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 moreWhen Sales Leaders Need to Demonstrate “Cause in the Matter”
Greg Owen-Boger
July 18, 2023 0 Comments
July 18, 2023 0 Comments
Adapting to a Presentation Space That’s Way Too Big
Dale Ludwig
July 17, 2023 0 Comments
July 17, 2023 0 Comments
Question: What do you do when delivering a presentation in an entirely inappropriate room for your needs? Recently, I received a couple of questions about this...
read moreYour Business Communication Motto: Make it Easy!
Barbara Egel
June 15, 2023 0 Comments
June 15, 2023 0 Comments
In addition to being a trainer for Turpin, I’ve spent many years teaching communication to undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. In the course of teaching...
read moreWhen Your B2B Sales Team Isn’t a Well-Oiled Machine
Greg Owen-Boger
June 13, 2023 0 Comments
June 13, 2023 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 moreShifting Gears
Dale Ludwig
June 10, 2023 0 Comments
June 10, 2023 0 Comments
A wise learner once said, “Sometimes you just have to shift gears.” This advice came from a leader participating in a presentation skills workshop with...
read moreAnyone Can Be More Effective with Time
Dale Ludwig
May 3, 2023 0 Comments
May 3, 2023 0 Comments
We learn a lot from the people we work with. Recently, on the last day of a workshop, one of our learners said that the...
read moreBe Yourself—Even If It’s Awkward
Dale Ludwig
April 19, 2023 0 Comments
April 19, 2023 0 Comments
The Turpin tagline—Find your focus. Be yourself. Only better.—is really simple, and we’ve been using it for years. But we keep finding new resonance in...
read moreIs Nervousness Limiting Your Career?
Greg Owen-Boger
April 17, 2023 0 Comments
April 17, 2023 0 Comments
For some business presenters, nervousness is a temporary condition. When they’ve moved past the first few minutes, their nerves seem to float away. For other...
read more4 Things Nervous, Over-Preparing Presenters Can Do to Calm Down and Engage
Dale Ludwig
April 14, 2023 0 Comments
April 14, 2023 0 Comments
I recently delivered a workshop for eight very nervous presenters. They were a great group and talked very frankly about their worries and concerns about...
read moreIncrease Persuasion with a Benefits-First Approach
Dale Ludwig
March 11, 2023 0 Comments
March 11, 2023 0 Comments
Not long ago, we were working with a group of highly technical professionals who had recently moved into a sales role. While these folks are...
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