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Welcome Back to Live Presentations

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Speech Coach

Seven simple steps to your speaking success. You have probably complained about delivering virtual presentations and that you are much better speaking with a live audience. Now that you have the opportunity, you are terrified. In case we have not had the pleasure of...

How Do You Accept An Award? Be Gracious. Be Modest. Be Prepared!

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Aug 12, 2022 | Effective Business Communication Skills, Fripp & Associates Articles, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Tips on How to Give an Acceptance Speech Accepting an award is like walking a tightrope. You need to be gracious, grateful, and humble, yet not so humble or self-deprecating that the audience thinks you are trivializing the honor. In May of 2022, Dan Maddux, my best...

Mistakes Speakers Make: Are You Overlooking an Important Step in Making Your Presentation a Success?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | May 31, 2022 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Why Not Set Yourself Up for Success and Write Your Own Introduction I am frequently asked, “Patricia, what mistakes do many speakers make?” One is not writing your own introduction. Most individuals who introduce you do not know the difference between a bio and an...

How Do You Take an Opportunity to Speak and Maximize the Impact?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Feb 12, 2022 | Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

There is nothing more exciting for an executive speech coach than to help craft the words of a well-intentioned leader who has an exciting message to deliver and is committed to the collaborative process. Finding Opportunity in Adversity – A Timely Message...

A Great Way to Arouse Interest in Your Presentation

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jun 4, 2021 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Hollywood Knows How to Connect Emotionally with an Audience Just as speakers, sales professionals, and leaders have to. A cast of colorful characters works in front of and behind the camera to make a movie, a movie that has the power to transport us into the future or...

How to Write a Great Commencement Speech

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jan 12, 2021 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Motivation, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

The TV Show West Wing Made Speechwriting Sexy At least when Rob Lowe is the speechwriter and he is writing for the President played by Martin Sheen. However, the members of the Professional Speechwriters Association, some of who have written for US Presidents, felt a...

Welcome Back to Live Presentations

How Do You Accept An Award? Be Gracious. Be Modest. Be Prepared!

Mistakes Speakers Make: Are You Overlooking an Important Step in Making Your Presentation a Success?

How Do You Take an Opportunity to Speak and Maximize the Impact?

A Great Way to Arouse Interest in Your Presentation

How to Write a Great Commencement Speech

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