In addition to being a trainer for Turpin, I’ve spent many years teaching communication to undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. In the course of teaching...
read moreShifting Gears
Dale Ludwig
May 24, 2023 0 Comments
May 24, 2023 0 Comments
A wise learner once said, “Sometimes you just have to shift gears.” This advice came from a leader participating in a presentation skills workshop with...
read moreBe Yourself—Even If It’s Awkward
Dale Ludwig
April 19, 2023 0 Comments
April 19, 2023 0 Comments
The Turpin tagline—Find your focus. Be yourself. Only better.—is really simple, and we’ve been using it for years. But we keep finding new resonance in...
read moreThe Art and Science of Facilitation
Dale Ludwig
March 13, 2023 0 Comments
March 13, 2023 0 Comments
In recent posts, we’ve talked a lot about what to do when you’re the central speaker in a business situation. But there’s another role you...
read moreIncrease Persuasion with a Benefits-First Approach
Dale Ludwig
March 11, 2023 0 Comments
March 11, 2023 0 Comments
Not long ago, we were working with a group of highly technical professionals who had recently moved into a sales role. While these folks are...
read moreOvercome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Greg Owen-Boger
March 9, 2023 0 Comments
March 9, 2023 0 Comments
You may have heard the adage that people fear public speaking more than death. In their 2012 study,¹ Karen Kangas Dwyer and Marlina M. Davidson proved...
read moreVirtual Meetings: What We’ve Learned About the Human Side of Communication
Greg Owen-Boger
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
We’ve all been meeting virtually for a long time now, and there is no shortage of articles, videos, webinars, and books on how to do...
read moreTeam Collaboration in the Workplace Pt. 2
Dale Ludwig
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
Inclusiveness and Interactivity The first article in this two-part series focused on the planning required for successful team collaboration. It focused on framing meetings to...
read moreTeam Collaboration in the Workplace Pt. 1
Dale Ludwig
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
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...
read more2023 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...
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