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We're passionate about training, presentations, and communication. We share our ideas twice a week on the Train Like... blog and podcast.

Heather Snyder


    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 161 EPISODES


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    L&D It's Time to Steal from Marketing with Mike Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 17:18 Transcription Available


    Host Brian Washburn chats with learning consultant and author Mike Taylor about his new book, Think Like a Marketer, Train Like an L&D Pro, which he co-authored with Bianca Baumann. Taylor dives into the overlap between marketing and learning & development (L&D), arguing that marketers are far better at capturing attention and sparking behavior change, two areas where L&D often falls short. He shares ways that, with just a shift in mindset, applying marketing principles to training design can create a strikingly more engaging and effective learning experience.

    The Pulse of Learning: The 2025 L&D Global Sentiment Survey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 25:24 Transcription Available


    Donald Taylor's 2025 Learning & Development Global Sentiment Survey reveals AI's explosive impact on workplace learning, but the real story is how professionals are moving from buzz to action—using it for everything from quick content fixes to reshaping skills strategies. Yet, the timeless challenge remains: proving L&D's value. Are we chasing trends or driving results?

    Talent Management & Talent Development in NGO's

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 14:15 Transcription Available


    Whether you are working in an NGO or not, this discussion with Gretchen Regehr from Conservation International will have you thinking more deeply about the role of both talent management and talent development in your organization.I've added some links below to relevant resources including the newest, our Free Learning Objectives Generator!

    Cooking Up Training Activities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 12:39 Transcription Available


    We love cooking up new resources for the L&D field. We get excited when people download them. But we don't often know how they're being used. I had the opportunity to talk to two early childhood leaders, Glenna Gamble and Sharon Norris, and learn about how the integrated Endurance Learning's Activity Cookbook into their early childhood training session. 

    Ep. 155 Training Team from Scratch (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 20:04 Transcription Available


    This is the followup conversation with  Tim Barnosky, Manager of Training and Development for Innovative Solutions about his work building an L&D function from scratch. Check out episode 147 to hear the first part of this conversation.

    Ep. 154 How "Mature" is Your Training Program?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 17:35


    How strategic is your training program? How outcome-oriented, governed or sustainable is it? In today's podcast, Danielle Duran speaks with Brian Washburn about how to objectively measure your training program in those four key areas.www.endurancelearning.comL&D Pro AcademySoapbox - create better training in minutes!

    Ep.153 A Conversation on Inclusive Training Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 19:26


    When participating in a DEI-focused session led by Jolene Jang at a recent conference, Brian Washburn found himself continuously shaking his head. Every time she pointed out another way learning design can be more inclusive, and quite frankly inviting, to all learners, he thought: there's something else I'm not currently doing. Join Endurance Learning's Brian Washburn as he sits down with Jolene Jang to find out more about ways to design more inclusive training programs.www.endurancelearning.comL&D Pro AcademySoapbox - create better training in minutes!

    Ep. 152 Where Sales Enablement Meets L&D

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 13:36


    Natalie Mazzie, an experienced sales enablement professional, discussed the crossover between training and sales enablement. Hear the Top 3 Sales Enablement Lessons for Learning & Development Professionals and more in this conversation with Endurance Learning's Brian Washburn.www.endurancelearning.com

    Ep. 151 Accessibility and Inclusion in Instructor-Led Training (ILT)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 12:40


    Is your ILT designed with accessibility and inclusion in mind? Gwen Navarrete Klapperich wants to make sure you consider accessibility and inclusion in your ILT design, and offers some suggestions on how to do just that.

    Ep. 150 Instructional Design & Escape Room Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 20:02


    If you've ever been to an escape room, you can observe what a group of highly engaged people look like for 60 straight minutes. Is there a way to harness escape room design elements and bring them into the world of corporate training?

    Ep. 149 A Learning & Development Resume that Gets Noticed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 14:11


    When you're applying for an L&D job, how do you best position yourself to get a call from a recruiter or hiring manager? Experienced HR professional, Maria Leggett, offers her insights in today's podcast.

    Ep.148 Pivoting into the World of L&D?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 28:30


    If you're looking to pivot into a role in the corporate training or learning and development space, today's podcast will give you some insights and questions to think about.

    Ep. 147 Building an Internal L&D Team in an Organization (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 15:05


    How do you build an L&D team from scratch? Tim Barnosky of Innovative Solutions is currently in the process of answering that question. Today's podcast revolves around his vision and the challenges he anticipates.

    Ep. 146 Bringing the Constructal Law of Physics into the World of Training and Professional Development

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 14:39


    The constructal law of design and evolution in nature can actually be applied in very concrete ways to the world of learning and professional development to help individuals, teams and organizations flow more efficiently.

