In this week's episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten talks with Sarah Mercier about designing effective learning. Hear why Sarah advises people to be skeptical when hearing new information and what a psychometrician does.Our favorite moments:(04:14) Slamming new learners with a lot of information is overwhelming(05:45) To be in the training space, you need to be a good student(06:17) xAPI is a way to measure and collect granular data throughout the learning process(10:32) How to Fight a Bear is a terrific example of immersive storytelling for learning(14:10) We learn more from failure(16:06) Psychometricians determine whether assessments are valid and reliable(19:40) When hearing new information that sounds like it’s right, do research before accepting it as fact(20:18) Learning styles have no foundation in anything measurable(22:16) Our practice is always evolvingIf you enjoyed this conversation about designing effective learning, check out Season 4, Episode 38: Are Learning Styles a Thing? Myths and Developments in Presenting and Speaking. The link is in the show notes.  Rourke Training’s webpage: https://www.rourketraining.com/Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking page: https://ongoing-mastery.captivate.fm/RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/ongoing-mastery/Read a transcript of this episode:  https://share.descript.com/view/q9JPtjuZXR1For the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/3rtIYrLMP-gLearn xAPI – Learn about xAPI, or the Experience APIBlog – Learning Ninjas®Learning Ninjas® – Creating learning opportunities for everyone.Sarah Mercier on LinkedInPatti Shank, Ph.D. | Assessment ExpertQuantum Improvements ConsultingWhat Is a Psychometrician?How To Fight A BearWhat is xAPI aka the Experience API or Tin Can APIOngoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking | Are Learning Styles a Thing? Myths and Developments in Presenting and SpeakingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstenrourke/Looking for a kick-ass speaking group? Use our affiliate link to join Innovation Women: https://bit.ly/innovationwomen