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The Most Wonderful Advice from the Rabbi on How to Have Good Business

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Robert Fripp Guitarist: Patricia's Brother, Sales & Marketing

Marketing wisdom from an unexpected source. My brother Robert Fripp is the founding and ongoing member of the band King Crimson. Rolling Stone magazine named him the 42nd best guitarist in the world, living or dead. One of the thrills of my life is when I have the...

The Perfect Way You Can Begin Your Panel Discussion: A Specific Example

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jul 14, 2022 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

One January, Mark, a district sales manager from a biotech company, was preparing to moderate a panel at the Las Vegas National Sales Meeting. He was nervous about his new role in front of a 100-person audience. In our pre-coaching communications, I noticed his email...

The Inside Secrets of How You Can Effectively Moderate a Panel

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jul 7, 2022 | Effective Business Communication Skills, For Meeting Professionals, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills

Congratulations! You’ve been asked to moderate a panel. This is a great opportunity to build your reputation and add value to your customers. Moderating a panel can be more challenging than delivering a keynote speech. As you probably realize, when you moderate a...

Powerful Presenters Know the Importance of the Pause – Do You?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

How to Make a Powerful Impact in Your Presentations Never Make the Mistake and Underestimate the Power of a Moment to Reflect Alan Alda says, “It is the space between the lines that make it a great performance.” That means you must never underestimate the power of the...

Mistakes Speakers Make: The Extra Effort Will Not Get the Result You Want

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

Don’t Write Out Your Complete Speech I’m frequently asked, “What are the mistakes that speakers make?” One is thinking they have to write out their complete speech. What I recommend you do instead is follow a logical presentation preparation process. Think, what is...

Mistakes Speakers Make: Do This and You Will Never Get Invited Back

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jun 16, 2022 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

True Professionals Do Not Do This I’m frequently asked, “Patricia, what are some of the mistakes that speakers make?” One is to act like a prima donna rather than a partner with the person who invited you to speak at the meeting. Don’t be an ass. Be nice. Be...

The Most Wonderful Advice from the Rabbi on How to Have Good Business

The Perfect Way You Can Begin Your Panel Discussion: A Specific Example

The Inside Secrets of How You Can Effectively Moderate a Panel

Powerful Presenters Know the Importance of the Pause – Do You?

Mistakes Speakers Make: The Extra Effort Will Not Get the Result You Want

Mistakes Speakers Make: Do This and You Will Never Get Invited Back

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