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 moreShowing and Telling: Effective Slide Delivery
June 28, 2021
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Learners come into our workshops absolutely certain of one hard-and-fast rule: never ever read from your slides. They look pretty bewildered when we respond with,...
read more4 Things Nervous, Over-Preparing Presenters Can Do to Calm Down and Engage
November 4, 2019
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I recently delivered a workshop for eight very nervous presenters. They were a great group and talked very frankly about their worries and concerns about...
read morePresentation Skills Training: REDEFINED.
March 21, 2019
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Josh Bersin wrote an interesting article on LinkedIn about the mismatch between academic education and job skills. What jumped out at me was research showing that...
read moreThe Orderly Conversation Defined
March 11, 2019
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One of the most important things for business communicators to understand is the distinction between a speech and a presentation. They are not the same....
read moreDevelop Your PowerPoint Like a Pro Without Hard, Fast Rules
March 8, 2019
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People often ask us about the rules for PowerPoint. Some examples include, “What’s the rule for … the number of bullets on a slide?” the...
read moreGetting Presentations Started: How to set context and manage nervousness
February 20, 2019
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Many presenters ask us about the best way to get their presentations started. They say that once the conversation gets going, they’re fine. But getting...
read moreDon’t Overlook These Steps When Preparing Your Presentation
February 16, 2019
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For some presenters, preparation is all about collecting data and turning it into PowerPoint slides. There’s more to effective, efficient preparation than that, though. It’s...
read moreThe 3rd Fundamental Principle of Success in the Training Room: From “Effective SMEs”
February 7, 2018
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This is an excerpt from Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning.” In this excerpt Dale Ludwig (Turpin Communication’s Founder)...
read moreThe 1st Fundamental Principle of Success in the Training Room: From “Effective SMEs”
December 11, 2017
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This is an excerpt from “Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning.” In this excerpt Dale Ludwig (Turpin Communication’s Founder)...
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