Live Expert Masterclasses

This webinar provides an enjoyable, interactive, and practical introduction to storytelling.

We’ll delve into key questions such as: Why are stories so powerful? How do they work? What techniques can you use? And how can these be applied to business presentations?

Slide Design That Works for You, Not Against You
Discover simple yet powerful techniques to ensure every slide reinforces your message rather than competes with it. Learn how to strip away unnecessary clutter, focus on core ideas, and design slides that enhance — rather than dilute — your impact.

You Are the Expert, Not the Slide Deck
Your audience came to hear you, not watch a slideshow. Learn how to keep control of the narrative so your data supports your authority instead of stealing the spotlight. We’ll cover strategies to make your slides your silent partner, not the main act.

The Picture Superiority Effect: Your Secret Presentation Advantage
Neuroscience shows that visuals are remembered far better than words alone. We’ll unpack the Picture Superiority Effect, show you how to harness it, and reveal how the right imagery can elevate engagement and long-term recall.

Join us for this dynamic, insight-packed webinar on mastering Slide Dynamics. Whether you present in person or virtually, you’ll leave with the tools to design slides that engage, persuade, and stick.”

This session guides participants through the art of team problem-solving, focusing on defining problems without assumptions, brainstorming possible causes, devising experiments, and gathering results. The approach draws on the effectiveness of the scientific method and applies it directly to business challenges.

Why are some conversations so hard, and how can we get better at having them? In this 1-hour session, we’ll explore a simple tool to support you, examine common challenging scenarios (such as speaking upwards or handling emotional responses), and share practical strategies to plan, deliver, and navigate tough messages with greater confidence.

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, learning agility has become a core competency for us all. Join Dr. Thomas Tillmann to explore how you can develop this essential capability — the ability to learn, adapt, and apply new knowledge quickly in response to new challenges and opportunities.

Rather than relying on sporadic training events, this interactive masterclass goes beyond the theory to help you make continuous learning a sustainable habit . You’ll discover how to integrate learning into your daily routine so you can thrive during continuous periods of change, and focus on practical approaches that balance professional growth with personal well-being.

Mindful Performance is a mindfulness-based approach to achieving sustainable performance with less stress and struggle. You will learn a useful framework for relating to your environment in a more considered and constructive manner and taking meaningful action on a consistent basis.

We often hear about emotional intelligence (EQ), yet there’s still some uncertainty about what it truly means and why it matters. In this webinar, Jennifer will break down the concept of EQ and highlight the benefits of fostering an emotionally intelligent workplace.
Through interactive exercises, you’ll have the opportunity to increase your self-awareness, assess your own emotional intelligence, and learn practical tips for improvement.

A deeply practical introduction to inclusive language: what it is, why it matters, how to put it into practice in your daily life. Inclusive language is built on research that tiny tweaks in our words lead to big shifts in our actions, beliefs and behaviours. We’ll learn how to be actively inclusive around age, disability, race, gender, sexual orientation (and more), using simple principles.

Do you want to make changes in your life but don’t know where to start? Do you struggle to set realistic, achievable goals? Do you crave more control over your actions and behaviours, or feel like you need to get ‘unstuck’?

If so, this interactive webinar will introduce a toolbox of techniques to help you develop your inner coach and support your personal, professional, and overall wellbeing. During the session, we’ll explore the GROW model and how you can use it to set, stick to, and achieve your goals.

Erica has has spent many years working in learning and development and is now an international speaker on AI. The focus of this session won’t be on the technology itself, but what it takes for people to make it work.

This session will help you bring focus and energy back to your career, strengthening your self-awareness and resilience along the way. We’ll assess your current “career battery”, how charged or drained you’re feeling right now, develop a personal resilience script, and build a plan to thrive. All change begins with a step. Make this hour your first one.

What does it actually mean when we say we need to “be more collaborative”?

Without a clear definition, collaboration can become a catch-all term for everything from interacting on Slack to working together on a six-month cross-functional project. So it can sometimes feel forced rather than creating real value. We know that good collaboration is good for business – it brings new ideas, innovation and efficiency. It’s good for us too – we use our unique skills, learn from each other, and do better work. But knowing that doesn’t mean it’s easier to make happen in practice. And it’s become more challenging in a world of constant change, hybrid and remote teams, and more complexity. We often mistake collaboration as a personality trait, or something that happens by magic. In fact, it’s a design choice. When a team is specific about how they work together – what to collaborate on, when, and what needs to be in place – it’s far more likely to succeed.

In this session, we’ll unpack what actually makes collaboration work and how to design it into your team – whether you are a leader or not – so that you get the results you need.

As an industry expert, Kim will be leading a session on persuasive communication and how you can communicate better at work. Not just in meetings but across all your channels.

You can see more from Kim and her insights on this in the video below. We’ll be adding more about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

Robbie will be leading a session on how you can start 2027 as productively as possible, and maintain that throughout the year!

You can see more from Robbie in the video below. We’ll be adding more about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

Celia and Emma will be returning to deliver a session on how you can better prepare for giving feedback, after delivering a great session on how to receive feedback earlier in 2026. This one is designed to ensure you get the message you intend to across, and arrive at the right outcomes.

