The Women Talking About Learning Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Supporting Women: A Guide for Men | LinkedIn

Business Success: Definition, Types, and Examples

the future of business: ethical value creation

Notebook LM: A threat to the Podcasting World

Free AI Audio Tools You Won't Believe Exist

Where is the ethical knowledge in the knowledge economy?

EU GDPR

Ensuring the ethical use of big data: lessons from secure data access

The dilemma and countermeasures of educational data ethics in the age of intelligence

Ethical practice and the role of people professionals

Learning styles

Kolb’s Learning Styles and Experiential Learning Cycle

Five moral maxims on emojis

Can Emojis be Unethical? The Ethics of Emojis in Digital Communication [CASE STUDY]

The Ethics of Teaching Online

The ethics of learning

UK must step up to ensure access to digital learning is ethical, innovative and inclusive

This week’s guests are Loren Sanders is an author and visionary leader with over 20 years of experience in Healthcare, Human Resources, and Personal Development. Known as a “Professional Synergist,” she specialises in organisational effectiveness, talent acquisition, and leadership development. Her book, Empathy is Not a Weakness, has received numerous accolades. Loren is dedicated to eradicating toxic leadership and fostering inclusivity in workplaces through innovative talent development initiatives. An active speaker and consultant, she aligns individual talents with organisational goals. Loren holds a degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. 

Website Roxlocoaching.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/b1420532675733997a

Yvonne Urra-Bazain is an e-Learning Developer for Briljent with a passion for creating learning solutions and optimising processes. As an advocate for accessible design, she has led a workshop at DevLearn, hosted virtual empathy labs, and contributed to the book Design for All Learners being published February 2025. Yvonne is a digital nomad based in the United States who travels with her family full-time in a Recreational Vehicle. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonneurrabazain/

Lisa Murphy FCIPD – CEO of Limelite HR & Learning

Following an award-winning career as a senior leader in the education, charity and private sectors, with a strong focus on social justice, Lisa now runs the multi award-winning HR and training consultancy, Limelite HR & Learning, which supports SME organisations with values led, sustainable and inclusive HR practices. 

Lisa is a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, DiSC Psychometric Facilitator, qualified trainer, Mental Health First Aider and Coach. She has been a Trustee, Governor and Chair of various organisations and is passionate about supporting start-up and scaling businesses.

As someone with a passion for inclusive cultures, leadership development, diversity and inclusion and employee led HR practices, Lisa regularly speaks on these topics for many prestigious organisations including the CIPD, Irwin Mitchell and the Association of Colleges.

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ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-murphy-fcipd/

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Episode Links:

Andy Murray corrects journalist for overlooking female players – video | An

Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work - BBC Worklife

New EU Law on Pay Transparency

We're at a gender equality crossroads: which path will the government take?

The gender biases that shape our brains

Gender Bias And How To Recognize And Navigate Warning Signs

The Unconscious Bias Women Have Against Women

Gender Equality and Educational Opportunities: Can Gender Shape Your Career?

The Underpensioned: Defining the Gender Pension Gap

International Equal Pay Day 18 September

Gender bias in academia: a lifetime problem that needs solutions

Gender Bias Faced By Girls and What We Can Do:

£513bn increase in UK Gender Investment Gap in a year

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

The World is Designed for Men

The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes

Lean In

Neural Correlates of Gender Differences in Reputation Building

Tall poppy syndrome

75% Of Women Executives Experience Imposter Syndrome In The Workplace

Tox Report 65. The toaster theory of sexual debasement

Enough platitudes and excuses: here is the truth about this week of sexism

The state of gender inequality in Latin America

This week’s guests are Mariana Horrisberger is an English, Spanish and Portuguese translator with over 10 years of experience in the e-learning localisation field. Born and raised in Argentina, she has travelled and moved around plenty in her career. Over the last 5 years, she has specialised in high-profile learning programs in the Corporate Training and Higher Education localisation realms. She believes firmly in uplifting others, so she strives to give back and be a force of good in the L&D community. She is currently co-leading the Global Learning and Development Community, a networking space for people in Learning and Development.

 links: https://linktr.ee/marianahorrisberger 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/horrisbergermariana/ 

https://mygldc.com/

Yasmine Alani - Director of Transformation

Yasmine is a multi-award winning professional, recognised for being a Top 100 Future Leader, Culture Pioneer of Learning, and The LPI's Learning Professional of the Year.  She has a wealth of experience driving transformational change programmes across global organisations, including The Times, DLG, Ministry of Justice, HSBC, Rolls Royce, ASOS, and talkSPORT. 

