Podcast
How To Make Training Fun & Increase Retention with Shawn Jensen
January 26, 2024

In this week's episode of Inside the Process, our very own Learning & Dev geek, Shawn Jensen, will share the tips, tricks, secrets, and strategies for creating and delivering super engaging online training (the kind people actually remember).
Whether youβre building face-to-face or self-paced training content, or a combo of both, youβll learn proven ways to help your people learn what they need to learn and actually have a really good time doing it.
They talk about the key topics for designing effective training, such as knowing your audience, being authentic, and having a proven framework. They also discuss the importance of interaction, gamification, and incorporating graphics and visuals to cater to different learning preferences. The video covers overcoming training resistance, engaging employees, and the role of management in supporting training.
π₯ Find the full recap and additional resources here.
Topics covered:
- 00:00 Intro.
- β01:30 Boring & ineffective training.
- β02:31 1st job experience.
- β04:40 Boring training.
- β06:19 Designing effective training.
- β11:26 Four elements of effective training.
- β12:44 Knowing your audience.β
- 14:25 Interaction.
- β16:06 Gamification.
- β17:23 Breaks during training.
- β19:15 Graphics and visuals.
- β20:34 Surveys to gather feedback.
- β34:46 Focusing on employee benefits.
- β37:22 Training resistance.
- β44:26 Training for personal goals & growth.
- β44:46 Demonstrations and practice.
- β50:22 Dialogue and feedback.
- β50:49 Measuring training success.