Top salespeople, corporate visionaries, and celebrity-level professional speakers may have significantly different business backgrounds, skill sets, and philosophies – but for the most part, they all share the ability to tell a good story. Public speaking is the number one tool of leadership. If you know you need to improve your public speaking skills, mastering […]
Read More...Public Speaking – You Did Everything Wrong & You Were Great!
An audience will forgive you for anything except being boring. This is why Jeff did not really do everything wrong! My remarkable friend, Dr. Jeff Salz is an anthropologist, explorer, expedition leader, and professional speaker. Jeff is an adventurer from birth. At seventeen, he was solo traveling around the globe – ice climbing in New […]
Read More...How to Hire The Right Speaker & Get Your Money’s Worth
You are planning your company’s next meeting and you want everything to be perfect. You’ve got a location, theme and date. The only thing left is to hire the speaker. Where do you turn? How do you know what kind of speaker is best for your meeting? Here’s a checklist:
Read More...Public Speaking – How to Best Present Yourself And Your Ideas in Any Situation
Good presentation skills are no longer a nice skill to have; they can mean the difference between career life or death. Do you have great ideas, but don’t have the confidence to share them? Are you someone with true expertise, who is unsure how to let others know? Is there a natural leader trapped inside […]
Read More...Silicon Valley Executives Can Improve Persuasion Skills with New Interactive Online Training
How often do we ask our friends and associates “What’s new?” As you will read I am now virtually everywhere! Silicon Valley Executives Can Improve Persuasion Skills with New Interactive Online Training from Patricia Fripp, Nationally-Renowned Executive Speech Coach Best Online Training Presentation Techniques Are Now Available for 3-Day Free Trial SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 13, […]
Read More...Are You Using Filler Words?
As an executive speech coach, I recommend that when preparing your presentation, you record yourself and then listen carefully to identify and eliminate all unnecessary words and phrases. Cut out anything that will dilute your message, including your personal verbal “tics,” clichés, and filler words. Business communications expert, Ben Decker of Decker Communications reminds us […]
Read More...Invest in An Expert’s Help And Save Your Time
You have no idea how often I hear, “I have just …written a book on public speaking …created a DVD on public speaking …added a video to YouTube on public speaking… and will send it to you. Tell me what you think!” Simply reading emails like this requires time and energy and distracts me from my actual […]
Read More...Expert Feedback to Improve Your Presentation Skills
When you receive feedback and advice on how to improve your presentation skills you need to ask yourself: Is the person giving this advice truly qualified to help me improve? Does the person giving me feedback have my best interests at heart? Am I seeking advice or are they motivated to give it to me? […]
Read More...Do You Know How to Develop and Deploy Compelling Content?
Public speaking instruction often focuses on eye contact, voice projection, and what to do with your hands while you’re talking. Equally important to mastering these physical techniques is developing and deploying good and original content. As an executive speech coach people ask me, “What do I talk about?” “How do I start my speech?”
Read More...This Premier Learning Event in the Speaking Industry Only Happens Once a Year… February 22-23, 2014 Las Vegas
Lady and the Champs How to Speaking Conference 2014 February 22-23, 2014 at the Palms Hotel, Las Vegas Presentations will include Executive Speech Coach and Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, Patricia Fripp sharing her expertise. Keynote – Under the Magnifying Glass: From Good to Great on Steroids In this entertaining, thought-provoking keynote speech you will […]
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