She has a passion for putting people at the centre of transformation, and has achieved meaningful change in the Culture space, from working with our legal system to tackle unconscious bias in domestic abuse cases in courtrooms, to designing bespoke leadership sessions to challenge c-suite executives to commit to true allyship. 

LINKS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmine-alani/

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Episode Links:

Check your passport privilege

Gender Bias in Translation Using Google Translate: Problems and Solution

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Equality vs. Equity

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Co-Creation – Shifting towards More Inclusive Learning

A Rise In Biased Job Language Is Not Helping Tech's Lack Of Diversity

Why are there different types of sign language?

The power of language and its role in inclusion

The Belonging One

Sense of belonging

Inclusion in the Workplace

What is equality, diversity, and inclusivity?

This week’s guests are Sandra Camacho. Sandra is a Franco-Colombian-American inclusive and equitable design strategist, educator, and advisor working under the alias Sandra By Design. She’s also the founder of the Inclusive Design Jam, a community of practice, and Design Changemakers, an online education platform on designing for social change. She started her career at Google, where she spent 8 years in product, digital marketing, and learning & development in the U.S. and Europe. Today, she helps teams around the world build thriving work cultures and socially impactful solutions.

LinkedIn: https://linkedIn.com/in/sandracamacho

Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandra.bydesign

Sharon Ehrlich is Bronx-raised native New Yorker. After spending nearly 2 decades in executive and leadership roles for global technology companies she founded Living While Leading,  a premier executive coaching service which focuses on supporting women IT executives in their quest to gain more control over their careers and pursue the life they need on their own terms.  Sharon also hosts the Living While Leading Podcast, which focuses on leadership and female empowerment.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonehrlich1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingwhileleading/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557652484016

Podcast: https://livingwhileleading.com/podcast/

Emily Decker is part of the team at Comtec Translations, where she first discovered the world of learning through working as a translation project manager for eLearning agency clients. Now Head of Client Partnerships, she is passionate about helping companies take their learning global – from localising learning content of all kinds to making sure it is culturally and regionally sensitive for learners around the world.

Web: www.comtectranslations.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-decker-13365b83/

Leslie Short brings four decades of experience with The Cavu Group, advising companies on expanding their culture through diversity, inclusion, and open dialogue. Starting as a professional ballet dancer at 12, Leslie built a diverse career in Europe and Asia, including founding Japan's top-rated entertainment business in 1994. She then led production, marketing, and PR for media and fashion companies. A chaplain, activist, mental health aide, mediator, and coach, Leslie blends her skills to foster inclusive, equitable cultures. She serves on several boards, advocates for women's rights and humanitarian issues, and authored Expand Beyond Your Current Culture: Diversity & Inclusion for CEOs and Leadership.

Leslie’s Podcast: Visibility Ultd 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-short-1020052

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Preparing to attend an unconference!

Unconference

How do you create and share conference materials?

It's Time To Talk About The Invisible Labor Falling On Women's Shoulders

New Study: Almost Two-Thirds of Professional Event Speakers Are Male 

Gender Balance in Conferences: Challenging? Yes, but doable too

Closing the tech conference gender gap

Part time working after the pandemic

Circadian Rhythms

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

How to Become a Recovering Perfectionist 

Why Experience Designers are the New Event Planners

How To Plan An Event: The 8 Stages Of Event Planning

The Event Planning Checklist Used By Top Event Planners

The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

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Learning-handbook-learning-events

Event management

This week’s guests are Laura Watkin.  Laura’s passion and expertise is the science of learning and people development and she's passionate about evidence-informed learning and the application of cognitive science and deliberate practice.

Laura is Principal Pedagogy Lead for the UK charity, Frontline, responsible for the quality of teaching and learning for a masters level qualifying programme.  Along-side this is the co-creator of the #ASRI model for learning design and delivery working as part of Be More Learning and Development Limited. 

Having a PGCE and CIPD qualifications Laura brings experience of education, L&D and HR from working in a range of organisations, including privately owned global logistics, public sector enterprise, schools and graduate training organisations.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOIhcIsngJQ&authuser=0

Dolores Gaut, a self-proclaimed "resident nerd," has a diverse career history, including roles as a figure skating coach, facility manager, customer service trainer, event manager, graphic designer, and marketing specialist. Her varied hobbies include reading, working out, cooking, nail art, painting, skiing, organising, and advocacy. She is a loving “Tía” to her nieces and nephews.

