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Pat Michaels: November 2, 2026
A participant guide should do more than provide a place to take notes, complete activities, and follow along during training.A well-designed participant guide has two jobs:
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Pat Michaels: October 29, 2026
Writing facilitator instructions sounds simple until you actually have to do it. Give the facilitator too little information, and they are forced to...
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Pat Michaels: October 26, 2026
Your facilitator guide looks complete. Your participant guide is finished. Your presentation slides are polished and ready to go.
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Pat Michaels: October 20, 2026
Effective instructor-led training is rarely supported by a single document.A PowerPoint deck alone is not a training program.
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Pat Michaels: October 12, 2026
We're excited to share that Great Circle Learning has been named a winner in the 2026 Training Magazine Network Choice Awards in the Authoring &...
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Pat Michaels: July 28, 2026
One of the biggest advantages of LeaderGuide Pro is how quickly it can transform your training content into a professional Facilitator Guide or...
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Pat Michaels: May 21, 2026
A well-designed facilitator guide does more than organize content. It supports instructors before the session begins and enables them to deliver a...
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Pat Michaels: May 19, 2026
Why They Are Not the Same Thing If you have ever heard someone say, “The slides are the training,” you are not alone. In many organizations,...
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Pat Michaels: May 18, 2026
In any organization, training is more than just a checklist... It’s a critical driver of performance, compliance, and culture. When training is...
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Pat Michaels: May 18, 2026
Most organizations are pretty good at creating training. The real struggle is delivering it consistently. You can have solid content, good slides,...
