Deliberate Practice - All Things Product with Teresa & Petra

In this episode of All Things Product, Petra Wille sits down with Teresa Torres to explore a big shift in how Product Talk Academy is approaching learning: moving from purely instructor-led cohort courses to offering on-demand options.

Teresa shares why she resisted on-demand for so long, how deliberate practice has always been at the heart of her teaching, and what finally changed her mind. From AI-powered interview coaches to microlearning formats, we dig into how technology can support behavior change, skill building, and the craft of continuous discovery without losing the human element.

If you’ve ever wondered how to balance flexibility, structure, and deliberate practice in product learning—or you’re just curious how AI might reshape how we build skills—this conversation is for you.

What you’ll learn in this episode:
✅ Why deliberate practice is the foundation of all Product Talk courses
✅ The trade-offs between cohort-based vs. on-demand learning
✅ How an AI interview coach gives learners expert-quality feedback at scale
✅ What microlearning and problem sets can teach us about skill-building for product teams
✅ Why AI should augment—not replace—human connection in discovery

Resources & Links:
Follow Teresa Torres: https://ProductTalk.org 
Follow Petra Wille: https://Petra-Wille.com

Mentioned in this episode: 
Product Talk Academy: https://learn.producttalk.org/
Continuous Interviewing course by Teresa Torres: https://learn.producttalk.org/continuous-interviewing
Story-Based Customer Interviews On Demand course by Teresa: https://learn.producttalk.org/course/story-based-customer-interviews
Customer Recruiting for Continuous Discovery On Demand course by Teresa: https://learn.producttalk.org/course/customer-recruiting-for-continuous-discovery
Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/
Teresa’s Interview Coach: https://learn.producttalk.org/course/story-based-customer-interviews?utm_source=Product+Talk&utm_medium=interview-coach-evals-article
AI as a Strategic Thought Partner with UX Implications podcast episode: https://youtu.be/8K09bB0uJJI
Teresa’s socials: X, LinkedIn, Youtube, Product Talk Blog: https://x.com/ttorres, https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresatorres/, https://www.youtube.com/@ProductTalkVideos, 
https://www.producttalk.org/

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