Have you ever attended a training event at work that began with the trainer delivering a set of ground rules for the class? If the...
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Dale Ludwig
October 26, 2015 0 Comments
October 26, 2015 0 Comments
I was leading a presentation skills workshop a few weeks ago when something happened that has never happened before. It was during the needs assessment...
read moreWhat we wish everyone knew about presentation anxiety
Dale Ludwig
September 23, 2015 0 Comments
September 23, 2015 0 Comments
Last week I was working with a nervous workshop participant. Let’s call him Nate. Nate said that his biggest concern when presenting was nervousness. “What...
read moreLecture is not a four-letter word: 3 ways to succeed when you’re doing the talking
Dale Ludwig
September 9, 2015 0 Comments
September 9, 2015 0 Comments
I had a conversation over the backyard fence with one of my neighbors a couple of days ago. She was home for the weekend after...
read moreFeeling a Little Silly at the Front of the Room? Three Very Serious Ideas About Enthusiasm
Dale Ludwig
April 27, 2015 0 Comments
April 27, 2015 0 Comments
Some time ago, I was delivering a workshop for a group of soon-to-be trainers. Each of them was a subject matter expert (SME), and they...
read moreKeep these 3 things in mind when using PowerPoint in informal settings
Dale Ludwig
March 11, 2015 0 Comments
March 11, 2015 0 Comments
Here’s a question I found intriguing on LinkedIn. It’s from a woman named Alexis. We do mid-year meetings with our customers to review the services...
read moreMost of what I know about learning and development, I learned from 10th graders
Dale Ludwig
March 5, 2015 0 Comments
March 5, 2015 0 Comments
I often make the comment in workshops—especially when the class is for internal trainers or SMEs preparing to lead their own workshops—that the best teacher-training...
read moreThree Smart Strategies for Conducting Meetings People Won’t Hate
Dale Ludwig
February 3, 2015 0 Comments
February 3, 2015 0 Comments
I listened to a really interesting NPR story last week about workday meetings. It said that “the average American office worker spends more than nine hours...
read moreThree ways to deliver better presentations more easily
Dale Ludwig
September 23, 2014 0 Comments
September 23, 2014 0 Comments
If you’re a business presenter, you know that the presentations you deliver serve one purpose—they help you get business done. Your presentations aren’t big speeches. They...
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Dale Ludwig
July 10, 2014 0 Comments
July 10, 2014 0 Comments
While listening to All Things Considered on NPR yesterday afternoon, I heard a story about video game jargon. Although I don’t know anything about video games, by...
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