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Creating A Positive Learning Environment

by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Engagement, Presentation Strategies

What are your audience members thinking when they walk into your workshop, talk, or retreat session? Either consciously or subconsciously, a lot of questions are going through their minds… Will this be a good use of my time? Will this be a good use of my money?...

Grabbing Your Attendees With Great Introductions

by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Engagement, Presentation Strategies

Have you ever been to a talk or workshop that started out so sloooooooowwwwwly that all you wanted was for the presenter to get on with it? Introductions that draaaaaagggg on with presenters touting their credentials, bragging about how they made their millions, or...

How to Create Audience Engagement During Your Workshop, Talk, or Retreat Session

by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations, Engagement, Presentation Strategies

It was 2 p.m. on a Monday afternoon. I was planning out a series of emails for my subscriber list and looking for ideas. Then it happened… I came across a video by online course creator Debbie Hodge where she described the differences between creating an online...

When Your Car Needs a Boost

by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations

One morning not too long ago my car battery needed a boost… I was all set to attend a local networking breakfast… I had gotten up early…showered…done all the usual morning stuff… Then got in the car….turned the key in the ignition...

Running A Workshop Is Like Parenting A Child

by ida | Audience Psychology, Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations

As my daughter shared with me during a recent conversation, parenting methods have changed over the years… She is the mother of my 4 delicious grandchildren, and… Her loving approach to parenting is to put herself inside her children’s heads and...

What’s The Single Biggest Problem in Communication?

by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations

This quote from playwright George Bernard Shaw really hits home for presenters… “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” As presenters we often struggle with our wording… Spending hours to find what...
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