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• Author, Delivery, Greg Owen-Boger, Preparation

  Eliminating Static: How to Help Listeners Tune into You and Your Presentation

  08.03.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Ever listen to an AM radio program while you’re driving?  If so, you know how static can make it difficult to hear the program.  No matter how much you try to tune in (either by listening more intently or adjusting the dial) there are times when you just can’t hear or understand what’s being said.  [...]

• Author, Dale Ludwig, Greg Owen-Boger, News

  Who does the best presentation skills training?

  07.27.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Recently this question was asked on a LinkedIn Q&A discussion forum:  “Who does the best presentation skills training?”
  While we always believe that Turpin Communication provides the best training in the industry, we were pleased to see that two of our recent workshop participants agree (and were willing to say so online).  Here’s what they had [...]

• Author, Dale Ludwig, Delivery, Greg Owen-Boger, Mary Clare Healy, Preparation, Sarah Stocker

  Visit Us at ASTD International Conference & Exposition, BOOTH 732

  05.03.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  It’s official.  Turpin will be exhibiting at ASTD International Conference & Exposition May 17 – 19 in Chicago. 
  Bring a copy of this blog entry to booth 732 and receive FREE access to our online Comprehensive Presentation Skills Course.  ($399 value)

  Having attended the conference before, we fully understand the value it can bring to an organization.  [...]

• Author, Dale Ludwig, Delivery, Greg Owen-Boger, Mary Clare Healy, Preparation, Sarah Stocker

  Announcing FREE Trials at OnlinePresentationSkillsTraining.com

  04.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

   
  Take one of Turpin Communication’s online presentation skills courses for a spin before buying.
  Been thinking about taking one of our online courses, but for some reason haven’t?  Now there’s no reason not to.  Today we’re announcing free trials of all of our courses.
  Simply go to www.onlinepresentationskillstraining.com, click the “Start FREE Trial” button, create an account [...]

• Author, Delivery, FAQs, Greg Owen-Boger, Mary Clare Healy, Myths Debunked, Video

  Should a Presenter Read from the Slides?

  03.31.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  On our Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/TurpinCommunication) we recently asked our fans to “name something that a presenter does (or doesn’t do) that distracts you from hearing/understanding the speaker’s message.”
  Most of the responses had something to do with presenters reading their slides. While I agree that it’s distracting when someone lifelessly reads a slide full of [...]

• Author, Delivery, FAQs, Greg Owen-Boger, Video

  Asking Questions at the Beginning of a Presentation

  03.23.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Have you ever asked a question at the beginning of a presentation and gotten nothing back from your audience?  Awkward, huh?  This comes up often in our presentation skills workshops.  Greg addresses this issue in today’s video blog.
  QUESTION: 
  I like to start things off by asking a bunch of questions.  Sometimes this works, but sometimes poeple [...]

• Author, Delivery, Greg Owen-Boger, Preparation

  Which Hat to Wear? SME or Trainer?

  03.02.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This post was inspired by a train-the-trainer session Dale Ludwig and I led two weeks ago.  We were working with a group of SMEs (subject matter experts) in the insurance industry as they prepared to deliver enterprise-wide training sessions. 
  Of course the SMEs knew a lot about their topics.  The problem was they wanted to share most [...]

• Author, Delivery, FAQs, Greg Owen-Boger

  Delivering Technical Presentations That Are Not Boring

  02.23.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  This question was posted in a message forum on LinkedIn. 
  QUESTION: My technical presentations are boring.  What can I do about it?
  ANSWER: Technical presentations are often boring because the presenter fails to understand the goal of the presentation. Instead of thinking “I need to tell them everything I know.” they should be thinking “I need to [...]

• Author, Delivery, Greg Owen-Boger

  Why is it so hard to speak to big groups!?

  02.04.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This question came from Manny D. 
  QUESTION: Why is it so hard to speak to big groups!?
  I am terrible at giving presentations. I’m okay when explaining things to a few people, but put me in front of more than 15 people, and I start bumbling and stuttering, and I can’t focus. Why is this, and what [...]

• Author, Delivery, FAQs, Greg Owen-Boger, Myths Debunked, Preparation, Video

  Presentation Myth: I have been told to Practice Practice Practice. What do you think?

  01.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  There are a lot of myths out there about preparing and delivering effective presentations. In this video FAQ, Greg, address the myth that you need to practice practice practice to deliver a perfect presentation.

   

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