You know your content. Now make it land, and stay.

Joined MonkeyDojo Leap last week. What a great experience. I’ve always had challenges with keeping people engaged because I kept hanging onto the script. Hylke showed during this training how to make them hungry for more ánd to keep them (us; he did it with/to us too) engaged all the way.

It was also such a relief to hear you don’t need energizers if you do it right. I’ve always disliked them, but still ‘relied’ on them. Now I know what to do, have fun and the same time and educate people. Would recommend this to literally everybody who has a business, does content and/or designs trainings.

I recently participated in the first edition of CinderMonkey’s Monkey Dojo Leap course, focussed on developing effective and engaging training structures. From the first 5 minutes it was clear why Hylke is the right man for the job: he shares his craft with great clarity and enthusiasm, and is an inspiring teacher. Not just that, Hylke seamlessly customised the assignments on the spot to help me apply the principles in my job as an academic. I would highly recommend working with Hylke if you want to take your teaching and presentation skills to the next level!

My work facilitates many workshops, lessons and group sessions. I had never before realised what kind of quality and experience I gave to the participants. MonkeyDojo Leap has opened my mind in how l can give people an unforgettable day. Hylke does this by giving the bigger picture of human psychology, up to the small details that give great amounts of quality to the workshops. He takes time to brainstorm with you personally. Now my lessons and group sessions have structure, quality and give an experience that people will continue to talk about for months. Because thanks to MonkeyDojo Leap my workshops will never be the same again. And the quality will only improve.

The Monkey dojo “leap” workshop absolutely blew my mind. I am so grateful that although my own facilitator journey is a bumby ride, I kept the faith, even blew other courses of to be able to attent and participate. Hylke’s trust and patience are out of this world, leading to the exact right amount of eye openers someone could ask for. What a shower of golden nuggets! The program is to help trainers design their own workshop, upgrade their L&D skills and basically make the undercurrent in dynamics so visible and urgent, there is no alternative anymore. That participants have nothing left but a dream of pure passion and skills to execute any mission they desire. Hylke leads with clarity, empathy and passion. Someone who knows how to handle any kind of resistance, setting a safe container where pure needs can be alchemized into significant results. Absolutely highly recommend this “leap” of faith to any teacher looking to grow and up their game. Can’t thank you enough 🙏🏼.

I felt the need to improve my design skills for my training sessions. I came to learn tools. However, I was in for a rude awakening; I was shaken by what a full-on training experience CAN look like.

meanwhile, I have had the opportunity to give and attend many training sessions and workshops. But the depth and experience that Cindermonkey manages to bring to the design of a good training goes so much further than just the design tools. It is about the execution of the entire day, woven together down to the last detail: from the room setup, knowing the participants, how you position your role as a trainer, which experience contributes to what, AND ONLY THEN which content you will use as a design.

This was overdelivery 2.0. Exactly what has now triggered me to create this for my next training sessions as well.

Do I recommend it?

i just signed up for level 1

Hylke's MonkeyDojo training was a breath of fresh air! No standard introductions, no PowerPoint slides, no energizers to keep the energy going. Instead, action, the realization that you have something to learn, and a continued hunger for what is to come.

What I found brilliant is that Hylke demonstrated exactly what works in many training sessions, making it painfully clear how well (or poorly) your own training is structured. You don't just learn about delivering training; you also experience firsthand what makes or breaks a training session. The assignments are playful, sharp, and keep you constantly moving. This also ensures that you walk out the door at the end of the day with a well-developed workshop or training.

If you think you are already good at delivering training: go here. Chances are you will have had a reality check after this day, in a good way!

Hylke's Monkey Dojo training was truly fun and very educational! I definitely recommend it to any coach or trainer who wants to do things a little differently and with a more unique approach!

Hylke's enthusiasm, energy, and extensive knowledge and experience in leadership and training design have given me more confidence and motivation to take my training to the next level. It was a lot of fun! I learned a lot and laughed a lot. Just the way I like it! Thanks so much, Hylke!