Learners come into our workshops absolutely certain of one hard-and-fast rule: never ever read from your slides. They look pretty bewildered when we respond with,...
read moreEarn Trust by Making Your Destination Clear
Barbara Egel
June 16, 2021 0 Comments
June 16, 2021 0 Comments
Do you have that friend or family member who offers you a ride and then doesn’t look at a map or set their GPS app...
read moreTaking Time to Pause During a Presentation is a Sign of Respect
Barbara Egel
March 22, 2016 0 Comments
March 22, 2016 0 Comments
In our business presentation workshops, we sometimes do an exercise in which we stretch the length of a pause—way beyond what would ever be comfortable...
read moreFewer Slides ≠ More Efficient Presentation
Barbara Egel
December 1, 2015 0 Comments
December 1, 2015 0 Comments
Among many of our learners, there is a persistent belief that the number of slides in one’s presentation is somehow related to the amount of...
read moreNo Acting Please: 3 Key Ways To Be An Effective Presenter Without “Performing”
Barbara Egel
October 6, 2015 0 Comments
October 6, 2015 0 Comments
Any number of books and articles about business presentations focus on skills and outcomes that really belong to the world of theater. Such resources may...
read moreIt’s Not That You Made a Mistake, It’s How You Recover
Barbara Egel
August 27, 2015 0 Comments
August 27, 2015 0 Comments
Recently, I had an opportunity to observe Greg coaching a very Type-A businessperson. In her one-on-one session, the question arose of how to deal with mistakes. During...
read more4 Reasons to Break Annoying Presentation Habits BEFORE You Present
Barbara Egel
August 19, 2015 0 Comments
August 19, 2015 0 Comments
Often, our learners walk into Turpin workshops expecting to focus on the little habits that are hard to break: saying “um,” “uh,” “like,” or “you...
read moreWhen You Didn’t Make the Slides You’re Delivering
Barbara Egel
August 7, 2015 0 Comments
August 7, 2015 0 Comments
Sometimes in workshops, we discover that our learners are working with slides or whole decks they didn’t create, and some of these slides are not...
read moreObligatory Sports Metaphor Blog Post
Barbara Egel
May 6, 2015 0 Comments
May 6, 2015 0 Comments
As I’ve been coaching both new and seasoned business presenters, two particular athletic analogies have proven really useful. (Full disclosure: I know stuff about sports, but...
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