Actors can produce powerful learning experiences, live and virtually, and offer something very different to other training methods. But how do we design sessions that make the best possible use of actors and drama? As always, we focus on the practical questions as we have our first ever guest on the show, actor and trainer Clare Samuels of 'No I In Clare'. 00:33  Our special guest 01:27  Acting and the emotional connection 01:59  Case study: moving to a coaching culture using actors 02:49  The power of seeing your own bad behaviours in others 03:29  Bringing in the fun 04:24  Roleplay versus Real Play versus Skills Practice 07:48  Designing a structure for actors 12:21  Clear areas of freedom and responsibility 14:29  Acting is a story in 3-D 15:06  Horror story: no debrief 16:52  Success story: drama by stealth 19:22  Starting with an experience and making it memorable 21:14  Blurring the lines between drama and reality, sessions and pre/post session 22:51  Acting in a virtual environment 27:49  Briefing an actor to play a real person 31:28  Taking inspiration from murder mysteries 32:37  What designers need to give actors 35:04  Selling the value of actors to clients 38:43  Trust between the designer, facilitator and actor 40:49  Learning through the medium of making a cup of tea 45:23  Summary 49:41  The mini-topic: Asynchronous learning and motivation Contact the Hosts (& Guest!) Our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TrainingDesignPodcast Clare Samuels LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/claresamuels  Terry Pearce LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/terrypaulpearce Sheridan Webb LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/trainingdesigner No 'I' In Clare: www.noiinclare.co.uk The Training Designers’ Club: www.trainingdesignersclub.co.uk Untold Play: www.untoldplay.com - For game-based learning and gamified learning consultancy and design 360 Learning Design: 360learningdesign.com - For bespoke, creative and personalised learning design Keystone Development: www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk - For bespoke learning and development programme design Power Hour: www.power-hour.co.uk - For ready written bite-size training materials