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Humor for Selling Products and for Selling Your Message

Twenty to thirty years ago, humor was commonly used to sell low-priced products. We remember Mr. Whipple squeezing the Charmin and Clara Peller asking “Where’s the beef?” Today, when you watch TV,...

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Lights, Camera,… HUMOR! The Rule of Three

Fellow students of humor, stand up and make ‘em laugh! I say “fellow students” because through teaching others and making techniques and concepts graspable I, too, gain more clarity. I’m still on my...

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The Richest Man in the World Speaks in Las Vegas

Bill Gates spoke in Las Vegas on January 7, 2007. Arriving almost four hours early guaranteed me a seat about 100 yards from the speaking platform. Thank goodness for big-screen projection. The crowd...

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Telling a Joke–The Dialogue From The Platform

Anytime you’re giving a speech, always remember it’s a conversation. Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking we’re presenting a monologue. It’s easy to think of a speaker as the vehicle delivering...

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Prepare to be Frippercised

From the IAMC Dispatch, Vol. 5, No. 11, November 2006, a Newsletter for Corporate Real Estate Executives “How many life-changing, career-building, awe-inspiring business presentations have you heard or...

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Business leader, what do you charge for talks? Appropriate fees for business...

I am often asked what fee CEO’s and business executives should charge. Many have expertise, or have run a good business, and would like to gain national media attention and exposure. Recently I was...

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Too Bad Only the Good Speakers Will Listen to You: An Interview with Dan Conley

“Public speaking is the only regularly-performed public art where the majority of performers refused to submit to the artistic conventions.” That’s the opinion of Chicago speech writer Dan Conley....

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7 Publicity Myths That Can Hurt Your Business

By Pam Lontos Every business needs a cost-effective way to keep their name, their products or their services in front of their prospects and customers. For many business owners, publicity is the key to...

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Want to Communicate Effectively? Confused About Hyphens?

Several times I have keynoted the Ragan Speechwriters Conference. Other times just attended as a participant. All Ragan’s information is helpful. It is designed to help us in our writing. Good...

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Presentations Are Better When They Sound Conversational

Patricia Fripp, Executive Speech Coach & Keynote Speaker Presentations are better when they sound conversational. This blog post is inspired by Paula Kiger’s “12 Most Supercilious Corpspeak Terms.”...

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The Call Back

Every year the World Championship contest is an amazing event. Lance, the 2005 World Champion, was wonderful! He connected with the audience and executed his speech perfectly. Lance’s message was...

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Executive Communications: Big Impressions on Small Audiences

Outside your home, ALL speaking is public speaking. Recently, I was chatting with a team member of a consulting firm who told me that because his organization focused on innovation, he found that it...

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How to Hire The Right Speaker & Get Your Money’s Worth

The clearer you are about what you expect, the easier it is for your speaker to do a good job. You’re planning your company’s next meeting and you want everything to be perfect. You’ve got a location,...

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Sales Generation – How to Prospect in Any Economic Climate

Patricia Fripp, explains strategies for powerful and persuasive sales presentations through Fripp Virtual Training. Frippicism: It is not your clients’ and prospects’ job to remember you. It is your...

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How to Compress Your Speech without Losing Impact

Executive Speech Coach & Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, Patricia Fripp Say It With Fewer Words Reducing Your Hour-Long Speech You’ve prepared a great, major presentation, and suddenly you’re asked...

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Three Reasons Speakers Fail to Hit The Mark

A speaker who fails to get to know their audience will fail to connect with their audience. A few years ago, I had a conversation with my friend Jeff Davidson, a prolific author and popular...

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How to Get Started in The Speaking Business

If you haven’t heard the story of how I launched my speaking career, here’s a snapshot. Read below or enjoy this brief video, recorded at one of my events for speakers, coaches, consultants, and...

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How to Make Your PowerPoint More Powerful

Designing a presentation starts with the creative process, which can be messy. PowerPoint is tidy, but should only come in later when preparing a presentation. I love PowerPoint. Maybe you do too?...

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How to Make Your Presentation Introductions Exciting

At the 2017 American Payroll Association speaker school, my co-presenter seemed surprised when I asked him, “When you were a little boy what did you want to grow up to be?” However, he was delighted...

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A Simple Way to Improve Your Presentations – Perspective

If you want to improve your presentations, here’s a simple way to know what’s working and what changes you can make to maximize your impact. Gain a new perspective: Socrates might start this lesson...

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