    Ep. 145 Turning the tables: When the trainer becomes the pupil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 23:33


    As people who have designed and delivered effective training, Kassy Laborie and Zovig Garboushian know a thing or two about good learning experiences. So what nuggets have they gleaned from a 9-month course that they're both attending, and that all of us should consider when designing our own programs? Today's podcast answers that question.

    Ep. 144 Getting Started with Game Design for Learning, with Karl Kapp

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 30:52


    Karl Kapp has written 8 books, created 11 LinkedIn Learning courses and has an entire YouTube channel devoted to game and game design. Today on the podcast, he spends some time talking about how to bring game elements into learning.

    Ep. 143 Is this the world's most effective role play?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 17:40


    When it comes to your training participants, two of the dirtiest, or perhaps scariest, words you can say during a session may be: role play. In today's podcast, John Crook, Head of Learning at Intersol Global, offers some thoughts on how to make role plays more authentic and robust.

    Ep.142 What can training designers learn from a popular keynote speaker?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 13:31


    What can anyone who designs training learn from the way a keynote speaker designs and refines their presentation? Reknowned keynote speaker, Jessica Kriegel, answers that question and more in today's podcast.

    Ep. 141 What role does training actually play in an employee's development?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 14:34


    If you're involved in developing strategies to help people learn and grow in their roles, today's podcast is for you. Danielle Lopez, a fraud investigator for a major financial services company, shares her insights on what mix of stretch assignments, supportive relationships and formal training helped her to excel.

    Ep.140 How do organizations help employees learn outside of training or elearning?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 16:09


    Building a culture of learning inside your organization doesn't always mean you need to build training sessions or elearning courses. Sherry Metz Johnson offers some thoughts on what a true culture of learning can look like.

    Ep.139 Some thoughts on how to make compliance training more humane

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 12:23


    "If you don't have time to do it the right way, now, then where are you going to find the time to fix is later?" Danielle Duran has been finding ways to make compliance training at her pharma company more effective.

    Ep.138 What do you get when you combine microlearning + AI?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 14:20


    AI is all the rage these days. 7Taps has figured out a way to embed AI into their microlearning platform to make your experience even quicker. It looks like this is the future of AI in learning tools. 7Taps co-founder Kate Udalova shares her insights.

    Ep.137 Perhaps "Grumpy Hours" (as opposed to Happy Hours) can be the key to organizational change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 15:28


    Marci Morford has helped large organizations, such as The Gates Foundation and Salesforce, navigate some large-scale changes. What's her secret?

    Ep. 136 What does 70:20:10 actually look like for a self-directed learner?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 17:00


    If you've been in L&D for any amount of time, you probably have heard of the 70:20:10 framework. But what does it actually look like in action? And what can instructional designers learn from one woman's self-guided learning journey? Today's podcast offers some answers.

    Ep.135 Does HR hold the secret for L&D success?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 12:08


    HR and L&D have a lot of overlapping goals, but they're often run by people with very different backgrounds, and there are even two very different professional associations that support these distinct groups. This podcast briefly explores how HR and L&D can come together to make great things happen.

    Ep.134 Where do HR and L&D intersect?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 13:05


    With two distinct professional associations (SHRM and ATD), the worlds of HR and Learning and Development seem to be separate entities. Deadra Welcome feels there are ways that those two worlds can come together to achieve great things.

    Ep. 133 What is "accessibility" in learning design, and why is it important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 20:31


    What is "accessibility" in learning? Why is it important to design learning for everyone? What are one or two things you might want to be doing differently with your design, today? David Berman has worked in the field a long time, and has some answers.

    Ep. 132 Using xAPI to Collect Data on Learning Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 29:19


    xAPI can be used to collect data in any digital learning experience - from elearning to videos. Today's podcast offers the perspective of both a learning design team AND an end-user of xAPI, all of whom share their thoughts on when to (and perhaps when not to) use xAPI to collect better data in learning experiences.

    Ep. 131 Training and Professional Development is a Social Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 5:44


    It really doesn't matter if you're working for a small nonprofit or the world's largest, most profitable corporation. Our role in learning and development is a social mission because we can truly change lives if we're doing our jobs correctly.

    Ep. 130 Updating Training Materials That Seem Good Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 7:34


    Sometimes we're asked to review and improve a training program that seems perfectly fine as it is. Taking a look at the fundamentals on which the program is built may offer some clues about possible ways to improve something that, on the surface, didn't look like it needed to be touched.

    Ep. 129 Matching Training Media and Delivery Format to Organizational Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 12:00


    If someone just needs to be aware of something, should you make them attend a training? If someone needs to build skills, is there any other way than a training to do that? In today's podcast, I talk about how to match the learning need with the learning design.

    Ep. 128 Setting Bloom's Taxonomy Aside

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 8:03


    Bloom's Taxonomy has been used for decades to help instructional designers think through and develop learning objectives. In today's podcast I offer some thoughts on how instructional designers might want to think through the intent behind their training first.

