Blogs

Want to improve communication skills for yourself or your team?
Read our Blogs and download our Infographics for helpful tips, techniques, and advice you can put to use today.

Moderating a Panel: 3 Unconventional Best Practices

Dale Ludwig
January 21, 2014
Moderating a Panel: 3 Unconventional Best Practices

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 ever attended. It was good, not only because of the insightful panelists (and they were) but also because of how Greg kept the conversation orderly through the use of some...

read more

Self-awareness and Engagement

Greg Owen-Boger
November 25, 2013
Self-awareness and Engagement During A Business Presentation

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 self-conscious. The first hurdle we had to jump was to settle her thoughts so that she could be in control. We did that through active pausing. Beth was amazed at how...

read more

Nervousness VS the Active Pause

Greg Owen-Boger
November 21, 2013
Nervousness VS the Active Pause in a Business Presentation

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 swirls, and then it switches back on itself. I know that words are coming out of my mouth, but I don’t have any control over them. I must sound like...

read more