Currently a Senior Training Specialist for Cognizant, Dolores volunteers as a co-organizer for the GLDC, an L&D networking group. She holds an MBA, a BBA in Marketing, and a BA in Psychology from Southern Methodist University. You can connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dolores-gaut-mba/ (just let her know why you’re connecting!)

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com

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Episode Links:

The complexities of allyship: Tackling the inner struggle

Allies, Amplification and Assertiveness: How to Earn and Keep Your Seat at the Table

The Devastating Decline In Girls’ Mental Health: 7 Ways You Can Help

Not being bossy

Not saying sorry

How To Be An Ally: Stop Fixing People And Start Supporting Them

A Simple Way to Be More Assertive (Without Being Pushy)

On the Language I Left Behind

Evaluating the impact of an assertiveness communication training programme for Japanese nursing students: A quasi‐experimental study

The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership (Infographic) | Catalyst

Assertive Communication: How to Do It (And Why It Matters)

Assertive vs. Aggressive: What’s the Difference?

Know the difference between assertiveness, passivity and aggression

How to Perform Assertiveness Skills Training: 6 Exercises

Assertiveness Asking for What You Want Firmly and Fairly

Girls’ schools ‘teach youngsters how to be assertive women at work’

Power through: A new concept in the empowerment discourse

Empowering Young Women and Why It Matters

Don’t Underestimate the Power of Your Voice

Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective

From Bossy to Bold: Why ALL Women Should Strive To Be Assertive

Strong Like Amanda: Teaching Girls the Power of Assertiveness

Assertiveness

Linda Macelova is a seasoned professional in the tech industry and founder of LM Consulting. She provides various services, from coaching to public speaking about career development for women in STEM. As a Career Coach, she helps women feel fulfilled, find their voice, and get the reward they deserve.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamacelova/

Website: Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in STEM to Rise (lindamacelova.com)

Aynsley Szczesniak is the Founder and Executive Director of Speak Out Sisterhood, a global network elevating youth to eradicate barriers to equality for women in STEM. As a first year Honors Carolina scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she is also the North Carolina State Lead of Million Women Mentors, the Student STEM Programs Chair of the Association for Women in Science - NC, and a research assistant for the UNC School of Medicine PREPARE project. She’s an aspiring physician in women’s health and a proactive STEMinist dedicated to empowering young women to be agents of change.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aynsleyszczesniak/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aynsley-szczesniak/

Speak Out Sisterhood: https://www.speakoutsisterhood.org/

Speak Out Sisterhood LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/speak-out-sisterhood

Speak Out Sisterhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speak_out_sisterhood/

Beatrice Ngalula Kabutakapua is the CEO and Founder of The Business Storytelling Centre, a leadership development firm training and coaching leaders to communicate through stories. A professional storyteller, who worked as a journalist and documentary maker for a decade, she supports international organisations as a business storytelling coach. Beatrice applies storytelling to engage, retain and develop internal audiences so that employees advance in their careers, are more productive, and lead with clarity of communication. 

www.beatricekabutakapua.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatrice-ngalula-kabutakapua/

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com

We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast

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Episode Links:

Why do people believe women aren’t funny?

WorkLife with Adam Grant

Why metaphor matters in education

Four reasons to avoid 'learning styles' – and one alternative

8 Types of Learning Styles: How Do Students Learn Best?

New study shows the power of learning in short bursts

Exercise not only helps with mental health - it makes us more creative too, say scientists

View of Neither the frying pan nor the fire: In search of a balanced authentic e-learning design through an educational design research process

The impact of fun and enjoyment on adult’s learning

Negative educational experiences cause lasting damage to wellbeing

The Role of Surprise in Learning

Learning Design

The Profession Map / Core behaviours / Passion for learning

This week’s guests are Lena Nasiakou. Lena believes that “Moving is our brain’s favourite way of learning”. She is a Learning Consultant, an EMCC accredited Coach and holds a Master's Degree in Lifelong Learning & BSc in Educational Studies. In 2017 she founded Lena’s Moves - a trusted L&D Partner for organisations like Netflix, H&M, and Johnson & Johnson. Lena’s Moves provides non-boring learning solutions that engage leaders, drive sustainable behavioural change, and close performance gaps. 

