Executive speech coach and award-winning keynote speaker, Patricia Fripp is frequently asked, “What is the best way to engage an audience?” This is the advice she gave an attendee at her San Francisco Speaking School: “The best way to engage an audience is to be prepared, personable, polished, practical, and profound.
Read More...Nice Sermon, Pastor-Who Wrote It?
Dear Visitor, I found this blog item especially amusing because one of my favorite speaking engagements was addressing 350 Seventh Day Adventist ministers. The article was written by one of the most prolific writers and brilliant minds I have met, freelance speech writer Hal Gordon. I first met Hal when we were seated next to […]
Read More...Jay Leno Does It, Do You?
The following happened when I was recently in Orlando. It bugged me so much I had to write about it. So there I was, along with Dave, standing in the front of an almost empty meeting room. Dave had heard me speak to a group of managerial accountants in Boston. It went over so well, […]
Read More...Want Your Association Programs to be Unforgettable? Techniques for Giving Memorable Talk
Of course, you want your members to give terrific presentations and unforgettable talks. Here’s how to help them. Their messages, no matter how important, will not be remembered if the speaker doesn’t have a sound STRUCTURE and make an EMOTIONAL CONNECTION.
Read More...Profile in Innovative Thinking or Death Takes a Holiday
During two decades as a professional keynote speaker, I have spoken before an amazing number of industries. One of the arenas in which I enjoy a significant amount of popularity is the “death-care” world. Joe Dispenza, Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing for Forest Lawn Cemetery and Garden Mausoleums of Buffalo, New York, […]
Read More...Communicate Your Expectations: Eliminate Meeting Planner’s Nightmares
It never ceases to amaze me. Association meeting planners spend money to hire me, publicize my presentation, pay my expenses, and then set up obstacles to my success. Of course they don’t do it intentionally, but all too often roadblocks are put in my way that prevent me from giving the best customer service. How […]
Read More...Using American Speakers for International Groups
Are you planning out-of-the-country meetings? Here’s how to score when speakers and audiences speak different languages. Now I finally know why my speaker friends are so interested in working abroad. It can be a very positive and rewarding experience, even when the speaker and audience speak different languages. Knowing all the difficulties, I had usually […]
Read More...How Your Association Can Embrace Technology to Serve Your Members Better
Associations can use various technologies to serve their members better. According to Bob Treadway, Denver based national speaker, the three most easily implemented and essential are: Voice Mail Systems, Fax On Demand Systems, and On Line Services, including electronic bulletin boards and various ways of creating channels of communication with members. Let’s take the first […]
Read More...Decide What Deserves Your Energy
With so many fascinating opportunities before you each day, how do you decide which are for you? Start by asking yourself these nine questions to help you judge whether an action is appropriate for you. 1. DOES THIS EARN A LIVING FOR ME? In a material world, we all have responsibilities that cannot be ignored. […]
Read More...Build Emotional Connection Through Eye Contact
Lady and the Champs Speaking Conference in February has early sign up until January 31, 2011. You can hear and learn from Patricia Fripp, Darren LaCroix, Ed Tate, Mark Brown & Craig Valentine.
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