I remember watching Greg (Turpin’s VP) moderate a panel discussion several years ago. As I observed, I realized that the discussion was one of the best I’d...
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Self-awareness and Engagement
November 25, 2013
Last week we talked about “Beth,” a nervous presenter. Beth is a smart, articulate professional, but when it came to presenting, she struggled and became...
read moreNervousness VS the Active Pause
November 21, 2013
I was working with an extremely nervous presenter in a recent Mastering Your Presentations workshop. She described her presentation experience like this: “My head races and...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 4 of 4)
September 24, 2013
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 This is the final article in a series focusing on the need to take a fresh look at the visuals you...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 3 of 4)
September 9, 2013
Part 1, Part 2, Part 4 This is the third in a series of four articles about the need to take a fresh look at the visuals...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 2 of 4)
August 27, 2013
Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 This is the second in a series of four articles about the need to take a fresh look at the visuals...
read moreWearing Two Hats: Facilitating Successful Meetings When You’re the Boss
August 19, 2013
Facilitating a group discussion always brings with it a unique set of challenges. Every group involves different personalities, perspectives, and needs. Facilitators have to work...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 1 of 4)
August 5, 2013
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 We need a new way to talk about the visual component of business presentations. I didn’t use the term “visual aids”...
read moreMy Mother’s Attic Part 3: The Elocutionists, a Cautionary Tale
July 16, 2013
Part 1, Part 2 This is the final article about the perils of business presenters following the same path as the elocutionary movement. The great thing...
read moreMy Mother’s Attic Part 2: When the Rules Take Over
July 9, 2013
Part 1, Part 3 As I mentioned in the first article on this topic, I stumbled upon an old elocution textbook among a pile of books that...
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