Links:

Website: lenasmoves.com

Linkedin: Lena Nasiakou

Non-boring Learning Newsletter: https://bit.ly/37D2Vew

Vanessa Sotano is a dedicated professional deeply passionate about fostering lifelong learning and personal growth. Armed with a degree in Sociology and extensive training in Adult Education, Vanessa has honed her skills to support individuals on their journey to fulfilment. With a focus on Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Vanessa guides her clients with empathy and understanding. Her certification as an NLP Practitioner underscores her commitment to understanding human behaviour and communication dynamics. As a certified DISC Profile Analyst, Vanessa offers valuable insights into behaviour and communication styles, helping individuals navigate interpersonal dynamics effectively. Vanessa's dedication to continuous improvement is evident in her diverse training, including methodologies such as Search Inside Yourself, Liberating Structures, Andragogy, and E-Trainer. These tools enrich her ability to design and deliver impactful learning experiences tailored to each client's needs. In her role as a freelancer, Vanessa serves as a Soft Skills Trainer, Facilitator, Coach, and Learning & Development Consultant, leveraging her versatile skill set to empower individuals and teams. She also contributes to the L&D community as she was the catalyst at the L&D Shakers Lisbon Hub, until the end of 2023, collaborating with peers to drive innovation in the field. Additionally, Vanessa co-hosts L&D Talks, facilitating meaningful conversations and fostering knowledge-sharing within the industry. Grounded with a genuine desire to help others succeed, Vanessa's career is guided by her core values of integrity, authenticity, and compassion.

Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessasotano/

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LjOakzgoPe0r4QoPX2yiy?si=18aae931f5574765

Community:https://join.slack.com/t/landd-colearning/shared_invite/zt-260ogu0kh-PhOtuaYe0KocEzrkF8Yyzg

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This week’s guests are Alice Thompson. Alice is a senior learning professional, passionate about designing training for performance, data driven decision making, measuring impact and creating a continuous learning culture. This has helped her to design and deliver impactful development solutions such as leadership programmes, onboarding, H&S/compliance, D&I initiatives as well as core skills.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-thompson-849154b8

As a learning fanatic Gaelle Watson is committed to creating opportunities for everyone to acquire around personal and professional commitments , the skills and knowledge they need to excel in their careers wherever they are in the world.

Having founded SyncSkills Ltd - Europe’s number one boutique digital learning agency - her and her  team do this by helping trainers and training providers plan, design and deliver engaging, impactful, and inclusive professional learning experiences.

Harnessing the power of technology, and the principles of design excellence, she supports businesses pushing the boundaries of what is possible in hybrid, blended and virtual spaces to deliver impact for their teams and clients. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaellewatson/

Sharon Claffey Kaliouby is the co-founder of #WomenInLearning, an initiative to actively promote women in learning and leadership. She supports an awareness of gender equity and an environment committed to a more inclusive future. Sharon is currently chief talent officer for Realtime Recruitment. Previously she was VP strategic alliances for Learning Pool, head of global learning & development for State Street Global Advisors, and Thomson Reuters head of sales academy learning partners. Accolades include the 2019 Top 50 Leaders in L&D–Americas; Corinium CLO Forum, The Learning & Performance Institute Learning Awards – 2018 Learning Professional of the Year & Finalist Team of the Year; 2017 Bronze Onboarding Program of the Year; and 2015 Finalist Learning Technology of the Year.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonkaliouby18

You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com

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Episode Links:

Fact check: Post detailing 9 things women couldn't do before 1971 is mostly right

History Of Women And Credit Cards: 1970s To Present

What Famous Women in History Were Achieving When You Were Born

Patriarchy

Soft-misogyny and it’s Impact on the Workplace

Women in L&D - still not at the top

Women don't get as far in L&D

Challenge

Learning Analytics for Enterprise Learning & Development

2023 L&D Trends: Learning Analytics

Evaluating ROI on Your Company’s Learning and Development Initiatives

L&D’s time to shine: How to influence the c-suite and deliver business value

The Future of Learning: the transformation imperative

More Training Won’t Solve Your Company’s Problems

2022 Workplace Learning Report

The Value of Learning in the Workplace

Leadership Challenges for Women at Work

Cathy Hoy is a seasoned learning leader with over two decades of experience in Learning and Organisational Development. She now runs CLO100, the home of the Learning Leaders Programme, a programme dedicated to the development of L&D leaders, equipping them with the tools and knowledge they need to create high-performing learning organisations.

https://clo100.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathyhoy/

Hatice Demircan is a learning and development Professional.  She has cultivated expertise in various HR areas with 18 years of comprehensive HR experience across diverse sectors including logistics, energy, and manufacturing in both local and global companies. She is an accredited professional coach with PCC credentials. She prioritises individual development and actively contributes to social responsibility initiatives by volunteering as a coach and mentor, especially for young people. After moving to the UK in 2021, she founded her own HR consultancy and coaching business (Master HR Consultancy and Coaching), specialising in individual coaching sessions, soft skills training, and consultancy on learning and development program design and implementation.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hatice-demircan-17b894a/

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Episode Links:

Sacked for 'being boring' | £426k payout for worker who refused to take part in team events

Forced Fun Sucks : So Why Do Organizations Keep Doing It?

