Episode 3: Creating Compelling Content
Hosted by: Andrew Weaver

Episode Overview

In this episode of The Knowledge Commerce Podcast, Andrew Weaver dives into the art of crafting compelling course content that keeps your students engaged and on track to achieve their goals. From structuring your lessons to using storytelling and multimedia, this episode is a step-by-step guide to creating transformative learning experiences.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

1. The Importance of Structure

   • How to create a clear roadmap for your students.
   • Breaking content into modules, lessons, and manageable steps.
   • Setting clear learning objectives to guide your course design.

2. Engaging Students with Interactive Content

   • Using quizzes, polls, and assignments to reinforce learning.
   • Creating community through discussion forums and live Q&A sessions.
   • Encouraging hands-on projects and peer collaboration.

3. The Power of Storytelling in Course Creation

   • Why storytelling makes content relatable and memorable.
   • Incorporating personal anecdotes, case studies, and real-world examples.
   • Framing your course as a hero’s journey to keep students inspired.

4. Leveraging Multimedia for Engagement

   • The benefits of using videos, podcasts, and interactive simulations.
   • Practical tools for creating infographics and visual aids.
   • How to tailor multimedia to different learning styles.

5. Designing Effective Assessments

   • The role of formative vs. summative assessments.
   • Using quizzes, final projects, and peer feedback to reinforce learning.
   • Ensuring your students apply what they’ve learned in real-world contexts.

Key Quotes

• “A well-structured course is like a GPS for your students. It guides them from their pain points to mastery.”
• “Engagement is the secret sauce that turns a good course into a great one.”
• “Stories don’t just teach concepts—they connect, inspire, and stick with us long after the lesson ends.”

Practical Examples

• Structuring a fitness course into clear weekly modules with daily lessons.
• Using case studies to teach digital marketing concepts with real-world applications.
• Creating quizzes and interactive simulations to test and deepen understanding.

Resources Mentioned

• Tools for visual content creation: Canva, Piktochart
• Tools for interactive content: Kahoot, Quizlet
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Welcome back Course Creators, a podcast where we explore the exciting world of knowledge commerce and how you can turn your expertise into a profitable business.

I'm your host Andrew Weaver from Astrion Academy. In our last episode we discussed how to choose the right niche for your knowledge commerce business.

Today we're going to explore a crucial next step and that is crafting compelling course content. This episode will guide you through structuring your course, creating engaging course material, and ensuring a great learning experience for your students. So let's get started. In segment one we're going to focus on understanding the importance of a well-structured content. First let's talk about the backbone of your online course and that is structure. You see creating a successful online course isn't just about dumping all your knowledge into a bunch of videos or PDFs and calling it a day. No, it's about meticulously organizing that knowledge into a cohesive engaging and transformative journey for your students. Think about it this way, if you ever picked up a book that was so poorly organized that you couldn't even make heads or tails of it. Maybe the chapters didn't flow or the story lines were jumbled and by the end of it you felt more confused than when you even started. Now imagine that that book had a clear beginning, middle, and end. Each chapter logically followed the previous one, building on the knowledge, and setting you up for that "aha" moment by the end. That's the difference between a disorganized course and a well-structured one. So why does this matter? A well-structured course is like a GPS for your students. They start at point A, they may have a problem they want to solve or a skill they want to learn. Your course is the roadmap that guides them to point B, the solution, the mastery, the transformation they're looking for. If your course is all over the place, students will feel lost and frustrated and they're likely to give up. But if you've got a solid structure, they'll feel supported and clear on what steps they need to take to get where they want to go. The first step to creating that process is creating the roadmap. You need to know where your students are starting from and where they want to end up. This means understanding their initial knowledge level and their pain points and their goals. By identifying these, you can map out their journey they need to take. This journey is in a straight line. It's more like a series of stepping stones across the river. Each stone represents a module or a lesson that gets them closer to their goal. Now setting clear learning objectives is the most important part here. Each module, each lesson needs to have a specific outcome. Think of these objectives as milestones in your students journey. They provide direction and ensure that every piece of content you create serves a purpose. It's not just about filling time, it's about making every minute count. For instance, let's say you're putting on a course on personal finance. Your end goal might be for the students be able to manage their finances effectively. What does that look like? It means they need to learn how to budget, save, invest, and manage debt. These are your learning objectives. Each module in your course will focus on one of these objectives, breaking down the big goal into smaller manageable chunks. In once you have your roadmap and learning objectives, it's time to break down your content into modules and lessons. Each module should cover a major topic or theme and each lesson within that module should focus on a specific aspect of that topic. In this way, the students will see their progress and they can ensure that each part of your course will build on the previous one. Now let's dig a little bit deeper with an example. Now suppose you're creating a personal finance course. One module might be about budgeting. But within this module, you could have lessons on tracking expenses or creating a budget plan or adjusting your budget when things change. In each lesson should have a clear outcome. For instance, by the end of this lesson, the students will be able to create a monthly budget using a template. This specificity helps you stay focused, and it makes it clear to your students what they're going to achieve. But a well structured course isn't just about the content itself. It's about how you deliver the content. People learn in different ways, so you need to mix it up. Use videos for explaining concepts and demonstrating techniques.

