In this video, produced by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Greg Owen-Boger, Turpin’s VP, reminds us to acknowledge our learners’ past experiences. Greg here with Turpin...
read moreTrainers: Establish Context and a Reason to Participate
Greg Owen-Boger
January 23, 2017 0 Comments
January 23, 2017 0 Comments
In this video, produced by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Greg Owen-Boger, Turpin’s VP, discusses why providing context and reason to participate is important. Have you ever...
read more“I Hate Dry Runs” (How To Make Training Prep Less Torturous)
Dale Ludwig
September 14, 2016 0 Comments
September 14, 2016 0 Comments
Recently we were working with a group of trainers in a facilitation skills training workshop. During a conversation about how they preferred to prepare, one...
read moreFor Leaders Who Expect Better Communication from Employees: 5 Ways to Achieve It
Greg Owen-Boger
August 18, 2016 0 Comments
August 18, 2016 0 Comments
As a leader, you expect your employees’ business communication to be effective and efficient. But is it? Too often, it’s not. (I’ve written about the business...
read moreThrow Out the Ground Rules: 5 Things Learners Want Us to Know
Dale Ludwig
May 25, 2016 0 Comments
May 25, 2016 0 Comments
Have you ever attended a training event at work that began with the trainer delivering a set of ground rules for the class? If the...
read moreDale Ludwig Receives Training Industry’s Readership Award!
Congratulations to Dale Ludwig, Turpin Communication’s Founder and President, for winning the Training Industry Readership Award at the Training Industry Conference & Expo in Raleigh,...
read moreDale Ludwig Makes Training Industry’s Top 10 Articles of 2015!
Wow! An article written by Dale Ludwig, Turpin Communication’s President and Founder, has been listed in Training Industry’s Top 10 Articles of 2015! The Top...
read moreLecture is not a four-letter word: 3 ways to succeed when you’re doing the talking
Dale Ludwig
September 9, 2015 0 Comments
September 9, 2015 0 Comments
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 moreFeeling a Little Silly at the Front of the Room? Three Very Serious Ideas About Enthusiasm
Dale Ludwig
April 27, 2015 0 Comments
April 27, 2015 0 Comments
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 moreMost of what I know about learning and development, I learned from 10th graders
Dale Ludwig
March 5, 2015 0 Comments
March 5, 2015 0 Comments
I often make the comment in workshops—especially when the class is for internal trainers or SMEs preparing to lead their own workshops—that the best teacher-training...
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