Coffee Shop Conversations

We always say the best episodes of Women Talking About Learning sound like a conversation in a coffee shop so yesterday, we actually recorded one in a coffee shop. The dynamic was completely different. The guests were more relaxed, the conversation seemed to move differently, and people responded to each other in a way that’s… Read More Coffee Shop Conversations

It’s all about ME

We get requests for people to be on Women Talking About Learning and truly welcome the opportunity to encourage more women to speak about topics they have a passion about. And then the process gets hijacked. We’ll get an email from someone wanting to propose their boss; we say, ‘Yeah, but these are the topics.’… Read More It’s all about ME

Have your say

As I tell guests when we record, Women Talking About Learning is probably my favourite thing to do in L&D. Hearing smart women say smart things is always an opportunity worth seizing, more so when the guests are new. Twice a year we open the podcast up for new guests. This is one of those… Read More Have your say

Pushing back

I’ve been against video podcasts for ages; the editing, production, and distribution all take more than an audio-only podcast. But. There is a significant move towards video podcasts now and an expectation that video needs to be part of the offer. This means a big change in a lot of the work that I might… Read More Pushing back

Competitive advantage

I read an interesting report from Acast last week about the female future of podcasting. Many people will read this report and take away a simple message: There are fewer female podcast hosts than male ones. That is true but is also the least interesting part – the more useful reading is that listeners are… Read More Competitive advantage