In the speaking world, the media stars are the keynote speakers. A lot of seminar leaders and trainers ask me how they can adapt their material to this intense, high-profile, and often lucrative specialty. “The keynote speech comes from the discipline of show business. The seminar comes from the discipline of teaching.” —Bill Gove, First […]
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By Pam Lontos If you’re thinking of cutting your publicity during these tough economic times, think again. It’s times like this then you have to get you name out there more than ever.
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By Pam Lontos The key to a better publicity campaign is more articles, more quotes, and more interviews. For maximum effectiveness, you need to get yourself into as many publications and on as many shows as possible. But every show and every publication is different. So how can one person with one keynote attract the […]
Read More...Eight Tips to Drive Traffic to Your Website
Implementing the proper plan to drive traffic to your site is a complicated task that requires strategic and tactical plannin. However, you may find that some areas I illustrated above are pretty easy to embrace and are economical as well. Don’t lose the opportunities that are out there. Finish building it so they will come.
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Read More...National Speakers Association’s Northern California Chapter
The best place to learn public speaking skills for professional speakers is NSANC or Northern California Speakers Association National Speakers Association. The programs are very professional and especially good this year. This year is our 30th anniversary. I had to miss the September meeting, however I was there in spirit and cardboard. I was the founding president.
Read More...Want to Know the Secrets of a Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker?
At the time, there were few women speakers who fit in several categories as I did. I was entertaining, yet not a humorist. I had been successful in a male dominated industry. Plus, my energy and personality was a match to the business like it had been in hairstyling. Mike reported, “Men and women like you, and so do young and mature audiences.”
Most of my early engagements came at the recommendation from speakers bureaus or people who had heard me and knew what they were getting.
Audio Lesson – How to Create An Experience – Fripp Interviews the Opportunity Guy
How to Create an Experience Fripp Interviews The Opportunity Guy A World Champions’ Edge Weekly Audio Lesson Time: 14:46 Minutes Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE Hall of Fame Speaker Keeping with the topic of this week’s audio lesson… what examples can you think of for a speaker or trainer to “create an experience” for audience members? […]
Read More...Carol Channing, Rich Little, Steve Rossi. Conversation at its best!
What an afternoon! San Francisco’s Carol Channing, internationally acclaimed star of stage and screen, joins inimitable entertainer Rich Little, and hilarious stand-up comic and actor Steve Rossi. Wow…what a show. They were all so happy to be together they were interviewing each other. Robert Strong who is a star in his own right is the […]
Read More...Alan Weiss on “How to Deal with People Who Always Want A Deal”
8.Stop work if you’re not paid on time. “Deal-seekers” are famous for delaying payments to squeeze out extra work. If you’re not paid in advance, and a payment date has passed, allow ten day and then stop working. Otherwise, you’ll be in permanent debt to the company store.
Patricia Fripp & Alan Weiss and the rave reviews.
Attend NSA Webinar Monday – Presentation Skills: Are You Improving or Reinforcing Bad Habits
Many top speakers say “Your speech is your best marketing.” OK…be honest…are you spending more time Twittering than learning to improve your presentations?
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