Hear Emma talking about feedback in the video below. We’ll be adding more detail about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

We are pleased to welcome Sarah Knight, who will be leading a panel event for International Women’s Day about the frameworks that can help women at work, including developing into leadership roles, and how allyship supports that.

We’ll be adding more about what the session will cover, and our guest speakers, soon.

“Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will be best at any given time.” – Harvey Blume

Join Lisa Kerr, Neurodiversity Coach, Speaker and Consultant for an enlightening hour where we’ll explore Neurodiversity across the employee lifecycle. Through increased awareness and diagnosis, it’s now believed that around 20% of people could be Neurodivergent. But what does this mean in the workplace? What’s the business case for employing Neurodivergent staff? And what do you need to think about at each stage of the employee lifecycle to Attract > Recruit > Onboard > Develop > Retain > Exit ?

In this session we’ll consider how line managers can empower Neurodivergent staff and how staff can embrace working with Neurodivergent managers, unlocking untapped potential, creativity, and success.

The session will cover the five key behavioural skills required to be most effective when negotiating at work. This is encapsulated in the C.A.G.E.D. Framework:

Climate control
Act like it!
Go First
Ego management
Do the planning

Mark will tie all that into how that makes a difference to you and how you work with stakeholders, your team, and beyond.

Personal Impact & Presence: The Unwritten Rules is about how to be seen, heard and recognised for the brilliant work you do.

Being brilliant at your job isn’t always enough. The people who make an impact understand the unwritten rules of how to be seen, heard and remembered. Former BBC producer, author and Impact Guru Esther Stanhope has spent 25 years nurturing talent and helping people perform at their best, from Prime Ministers and Hollywood stars to leaders at Deloitte, Barclays, Lloyds and the British Army.

In this fun, fast-paced and interactive masterclass, Esther lifts the lid on what actually makes people have impact. From speaking up and showcasing your work without showing off, to storytelling, reading the room and communicating with confidence, you’ll discover small changes that make a surprisingly BIG difference. Expect stories, audience interaction and practical tools you can use immediately. This isn’t about becoming louder or pretending to be someone you’re not. It’s about bringing more of YOU to the room, so your ideas, expertise and brilliant work get the recognition they deserve.

This is a practical talk which shares tools and techniques to create, deal with, and be more curious during moments of change. You’ll discover fresh perspectives which lead to a strategic advantage for yourself, your team, and your organisation.

Thinking skills have always been important to the way professionals, teams and organisations succeed. Your ability to think critically, strategically and creatively shape how you spot opportunities, solve complex problems and make tough choices. However, the game has changed. The pace of change and innovation characterising the current landscape of work make the need to think your best even more important, because new opportunities and novel challenges call for different ways of thinking.

In this masterclass with the philosopher and Founder of Philosophy at Work, Dr. Brennan Jacoby, you’ll learn techniques you can use to extend your thinking practice and solve problems and think more critically throughout all you do.

The way we work has changed. In this highly interactive session, we will explore how coaching can help you thrive in this new world by improving the quality of your conversations, making it easier for you to support yourselves and those you work with, and developing the courage to be vulnerable.

As AI transforms the workplace, we’re questioning whether humans will feel like they matter at work, and what are the human skills that are needed for career growth and future readiness? Join Clinical Psychologist, Dr Hazel Harrison, and Future of Work Strategist, Jim Marshall, as they explore how AI is reshaping work and what it means for the skills we need to thrive. Through their practical Preserve – Support – Release framework, you’ll discover how to balance human intelligence and AI, explore which skills and approaches might be best to invest in, and make intentional choices about how you work and grow in an AI-enabled world.

We are excited to welcome Monica McCarthy for Learning at Work Week 2027! She’ll be talking about how creative thinking can enable better problem solving at work.

You see more from Monica talking about Creative Thinking in the video below. We’ll be adding more detail about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

We are excited to welcome back Nick Shackleton-Jones for Learning at Work Week 2027!

It’s clear that along with outsourcing our cognition to AI, we are surrendering learning. If you want to know how to protect yourself personally from cognitive loss or build a lifelong learning organisation, then join this session designed for the small band of plucky rebels who want to fight back!

Collette will be back in June to talk about allyship, and how you can be a better ally to those around you.

Hear Collette talking about allyship in the video below. We’ll be adding more detail about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

It’s no surprise that many of us tend to face difficult conversations with fear and dread. When we need to give developmental feedback, address a challenging issue, or make a request for a change in behaviour, we may be concerned about potential negative consequences. Maybe we won’t be able to get across what we want to say. Maybe we’ll be met with an unpredictable, emotional response. Maybe we’ll wonder whether we’re doing more harm than good. This session will invite you to shift your mindset about your difficult conversations, and ‘see the perfection’ these opportunities may offer. You’ll have a chance to identify and try out new ways of thinking and acting in order to enter your next difficult conversations with curiosity, flexibility and all the perfection you can find!

