Category: Subject Matter Experts

Designing for Busy People at Work: from “Effective SMEs”

Greg Owen-Boger
February 12, 2018 0 Comments
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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) and Greg Owen-Boger (Turpin’s VP) redefine “adult learners” as “busy people at work.” Let’s begin by refining our understanding of business learners. Learning theory tells us that adult learners need...

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

Greg Owen-Boger
February 7, 2018 0 Comments
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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) 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 2nd Fundamental Principle of Success in the Training Room: From “Effective SMEs”

Greg Owen-Boger
January 22, 2018 0 Comments
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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) and Greg Owen-Boger (Turpin’s VP) discuss the second of three fundamental principles of success in the training room. Learning Events Succeed on Two Levels: Plan and Process Creating the conditions...

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2017 Year in Review

Greg Owen-Boger
January 4, 2018 0 Comments
2017 Year in Review: Turpin's Significant Achievements

2017 Was a Big Year We celebrated Turpin’s 25th year in business. In case you missed it, Dale wrote 25 Lessons Over 25 Years, which is an excellent read. During the year, we delivered a lot of training and coaching for our long-standing clients as well as a few new ones. Along with that, we reached several...

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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
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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) 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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Criteria for Selecting Instructional SMEs

Greg Owen-Boger
November 28, 2017 0 Comments
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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) and Greg Owen-Boger (Turpin’s VP) discuss the importance of selecting the right person for the SME-as-trainer job. It goes without saying that SMEs must be experts in the subject matter...

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Risks and Rewards of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the Training Role

Greg Owen-Boger
November 11, 2017 0 Comments
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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) and Greg Owen-Boger (Turpin’s VP) discuss the rewards and risks of asking SMEs to deliver training. If you’ve ever worked with subject matter experts (SMEs) in the training room, you know...

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The New Book, “Effective SMEs” Launches Today

Greg Owen-Boger
November 7, 2017 0 Comments
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Dale Ludwig (Turpin’s Founder) and I are happy to announce the launch of our new book, Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning! This book has been in the making for quite a while. We’ve been working with subject matter experts (SMEs) for years, helping them be more effective in their...

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Preview the First Chapter of Effective SMEs!

Sarah Stocker
October 30, 2017 0 Comments
Preview the First Chapter of Effective SMEs!

It’s finally here! The book that Dale and Greg have been working on is ready for pre-order now, and it is set to ship on November 7! “Effective SMEs: A Trainer’s Guide for Helping Subject Matter Experts Facilitate Learning” was commissioned by ATD Press after they realized how popular the topic had been at conferences over the past several...

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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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