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Business Expert Webinars

Business Expert Webinars, is the leading provider of live business e-Learning training programs. Whether you are a manager looking for affordable training for your team or a business professional ready to learn a new skill, you will find the program you need here. Our speakers deliver focused, deep training on narrow topics. Sign-up for one of our eSeminars today and experience the Business Expert Webinars difference.
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Discount Books

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Click here to take advantage of discounted prices through Fripp's partner bookstore - a wide variety of titles are available - with prices lower than other famous online booksellers.

Public Relations Firm for Professional Speakers
Pam Lontos, President PR/PR
The agents at PR/PR understand the media and know where and how to place their client’s name, while reaching the widest possible audience. Now it's time for you to benefit from this firm's vast knowledge and years of experience. If you want to increase your bookings, raise your fees, sell more books, and be the foremost expert in your field, you need PR/PR.
(800) 786-1764
(407) 299-6128
http://prpr.net

The Findability Group

• Are you tired of trying to understand "Geek Speak" Internet marketing language from your web designer?
• Have you spent thousands of dollars on your website and you are nowhere to be "found" on Google?
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If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Findability Group (formerly Lutze Consulting), an internet marketing agency in Denver, Colorado, may be a great fit for you! We can help your website get "found" under the right keywords at the right time to get real actions on your site. Stop wasting money and let us get to work to increase your "Findability." There are no silver bullets in search engine marketing, just strategic services for your site to dominate search results pages and get you measurable business.
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Newsletter Service

Savicom
http://www.savicom.net/?+affiliate=fripp

Savicom provides a remarkably easy and cost-effective solution for your online newsletter publishing. A user-friendly interface makes Website integration, mailing list management, subscription and unsubscription, and message sending and archiving simple and easy.

The PMG Pro plan offers advanced database capabilities, the ability to deliver HTML messages, and the option to run multiple mailing lists from the same account.

This is a highly reliable solution to meet all of your email-marketing needs. A free trial version is available.

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Patricia Fripp uses this system to send out her great free electronic newsletter: SpeakerFrippNews

Skillstudio - Presentation Skills Training in the UK
http://www.skillstudio.co.uk
Public speaking, presenting & communication skills courses and one to one coaching. We are one of the UK's specialist training providers. Passionate about helping you exceed your expectations.

Publishing Coach

Susan Roane -- http://www.susanroane.com
If you are interested in getting your book birthed and raised with a writing coach who can guarantee success, contact Susan RoAne, The Write Coach for "Pick my Brain" Consulting.

Susan Roane and Patricia Fripp sometimes team up to make the most of networking events. Here's an article which will show you how you can do it too: "Have an Extra Edge at Networking Events"

Speakers Roundtable
These speakers Fripp recommends are all members of Speakers Roundtable, a group of select professional speakers, all of whom are at the top of the speaking profession, with the common bond of the utmost professionalism in their business ethics and platform skills:

Tony Alessandra, La Jolla, CA
Bill Bachrach, San Diego, CA
Diane Booher, Colleyville, TX
Ty Boyd, Charlotte, NC
Jim Cathcart, La Jolla, CA
Danny Cox, Tustin, CA
Roger Crawford, Granite Bay, CA
Bert Decker, San Francisco, CA
Patricia Fripp, San Francisco, CA
Art Holst, Galesburg, Il
Don Hutson, Memphis, TN
Peter Legge, Burnaby, Canada
Giovanni Livera, Oviedo, FL
Scott McKain, Las Vegas, NV
Terry Paulson, Agoura Hills, CA
Charlie Plumb, Santa Barbara, CA
Nido Qubein, High Point, NC
Naomi Rhode, Phoenix, AR
Mark Sanborn, Denver, CO
Jim Tunney, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Tom Winninger, Minneapolis, MN

Keynote Speaker - Jim Key
Jim Key is Toastmasters 2003 World Champion of Public Speaking. Out of more than approximately 195,000 Toastmasters in 70 countries worldwide, Jim was one of nine speakers who vied for this coveted title in August 2003. As a professional keynote speaker, Jim's presentations include examples to which people of every age and from every walk of life can relate. He blends humor with messages of gravitas to produce programs that yield results. Many have been inspired to higher levels of achievement by his uplifting messages. Jim has worked with leaders, managers, and associates from non-profit organizations, manufacturing companies, and service companies across the United States. Visit Jim's website for more information.

Australian School of Industry

Australian School of Industry - Fully accredited courses and resources in service management training.

SpeakerMatch - Develop Unlimited Leads
Matching Speakers and Opportunities

SpeakerMatch is the only service of its kind when it comes to matching speakers and speaking opportunities. Where the typical bureau service only works with professional speakers whose fees are over $2,500, SpeakerMatch reaches a much larger base of speakers. What's really different is that we let speakers screen their own opportunities. This is the most cost effective method for connecting speakers with speaking opportunities.

Kris and Bryan are happy to have a real-time, no obligation conversation with you about how SpeakerMatch can send you unlimited leads.

http://www.speakermatch.com/associates/index.htm

Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking

Dr. Luann Linquist -- http://www.deletestress.com
Are you petrified of speaking? Want to delete the anxiety? Fripp recommends: Dr. Luann Linquist and her delete therapy.

Here's an article on how you can combat nervousness when you give a presentation or speak publicly: The Critical Moments Just Before You Speak: Conquering the Jitters

Fripp's Secret Weapon - David Garfinkel - Copywriting Genius

David Garfinkel helps businesses get more sales back from the advertising they do. Learn more at David Garfinkel's website.