What are the elements that make up trust in relationships

‘Women talk too much’ simply isn’t true, data show

Men in Black: All the Aliens You Need to Know

Why women view trust differently

Gender differences in trust dynamics: Women trust more than men following a trust violation

Trust and gender: An examination of behavior and beliefs in the Investment Game

Self-trust-and-how-build-it

Just Like Me — Center for Compassionate Leadership

"Just Like Me" Compassion Practice

The Best Leaders Aren’t Afraid to Be Vulnerable

The power of vulnerability in leadership

Dare to Lead | Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day.

Vulnerability and Trust: An Introduction

The Best-Guess Phenomenon and Degree of Belief

Hate when a stranger sits next to you on a bus? You’re not alone

After a year of Zoom meetings, we’ll need to rebuild trust through eye contact

9 Tips for Building Trust in the Workplace

Return-to-Office Mandates

What COVID-19 Teaches Us About the Importance of Trust at Work

Begin with Trust

Trust, a definition

This week’s guests are Leslie Rohonczy. Leslie is a distinguished Integral Master Coach™ specialising in executive coaching, leadership development, and high-performance teams. With a rich background in Organisational Development, Human Resources, Learning & Development, and Corporate Coaching, she has evolved into a seasoned expert dedicated to guiding senior and c-suite leaders towards transformative growth. Beyond her professional accomplishments, Leslie is a multifaceted creative. As a songwriter, recording artist, and vocal & performance coach, she has produced eight original albums of coaching-inspired music and lyrics. Delve into her creative expressions in her first book, 'COACHING LIFE: Navigating Life’s Most Common Coaching Topics' (2023). Leslie is also the founder of 'SONG STORIES: The Music Coaching Program', a unique and transformative journey that intertwines coaching and music, offering clients profound insights and self-discovery. Residing in Ottawa, Canada, Leslie and her husband foster dogs for the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind program. Discover more about Leslie and her impactful work at www.leslierohonczy.com.

WEBSITE: www.leslierohonczy.com

BOOK: “COACHING LIFE: Navigating Life’s Most Common Coaching Topics”:

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• PAPERBACK (CANADA): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BXN7F5TZ
• AUDIOBOOK (AMAZON/AUDIBLE): https://a.co/d/iZwOa1B

MUSIC COACHING PROGRAM:

Self-Development & Personal Growth through Music: http://www.leslierohonczy.com/musiccoaching

SOCIAL MEDIA:

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• FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/leslie.rohonczy/
• INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/coachinglife_leslierohonczy/
• YOUTUBE: @leslierohonczy7844 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNitrQEEpZ6jgl0yJVHKcbg
• MUSIC COACHING PROGRAM: https://youtu.be/pZZc0zc1cJY
• SONG STORIES PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLybXzq0EljRF2tJNR2v7IAmTqxFOUUq1D

Janet Webb is an independent learning & development consultant, developing management and personal effectiveness skills, in the secular and in the spiritual arena. Her thing is to help people understand their own brains and emotions, so they can do the scary stuff, such as managing people or giving presentations. She tries to help people find poise - that characteristic of being balanced, secure, sure-footed. It comes from having confidence in self, mastery of skill and inner strength. Janet can be a bit kooky at times – and she likes it that way.

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetwebblandod/

Website - https://janetwebbconsulting.co.uk 

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Episode Links:

Ethnocentrism and generative AI

In Praise of Boring AI

New models instantly deployed to your devices

Office Assistant

Lately Social AI Content and Social Media Programs Software

Video Creation Made EASY

Our Latest Impact

Top 6 AI tools for audio and video

AI Integration Can Future-Proof Peer Review — But only if we define and drive the right principles

GPTZero

How to Detect AI-written Content and Plagiarism

The calculator in maths curriculum: research and UK policy

The History Of Chatbots – From ELIZA to ALEXA

virtual-ai-tutor

In The Age Of AI, Critical Thinking Is More Needed Than Ever

Workers Who Use Artificial Intelligence Are More Likely To Fear That AI May Replace Them

Regulatory framework proposal on Artificial Intelligence

Taylor Swift deepfakes: new technologies have long been weaponised against women. The solution involves us all

Claude

Brain Activity Decoder Can Reveal Stories in People’s Minds

This week’s guests are:

Margie Meacham (The Brain Lady) – While many others are starting to talk about AI in training and education, Margie has been pioneering practical applications, evangelising best practices, and building award-winning bots for her clients.