Provide readings or text for in-depth information and background. You also want to include quizzes to reinforce learning and provide immediate feedback as to whether the students are getting it right. And don't forget about practical exercises. These allow the students to apply what they've learned in a real world context. And let's make it even more concrete with a practical example. Imagine you're developing a fitness course aimed at helping people get fit in 30 days. You could structure the content into four week modules, each focusing on a different aspect of fitness. In week one, it might be all about nutrition, like understanding macronutrients, meal planning and healthy eating habits. Week two could dive into cardio, the benefits, types of exercise, creating cardio cardio routine. In week three, you could focus on strength training, why it's important, basic exercises and designing a strength workout plan. And finally, in week four, you can cover things like recovery and maintenance, like the importance of recovery and stretching and flexibility exercises and long term fitness. And within each of these modules, you want to break down even further into maybe daily lessons and activities. For example, week one could be a nutrition module. And you might have lessons on Monday about understanding macronutrients with activities like tracking your current intake. On Tuesday, you could focus on meal planning, maybe provide a template for the students to create their own meal plans. This level of detail ensures that your students are consistently and engaging and always moving forward and providing this clear structure and variety of content types, it's going to make it easier for the students to follow along and stay engaged. They know exactly what they need to do and what they're going to achieve. And most importantly, they can see their progress, which keeps them motivated and keeps them on track to reach their goals. So to wrap up this first part, remember a well structured course isn't just about what you teach. It's about how you teach it. Create a roadmap, set clear objectives, break your content down into manageable modules and lessons, and keep things interesting. Do this and you'll create a course that's not only informative, but also transformative. In this next segment, we're going to be talking about engaging your students through interactive content. Now that we've narrowed down the importance of a well structured course, let's talk about keeping the students engaged.

Because let's be honest, even the best structured course can fall flat if it's not engaging. Your goal is to create an experience that pulls the student in and keeps them excited about learning.

Engagement is the secret sauce that turns a good course into a great one. And when students are engaged, they're not just passively consuming information. They're actively involved in the learning process. They're thinking, they're questioning, and they're implying what they've learned. And they're even discussing it with others. And that's the kind of deep engagement that leads to better understanding, higher retention, and ultimately greater success. So how do you create this kind of engagement? One of the best ways is through interactive content.

Think of it this way, would you rather sit through a monotonous lecture or participate in an interactive workshop, but you get to apply what you've learned in real time. Interactive elements make learning more dynamic and fun, and they help the students see the practical application of what they're learning. Let's start with talking about quizzes and polls. These are simple, but yet powerful tools for engagement. Quizzes can be used to reinforce learning by testing the students on the material they discovered. It can provide immediate feedback, which helps the student understand what they've grasped and things they need to review. Plus quizzes can be a fun way to challenge the students and keep them on their toes. Now polls, on the other hand, they're great for gauging opinions and sparking discussions. You can use them to get a sense of the students' thoughts on a particular topic or decide on what to cover next. For example, if you're teaching a course on social media marketing, you might use a poll to ask your students which platforms they're interested in learning about. This not only makes them feel like they're involved in the course, but also assures that you're covering the content that's relevant to them. Next is discussion forums and live Q&A sessions. These elements create a sense of community and they're also fostering interaction among your students. Discussion forums are like a virtual equivalent of a classroom discussion. They provide a space where the students can ask questions and they can share insights and they can get help from each other. This peer-to-peer interaction is incredibly valuable for students to often learn as much from each other as they do from you. Live Q&A sessions take this a step further, providing real-time interaction. These sessions give the students the opportunity to ask questions directly to you and get immediate answers. It's a great way to clarify any doubts and dive deeper into topics the students are particularly interested in. Plus, it adds a personal touch to your course and it helps you build a connection between you and your students. Hands-on projects and assignments are another fantastic way to engage the students and these activities allow students to apply what they've learned in a practical context.

