Here is your public speaking lesson for the day… Edit your speech to a nub. Edit out the words that have no meaning. For example, if you say, “Each and every one of you in this room…” you are using nine words when you should just use one. Just say, “You.”
Read More...Help Audience Members Form A Bond
Hope you enjoy this great information from my friend, Patricia Fry… By Patricia Fry When you go out and speak to a group or conduct a workshop, you want to make a connection with your audience. It’s equally important to the success of your presentation that they connect with one another, especially in a more […]
Read More...District 30 Toastmasters Spring Conference, April 27, 2013 with Patricia Fripp
What would it mean to you and your career if you understood the techniques that guaranteed every time you stood up to speak you were powerful and persuasive? Where will you be on Saturday, the 27th of April 2013? If you’re interested in improving your presentation skills and you’re anywhere near Chicago, and certainly if […]
Read More...Questions to Get Started – How to Present to Senior Management Without Being Terrified
How do you feel about facing a room full of senior management, or even just a few around a boardroom table, all staring at you? I recently shared some strategies for presenting to senior management in a post called, “7 Fripp Do’s – How to Present to Senior Management Without Being Terrified” and some mistakes […]
Read More...Options to Open Your Presentation
You have 30 seconds to command the attention of your audience. Don’t waste it! The first 30 seconds of any presentation have a great impact. Most people aren’t bad once they get going if they know what they’re talking about. However, very few know how to start and conclude on a high. Here are a […]
Read More...Speaking about Speaking – Excerpt from The Toastmasters International Conference
I love speaking about speaking. Here is an excerpt of a presentation I gave on speaking skills at the Third International Toastmasters Conference. “It never ceases to amaze me that intelligent, well educated, and ambitious people frequently overlook developing the number one skill that is guaranteed to position them ahead of the crowd, namely the […]
Read More...Situation, Solution, Success – Sales Presentation Strategy
If your goal is to increase sales this year, your sales presentations must include interesting, compelling stories. In a business context, stories are most often case histories of satisfied clients.
Read More...Make Better Word Choices – Improve Your Presentation
Subtle changes can make an enormous difference in your public speaking. These are some of the inside secrets I share with my executive speech coaching clients. In analyzing your speech, look for ways to be clearer, sharper, and more eloquent. You can look over your script. However, I find that speakers can make major improvements […]
Read More...Upgrade The Caliber of Your Stories within Your Sales Presentations
Speeches and sales presentations are not memorable without fascinating stories. I want you to upgrade the caliber of your stories. Practice telling stories. Utilize what I call the “Hollywood Model” – character, dialogue, and dramatic lesson learned; which is, of course, that doing business with you is the best way to go.
Read More...How to Increase Sales – Improve Your Sales Presentations
Use Fewer Words First let’s learn what Jerry Seinfield says – because after all if you can learn from a marquee comedian who gets millions of dollars a year, well, it’s going to help with your sales. Jerry said, “I will take an hour to edit an eight-word sentence down to five.” Now in his […]
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