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Training Design Webinar

Beyond Engagement

Design Training Activities to Boost Performance

Sometimes we just need a new activity to help us engage our learners… but is engagement really our end goal?

Join Brian Washburn as he demonstrates specific, engaging learning activities (that you may never have considered), while using a 4-step training design model.

Based on decades of learning design theory that reflects a combination of Malcolm Knowles’ theory of adult learning, Robert Gagne’s 9 events of instruction and Jane Vella’s 12 principles of Dialogue Education, this 4-step training design model will set both you and your learners up for not only an engaging session, but a session that directly improves your learner’s ability to do something new, different, or better.

Learning Objectives

Compare and contrast how Endurance Learning’s 4-step training design model compares to your current methods to design training activities.
Use Endurance Learning’s Training Activity Cookbook to choose an anchor/content/application/future use activity for a given learning objective.

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About Endurance Learning

In addition to providing free webinars for trainers and training designers, Endurance Learning is a full-service training development partner, specializing in elearning, instructor-led training, and train-the-trainer programs. Since 2015, our team of expert instructional designers and developers has helped professionals with deep subject matter expertise design training activities that deliver real impact.

The team at Endurance Learning helps organizations of all sizes build instructor-led training and elearning solutions that fit their needs. Talk to us about how we can design training activities that will lead to success. Set up a call to learn more.

This series of free L&D webinars is just one way that Endurance Learning gives back to the community. We also have a variety of free resources available, including the Endurance Learning Activity Cookbook.

About Brian Washburn

Brian Washburn has over 20 years of experience helping subject matter experts become confident, engaging facilitators. His Train-the-Trainer sessions focus on practical tools, tailored guidance, and hands-on practice, equipping teams to design training activities and deliver clear, effective training that sticks.

Brian has facilitated workshops on presentation skills and instructional design across North America, South America, Asia, and Africa for international NGOs, nonprofit organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. These experiences have helped him identify and refine certain training and facilitation principles that have proven effective across geographic borders, cultures, types of organizations, age groups, and languages.

Trainers can experience these sessions in:

A customized Train-the-Trainer session
The self-paced Training Delivery Basics

In addition to his practical experience, Brian is the author of two books. What’s Your Formula? Combine Learning Elements for Impactful Training (2021) and Instructional Design on a Shoestring (2024). He has also contributed chapters to several publications by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), including “ATD’s Handbook for Consultants” and “ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development.”

Brian holds an MA in Organizational Psychology, is a past President of ATD Puget Sound, and serves as a Commissioner for the International Accreditors for Continuing Education & Training (IACET).

Endurance Learning has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. Each free webinar for trainers and L&D professionals qualifies for a maximum of 1 point.

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