In this week’s episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten talks with Sarah Mercier about designing effective learning. Hear why Sarah advises people to be skeptical when hearing new information and what a psychometrician does.

Our favorite moments:

• (04:14) Slamming new learners with a lot of information is overwhelming
• (05:45) To be in the training space, you need to be a good student
• (06:17) xAPI is a way to measure and collect granular data throughout the learning process
• (10:32) How to Fight a Bear is a terrific example of immersive storytelling for learning
• (14:10) We learn more from failure
• (16:06) Psychometricians determine whether assessments are valid and reliable
• (19:40) When hearing new information that sounds like it’s right, do research before accepting it as fact
• (20:18) Learning styles have no foundation in anything measurable
• (22:16) Our practice is always evolving

If you enjoyed this conversation about designing effective learning, check out Season 4, Episode 38: Are Learning Styles a Thing? Myths and Developments in Presenting and Speaking. The link is in the show notes. 

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Read a transcript of this episode:  https://share.descript.com/view/q9JPtjuZXR1

For the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/3rtIYrLMP-g

• Learn xAPI – Learn about xAPI, or the Experience API
• Blog – Learning Ninjas®
• Learning Ninjas® – Creating learning opportunities for everyone.
• Sarah Mercier on LinkedIn
• Patti Shank, Ph.D. | Assessment Expert
• Quantum Improvements Consulting
• What Is a Psychometrician?
• How To Fight A Bear
• What is xAPI aka the Experience API or Tin Can API
• Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking | Are Learning Styles a Thing? Myths and Developments in Presenting and Speaking

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Kirsten Rourke CEO of Rourke Training

Kirsten Rourke is the mouth and mind of Rourke Training, LLC. She is on a mission to create engaging communication in online and in-person presentation and speaking spaces. Kirsten is the creator of the Prep, Practice, & Pivot method for elevating presenting and speaking skills. She works with leaders to transform online educational, sales, and corporate events to meet business and learning goals. She has spoken, coached, trained, and facilitated for thousands of companies internationally since 2000. She speaks on and provides expert coaching on Public Speaking, Running Virtual Events, Instructional Design, Storytelling, and Creating Online Engagement. In addition to being a Certified Technical Trainer and Certified Online Training Professional, she also has a Master’s of Education in Instructional Design. She also runs a podcast and community, Ongoing Mastery: Presenting and Speaking, to support development and improvement in creating successful, targeted results in pitches, sales presentations, training, and high-stake events.