Alison McEachern
Learn by Doing
I learn by doing. I’ve always been a hands-on learner — the kind who’d rather climb the hill than look at it. That’s how I teach too. When I discovered experiential learning at StFX in 1987, it just made sense: people learn best by doing, not just listening. I’ve used that approach ever since, from classrooms to communities around the world.
Moving online was a new challenge. Making digital learning experiential was tough but worth the struggle. This course is the result: practical, engaging, and designed to help you build skill, not just watch from the sidelines.
Our Latest Offering:
The Presentation Lab
The Presentation Lab is an interactive, hands-on workbook built specifically for subject matter experts who want to share complex ideas more clearly. With your own dedicated design space built right in, you’ll be able to plan, test, and refine your presentation as you go.
What You’ll Get
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A private online space to design your presentation, save your work, and return anytime.
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Submit your visuals or outlines and get personalized suggestions. Ask questions, get real answers.
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Not sure how much content to include? This tool helps you figure out how many pages you’ll need.
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Find out if you speak too quickly (or too slowly) and adjust your pace for clarity.
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Quick-start templates to help you plan, organize, and record your talk effectively.
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Jeopardy and Family Feud generators, interactive tools, slide design tips, and more.
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Based on data from decades of real-world presentations, classroom testing, and facilitator feedback.
What People Are Saying
“The resource is so useful. It took a scary (for me) topic and made delivering presentations very successful.”
“One of the few training courses I’ve taken that is immediately useful.”
“I loved having access to the personal workspace. I used it to ask for feedback on my design and for help on creating some of the activities I used in my presentation.”
“Best way to learn about presenting. You learn it and then do it.”
“The design template and using the mic feature cut the time it took me to develop my presentation in half.”
*All quotes are taken from anonymous course evaluation forms. Participant names are not included to respect their privacy.
“I always used to cram too much info in my presentations. The calculator helped me be realistic about how much content I could include.”
“I found out that I speak too quickly. And I learned how to slow my delivery down a bit.”
I designed this for:
✅ Subject matter experts, students*, researchers, safety, policy or technical professionals who have important information to share but don’t love public speaking.
✅ People who might be reluctant to be in the spotlight—they just want to communicate clearly and help people learn.
✅ Those who prefer a structured, practical approach to design and delivery.
✅ Anyone who has struggled with nerves, losing their audience, or feeling out of their element when presenting.
