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Beth Terpening

Set your audience on fire (in a good way)
You’ve been asked to present at that upcoming conference, summit, forum, or whatever your industry/organization calls an important meeting. Quick:…
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Beth Terpening

Advice for anxious presenters: don’t present
in Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsOver the past few weeks, my coaching calendar has been full of anxious presenters. Every single one of them is…
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Beth Terpening

Your slides suck. Let’s fix that.
I hate PowerPoint. More accurately, I hate the materials so many people produce with PowerPoint. Most slide decks are dumping…
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Beth Terpening

Your presentation headlines suck. Do better.
As the holidays approach, I’m refining a new party trick. Let me try it on you, right now. “I bet…
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Beth Terpening

Um, yes, you ARE creative
When people ask me what I do for a living, I say I’m a creativity consultant. The obvious comeback is,…
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Beth Terpening

Are you boring? Stop that.
When Jill and I started our Story Mode program, we easily landed on our motto/tagline/hashtag: Refuse To Be Boring. This…
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Beth Terpening

Ready to record your meeting? Not so fast …
in Creativity, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 comments“Hold on … let me start recording.” In the past few weeks, I’ve heard this phrase even more than the…
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Beth Terpening

Preparing to present? Pick up these pointers, pronto!
‘Tis the season for high-stakes presentations. Nearing year-end, many of us are preparing to report on results, launch new programs,…
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Beth Terpening

Are Unspoken Loudspeakers interfering with your message?
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 comments“What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you are saying.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Shhhh! I’m trying to…
