Edutainment with Paris Thomas: Innovating Online Training and How to Become a Coach
with Paris Thomas, Co-founder, Talent Hacks
Show notes
In this episode of "The Making of a Coach," we delve into the innovative world of edutainment with Paris Thomas, founder of Talent Hacks in Cyprus. Paris shares his journey of transforming traditional corporate training into engaging online experiences that rival the entertainment industry. By integrating humor and psychometric learning, Paris and his team have redefined online training innovation, making it both entertaining and educational. Discover how they leverage platforms like TikTok and Netflix to create compelling content that captivates and educates.
Key Learnings:
- Embrace edutainment by incorporating humor and engaging content to enhance online training experiences, making them more appealing and effective.
- Utilize psychometric learning to tailor training content to different personality types, ensuring a personalized and impactful learning journey.
- Innovate your training delivery by combining asynchronous learning with live sessions, creating a blended learning approach that maximizes engagement and retention.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to design training that learners actually want to finish
- The shift from one-size-fits-all to personality-personalized learning
- Why “funny” might be the most underrated instructional design principle
- Blended learning as a 3-month journey (not a 2-day fix)
- Minimum viable tools for trainers, coaches, and solo facilitators
References and Links:
- Talent Hacks : https://www.talenthacks.com
- Talent Hacks YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@talenthacks
- Zoom 1080p HD Support: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0066185
- DISC by Wiley: https://www.everythingdisc.com
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Show): https://www.netflix.com/title/70281562
- Tony Robbins: Unleash the Power Within: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/events/unleash-the-power-within/
- The Power of Good Lighting: https://youtu.be/rGcAM1CNEU0
- Get your metaFox Coaching Certification: http://www.metafox.eu/journey?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=promotion
Transcript
Full transcript, edited for readability. Every timestamp jumps the video to that moment.
Paris Thomas: First we realized that it has to be a course that we want to take too. And to be fair, and that's part of our branding and our messaging, corporate training sucks. Online learning sucks even more. And what happened in the time of Covid and the years that followed, with LinkedIn Learning, and everybody has an online course. Who really watches anything anymore? Paris Thomas: We always say it's more fun to watch paint dry than to do an online course. So it has to be a course that makes us want to watch it. How would we do it if we did that? And the first thing that came to mind was, well, what do we like watching? We are on TikTok, Paris Thomas: Instagram and Facebook and LinkedIn, and we like watching videos. And which videos do we like to watch the most? The ones that are funny. Which videos do we share with colleagues? The ones that are really funny. And so when we realized that we're not competing against other online courses, we're competing against the entertainment industry, that's when
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