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Good Speakers Know the Basics. Great Speakers Know These Techniques

Good Speakers Know the Basics. Great Speakers Know These Techniques

by | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Hear Patricia Fripp Speak, Leadership & Team Building, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Storytelling

You’re invited to Under the Magnifying Glass: Good to Great Presentations. Recently, I delivered a very successful and well-received presentation at the National Speakers Association Convention, Influence. Based on the enthusiastic feedback, I decided my friends and...
George Torok Reminded Me Why Specificity Builds Credibility

George Torok Reminded Me Why Specificity Builds Credibility

by | Jul 27, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Executive Leadership, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

My friend, Canadian speech coach George Torok, recently wrote an excellent article about the language speakers use that unintentionally damages their credibility. His central message is simple: audiences become sceptical when our words sound bigger than our evidence....
Under the Magnifying Glass: How Good Presentations Become Great

Under the Magnifying Glass: How Good Presentations Become Great

by | Jul 13, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Fripp Upcoming Events, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

If you are attending the National Speakers Association’s Influence convention, I have a question. How good could your presentation become if someone showed you exactly what to improve? Join me for my breakout session: Under the Magnifying Glass: How Good Presentations...
Why Executives Can Benefit From the Power of the Pause

Why Executives Can Benefit From the Power of the Pause

by | Jul 6, 2026 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Executive Leadership, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills

When I begin an executive presentation skills engagement, I study videos of the leadership team speaking about their company. Recently, I watched a founder and CEO who had everything going for him. Brilliant. Charismatic. Leading a company with truly revolutionary...
Fashion Becomes Art…And a Lesson for Every Speaker

Fashion Becomes Art…And a Lesson for Every Speaker

by | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

In 2014, my friend Nancy Shina and I celebrated years of friendship—and shopping—with a vacation in Paris. One of the highlights was attending Schiaparelli and the Artists (Schiaparelli et les Artistes), during the reopening of the Maison Schiaparelli and renewed...