Author | Dale Ludwig

When Presenting, “The Ask” Doesn’t Have to Be Aggressive, Just Specific

Dale Ludwig
August 15, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations

Red Bullhorn What's the Ask graphic for setting specific goals

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...

Adapting to Your Default Approach for Better Business Presentations

Dale Ludwig
August 15, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations, Subject Matter Experts

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...

Adapting to a Presentation Space That’s Way Too Big

Dale Ludwig
July 17, 2023 0 Comments

Presentations

Picture illustrates a presentation space that is too big.

What do you do when delivering a presentation in an entirely inappropriate room for your needs? Recently, I received a couple of questions about this...

Shifting Gears

Dale Ludwig
June 10, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations

shifting gears in a car as an analogy to effective time management

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...

Anyone Can Be More Effective with Time

Dale Ludwig
May 3, 2023 0 Comments

Presentations

The Thinker statue illustrates taking time to collect your thoughts

We learn a lot from the people we work with. Recently, on the last day of a workshop, one of our learners said that the...

Be Yourself—Even If It’s Awkward

Dale Ludwig
April 19, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations

Business man using a presentation persona during a meeting.

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...

4 Things Nervous, Over-Preparing Presenters Can Do to Calm Down and Engage

Dale Ludwig
April 14, 2023 0 Comments

Myths Debunked, Presentations, The Orderly Conversation

4 Things Nervous Presenters Can Do to Calm Down and Engage

I recently delivered a workshop for eight very nervous presenters. They were a great group and talked very frankly about their worries and concerns about...

Communication Training Vendor Checklist

Dale Ludwig
March 29, 2023 0 Comments

Infographics

Conducting research and comparing communication training vendors – especially those who focus on human “soft” skills – can be a challenge. There’s very little common...