For example, let's say you're teaching a course on graphic design. You might have the students work on a design project that they can add to their portfolio and this not only reinforces their learning but also gives them something tangible to show for their efforts. Now let's talk about a collaborative environment. Encouraging peer-to-peer interaction is crucial for engagement and when students feel like they're a part of a community, they're likely to stay motivated and committed to the course. One way to do this is by incorporating group projects. These projects require students to work together and to share ideas and to solve problems collaboratively. This not only enhances their learning experience but helps them build valuable teamwork skills and other powerful tools for engagement. Another powerful tool is storytelling.

People are naturally drawn to stories because they're relatable and they're memorable and by incorporating storytelling into your course it can make your content more engaging and impactful. You can share anecdotes, you can share case studies, you can share real-world examples to illustrate key points. For example, if you're teaching a course on entrepreneurship you might share a story of a successful entrepreneur who started with nothing and built a thriving business.

This not only makes your material more relatable but also provides inspiration and motivation for your students and I'm going to be diving deeper into this in another segment. Now here's an example. Suppose you're teaching a course on digital marketing. To keep your students engaged you could be including interactive elements like quizzes to test their understanding of SEO principles.

You can use polls to gain their interest on social media platforms and discussion forums where they can share their own marketing experiences and their own strategies. You might also incorporate live Q&A sessions where they could ask questions about specific marketing challenges and to bring it all together you could assign hands-on projects where they can create and execute digital marketing campaigns for a hypothetical product. This project would not only reinforce their learning but also give them practical experience and what they can apply in their own careers.

By incorporating these interactive elements this creates a dynamic engaging learning environment and it transforms your course from a passive experience into an active one where the students are constantly involved, they're challenged and they're motivated. This kind of engagement leads to deeper learning and better outcomes. So to sum it up engagement is all about creating an interactive dynamic learning experience. You can use quizzes and polls to reinforce learning and spark discussions. You create a sense of community through discussion forums and live Q&A sessions and then assign hands-on projects to allow students to apply what they've learned. You can encourage peer interaction and collaboration. By focusing on these elements you'll not only create a course that educates but also captivates and inspires your students.

Now in this next segment I want to talk about storytelling and incorporating it to enhance learning. We've already talked about structure and engagement and how to ensure a great learning experience but now we're going to look deeper into one of the most powerful tools you can use in your courses and that's storytelling. You see stories are more than just a way to pass the time. They're a fundamental part in how we learn remember and make sense of the world around us. When you incorporate storytelling into your course you're not just sharing information, you're creating an emotional connection that can make your content more relatable, memorable and impactful. Think about it, from childhood we're conditioned to listen to stories, they captivate us, they teach us lessons and they stick with us long after we've heard them. There's a reason some of the oldest and most influential teachings are passed down through stories. They engage both the heart and the mind making the learning process not only enjoyable but also more effective. So how do you weave storytelling into your course?

It's not as hard as you might think. Let's start with a personal anecdote. Sharing your own experiences makes your content more relatable and authentic. For instance if you're teaching a course on entrepreneurship talk about your own journeys. Share your highs and your lows, the mistakes you made, the lessons you've learned. This doesn't just add a human element to your course, it also provides practical insights that students can apply to their own situations. Imagine telling your students about the time you launched your first business. You were excited, you were full of ideas and you were confident it would be a success.

Things didn't go the way you planned. Maybe you ran into funding issues or your marketing strategies just didn't work out. You've learned some hard lessons along the way and lessons about resilience and adaptability and importance of understanding your market. By sharing this story you're not just teaching a theory, you're giving the students real world examples that they can learn from. Case studies are another powerful storytelling tool. They allow you to showcase how concepts are applied in real world scenarios and provide concrete examples that students can relate to. Let's say you're teaching a course on digital marketing. You can include a case study of the company that successfully implemented a digital marketing strategy. Walk your students through the process. What challenges the company faced, the strategies they used, and what were the outcomes.

