by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 12, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth Cougler Blom talks about some of the ways we might experience self-doubt as designers and facilitators of learning and what to do about it. She reveals some of the ways self-doubt has crept up for her and shares some of the things she thinks...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 22, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth talks with Chad Littlefield about designing group experiences for contribution, not just consumption. They explore Chad’s concept of “connection before content” and how to do that particularly at the starts and ends of meetings...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 8, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth and facilitator Romy Alexandra explore the topic of experiential learning. But they don’t just talk about experiential learning, they actually do it! Romy and Beth each facilitate the other through several sense-based activities, then...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 22, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth chats with Maya Chupkov of the Proud Stutter podcast about facilitators who stutter. They talk about how groups might perceive stuttering and what to do about that, strategies that facilitators who stutter might use when working with groups, and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 8, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth shares several recommendations about how to work with course content that you might, at first, consider dry or boring and make it come alive for your learners. It’s not the content of our sessions that is naturally “dry” –...
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 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...