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Behind the scenes of planning a new learning event: Exploring ticket sales tactics

Kirsty Lewis on the ups, downs and wild ideas behind getting people to SOFest 2025 How are you? If you are new to this blog it is all about my […]...
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First-time Chief People Officer? How to build for success in 2025

Focus on enhancing employee experience, navigating legislative changes and upskilling your workforce, advises Emma-Claire Kavanagh  As business leaders grapple with new legislation, evolving technology and customer demands, they’ll be relying […]...
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From influence to action: key lessons from the World of Learning Summit 2025

How can L&D leaders drive real impact, influence strategy, and transform learning in the workplace? Be inspired by the industry’s leading thinkers and practitioners in this conference summary What does […]...
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The thousand post sprint – one person’s extreme challenge to test the power of connections on social media

Engage more on LinkedIn, get more views – Faris Aranki really took that advice to heart and shares his epic adventure I recently undertook a gargantuan social media challenge; partly […]...
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From burnout to brilliance: How L&D drives employee engagement and retention 

L&D must factor employee desires into learning programmes to maximise effectiveness, argues Dr Jill Stefaniak  Employee burnout is a pervasive issue that affects organisations and individuals alike. According to recent […]...
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Blogs Communication Community and social media Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Creativity & innovation Delivering learning & training Economics and finance For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Marketing Reflective practice

Behind the scenes of planning a new learning event: Show me the money

How much does a new learning summit cost? Kirsty Lewis shares an eye watering amount This month I want to share the emotional rollercoaster that is creating a festival from […]...
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The power of video in microlearning 

Bite-sized videos grab your learner’s attention, stick in their mind, and turn knowledge into action – Tim Moss shows how to get started Imagine this: you’re onboarding a new employee, Sarah, […]...
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Behind the scenes of planning a new learning event: The workshops

Kirsty Lewis focuses her new festival planning on the different themes and workshops we need For those of you who missed the previous blog, let me catch you up: Imagine […]...
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Blogs Communication Community and social media Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Creativity & innovation Delivering learning & training Economics and finance For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Marketing Reflective practice

Behind the scenes of planning a new learning event: The journey begins 

An honest account of the roller coaster of creating a newconference, with Kirsty Lewis About five years ago I came up with an idea of an event whereby 100 facilitators, […]...
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