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This Habit Will Dash Your Hopes of Success. Do You Irritate Your Audience?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

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,...

Want to Know a Terrific Technique That Transforms Speaking and Writing?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Mar 24, 2023 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Professional Speaking, Speech coaching

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...

Want to Know the Secret of Powerful Presentations?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Speech coaching

Emotional Connection To win over your audience, you must connect emotionally. With well-chosen words, you can open your presentation and establish an immediate emotional bond. s a presentation skills coach, when I work with a group, I’ll invite individuals to come to...

Are You Overlooking One of the Best Ways to Find Stories?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

Had any good conversations recently? In this message, we’re going to clarify what you may believe are two conflicting ideas. The point of retelling stories you heard, and the idea of only telling stories from your own experience. If you are retelling stories you heard...

Would You Like to Know Two Words that Devalue Your Products and Services?

by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE | Oct 6, 2022 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Communication and Marketing, Public Speaking Skills

Watch Your Use of “Basically” and “Simply” Many of my clients offer complex solutions to solve their customers’ problems, streamline their businesses, and protect their valuable assets. I am hired to help their technology experts simplify the complexity of their...

This Habit Will Dash Your Hopes of Success. Do You Irritate Your Audience?

Want to Know a Terrific Technique That Transforms Speaking and Writing?

Want to Know the Secret of Powerful Presentations?

Are You Overlooking One of the Best Ways to Find Stories?

Would You Like to Know Two Words that Devalue Your Products and Services?

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