How to Get Your Message Across to Your Audience By Patricia Fripp Both business and professional speakers always need to ask themselves “How do I best connect with my audience?” “How do I get my message to stick?” “How can I get my audience to listen and engage?” My long time friend, early mentor, and […]

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Blogging is a great way to serve your professional community and expand your marketing reach. Thank you for reading mine! For the years, I’ve had the honor of keynoting the Ragan Speechwriters Conference several times. I met amazing people who write for history – presidents and corporate leaders. Since then, when a Ragan Communications notice appears […]

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What Do Your Awards from the National Speakers Association Mean? By Patricia Fripp  My executive speech coaching client and meeting planners often ask me “What do your credentials from the National Speakers Association mean?” In case you are interested here is the official answer as advertised by the NSA. As you know, certifications and professional credentials […]

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Adult Learning for Presenters and Public Speakers by Patricia Fripp  Just back from a vacation in Paris. Now clearing the desk and getting ready for the National Speakers Association convention. As part of that preparation I am reading a great report Neuroscience shows that the average adult attention span is 10 minutes. Current 21st century […]

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Four Techniques for Better Storytelling By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, Executive speech coach, Keynote speaker Everybody loves a good story. No matter what our culture, we grow up feeling that hearing a story is somehow a reward. Stories are how we learn values and our family’s legacy. When we’re in school, stories make history come […]

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Good Story, Committed Speaker, Great Speech Coach  By Patricia Fripp When I first met John Nichols at my speaking school he was so much fun to have in the audience. He was so obviously thinking about how to apply the techniques to his presentations. He has a heck of a life story…he legally died…as well […]

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Develop Your Storytelling Abilities by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE When we think of Hollywood, what we usually remember most are the moving, dramatic, and funny stories that movies tell. The screenwriter Robert McKee says, “Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of […]

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A Great Acceptance Speech Example from Bruce Phipps, American Payroll Association 2011 Man of the Year. Every year I help the American Payroll Association’s Man and Woman of the Year prepare their speech to be delivered at the APA national convention called Congress. The Man and Woman of the Year deliver an eight-minute speech the […]

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1. Be conversational. A good speech, especially for today’s audiences, needs to sound conversational. However, there is a difference between a conversation and a speech that sounds conversational. An actual conversation involves back and forth. In a conversational speech, you imagine a crisp, concise conversation with your audience, avoiding unusually long pauses, run-on thoughts, and […]

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