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My Coaching Client Gave His Speech and Was Handed a $500,000.00 Check

by | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Your Business Success

… and then I Danced with a Billionaire Robert Bigelow asked, “Can we survive death?” He offered a reward of more than $1 million to anyone who could help him answer that question. Most of us would be interested in the answer. Mr. Bigelow, however, is not just...

Success: One Frippicism at a Time – Take Every Crumb They Throw You

by | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Motivation, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Your Business Success

Opportunity does not knock once. It knocks all the time, but we do not always recognize the sound. Early in her career, TV host Joan Lunden received great advice from Barbara Walters. “Take every crumb they throw you, and handle them magnificently.” You never know...

Success: One Frippicism at a Time – Why Did You Do It That Way?

by | Dec 27, 2021 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Your Business Success

Lessons from Everyday Heroes My brother, the legendary guitarist Robert Fripp, played on David Bowie’s Heroes. In our presentations Robert says, “There are three kinds of heroes. The occasional hero, the everyday hero, and the superhero. “The occasional hero may...

How You Can Create a Great Story with a Message Every Time

by | Dec 15, 2021 | Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills

What makes a Hollywood movie great? Exactly the same principles that will make a good keynote speech great. A great story with a message. Screenwriter Robert McKee says, “Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful...