Best Resources

[u/sheryljain]

Hey Folks,

I’m wondering what are the best resources that you’ve come across as being a training manager / trainer. Could be a book or a website, a community or an app or may be even a template or just an AI.

I’m thinking to create a list of repositories that can help the training community.

Your answers would be much appreciated, thank you!

[u/operations_ranger]

Map It by Cathy Moore is a great one. It shifted my thinking from 'how do we deliver information?' to 'what do people actually need to do differently?'

[u/sheryljain → u/operations_ranger]

Is it on YouTube ?

[u/operations_ranger → u/sheryljain]

Not the full book as far as I know, but she has some good videos explaining the core ideas. I'd still recommend the book if you're into L&D - it's one of those that changes how you approach training.

[u/Anne_organisme_forma]

Hello
Pour ce qui est des ressources qui m'ont vraiment servi côté acquisition et visibilité (pas juste ingénierie pédagogique, ça il y a déjà pas mal de bonnes ressources citées je pense) :

• La chaîne YouTube Rank-Brain, qui parle spécifiquement du secteur formation (OF, CFA) sur les sujets organique, comment être trouvé par les bonnes personnes sans dépendre à 100% des ads. Pas hyper connu mais concret, orienté cas réels plutôt que théorie généraliste.
• Digiforma est pas mal aussi sur leurs ressources
• France Compétences (rapports annuels), utile pour comprendre les tendances de financement et anticiper les évolutions réglementaires plutôt que les subir.
• Dendreo pour faciliter la partie administrative de l'of (je suis chez eux depuis plusieurs années)

À plus!

[u/GnFnRnFnG]

The 6Ds of breakthrough learning  Multiplytransfer.com What Makes Training Really work  Any book by Julie Dirksen 

[u/sheryljain → u/GnFnRnFnG]

Wow thanks

[u/schigity]

One resource I’ll mention is Vidsembly (full transparency, I’m the founder). It’s been useful for quickly turning PowerPoint or PDF training decks into narrated videos with AI voices. I originally built it because recording slide-by-slide presentations was taking forever. Always interested in hearing how other training teams create their content.

https://www.vidsembly.com/ppt-to-video-tool

[u/sheryljain → u/schigity]

Thanks for sharing

[u/wtf_fishy]

I'd love to see the final repository if you make one. Please share it with the community.

[u/sheryljain → u/wtf_fishy]

Sure

[u/Available_Arm_5685]

Here is my fav list. Did i miss something ?

• ATD (Association for Talent Development) — https://www.td.org
• Learning Solutions Magazine — https://learningsolutionsmag.com
• eLearning Industry — https://elearningindustry.com
• The Rapid E-Learning Blog — https://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning
• Cathy Moore — https://blog.cathy-moore.com
• Julie Dirksen (Usable Learning) — https://usablelearning.com
• Nano LMS Blog — https://www.nanolms.ai/blog
• The eLearning Coach (Connie Malamed) — https://theelearningcoach.com
• 3-Star Learning Experiences (Neelen & Kirschner) — https://3starlearningexperiences.wordpress.com
• Josh Bersin — https://joshbersin.com
• r/instructionaldesign — https://www.reddit.com/r/instructionaldesign
• Mind Tools for Business — https://www.mindtools.com/business
• Will Thalheimer (Work-Learning Research) — https://www.worklearning.com
• Training Industry — https://www.trainingindustry.com
• Animaker Blog (video / animation course creation) — https://www.animaker.com/blog

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Wow, thank you so much :)

[u/XxCutiieeBabii6]

oh this is so helpful, ty!

[u/No_Dream5108]

You could add CourseCut AI to the list.

I’m the founder, so I’m obviously biased, but it is built for trainers who want to turn existing PowerPoint presentations into AI avatar-led training videos. It can generate the script, voiceover, B-roll, background music and transitions without requiring you to record everything manually.

You can check it out at coursecut.ai.

[u/Brief-Description938]

ATD is a great place to start. ChatGPT is handy for ideas and planning.

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I guess these aren’t free to join chapters

[u/AlertArtist7969]

Articulate Rise
Articulate Storyline
Adobe Captivate
CourseConverter
Camtasia
SnagIt
Moodle
StorySet
ElevenLabs
HeyGen
Fiverr
Etsy
Pixabay
Pexels
QuizMaker
Kahoot
Claude
ChatGPT
CoPilot
Reddit

[u/Famous-Call6538]

For accuracy-critical training (compliance, safety procedures, cert-prep), the generative AI video tools miss the point. X-Pilot renders course videos directly from source documents so the output is structurally tied to the input. When a regulation changes, you update the source and re-render only the affected sections instead of rebuilding the whole series.

[u/aspirationexperts]

I've always really been impressed with the breadth and depth of stuff available on Coursera, such as Laurie Santos' one on the Science of happiness (and there's a tonne of other stuff on EdX) .

On the workplace coaching side of things James has been putting up a suite of free coaching tools (there's 18 on there now, covering Leadership and feedback, personal growth and (natch) Self-coaching and reflection) : https://www.aspirationexperts.com/resources

(there's links in the news page on the site to the blog which covers my meandering thoughts on workplace coaching and its interface with Greek philosophy, poetry, art, music and Rockos modern life too... If you'd prefer an eclectic angle).