Any trainers/consultants here who had success in marketing their service in social media organically?

Most of my clients are coming from word of mouth (about 80%), the rest is from social media, and I want to leverage organic online marketing even more.

Any tips you can offer? I’d be willing to answer some questions about social media too since I’m doing it for a while now.

Thanks!

HI! I am looking for feedback on Carl Parnell's course above (about selling your own training/coaching courses!), Looking at investing in the course based on detailed course information and positive testimonials. However, I am hoping that this forum will provide further feedback on the pros and cons on the course and its delivery.

Hi everyone,

I've been curating resources, tools, guides, and other inspiring finds. Enjoy taking a look at some beautiful and handy resources and experiences.

Do you know of any others that could be part of this selection? Please share!

Hello, I recently switched from being a Consultant to a Training & Curriculum Development Specialist. Accessibility is an interest and value of mine, but also the majority of my work is on projects in the disability field. I've been skimming this sub and see mention of how helpful using engagement tools can be during training sessions. I've seen things like Mentimeter recommended but know that all their features aren't accessible for screen reader users. So, I was wondering if you guys have recommendations of engagement tools that you know are more accessible? I'll obviously look into it further but was hoping to be pointed in the right direction! Thank you!

Hi All, I am looking to understand how are companies training their frontline and bluecollar workers who are spread across geographies. Specifically in industries like manufacturing, logistics and retail. There are compliance requirements, safety aspects, plus onboarding and productivity improvement.

Would love to know if someone is using any technology to solve this and reaching their huge frontline workforce.

Hi everyone!

I've transitioned into a new role at my company, where I am responsible for conducting all onboarding and training for our employees, as well as managing implementation of all new technology. We are a small, construction company with no training program or resources currently in place. I conducted my first onboarding today (4 people), and I left feeling a little deflated.

To provide some context, I would categorize myself as a SME on the majority of our processes and systems rather than a "trainer". I have a great technical knowledge of our procedures, and I love administering structure via technology, process documentation, etc. I built our intranet and talent management system myself (upon my own onboarding, I realized there was no centralized resource "hub"), and I love learning and implementing new tech/solutions (I worked for a large GC prior to this, and was a part of their "innovation" team).

With that said, I understand technical aptitude does not inherently translate into being a good trainer. When working 1-on-1, I feel that I am better able to walk through a process, but I still feel that I am lacking from an engaging "trainer" perspective. Additionally, our employees are more field oriented (construction company), and struggle a lot with basic operation of technology.

Does anyone have experience training in a construction environment and do you have any advice on becoming a better trainer? I am looking into a "Train-the-Trainer" course, but I would love to hear about first hand experience. I want to succeed in this role and ultimately become a better support for my team.

Hey guys Week 5 & 6 are done and already into Week 7, got late because I suffered some digestion issues it's pretty interesting because I had the exact same problem in my last cycle in week 7 ( almost the same time) , nevertheless some key points to discuss :

• 50m sprints have been included with mechanism activated , I felt pretty relaxed and gaining momentum at till the end

• I have been advised to keep the mechanism activated through out the day, atleast walk 3000 steps doing so

• It's weird I have adhesions in and around my ankle even on the ankle bone also alongside the shin bone, explains my poor arch control

• My torso and hips still need a lot of work and can become much more mobile, flexible and better aligned

• Glutes response is there and there's lot more to improve but overall the body is feeling good

That's all for now , see you guys soon

The idea: An e-learning platform where companies can embed training onto their internal portal, kinda like a large widget.

Would this be a big advantage over other software?

I would like to bounce my idea of starting a sales training business off this sub and get your thoughts. I currently make a multiple six figure income in sales and have been in this profession for 15 years. I'm still in sales and have no plans to stop any time soon. Having a passion for sales and techniques my thought is to start a sales training business. My general idea is to target businesses or individuals who are looking to improve their sales approach and teach them to ropes. I believe that targeting small businesses will be more lucrative. However, since I work full time I think it will be easier to book client sessions in the evening if I target individuals. I plan to start this as a part time gig a couple nights a week.

I could teach how to improve productivity, handing objections, sales process, prospecting strategies, activities that need to be performed to get results etc. My main value proposition would be to bring innovative approaches to the table and cater my training to the needs of the business or individual. I would describe myself as a methodical individual who would be able to recommend tangible actions that will lead to success.

My thoughts are the start up costs would be relatively low. What are your thoughts on this business idea? Any suggestions?

How do you guys see AI getting used in the future of cooperate learning and learning and development?

I have been using Session Lab for a training program I'm doing. I used to do my storyboarding in Word, and frankly it sucked But doing it in SessionLab is a joy! Anyone else have any experience, pointers, or things to look out for?

Hello - I worked for 17 years in L&D at Google and I'm sure you can imagine there was a different department for every facet of L&D. I did not do e-learning at all. Now that I'm looking for a new job in L&D outside of Google, every single job requires some e-learning software and I'm not sure how to go about learning them (doesn't seem like MA degrees teach the software). How did you all learn these and what do you suggest for me? Every job requires one of many of these even if I'm not applying to be an instructional designer: Captivate, Rise, Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Publisher, Vyond, Canva, Degreed, AI video generators, etc. Any ideas for learning these? I did Storyline on LinkedIn, but it didn't make me a super user. Thanks for your help. Stephanie

Hi everyone, wondering if you know of any good black Friday/Cyber Monday deals for trainers? It can be training materials, certifications, self development training for trainers etc...

