We need to connect with our audiences emotionally and intellectually.
There are three ways to emotionally connect with your audience not matter how large or small your audience is.
Read More...How Long Should An Acceptance Speech Be?
Action star everyman Harrison Ford was honored with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award, for “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field”-or more specifically, 35 movies over four decades, including Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Witness, The Fugitive, and Patriot Games. He said,
Read More...National Speakers Association’s Northern California Chapter
The best place to learn public speaking skills for professional speakers is NSANC or Northern California Speakers Association National Speakers Association. The programs are very professional and especially good this year. This year is our 30th anniversary. I had to miss the September meeting, however I was there in spirit and cardboard. I was the founding president.
Read More...Physical Preparation for Successful Public Speaking
b. Shake your hands…fast. Hold them above your head, bending at the wrist and elbow and then bring your hands back down. This will make your hand movements more natural.
Read More...How to Go From Dull to Dynamic: Avoid These 10 Traps in Public Speaking
Watch this video and learn how you to avoid 10 common speaking traps to take your presentations from dull to dynamic!
Read More...Presentation Pointer: You Are A Visual
Who you are speaks more loudly than what you say. Actions speak louder than words. You are a visual message. Master your body language.
Read More...Consulting Over Fifty–Where Gray Matters & Experience Counts
“Fripp builds leaders and transforms sales teams by increasing the clarity, specificity and persuasiveness of the presentations.”
Read More...So You’re Going to Make a Speech
Congratulations! You’ve been chosen (or drafted) to deliver a speech. Don’t panic — Fripp is here! What Do I Talk About? Start by asking yourself three questions: Who is my audience? (What do I know about the corporate culture or collective personality of the group?) What do they want or need to know from me? […]
Read More...Want Your Audiences to Remember What You Say? The Importance of Clear Structure
Your message, no matter how important, will not be remembered if you don’t recognize the importance of structure. Here are some practical ideas that can immediately make you more effective. Your Structure Can you write the premise or objective of your talk in one sentence? If not, the chances are that your thinking isn’t clear […]
Read More...Title 70th Anniversary of England Going to War with Germany
Greetings to my blog friends from Wimborne, Dorset. Sitting here looking out at my friend’s English garden. Returning to my roots is always interesting and very emotional. The purpose of this trip was to interview my 95 year old Uncle Bill. He is the oldest living prisoner of war from World War II. He also […]
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