by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 25, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth chats with Jan Keck, an experience designer, facilitator, and trainer whose mission is to help people feel less alone. Jan shares with us some of the ways he intentionally helps people create deeper human connection through facilitation. Beth and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 11, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth talks with guest Hannah Brown about her new book, Training that Clicks: Virtual Design Playbook, which is about designing and facilitating virtual learning. Hannah helps us remember to use technology to our advantage and think both about our...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 21, 2022 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode Beth talks with her parents, Ron and Elaine Cougler, and her brother, Kevin Cougler, about being lifelong learners and how that has presented itself in their family. Listen for ideas to take into your own life and relationships – with family,...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 14, 2022 | Business back end
Around this time of year I usually write a post to look back on some of the great work we did this year. Sometimes the year can go by in such a whirlwind, I really appreciate taking this opportunity to see everything we’ve accomplished for ourselves and for our...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 7, 2022 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth talks with guest Taruna Goel about the facilitator’s role in helping participants become expert learners, and how facilitators can strive to become expert learners themselves. Beth and Taruna also explore: Being strategic and taking more...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 29, 2022 | Business back end
I’m looking for subcontractors who can support learning design and development projects on a sporadic, as-needed basis throughout the year, with immediate upcoming project-based needs. Specifically I’m seeking: senior learning/instructional designers with a graduate...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 23, 2022 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth shares some mistakes that she has made recently in her facilitation practice and talks about what she’s doing about them to keep learning in her work. Beth also explores the following: showing our humanity as facilitators using inclusive...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 9, 2022 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth chats with guest Tara Jaskowiak from Groundwork about the business side of facilitation, focusing on planning and communications strategies that facilitators can use to support their success. This look behind the scenes will be valuable for...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 4, 2022 | Books, Learning design, Teaching, Workshops
My clients often buy more than one copy of my book, Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience For Any Group, for their groups of faculty, facilitators or staff. Now is a great time to be thinking of whether you could do this for the...