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Success: One Frippicism at a Time – Take Every Crumb They Throw You

by | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Motivation, Patricia Fripp Articles, Public Speaking Skills, Your Business Success

Opportunity does not knock once. It knocks all the time, but we do not always recognize the sound. Early in her career, TV host Joan Lunden received great advice from Barbara Walters. “Take every crumb they throw you, and handle them magnificently.” You never know...

How You Can Create a Great Story with a Message Every Time

by | Dec 15, 2021 | Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills

What makes a Hollywood movie great? Exactly the same principles that will make a good keynote speech great. A great story with a message. Screenwriter Robert McKee says, “Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful...

Does Your Audience Like You? Enjoy the Anatomy of a Speech Part Six

by | Oct 31, 2021 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

This Episode Includes a Lesson from Great Comedians “In 2001, I was invited to deliver the opening keynote speech at the Toastmasters International Convention. In this 10-segment series, you will view the anatomy of a keynote presentation. Enjoy segment 6. “Now, think...

Want to Write Great Speeches? Enjoy the Anatomy of a Speech Part One

by | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

Back in 2001, at the Toastmasters International Convention, I was invited to deliver the opening keynote speech. In this 10-segment series, you view the anatomy of a keynote presentation. (1 of 10) You will notice I have made comments on how I would give advice to the...