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...
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Emotional Intelligence (EQ): The Foundation of Great Leadership
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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...
read moreMake it Easy: Be Careful with Acronyms and Jargon
November 22, 2022 0 Comments
A crucial but often neglected part of successful business communication is making it easy for your audience to understand what you are communicating. The use...
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The consulting, medical, and financial services this client sells are not easy for decision-makers, coming from both healthcare and administration points of view, to grasp....
read moreBuilding Facilitation Training Skills for Faculty Members
July 1, 2022 0 Comments
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...
read moreDry Runs: The Key to Training Readiness in the Virtual World
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In our book, Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning, Dale Ludwig and I encourage trainers (and subject matter experts turned...
read more4 Ways to Progress from a Trainer to a ‘Thinking Coach’
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If you are a trainer or a SME who delivers training, one of your major responsibilities, and possibly one of your major challenges, is knowing...
read moreConsider the SME’s Strengths: from “Effective SMEs”
March 12, 2018 0 Comments
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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February 12, 2018 0 Comments
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 3rd Fundamental Principle of Success in the Training Room: From “Effective SMEs”
February 7, 2018 0 Comments
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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