Free tools for L&D professionals
Two tools.
One honest conversation
about what fits.
No signup. No download. No pressure. Just practical help for the moment your stakeholder asks for the impossible.
"How much content actually fits a session? That's invisible — until someone runs the numbers."
These tools started as things I built for myself, to have more honest conversations with clients about what a session could realistically achieve. I'm sharing them because the pressure to include everything is real — and these help you push back with something more useful than "that's not possible."
The Kit
Tool 01
Content Estimator
Find out how much content is realistic for your allotted time — and have the numbers ready when someone asks you to fit a 300-page manual into 15 minutes.
Tool 02
Presentation Objective Framer
Build objectives that are grounded in what your content estimate says is actually achievable — so you and your clients have a shared, realistic picture of what participants will walk away able to do.
Built by Allie McEachern
Facilitator, experiential learning designer, and founder of McEachern & Associates Consulting Inc. since 1992. These tools come from decades of working alongside subject matter experts, instructional designers, and L&D teams across Canada and the U.S. — and from many conversations about what a session can honestly achieve.
More resources at amlearning.ca · allie@amlearning.ca
Want to go deeper?
If these tools are useful, you might also be interested in the Presentation Lab — a self-paced course on designing sessions that actually transfer knowledge.