Hope you enjoy this great information from my friend, Patricia Fry…
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When you go out and speak to a group or conduct a workshop, you want to make a connection with your audience. It’s equally important to the success of your presentation that they connect with one another, especially in a more intimate setting.
What would it mean to you and your career if you understood the techniques that guaranteed every time you stood up to speak you were powerful and persuasive?
Where will you be on Saturday, the 27th of April 2013? If you’re interested in improving your presentation skills and you’re anywhere near Chicago, and certainly if you’re part of District 30 Toastmasters, you will be at Skokie, Illinois Holiday Inn.
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How do you feel about facing a room full of senior management, or even just a few around a boardroom table, all staring at you?
I recently shared some strategies for presenting to senior management in a post called “7 Fripp Do’s – How to Present to Senior Management Without Being Terrified” Here are a few questions you should ask yourself as you prepare your presentation.
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I was a hairstylist for 24 years and as I said on 60 Minutes – and if you’re on 60 Minutes you’ll tell everybody – “I used to work on the outside of peoples’ heads, now I work on the inside, so there’s only half an inch difference.”
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Is this is the year that you are going to dramatically increase your sales? If so, you need to emotionally and intellectually connect with your audience – be it one, five, 50 or 500. Think of it this way – logic makes us think. People will not invest a large amount of money unless it makes logical, analytical sense. However, emotion makes us act. When you can emotionally connect with your audience you have a competitive edge.
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My friend and fellow Speakers Roundtable member, Mark Sanborn has just released Fred 2.0…
Read More...Nine years ago, bestselling author and business consultant Mark Sanborn introduced the world to Fred, his postman, who delivered extraordinary service in simple but remarkable ways. Fred’s story of passion, purpose and commitment inspired millions. Individuals, companies, even cities were inspired to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary each day.
You have 30 seconds to command the attention of your audience. Don’t waste it!
The first 30 seconds of any presentation have a great impact. Most people aren’t bad once they get going if they know what they’re talking about. However, very few know how to start and conclude on a high. Here are a few options to show you how you might open:
Read More...Do you want to learn to be a great public speaker? Take advantage of the introductory price for the Lady and the Champs How to Speaking Seminar dowloads.
Patricia Fripp , Darren La Croix, Ed Tate, Mark Brown and Craig Valentine. $147 until March 27, 2013
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I love speaking about speaking. Here is an excerpt of a presentation I gave on speaking skills at the Third International Toastmasters Conference.
Read More...“It never ceases to amaze me that intelligent, well educated, and ambitious people frequently overlook developing the number one skill that is guaranteed to position them ahead of the crowd, namely the ability to stand up and speak eloquently with confidence – or at the very least, stagger to their feet and say anything at all.
As a professional keynote speaker my job is to take real life experiences and reveal a lesson. Here is a story featuring one of those experiences:
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