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• Beyond the Basics: From Knowledge to Applied Skill - Build Your Own AI Role-Play or AI Coaching Simulation

  • When
    Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    53

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  Beyond the Basics Workshop: From Knowledge to Applied Skill - Build Your Own AI Role-Play or AI Coaching Simulation

  Beyond the Basics is a virtual workshop series brought to you by the AI Workgroup and Learning Technologies SIG.

  Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

  Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET

  Location: Virtual. Zoom link will be provided after registration.

  Most organizations already have the knowledge their people need, in documents, recordings, and the experience of their experts. The hard part is turning that knowledge into skills people actually use on the job. In this hands-on session, we'll do exactly that: starting from your own material, you'll create a working AI role-play or AI coaching simulation through a simple, chat-based process, no manual scenario authoring and no course-building. You'll leave having built something you can use.

  

  What you'll be able to do by the end:

  By the end of the session, every attendee will be able to create their own AI role-play or coaching simulation based on a real use case.

  Questions?

  Contact Victoria Brenes, VP of Technology, at tbrenes@atdsfl.org

  

  Panelists

  
  

  Edmundo Barrientos

  Edmundo is a seasoned engineer and entrepreneur with 20 years of experience building high-performance learning solutions across Latin America and the US. As both a founder and investor, he brings a rigorous technical lens to every problem and opportunity. As CEO of Grasply, Edmundo sets the company's vision and leads its technology. That vision is his own: to empower people and organizations worldwide to transform knowledge into effective behaviors.

  
  

  Kaushal Sampat

  Kaushal is the co-founder of Grasply.ai and a product strategist specializing in human-centered design. Following two decades at Google and across the AdTech and EdTech sectors, he has mastered the use of data to solve complex, real-world problems. At Grasply.ai, Kaushal is building AI designed to unlock curiosity and accelerate personal growth. His mission is to empower organizations to scale personalized professional development, creating an AI platform that delivers adaptive learning experiences tailored perfectly to how individual employees naturally prefer to learn.

  

  The AI Workgroup Gatherings are FREE for ATD South Florida chapter members.

  

  What is the AI Workgroup

  The AI Workgroup is a collaborative community dedicated to exploring and leveraging AI, specifically for talent development professionals, students, and other practitioners. We foster knowledge sharing, skill building, and networking through monthly meetings and our online community. Our goal is to empower you to confidently apply AI tools and strategies in your professional and academic work.

  Want to know more?    AI Workgroup Home Page

  

  
  

  The ATD South Florida Chapter has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of Certified Professionals in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 point.

  

  AI-Generated Content Disclaimer: At the AI Workgroup, we believe in embracing the tools we explore. Therefore, some of the content on this page, including descriptions of our events, has been developed with the aid of generative AI.

  
  

  
  

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• Shift Summit with ATD Central Florida

  • When
    Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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    8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa 9500 Turkey Lake Rd, Orlando, Florida 32819, United States

  Shift Summit 2026

  Hosted by ATD Central Florida

  This in-person workshop is an all-in future-focused event for all L&D Professionals.

  Date: Wednesday, July 29

  Time: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM ET

  Location: Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa, 9500 Turkey Lake Rd, Orlando, Florida 32819, United States

  Registration Process: Register for this event via the ATD Central FL chapter website.

  
  

  SHIFT 2026 is a one-day, all-in summit for L&D professionals who'd rather build the future than wait for it. Through focused keynotes, hands-on labs, and real conversations, you'll learn to apply AI-fluent techniques, human-centered design, and the modern L&D stack (Storyline, Rise, custom GPTs, no-code automation) to create measurable learning experiences. Sessions are small, collaborative, and tool-forward so you build with the technology — not just watch it.

  
  This isn't another conference with a binder and a buffet. You'll leave with proof: a portfolio piece, a working tool, a published post, or a sharper rollout plan you can share on Monday. SHIFT is designed for career shifters and early-career builders—instructional designers, trainers-turned-strategists, learning technologists, and educators moving into corporate L&D. Spend a focused morning at Westgate Lakes Resort with practitioners who will expand your network, sharpen your skills, and reposition your role for the shift already changing how work gets learned.

  

  Not a member of a Florida Chapter? Join today for members-only benefits.

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• Storytelling That ROCKS [Igniting Narrative Cognition]

  • When
    Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

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  Storytelling That ROCKS! (Igniting Narrative Cognition)

  This virtual workshop equips participants with practical storytelling frameworks and techniques that ignite narrative cognition, elevate emotional engagement, and strengthen retention presentation execution.

