and he shares his insight to the world of L&D with some real world solution examples. John’s history Harmonizing business charters Combining two companies worth of material Struggles with multiple departments Managing the LMS behind the scenes LCMS benefits Q&A lightning round

Special guest Barry Kayton, CEO and co-founder of Cognician drops in to talk digital coaching with Brent. There were a lot of good questions in the Q&A section and Brent guided the discussion around those questions in digging into Barry’s knowledge in the L&D field. Barry’s background Generative learning Rule of equity Reflection applied to challenges Asking questions Personalized learning Benefits of technology and the risks

Scott McCormick, formerly of Float Mobile, joins Brent for a great conversation on emerging technologies. Scott has seen a lot of transitions with technologies and sees that focusing on the user has NOT changed over the decades. Scott helps companies overcome the challenges of new technologies. 1) Introduction to Scott McCormick and his background in L&D 2) Emerging technologies and user experiences 3) The importance of user experience in corporate training 4) Augmented Reality projects and user cases in progress today 5) Jobs being impacted by new technologies 6) Convincing stakeholders to embrace emerging technologies 7) AI, virtual assistance, and Alexa

Gabrielle Bayme joined #TLDCast for a conversation about transitioning from instructional designer to learning experience design. Gabrielle brings a unique perspective to this topic starting her career in theater and then moving into training. She shares some great stories and perspective on her transition to Learning Experience Designer as she continues through the transition. 1) Introduction to Gabrielle Bayme and her origin story 2) Making the transition to Learning experience designer 3) How can we create better experiences 4) How to get leadership to embrace the change to learning experience designer 5) Future of work predictions 6) Improv in learning experience design 7) L&D Pet Peeves?