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Jonathan Marshall
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Learning & Development professional and enthusiast! Head of Core Skills and Learning, Government Skills, Cabinet Office. Follow the (personal) How to Learn podcast at https://www.howtolearn.org.uk
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Chairing is a learning superfood!

Our latest How To Learn mini-podcast takes a quickfire look at how many skills you can practise through chairing meetings.. from time management to diplomacy.

Listen to "Nine Skills from One Chair" ⬇️

www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/nine-skill...

#Learning #Facilitation
Jonathan and Thembi standing behind office chairs
October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Random.. but Valid.

In our latest How To Learn mini-podcast, @thembiwatt.bsky.social and I talk about things we've learned in roundabout ways.. from minimising airport stress to sales techniques and the concept of Emotional Bank Accounts #Learning

Listen ⬇️
www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/random-but...
Photo of Thembi and Jonathan standing in a conference room and smiling at the camera
October 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Our latest How To Learn mini-podcast is about all those productivity hacks that should work.. but don't.. but also those that do 👍

From reminders and notifications to auto-prompts and notes apps.. have you learned what works for you?!

Listen ➡️ www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/things-tha...

#Learning
Jonathan and Thembi clutching armfuls of post-its and notebooks
September 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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"You Are What You Scroll" - our latest How To Learn mini-podcast looks at some of the most powerful techniques out there (repetition, habit) and how you might not want the algorithms of social media to be their biggest users in your life.

🎧 Listen ➡️ www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/you-are-wh...

#Learning
September 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A new How to Learn mini-podcast:

Asking Questions: A Life Skill

www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/asking-que...
@thembiwatt.bsky.social #LearningAndDevelopment #Learning
Thembi and Jonathan smiling at camera and holding up How To Learn mugs
August 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Three tips for a new job!

In this new How To Learn mini-podcast, we offer some advice for new starters:

- avoid the experts
- be curious and volunteer from the start
- induct THEM to YOU

Listen here ➡️

www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/three-tips...

#Learning #L&D #HowToLearn @thembiwatt.bsky.social
Jonathan and Thembi smiling at the camera, on the top floor of the South Bank Centre, which was a bit noisy but just about ok to record a podcast
July 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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New How to Learn mini-podcast on meetings and presentations!

"The Messy Art of Improving Your Impact"

@thembiwatt.bsky.social

Listen ➡️ www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/meetings-a...
May 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Latest How To Learn mini-podcast 🎧

Are You a High-Training Manager?

(and are you working for one?)

www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/are-you-a-...
#HowToLearn @thembiwatt.bsky.social
Thembi and Jonathan hold up How To Learn mugs and smile at camera
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Invented a new flavour of crisps, inspired by the aromas of my evening walk. It's called "Brighton Seafront" and has a smoky barbecue cannabis flavour
May 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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New episode from How To Learn!

Thembi and I discuss why NOT to hit the ground running when you start a new job or project.

Listen to the 4-minute mini podcast here ➡️ www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/dont-hit-t...

@thembiwatt.bsky.social #Learning #HowToLearn #Learning&Development #L&D
Four passport-style photos of Thembi and Jonathan in front of the podcast microphone
May 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Marking 20 episodes of the How To Learn mini-podcast with a few top tips 😊

Check them out on the website: we've covered mentoring, feedback, learning buddies, networking, psychological barriers, Babylonian astronomy, guinea pigs 🐹 and lots more

🎧 www.howtolearn.org.uk

@thembiwatt.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Our latest How To Learn mini-podcast is about workplace learning - how can we get the most out of colleagues?

Are their skills inspiring or.. intimidating? @thembiwatt.bsky.social

Listen ➡️ www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/colleagues...
March 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Our latest How To Learn mini-podcast: Safe Space.. or Toxic Workplace?

Thembi and I reflect on how levels of psychological safety in different workplaces affected our ability to learn and develop.

Listen ➡️ www.podbean.com/ew/pb-jte5k-...

#HowToLearn #learning #LearningAndDevelopment #HR
Thembi and Jonathan smile at the camera, holding up How To Learn Podcast mugs. Title reads: Safe Space or Toxic Workplace?
March 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Just sharing our latest #HowToLearn mini-podcast:

🔘 The Surprising Power of Learning Buddies 🔘

..in which @thembiwatt.bsky.social and I talk about the benefits of learning with somebody else, and why don't we build this into our planning more often?

Listen ➡️ www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qsp9b-...
Jonathan and Thembi smiling at camera and holding up copies of Julie Dirksen's book Design for How People Learn.
March 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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New mini-podcast from How To Learn: Do You Have An Apprenticeship Mindset?

Including:

⭐️ why the medieval apprenticeship model was a fantastic piece of design
⭐️ checklist: do you have an apprenticeship mindset?

@thembiwatt.bsky.social
#HowToLearn

Listen ➡️ www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/do-you-hav...
Thembi and Jonathan sit at a desk behind a microphone, smiling at the camera, holding How To Learn coffee mugs
February 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Enjoyed World of Learning #WOL25 yesterday, and found time to record a quick How To Learn podcast on 'Smart Networking at Big Events' with @thembiwatt.bsky.social 😊

🎧 Listen ➡️ www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wsi5s-...

#HowToLearn #networking #L&D
February 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Can you define an attention span? In the latest mini-podcast from How To Learn, Jonathan gets grumpy about fake precision in headlines, and Thembi asks: so if this is affecting our learning, what can we do about it?

Listen to the nice short 4-minute podcast here ➡️ www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ijpzn-...
A black mug with the How To Learn Podcast logo next to a microphone
January 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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A new mini-podcast from How To Learn in which @thembiwatt.bsky.social and I casually decide to pass some new (fantasy) legislation: a National Labelling Scheme for Training, and a Skills Act.

Listen to the 4-minute podcast here: www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-8myu...

#HowToLearn #Learning #L&D
Thembi and Jonathan stand outside Parliament, with Big Ben visible. A banner slogan reads Vote How To Learn
December 16, 2024 at 11:54 AM
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The role of guinea pigs in getting feedback 🐹 🐹 🐹

Listen to our latest How To Learn mini podcast ⬇️

Get 1 bonus technique for getting honest feedback, and 1 for giving it!

www.howtolearn.org.uk/e/feedback-t...
#LnD #learning #feedback
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A cute guinea pig looks out from its cage
December 2, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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If you like gin, or are wondering about presents for likely gin-drinkers, go to the third floor of Fortnum & Mason and try a free sample of the classic and pink gins. They might offer you a marmalade or panettone gin as well. This is a Public Service Announcement (but a London-centric one)
Rows of bottles of pink gin in Fortnum & Mason
November 25, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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Time to implement this useful work flowchart
November 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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In an idle moment, my friend and colleague @jamsarni.bsky.social asked ChatGPT to create versions of a video script. Here's the sardonic motivational slogan from the Woody Allen version. Magnificent.

Learning & Development, we have our motto, our business case, our national anthem and our epitaph 😊
A poster which reads: Because sometimes, pretending you know what you're doing isn't enough.
November 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM