Every sales presentation or conversation is a missed or captured opportunity. If you sound the same as everyone else, you have no advantage. When you learn how to use the right language, in a more effective way, you enjoy a competitive edge and get results. Enjoy this video sample from FrippVT on improving your sales […]

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To be powerful and persuasive, keep your sales conversations focused on your clients’ concerns – not on the product or service you provide. Ask the right questions to understand your clients’ concerns. Don Hutson explains how here – plus, enjoy this FrippVT Sales Series video of the two of us discussing how to get amazing […]

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If you are a leader, manager, executive, sales professional, or keynote speaker, you are more effective when you tell great stories and use good examples. These three techniques will help you turn simple stories into examples that will be remembered and repeated: Think chronologically. Use shorter sentences or phrases. Consider each visual scene. In January, […]

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The first and last 30 seconds of your speech have the most impact, so give your opening and closing words careful consideration. If you open your presentation with an obvious and dull greeting, such as, “Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today,” you waste your precious first seconds. In this brief […]

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“Why are executive presentations so boring?” Unfortunately, I hear this question often. Corporate leaders rarely receive the honest feedback they need to become powerful and persuasive communicators. Public speaking is the number one tool of leadership. Good presentation skills are no longer a nice skill to have; they can mean the difference between career life […]

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To be powerful and persuasive, you must connect with your audience both intellectually and emotionally. Enhance your connection with your audience by customizing or personalizing your message for each specific audience.  Customization is indispensable for professional speakers. However, even if you’re not a professional speaker, you will find that taking the time to tailor your […]

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Every successful speech begins with an underlying structure. As a professional, you know that when it comes to advancing in your career and boosting your income, good presentation skills can make the difference between stagnation and success. Understand the payoff When your message is memorable, your communication clear, and your presentation powerful, you will position […]

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As an executive speech coach, people often ask me, “How do I come up with original stories to illustrate my key points?” Fortunately, you don’t have to have survived an avalanche, founded a pioneering tech company, or won a Nobel Prize to tell a good story – because audiences identify with and delight in stories […]

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A powerful, persuasive, professional presentation may appear effortless to an audience… but even an “effortless” presentation requires that you first devote time and energy to organizing your content around a strong basic structure. Presentations are comprised of content, structure, and delivery. The more you clarify your content and organize your structure, the easier it will […]

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Join me November 19, 2015 for complimentary live training. Learn the five most important techniques that make a good presentation great. As an in-demand speech coach and Hall of Fame speaker, I share my secrets and resources with you. Let me simplify and demystify the process of effectively designing and delivering any formal or informal […]

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