Ready to get help? - https://scenariosecrets.com/schedule Watch my entire free training here (to realize your own creative potential): https://scenariosecrets.com/case-study What we discussed in this fabulous interview: 00:00 Welcome and Introd

Passion Into Portfolio: How Eva Turned a Book Into An Interactive Story

Dec 21st, 2021 33m 13s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST Ready to get help? https://scenariosecrets.com/schedule What we discussed: 01:07 - How Eva got started in instructional design. 04:57 - How she learned about the Interactive Storytelling Accelerator program 07:06 Wh

Games, Gamification and Interactive Storytelling Strategy

Nov 26th, 2021 23m

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST What are the differences between games and gamification, how does that fit into the interactive storytelling framework? Here I reflect on my conversations with Moe Ash, Mohsin Memon and Karl Kapp. To learn more Int

Before you design your next scenario: 6 things to know

Nov 24th, 2021 21m 28s

I had a conversation about scenario development recently, thought I'd share some of my insights with everyone... this episode gave me a chance to share some stories that would not have made it into a bulleted list. Enjoy!

Everything is Figure-Outable | Interview with Dr. Robin Sargent

Oct 28th, 2021 41m 56s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST When you first meet Dr. Robin Sargent she might intimidate you... I mean she's so well put together, she's direct, and there's this aura of confidence about her. Then she somehow disarms you with that contagious lau

Elements of Great Stories | The Aftermath

Oct 27th, 2021 14m 45s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST There's something really strategic in the "happily ever after" line at the end of a good fairy tale. But we, as learning designers can leverage this strategy to bring our interactive story to a satisfying closure an

Elements of Great Stories | The Story Setup

Oct 25th, 2021 10m 25s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST The setup is crucial in letting your audience know who your hero is now, what mundane rut and routine they are in now, who they have been up until this very moment. Establishing this makes the transformation much mo

Leaving a Legacy in L&D

Oct 23rd, 2021 18m 43s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST Maybe the story I share in this podcast becomes your inciting incident? What can we do to make sure our efforts survive our departure... just some reflections on work and life as an L&D consultant. Enjoy! To learn

Elements of Great Stories | The Inciting Incident

Oct 23rd, 2021 21m 22s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST Your character needs a wake up call, something that will make them get on the journey in the first place. Here I discuss the event, big or small, that can be the spark that makes them step out of their comfort zone

How To Get Scenario Branching Under Control... NOW!

Oct 21st, 2021 9m 31s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST Branching scenarios can easily get away from you, and sit there unfinished... what if there was a way to get rid of the overwhelm and just start with some constraint framework? Guess what, that's what we talk about

Where does feedback fit in a story?

Oct 20th, 2021 18m 7s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST Here is my hypothesis about feedback given to learners... It falls on deaf ears, at best they quickly skip over it to get to the next good part, or at worst they feel annoyed with it and resent the designer for bein

What It Really Means To Be a Lifelong Learner

Oct 19th, 2021 19m 57s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST I recently had a conversation with someone who in my mind was the epitome of lifelong learning, it made me reflect on my own journey and what it actually takes to grow as a human being. "Everyone thinks the dream l

Elements of Great Stories | Crafting Meaningful Conflict

Oct 18th, 2021 20m 40s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST Conflict is a beautiful thing, it's the thing that makes the story worthwhile... if there was no conflict there'd be no story. But this might be the most challenging part of your interactive experience... but it doe

Persistence and Creativity in Storytelling | One woman's journey

Oct 14th, 2021 19m 14s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST This episode is about a story shared in our coaching community. It's not about an interactive story, but it kind of is. Mostly it is a story of perseverance, persistence, optimism and being ready when the universe t

Key Elements of Great Stories | Why does your hero want THAT?

Oct 12th, 2021 23m 28s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST My number one issue was overcomplicating stories, but also not asking enough why questions - why does the hero want this? Why are they not going after it right now? What's getting in their way? All of these help you

Key Elements of Great Stories | What does your hero REALLY want?

Oct 11th, 2021 15m 49s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST The Hero is very important to a successful story, but the hero is nothing without a very clear and visible goal. Or as the storytelling nerds say... the outer motivation. So how should you think about this to make y

Everything You Wanted to Know About Story for Training | Rance Greene

Oct 6th, 2021 46m 57s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST Today I'm talking to Story Designer and Author, Rance Greene. ABOUT: Rance formed needastory.com for those who struggle with storytelling at work. His methodology—Story Design—gives leaders and talent development p

A Skewed Sense of Reality That Might Be Hurting Your Work

Oct 5th, 2021 7m 15s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST This episode is a little, just a little, off my beaten path of scenario design. It has to do with our mindset in L&D... how we're hurting our results, and hurting our learners by convincing ourselves of a reality th

Key Elements to Great Stories | Part 4 | More Hero Talk

Oct 4th, 2021 12m 58s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST In this episode we continue exploring the hero in your story. How to make them more than just a name and a position. What strategies you can use to make them instantly relatable and someone your audience will care a

Key Elements of Great Stories Part 3 | The Hero

Sep 28th, 2021 17m 52s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST There's no story without a hero. There's no transformation without a hero. And, if your hero is someone people can't relate to... it might be all for naught. There's nuances to crafting a good hero, but we can alway

Key Elements of Great Stories Part 2 | More Transformation!

Sep 24th, 2021 13m 38s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST I love transformation stories... and with good reason, they make amazing experiences for us. And guess what, they can be amazing learning tools for our audience, IF we do transformation right. Sidenote: The movie w

Key elements of great stories - Part 1 | Transformation

Sep 23rd, 2021 23m 10s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST There are essential ingredients to crafting a great story. There are elements that you can be loosey goosey on, not do so well and still create an OK story for your learners. But this one piece... this is one of the

Storyboards. Cumbersome or helpful?

Sep 16th, 2021 11m 45s

THE SCENARIO SECRETS PODCAST I had a great convo with Rued Riis, "the Vyond guy" as we lovingly call him in the L&D world... and I had a couple of aha moments around the use of storyboards. The conversation really solidified in my mind that a s

Everything You Wanted to Know About Being an ID, but were AFRAID To Ask

Sep 15th, 2021 1h 11m

In this episode I talk to Alexander Salas. He's an instructional systems developer and eLearning designer with 14 years of experience specializing in the blend of learning technologies and gamification for performance outcomes. Since 2007, Alex

Learning Modality, Autonomy and Other Things I'm Learning

Sep 10th, 2021 12m 53s

Getting attached to one kind of solution, or one kind of mindset, something I call being a "purist", will hurt you, will hurt how creative you are in your solutions. I had fallen into this trap, and realised that through more exploration and de