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Want to Know a Much Overlooked Way to Connect with Your Audience Before You Speak?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | May 13, 2023 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

Imagine this scenario: You’re about to step on stage as the speaker. The energy in the room is buzzing with anticipation. As you prepare to captivate your audience with your words, there’s a valuable strategy I recommend you embrace before that moment. Whenever...

Would Yoda Make a Great Public Speaker or Not?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | May 4, 2023 | Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

If you are a fan of Star Wars, you know Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, first appearing in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. He is a small, green humanoid alien who is powerful with the Force and is a leading member of the Jedi Order...

What Happened on April 18? A few highlights.

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Apr 13, 2023 | Blog, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

On the evening of April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph Warren summoned Paul Revere and gave him the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts, with the news that British soldiers stationed in Boston were about to march into the countryside northwest of the town. Paul Revere...

This Habit Will Dash Your Hopes of Success. Do You Irritate Your Audience?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Whenever you open your mouth, whether your audience is one person or one thousand, you want to get a specific message across. Maybe you want your opinions heard at a meeting, or you will be giving a formal talk. Perhaps you deliver sales presentations. To present,...

Want to Know a Terrific Technique That Transforms Speaking and Writing?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Mar 24, 2023 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Professional Speaking, Speech coaching

As a speech coach, I introduce my clients to the importance of using parallel structure in speaking and writing. Parallel structure, also known as parallelism, is the repetition of a grammatical structure within a sentence or multiple sentences. This technique can...

Are You Overlooking One of the Best Ways to Find Stories?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

Had any good conversations recently? In this message, we’re going to clarify what you may believe are two conflicting ideas. The point of retelling stories you heard, and the idea of only telling stories from your own experience. If you are retelling stories you heard...

Want to Know a Much Overlooked Way to Connect with Your Audience Before You Speak?

Would Yoda Make a Great Public Speaker or Not?

What Happened on April 18? A few highlights.

This Habit Will Dash Your Hopes of Success. Do You Irritate Your Audience?

Want to Know a Terrific Technique That Transforms Speaking and Writing?

Are You Overlooking One of the Best Ways to Find Stories?

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