Writing for 20,000 People Who Don't All Speak English at Home

We're writing voiceover for a global leadership experience. The hard part isn't clarity - it's keeping the narrative alive.

The Off-Site Pie

Planning an offsite is not a piece of cake. In fact, it's a pie. Every session is some slice of five things: Strategy, Alignment, Education, Inspiration, Vibes.

Teaching and Designing

"Teaching is the best way to learn something". We believed this for a while, but now we're not so sure.

The Inside Intro

A quick tip for facilitators: get someone from the client's team to introduce you. It only takes 30 seconds, but changes everything.

From 100 Days to Lifelong Skills: How to Spark Engagement in Online Learning

200,000 enrolled in Replit's coding course but dropoff was massive - ten fixes including missions, scaffolds, and meaningful incentives.

11 tips to improve your writing skills

University of Chicago professor Larry McEnerney breaks down writing - purpose is changing reader worldview, sentences create microstresses, jargon varies.

Why the best experiences have invisible structure

A lesson from one of the great movie directors

How to set up speaker notes in a live presentation (simple 3-step process)

Notes can end up distracting and confusing. So how do we best use them?

Presentation Skills: 3 Levels of Speaking (and two ways to level up)

Master the fundamentals of public speaking with three progressive levels and practical techniques to level up your presentation game.

Air Time: How to elevate your next presentation deck

A simple trick to make your next presentation flow

Create some Client Magic: join the free Micro Course

A 5 day email course to transform your client interactions

3 ways to make your Training and Development more engaging

How to avoid your training falling falt

Workshops & Meetings: How to avoid the pre-read trap

Why advance information can ruin the whole experience

Riding the Wave of Resourcefulness: What We Can Learn from Garrett McNamara's Epic Surfing Adventure

3 tips on how to elevate your resourcefulness, plus a free assessment tool to test out your team dynamics

Notes On… Obstacle Courses for Learning Experiences

Why your program, workshop, or course should take a tip from the military - and kids’ playtime

Notes on how brands can help solve Wicked Problems

Brand activism is on customers' minds, but unpacking wicked problems requires more than good intentions - here's how brands can make a real difference.

The Community Corner podcast: using Edutainment to create engaging community experiences

Howard shares tips on edutainment, James Bond-style openings, and how to make community gatherings more fresh and exciting.

The Joy of 6

From cabaret tables to De La Soul to Marc Lewis's School - why six (and 36) is the magic number for workshop design.

How to transform a webinar

Six practical ways to transform passive webinars into engaging experiences - from changing the format to the jiu jitsu of underpromising.

How to run an interactive workshop in Zoom

How to tell stories that move your community to action

How to introduce yourself

How to run a workshop for the C-suite

How to get booked to speak at a conference: 20 tips for success

How to run an interactive workshop in Zoom (Part 2)

How to design a workshop slide deck

How to calculate the time you need to create a workshop

How to create an interactive workshop with mmhmm and Zoom

How to design a client workshop without freaking out (live demo)

How to create an Off-Site that hits the spot - with special guest Katie Dreke

How to create a slide deck that engages your audience

Level up your next slide deck so it’s engaging, story-driven, and able to clearly communicate even the most complex topics

7 ways to adjust your live workshop or course for different audiences

3 types of workshop questions

5 ways to run better remote workshops