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• Bucks County GIG: "Think on Your Feet: Improv Skills for More Impactful Communication"

  • When
    November 09, 2026
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    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    The Barn at the Bucks County Playhouse (in front of the theater). 52 S. Main St., New Hope
  • Spaces left
    26
  • Registered
    23 registrants

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  As a Training or L&D professional, you rarely get to stick to the script. Questions come out of nowhere, the room shifts, and the plan changes. The best facilitators and communicators stay confident and keep the audience engaged anyway.

  Join us for an energizing evening with Will Dennis, Founder & Chief Catalyst, Unscripted Productions, who will show how the principles of improv can sharpen the way you communicate, facilitate, and connect with learners.

  You’ll walk away with practical ways to:

  • Listen more actively and respond with purpose

  • Stay calm and flexible when things don’t go as planned

  • Build rapport and trust quickly with any audience

  • Bring more energy and presence to your training sessions

  Whether you’re a seasoned trainer or new to L&D, you’ll leave with ideas you can use in your next workshop, meeting, or presentation. No improv experience needed.

  Come ready to learn, laugh, and meet other talent development professionals in our chapter.

  Agenda:

  5:30 - 6:15 pm Networking/Light Dinner

  6:15 - 6:30 pm Chapter Announcements

  6:30 - 8:00 pm Presentation
  
  

  Location: 

  The Barn at the Bucks County Playhouse (in front of the theater). 52 S. Main St., New Hope

  Parking Directions:
  
  If the parking lot at the theater (pay-by-plate) is not available, there is metered street parking and some lots around the center of New Hope. 

  Speaker: 

  Will Dennis | Founder & Chief Catalyst, Unscripted Productions

  

  Will Dennis is the founder of Unscripted Productions, a Philadelphia-area applied improvisation company that helps teams communicate, collaborate, adapt, and build the conditions for innovation. He’s brought his workshops into Fortune 500s, non-profits, universities, and communities to help create environments of psychological safety where all team members contribute authentically and full teams can thrive. In a world getting more automated by the day, Will’s work allows for humanity to remain in the driver’s seat.

  ATD Certification Credits

  ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter programs are pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model and may be applied towards initial eligibility and recertification for Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials.

  ATD Certification Credits for this program: 1.50

  

  
  

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• Chapter Webinar: “The Intuitive Edge: Trusting Yourself as a Talent Development Leader”

  • When
    November 16, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Learning Delivered Right to your Desk!

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  The pace of work is relentless. We’re expected to absorb more, decide faster, and have an answer now, even when the answer isn’t obvious. For talent development professionals, that means continually making judgment calls about what people need, where to invest, when to challenge, when to listen, and how to move forward when there is no clear playbook.

  But in all that noise, how well are we listening to ourselves? The Intuitive Edge is an engaging, out-of-the-box session about learning to trust what we know. We’ll explore how intuition, pattern recognition, experience, values, and self-trust inform our judgment, and how to distinguish those signals from fear, bias, outside expectations, and the sheer volume of information competing for our attention. Participants will learn how to quiet the noise, tune into what matters most, and use a practical TRUST framework to make more confident, aligned decisions in their work and careers.

  The session aligns directly with three areas of the ATD Talent Development Capability Model. It strengthens Emotional Intelligence & Decision Making by building self-awareness and helping participants examine what influences their choices; supports Career & Leadership Development by strengthening judgment and self-trust in ourselves and the people we develop; and advances Future Readiness by building the discernment needed to navigate ambiguity, change, and an increasingly complex workplace.

  As AI puts more answers at our fingertips, talent development professionals have an increasingly important opportunity to strengthen the distinctly human capabilities technology can’t replace – judgment, discernment, and the confidence to act when the answer isn’t obvious.

  
  

  ATD Certification Credits

  ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter programs are pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model and may be applied towards initial eligibility and recertification for Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials.

  ATD Certification Credits for this program: 1.00

  
  

  Presenter:
  
  Tina Robinson | Founder and CEO

  

  Tina Robinson is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and in-demand conference speaker known for bringing practical, provocative ideas to the workplace. She is the founder and CEO of WorkJoy and the author of the ATD Press book Developing Your Business Leaders: A Guide to Investing at All Levels. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, talent development, and the very human challenges of navigating work, giving her a distinctive perspective on how we develop better judgment in ourselves and others. Although she’s been living in Los Angeles these many years, Tina grew up in Maryland and her family lives in Gettysburg. Connect with her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinarobinsonspeaks.

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• Career Management SIG: "Career Growth for L&D and Talent Professionals in a Changing World"

  • When
    November 18, 2026
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    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Firstrust Bank @ 15 E. Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA 19428
  • Spaces left
    37
  • Registered
    13 registrants

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  Join us on for an energizing, highly interactive exploration of Career Growth for L&D and Talent Professionals in a Changing World. Using the dynamic Open Space Technology approach, this year-end Career Management SIG gathering puts you in the driver’s seat. The agenda is shaped entirely by the topics that matter most to you, from career experiments and stretch opportunities to personal branding, AI, the future of work, and strategies for continued professional growth. As learning and talent professionals, you'll not only engage in meaningful peer-to-peer conversations, but also experience and learn a powerful facilitation methodology firsthand, gaining insights you can apply in your own work. Leave with practical ideas, fresh perspectives, new connections, and inspiration for your next career move. Whether you come for the career conversation, the facilitation learning, or both, you'll walk away with valuable takeaways and renewed energy for the future.