This not only makes the content more engaging but also helps the students see how they can apply their concepts to their own work. Real world examples are similar to case studies but they can be even more relatable if they come from everyday life. For example, if you're teaching a course on communication skills you could share a story about a difficult conversation you had with a colleague. Describe the situation and how you prepared for the conversation the strategy you used and the outcome. These kind of stories can provide valuable lessons and make the material more relevant to your students own experiences. Now let's talk about creating narratives around your course topics. This is where you can get really creative. Think of your course as a journey and your students as the heroes of that journey. Your job is to guide them through the challenges they'll face and help them reach their goals. You can structure your course content around these narratives and use stories to introduce and to illustrate key points. For example, if you're teaching a course on project management you could frame the course as a journey through a major project. Each module could represent a different phase in the project and each lesson addresses specific challenges that can arise along the way. You might start with a story like identifying a project's goal and scope, building a team and developing a plan and so on. By framing your content this way you can create a cohesive and engaging narrative that keeps the student invested for their learning journey. Let's bring this concept to life in an example. Suppose you're developing a course on leadership. You could start with a story on someone you admire, someone who have faced a significant challenge. They emerge stronger because of their leadership skills. This sets the stage to provide an example of what great leadership looks like. You move through the course. You can share stories about different aspects of leadership from building trust to managing conflict or inspiring and motivating a team. This sets the stage to provide a powerful example of what great leadership looks like. As you move through the course you can share stories about different aspects of leadership from building trust to managing conflict and inspiring and motivating a team. Each story should be tied to a specific lesson providing concrete examples that illustrate the points you're making. Don't forget about the power of storytelling in multimedia content as well. We're going to dig deeper into this in another segment. Videos, podcasts and even interactive simulations, they're great platforms for storytelling. You can create a video lecture that includes personal stories and case studies and world world examples. Podcasts can even feature interviews with experts to share their own stories of their own insights. Interactive simulations can emerge students in a story and allow them to make decisions and see the consequences in a safe and controlled environment.

Now let's take a look at a practical example. Suppose you're teaching a course on personal development. You might start with a module on a story about a famous figure who exemplifies these qualities you're teaching. For instance, if you're teaching about resilience, you can start with a story about Thomas Edison and how many failed attempts he had when inventing the light bulb. The story illustrates the concept of resilience in a powerful and memorable way.

As you go through the module you can share personal anecdotes about times when you had to be resilient. Maybe there was a project that didn't go as planned or a personal setback that you had to overcome. By sharing these stories and making the concept more resilient, more tangible, they're more relatable. By the end of the module you can include a case study of someone who applied resilience to their own life or their career. Walk your students through the challenges this person faced, the strategies they used to stay resilient, and the outcomes they achieved. This reinforces the lessons of the module and provides concrete examples that the students can learn from. So incorporating storytelling into your course does more than just make content more engaging. It helps the student see relevance and application of what they're learning. Creates an emotional connection that makes the material more memorable and it provides practical examples that the students can relate to. To sum it all up, storytelling is a powerful tool that can enhance your course and your content in many ways. You can use personal anecdotes to be more relatable and more authentic and incorporate case studies and real-world examples to provide concrete illustrations of key points. Create narratives around your course topics and guide your students through their learning journey and use multimedia content to bring your stories to life. By doing so you'll create a course that's not only informative but it's captivating and inspiring. In this next section we're going to talk about leveraging multimedia to enhance engagement. Now we've covered structuring your course, engaging your students by ensuring a great learning experience and the power of storytelling. Now let's take a deeper look into a crucial element for creating an impactful course and that's leveraging multimedia to enhance engagement. In today's digital age multimedia content is not just an add-on, it's a necessity. It's about meeting your student where they are and catering to their different learning styles and keeping them engaged and motivated. Think about it, when was the last time you learned something significant from a plain text-heavy document? Probably not recently.

Our brains are wired to respond to visual and auditory stimuli. Multimedia taps into this and makes learning more dynamic, interactive, and enjoyable. Let's start with videos.

Videos are incredibly effective for a few reasons. First they provide a personal touch.

