Welcome to Episode 001 of the Police Instructor's Podcast. In this episode I talk about the reason for the show, what to expect from me during the show, the show format, and I finish it up with a tip I think you'll appreciate.
Show Notes and Transcript:Hey, whatās upā¦ this is Michael Simpkins from ThinBlueLearn where I provide amazing online learning for police officersā¦ welcome to Episode 1 of the Police Instructorās Podcastā¦
Welcome to the very first episode of the Police Instructorās
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Podcastā¦ Itās hard to believe the show is finally hereā¦ Iāve been working for so long trying to make this podcast a realityā¦ and itās finally hereā¦ 2019 is the year and Iām so excited!
The story behind this podcast is actually kind of interesting and uniqueā¦ Iād been working on my online courseā¦ Instructor Development for Law Enforcement for almost 2 years and I realized I wanted to do a podcast as wellā¦ the reason the course took so long to create wasnāt because it was complicatedā¦ Yeah it took a lot of work but the delay was mostly because of my fear and self-doubt and wondering if I could pull it offā¦
Thatās when I decided I wasnāt going to let that happen again with this podcastā¦ I decided to go for itā¦ and here we areā¦
So, I wanted to say thank you for listening from wherever you areā¦ I really appreciate you taking the time to listenā¦ This episode is going to be a little different from the norm, Iām going to be going over a quick introduction of who I amā¦ an introduction of what to expect and why Iām hosting this podcast.
Not only how it benefits meā¦ but more importantly how it benefits you and why you should keep listening to future episodesā¦
So, if you havenāt heard of me beforeā¦ my name is Michael Simpkins, I own ThinBlueLearn.com where I specialize in bringing police training online without compromising the quality of the trainingā¦ I love sharing what I doā¦ if you know me from police training circles, you know Iām passionate about what I do because I want police instructors to know they can be successful onlineā¦ in a professionalā¦ helpful wayā¦ by bringing top notch police training to officers using the power and flexibility of the internetā¦
Iāve been a police officer in Tennessee for 23 years, where Iāve spent the majority of that time as an instructorā¦ throughout my career Iāve been fortunate enough to work in several different aspects of law enforcementā¦ from patrol to narcotics, to investigations, SWAT, Crisis Negotiationsā¦ Iāve been fortunate enough to do it allā¦
Now, Iām the training coordinator for my departmentā¦ responsible for general department instruction and new recruit trainingā¦
So, yeah than you for listening, I really hope to be able to provide you with some awesome content on this showā¦ I donāt want to be a waste of your timeā¦ I want to get away from the fluff I hear in other police podcasts and just give you great content you can put to use right away and help you bring your training onlineā¦
Iāve been very passionate about providing quality online police training that facilitates learning retentionā¦ thatās why I created ThinBlueLearn and this podcastā¦ I want to share valuable knowledge-based content from industry experts with you in a way that helps you plan, develop and implement your trainingā¦
Most police officers, when we think of online trainingā¦ we think of sitting in front of a computer screen watching boring videosā¦ you knowā¦ training with no value and zero training transferā¦ Iām sure youāve clicked that play button on online trainingā¦ walked away and was hoping the video was done by the time you got backā¦ I know I haveā¦
As trainers, we all know there is little training value in thatā¦ which is why Iāve created the ThinBlueLearn online training systemā¦ it challenges and engages officers in a way that helps them take what theyāve learned to their jobā¦ Yeahā¦ the officers are expected to workā¦ itās not easyā¦ it challenges themā¦ but they learnā¦
So thatās why Iām here doing this podcastā¦ to share what I knowā¦ and to bring in industry experts to share what they knowā¦ because letās face itā¦ I have a lot to learn tooā¦ this podcast isnāt about meā¦ itās about youā¦ so we can learn togetherā¦ new and innovative ways to train our officersā¦
Itās all about putting yourself out thereā¦ taking leaps of faithā¦ taking bold actionā¦ and making things happenā¦ we can plan and plan and read all we wantā¦ but we have to take actionā¦
Thatās what itās all aboutā¦ thatās what Iām here to try to get you to doā¦ to take actionā¦ think outside the box about your training coursesā¦ and develop ways to improve police trainingā¦
