Oct 19, 202646 min
You've chosen your learning technology and a launch date draws near. Then what? Peter Elkhuizen, Partner Capability and Growth Manager at Starbucks Australia, shares how he moved around 1,600 partners from paper-based...
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Learning Uncut
Hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater · education · EN
About this Podcast:
Learning Uncut is about real conversations around real learning solutions and real experiences with real advice from real people.We're all about keeping it "real."Here's an overview of our approach:Strategy and tactics. We want to unpack the strategy and how-to's of creating great learning solutions, frameworks and teams.CONVERSATIONS, NOT SCRIPTED DISCUSSIONOur podcasts are professional but not so edited and polished that they lose their authenticity. We want our audience to hear real people having real conversations and sharing real examples and advice.PROGRESSIVEWe want to showcase the "unsung L&D heroes" out there doing great work, being brave and trying new things.PRACTICALWe invite our guests to share tips and strategies to help listeners take their solutions to the next level. We aim to provide actionable takeaways for our listeners through show notes, links and downloads wherever possible.
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What is Learning Uncut about?
Learning Uncut is about real conversations around real learning solutions and real experiences with real advice from real people. We're all about keeping it "real."Here's an overview of our approach:Strategy and tactics.
Who hosts Learning Uncut?
Learning Uncut is hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater. The show has published 290 episodes to date.
What has Learning Uncut covered recently?
Recent episodes include "193: Optimising Learning Technology at Starbucks Australia, Peter Elkhuizen" (19 October 2026, 46 minutes), "192: Choosing Learning Technology in the age of AI - Audrey Chan and Adam Hepper" (5 October 2026, 49 minutes), and "191: Team alignment is commitment, not agreement - Lindsay Uittenbogaard and John Dobbin" (21 September 2026, 55 minutes).
How often does Learning Uncut publish?
Learning Uncut publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 290 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Learning Uncut?
Booking probability for Learning Uncut is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Learning Uncut requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Learning Uncut's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Learning Uncut?
The strongest fits for Learning Uncut are Business & Professional Training and Business & Management Consulting. Learning Uncut has an education audience.
About the host
Michelle Parry-Slater hosts Learning Uncut, an education podcast with 290 episodes published.
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Oct 5, 202649 minMost L&D teams don't choose the wrong learning platform because they're careless, they choose it because the process is confusing, rushed, or driven by shiny demos. In this episode, Audrey Chan and Adam Hepper join...
Episode #190
191: Team alignment is commitment, not agreement - Lindsay Uittenbogaard and John Dobbin
Sep 21, 202655 minWhat does alignment really mean when the stakes are high? Drawing on a global banking case study involving a major regulatory deadline, Lindsay and John share how surfacing different perspectives and working through...
Episode #190
190: The Education Revolution – Jeff Davis
Sep 7, 202646 minThe choices we make in education today shape the workforce thirty years from now. In this episode Michelle Parry-Slater speaks with Jeff Davis, Executive Head at Hillcrest Christian College on the Gold Coast and author...
Aug 24, 202646 minWhat happens after the award, is won? In this episode, Michelle Parry-Slater welcomes back Millie Law, Enterprise Capability Lead at ANZ for an 18-month update on the Better Business Development programme first shared...
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Aug 10, 202645 minMichelle Parry-Slater is joined by Andrew Lawson (2026 AITD L&D Professional of the Year) and his client Alice Smith, about a deliberately different approach to leadership training. Instead of two days out of the...
Jul 27, 202649 minFor three years running, AI topped the list of what's hot in L&D. This year it dipped, and Donald H Taylor is taking it off the survey altogether. Don has run the Global Sentiment Survey for over a decade. In this...
Episode #49
Elevate 49: Gari Yala - Speak the Truth | Indigenous Employment and the L&D Responsibility
Jul 13, 202657 minIt will take 118 years, at the current rate of change, before an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person can go to work without hearing a racial slur. This is not history. This is what is happening in Australian...
Jun 15, 202647 minEight years. Nearly 200 episodes. One consistent heartbeat. In this special Elevate episode, Michelle Parry-Slater sits down with Learning Uncut founder Michelle Ockers to reflect on eight lessons from eight years of...
Jun 1, 202646 minThe brief was simple: we need an L&D function. Go and start one. In this episode, Michelle Parry-Slater speaks with Elyse Toomey, Head of Learning and Development at Ironbark Financial Group, about what it really takes...
Episode #185
Learning Uncut Episode 185: Learning as Investment, Not Cost – Tina Schust Robinson & LaTanya Foster
May 18, 202649 minMost leadership programs start with the how; the workshop, the elearning, the coach. The business case often comes later, if at all. In this episode, Michelle Parry-Slater speaks with Tina Robinson, founder of WorkJoy...
May 5, 202646 minWe rarely stop to look back. One achievement blurs into the next, and before long we've accumulated years of practice without ever taking stock of what we've actually learned. In this episode, Michelle Parry-Slater...
Apr 20, 202648 minMost conference chairs open with applause and slip off stage. At Learning Technologies, chairing starts two months before anyone sets foot in the room. In this Elevate episode, Michelle Parry-Slater speaks with three...
Apr 6, 202647 minHearing loss is more common than most workplaces acknowledge. Around one in six Australians, one in eight Americans, and one in five UK adults lives with some form of hearing loss, tinnitus or D/deafness. Yet at HSBC...
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182: The Power of Evolution in Learning Transformation (Girlguiding UK) – Arnika Knight and Michelle Parry-Slater
Mar 23, 202650 minArnika Knight and Michelle Parry-Slater share the decade-long journey of modernising L&D for 80,000 volunteers at Girlguiding UK. From navigating change resistance to building a multi-modal learning ecosystem, their...
Mar 9, 202650 minSydney Trains frontline staff face customer aggression daily. They knew the de-escalation models. Applying them under real pressure was another matter entirely. And they'd made one thing clear: no more role play. In...
Feb 23, 202642 minMatthew Peade from TFE Hotels discusses their award-winning People Leaders Program, a 12-month leadership development initiative that's seen 300 graduates and an impressive 86% promotion rate. Matthew shares how the...
Feb 16, 202651 minMichelle Ockers speaks with Learning Uncut co-host, and author, Michelle Parry-Slater about her book, The Learning and Development Handbook, A Learning Practitioner's Toolkit . Sharing ideas from within the book...
Feb 9, 202638 minLiz Seskus and Kate Schultz from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood discuss their development of a virtual tour to support the induction of new hematology registrars. They share how they applied learning science, user...
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Elevate 45: The L&D Leader: Navigating to Business Value – Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers
Feb 2, 202654 minMichelle Parry-Slater speaks with co-authors Michelle Ockers and Laura Overton about their book, The L&D Leader. Principles and practice for delivering business value , released in October 2025. They reflect on the...
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