  
  

  
  

  Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

  Time: 12:00 - 1:30PM ET

  Location: Virtual. The Zoom link will be provided after you register.

  Speaker: Peter W. Carbone, MBA, Founder of Mindset Effect Consulting

  Storytelling That Rocks is a high‑energy, science‑driven workshop that gives presenters practical, repeatable storytelling frameworks to ignite narrative cognition, lower cognitive load, and create the emotional engagement audiences need to learn and remember.

  Participants experience how story transforms complex information into clarity, boosts germane load for deeper understanding, and bends the Forgetting Curve through meaning, imagery, and resonance. By the end, they know how to turn any message into a narrative that connects, sticks, and drives real influence.

  Learning Objectives - Participants will be able to:
  

  1. Understand the relevance of Storytelling in a complex presentation.
  2. Apply storytelling frameworks that activate narrative cognition and reduce cognitive load to create clearer, more engaging presentations.
  3. Use emotional resonance, imagery, and structure to increase cognitive ease and strengthen audience attention, retention, and recall.
  4. Transform complex information into meaningful narratives that boost germane load and drive lasting learning, influence, and action.

  
  

  About our Presenter:

  Peter W. Carbone, the founder of Mindset Effect Consulting, brings nearly three decades of life sciences and various commercial experiences spanning consulting, field sales, leadership, operations, marketing, and learning and development. He has partnered with numerous Fortune 100 life sciences organizations, including Johnson & Johnson, Takeda, Alora, Novartis, arginx, Otsuka, and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, where he leveraged his deep expertise to author multiple publications grounded in real‑world practice.

  He is the author of The RISE (Rare Disease) Selling Framework 2^nd edition, a guide designed for individual contributors in commercial rare disease roles. In 2024, Carbone introduced The RISE (Rare Disease) Leadership Framework, a book he wrote for first‑line leaders and learning and development professionals navigating the complexities of rare disease commercialization. Both books draw directly from his hands‑on experience in rare disease sales, leadership, and professional development.

  Additionally, in 2026, he published Rockin' Presentation Skills, a book for experienced presenters/facilitators who desire to elevate this critical professional set of skills. The last chapter of this book is the foundation of this workshop.

  Just for fun: Peter is also a writer, novelist, drummer, and 2nd‑degree black belt in Taekwondo. He recently published a fictional spiritual crime thriller, Nail of Veneration.

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• Welcome for New and Prospective Members

  • When
    Thursday, August 13, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Welcome New and Prospective Members

  
  

  We invite New and Prospective Chapter members: Join our virtual welcome session! This networking and information session is just for you!

  Lisa I. Perez, our Chapter's Director of Member Engagement, will walk participants through membership benefits and how to get most out of the Chapter membership.

  Don't miss a session if you are new to our Chapter or are considering the membership. Bring a link to your LinkedIn profile, and be ready to meet new colleagues. 

  Looking forward to seeing you there!

  Register to receive the link for the virtual meeting. 

  
  

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• Consultants' Mastermind Series: Tech Roundtable: Tools That Deliver

  • When
    Friday, August 14, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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   Consultants' Mastermind Series (Special Interest Group) 

   Tech Roundtable: Tools That Deliver

  Join the Consultants' Mastermind Series!

  Technology is changing the consulting profession at an unprecedented pace. Join fellow consultants for an interactive roundtable to exchange ideas, tools, and practical experiences with the technologies that are making the biggest impact today. Participants will share what's working, what's not, and what's worth exploring. Bring at least one tool to share and come prepared to learn, contribute, and leave with practical ideas you can immediately apply to your consulting practice.

  The Mastermind Series is designed for seasoned consultants who have been managing their own practices for at least two years. This is a members-only event.
  

  Duration: 1.5 hours 

  Host: Eivina Muniute-Cobb, Ed.D.

  
  

  Event Details:

  • Zoom link is provided in your registration email.
  • Questions, contact  Eivina Muniute-Cobb at mastermind@atdsfl.org

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• Welcome for New and Prospective Members

  • When
    Thursday, September 10, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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  Welcome New and Prospective Members

  
  

  We invite New and Prospective Chapter members: Join our virtual New welcome session! This networking and information session is just for you!

  Lisa I. Perez, our Chapter's Director of Member Engagement, will walk participants through membership benefits and how to get most out of the Chapter membership.

  Don't miss a session if you are new to our Chapter or are considering the membership. Bring a link to your LinkedIn profile, and be ready to meet new colleagues. 

  Looking forward to seeing you there!

  Register to receive the link for the virtual meeting. 

  
  

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