Category: Myths Debunked

The 3rd Fundamental Principle of Success in the Training Room: From “Effective SMEs”

Greg Owen-Boger
February 7, 2018 0 Comments
effective SME

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) and Greg Owen-Boger (Turpin’s VP) discuss the third of three fundamental principles for success in the training room. Design and Delivery Must Focus on Initiating and Managing the Learning Conversation...

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The 1st Fundamental Principle of Success in the Training Room: From “Effective SMEs”

Greg Owen-Boger
December 11, 2017 0 Comments
effective SME

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) and Greg Owen-Boger (Turpin’s VP) discuss the first of three fundamental principles for success in the training room. Trainers and Learners Are Equals With a Shared Purpose Many SMEs come...

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Learning Styles

Greg Owen-Boger
October 11, 2017 0 Comments
Designing Content for Different Learning Styles

In this video, produced by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Greg Owen-Boger, Turpin’s VP, discusses designing content for different learning styles. Greg here with Turpin Communication. Let’s talk about learning styles. I know that there are a lot of people in our industry that have a lot to say about it. They say that we...

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Put Activities in Check

Greg Owen-Boger
September 25, 2017 0 Comments
Put Training Activities in Check

In this video, produced by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Greg Owen-Boger, Turpin’s VP, discusses eliminating unnecessary activities. Greg here with Turpin Communication. Learning leaders often bring us in to work with their trainers. Our task is to help them improve their facilitation skills and, ultimately, build their credibility in the classroom. One of the things we see over and over...

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Eye Contact and Pausing… Is That All You Got?!

Greg Owen-Boger
August 31, 2016 0 Comments
How Using Eye Contact and Pausing During Presentations Help

Some time back, Dale and I were the guest speakers on a webinar. The topic was about how we’ve redefined business presentations as Orderly Conversations. We were talking about the use of eye contact and pausing in order to get yourself engaged in the conversation. When we talk about being engaged as a presenter, we’re talking about...

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Fewer Slides ≠ More Efficient Presentation

Barbara Egel
December 1, 2015 0 Comments
Fewer Slides Does Not Mean More Efficient Presentation

Among many of our learners, there is a persistent belief that the number of slides in one’s presentation is somehow related to the amount of time the presentation will take. While there is some connection when it comes to big differences (a 600 slide deck will probably take longer to present than a 6 slide...

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