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 moreEngagement: Reading the Room, Thinking on Your Feet, and Being More Agile
Barbara Egel
December 2, 2022 0 Comments
December 2, 2022 0 Comments
A myth we thought was long debunked came back around a few weeks ago. In talking about how to do demonstration presentations, an experienced presenter...
read moreMake it Easy: Be Careful with Acronyms and Jargon
Barbara Egel
November 22, 2022 0 Comments
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
Barbara Egel
October 5, 2022 0 Comments
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 moreWhat We Can Learn From Gen Z Communication
Barbara Egel
April 26, 2022 0 Comments
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 moreThe Masked Presenter: Challenges of Being Live and In Person
Barbara Egel
November 16, 2021 0 Comments
November 16, 2021 0 Comments
In addition to being a Turpin trainer and coach, I also teach at a couple of different colleges in the Chicago area, and I was...
read moreShowing and Telling: Effective Slide Delivery
Barbara Egel
June 28, 2021 0 Comments
June 28, 2021 0 Comments
Learners come into our workshops absolutely certain of one hard-and-fast rule: never ever read from your slides. They look pretty bewildered when we respond with,...
read moreEarn Trust by Making Your Destination Clear
Barbara Egel
June 16, 2021 0 Comments
June 16, 2021 0 Comments
Do you have that friend or family member who offers you a ride and then doesn’t look at a map or set their GPS app...
read moreTaking Time to Pause During a Presentation is a Sign of Respect
Barbara Egel
March 22, 2016 0 Comments
March 22, 2016 0 Comments
In our business presentation workshops, we sometimes do an exercise in which we stretch the length of a pause—way beyond what would ever be comfortable...
read moreFewer Slides ≠ More Efficient Presentation
Barbara Egel
December 1, 2015 0 Comments
December 1, 2015 0 Comments
Among many of our learners, there is a persistent belief that the number of slides in one’s presentation is somehow related to the amount of...
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