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Do You Know What Will Make Your Performance Powerful?

by | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Robert Fripp

My brother, internationally acclaimed rock guitarist Robert Fripp, talks about performances. “A principle is universal, a rule is inflexible, a law is invariable.  Music so wishes to be heard that sometimes it calls on unlikely characters to give it voice, and to give...

The “No” Chronicles: Tales from The Front Lines

by | Apr 7, 2024 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Motivation, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking

Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Derek Arden’s Monday Night Live chat show for his fourth-anniversary show. Derek asked us all to give five ideas in five minutes. Alongside my esteemed colleagues Tim Durkin, Tracy Hooper, and Will Kintish, we embarked on a...

Fripp’s Speaking Habit and a Garth Brooks Experience

by | Mar 24, 2024 | Blog, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking

Last December, my show partner and fellow Hall of Fame speaker Marilyn Sherman and I had the pleasure of attending a Garth Brooks concert at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace—arguably the finest venue on the Las Vegas Strip. The experience was not just a musical...

Crafting a Winning Oscar Speech: Why Every Word Counts

by | Feb 10, 2024 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Oscar Presentations, Patricia Fripp Articles, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Academy Award speeches are not the best examples of great acceptance speeches. There are, however, many unforgettable moments. Here you will find my second list of favorite Oscar segments. We will look to see why. Oscar examples that make the speech bigger than the...