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Why It’s Essential To Create And Not Just Consume

We consume a vast amount of information through multiple channels on a daily basis that give us ideas, motivation and support in problem solving.

Access to information is an amazing ability but have you thought about giving back and helping others like yourself too? The humans mind is built to solve problems and face challenges.

Make sure you’re creating too, feed that thirst to build and create something, anything to put out into the world.

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Daily Thoughts

Know your audience

Being a storyteller is an important component to expressing your ideas and gaining support.

Develop the skill of building an engaging narrative to bring your audience on a journey and most importantly, identify how to communicate with different audiences.

In developing your communications and engagement plans, you must know the audience you’re speaking with. How do they digest information? Do they respond better to simple language or a bit more detail? Are they visual or prefer a more intimate style?

Success in getting audiences to buy into your ideas is by knowing them, knowing how to engage and tell your story in a way they understand.

Anything less is selling yourself and them short.

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L&D Tools Learning Strategy

How to Measure L&D Success: Don’t Do That, Do This

Is your Learning and Development team missing out on the opportunity to understand the impact of learning? 

If you’re not embracing the use of data then the answer is Yes.

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L&D Tools

5 lessons I’ve learnt in the world of L&D

I’ve been very lucky to be part of not only digital revolutions for learning, but also supporting in shaping new learning cultures in large and complex environments. It’s been beautiful, dramatic, challenging and ever so rewarding, but if I was to sit down with a newbie to the industry and give them my top 5 insights right now, this would be it.

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L&D Tools Learning Strategy

How To Build Communities That Will Skyrocket Your Brand

Do you want to start a cult with me?

Don’t worry it’s not going to be one of those posts.

One of the biggest challenges many face in today’s crowded market is communicating how great a product, service or piece of content is to an audience.

Actually getting those individuals to use said service or engage with your resources can be just as troublesome.