Since 1992, Turpin Communication has been dedicated to helping business presenters succeed. Our goal is to provide the most practical, personal, long-lasting, no-nonsense presentation and facilitation skills training available. Until recently, our sole focus has been on customized interactive skill-building workshops. Our clients for these workshops include a wide range of industries, organizations and functions. Here’s a list of some of them.

Clients & Organizations		Industries & Functions
American Society of Home Inspectors Beltone Electronics, Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Boehringer Ingelheim Centre for Sustainability and Excellence - North America Chicago Mercantile Exchange Cisco City of Hope Dairy Management, Inc. Elgin National Industries Family Firm Institute Grainger InterDigital Kellogg Company Kraft LMI, Inc. Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center Primary Insights Quaker Tropicana Gatorade Radio Flyer The Art Institute of Chicago Toyota Motor Sales, USA Warnaco Workplace Productions		Sales people delivering formal and informal presentations to customers Marketing research presentations to be delivered internally and externally Category management presentations delivered to sales people Executive presentations for board meetings Presentation, facilitation and feedback skills for trainers Financial presentations for non-financial stakeholders Technical presentations for audiences of technical and non-technical people Medical presentations for non-medical audiences Staff presentations for an association board Elevator speeches for executives working at a trade show Fundraising presentations for non-profits Facilitation skills training for HR managers

For a complete list of clients we’ve worked with, follow this link.

During our live workshops, skills and approaches are introduced, practiced on video, reviewed with a coach and refined through more practice. Because we work so closely with every person we train, we know that the path to improvement is different for everyone. We also know that the personal responses people have to presenting—their assumptions, anxieties and habits—must be taken into account. As a result, our methodology has been molded by the people we train, not the other way around.

To learn more about our live workshops for corporations:

• www.turpincommunication.com
• call 773-239-2523
• email

Soft Skill Training Online?

Unlike training designed to transfer information from trainer to trainee, communication skill development requires a careful, nuanced approach. So we thought a lot about whether we should develop a series of online training courses focusing on presentation skills. After all, we believe a live workshop (like the one described above) is the best environment in which to learn. Would an online course be beneficial to our clients? In the end, we decided the answer was yes. Here's why:

• When a live course isn’t possible, these courses are the next best thing. Because our online courses are based on a methodology that has evolved over 20 years of in-class training, we know they provide practical, tested recommendations.
• There are a lot of presentation skills training programs, DVDs and books out there that are, frankly, ineffective. Some are harmless. Others make matters worse. All of them fall short of the personal, real-life insight these courses provide.

We know our methods are unique and on target. We also know that online training, when done right, can spark your ability to think critically about your approach and develop your skills. So, when attending a live workshop isn’t feasible, our online presentation skills training courses are here for you. Compare our online courses.