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In this episode, we explore the subtle (and not-so-subtle)differences between teaching, training, and facilitation—and why they matter more than you might think. From accidental facilitators to seasoned pros, our guests share honest reflections, practical approaches, and cautionary talesabout what makes learning stick. We dive into the skills that set great facilitators apart, the common mistakes that derail engagement and impact, and why designing for learning transfer is non-negotiable. Whether you're delivering in person or online, this is a conversation packed with insight,energy, and plenty of reminders that good delivery is about more than just good slides.Links from the podcast:Will Thalheimer's research paper “Does eLearning Work?”SOFest – School of Facilitation learning festival in June 2025Kirsty's SOFest blogsHR Unconference from Fiona McBrideFacilitation Shindigs from Julie DrybroughThanks to TechSmith for providing Camtasia and Audiate for editingGuestsKirsty LewisColin SmithMelanie MartinelliErica FarmerTina SethAndy McConvilleJo CookIf you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook.
This episode uses artificial intelligence dive into neuroscience for learning, to look back at a Training Journal magazine and update it with current articles. Links include: Notebook LM Neuroscience and the learning brain: Is there a better way? Using neuroscience in learning Training Journal magazine January 2018 Thanks to TechSmith for providing Camtasia and Audiate for editing. Get involved in discussing this episode, especially it's AI creation, on LinkedIn. We want to know what you think, good and bad! If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This episode authors reflect on what they shared in their A Week In The Life Of series, links to their articles below: A week in the life of: The Editor of Training Journal A week in the life of: The CEO of a learning business community and Learning Network board member A week in the life of: A Leadership Development Manager A week in the life of: A Learning Community Manager A week in the life of: The Editor of Learning News Speakers include: Kim Ellis Rob Clarke Sheridan Webb Andy McConville If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
Speakers include: Ercia Farmer Mark Brooks OBE Susan Poppola Jenny Muhlwa Helen Marshall Links from the podcast content: Flexjobs AI gender gap report Text to speech from Elevenlabs International Men's Day Survey: Investigating gender equity in L&D If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important stories. This podcast references items you can read more about in this Newsflash article: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-2-october-lots-of-stress-and-overwhelm-fears-about-skills-and-digital-timeout If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important stories. This podcast references items you can read more about in this Newsflash article: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-4-september-intelligent-managers-work-related-stress-and-job-hopping If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important stories. This podcast references items you can read more about in this Newsflash article: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-21-august-switching-off-diversity-dive-in-cybersecurity-report-an-ai-investments This article is mentioned: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/features/how-is-ai-affecting-employee-learning-and-development/ If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important stories. This podcast references items you can read more about in this Newsflash article: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-14-august-ai-framework-memory-formation-and-increased-demand-for-employee-support These two podcasts are mentioned: Artificial intelligence in L&D - episode 313 AI and L&D: enhancing human capability - episode 314 If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important stories. This podcast references items you can read more about in this Newsflash article: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-31-july-high-temperatures-ai-boom-threatened-fertility-challenges-at-work-and-fiverr-is-now-a-freelance-hiring-platform This is the book mentioned, Code Dependent: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Code-Dependent-Living-Shortlisted-Non-Fiction/dp/1529097320/ If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
In this episode, experts from the Learning and Development field discuss navigating disruption caused by AI, societal changes, and evolving learner behaviours. Key insights include leveraging disruption for innovation, the importance of accessibility in DEI efforts, and the shift towards meeting learners on modern platforms. Emphasising a purpose-driven approach, the episode provides actionable advice for leaders and trainers to harness change effectively. Speakers include: Laura Overton Niki Hobson Donald H Taylor Susi Miller Jeremy Snape Steve Wheeler Jane Bozarth If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important points! This podcast references stories you can read more about in this Newsflash article: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-17-july-ai-productivity-killers-disability-inclusion-event-and-more If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important points! This podcast references stories you can read more about in this Newsflash article: https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-10-july-workload-increase-skills-development-paradox-sustainability-and-more If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This is the News Insight, where Editor Jo Cook looks at the newsflash and highlights important points! This is referring to Newsflash 2nd July 2024 https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/news/tj-newsflash-3-july-freelance-network-university-not-good-enough-hr-companies-that-dont-get-recommended-and-of-course-more If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
This episode gathers insights from L&D leaders on AI's transformative role in education and training. It explores AI literacy, the evaluation of tools, and the ethical use of technology, emphasizing AI as both a tool and teammate. The discussion underscores the importance of human insight in leveraging AI to enhance learning outcomes. Speakers include: Trish Uhl Paul Westlake Cathy Hoy Ginette Tessier Erica Farmer Stella Collins Liz Naylor Emma Weber Matthew Borg Binnaz Cubukcu Viddhi Devani Stella Lee Bob Mosher Lior Locher Links from the discussion: Editor's blog - don't rush to trust ChatGPT If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
The TJ podcast has a host of L&D experts talk through the Artificial Intelligence in workplace learning, including about digital adoption, impact on our L&D jobs and the opportunity of productivity growth. Speakers include: Paul Westlake Cathy Hoy Ginette Tessier Erica Farmer Stella Collins Liz Naylor Emma Weber Matthew Borg Binnaz Cubukcu Trish Uhl Links from the discussion: Pace of Change - Futrcolab Study from MIT Yolanda Gil, director of AI and data science initiatives at USC comment John Maynard Keynes 1930 paper AI market size - Grand View Research Bill Gates blog If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
The TJ podcast has a host of L&D experts talk through the challenges, leadership and practitioner focus for workplace learning. Speakers include: Andrew Jacobs Daniel Taylor David Perring Gaëlle Watson Jon Kennard Paul Westlake Sue Stockdale Susi Miller Tom Brown Cathy Hoy Ginette Tessier Links from the discussion: CIPD report L&D: New challenges, new approaches Future of Jobs Report from the World Economic ForumTJ article Spotlight on critical reflection by Mary HolmesIf you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter.
