a branching scenario puts the learner in a realistic situation, asks them to choose, and shows the consequence of that choice. Most workplace training needs only shallow branching, where a wrong choice plays out and the learner then returns to the main path. Deep branching, where each choice opens its own storyline, suits behavioural topics with no single right answer. Below are three worked examples, for safety, data protection and customer service, and a plain-text template for planning your own.