    Ep.127 Got Training Writer's Block? Maybe the solution is to do nothing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 7:24


    It can be hard to always need to come up with creative ways to present information and engage learners. Sometimes the best thing to do is to do nothing.

    Ep.126 Lessons from TechLearn 2022, with Kristin Torrence and Betty Dannewitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 23:25


    Whether you've been to many conferences or if you're getting ready to head to your first conference, this week's podcast offers some thoughts on how you can get the most out of your conference experience.

    Ep.125 From Teachers to eLearning Designers, with Hannah Radant and Lindsay Garcia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 23:42


    Going from classroom teacher to corporate trainer brings a lot of transferable skills from one role to the next. Going from classroom teacher to elearning designer is a bit more of a transition.

    Ep.124 Advice for Starting Your Own Training Consultancy, with Jason Meucci and Eric Girard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 30:35


    Going out on your own or trying to convert that side hustle into a full time training consultancy can be an exciting idea, but there are definitely some challenges you'll want to think about.

    Ep.123 Quiet Quitting for Training Professionals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 9:54


    Yes, I shamelessly jumped on board the "quiet quitting" bandwagon this week with a podcast around how training professionals can adopt some sort of boundaries when it comes to the work we're asked to do.

    Ep.122 Low-cost, Immediately Applicable Team Development, with the Training Team at Unifi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 22:08


    Training teams are often compared to the cobbler's children who have no shoes (because they're often helping others learn, but rarely take time out for their own learning). In today's podcast we spotlight a team from Unifi that has adopted a book club approach to develop themselves as individuals and as a team.

    Ep.121 My Top 10 Tools for Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 10:05


    Every year Jane Hart conducts a survey of the top tools used for learning, across industries and around the world. Here is my top 10 list as well as a link for you to vote on your top 10 learning tools!

    Ep.120 Effective Training Design Has Layers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 8:42


    Having a series of engaging activities in your training program can be a good thing. The big question, however, is what lies beneath those engaging activities?

    Ep.119 Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Gordon Schmidt & Sy Islam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 29:47


    Of all the Marvel characters, who was the best leader? How did Thanos actually get people to follow him? And what transferable lessons from Marvel might you be able to take into your organization? Two authors of the book "Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the MCU" spend some time spelling this all out in this week's podcast.

    Ep.118 Mentoring: What is it and how is it different from coaching?, with Wendy Axelrod

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 16:19


    Is mentoring different than coaching? Is it appropriate for someone to mentor another person who is older or more experienced? Author Wendy Axelrod offers her thoughts on these questions and more!

    Ep 117 Benefits of Getting Involved With Your Local ATD Chapter, with Gwen Navarrete Klapperich and Sarah Schillen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 19:57


    Joining a local ATD chapter can lead to new contacts and relationships, opportunities to grow skills that your current company doesn't offer you and even business opportunities. This week's podcast features the current presidents of two local ATD chapters and their insights on why you might want to get involved with your own local chapter.

    Ep.116 Microlearning Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 33:18


    Did you know there are at least 6 different types of microlearning? In today's podcast, Karl Kapp and Robyn Defelice (authors of Microlearning Short and Sweet) go in depth about what microlearning is and what you should know before you get started.

    Ep.115 L&D Beach Reads: 2022 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 10:37


    This summer, if you're looking for a good book to read, I have one recommendation. And it will probably take you the rest of the summer to read. And then four other fantastic L&D-centered books will hit bookshelves beginning in September. Here are my thoughts on all 5.

    Ep.114 What is "training" for?, with Betty Dannewitz and Kassy LaBorie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 26:35


    Virtual training expert Kassy Laborie and Augmented Reality expert Betty Dannewitz drop by this week's podcast to discuss what "training" is for, and they got into a heated game of training trivia to wrap up the episode.

    Ep.113 Instructional Design for Non-training Professionals, with Guy Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 18:08


    What is "instructional design" and how does one put together effective learning programs? In today's podcast, Guy Wallace boils over 40 years of experience down into a 15 minute conversation about how effective learning can be designed.

    Ep.112 Is it possible to learn from other people via social media? with Lauren Hug

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 12:09


    It's pretty easy to find thought leaders in our field by scrolling through Twitter or LinkedIn. Lately, it seems like people are increasingly wanting to be heard, and doing a lot less hearing. This week's podcast guest, Lauren Hug, has some thoughts about this.

    Ep.111 Have FOMO after seeing everyone's posts about ATD ICE last week?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 11:21


    In this week's podcast, I talk a little about why we should constantly be looking to improve our L&D skillset, and I offer some specific suggestions for how we can do that, especially if we don't have the time or budget to make it to a big industry event.

    Ep.110 What's on the horizon for L&D according to Andrew Scivally

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 22:25


    Over the past couple of years, Andrew Scivally has been a busy man. His company has acquired six other companies and changed their name from eLearning Brothers to ELB Learning. Here are some of his thoughts on the industry...

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