TD Magazine Article
Member Benefit
Trainer Tools
Content
The Trainer Tools podcast was born when John Tomlinson set out to share training tips and effective tools.
The Trainer Tools podcast was born when John Tomlinson set out to share training tips and effective tools.
Fri Jan 31 2020
Content
John Tomlinson set out to develop a podcast that focused on sharing training tips and effective tools for L&D professionals. But he found the conversations taking a deep dive into other topics. From there, the Trainer Tools podcast was born.
John Tomlinson set out to develop a podcast that focused on sharing training tips and effective tools for L&D professionals. But he found the conversations taking a deep dive into other topics. From there, the Trainer Tools podcast was born.
Content
Each month, Tomlinson interviews an experienced L&D professional, and together they delve into a topic of relevance to those in organizational learning and change. For example, in the "Following Their Path, Not Yours" episode, Tomlinson and psychologist Nadja Petranovskaja discuss the training room. Petranovskaja argues that online learning should be treated as a supplement to classroom learning. She also strongly emphasizes the value of classroom facilitation, particularly when the trainer lets learners guide the session.
Each month, Tomlinson interviews an experienced L&D professional, and together they delve into a topic of relevance to those in organizational learning and change. For example, in the "Following Their Path, Not Yours" episode, Tomlinson and psychologist Nadja Petranovskaja discuss the training room. Petranovskaja argues that online learning should be treated as a supplement to classroom learning. She also strongly emphasizes the value of classroom facilitation, particularly when the trainer lets learners guide the session.
Content
In her view, overplanning a presentation will be to your detriment. Rather, you must know your topic and which ways your audience may steer the discussion. Facilitators should be there to teach learners what they don't know and leave them with what she has coined as "shiny eyes"—that is motivation and confidence.
In her view, overplanning a presentation will be to your detriment. Rather, you must know your topic and which ways your audience may steer the discussion. Facilitators should be there to teach learners what they don't know and leave them with what she has coined as "shiny eyes"—that is motivation and confidence.
