PeopleUnplugged

PeopleUnplugged episodes:

• 05.12.2024

  "Wookieepedia of accessibility" - with Gemma Nunn

  Send us a Text Message.Forget the days of one-size-fits-all learning! This month, Westy meets with Gemma Nunn, a revolutionary learning designer who's shattering accessibility barriers. Gemma doesn't just create courses; they craft empowering experiences that open doors for everyone.See how...

  
• 03.11.2024

  "Storytelling & Skills: The Magic Link" - with Graham Thomas

  Send us a Text Message.Westy delves into the mind of TheNeverPress Magical Realism novelist Graham Thomas. Buckle up as we explore the fascinating parallels between building captivating fiction and designing impactful learning experiences. Get ready for a conversation that'll make...

  
• 02.12.2024

  "Rehearsal makes perfect" - with Andrea Pacini

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Ideas on Stage presentation expert Andrea Pacini this month. Andrea's got a surprising twist on the usual "practice makes perfect" mantra. It's all about the rehearsals, not the practice.We learn that rehearsals...

  
• 01.08.2024

  "Engaging the heroes" - with Aimee Homer

  Send us a Text Message.This month, Westy is joined by Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Digital Learning Lead Aimee Homer. They explore a remarkable award-winning Learning Management System designed from the ground up to enhance professional development, empower healthcare workers,...

  
• 12.11.2023

  "On an immersive Quest" - with Sophie Costin

  Send us a Text Message.This month, Westy chats with Sophie Costin, Director of Learning at Make Real. Sophie explains how immersive learning is critical in creating an environment where learners connect emotionally with the content.She also has top VR-related consumer...

  
• 11.13.2023

  "The secret Apple sauce" - with Leah Steadman

  Send us a Text Message.Westy chats with ex-Apple HR and Training expert Leah Steadman. Now CEO of her own coaching consultancy, Leah takes us through her approach to helping leaders get the most out of themselves.She also provides a fascinating...

  
• 10.08.2023

  "On a Purpose Quest" - with Jo Cook

  Send us a Text Message.Jo Cook joins Westy to embark on a journey to find their own personal purposes. They discuss the importance of understanding who you are, what truly matters to you, and the impact you want to create...

  
• 09.10.2023

  "All change" - with Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy is joined by Organisational Development and HR expert Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt, the founder of Metamorphosish. Paul shares his journey, experiences, and wisdom from years in organisational development, HR leadership, and psychology. A podcast...

  
• 08.13.2023

  "The speaking coach" - with Matt Matheson

  Send us a Text Message.Have you grappled with the paralysing terror of public speaking, feeling like an imposter in front of an audience?Fear no more, as Westy is joined by Matt Matheson, the acclaimed founder of the Speaking Coach, who...

  
• 07.09.2023

  "Your content disables me" - with Jamie Shields

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Jamie Shields from Disabled by Society to explore the significance of accessibility in designing effective learning experiences. The discussion offers valuable tips on designing for screen readers, using closed captions, and incorporating...

  
• 06.11.2023

  "Boosting behavioural science" - with Dr. Thomas Hills and Dr. Charlotte Hills

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Warwick University's Professor of Behavioural and Data Science, Dr Thomas Hills, and Best at Digital's Behavioural Design Consultant, Dr Charlotte Hills, for a deep dive into how behavioural science can provide crucial...

  
• 05.07.2023

  "Neuro-diverse learning design" - with Louise Karwowski

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy chats with Louise Karwowski, Director of Education at Cognassist.Louise explains how they are creating and using partnerships to drive ground-breaking research that is changing lives and our society for the better. The chat...

  
• 04.10.2023

  "Positive psychology" - with Gemma Sandwell

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy chats with an accredited coach, positive psychologist, and TED speaker, Gemma Sandwell.Gemma talks through her approach to helping people with ambitious dreams overcome their fears and make a massive impact in the world,...

  
• 03.13.2023

  "Go for it" - with Arlene Marsella

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy helps PeopleUnboxed Training Consultant Arlene Marsella reflect on her first year in the team.Arlene talks through the shift from presenting to facilitating, overcoming imposter syndrome, and how she is finding time to continue...

  
• 02.13.2023

  "BentoBot: Good to go" - with Tony Manwani

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy is joined by PeopleUnboxed co-founder, Tony Manwani, to discuss how their new learning app, BentoBot, is solving three of L&D's biggest problems.In terms of catering to different learner preferences, stopping people from forgetting...

  
• 01.09.2023

  "ADAPT 101" - with Caleb Foster

  Send us a Text Message.This month, a different type of show as MindBoost's Caleb Foster joins Westy to take a deep dive into creating learning with the OpenSource ADAPT tool.See how BentoBot from PeopleUnboxed can help learners stop forgetting.Follow Westy...

  
• 12.12.2022

  "What's in your Inbox?" - with Lars Hyland

  Send us a Text Message.Westy has a long overdue catch-up with Totara Learning's managing director, Lars Hyland.They discuss the importance of a training approach that includes performance management and employee engagement, in addition to traditional learning, and how Totara can...

  
• 11.14.2022

  "In the Pink" - with Michelle Hazelton

  Send us a Text Message.Westy chats with Michelle Hazelton, Managing Director of Anders Pink.They discuss curation vs creation, how quality needs to trump quantity when it comes to learning content, and how Anders Pink can be part of an invisible...

