How AI is Elevating the Instructional Design Role with Kara Kirby of TrainingPros

Join Kara Kirby, Relationship Manager at TrainingPros, as she shares her career journey from sales training in the tire industry to corporate learning and development, and discusses the experiences and lessons that have shaped her role in relationship management at TrainingPros.

She also explains how the instructional designer role is moving towards analysis and strategy, showing organizations what custom corporate training can look like when personalized learning solutions are within reach. Learning leaders still need instructional design consultants who can organize training people will finish.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

00:00 Introduction to Kara Kirby and her role as relationship manager at TrainingPros.

01:26 How Kara found her way into L&D.

04:32 Career journey through corporate L&D.

11:03 The most rewarding part of relationship management.

13:42 The skill that helps most: coaching.

15:22 Themes in client conversations today.

16:51 What organizations are investing in now.

19:32 How AI could elevate instructional design.

21:37 What separates a good consultant from a great one.

24:16 Advice for consultants seeking contract work.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

TrainingPros:

https://trainingpros.com

Ultimate Software (now UKG):

https://www.ukg.com

Dealer Tire:

https://www.dealertire.com

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