Interactive Product Training Workshops

A key part of my role in a previous organisation was delivering training. I was handed a standard deck from the corporate office. Product details, compliance pointers, pages of carefully curated content. But something felt off. The audience sat quietly. No questions. Low energy. And by the end of the session, I felt the same. It wasn’t the people. It was the format. Too much on the slide meant no room for thought. Reading bullet after bullet felt like reading the brochure out loud. So I began experimenting. I kept the content, but changed the delivery. Turned theory into interaction. I broke the topics into small, playful puzzles: fill-in-the-blanks, match-the-columns, unscramble-the-keyword rounds, even “pick the right option” caselets. Halfway through one session, someone smiled mid-discussion and said: “This actually feels fun, sir.” That one line told me something had shifted. To wrap up, I’d still walk them through the original slide deck, but now, the tough slides felt easier. Concepts clicked faster. Even the denser stuff passed in a breeze. Since then, this has become my go-to approach. Fewer bullet points. More buy-in from the room. Because if your slides already say everything.... why should anyone stay awake? Ever led a session where you felt like you were talking to the slides, not the people? What helped you bring the room back? #FinanceKeFunde #TrainingDesign #InteractiveLearning #CorporateTraining #Facilitation #PowerPointTips #LearningByDoing #FinanceEducation

35 people. 3 workshops. 90% adoption. We just wrapped up a training series for a new customer. They wanted to go beyond demos and get their hands dirty. To take them further, we adapted our Bootcamp Series and ran a custom workshop track for their team of 35. Here’s what we did: Workshop 1: Demystify AI Set the foundation. How AI works, what it’s good at, where it’s risky. Workshop 2: Prompting & Bot Building Merged our prompting and GPT builder sessions. Everyone built bots. Workshop 3: Automation & Agents New session focused on AI at work...building automations to scale AI. That was just part of it. As part of our engagement model, we also met weekly with their leadership team. Talked trends. Showed live demos. Explored practical use cases. Results? 4.4/5 --> confidence using tools like ChatGPT 4.4/5 --> better understanding of how to apply AI at work 90% --> of the team using AI in new ways just weeks after training What they told us mattered most: - "Building GPTs together, having something we could use at the end." - "Learning how to prompt properly. The lightbulb finally went off." - "Understanding personas and tone really helps get quality outputs." - "Automation tied it all together with actual process improvements." And here’s how we can improve: - Break the sessions into shorter blocks. - Give more structure around automation tools. - Add more “what to do when it doesn’t work”. - Create more space for small group hands-on time. This was one of our favorite engagements to date. When coming to us, this company had a clear appetite to learn AI. Now, they have real momentum. If you're looking to do something similar, then get in touch! [This post was Human Generated, Human Approved]

Most corporate training feels like drinking from a firehose. You know the drill: • 8 hours of PowerPoint slides • Furious note-taking that you'll never review • That post-lunch energy crash where nothing sticks That's why I designed my FP&A workshops differently. Nick Lacovara (SVP, Head of FP&A at Liberty Bank) just shared his experience after our 3-day intensive: "What I liked most about the three full-day sessions Christian led was that they were highly interactive - you weren't being lectured to. I would absolutely recommend the workshops. The content and presentation were great." Here's what "highly interactive" actually means: ✅ Live model-building - We build together, not watch me build ✅ Real scenarios - Based on actual budgets, forecasts, and challenges ✅ Immediate application - Test concepts on your company's data ✅ Highly engaging - Group discussions. Team breakouts. Role plays. ✅ No death by PowerPoint - 70% hands-on, 30% concepts The best part? Your team leaves with templates they can use Monday morning. Not empty theory. Tools. If your FP&A team needs practical skills (not just CPE credits), let's talk about bringing this to your company. Learn more about onsite FP&A training for your team here: https://lnkd.in/eygkdbZA What's the #1 skill gap you see in FP&A teams today?

[Steal this] Recently, I ran a hands-on "Building with AI" workshop that walked our Duolingo Product Managers through spinning up brand-new language-learning challenges using the latest AI-powered prototyping tools. Here's the exact workshop guide that you can use with your team. ⬇️ Why we did it: Great PMs ship fast and learn fast. The session let the team: → Practice modern visual-to-code tools (we used Lovable and imported real Figma files with Builder.io) → Stress-test AI chat interfaces for real product work → Walk away with a functional prototype they could show (or lovingly roast) in front of their peers What we learned: → AI tools aren't replacing PMs, but they are giving them a new storytelling tool → The barrier isn't the technology. It's giving people permission (and carving out time!) to experiment → Our team is creative af - we saw games, creative lessons, roasts, you name it! Try it with your team:  We're open-sourcing the entire workshop guide. Why? Because when more PMs can prototype at the speed of thought, better products get built. Period. Your PMs are sitting on massively creative ideas! This workshop unlocks them in one afternoon. How are you experimenting with new AI tools? 👇

Great training does not happen by chance. It happens by design. After years of conducting workshops across industries, I have realized something simple but powerful. People do not learn when you speak. They learn when they engage. The most memorable programs I have delivered, the ones people talk about months later, all had one thing in common. Participants did not sit and listen. They moved, reflected, discussed, practiced, and applied. Here are the seven training methods that consistently create the strongest learning experiences for teams: 1. Experiential Activities People learn best by doing. Simulations, team challenges, and real scenarios create instant connection with the concept. 2. Case Studies Real stories make learning real. When participants analyze situations they relate to, insights come naturally. 3. Role Plays This is where theory becomes skill. Whether it is feedback, negotiation, or communication, practice builds muscle memory. 4. Group Discussions People bring more wisdom than any slideshow ever can. Peer learning is one of the most underrated tools. 5. Games and Gamification Competition adds energy. Games break inhibitions and make even serious topics enjoyable. 6. Video Based Learning A thirty second clip can spark more reflection than ten slides. Videos trigger emotion and emotion drives change. 7. Reflection Tools Journaling, self assessments, feedback rounds. This is where participants internalize what they have learned and turn insight into action. A training session is not a presentation. It is an experience. The richer the experience, the deeper the learning. If you want to conduct engaging training workshops for your organization, connect with me