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The Power of Paper – Why Meeting Notes Are Still An Important Tool

Greg Owen-Boger
October 31, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings

Recently, a learner asked me a seemingly simple question: Should she take notes during the course of a meeting? She wondered if notetaking was an...

When Presenting, “The Ask” Doesn’t Have to Be Aggressive, Just Specific

Dale Ludwig
August 15, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations

Red Bullhorn What's the Ask graphic for setting specific goals

Recently we delivered a workshop for a group of staff members at a Big Ten university. The group was made up of leaders from various...

Adapting to Your Default Approach for Better Business Presentations

Dale Ludwig
August 15, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations, Subject Matter Experts

One of the benefits of defining business presentations as Orderly Conversations® is that we can guide learners’ improvement based on their individual responses to the...

When Sales Leaders Need to Demonstrate “Cause in the Matter”

Greg Owen-Boger
July 18, 2023 0 Comments

Case Studies, Leadership, Meetings, Presentations, Virtual Communication

Women sitting in front of monitors during virtual meeting in this Case Study

When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers...

Your Business Communication Motto: Make it Easy! 

Barbara Egel
June 15, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations

Executive director woman using business communication during a conference meeting

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...

When Your B2B Sales Team Isn’t a Well-Oiled Machine

Greg Owen-Boger
June 13, 2023 0 Comments

Case Studies, Meetings, Presentations, Virtual Communication

When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers...

Shifting Gears

Dale Ludwig
June 10, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations

shifting gears in a car as an analogy to effective time management

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...

Be Yourself—Even If It’s Awkward

Dale Ludwig
April 19, 2023 0 Comments

Meetings, Presentations

Business man using a presentation persona during a meeting.

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...