January 2012

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• Author, Delivery, Greg Owen-Boger, Myths Debunked, Preparation, Training

  Presentation Baggage Causes Barriers to Learning

  01.30.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  By Greg Owen-Boger, VP and Trainer at Turpin Communication
  Recently I had a lively phone call with a potential client. It was clear that he had done his homework and had some pretty tough questions for me and the other presentation skills training vendors he was looking at.
  Here’s my favorite: “What’s the biggest barrier you face [...]

• Author, Dale Ludwig, Delivering Your Presentation, Delivery, FAQs, Handling Questions, Managing the Orderly Conversation, Myths Debunked

  Please Don’t Hold Your Questions

  01.23.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  by Dale Ludwig, President and Trainer at Turpin Communication
  “I like to ask people to hold their questions until the end of my presentation. I don’t like being interrupted, and waiting until I’m finished to answer questions just feels more efficient. What do you think?”

  You should probably get used to interruptions and give up delaying them.
  There [...]

• Author, Delivering Your Presentation, Delivery, Engaging Listeners, FAQs, Greg Owen-Boger, Introduction, Myths Debunked, Practice Does Not Make Perfect, Preparation, presentation

  Memorizing the Opening of a Presentation

  01.17.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  by Greg Owen-Boger, Vice President, Turpin Communication
  Question: Why don’t you recommend memorizing the opening of a presentation?
  Answer: The reason we don’t recommend memorizing the opening of a presentation is because it places your focus in the wrong place. When your presentation starts, you should be thinking about your listeners and engaging them in the conversation [...]

• Author, Dale Ludwig, Delivery, Facilitation, Preparation

  Flexibility in PowerPoint Slide Preparation

  01.09.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  by Dale Ludwig, President and Trainer at Turpin Communication
  This is part 3 of a 3-part series. Part 1. Part 2.
  This is a follow-up to the post I wrote last month about preparing to be flexible. Here, I’m going to focus on a new way to think about the slides you use.
  If we’re going to take [...]

• Find Your Focus Video, News, Training

  Greg to Speak at Training Magazine’s Training 2012 Conference

  01.03.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  It seems that Learning & Performance professionals just can’t get enough of Down & Dirty Video: Producing Engaging eLearning Video on a Budget.
  Greg Owen-Boger, Turpin Communication’s VP, has been asked to present at Training Magazine’s Training 2012 Conference in Atlanta February 15, 2012.
  UPDATE: Participants say:
  Thank you immensely for what was one of the best prepared, [...]

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