Many of us think of our ‘problems’ in a very limiting way – as things that are broken which need to be fixed. Yet considered more broadly, a problem is anything in our lives that could be better than it currently is. Every day we face varying problems; from simple issues such as an overflowing sink, to more difficult challenges like a strained relationship with a colleague. As the philosopher Karl Popper observed, ‘All life is problem solving.’

This session will leave you with the confidence to lean into your problems (rather than just put up with them) and equip you with clear practical tools to get started solving them straight away.

Stop running meetings on autopilot. One person speaks, everyone nods, and nothing changes. It’s time to break the pattern. This high-impact workshop delivers the mindshift elite leaders make: moving from presenting information to facilitating real thinking.

In this session, you’ll master:

The Art of Inquiry: Why how you ask matters far more than what you ask.

Unmasking Traps: How to spot a “leading question” posing as an open one.

Strategic Silence: Why holding your tongue is often the most powerful move in the room.

This isn’t a basic listening primer. It’s a practical toolkit for driving sharper decisions and genuine engagement. Stop supplying all the answers—and start drawing brilliance out of everyone else.

Susie will be back in September to build the skill of giving feedback and how you can build a more consistent practice of constructive feedback throughout all the things you do.

You see more from Susie talking about feedback in the video below. We’ll be adding more detail about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

This energetic 60‑minute session will help you move from “networking is awkward and transactional” to “I know how to build genuine relationships that support my career, my colleagues and my clients.”

Through a series of short, interactive exercises, you’ll practice simple tools you can immediately use back at work. We will reframe networking from “slimy” or “selling yourself” to become comfortable introducing yourself in ways that are authentic and memorable.

You will leave having captured your strengths‑based introduction, key questions and listening cues, plus a clear networking challenge to complete over the remainder of your week. You’ll walk away having learned something new and feeling more confident, empowered, and able to apply these tools straightaway in your day‑to‑day work.

Ettie will be returning in October 2027 to give you the tools to be a better, and more inclusive, communicator.

You can see Ettie talking about communication in the video below. We’ll be adding more detail about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

How do you stay yourself, trust what you know and speak with authority when you feel nervous, challenged or uncertain?

This practical virtual session is designed to help you find calm, clarity and confidence when the pressure rises. Whether you are speaking to senior leaders, navigating a difficult conversation, worrying about being undermined or managing the familiar voice of imposter syndrome, you will learn simple tools to help you stay grounded and useful in the moment.

We will explore how to centre your nervous system, connect to your purpose and use your voice with greater authority, so that you can stay graceful under pressure rather than being thrown off course by nerves or hierarchy. You will learn what to do when the spotlight is on you, when you are asked a difficult question, when your words fail you or when your mind suddenly goes blank. You will also practise pausing, breathing and finding the next thought, instead of rushing to fill the silence. Rather than trying to eliminate uncertainty, you will learn how to carry yourself calmly within it.

At the heart of the session is a simple idea: confidence does not require certainty. Gravitas is not about having all the answers or never feeling nervous. It is about staying present, clear and connected to what you know, even when part of you is doubting yourself. Through practical exercises focused on purpose, the nervous system, voice and responding under pressure, you will leave with tools to help you speak with greater calm, clarity and authority when it matters most.

Working across cultures requires more than awareness. It requires the ability to recognise, understand and adapt to different ways of communicating, collaborating and making decisions.

This session explores key cultural dimensions that influence workplace behaviours, expectations and working styles. Through practical examples and discussion, participants will develop greater self-awareness, strengthen cross-cultural collaboration and learn strategies to build trust, reduce misunderstandings and work more effectively with colleagues and clients from diverse backgrounds.

It will also encourage participants to embrace cultural differences as a source of insight, innovation and stronger performance.

In an era defined by constant change, organisations are asking more of their people than ever before: to adapt quickly, learn continuously, collaborate effectively, and innovate at pace. Yet these outcomes cannot be mandated. They depend on creating environments where people feel safe to speak up, share ideas, challenge assumptions, ask for help, and learn from mistakes. Psychological safety has emerged as a critical enabler of high performance, innovation and sustainable growth. It is the foundation upon which trust, learning, collaboration and creativity are built.

In this thought-provoking keynote, we will explore why psychological safety has become a strategic imperative for modern organisations and the pivotal role Learning and Development professionals play in fostering it. Drawing on research, practical insights and real-world examples, we’ll examine how psychological safety influences individual performance, team effectiveness, learning culture and organisational success. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of what psychological safety is, why it matters, and how it can unlock the full potential of people, teams and organisations.

David will be returning in November 2027 to give you the tools to build high performing, psychologically safe teams.

You can hear him talking about the value of high-performing teams in the video below. We’ll be adding more detail about what the session will cover, and what’s in it for you, soon.

Ever find yourself banging your head against a wall trying to change someone else’s behaviour?

Most influencing attempts fail because they’re built on a naïve view of human beings. We assume people act on information, intentions, and common sense, then act surprised when none of it works.

Through peculiar stories, smart science, and interactive exercises, this session uncovers how human behaviour actually works and how to influence it. After joining, you’ll never look at people the same way again, and this new outlook will help you influence (almost) anybody.