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Team Collaboration in the Workplace Pt. 1

Dale Ludwig
February 7, 2023
team collaboration

Maximize the Benefits and Reduce the Snags of Team Projects and Presentations In the first of a two-part series on team collaboration, we discuss the importance of having a framing strategy.    When you were in school, you probably heard the words “group project” and groaned internally. You anticipated days or weeks of miscommunication, differing...

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2023 HR Conferences  

Greg Owen-Boger
January 16, 2023
Attendees of HR Conferences

With the pandemic came several disruptions, from remote work to virtual conferences. HR conferences were also affected. While virtual conferences came with flexibility and enabled global reach, there was something about in-person conferences that could not be replicated—the human connection. In-person HR conferences provide the opportunity to network and share professional experiences.  Thankfully, the world...

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What to Do When You’re a Conference Speaker: 4 Best Practices

Dale Ludwig
January 16, 2023
blurry image of business Conference Speaker

Congratulations! Your conference speaker proposal has been accepted. Now what?   Beyond getting the information you’ll be delivering together, timing its delivery to stay within your time limit, and creating slides that will be easily understood and easy for you to deliver.    Four Best Practices for Delivering a Great Conference Presentation   1. Don’t...

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2023 Schedule of the Best L&D Conferences and Expos

Greg Owen-Boger
January 10, 2023
business people sitting in a 2023 L&D Conferences

As a business owner and author, I speak at a number of conferences; others I attend purely for my own professional growth. Since we’re back to in-person events, I needed to research which L&D conferences and expos I wanted to attend this year.   As a fellow Learning and Development specialist, you know that one’s quest...

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Don’t Bury the Lead in Your Presentations

Dale Ludwig
December 12, 2022
A business man and two women sitting in a presentation

One way to make your presentations more clear and easier to listen to is to avoid burying the lead. “Burying the lead” (sometimes spelled “lede”) is a journalism expression that refers to the failure to mention the most important part of a story first, in effect burying it in the details. This principle applies to...

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Engagement: Reading the Room, Thinking on Your Feet, and Being More Agile 

Barbara Egel
December 2, 2022
A young women in white dress conducts an engaged presentation

A myth we thought was long debunked came back around a few weeks ago. In talking about how to do demonstration presentations, an experienced presenter (not a Turpin trainer) said that real eye contact isn’t necessary, “Just look at the back wall, and people will think you’re looking at them,” she said. Even if that...

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Framing a Business Presentation

Dale Ludwig
November 29, 2022
A woman faces co-workers during a business presentation

The Foundation for What Comes Next Every presentation needs to take place within a solid frame. When you begin to speak, listeners need to know what you’ll be talking about, what you want to achieve, and why it’s important to them. Doing so will give them confidence in you as a presenter because you’ve assured...

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Emotional Intelligence (EQ): The Foundation of Great Leadership

Dale Ludwig
November 22, 2022
A young woman uses emotional intelligence during a staff meeting

If you’re a leader or an aspiring leader, emotional intelligence (EQ) is essential for your success. It helps you build relationships and communicate more effectively with the people you work with. In many ways, your reputation as a leader is built and maintained through meetings. Meetings may be, after all, the only time some people...

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Onboarding Training: Making New Employees Happy to Be There

Dale Ludwig
October 25, 2022
Onboarding training

If you’re in L&D, a leader, or a subject matter expert (SME), you probably have some responsibility for the onboarding process, and you understand why successful onboarding is so critical to business success and the company’s bottom line.  Even before the great job shift (the result of The Great Resignation), onboarding was a hot topic....

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