Create Your Keynote by Next Week Receives Rave Reviews By Patricia Fripp and Darren LaCroix Over the last fifteen years Darren and I have met hundred’s of speakers who are not sure what to talk about. We created this program to help all public speakers search their lives for unique and original content. “This program […]
Read More...Key Aspects of a Great Presentation
One of my speaker burueaus asked me to answer these questions. In case you ever have to answer these questions yourself perhaps my answers would help you. Key Aspects of a Great Presentation Patricia Fripp Interview Questions & Answers: • What is the message you hope people take away from your presentations? My audiences learn […]
Read More...You can establish a personal connection
Power Pitching — Get the Personal Edge By Patricia FrippWhenever and whatever you are pitching, dozens of factors will figure in the final decision of your prospects. All else being equal you have the edge if you can establish a personal connection. You can establish a personal connection when you take this advice. Connect emotionally […]
Read More...Want to improve your public speaking then learn from the best!
Want to improve your public speaking then learn from the best! By Patricia Fripp I am a great believer that you can tell more about a speaker in a ten minute speech than one that goes on for 2 hours. What do you think? I hope you will appreciate why I am known as THE […]
Read More...Do You Feel Underappreciated at Work? Try These Suggestions
I never forgot being booked to speak for Microsoft at their Women’s Conference because the chairperson had read and loved an article I wrote about what to do when you’re not being appreciated. However, I wish I had found David Spark’s article to share. Enjoy and thanks David. 9 Surefire Ways to be Appreciated at […]
Read More...How to Improve Your Public Speaking – Remove Filler Words
Do you find Filler Words are irritating as I do? Laura Hale Brockway had this article in a Ragan Communications online newsletter. Hope you find it as interested and important as I do. You may want to print it for some of those irritating people you work with <G>
Read More...What Do Your Awards from the National Speakers Association Mean?
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 […]
Read More...Adult Learning for Presenters and Public Speakers
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 […]
Read More...Creative Ways Your Clients Afford You as a Professional Speaker
Creative Ways Your Clients Afford You as a Professional Speaker Or How the American Payroll Association Made 1 + 1 + 1 = 9 By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE In a perfect world, our clients would have an unlimited budget to hire keynote speakers for every meeting and convention. Since it’s not, here are some […]
Read More...Develop Your Storytelling Abilities
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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