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How to Set Up a Webinar Experience That Keeps Your Audience Listening

How to Set Up a Webinar Experience That Keeps Your Audience Listening

by | Apr 5, 2026 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Speech Coach

Many of us spend a great deal of effort promoting our webinars. We send invitations, write compelling descriptions, and persuade people to attend. Have you noticed that once they arrive, many presenters make a common mistake? They begin with an agenda slide. An agenda...

Rehearsal Is the Work: Why Mastery Creates Your Presentation Confidence

by | Mar 29, 2026 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Your Business Success

The Professional’s Guide to Preparation That Pays Off One of the most frequent questions I receive from coaching clients, audience members, and even professional speakers is: “Patricia, how do I stop worrying about forgetting what I want to say?” Many executives...

The Emotional Charge of the F Word: Why Smart Leaders Think Twice

by | Mar 15, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills

 When my brother, Robert Fripp and I were little, if our mother was upset or frustrated, she would swear by saying, “Sugar” or “Spit.”  All the emotion without teaching her two sweet, innocent children ‘naughty’ words. Recently,  I watched the Michael...

How to Use a Teleprompter Without Sounding Like You’re Reading

by | Mar 8, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Executive Leadership, Leadership & Team Building, Public Speaking Skills, Working with a Teleprompter

When I coach executives and high-level conference speakers, one of the most misunderstood tools on stage is the teleprompter. Many of my clients speak at major conferences, where their speech is fed to a teleprompter positioned high enough that the audience barely...

When Brilliant Executives Suddenly Need Presentation Skills

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Leadership & Team Building, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

I am frequently asked how I work with executives who are exceptional at what they do and have never had the time, opportunity, or need to improve their presentation skills. Until. A new position. Higher visibility. And a mandatory 45-minute presentation to senior...