Seeing your face and hearing your voice can create a stronger connection with your students than just text alone. It makes the learning experience feel more personal and engaging plus videos are a great way to demonstrate processes and explain complex concepts. You can show rather than just tell which makes a huge difference in understanding. For example if you're teaching a course on web development you can do a screen recording to walk the students through a coding exercise. Instead of just reading how they can write a piece of code they can watch you do it step by step and then they can follow along. This visual demonstration can clarify difficult concepts and make the learning process smoother. Another powerful use of video can be expert interviews. Bringing in experts adds depth and variety to your course. It's one thing to learn from you but hearing from someone else with a wealth of experience can provide new insights and inspiration. It also breaks up the content and gives the students a different voice and perspective. Next are infographics. They're perfect for summarizing information and presenting data visually. They can make complex information more digestible and help the students see relationships and patterns at just a glance.

For example in a course about nutrition an infographic could illustrate the different food groups and their nutritional value. This visual representation makes it easier for the students to understand and remember the information. You don't need to be a graphic designer to create effective infographics. There's tools like Canva or PictoChart to make creating professional looking visuals even easier. These tools offer templates and drag and drop functionality that can create high quality infographics even if you have no design experience.

Now podcasts and audio recordings are another great way to reach your student. They're perfect for students who want to learn on the go. Imagine your students are listening to lectures while they're commuting or exercising or doing household chores. I used to listen to podcasts all the time when I was cutting my lawn or working in the yard. This flexibility can make the content more accessible and they can fit into your students' busy lives. You can record audio versions of your lessons and conduct interviews with experts or create supplementary podcasts that dive deeper into specific topics. You can even record your videos and then take the audio from the video and create a podcast from that so you record once and you reuse the same information. Then from the transcripts you can create more information from that whether it's blog posts or marketing materials from one recording. The key is to provide valuable content that students can listen to anytime and anywhere and just like video, hearing your voice can create a personal connection with the students. Now interactive simulations and quizzes, these are fantastic for turning passive learning into active experiences. These tools engage students by applying what they learned and providing immediate feedback. For example tools like Kahoot and Quizlet,

they're creating engaging quizzes that test the students' knowledge and reinforce key concepts.

A lot of the learning management software include quiz making right into their platforms.

These quizzes can be fun and they can be competitive even with an element of gamification

where your students are always motivated to earn the next badge or do something in addition to just learning the information. Now interactive simulations, this takes it a step further by immersing the students into a real world scenario. For example a course about project management could create a simulation where the students have to manage their own virtual project. You can make decisions and see the consequences in real time.

This hands-on experience can deepen the understanding and make the learning more memorable. Now let's bring this to life with a practical example.

Suppose you're developing a course on digital marketing. You can start with a module with a video lecture and introduce the topic and set the stage. Use screen recordings to demonstrate how to use different marketing tools like Google Analytics or a social media scheduling software.

Then incorporate interviews with marketing experts who could share their experiences and their insights.

Then supplement those videos with infographics to summarize key points and present data visually. For instance an infographic can show the different stages of the marketing funnel from awareness to conversion. And this visual aid can help the student understand the process at a glance. Then you can create podcasts or audio recordings for students who prefer to learn on the go. These can include a deep dive into specific topics or interviews or Q&A sessions where you answer common questions. This flexibility allows students to learn whenever and wherever they want and incorporating interactive elements like quizzes and simulations to reinforce the learning and provide hands-on experience. So for example a module on social media marketing you could create a quiz that tests the students on key concepts and strategies and what they've learned. Or you can design a simulation where the students create and manage virtual social media campaigns. They can make decisions and see real-time results. By leveraging multimedia you're not just making a course more engaging you're enhancing the learning experience. Multimedia caters to different learning styles and makes your content more accessible and effective. And it helps the student understand and retain information better and keeps them motivated and more excited about learning. Okay for this last segment we're going to talk a little bit deeper about creating assessments that reinforce learning. So we talked about structuring your course, engaging your students, ensuring a great learning experience, incorporating storytelling, and leveraging multimedia. Now we're going to tackle a crucial aspect of effective teaching and that's assessments. Assessments is not just about testing your students they're about reinforcing learning, providing feedback, and helping your students apply what they've learned in real-world situations. Think about assessments as the checkpoints along your students learning journey. They help you gauge how well your students are understanding material and they provide you with insights on where they might be struggling. Listen to this. This is where you need to drop your ego a little bit because you've created a course that you thought was it was passing all the information on that you have. But it's very difficult for you to drop your ego a little bit and listen to what they're saying rather than put all the onus onto the students for not understanding what you're teaching. More importantly it gives the student the opportunity to reflect on their learning and identify gaps in their knowledge and get the feedback they need to improve. So how do you create assessments that are both effective and engaging? Now let's break this down. First we want to talk about formative assessments. These are low-stakes assessments that are conducted throughout the course to monitor the student's progress and provide ongoing feedback on how they're doing along the way. Think of them as a way to keep the learning engine running smoothly. Formative assessments can include quizzes and polls and short assignments and even in-class activities. The goal is to reinforce the learning and ensure the students are on the right track. Quizzes are a fantastic tool for formative assessments. They're quick and they're easy to administer and they provide immediate feedback. For example, let's say there's a lesson on SEO principles in a digital marketing course. You can include a quiz with questions that test the student's understanding on key concepts like keyword research and on-page optimization.

