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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...

Powerful, Persuasive Presentations: 5 Techniques that Lead to the Results You Want.

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Aug 2, 2022

Are you confident your important presentations always lead to the results you want? Do you have the peace of mind knowing everyone on your team communicates your message with clarity and consistency? Are you losing sales you feel you deserve to make? In case we have...

The Inside Secrets of How You Can Effectively Moderate a Panel

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jul 7, 2022 | Effective Business Communication Skills, For Meeting Professionals, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills

Congratulations! You’ve been asked to moderate a panel. This is a great opportunity to build your reputation and add value to your customers. Moderating a panel can be more challenging than delivering a keynote speech. As you probably realize, when you moderate a...

Mistakes Speakers Make: The Extra Effort Will Not Get the Result You Want

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

Don’t Write Out Your Complete Speech I’m frequently asked, “What are the mistakes that speakers make?” One is thinking they have to write out their complete speech. What I recommend you do instead is follow a logical presentation preparation process. Think, what is...

Mistakes Speakers Make: Do This and You Will Never Get Invited Back

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Jun 16, 2022 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

True Professionals Do Not Do This I’m frequently asked, “Patricia, what are some of the mistakes that speakers make?” One is to act like a prima donna rather than a partner with the person who invited you to speak at the meeting. Don’t be an ass. Be nice. Be...

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

Powerful, Persuasive Presentations: 5 Techniques that Lead to the Results You Want.

The Inside Secrets of How You Can Effectively Moderate a Panel

Mistakes Speakers Make: The Extra Effort Will Not Get the Result You Want

Mistakes Speakers Make: Do This and You Will Never Get Invited Back

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