In 2015, Margie Meacham became one of the first instructional design experts to apply neuroscience to instructional design. She built the top-selling virtual certificate program, Brain-Based Learning, for the Association of Talent Development (ATD), and followed that up by serving as the lead Subject Matter Expert for the new Adult Learning Certificate. She also contributed to the latest version of ATD’s Talent Development Body of Knowledge (TDBoK™). 2017, she began designing AI-based platforms for learning, including a fully automated learning coach for the United Nations. Her suite of targeted-use chatbots, BrainyBots™, won the Tech & Learning Excellence award for educational technology in 2021.

Margie’s blog has been recognized by Feedspot as one of the Top blogs on neuroscience and AI. She also writes for ATD’s Science of Learning Blog and TD magazine, eLearning Learning, Enterprise Viewpoint, and more. She is recognized as a member of the 100 Most Talent Learning Professionals and won the Brandon Hall Award for custom content.

She is the author of AI in Talent Development: Capitalise on the AI Revolution to Transform the Way You Work, Learn, and Live and Brain Matters: How to help anyone learn anything using neuroscience.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/margiemeacham/

Lisa Thee. Lisa is a renowned thought leader and expert in the fields of artificial intelligence, career transformation, and ethical technology. With over two decades of experience, she has dedicated her career to driving innovation and empowering individuals and organisations to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Lisa’s passion for harnessing the potential of AI to create positive change led her to become a sought-after international keynote speaker, inspiring audiences around the globe with her insights and vision. She has been honoured with numerous awards, including the “2023 International Impact Book Award” and for her ground-breaking book, “Go! Reboot Your Career in 90 Days”, 2023 Gold Viddy award for Long Form Series “Navigating Abroad”, and she is a Gold award winner for the 2023 Executive of the Year – Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Lisa is a renowned thought leader and expert in the fields of artificial intelligence, career transformation, and ethical technology. With over two decades of experience, she has dedicated her career to driving innovation and empowering individuals and organisations to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Lisa's passion for harnessing the potential of AI to create positive change led her to become a sought-after international keynote speaker, inspiring audiences around the globe with her insights and vision. She has been honoured with numerous awards, including the "2023 International Impact Book Award" for her groundbreaking book, "Go! Reboot Your Career in 90 Days”, 2023 Gold Viddy award for Long Form Series “Navigating Abroad”, and she is a Gold award winner for the 2023 Executive of the Year - Stevie Awards for Women in Business for her AI Ethics consulting firm. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Minor Guard, an AI software company dedicated to online safety, Lisa combines her technical expertise with a commitment to ethical AI practices. She is also known for her work with leading healthcare and technology organisations, including Microsoft and UCSF's Center for Digital Healthcare Innovation. Lisa's TEDx talk, "Bringing Light To Dark Places Online: Disrupting Human Trafficking Using AI," exemplifies her dedication to using technology for social good. She is a respected advisory board member and board director for organisations at the forefront of technology, ethics, and human rights. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathee

Jayne Mather is a specialist in software implementation projects with a passion for helping organisations thrive in the digital age. With decades of experience leading training and change management initiatives, she has empowered numerous organisations to integrate new systems into their digital transformation strategies. As a seasoned SAP project professional with CIPD and MBA qualifications, a certified agile project manager, as well as a certified architect and developer for intelligent automation technology, Jayne is well-equipped to educate organisations and customers on effectively implementing technology to deliver transformational value.

Jayne is the author of the book 'Super User Networks for Software Projects: Best Practices in Training and Change Management,' published by the prestigious British Computer Society, and is currently working on her second book.

Jayne is a specialist in software implementation with a passion for helping organisations thrive in the digital age. With decades of experience leading training and change management initiatives, she has empowered numerous organisations to integrate new and emerging technology into their digital transformation strategies. Jayne is a seasoned SAP project professional with CIPD and MBA qualifications, a certified agile project manager, as well as a certified architect and developer for intelligent automation systems including RPA, AI, and ML,

Jayne is the author of the book 'Super User Networks for Software Projects: Best Practices in Training and Change Management,' published by the prestigious British Computer Society, and is currently working on her second book.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-mather

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