A recent workshop participant said, “I don’t want to simplify this slide. The abundance of the data is where the story is.” As his coach,...
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9 Habits of Highly Effective Business Presenters
Greg Owen-Boger
February 17, 2014
February 17, 2014
A friend and fellow ATD Chicagoland board member sent this article to me, 9 Habits of Highly Effective Speakers, and asked what I thought. If you don’t feel...
read moreModerating a Panel: 3 Unconventional Best Practices
Dale Ludwig
January 21, 2014
January 21, 2014
I remember watching Greg (Turpin’s VP) moderate a panel discussion several years ago. As I observed, I realized that the discussion was one of the best I’d...
read moreSelf-awareness and Engagement
Greg Owen-Boger
November 25, 2013
November 25, 2013
Last week we talked about “Beth,” a nervous presenter. Beth is a smart, articulate professional, but when it came to presenting, she struggled and became...
read moreNervousness VS the Active Pause
Greg Owen-Boger
November 21, 2013
November 21, 2013
I was working with an extremely nervous presenter in a recent Mastering Your Presentations workshop. She described her presentation experience like this: “My head races and...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 4 of 4)
Dale Ludwig
September 24, 2013
September 24, 2013
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 This is the final article in a series focusing on the need to take a fresh look at the visuals you...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 3 of 4)
Dale Ludwig
September 9, 2013
September 9, 2013
Part 1, Part 2, Part 4 This is the third in a series of four articles about the need to take a fresh look at the visuals...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 2 of 4)
Dale Ludwig
August 27, 2013
August 27, 2013
Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 This is the second in a series of four articles about the need to take a fresh look at the visuals...
read moreWearing Two Hats: Facilitating Successful Meetings When You’re the Boss
Dale Ludwig
August 19, 2013
August 19, 2013
Facilitating a group discussion always brings with it a unique set of challenges. Every group involves different personalities, perspectives, and needs. Facilitators have to work...
read moreRethinking the Visual Component of Your Presentations (Part 1 of 4)
Dale Ludwig
August 5, 2013
August 5, 2013
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 We need a new way to talk about the visual component of business presentations. I didn’t use the term “visual aids”...
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