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The Power of Lifelong Learning

by | Feb 25, 2024 | Association Executives, Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Networking, Your Business Success

When you have regular access to thought-provoking speakers, in the same meeting with interesting audience members, your life will be greatly improved. We are all familiar with the expression, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person!” Which leads to a new...

The Shocking Truth Unveiled! A Journey Through Time

by | Dec 15, 2023 | Communication and Marketing, Customer Service Skills, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Your Business Success

As a budding entrepreneur embarking on my journey with my upscale men’s hairstyling salon, I vividly remember attending my first management seminar. This was, of course, many moons ago, yet one statement from that day has stayed with me: ‘Your business is as good as...

Develop Your Storytelling Abilities: Life Lessons from Movie Stars and Hollywood

by | Oct 14, 2023 | Executive Leadership, Fripp & Associates Articles, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

When we reminisce about Hollywood, it’s often the stories that movies tell that captivate us the most. Screenwriting teacher Robert McKee eloquently states, “Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience....

How Do We Become a Hero for More than One Day? Robert Fripp Tells You How

by | Jul 22, 2023 | Blog, Executive Leadership, Motivation, Personal Interest to Patricia, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Robert Fripp Guitarist: Patricia's Brother

As you may know, my brother Robert Fripp played on David Bowie’s Heroes. In our presentations on How to Be a Hero For More Than One Day, I ask Robert questions and he gives brilliant and thoughtful answers. PF How do we become a hero? RF Practice! We practice...

How Often Have You Hear Imitation is The Sincerest Form of Flattery?

by | Apr 30, 2023 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

No, it is NOT! How often have you heard, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” and believe it or questioned it? This is only the first part of a quote from Oscar Wilde. It’s absolutely clear what Oscar Wilde meant (so many forget the second half of the...