New Book: The VIRTUAL Orderly Conversation
The year 2020 will be remembered for many things, most of them incredibly sad, frightening, and shocking. In this global context, the frustration we all [...]
Communication is an Essential Leadership Skill
Praise for All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence There is no doubt that communication is a skill that must [...]
Develop Your PowerPoint Like a Pro Without Hard, Fast Rules
People often ask us about the rules for PowerPoint. Some examples include, “What’s the rule for … the number of bullets on a slide?” the [...]
Presenting Information Persuasively
How to be persuasive when presenting data If you deliver a lot of data-heavy presentations, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut and approach [...]
Business Communication in a Virtual World
During every communication workshop we deliver, whether it’s for presenters, facilitators, or trainers, there’s one frustration we hear repeatedly. No one likes to conduct business [...]
Don’t Overlook These Steps When Preparing Your Presentation
For some presenters, preparation is all about collecting data and turning it into PowerPoint slides. There’s more to effective, efficient preparation than that, though. It’s [...]
Turpin Cares Featured in the Beverly Review
Our local newspaper, The Beverly Review, wrote about our efforts to help the homeless in Chicago. Check out full the article here. Want to get involved? Find [...]
Announcing Our 2nd Annual Holiday Drive with Turpin Cares
In December 2017, Turpin Cares, Turpin’s philanthropic project that supports the homeless, partnered with our local Starbucks to collect pantry items for people in need. [...]
Is Nervousness Limiting Your Career?
For some business presenters, nervousness is a temporary condition. When they’ve moved past the first few minutes, their nerves seem to float away. For other [...]
Consider the SME’s Strengths: from “Effective SMEs”
This is an excerpt from Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning.” In this excerpt Dale Ludwig (Turpin Communication’s Founder) [...]