Power Pitching — Get the Personal Edge By Patricia FrippWhenever and whatever you are pitching, dozens of factors will figure in the final decision of your prospects. All else being equal you have the edge if you can establish a personal connection. You can establish a personal connection when you take this advice. Connect emotionally […]
Read More...Want to improve your public speaking then learn from the best!
Want to improve your public speaking then learn from the best! By Patricia Fripp I am a great believer that you can tell more about a speaker in a ten minute speech than one that goes on for 2 hours. What do you think? I hope you will appreciate why I am known as THE […]
Read More...How to Improve Your Public Speaking: Breathe Fresh Air into Your Older Speech Content
How to Improve Your Public Speaking: Breathe Fresh Air into Your Older Speech Content by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE If you are a dedicated public speaker or have to deliver presentations as part of your job, perhaps you have noticed you can get bored with your own content. No matter how solid or well designed […]
Read More...Want to Communicate Effectively? Confused About Hyphens?
Confused about hyphens? I would like to share this article from Ragan Communications on the correct use of hyphens. I have keynoted the Ragan Speechwriters Conference several times and sometimes I have just attended as a participant. All Ragan’s information is helpful, especially in regards to writing. As you strive for excellence in all areas […]
Read More...How to Improve Your Public Speaking – Remove Filler Words
Do you find Filler Words are irritating as I do? Laura Hale Brockway had this article in a Ragan Communications online newsletter. Hope you find it as interested and important as I do. You may want to print it for some of those irritating people you work with <G>
Read More...What Do Your Awards from the National Speakers Association Mean?
What Do Your Awards from the National Speakers Association Mean? By Patricia Fripp My executive speech coaching client and meeting planners often ask me “What do your credentials from the National Speakers Association mean?” In case you are interested here is the official answer as advertised by the NSA. As you know, certifications and professional credentials […]
Read More...Adult Learning for Presenters and Public Speakers
Adult Learning for Presenters and Public Speakers by Patricia Fripp Just back from a vacation in Paris. Now clearing the desk and getting ready for the National Speakers Association convention. As part of that preparation I am reading a great report Neuroscience shows that the average adult attention span is 10 minutes. Current 21st century […]
Read More...Four Techniques for Better Storytelling
Four Techniques for Better Storytelling By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, Executive speech coach, Keynote speaker Everybody loves a good story. No matter what our culture, we grow up feeling that hearing a story is somehow a reward. Stories are how we learn values and our family’s legacy. When we’re in school, stories make history come […]
Read More...Good Story, Committed Speaker, Great Speech Coach
Good Story, Committed Speaker, Great Speech Coach By Patricia Fripp When I first met John Nichols at my speaking school he was so much fun to have in the audience. He was so obviously thinking about how to apply the techniques to his presentations. He has a heck of a life story…he legally died…as well […]
Read More...Develop Your Storytelling Abilities
Develop Your Storytelling Abilities by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE When we think of Hollywood, what we usually remember most are the moving, dramatic, and funny stories that movies tell. The screenwriter Robert McKee says, “Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of […]
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