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Patricia Fripp is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, sales presentation skills trainer, and executive speech coach. Patricia coaches executives on how to deliver dynamic and inspiring presentations, transforms sales teams, and delights audiences. Meetings and Conventions magazine calls Patricia "One of the country's 10 most electrifying speakers." She is author of Make It! So You Don't Have to Fake It and Get What You Want, and contributing author to Speaking Secrets of the Masters and Insights Into Excellence. Patricia was the first female President of the over 4,000 member National Speakers Association. She is a long-time member of the prestigious Speakers Roundtable, a 20 member invitation-only society of the most highly regarded professional speakers. Fripp is a faculty member World Champions' Edge coaching community. Kiplinger's Personal Finance says, "Patricia Fripp's speaking school is the sixth best way you can invest in your career."