My brother Robert Fripp, is an internationally-acclaimed guitarist, founding and ongoing member of King Crimson worked in a hotel dance band while going to college. It may...
Expert Advice about Presentation Skills from Patricia Fripp
If Your Goal Is to Be Persuasive, Remember to Use the Irresistible
Nobody Can Resist a Good Story Well Told One of my favorite assignments is to work with sales teams and help them use stories to drive more sales. It amuses me to ask them,...
The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 4
Welcome to part four of a four-part series on the best formula for a presentation closing that resonates. 3 • “The End-of-the-Story Close” This closing technique involves a...
The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 3
Welcome to part three of a four-part series on the best formula for a presentation closing that resonates. End on a high point. Options for Closing Techniques: The last...
The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 2
Welcome to part two of a four-part series on the best formula for a presentation closing that resonates. If you plan to include Q & A, indicate how much time has been...
The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 1
Welcome to part one of a four-part series on the best formula for a presentation closing that resonates. Every great singer opens with their second-best song and closes with...
Great Public Speakers Know How to Connect with Their Audience
This is a great technique to be understood. If your goal is to sound clear, concise, and credible, this advice is invaluable. Nothing can turn your audience off faster than...
Great Sales Professionals Learn How to Be Persuasive in their Sales Conversations
Developing good public speaking skills helps you make more sales more often. To sell you need technical skills, product knowledge, how you compare to your competition,...
How You Can Wow Your Audience in Virtual Presentations
Virtual Presentations Are Here to Stay. Business and educational professionals, speakers, and trainers know that whenever you present, whether you’re talking to one person...
You Will Never Guess What Lady Di Said to Toyah at the Head Table
Technique: Open Your Speech in the Middle of a Conversation Most presenters who know what they are talking about aren’t bad once they get started. Very few of the...
The # 1 Way to Organize and Remember Your Presentation
Every presentation you deliver needs to be built around your premise, central theme, or big idea. Your next step is to organize your “chunks” of content in a way that they...
A Great Second Step for You to Structure Your Presentation
Clarifying Your Central Theme or Premise (Part 2) Your first step in creating your speech structure is to answer this question: “Based on my subject, what is my premise or...

