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Train-the-Trainer: The Game

Thursday, October 15, 2026

1:00 pm EST (10:00 am PST)

Train-the-Trainer: The Game

A train-the-trainer session is a great time to use a game to help trainers build their facilitation skill set.

Join Brian Washburn for this free 90-minute training session. We’re trading in our slides for game pieces as you play Train the Trainer: The Game, a hands-on activity with a simple goal: don’t lose your reputation as a trainer!

Working in teams, you’ll draw Endurance cards, navigate hazard cards, and make strategic choices that put core training competencies to the test. You’ll surface your strengths and spotlight areas ripe for growth along the way. 

Beyond the fun of play, we’ll pull back the curtain on the game’s design, examining the mechanics (risk, resource management, reputation-as-stakes) that make gamified professional development so effective for skill-building and retention. You’ll leave having both sharpened your own training instincts and gained a framework for applying game-based design to your own professional development initiatives.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, you will be able to…

  1. Navigate a series of challenges to identify your strengths and areas for improvement as training professionals
  2. Analyze the mechanics behind a gamified approach to professional development for training professionals

Important Notes about Train-the-Trainer: The Game

While we will talk about game design, this will be a hands-on training session and will last for 90 minutes. Please make sure you can attend for the full 90 minutes. Unlike our other free webinars, we will not share a recording of this session for later viewing.

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About Endurance Learning

In addition to providing dynamic, free webinars for trainers, 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 and develop training that delivers real impact.

The team at Endurance Learning helps organizations of all sizes build instructor-led training and elearning solutions that fit their needs. 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.

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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 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.

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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).

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