We were in the midst of a complex, multi-part training at a Fortune 500 company, and the topic of conversation was employees being invited to...
read moreHow a Simple Nod Can Make Business Communication Better
February 29, 2024 0 Comments
We spend a lot of time helping people succeed as trainers, meeting facilitators, and presenters. That work focuses on helping people initiate and manage the...
read moreThe Power of Paper – Why Meeting Notes Are Still An Important Tool
October 31, 2023 0 Comments
Recently, a learner asked me a seemingly simple question: Should she take notes during the course of a meeting? She wondered if notetaking was an...
read moreWhen Presenting, “The Ask” Doesn’t Have to Be Aggressive, Just Specific
August 15, 2023 0 Comments
Recently we delivered a workshop for a group of staff members at a Big Ten university. The group was made up of leaders from various...
read moreAdapting to Your Default Approach for Better Business Presentations
August 15, 2023 0 Comments
One of the benefits of defining business presentations as Orderly Conversations® is that we can guide learners’ improvement based on their individual responses to the...
read moreWhen Sales Leaders Need to Demonstrate “Cause in the Matter”
July 18, 2023 0 Comments
When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers...
read moreYour Business Communication Motto: Make it Easy!
June 15, 2023 0 Comments
In addition to being a trainer for Turpin, I’ve spent many years teaching communication to undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. In the course of teaching...
read moreWhen Your B2B Sales Team Isn’t a Well-Oiled Machine
June 13, 2023 0 Comments
When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers...
read moreShifting Gears
June 10, 2023 0 Comments
A wise learner once said, “Sometimes you just have to shift gears.” This advice came from a leader participating in a presentation skills workshop with...
read moreBe Yourself—Even If It’s Awkward
April 19, 2023 0 Comments
The Turpin tagline—Find your focus. Be yourself. Only better.—is really simple, and we’ve been using it for years. But we keep finding new resonance in...
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