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...
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Dale Ludwig
February 3, 2015 0 Comments
February 3, 2015 0 Comments
I listened to a really interesting NPR story last week about workday meetings. It said that “the average American office worker spends more than nine hours...
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Over the weekend, I was reminded yet again of how poorly people understand the art of facilitating group discussions. Backstory I participated in a meeting...
read moreWearing Two Hats: Facilitating Successful Meetings When You’re the Boss
Dale Ludwig
August 19, 2013 0 Comments
August 19, 2013 0 Comments
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 moreTrusting and Being Trusted
Dale Ludwig
December 5, 2012 0 Comments
December 5, 2012 0 Comments
Earlier this year, Greg Owen-Boger posted a blog entry here called “TRUST: It’s Yours to Lose.” In it, he talked about what a senior executive needed...
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Dale Ludwig
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
This is a follow-up to the blog I wrote a few months ago, They Won’t Speak if You Don’t Listen. In that post, I mentioned that...
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One of the biggest problems facilitators have is very basic: failure to stay in the moment to listen and respond to what people have to...
read moreTRUST: It’s Yours to Lose
Greg Owen-Boger
March 4, 2011 0 Comments
March 4, 2011 0 Comments
Earlier this week, I was coaching a senior executive on a very high-stakes presentation. He told me he wanted to be perceived as trustworthy. Setting...
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