  Agenda:

  5:30 – 6:15 pm: Registration / Light Meal / Networking (for in-person attendees)
  6:15 – 6:30 pm: Announcements 
  6:30 – 8:00 pm: Program
  
  

  Location: 

  Firstrust Bank @ 15 E. Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA 19428

  Parking: 

  There is parking in the front and rear of the building.  You are welcome to park at any spot. 

  Getting in the Building:

  You will enter in the front center main entrance of the building and be escorted to the 2^nd floor Learning Center for the event. 

  Sponsored by: Firstrust Bank
  
  Speakers: 

  Amy Dinning |Talent Development Leader

  
  

  Amy Dinning is an impactful Talent Development Leader with a passion for attracting, engaging, and retaining talent through creative and measurable talent development initiatives. She is known for collaborating with leaders to develop strategies leading to the creation, promotion, and delivery of leadership, team, and talent development solutions to achieve business objectives. Amy is a recurring speaker at the ATD International Conference and she has conducted several webinars for ATD National. She also speaks to various professional associations and networking groups on a variety of topics. She serves as a Steering Team Member for My Career Transitions. She is the creator and chief facilitator of a workshop, Jump Start Your Job Search, which is offered twice/year for those in job transition.

  Olga Yakimakho | MPA, SPHR

  
  

  Olga Yakimakho, MPA, SPHR, is a global HR leader of organizational effectiveness, talent/learning strategy and leadership enablement with over two decades of business and non-profit expertise in guiding leaders and teams through complex talent and culture challenges. With on-the-ground professional experience in more than 30 countries and leadership support across 180+ nations, Olga successfully built global talent pipelines that drove sustained organizational growth. She won leadership development awards from Brandon Hall Group, ATD and HR.com, co-authored dozens of talent and leadership development tools and publications, served as the Skillsoft Executive Advisory Board member and the Stevie Awards for Great Employers judge, as well as the Executive Committee Member of Blood Cancer United Light the Night campaign.

  
  

  ATD Certification Credits

  ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter programs are pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model and may be applied towards initial eligibility and recertification for Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials.

  ATD Certification Credits for this program: 2.00

  

  
  

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• L&D Impact Award

  • When
    December 02, 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Valley Forge Casino Resort

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  L&D Impact Award: Recognizing and Celebrating the Achievements of Highly Effective L&D Teams

  Join us as ATD-PHL honors the top learning and development departments in the Greater Philadelphia area. These outstanding teams will be recognized for designing and delivering talent development initiatives that have made a measurable, lasting impact on their organizations.
  
  Why Attend
  
  This is a highly competitive and prestigious award. The ceremony will be an elegant, memorable evening of networking, socializing, and dining with our region’s top L&D leaders, innovators, and practitioners. Please join us and discover what exceptional L&D teams are doing to make a big difference in organizational performance.
  
  

  Location:

  Valley Forge Casino Resort
  Grand Ballroom (in the Stardust Tower)
  1160 First Avenue
  King of Prussia, PA 19406
  

  Finalists
  Aramark
  Burlington Stores
  Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence
  Cenlar
  Chatham Financial
  Conner Strong & Buckelew
  Cooper Norcross Health
  CSL
  First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union
  Firstrust Bank
  Five Below
  Food Bank of South Jersey
  IKEA
  Saxbys
  WCG Clinical
  

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• ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter: Holiday Social

  • When
    December 14, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Burtons Grill & Bar, Wayne, PA
  • Spaces left
    37
  • Registered
    13 registrants

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  CHAPTER HOLIDAY SOCIAL

  Celebrate the Season with ATD Greater Philadelphia!

  Join us for our Holiday Social on Monday, December 14, from 6:00–8:30 PM at Burtons Grill & Bar in Wayne, PA.

  Enjoy an evening of networking, conversation, and connection with fellow talent development professionals. Appetizers are included!

  	Holiday attire encouraged!
  	Members and guests welcome — bring a friend!
  	Monday, December 14
  	6:00–8:30 PM
  	Burtons Grill & Bar | Wayne, PA
  	Space is limited. Register by Thursday, December 10!

        

  Registration is required. Registrants will be notified by the chapter if plans change due to weather.

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• Chapter Webinar: “Stop Buying Training Until You Know What You Already Have -Why Your Knowledge Warehouse Needs to Become a Garden”

  • When
    January 20, 2027
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Learning Delivered Right to your Desk!

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  Before you spend another dollar creating training, hiring a consultant, or buying content, there’s a question worth asking: Does our organization already know this?

  Most organizations have accumulated enormous amounts of knowledge—in SharePoint, Teams, shared drives, LMSs, binders on shelves, and, most importantly, inside people’s heads. The problem isn’t always that we lack knowledge. It’s that we don’t know what we have, where it lives, whether we can trust it, or how to get it to the people who need it.

  In this practical and energetic session, Wayne Turmel will challenge the traditional “knowledge warehouse” approach and explore what it takes to create a knowledge garden—where useful information is identified, tended, shared, and actually used. We’ll also examine how naming protocols, smarter search and AI, and intentional knowledge capture can help L&D professionals stop recreating what already exists.

  Speaker

  Wayne Turmel | Author and Speaker

  

  Wayne Turmel is an author, speaker, and SME for the Evolving Workplace at the Kevin Eikenberry Group. He is the co-author of *The Long-Distance Leader* and has spent decades helping leaders and organizations communicate, collaborate, and work more effectively.

  **Register now and come prepared to ask a deceptively simple question: What does your organization already know—and can anyone find it?**

  ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter programs are pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model and may be applied towards initial eligibility and recertification for Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials.

  ATD Certification Credits for this program: 1
  

  

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