Dear Visitor, It never ceases to amaze me how often people call saying, “Help! Can you FedEx your video on how to give a talk. My speech is next week.” In July 2001, a gentleman inquired about my speech coaching services. He mentioned he was becoming the President of his Trade Association and would be […]
Read More...Why Accent Matters
Accent Reduction is a controversial subject. Some people believe that having an accent reflects one’s cultural and ethnic heritage and that by changing it we are being untrue or disrespectful to our ancestors or countries of origin. Accents can also be pleasant to listen to and can add “flair” or “allure” to the individual. Imagine […]
Read More...Accent Reduction Gives You a Competitive Edge
Rebecca Linquist helps Eugen Roman, lose his Romanian accent at her Campbell office as reported to Patrick Tehan of the San Jose Mercury News/MCT SAN JOSE, Calif.—Two decades after emigrating from Taiwan, Sean Chang’s accent was a barrier to friendships with Americans. Native English-speakers found it too much work when conversation went beyond small talk, said […]
Read More...12 Simple Mistakes Made When Creating Your PowerPoint
If You Are Making these PowerPoint Mistakes Here is How You Fix Them How would you answer this multiple-choice question? Which of the following statements best describes your view regarding PowerPoint® slides? (a) My PowerPoint slides demonstrate what a great graphic artist I am! (b) My PowerPoint slides are great because I use everything the […]
Read More...Public Speaking and Self Esteem
Why is this? People with low-self esteem have a belief that they’re not worthy. They hear the affirmation and reject it as false, compounding their negative feelings.
Read More...10 Tips for Public Speaking from Executive Speech Coach Patricia Fripp
Giving a Speech? 10 Tips for Public Speaking
Read More...15 Tips for Webinars: How to Add Impact When You Present Online
Whenever you open your mouth, whether you're talking to one person or a thousand, you usually want to get a specific message across. How do you do that best when you are communicating through a webinar? What's different when the lecture is in the virtual world? How do you catch and keep your audience? Here […]
Read More...YouTube – Patricia Fripp: Awesome Storytelling Secrets
This video contains edited highlights from a 1 hour and 15 minute interactive presentation on public speaking given at the 2009 National Speakers Association (NSA) Convention.
Read More...Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
You’re waiting your turn to make a speech, when suddenly you realize that your stomach is doing strange things and your mind is rapidly going blank. You realize you are probably suffering from the fear of public speaking. How do you handle this critical time period? People ask me this question in all my speaking […]
Read More...Executive Speech Coach & How to Write a Speech
For many years I have attended the Ragan Speechwriters Conference. Many of these heroes write for history. Rob Friedman is one of the most talented and interesting friends I have made there. Everything he writes and says is of interest to me. This is a repost from Ragan. Enjoy… How to write a speech for the […]
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