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TD Magazine

Laughing and Learning

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Infuse humor to make training events engaging and memorable for learners.

There you are, in the middle of facilitating a training event, facing a sea of disinterested faces. Your anecdotes and facts about your well-prepared subject—in which you are an expert—are echoing off the walls, only to be overwhelmed by the woman snoring loudly at the back of the room. Despite your deep knowledge, it becomes painfully clear that expertise alone isn't enough to keep the audience engaged.

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