Frankly Speaking about Speakers’ Fees

As a long time professional speaker, speech coach, and someone who advises other professional speakers on what they can charge, I thought it was a good idea to check with Mike Frank. Mike is the president of Speakers Unlimited.

Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE – Speech Coach & Hall of Fame Professional Keynote Speaker

Frank On Fees
by Mike Frank

I’m a big believer in setting a fee structure and sticking with it 99 percent of the time. If you’re doing chambers of commerce programs in your home state and start charging different fees from one chamber to another, it’s going to get back to you—if not haunt you.

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How to Deal with Distractions During Your Presentation

As an executive speech coach I am sometimes asked, “How do I handle distractions?” Ringing cell phones and computer crashes can challenge anyone delivering a presentation. My friend Rob Sherman wrote this helpful article.

How to Deal with Distractions
by Rob Sherman

Presentation distractions are inevitable. You can’t avoid them. These unplanned events that divert the attention of the audience from your message come in all shapes and sizes …from the merely annoying (a cell phone rings) to the potentially more destructive (your laptop crashes).

Patricia Fripp Speaking at Lady & The Champs
Executive Speech Coach and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker, Patricia Fripp at Lady & The Champs Speakers’ Conference

How do you prepare for these inevitable presentation distractions? Follow these simple rules and you can handle most unplanned occurrences.

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Want to Improve Your Presentation Skills? Learn from Hollywood Actor and Speaker

Bob Roitblat actor turned professional speaker
Bob Roitblat actor turned professional speaker

Want to Improve Your Presentation Skills? Learn from Hollywood Actor and Speaker

Bob Roitblat presents Hollywood techniques for better professional speaking.

Last week I was speaking for the National Speakers Association Illinois. What a great group and one of my news friends is Bob Roitblat. If you are a regular reader you know I love learning from Hollywood friends and classes.

Look-turn-speak is a technique borrowed from acting that professional speakers  and business presenters can take advantage of in two ways. The first is a way to better engage your audience and here’s how it works:
 

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100 Top Leadership Experts to Follow on Twitter

Who knew? Wow, I was looking at my retweets and saw at least in Evan Carmichael’s opinion I am one of the top 100 Top Leadership Experts to Follow on Twitter. Even though I have slipped a couple of places from last  year I feel pretty good.

Patricia Fripp Top Leadership Expert to Follow

Thanks Evan.

http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4492/April-2013-Top-100-Leadership-Experts-to-Follow-on-Twitter.html

Patricia Fripp is an executive speech coach and sales presentation skills trainer.

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Edit Your Speech to A Nub

Patricia Fripp Speakers Conference
Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE – Hall of Fame Professional Speaker, & Executive Speech Coach

Here is your public speaking lesson for the day… Edit your speech to a nub.

Edit out the words that have no meaning. For example, if you say, “Each and every one of you in this room…” you are using nine words when you should just use one. Just say, “You.”

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District 30 Toastmasters Spring Conference, April 27, 2013 with Patricia Fripp

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?

Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE - Executive Speech Coach & Award-Winning Keynote Speaker at Lady and The Champs Speakers Conference
Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE – Executive Speech Coach & Award-Winning Keynote Speaker at Lady and The Champs Speakers’ Conference

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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Ask Questions – The Secret of Conversation

Keynote Speaker Patricia Fripp
Keynote Speaker and Executive Speech Coach, Patricia Fripp

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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