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Elevate the knowledge and skills of talent development professionals by providing highly educational, engaging, impactful and actionable learning experiences.

Upcoming Meetings

    • 19 Mar 2026
    • 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
    • CPI Security Systems Corporate Office; 4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273
    • 41
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    Making it Stick

    Registration Deadline: March 12

    Training and development programs are only as impactful as the learning that sticks after the session ends. Too often, companies invest in training without clear expectations, instructors deliver content without meaningful engagement, and participants walk away with good intentions but little retention. In this practical and energizing session, participants will explore what it takes to make training effective from three essential perspectives: the organization, the facilitator, and the learner. Lauren Ansley introduces a multi-pronged approach to training success, including the actionable STICK Framework - a tool designed to help learners absorb, apply, and retain what they’ve learned long after the session ends. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies they can implement immediately and resources to keep learning alive.

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Identify common pitfalls and best practices for companies in setting up training for success, including how to communicate purpose, manage expectations, and boost participation.

    2. Understand how instructors and facilitators can make learning engaging, memorable, and relevant through storytelling, interaction, and reinforcement techniques.

    3. Apply the STICK Framework to encourage personal ownership of learning and maximize individual retention and application.

    Gain access to downloadable resources and a practical checklist that supports lasting learning beyond the classroom.

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    Presented by:


    Lauren Ansley

    Lauren Ansley brings a dynamic and engaging approach to her role as Program Director at UNC Charlotte’s Corporate Training and Executive Education. She is passionate about connecting ideas and audiences, helping individuals and organizations strengthen their communication, leadership, and professional skills. Before joining UNC Charlotte, Lauren founded and led a corporate entertainment company, specializing in audience engagement, connection, humor, and presentation skills development. Her professional career spans roles in marketing and sales, event management, and workforce development across a range of industries. Lauren is committed to making training fun, interactive and memorable. She earned her B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Winthrop University and has called Charlotte home for more than 15 years.

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    ATD Capability(ies):  Professional; Organizational

    Join ATD Charlotte for our monthly chapter meeting. Meet other talent development professionals in the Charlotte area, discover job opportunities and - if you're recruiting - connect with job seekers, hear about the latest chapter news, and participate in a fantastic program.

    All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

      Location: NOTE:  New Location!!

      CPI Security Systems Corporate Office

      4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273

      Parking: please park anywhere in the parking lot (EV is for employees only, though).

      Enter through the main entrance in the front of the building that faces Sandy Porter Road, please enter 4300 building (not 4200 building).


      Check in: 5-6pm

      Meeting start time: 5:45pm

      Note: For any guests attending (without a guest pass), please select 'Guest-In Person' for your registration; the cost is $25 to cover the meeting and food.

      We are looking forward to seeing you! Remember that in order to protect food costs and your membership dollars ATD charges a $25 no-show fee. So if something comes up please cancel by Monday 12noon before the meeting. Thanks!!!

      Meeting Schedule:

      All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

          • 5:45pm - Meeting starts
          • Dinner!
          • Networking & Job Forum
          • Chapter Announcements
          • Presentation
          • 8:00pm - Meeting Concludes
          • 16 Apr 2026
          • 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
          • CPI Security Systems Corporate Office; 4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273
          • 73
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          From Lived Experience to Learning Impact: Designing Leadership Training That Actually Changes Behavior

          Registration Deadline: April 9

          Leadership development programs often raise awareness but struggle to create lasting behavior change. Learning and development professionals are under increasing pressure to design training that resonates with leaders, reflects real workplace challenges, and translates into meaningful action long after the session ends. This presentation explores how experiential learning can be intentionally designed to close the gap between knowing and doing. In this session, participants will examine why traditional content heavy approaches frequently fall short and how experience based learning better aligns with how adults learn and retain information. The session introduces a clear, repeatable framework built around experience, reflection, and application. Rather than relying on storytelling alone, participants learn how to structure lived workplace experiences into purposeful learning moments that support insight, engagement, and transfer. Through guided discussion and interactive activities, attendees will explore common leadership training challenges and practice redesigning a learning experience using an experiential lens. The session emphasizes practical application rather than a single topic area, making the framework adaptable across leadership development, burnout prevention, inclusion, and change initiatives. Participants will leave with actionable tools, facilitation strategies, and a practical approach they can immediately apply to elevate the impact of their leadership training and create learning experiences that leaders remember and apply in their day to day work.

          Learning Objectives:

          1.Identify why traditional leadership training often fails to drive sustained behavior change.

          2.Explain how experiential learning and lived experience can be intentionally structured to improve engagement and retention.

          3.Apply a simple experience–reflection–application framework to redesign a leadership or talent development session.

          4.Design one practical learning activity that can be immediately adapted for leadership development, burnout, inclusion, or change initiatives.


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          Presented by:



          Chef Maria Kemp

          Chef Maria Kemp is an Experiential Learning Strategist and leadership development facilitator with more than a decade of experience designing and delivering learning experiences that drive real behavior change. She brings a strong foundation in corporate environments, facilitation, and experiential learning design to her work with organizations and learning and development teams. Maria is known for turning real workplace challenges into practical, engaging leadership development tools that help leaders move from awareness to action. Her work supports learning professionals who want to create training that resonates, sticks, and delivers lasting impact.

          Register Now!

          Join ATD Charlotte for our monthly chapter meeting. Meet other talent development professionals in the Charlotte area, discover job opportunities and - if you're recruiting - connect with job seekers, hear about the latest chapter news, and participate in a fantastic program.

          All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

            Location: NOTE:  New Location!!

            CPI Security Systems Corporate Office

            4300 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273

            Parking: please park anywhere in the parking lot (EV is for employees only, though).

            Enter through the main entrance in the front of the building that faces Sandy Porter Road, please enter 4300 building (not 4200 building).


            Check in: 5-6pm

            Meeting start time: 5:45pm

            Note: For any guests attending (without a guest pass), please select 'Guest-In Person' for your registration; the cost is $25 to cover the meeting and food.

            We are looking forward to seeing you! Remember that in order to protect food costs and your membership dollars ATD charges a $25 no-show fee. So if something comes up please cancel by Monday 12noon before the meeting. Thanks!!!

            Meeting Schedule:

            All times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

                • 5:45pm - Meeting starts
                • Dinner!
                • Networking & Job Forum
                • Chapter Announcements
                • Presentation
                • 8:00pm - Meeting Concludes

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