Any number of books and articles about business presentations focus on skills and outcomes that really belong to the world of theater. Such resources may...
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No Acting Please: 3 Key Ways To Be An Effective Presenter Without “Performing”
Barbara Egel
October 6, 2015
October 6, 2015
What we wish everyone knew about presentation anxiety
Dale Ludwig
September 23, 2015
September 23, 2015
Last week I was working with a nervous workshop participant. Let’s call him Nate. Nate said that his biggest concern when presenting was nervousness. “What...
read moreLecture is not a four-letter word: 3 ways to succeed when you’re doing the talking
Dale Ludwig
September 9, 2015
September 9, 2015
I had a conversation over the backyard fence with one of my neighbors a couple of days ago. She was home for the weekend after...
read moreIt’s Not That You Made a Mistake, It’s How You Recover
Barbara Egel
August 27, 2015
August 27, 2015
Recently, I had an opportunity to observe Greg coaching a very Type-A businessperson. In her one-on-one session, the question arose of how to deal with mistakes. During...
read more4 Reasons to Break Annoying Presentation Habits BEFORE You Present
Barbara Egel
August 19, 2015
August 19, 2015
Often, our learners walk into Turpin workshops expecting to focus on the little habits that are hard to break: saying “um,” “uh,” “like,” or “you...
read moreWhen You Didn’t Make the Slides You’re Delivering
Barbara Egel
August 7, 2015
August 7, 2015
Sometimes in workshops, we discover that our learners are working with slides or whole decks they didn’t create, and some of these slides are not...
read moreObligatory Sports Metaphor Blog Post
Barbara Egel
May 6, 2015
May 6, 2015
As I’ve been coaching both new and seasoned business presenters, two particular athletic analogies have proven really useful. (Full disclosure: I know stuff about sports, but...
read moreFeeling a Little Silly at the Front of the Room? Three Very Serious Ideas About Enthusiasm
Dale Ludwig
April 27, 2015
April 27, 2015
Some time ago, I was delivering a workshop for a group of soon-to-be trainers. Each of them was a subject matter expert (SME), and they...
read moreThree New Guiding Principles for Business Presenters
Greg Owen-Boger
March 18, 2015
March 18, 2015
This article was originally published on PresentationXpert.com, an online magazine devoted to helping people take their presentation skills to the next level. Think back...
read moreKeep these 3 things in mind when using PowerPoint in informal settings
Dale Ludwig
March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015
Here’s a question I found intriguing on LinkedIn. It’s from a woman named Alexis. We do mid-year meetings with our customers to review the services...
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