International Trainer Major Dr. Prebagaran Jayaraman joins us from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss challenges found in training from a global perspective, and the role that leaders need to assume when it comes to learning.

Instructional design consultant, L&D practitioner, and author of Instructional Designers as Project Managers: A Phenomenology, Dr. La Keshia L. Nall joins us from Houston, Texas, to discuss project management curricula gaps within instructional design programs and what the learning and development community can do about it.

Learning and talent expert, agility champion, visionary and digital learning evangelist, Jamal Watkins joins us from Atlanta, Georgia to discuss learning platforms, technology, and learning experience trends. In this interview Watkins, share his insights of learning trends and what is to come.

NYTimes Bestselling author, original thinker, thought leader, and trainer Sharon-Drew Morgen joins us from Portland, Oregon, to discuss new thinking in training and ways to use neuroscience to design programs that enable learners’ brains to welcome new content without resistance. In this wide-ranging interview, Morgen discusses change, neurolinguistic programming (NLP), and behaviors.

Author of the Beginner’s Guide to Instructional Design and co-founder of ID Mentors, Purnima Valiathan joins us from Delhi, India to share her framework for interactivity, shed light on the future role of the L&D community and reinforce the importance of understanding cognitive load theory as it relates to the needs of learners today.

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