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Want to Know the Secrets to Maximize a Great Marketing Opportunity?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Apr 16, 2022 | Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Your Business Success

Give a Speech! Frippicism: People do business with people they know. Every service club and community group is looking for a free speaker next Thursday at lunchtime. Okay, it could be Wednesday morning at breakfast or even in Zoom. You get the point! If that is you,...

Honor Your Everyday Heroes: Enjoy the Anatomy of a Speech Part Eight

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills

Look for everyday heroes. I was invited to deliver the opening keynote speech at the Toastmasters International Convention in 2001. In this 10-segment series, you view the anatomy of a keynote presentation. 8 of 10 “All right, ladies and gentlemen, I’ve been talking...

The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 4

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

Welcome to part four of a four-part series on the best formula for a presentation closing that resonates. 3 • “The End-of-the-Story Close” This closing technique involves a story that’s told early in the speech, maybe even in the opening. As far as the audience is...

The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 1

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Aug 1, 2021 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Sales Presentations

Welcome to part one of a four-part series on the best formula for a presentation closing that resonates. Every great singer opens with their second-best song and closes with their best. In a perfect world, your close will be a highlight of your speech. This way you...

How to Make More Sales than Your Competition

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Feb 7, 2021 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Communication and Marketing, Public Speaking Skills

Learn These 8 Steps to Outstanding Sales Structure The structure of your sales presentation is the skeleton under the flesh of your words. These eight simple, powerful steps to your sales presentation increase your chance to make the sale. Even if you have made a...

Want to Know the Secrets to Maximize a Great Marketing Opportunity?

Honor Your Everyday Heroes: Enjoy the Anatomy of a Speech Part Eight

The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 4

The No #1 Way You Can Close Your Presentations – Part 1

How to Make More Sales than Your Competition

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