๐’๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ said, โ€œ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ.โ€ Patricia Fripp (thatโ€™s me!) says, โ€œPut your words under the magnifying glass.โ€ ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž all of ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, just follow these simple steps. If you have a video of a presentation that you felt went really well, sit down and watch it. However, change your perspective. Imagine you […]

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Techniques Behind Memorable Stories Many presenters make the mistake of thinking that a story must be dramatic and life-changing to be memorable. In reality, we can garner meaning from simple, everyday-life stories, and that makes them relatable. Then-Now-How Formula This is where I was; this is where I am now; this is how I got […]

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Take advantage of every opportunity. I began my career as a hairstylist. Now that I am decades into my next career, I am often asked, โ€œPatricia, how did you become a speaker, author, and executive speech coach?โ€ The simple answer is by noticing and taking advantage of every chance that turned up, that seemed interesting […]

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All I’ve ever wanted in business is an unfair advantage. Before you raise your eyebrows, let me define the term. An unfair advantage is not lying, cheating, or stealing. Itโ€™s exactly the opposite. You get an unfair advantage by doing everything just a little bit better than your competition. Even if youโ€™ve been in business […]

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True teamwork is the rarest, most exhilarating, and most productive human activity possible. Every business wants to harness this incredible energy, but achieving such a level of motivation and esprit is not always easy. A team is not just a group of individuals who work at the same location or have the same logo on […]

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Even if you do not want to sell your business, if you prepare it so that you could, your current business will improve. I met Mike when he hired me to help him develop a speech to market his services. It worked! This article is from the content of his presentation. Enjoy. My friend Michael […]

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Emotional Connection To win over your audience, you must connect emotionally. With well-chosen words, you can open your presentation and establish an immediate emotional bond. s a presentation skills coach, when I work with a group, Iโ€™ll invite individuals to come to the front and deliver their opening lines. On one occasion, up walked Stephen. […]

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โ€œThe Rule of Threeโ€ is a writing principle suggesting that a trio of events or characters is more humorous, satisfying, or effective than other numbers. Audiences are more likely to remember information conveyed using “The Rule of Three.” This is because the three elements provide brevity and rhythm with the smallest amount of information needed […]

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There are no boring subjects. There are only boring speakers. It doesn’t matter what your content or topic is, when presented well, it can be interesting and educational and make an emotional connection to the audience. There are some who claim that public speaking is merely knowing your subject. They take the attitude that having […]

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