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What Do You Do with Your Hands When Speaking?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Mar 19, 2023 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills

As a speech coach, one of the most common questions I am asked is, “What do I do with my hands when I speak in public?” It’s a question that is natural to ask. This is what I tell my clients and audiences. It’s important to remember that your hand gestures are best...

Do Your Irritate Your Audience With Non-Words

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Mar 1, 2023 | Public Speaking Skills

Do Your Irritate Your Audience? 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...

Game Changers: Your First Thirty Seconds: Techniques to Make Your Presentations Unforgettable

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Feb 26, 2023

Patricia Fripp’s program is just one in a lineup of experts to help professional speakers or ambitious professionals who want to take their presentations from good to great. Game Changers is an event produced by Darren LaCroix and Stage Time University. For more...

“Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions.” Is it Really? Think Carefully

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Is breakfast the breakfast of champions? That depends. Who is delivering the feedback? Are they qualified to give it? What is requested or unsolicited? Many years ago, I accepted an invitation to speak at my local Toastmasters Spring Conference. They considered me a...

You Have Achieved Great Success. How Do You Talk About It Without Showing Off?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Feb 17, 2023 | Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills

Have you noticed that some people are very uncomfortable talking about themselves even when they are very successful? This may be because when you were young, your parents told you not to “Show Off.” Or you are uncomfortable when someone else drones on...

What Do You Do with Your Hands When Speaking?

Do Your Irritate Your Audience With Non-Words

Game Changers: Your First Thirty Seconds: Techniques to Make Your Presentations Unforgettable

“Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions.” Is it Really? Think Carefully

You Have Achieved Great Success. How Do You Talk About It Without Showing Off?

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