The re-launched TJ podcast has a host of L&D experts talk through predictions and hopes for workplace learning in 2024. We talk about AI, hybrid work, organisational effectiveness, accessibility and more. Speakers include: Andrew Jacobs Daniel Taylor David Perring Gaëlle Watson Jon Kennard Paul Matthews Paul Westlake Stella Collins Sue Stockdale Susi Miller Tina Seth Tom Brown Cathy Hoy Ginette Tessier If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the Editor Jo Cook. If you want to keep up with everything Training Journal, subscribe to our newsletter. Episode 311
Joanne Lockwood believes that the world isn't just black and white but rather a multitude of perspectives that all have value and by taking a narrow view of our world we miss so much. In this interview she tells of her own identity journey to become a transgender woman, the reconciliation of family to this change, her new business and why diversity and inclusion is vital to organisations, communities, and families and why we must all be advocates of those seeking to ‘belong'. To contact Joanne and find out more about what she does visit her LinkedIn page or follow on Twitter @jo_lockwood1965 If you have something new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ's podcasts. Contact the editor Debbie Carter
Looking to the future: what does 2022 hold for organisations, their leaders and people? Questions under discussion: What do these changes mean to organisations and their people and how are we changing the way we manage people and processes as a result? What skills will we need in this need 21st century workplace and how do we ensure people are engaged in a fast-paced learning journey as skills are likely to continue to change at speed? What role will technology play in this new environment and how confident are L&D professionals in meeting these new demands for skills and managing a range of complex learning tools? Speakers Amy Smyth is head of Head of Right Management's Centre of Excellence in EMEA and market vice president for European Sales. @RightUpdates Jennifer C Loftus is a founding partner of, and national director for, the New York City-based Astron Solutions. @AstronSolutions Host Jo Cook has been part of the TJ Podcasts since their inception. Jo is founder and director of Lightbulb Moment. @LightbulbJo
After a bit of a break the TJ Podcast is back! With a new format, this month we discuss mentoring with Rashim Mogha from Skillsoft, Jenn Labin from MentorcliQ, and Ady Howes from Digital Skills people - the fabulous Jo Cook is your host
Co-host Jo Cook turns the tables on Jon to look at his tenure of TJ since becoming editor back in 2017.
Here it is, friends. Have a listen as we very briefly wrap up four years of great audio content. (I'm hoping my replacement will carry it on)
He's back! Paul Matthews makes a return to the TJ podcast interview series to discuss his newest interest: learning workflows. For technical reasons too boring to explain there's no intro from Jon, but the conversation with Paul is as good as ever.
Jon chats to the founder of the Extraordinary Training Company, Jane Rennie, about Scotland, resilience, hospitality, train the trainer and much much more. Find out more about her here.
Kate, Jo and Jon discuss innovation myths, acquisitions, languishing, the 2040 office and more. Andrew Jacobs joins to talk about his podcast, 'Women talking about learning'. It's the last regular podcast with these three presenters! Don't miss out. Links: Cornerstone OnDemand enters definitive agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Languishing: The new idiom in wellbeing We need to change how we teach innovation What will a day in the life of an office worker look like in the future?
Jon talks to employment lawyer Hannah Ford about furlough, workplace tensions and the way to keep a disparate workforce together. Find out more about Hannah here.
Jon talks to CEO of Doodle Renato Profico about careers in tech, research into workplace meetings and more. Find out more about Renato here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profico
Why has a man set up a podcast for women talking about learning? Andrew Jacobs is here to tell us. It's a great chat so give it a listen, and subscribe to Andrew's excellent podcast here.
