Here is an important sales presentation tip I shared with Long & Foster, the largest real estate company in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This is something that anyone giving a sales presentation should keep in mind.
Read More...Do You Want to Be A Popular Speaker?
Then here is some advice from Patricia Fripp, THE Executive Speech Coach Never waste your audience’s time with trivialities. I heard a speaker addressing a San Francisco audience. He started with how nice it was to be there, how great the weather was, and how he loves our restaurants. Who cares? I didn’t race across […]
Read More...You Want to Learn to Be a Better Speaker? Top Screenwriters Give You Ideas
The masters were Syd Field, John Truby, Linda Seger, Christopher Vogler, and Michael Hauge. Michael is a long-time friend of mine and will be at 2013 Lady and the Champs! You may not have heard of them, even though they’re each outstanding representatives of the industry we call Hollywood. They teach and coach screenwriters much […]
Read More...Do You Want to Appeal to Your Audience?
Darren LaCroix reminds all speakers to periodically ask ourselves if we are are “…appealing or appalling?”
Read More...Want to be an Effective Writer and Speaker? 30 Ways to Improve
Want to be an Effective Writer and Speaker? Patricia Fripp is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, executive speech coach, sales presentation skills trainer and partern in World Champions Edge coaching community. Tried-and-true words and phrases are convenient, but they are also truly trying—as with clichés, when a writer or speaker relies too heavily on […]
Read More...Do You Want to Make Your Message Memorable?
Do You Want to Make Your Message Memorable? 8 Tips That Add Value to Your Words by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE Some presenters are silly enough to think that if they talk longer, they are giving more value or getting their point across more effectively. Actually, audiences of any size from 5 to 500 are […]
Read More...Robert Fripp’s Approach to Nervousness in Performance
As a public speaker and executive speech coach I find there are many parallels between musical performance and public speaking. My question when attendees at my speaking schools tell me, “I am nervous when it comes to public speaking!” is, “Are you nervous because you are inexperienced and do not have a coach, mentor, or class […]
Read More...Create Your Keynote by Next Week Receives Rave Reviews
Create Your Keynote by Next Week Receives Rave Reviews By Patricia Fripp and Darren LaCroix Over the last fifteen years Darren and I have met hundred’s of speakers who are not sure what to talk about. We created this program to help all public speakers search their lives for unique and original content. “This program […]
Read More...Key Aspects of a Great Presentation
One of my speaker burueaus asked me to answer these questions. In case you ever have to answer these questions yourself perhaps my answers would help you. Key Aspects of a Great Presentation Patricia Fripp Interview Questions & Answers: • What is the message you hope people take away from your presentations? My audiences learn […]
Read More...How to Become a Better Public Speaker and Writer
How to Become a Better Public Speaker and Writer In my speaking schools and coaching camps we spend a lot of time getting the attendees to focus on the power of word choices. What helps in speaking also helps in writing. Non specific words such as stuff, thing, tons and bunches drives me crazy. If […]
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