As a speech coach, I introduce my clients to the importance of using parallel structure in speaking and writing. Parallel structure, also known as parallelism, is the repetition of a grammatical structure within a sentence or multiple sentences. This technique can make your speech or writing more memorable and easier to understand. When you write […]
Read More...This Habit Will Dash Your Hopes of Success. Do Your Irritate Your Audience?
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 presentations. To present, persuade, and propel with […]
Read More...Want to Get Ahead? Here are 6 Characteristics that Will Help
Take advantage of every opportunity. I began my career as a hairstylist. Now that I am decades into my next career, I am often asked, “Patricia, how did you become a speaker, author, and executive speech coach?” The simple answer is by noticing and taking advantage of every chance that turned up, that seemed interesting […]
Read More...Have You Built a Business? Or Do You Just Have a Job?
Even if you do not want to sell your business, if you prepare it so that you could, your current business will improve. I met Mike when he hired me to help him develop a speech to market his services. It worked! This article is from the content of his presentation. Enjoy. My friend Michael […]
Read More...How to Present to Senior Management Without Being Terrified
Frippicism: The key to career success is to learn to sell yourself and your ideas to your senior management. It’s no secret. The higher up the corporate ladder you go, the more important your public speaking skills become. If you have your sights set on increased responsibility with the position and the salary that goes […]
Read More...Would You Like to Know the Answers to Be Able to Deliver Memorable Messages?
Shep Hyken is the host of Be Amazing Or Go Home. Enjoy his interview with Patricia Fripp. Memorable messages are now more important than ever, especially in today’s virtual world. What techniques can lead you to the results that you want? Patricia Fripp is one of the world’s foremost speech coaches working with executives from […]
Read More...Why Are So Many Speaker Introductions Boring? What to Do, What to Avoid
You must not embarrass the speaker with over-florid predictions of the treat
that awaits the audience. Nor should you exaggerate your speaker’s
qualifications.
You must avoid giving your speaker false starts. E.g. “…and so I take great
pleasure in introducing Paul Prolichs” [Mr. Prolichs rises] “a man who is
supremely qualified” [Mr. Prolichs drops back into his chair.]
Want to Get Promoted? Here is One of the Secrets
If you do not enjoy the position, salary, or respect your feel you deserve, I recommend you dress and speak for the role you aspire to, not the one you now have. When I was growing up, my mother gave me great advice. She said, “Patricia, of course, it is the inner you that is […]
Read More...How Do You Learn to Serve Others?
In 2000 the TV show 60 Minutes spent five days at the National Speakers Association convention. I was one of many interviewed and one of the few not left on the cutting room floor. Yea! They asked me the question you may be wondering, “Patricia, you used to be a hairstylist; now you are a motivational speaker. […]
Read More...The Secret of Your Success – Powerful Persuasive Presentation Skills
The Secret to Your Success No matter what you want to accomplish, good presentation skills get you there faster. As I hope you can tell, my mission is to help ambitious professionals like you perfect how they speak and present to help them get what they want. These skills helped me increase my income and […]
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