The immediate feedback helps the students see what they got right and where they need to review.

Polls are another great way to engage the students and engage their understanding. You can ask them to ask questions about the material, gather opinions, and even decide on what topics to cover next. For instance, you might use a poll to ask students on what social media platforms they're interested in learning about next. And this not only helps you tailor your content to their interests but makes them feel like they're involved in the course. Short assignments offer another effective formative assessment tool. These can be used to apply concepts in a practical context. For example, in a course about creative writing, you might ask the students to write a short essay or a short story on the techniques they've learned. This allows them to practice and apply their skills and gives them the opportunity to provide a personalized feedback. Now let's move on to summative assessments. These are a little bit higher-stake assessments and they're typically conducted at the end of a module or course to evaluate the student's overall understanding and even the mastery of the material. Summative assessments can include final projects, exams, comprehensive essays, or even presentations. The goal is to assess whether the student has achieved the learning objective and can apply what they've learned in a meaningful way. Final projects are a great way to assess the student's understanding and application of the material. For example, in a digital marketing course, you could assign a final project where students can create a full marketing campaign for a hypothetical product. They would need to research their market audience, they need to develop a marketing strategy and create content, then they need to analyze the results. This kind of comprehensive project allows the students to demonstrate their skills and the knowledge in a practical real-world context. Exams and comprehensive essays are more traditional forms of summative assessments, but they can be highly effective. The key is to design them in a way that challenges the student to think about what they learned and apply it. For instance, in a course on business strategy, you might include an essay about requiring the students to analyze a case study or develop a strategic plan. This not only tests their knowledge, but it also gives them the ability to think strategically and solve problems.

Presentations are another valuable summative assessment tool. They allow the students to showcase their knowledge and their skills, and they would help develop important communication and public speaking skills. For example, a course on public relations. You might ask the student to develop and present a PR campaign for a fictitious company. This not only assesses their understanding of the PR principles, but it also gives the ability to communicate effectively and persuade an audience. Now, peer assessments can also play a crucial role in both formative and summative assessments. They encourage students to engage with each other's work and provide constructive feedback, and they can learn from their peers. For example, in a design course, you might have the students present work to the class and provide feedback on each other's designs. This not only helps the students learn from different perspectives, but it also fosters a sense of community and collaboration. Let's bring this to life with a practical example. Suppose you're teaching a course on project management. Throughout the course, you use quizzes to test the student's understanding of a key concept like project planning, risk management, and team dynamics.

You could also assign a short project where the students are applying concepts to hypothetical projects, providing feedback to help them improve.

For a final summative assessment, you might assign a comprehensive project where students have to plan and manage virtual projects from start to finish.

This would involve developing a project plan, managing resources, and mitigating risks, and then delivering a final project. They could present their project plan and the outcomes to the class and the peer assessments, providing additional feedback and insights. By using a mix of formative and summative assessments, you can create a comprehensive and engagement assessment strategy that not only evaluates the student's knowledge and skills, but also reinforces their learning and it helps them grow.

Now, I'd love to hear from you. I want to know what challenges you're facing in crafting your own course content. Do you have any tips or strategies that worked well for you? I want you to share your thoughts and your questions. You can go to our website at astreonacademy.com and go to the contact page or you can navigate to the podcast section

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