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Delete This Slide from Your Presentation
- April 18, 2022
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog, Speaker Tips, Video Blog
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You only have a few minutes on stage before the audience will decide to stay with you or tune out and check their phone messages. So when starting your presentation, don’t waste any time with slides that don’t directly impact your audience in a personal way. Unfortunately, most business professionals do the exact opposite
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Are You Moderating a Panel? Try These Tips
- April 4, 2022
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog, Speaker Tips, Video Blog
Moderating a panel isn’t as easy as just asking some people some questions when you get up on stage. It’s a delicate balance between giving equal attention to the audience, your guest panelists, and the clock (that last one is the trickiest). I’ve created a brief document you are more than welcome to share with
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Stop “Helping” People in Your Pitch
- March 25, 2022
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog
When most business owners pitch their company, it’s their one shot to either spark curiosity in the person listening or blend into a sea of “I’ve heard that before.” If you want to stand out for all the right reasons, start by eliminating one of the most overly-used phrases in just about every pitch out
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Top 10 Books of 2020
- February 7, 2021
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog
It’s that time again when I share my top 10 books of the year. (It’s also a punch in the face for me to realize I must start blogging again since my last one was the Top 10 list from 2019!) I read books for 3 main reasons: Become a better business person Become a
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Top 10 Books of 2019
- April 12, 2020
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog
I know, I know, it’s a bit late in the year for a recap of something that happened in 2019, but thanks to the Corona Virus Stay-At-Home order, I’ve got some extra time on my hands, and I’ve wanted to get this published for a while as it’s become a bit of a tradition with
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Top 7 Reasons why Small Business Owners Fail Within the First 5 Years
- August 15, 2019
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog, Business Tips
They feel their business challenges are so unique compared to everybody else’s that nobody can relate to their problems. Therefore, they never share with anyone the challenges they go through, when the answers are often right in front of their face. But because of their inherent desire to be unique, they won’t accept solutions from
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My Top Ten Books of 2017
- February 2, 2018
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog, Book Reviews
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a goal oriented person. I always have a million things on my bucket list, and if there’s something I hadn’t ever thought about but the opportunity presents itself, I’ll do that too. For 2017, I decided that one of those goals would be to read 40 books. I
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Epic Chef Showdown Episode #2 – Parkshore Grill vs. Miss en Place
- July 17, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog
This week’s episode is a rematch from Season #1. Chris Stockwell, the Sous Chef from Parkshore Grill was beat out by Mise en Place in Season 1. He’s back in Season 3 and ready for retribution! Watch this exciting rematch live here:
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Epic Chef Showdown 2017 – Episode 1
- July 10, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog
So honored to be the host of this great series in Tampa Bay! You can watch this event live right here! 8 of Tampa’s best restaurants compete for the title of Epic Chef of Tampa Bay. Great food, great entertainment, and all for a worthy cause. Helping to fight hunger in the Tampa Bay area
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Top 10 Books of 2016
- April 24, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog, Business Tips
In the winter of 2015, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the 8 billionaires that live in Tampa, FL. The meeting was inspiring on many levels. But the one takeaway that most impacted my life was when he shared that he reads nearly 4 hours a day. I thought to myself,