I was working with a presenter the other day who was stuck in what we call no man’s land. No man’s land is a spot...
read moreTrusting and Being Trusted
December 5, 2012 0 Comments
Earlier this year, Greg Owen-Boger posted a blog entry here called “TRUST: It’s Yours to Lose.” In it, he talked about what a senior executive needed...
read moreMy Time Has Been Cut Short!
October 29, 2012 0 Comments
I was on LinkedIn and ran across a discussion that caught my eye. The question that was posed was this: “You prepared a 30-minute presentation, and when...
read moreFocus on Context
October 23, 2012 0 Comments
If you’re a business presenter, you know that one of the challenges you face is context. Not only do you need to think about how...
read moreSix Red Flags for Business Presenters
September 10, 2012 0 Comments
It seems almost every time I visit LinkedIn, I see a post about how to deliver a perfect presentation. This makes me cringe. If you...
read more20-year Milestone for Turpin Communication
August 27, 2012 0 Comments
This week marks Turpin Communication’s 20th year in business. Although we’ve had 19 anniversaries leading up to this one, most of which have gone by...
read moreEncouraging Discussion
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
This is a follow-up to the blog I wrote a few months ago, They Won’t Speak if You Don’t Listen. In that post, I mentioned that...
read moreThey Won’t Speak if You Don’t Listen
One of the biggest problems facilitators have is very basic: failure to stay in the moment to listen and respond to what people have to...
read moreEngage in the Conversation
March 5, 2012 0 Comments
As you know, if you’ve ever participated in one of our workshops, we talk a lot about the use of engagement skills, eye contact, and...
read moreDuring Training: It’s not always about the right answer
June 27, 2011 0 Comments
When we’re working with trainers on their facilitation skills, one of the common issues we see is the trainer’s attempt to get to the “right” answer...
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