If you’re a leader or an aspiring leader, emotional intelligence (EQ) is essential for your success. It helps you build relationships and communicate more effectively...
read moreEmotional Intelligence (EQ): The Foundation of Great Leadership
November 22, 2022 0 Comments
Make it Easy: Be Careful with Acronyms and Jargon
November 22, 2022 0 Comments
A crucial but often neglected part of successful business communication is making it easy for your audience to understand what you are communicating. The use...
read moreThe Meeting Agenda: Your Trust-Building Contract
October 5, 2022 0 Comments
We recently had a multi-phase engagement with a client during which we got to know their culture quite well. As is sometimes the case, the...
read moreAvoiding the Perils of Proximity Bias in Hybrid Meetings
July 15, 2022 0 Comments
One lasting effect of the pandemic has been an upheaval in people’s expectations of where and how they work. Job-seekers are targeting remote-only positions that...
read moreReturning to the Office: the importance of Emotional Intelligence in meetings
June 10, 2022 0 Comments
A recent article at trainingindustry.com has us thinking about the importance of emotional intelligence, or EQ, as US businesses start to return to in-person work....
read moreWhy is meeting facilitation training important?
June 9, 2022 0 Comments
According to an article on MIT’s human resources blog, over 25 million professional meetings are held every day in the US. That’s a staggering amount...
read moreNurturing High-Stakes Relationships with Client Teams
June 6, 2022 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 moreWhat We Can Learn From Gen Z Communication
April 26, 2022 0 Comments
Communication style evolves over generations. In the 1930s, you may have heard something along the lines of “Oh, yes, rather. I mean, it’s jolly good...
read more16 Signs Your Company Should Invest in Communication Training
March 14, 2022 0 Comments
We’ve been talking recently about our collective experience with communication challenges in the various places we’ve all worked. One topic that keeps coming up is...
read moreManaging Conflict in Virtual Meetings
October 4, 2021 0 Comments
This article was inspired by a question posed by a client in a recent virtual workshop. She asked: If you are part of a virtual...
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