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hey all quick question for folks who build training for external clients. Your SME sends you a messy Google Doc + a 45-min Loom. you need a polished, interactive course with quizzes, certificates, and client branding. in, like, a week. How are you actually doing this without burning out? I've tried templating everything (helps, but still slow) and AI tools (some feel like extra work, not less). Lately im nosing around at honen just to see if the "upload messy notes get course draft" workflow actually holds up in practice. It definitely cuts the blank-page time, but you still need to edit heavily and add your own voice. curious if anyone else has tested it (or similar tools) and what your real-world experience has been. So what's *actually* working for you right now? not theoretically, but in practice. No perfect answers needed. just collecting real workflows.

TIA!

A lot question that's been on my mind lately.

we recently rolled out new onboarding materials for our team. we put in the work: clear structure, short videos, quizzes, the whole deal. technically, it was "good" training. but the feedback? not sure i'll remember any of this next week lol! it got me wondering how do you actually make learning feel engaging not just compliant? i'm not looking for "gamification" or "make it fun" as a buzzword. i mean real, practical tactics that have worked for you: do you break content into micro-chunks? how small? do you use scenarios/role-plays? how do you keep them from feeling cheesy? has anyone had luck with AI tutors or interactive elements that *actually* helped retention (not just novelty)? or… do you just accept that some training is always going to feel like a checkbox, and focus energy on the high-stakes stuff? But I've been poking at a few tools to test this including honen, mostly to see if an AI tutor + mixed formats (like flashcards, mini-projects, audio) actually changes how people engage. early take it *feels* more interactive, but still gathering data on whether that translates to better retention. curious if anyone else has tried something similar or if you've found low-tech solutions that work just as well. If you've tried something new recently win or fail i'd love to hear what you learned!

no perfect answers expected. just collecting real-world perspectives.

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hey folks! long-time lurker, first-time poster here.

i work with a small team (~12 people), and we're hitting that classic wall, we have a ton of institutional knowledge floating around in Slack threads, Google Docs, and people's heads… but turning that into structured training for new hires? brutal.

We've tried recording Loom videos + dumping them in Notion (works… until it doesn't), using a traditional LMS (felt like overkill + steep learning curve), just "shadowing" people (not scalable, and we keep losing nuance). Lately i've been poking around at some of the newer AI tools that promise to turn notes/docs into courses in minutes. part of me is skeptical (is the output actually good?), but also… if it can cut curriculum dev time from weeks to hours, that's huge for us. One i've been testing is honen mostly to see if the "upload messy notes get course draft" workflow actually holds up. early take it definitely speeds up the blank-page phase, but you still need to edit heavily and add your own voice. curious if anyone else has tried it (or similar tools) and what your real-world experience has been.

So i'm curious for those who've built training recently what's your actual workflow? and how do you balance fast to make vs. actually effective?

no agenda here just genuinely trying to learn from folks who've been in the trenches. if you've got war stories, templates, or even "don't bother with X" advice, i'm all ears. Thanks in advance!