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Storyboarding is the 1st step when designing a Medical Affairs presentation

Storyboarding is the 1st step when designing a Medical Affairs presentation

by Melody Davis | Jun 1, 2021 | Instructional Design, Training

How much time do you set aside to plan and storyboard a presentation? Consider this scenario: You are the Rockstar MSL of your team! Management and your team acknowledge that you are a subject matter expert (SME) in your therapeutic...
Creating a Sustainable Post-Pandemic Training Strategy

Creating a Sustainable Post-Pandemic Training Strategy

by Melody Davis | May 11, 2021 | Medical Affairs, Training

Quick-Start Synopsis – What is the post-pandemic training strategy?  What is your plan to create a sustainable post-pandemic training strategy?   Despite trying to find our way through the pandemic for more than a year, there are still many...
Leverage AI and machine learning technology to improve Medical Affairs operations

Leverage AI and machine learning technology to improve Medical Affairs operations

by Melody Davis | May 4, 2021 | Medical Affairs, Operations

Quick-Start Synopsis – MLR is a bottleneck and technology can help  Leveraged correctly, technology like AI and machine learning should enable us to do mundane tasks quicker. One of the tasks that internal teams in Medical...
Record internal content to create video reviews

Record internal content to create video reviews

by Jessica McLin | Apr 27, 2021 | Medical Affairs, Training

Quick-Start Synopsis  Take a minute to calculate the number of informational video conference calls you’ve attended over the last couple of weeks; examples include reviewing the key data presented...
Constructivism focuses on providing experiences for the learner during training.

Constructivism focuses on providing experiences for the learner during training.

by Melody Davis | Apr 20, 2021 | Instructional Design, Training

Quick-Start Synopsis  Constructivism is a learning theory that proposes that learners do better with rich and interactive experiences. Think of activity stations, dissecting animals, or putting together a model of the...
Behaviorism is a learning theory that provides positive reinforcement for learners

Behaviorism is a learning theory that provides positive reinforcement for learners

by Melody Davis | Apr 13, 2021 | Instructional Design, Training

Quick-Start Synopsis  Behaviorism has a long history as a learning theory. It was very popular in the early 20th century. Teachers used the concept to standardize classrooms and design curricula.  Let’s illustrate...
Coaching to Improve Conversational Skills

Coaching to Improve Conversational Skills

by Jessica McLin | Apr 6, 2021 | Management, Medical Affairs

Overall Training Challenge  One of the workshops most frequently requested by Medical Affairs teams is some version of “Building Rapport with KOLs” or “Developing Long-Term KOL Relationships.” In those workshops, we...
Dual Coding is a Cognitive Theory for Learning

Dual Coding is a Cognitive Theory for Learning

by Melody Davis | Mar 30, 2021 | Medical Affairs

Quick-Start Synopsis  Researchers of cognitive learning theory seek to better understand how the mind processes and stores information when they learn.  It is part of the larger field of Learning Sciences is the interdisciplinary field...
What to do when KOLs engage in “motivated reasoning”

What to do when KOLs engage in “motivated reasoning”

by Jessica McLin | Mar 16, 2021 | Medical Affairs, Training

Quick-Start Synopsis  Every MSL has a story (or several) of a KOL who, despite being repeatedly presented with new data, remained convinced that their outdated opinion was correct. How could the KOL maintain their viewpoint even when presented with robust,...
How Does an MSL Team Quickly Develop New Data for an Urgent Business Need?

How Does an MSL Team Quickly Develop New Data for an Urgent Business Need?

by Melody Davis | Feb 23, 2021 | Medical Affairs

Overall Training Challenge  The client was clear on the goals of this project. There was an urgent business need for a scientific PowerPoint presentation on a new topic, but management also needed to protect the time...
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