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As a Speaker Do You Enjoy the Luxury of Being Remembered and Repeated?

by | Oct 27, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

Your Soundbite Statement, AKA Your Foundational Phrase Within your stories is a foundational phrase. This short sentence gets your point across or summarizes your story. It adds clarity so that your audience grasps your message easily. These phrases are both memorable...

How to Appreciate Your Life Experiences and Transform Your Speeches

by | Oct 6, 2024 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

When I talk to my executive speech coaching clients, I always say, “Your life experience is a reservoir of unique experiences and insights.” I love to ask questions that pique my curiosity to help them uncover a treasure trove of content they can weave into their...

Let Us Set the Record Straight: Clarifying the 7-38-55 Rule

by | Sep 23, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

The famous 7-38-55 Rule from Albert Mehrabian’s research is often misquoted, especially when people try to apply it to public speaking or keynote addresses. Let’s set the record straight. What the 7-38-55 Rule Really Means Mehrabian’s research, from which the 7-38-55...

Are You Overlooking a Powerful Tool to Create Compelling Content?

by | Sep 1, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Executive Leadership, Professional Career Development, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

As a presentation skills expert, I often tell my clients that the best content for their talks comes from unexpected places. Often in fascinating conversations with intriguing people. Engaging in exciting dialogues with diverse individuals is not just a delightful...

Why I Love Open the Mind and Close the Sale and Why You Will Too

by | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Communication and Marketing, Professional Career Development, Sales & Marketing, Sales Presentations

Have you noticed some wisdom that has been around for years suddenly becomes relevant, and with a dedicated person behind it, it is brought back to life to influence a new generation? As a seasoned sales presentation expert, I’ve enjoyed dissecting numerous sales...

If It Were Not a Thing, What Would It Be?

by | Aug 11, 2024 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

Are you guilty of using lazy language? In my speech coaching sessions, one of the most frequent questions I ask is, “If it were not a thing, what would it be?” For example, one brilliant engineer preparing for his company’s User meeting said, “There are two things...