Speech coach and author Gary Genard is a great blogger. In a recent post, Gary discusses Sir Richard Branson’s advice on public speaking. Branson, the entrepreneur, adventurer, humanitarian, and founder of the Virgin Group, explained his approach to presentations in an article called, “My Top Tips for Public Speaking,” on the Virgin website. Branson declared, […]
Read More...Be the Audience You Want to Have
What should we do if we find ourselves in an audience listening to someone who has not yet learned how to structure and deliver an engaging presentation? “Every audience has a responsibility,” says my brother, the legendary guitarist Robert Fripp. Bill Gove, the first president of the National Speakers Association taught NSA members, “You are responsible […]
Read More...Public Speaker Improve Your Stories with Hollywood Techniques
For the fourth time Hollywood and NSA Royalty collide! Officers of the National Speakers Association Northern California Chapter (NSANC) are excited to present a very special program on Saturday, May 3, 2014 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Patricia Fripp and Michael Hauge give both another reason to celebrate that special show business bond. Registration: 8:30am […]
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Go and learn more about WET and the many worldwide landmarks they’ve created. Mark Fuller and WET are more about the Las Vegas landscape than most would know.
Read More...Public Speaking: Getting a Second Date With a Venture Capitalist
I discovered that executive speech coach and close colleague, Patricia Fripp has been helping entrepreneurs perfect their ten minute “speed dating” presentations to venture capitalists, so I asked her for seven of her best tips.
Here is what she shared with me:
