You're an expert in your field

But that's not always enough for others to learn it.

I work with professionals and organizations who master their field—and want to turn that knowledge into actual learning, not information that nobody remembers.

Two Mistakes Almost Every Expert Makes

The first: Sharing knowledge = talking

Treating the mind like a computer where we "transmit information." The result: hours of boring monologues or information overload..

The second: Mastering a topic = knowing how to explain it

A Nobel Prize winner could be a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. That doesn't mean they know how to share it.

The curse of knowledge: The more we know, the harder it is to empathize with those who don't.

Fisher & Keil, 2015

It's Not About Creating Information or Lecturing—It's About Designing for Learning

I help you clarify what you already know and share it through products (guides, courses, videos) or live spaces (webinars, workshops, programs).

For Professionals

Design Digital Content
  • Define the right format

  • Write for undersanding

  • Design interactive resources

  • Think visually

  • Use generative AI

Translate complex topics using:

  • Visual thinking

  • Examples, stories, and analogies

  • Questions for understanding

  • Key message definition

Explain Better
  • Design and evaluate a session

  • Capture the curiosity

  • Actively involve others

  • Be more expressive and gestural

Teach and Facilitate
Integrar la IA

Use tools to automate de process of:

  • Creating or adapting content and presentations

  • Designing and analyzing assessments

  • Administrative tasks

I help you achieve:

For Companies

  • Train the trainers programs.

  • Design educational digital products to attract more clients or develop your employees.

  • Continuous learning culture: knowledge management, corporate academies

  • Contemporary methods: Micro-learning, flipped classrooms, simulations with digital humans, backward design.

Every organization has internal experts who need to share what they know—in onboardings, external talks, educational videos, workshops, or guides. I help you manage that knowledge.

I can assist and guide you on:

"I have a specialization in teaching. I saw a lot of theory, practiced almost nothing. In this training I learned more in a few weeks than in a whole year of specialization."

— Melissa

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My services

Three ways to work together:

2- Company advisory

I help you make decisions about knowledge management, training, or building continuous learning cultures.

3- Training programs

Workshops, webinars, and courses on how to explain, instructional design, group facilitation, and training the trainers.

1- Individual Mentoring

For you, one-on-one. We talk about your needs and build a concrete plan to develop your skills.

"I entered [the training] thinking I already knew. I believed that speaking and transmitting information was teaching. This training showed me it wasn't."

— Andrea, participante

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About me

I'm Daniel Benavides Oviedo—psychologist from the National University of Colombia and Master's in Applied Cognitive Psychology from Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

For over 12 years, I've designed and led learning programs in sectors like software engineering (Eastern Europe and Latin America), STEAM education (the Netherlands), conversational technology (the Netherlands), Civil Service, agriculture, and socio-emotional training in public schools (Colombia), among others.

I deeply believe that (good) education is the fastest path to an enlightened society—and therefore, developed, fair, and democratic.

I've advised and worked with:

lateralteaching@gmail.com