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...Last Words Linger – Sales Presentation Tip
When you structure your sales presentation, remember you start strong and close high. Your last words linger and you don’t want them to be “thank you” or “out of time.”
Read More...Robert Fripp’s Approach to Nervousness in Performance
As a public speaker and executive speech coach I find there are many parallels between musical performance and public speaking. My question when attendees at my speaking schools tell me, “I am nervous when it comes to public speaking!” is, “Are you nervous because you are inexperienced and do not have a coach, mentor, or class […]
Read More...Four Techniques for Better Storytelling
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 […]
Read More...The Best Way to Open a Panel Discussion – Expert Advice
If you are a leader, manager, executive, professional speaker, Toastmaster, or ambitious professional, most likely you will have the opportunity to moderate a panel. If you believe there is nothing duller than a bad speech, may I suggest a dull panel is even worst? As with any great presentation, when opening a panel discussion, the […]
Read More...A Humorist Adapts Fripp’s Presentation Principles
An article on public speaking and presentations by John Kinde and Patricia Fripp As one of my humorist speaker friends John Kinde, well-known for his Humor Power newsletter says, “Great speaking skills give you the illusion of competence. The flip side: Poor speaking skills give you the illusion of incompetence! If your presentation skills are […]
Read More...Want to Make Your Webinars More Exciting?
Be creative. Think Hollywood! Tell stories and give examples as you go through your program, the same way you would in person. However, your Webinar needs more visuals to help engage the audience. Use more slides than with an in-person presentation. Add bullet points one at a time as you “build.” Don’t present a list of all your points before you discuss them. Keep it simple, keep it moving, and interact often.
Read More...Video Excerpt from Fripp’s Informative DVD for Professional Speakers
Be honest, do you have a speech that is so interesting, versatile, and structured to adapt to various audiences and industries? One which showcases your expertise? That every time you deliver it you are guaranteed to receive more bookings? When was the last time you revisited your content to improve it?
Read More...Presenting Your Talk – For Business and Professional Speakers
The big day has come. You’re ready to deliver your talk. But there are still a few final things to do before you face your audience. Check in early. Arrive early so you can check out the logistics of the room in which you’ll be speaking. Where is the platform? Where will you be when […]
Read More...Preparing Your Talk: Developing & Delivering Your Speech
One of the best ways to promote your product or service and expand your customer base is also one of the cheapest. Interested? It’s public speaking. I know this from first hand experience. When I started out, I had no public speaking experience, but I studied what the professional speakers did. What I learned from […]
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