Workshops &
Keynotes

Projects in this category highlight trainings I have delivered, scripted, and designed intended for a live training audience, be it virtual or in-person. The works below are professional development trainings offered either through an organization’s training department or sessions offered at conference workshops. Check back for additional spotlights.

Making Meetings Work Highlight Reel (Spotlight)

Sample Presentation Slides

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

Use of humor in group activities
Formative assessments
Personalization and opportunities for peer discussion
Higher-order thinking questions
High-level visual design for learner engagement
Instructional writing that is relatable to the learner’s work environment
Use of multimedia
Pacing content through careful PowerPoint animation to reduce cognitive load

This training is an update and redesign of a course offered at a Top 5 higher ed institution. I redesigned this course and taught it as a member of the Human Resources Training & Organizational Development team. In a dual effort, some assets that were created as a companion to this training were developed in my Filmmaking Principles for Instructional Design and Game Strategies and Motivation classes in my master’s program.

THE WHY

This training is intended for faculty and staff to learn strategies to hold more effective meetings for team building, higher morale, and productivity. The course explores the practical and socio-emotional effects of meetings in the workplace, the negative consequences of ineffective meetings, techniques to run a great meeting, outlines different structures of meetings, and how technology can aid in the improvement of meetings.