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What a Story Contest Really Teaches You About Speaking

by | Mar 1, 2026 | Blog, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

Recently, I had the pleasure of giving a rehearsal coaching session for the National Speakers Association Northern California (NSANC) Last Story Standing contestants. Six speakers. Six powerful stories. Five minutes each. And every single one of them was...

Do You Have the Talent and the Patience for Great Success?

by | Feb 22, 2026 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Communication and Marketing, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Speech coaching

As a seasoned professional speaker, I am frequently asked for advice by up-and-coming speakers. They enjoy my programs on How to Open Your Presentation with Impact and Under the Magnifying Glass: Good to Great Presentations. However, there is one piece of advice they...

Enjoy the Results When You Maximize the Power of Well-Chosen Words

by | Jan 18, 2026 | Blog, Career Success, Communication and Marketing, Executive Leadership, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach

Recently, I was interviewed by my NSA colleague Shannon J. Gregg, PhD, for her Life Sciences Sales Lab podcast, and she asked a question that took me straight back to the early 1990s. “Patricia, when was the first time you coached a scientist?” That honor goes to my...

You May Be Shocked at What the Sales Manager Admitted

by | Dec 14, 2025 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Sales Presentations

A few years ago, during a presentation-skills training session, the sales leaders sat in the room and heard what I was teaching. After the first lunch break, the national sales manager walked to the front of the room, looked at his sixty top associates, and said, “At...