July Newsletter

Everyone needs a bit of (good) drama in their life!

Welcome to ted Learning’s July newsletter, and yes, we’re feeling a little dramatic this month (for all the right reasons).

We’ve just launched our brand new, sparkly website, and we’d love for you to check it out: www.tedlearning.co.uk

It’s packed with everything you need to explore our drama-based learning courses, browse our latest topics, and see how we help bring people-focused training to life. From diversity and inclusion to customer service, leadership, and management, there’s something for every team.  All of this is underpinned by our value commitment and our guarantee – if our training doesn’t deliver, we will fix it or refund your money.

WHY DRAMA-BASED LEARNING REALLY WORKS

We believe learning should be more than a slide deck and a checklist. That’s why we use drama to bring real workplace challenges to life.

Here’s how we do it:

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Live Performed Drama

Professional actors perform realistic scenes live in the room or virtually to spark instant emotional engagement and discussion.

Filmed Drama Scenes

Pre-recorded video scenarios ideal for consistency and scale, great for virtual and digital delivery.

Hotseating (In-Character Q&A)

Actors stay in character so learners can ask questions directly and explore emotions, intentions, and consequences.

Stop. Rethink. Replay

Learners direct how the scene could go differently trying new responses in a safe, supported way.

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Interactive Digital Drama

On-demand, decision-based learning that brings storytelling into digital modules – perfect for large, dispersed teams.

Drama grabs attention, builds empathy, and makes learning stick, improving performance, engagement, and return on investment.

FEATURED COURSE: BRAVE CONVERSATIONS

Some conversations are uncomfortable, but avoiding them doesn’t make them go away. Our Brave Conversations course is designed to give managers and leaders the skills and confidence to lean into difficult moments with empathy, structure, and clarity.

Whether it’s addressing inappropriate behaviour, tackling sensitive topics around inclusion, or navigating a tricky team dynamic, we use drama to show what brave conversations look like in action and how to handle them better.

✅  Practice real scenarios

✅  Learn practical conversation frameworks

✅  Build confidence in the uncomfortable

Want to see what we mean?

We’ve created a, bite-sized Learning Express Guide to Brave Conversations — a short, interactive taster of our full course. Explore real-world examples, practical tips, and get a feel for how we bring learning to life. It only takes 5 minutes.

Take a look – it’s on us!

If you’re keen to bring the full Brave Conversations course to your team, get in touch with Justin. He’d love to chat through how it could work for your organisation.

PLANNING FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH? START NOW!

October might feel far away, but if you’re planning to mark Black History Month meaningfully, now is the perfect time to get started.

At ted Learning, we offer a suite of short, digital, drama-based learning courses designed to support your internal campaigns and learning goals during BHM. Our content focuses on representation, allyship, lived experiences, and creating space for brave conversations, all through emotionally powerful storytelling and practical learning.

Speak to us about creating a package that works for your team, whether you’re looking for a one-off digital module or a whole series.

Lets talk

Whether you want to chat about Brave Conversations, explore our BHM digital content, or just have a look around the new site, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact us or reply to this email.

Until next time,

Justin & the ted Learning team…

Dramatically Different Learning

About the Author

Justin Smith-Essex
Justin is the Group MD of Squaricle Group & the founder of ted Learning.He specialises in designing and delivering training in customer service, equality and diversity, management fundamentals, team building & presentation skills.Justin is the key account manager across our portfolio. He works with our clients to ensure the programmes we deliver are tailored to their specific needs and are dramatically different, engaging and fun. He works with the fantastic team at ted Learning to ensure everything we do is on brand and delivers what our clients and learners need.
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