For Workforce & Association Planners
Trainer and coach speaker
What this is for: how adults actually learn, why training does not transfer, and what a coach can change that a workshop cannot.
Who it is for: professional development trainers, quality improvement and technical assistance staff, coaches, community college faculty, and registry-approved training organizations.
What Attendees Walk Out With
Language they can use before they get back to the parking lot
Design for transfer, not attendance
The difference between a session people enjoyed and a session that changed Monday.
Use adult learning on purpose
Practice, feedback, and reasons that hold up on a hard day — applied to your own curriculum.
Coach without rescuing
How to leave the responsibility with the person you are coaching and still be useful.
Measure what held
Simple follow-through checks that show whether the training survived contact with the classroom.
Sessions That Fit
Built from existing keynotes and workshops
- Training Childcare Staff the Way Adults Actually Learn
Workshop / PD session
- Leaders, Not Fixers
Workshop / PD session
- Authority Without Apology
Keynote
Formats
Shaped to your agenda
Conference keynote
45–75 minutes for a general session.
Breakout or workshop
60–120 minutes on one piece of the work.
Half- or full-day PD
Working sessions that end with a plan, not notes.
Read first: Training staff the way adults learn · Staff stability and workforce training
Planner Questions
Answered before you have to ask
FAQ
Questions leaders ask
It can be. The same material is delivered either as a keynote for a trainer audience or as a working session where trainers redesign one of their own modules.
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