  
• 10.09.2022

  "Mind Tools" - with Ross Garner & Owen Ferguson

  Send us a Text Message.Westy catches up with Mind Tools L&D Podcast hosts Ross Garner and Owen Ferguson to discuss performance support tools, how to get started in podcasting and mixing ABBA with paddle boarding.See how BentoBot from PeopleUnboxed can...

  
• 09.11.2022

  "Stirring it up" - with Darren Holmes

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy has a long overdue catch-up with Kineo's Global Head of Delivery, Darren Holmes.They discuss where corporate training and education cross over, the effect of the pandemic on the digital learning market, and how...

  
• 08.07.2022

  "Magma, Lava or Chocolate? All things AI" - with Donald Clark

  Send us a Text Message.Westy spends an hour chatting with Donald Clark about all things AI. How it can help to create learning content, help to mark that content, and even improve image creation and editing.They also consider how AI...

  
• 07.10.2022

  "Mr. StoryTagger" - with Carl Hodler

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy is joined by "Mr. StoryTagger" Carl Hodler.They discuss where storytelling fits into L&D, why people don't do it, and how StoryTagger can help to solve the issue.They also reminisce about their Dragon vs...

  
• 06.12.2022

  "Managing bad habits, using BAD solutions" - with Louisa O'Connell

  Send us a Text Message.Westy chats with BestAtDigital's Head of Learning Design, Louisa O'Connell.Louisa explains how BAD matches behavioural science with digital solutions to challenge bad habits, leading to tangible business results.It's all about asking the right questions upfront...See how...

  
• 05.08.2022

  "Creating a drama" - with Tom Hickmore

  Send us a Text Message.Nice Media Creative Director Tom Hickmore joins Westy for a chat. Tom introduces us to his new book, Watch & Learn, explaining how it can be used to help create award-winning drama for use in L&D...

  
• 04.10.2022

  "Designing the Lima Delta way" - with Georgie Cooke

  Send us a Text Message.This month Westy chats with Lima Delta's Learning Experience Designer Georgie Cooke. She tells us what questions we should be asking, how to add humour to our courses, and why the mix of business advice and...

  
• 03.14.2022

  "You're on mute!" - with Jo Cook

  Send us a Text Message.Westy has a long overdue catch-up with Lightbulb Moment's virtual classroom guru Jo Cook. Jo explains her approach to designing for virtual delivery, reading digital body language, and tells us how to get the most out...

  
• 02.14.2022

  "From uncertainty to opportunity" - with Paul Coates

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Paul Coates, Head of Consultancy at Franklin-Covey. Paul explains how uncertainty could be seen as an opportunity, why efficiency with people is ineffective and the difficulty of ordering a chair in a...

  
• 01.10.2022

  "The Midas touch" - with John-Kusi Mensah

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by John Kusi-Mensah, AVP of MetLife's Global Distribution Academy. John takes us through how MetLife designed and implemented a training system that helped to drive change literally around the globe whilst picking up...

  
• 12.13.2021

  "We have to talk" - with Damian de Scarfo

  Send us a Text Message.With 1 in 4 of us experiencing a mental health problem of some kind each year and more than 595,000 cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety leading to around 15.4 million working days a year...

  
• 11.08.2021

  "Immersive technologies" - with Sam Watts

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Sam Watts, Immersive Partnerships Director at Make Real. Sam explains how VR and AR are being used to transform training delivery, embed learning, and open up the possibilities to create a range...

  
• 10.14.2021

  "Is that a Large?" - with Kirstie Greany

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Kirstie Greany, Head of Customer Learning at Elucidat. Kirstie introduces us to an excellent free resource for Learning Managers, the Learning at Large Knowledge Hub, and shares her thoughts on the importance...

  
• 09.12.2021

  "Praxis makes perfect" - with Jez Anderson

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Jez Anderson, the founder at Praxis. Jez explains the difference between coaching and training, how he helps people be who they want to be and balancing renovating a cottage in rural France...

  
• 08.08.2021

  "5 Conversations" - with Andy Dent

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Andy Dent, Oxford Group’s Head of New Business and Marketing. Andy introduces us to 5 Conversations - Oxford Group's approach to having better discussions with your teams, colleagues and stakeholders.See how BentoBot...

  
• 07.11.2021

  "All Inclusive" - with Aggie Mutuma

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Aggie Mutuma, Managing Director at Mahogany Inclusion Partners. She tells us how to navigate the inclusion minefield, discusses lower league football, and provides a clear insight into how businesses can embrace a...

  
• 06.13.2021

  "Put the boot in" - with Lorraine Thom

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Lorraine Thom, Learning & Development Lead at iconic footwear brand Dr Martens. She tells us about her time training 100,000+ learners at the London Olympics, the development of vegan leather and how...

  
• 05.09.2021

  "Remote control" - with Deborah Mowbray

  Send us a Text Message.Westy is joined by Lacoste Footwear Senior HR business partner, Deborah Mowbray, to chat about balancing remote working with the need to get back into the office. Can we have the best of both worlds?See how...

  
• 04.12.2021

  "Founders' Day" - with Tony Manwani and Jo Morgan

  Send us a Text Message.Westy gets to chat with PeopleUnboxed Co-founders and Directors, Jo Morgan and Tony Manwani, and learns how they can help him stop forgetting.See how BentoBot from PeopleUnboxed can help learners stop forgetting.Follow Westy on LinkedIn.

  
• 03.27.2021

  "Just say yes" - with Caleb Foster

  Send us a Text Message.Westy gets the chance to catch-up with Caleb Foster, CEO of MindBoost Learning, to get his take on the current L&D landscape.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If...