Thatās why Iām hereā¦ thatās whyā¦ I want to show you how you can do itā¦ I remember the first time I mentioned creating an online course for police training to a friendā¦ a fellow officerā¦ I want to bring the training onlineā¦ and he convinced me it was a waste of timeā¦ and I listened to him and didnāt create the courseā¦ I didnāt work toward what I envisionedā¦
Nowā¦ about nine years laterā¦ I finally stepped out of the norm and created an instructor development course thatās onlineā¦ I did it and so can youā¦ it IS possibleā¦
Now letās talk about the format of the showā¦ moving on to the next segment of this episodeā¦ like I said earlierā¦ this episode is a special one because itās my first oneā¦ but a normal episode will be like thisā¦
Itāll be about 30 minutes longā¦ which is long enough to get in depth on the topic of the episodeā¦ but short enough so I donāt drag you along and waste your timeā¦ itāll force me as the host to make sure we touch the really important points right awayā¦
Iāll bring on guests and weāll touch on one or two topics regarding police training where weāll dig deeper into whatās working and into innovative āoutside of the boxā strategies on how to develop effective police trainingā¦
After thatā¦ in each episode I like to include something that called āBreaking Down the Recipe to Successā segmentā¦ where Iāll be asking each guest I have on to break down their recipes or strategies for success in relation to course creation and police training in generalā¦
This is the part of the show where I want you to be able to take away something of value and to implement it right awayā¦
So, Iāll try to get all of my guests to share their recipes or strategies to success so we can implement those things as well, for our own coursesā¦
Again, this podcast is all about youā¦ Iām trying to help you and show you what works and also what doesnāt workā¦
Nowā¦ thatās a lot to cover in 30 minutes but I think we can get some great valuable information we can useā¦ plus it wonāt take much effort to listen to the episode again if you need it for further instruction or guidanceā¦
Lastly, Iād like to talk about why Iām hosting this podcastā¦ the first reason may be a little selfishā¦ by my public speaking skills are horrible and they need a lot of work and improvementā¦
This forces me to get better at what I know I need to improve onā¦ Iām really good at writing and doing technical thingsā¦ but when Iām on the microphone I get nervous and this will force me to do betterā¦.
Hopefully when youāre listening to this podcast in the futureā¦ youāll be able to see a huge improvement in my voice, my style, the flow of the show and itāll seem flawlessā¦ thatās what Iām striving forā¦
Because Iāve learned the best way for me to improve is by doingā¦ thatās why Iām doing this podcastā¦ to try and become a better speakerā¦ and try and be better behind the microphoneā¦
By stepping out of my comfort zone and putting myself out thereā¦ thatās exactly how I got into creating online courses and thatās exactly how Iām going to master this podcasting thing and hopefully youāll join me in this journeyā¦
The second reason and the most important reasonā¦ is to help youā¦
Everything I publishā¦ everything Iām saying on this podcast is here for youā¦ If you email me or leave a comment, Iāll make it a point to respondā¦ because ultimately youāre why Iām here doing this podcast and creating online coursesā¦ Iām trying to help as many of you out there as I canā¦
If you want to learn moreā¦ if youāre new to this podcastā¦ and want to know more about me you can check out my site at www.thinbluelearn.com... Or if youād like to reach out to me and just say heyā¦ the best way is to send me an email at info@thinbluelearn.com... I will respondā¦ I promiseā¦
Now before I go Iām going to leave you with one tipā¦ I hope you can take away from this first episodeā¦ and thatās not to be afraid to failā¦ Iām doing this podcast and creating online courses at ThinBlueLearnā¦ and Iām good with whatever happens because I know Iām going to learn from my experiencesā¦ if youāre not afraid to failā¦ you wonāt be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and reach crazy high levels of success as a online police instructorā¦
For me it was when I pushed fear aside, stepped out of my comfort zone and took those chances that I finally did what I set out to doā¦ I failed a lot along the wayā¦ but I embrace each and every one of those failures because they got me to where I am todayā¦
So, donāt be afraid to failā¦ or to make mistakesā¦ try to do your bestā¦ but when you do fail or make a mistakeā¦ learn from it and move onā¦
So, thank you againā¦ for listening to the very first episode of the Police Instructorās Podcastā¦ I hope you enjoyed it and Iāll see you in episode 2ā¦ take careā¦ be safeā¦ bye now.
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