The final part: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he concludes his conversation with Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In the final episode they talk vanity metrics, triangulation, analytics tips and much more.
Alison Jones from Practical Inspiration Publishing talks all things business book-related. Best practice, writer's block, self publishing, crazy book challenges and more. Find out more about her work here: https://practicalinspiration.com/ and that great microphone she's using is here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KQPGRRE
Jon, Jo and Kate chew the fat over some great content, a sprinkling of acquisitions news and a future personnel change at TJ. Vitality's Judy Parfitt discusses their recent report into hybrid working in partnership with the RSA. Links: Capita and Filtered EY and Lane4 Go1 goes Unicorn Let's talk about feedback Lessons from the pandemic: Never waste a good crisis! Introducing the changemaker: The next-gen leader of the new work ecosystem
Part two of a three-part special: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he carries on his conversation with Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In episode two they talk death by Zoom, the false dichotomy of going back to face to face or not, positive learning design and more.
Jon talks to Steve Knapp of Plan.Grow.Do about skills for modern selling. They talk trends, strategy, future-proofing ideas and more. Get more info about Plan Grow Do here.
Vitality Chief People Officer Judy Parfitt joins Jon to look at the findings from the Healthy Hybrid Working report, an insight collaboration between her company and the RSA. You can download the report here.
A three-part special: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he chats to Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In episode one they discuss social learning, collaborative learning, 70:20:10, the effects of the pandemic and much much more.
Jon talks to Amanda Simpson from SVC Solutions about mentoring, leadership, management and a whole lot more. Find out more about Amanda here.
Jon and Phil Friedman, CEO of CGS, look at the state of AR in 2021. What's new, what's better and how companies are using it. Find out a bit more about Phil here: https://www.cgsinc.com/en/people/phil-friedman
Jon talks to Noorie Sazen from Saffron Interactive about their work on resilience and mental wellbeing with Transport for London. It's a project that started a few yearas back but is more important than ever. Tune in. Read about some of Noorie's work and writing for Saffron here: https://saffroninteractive.com/author/noorie-sazen/ And you can find the TfL work here.
Jon talks to sleep and stress expert Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan, about, well, just that. If you're reading this late at night, go to bed would you? Find out more about Nerina's vital work here: http://www.drnerinamuses.com/
Jon talks to Joanne Lockwood, CEO of See Change Happen, a practice providing equality, diversity and inclusion services to businesses. Find out more about Jo and her work here: https://seechangehappen.co.uk/about-us/
Jon and Kate talk new jobs and M&As, and then Jo joins to discuss some of our content from the month: social anxiety, side hustles and bullying are all on the agenda. Joanna Rawbone of Flourishing introverts is our guest. More about her here: https://www.flourishingintroverts.com/about-me Content: Bullies and bad behaviour: Three things I wish I'd known 10 years ago The last laugh: Are we able to function socially when we get back together? What happens if an employee sets up a side hustle?
Jon chats to Jo Rawbone, founder of Flourishing Introverts, about, well, being an introvert, and how talent management and teamwork can get the best out of different personality types. Find out more about Jo and her work here: https://www.flourishingintroverts.com/
Jon chats to Chris Hadfield about the idea of the film crew model; taking the principles of a film or TV set and applying them to team dynamics in business. Sound interesting? Have a listen. More about Chris and his business here: https://www.strevas.com/
Jon talks to Career Masterclass CEO Bukola Adisa about the need for more BAME women in the workplace, how you can take control of your career and why she's hopeful for the future. Find out about Bukola's business here.
Jon talks to Joel DiGirolamo of the ICF about all things coaching: science, skills, communication, accreditation, you name it. Find out more about Joel and his work here.
Jon, Jo and Kate discuss all things L&D, podcast, new job, and digital skills-related while Dr Curt Friedel swings by to talk to us about problem solving and team work. Jon clearly got some new sound effects for his birthday too. Humour him. Links: Kate's big news Our big news #TJtalks: Stephanie Davies on using comedy in business The four-day week - a step too far? How to improve mental health by connecting well with nature Digital skills shortage: growing concern in UK
Jon talks to Virginia Tech's Dr. Curt Friedel about problem solving and why a team of diverse thinkers sometimes isn't the way forward. Find out more about Curt and his work here: https://kaicentre.com/dr-curt-friedel/
Peak Indicators Technical Director Tony Heljula talks to Jon about where HR meets data science, and why that's important. Find out more about Tony and his work here: https://www.peakindicators.com/
Jon talks to Personio CEO Hanno Renner about role models, leading teams through tough times and more. Read more about Hanno and his business here.
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