Pulling a Baron
Pull a Baron(verb)
To confidently present a video to an audience while forgetting to share your screen, resulting in hundreds of people staring at your face while you enjoy the content alone.
Origin:
Named after Baron Coleman (famous poscaster, father, husband, lawyer and humble host), whose memorable presentation mishap inspired the phrase. Commonly used humorously in virtual meetings, webinars, and online presentations when someone forgets to share their screen while presenting visual content.
To confidently present a video to an audience while forgetting to share your screen, resulting in hundreds of people staring at your face while you enjoy the content alone.
Origin:
Named after Baron Coleman (famous poscaster, father, husband, lawyer and humble host), whose memorable presentation mishap inspired the phrase. Commonly used humorously in virtual meetings, webinars, and online presentations when someone forgets to share their screen while presenting visual content.
Example sentence:
"Our humble host was pulling a Baron so spectacularly that the video became less important than the live reaction shot of his growing realization, and it was amazing."
"Our humble host was pulling a Baron so spectacularly that the video became less important than the live reaction shot of his growing realization, and it was amazing."
Pulling a Baron by C.Vero July 30, 2026
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