We've been tackling the eternal challenge of scaling soft skills practice, particularly for our customer-facing teams. After years of facilitator-led role-play (and the inevitable scheduling headaches), we've been testing AI-driven practice scenarios.

Some interesting findings so far:

What's Working:

• Learners can practice difficult conversations on their own schedule
• No more coordinating role-play partners across time zones
• Consistent experience for all learners (vs. dependent on who's playing the customer/manager role)
• Analytics on communication patterns help identify coaching opportunities

Current Use Cases:

• Customer escalation scenarios
• Manager-employee feedback sessions
• Sales objection handling

Pain Points We're Addressing:

• SME availability for role-play
• Scale (especially for global teams)
• Consistency in feedback

Would love to hear from other corporate trainers/IDs:

• How are you handling soft skills practice at scale?
• What's your biggest challenge with traditional role-play?
• Has anyone else explored AI solutions?

Hello to the trainer's here. I need your advice on my career change. I'm currently working as a IT Internal auditor and is leading a team. I've had the chance in the past to do audit related trainings which I enjoy. Currently I am thinking of changing my career path to be a full time trainer. However, I'm not sure if I would still enjoy giving training if I were to do it full time.

So my question is, what are the avenues or platform available for me to give external trainings or seminars for free so that I can test my skills and also to confirm if I am really passionate about being a corporate trainer. The trainings can either be virtual or physical.

Thank you for your time to read and answer my questions!

Hey! At my company we just acquired an LMS. We've been building trainings for internal system and it has been working well for the intented purpose.

Now it comes to a point where we want to scope it up for more broad skills, like excel or Qlik.

My question is how do you manage vendors. Do you buy a course via udemy or coursera and power it through the LMS? How do you handle those training request that people want but there's no business sense in "wasting" time creating it ourselves?

Hey all! Looking for suggestions on tools, forms, or processes that your L&D teams use to manage the flow of training requests that come in!

Our team is getting a huge uptick in training requests, and we’ve actually never had an actual process to deduce what we take on, how SMEs begin the request process, etc.

Thanks in advance for your collaboration and help!

Hi - I’m doing a readiness assessment with a team of about 30. I asked them 2 questions: Pre Mortem: Why COULD this project fail? Pre Parade: Why WILL this project succeed?

These two questions are aligned against 3 categories: People, Process and Technology.

Then I take their feedback and determine where it is within a “sphere of control” = control, influence and out of control.

I’m trying to structure a workshop on the feedback with the purpose of getting the team to see that 99% of the issues identified are in their sphere of control or influence.

Any ideas of how to best showcase this? I’ve thought of: Asking them if this is a new issue. If yes, add it to the risk log. If no, how do we flip the script to change it into a success? Who owns it? How do we gain buy-in?

Has anyone done anything like this before or have any ideas? TIA.

#training #workshop #ownership

I’ve been working in a government call centre for several years. We deal with taxes and helping people with their taxes. I hated this job, taking call after call was destroying me mentally. A couple of years ago I managed to land myself in the training department of the call centre as a facilitator and I LOVED it! During COVID there was a lot of hiring going on which meant lots of training, so for about a year or so when I joined, I trained new hires on how taxes work almost non-stop. As much as I love my job training, I still hate the actual call centre aspect of it and there’s a caveat that if there isn’t training happening, I’m expected to be on the phones. Now that COVID funding from the government has stopped for some time, we’re heavily downsizing and not hiring anyone. Which means there’s little to no training happening, which means well over half, probably 75-80% of my time at work is being spent on the phones and not training. I’ve been looking for other jobs because I don’t see any room for growth where I’m currently at but can’t seem to find a training position that pays the same or better than my current job, has the same or better benefits, and is about the training first and doesn’t also require me to do other non training related tasks like how my current position requires me to be on the phones regularly. Education wise I do have a business degree and specialized in HR, which included a course on training & development, so I do meet a lot of the relevant credentials in terms of having a relevant degree and relevant experience, it’s just finding a suitable job that I’m having difficulty with.

Looking for Family Feud Gamification Templates for Sales Objection Handling

I’m looking to create a quick 20-minute "Family Feud"-style game for a sales training session. The idea is to cover the top 10 objections our sales team frequently encounters in the field. Does anyone have suggestions for the best templates or tools to gamify this? Ideally, something that's easy to customize and set up. Thanks in advance for any tips!

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Hello!

Does anyone have experience/recommend an excelent training software aimed at operators/crafts person (i.e. the team members turning wrenches, building ,welding, etc.) (plus the usual administrative people).. that is capable of handling 20K+ employees world-wide? (i.e. multiple language support).

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I recently delivered a training session that felt a bit flat, with limited questions and no immediate feedback. While most attendees stayed for the full session, two dropped off early.

I’m curious about the signs and metrics you use to determine if a session is going well. Are there specific things you look out for to know participants are finding it useful? How do you gauge success if feedback is minimal?

I’d love to hear any tips or experiences you have on signs of an engaging and effective session—especially any subtle indicators that show participants are gaining value.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights!

Simple question, and I don't mean to get too in the weeds, but I've always been curious about how different places handle their training. I've been in some CU's where training is only one week. Other places where its an intense three week thing. I'm building out a learning training path for new hires, and I'm always uncertain about time (full day of training? Half-day?) and its length (again, one week? Two weeks? More?). What's your guys' favorite method of training? Thanks!