March 2012

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• Author, Dale Ludwig, Delivery, Introduction, Myths Debunked, Preparation, presentation

  Do you really expect me to respond to that?

  03.26.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  by Dale Ludwig, President and Trainer at Turpin Communication
  Maybe it’s just me or maybe it’s because of the work I do, but one thing that bugs me is a presenter who expects active participation from an audience without earning it. This can take many forms, but I’ll talk about a couple of really obvious ones.
  First, [...]

• Author, Delivery, FAQs, Myths Debunked, Organizing Your Content, Preparation, Sarah Stocker

  Is There A Magic Number Of Slides?

  03.20.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  By Sarah Stocker, Trainer and Workshop Coordinator at Turpin Communication
  Question:
  I’ve been told that I should use no more than X# of slides. Is that true?
  Answer:
  It depends. If this is a rule coming down from your bosses, then you should follow it. They probably want you to use a specific template for your presentation.
  Otherwise, there is [...]

• Author, Delivering Your Presentation, Delivery, Engaging Listeners, FAQs, Greg Owen-Boger, Myths Debunked

  Looking Over People’s Heads

  03.12.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  By Greg Owen-Boger, VP and Trainer at Turpin Communication

  Question:
  I’ve been told that when I’m nervous I should look over my audience’s heads. Is that true?
  Answer:
  No. You have been given some terrible advice. We hear this sort of thing all the time.
  One of the things that triggers nervousness is the notion that your presentation should be [...]

• Author, Dale Ludwig, Delivery, FAQs, Preparation

  Engage in the Conversation

  03.05.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  by Dale Ludwig, President and Trainer at Turpin Communication
  As you know, if you’ve ever participated in one of our workshops, we talk a lot about the use of engagement skills, eye contact and pausing. We say that using these skills to engage listeners in the conversation reduces nervousness, brings listeners into the conversation and helps [...]

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