Fripp's Secret Weapon - PR Leads - Publicity to Grow Your Business

Do you need publicity to grow your business? PR LEADS is the fastest, easiest and most inexpensive way to get publicity.

Every speaker, author and consultant would pay a fortune for great PR and the opportunity to be interviewed for and quoted in major publications. Now they can, and without paying a fortune. Fripp 100% endorses Dan Janal and PR Leads. Yes, she is an enthusiastic customer. Enjoy complimentary articles to help build your career.
PR Leads - http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?AFID=25260

Software - Schedule Management and Bureau Web Tool for Speakers

eSpeakers - http://www.espeakers.com

Products

eVentPRO

• Full-featured management tool tracks hold through sold and beyond
• Organizes all the details of confirmed events, including travel, fees, names & numbers, much more
• Includes you in SpeakerTRACKS that go to thousands of meeting planners
• Allows bureaus to check your availability in realtime, and place holds via the internet Marketplace
• One central location on the web to input your speaker data
• Speaker data is then auto-uploaded to bureau websites
• The speaker manages their data on the bureau website, not the bureau. This ensures accuracy and up-to-date info all the time for meeting planners
  Includes photos, one sheets, testimonials, audio and up to 30 minutes of streaming video.

If you are Intermediate or Advanced you may find this very helpful in planning and organizing your schedule and events. This is a very customer friendly company, owned by a speaker. To take advantage of this offer, or for more info call eSpeakers at (888) 377-3214 and ask for Jenny Diaz.

Associations & Clubs

Institute of Management Consultants USA -- http://www.imcusa.org/
National Speakers Association -- http://www.nsaspaker.org
Patricia Fripp is a past president of the National Speakers Association. As a professional speaker her awards, include the CSP, CPAE and Cavett Award.
National Speakers Association, Northern California Chapter -- http://www.nsanc.org
National Speakers Association of New Zealand -- http://www.nationalspeakers.org.nz
The NSANZ enjoys a close relationship with the American association, NSA, as do affiliated bodies in Canada, England and Europe. Patricia Fripp spoke at the NSANZ November 2001 Convention. Click here for more information and other public dates with Patricia Fripp.

http://www.nsaspeaker.org/chapters/ if_contacts.shtml Find an NSA chapter in your area

Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
http://www.canadianspeakers.org/
Jan Fralick
HSW Management Associates
(416) 646-1600
Fax: (416) 646-9460
CAPSinfo@associationsfirst.com

National Speakers Association of Australia
http://www.nationalspeakers.asn.au/
Phillip Henshall
Secretariat Manager
61 03 95634174
Fax: 61 03 95634120
nsaa@ozemail.com.au

National Speakers Association of New Zealand
http://www.nationalspeakers.org.nz
Robyn Pearce, CSP, President
(64) 9 521 2126
robyn@getttingagripontime.com

Professional Speakers Association of Europe
http://www.professionalspeakers.org/index.html
David Pryke
08707 330 0504
Fax: 01932 569 794
djpryke@instituteofpaper.com

Society for Advancement of Consulting (SAC)
http://www.consultingsociety.com
The Society for Advancement of ConsultingSM, LLC is a community of colleagues without rank, elites, or internal awards, whose members learn from each other on a continuing basis, augmented and supported by a lean national organization. Local chapters are encouraged, supported, and independent (keeping 100% of all dues money, for example, for local promotion and development, and with no need for all chapter members to even join the national organization). Our mission is clear: To build the businesses of our members and to provide development opportunities to enable them to build their businesses.

Toastmasters International -- http://www.toastmasters.org

Alan Weiss & Summit Consulting Group -- http://www.summitconsulting.com
Summit Consulting Group, Inc., specializes in management and organization development. Summit's clients include organizations such as Merck & Co., Hewlett-Packard, GE, National Westminster Bank, The New York Times, Mercedes-Benz, the American Press Institute, the American Institute of Architects, Coldwell Banker and over 80 other organizations in four countries. Alan Weiss, PhD, CSP, is the founder and president of Summit and a Certified Management Consultant.

Once a year Alan presents The Odd Couple® Marketing & Strategy Seminar for Speakers with Patricia Fripp. This is a great opportunity for trainers and consultants as well! Find out more about this exceptional seminar: http://www.fripp.com/oddcouple.html

If you cannot attend the Odd Couple Seminar you can listen to it on CD: http://www.fripp.com/publicspeakingresources/speakermarketing.html

Alan's numerous books include Million Dollar Consulting, and Managing for Peak Performance A Guide to the Power (and Pitfalls) of Personal Style. These titles and more are available through this Website.

Marketing and Sales Consultants

Customer Manufacturing Group -- http://www.customermanufacturing.com
The Customer Manufacturing Group provides consulting in the field of Marketing and Sales. CMG's Customer Manufacturing® System allows you to transform your existing Marketing/Sales activities into a manufacturing-like process that identifies constraints (bottlenecks) in your efforts, installs tools to measure how your Marketing/Sales process is really doing, and then helps to improve it. Customer Manufacturing Group has a wide variety of published tools including Customer Manufacturing Updates and free white papers.

Also check out Patricia Fripp's Sales Presentation Training and discover how your sales force can become more effective! http://www.speechcoaching.net

Humor Mall & John Cantu

Humor Mall -- http://www.humormall.com
Humor Mall provides both new and experienced comedians with tips, techniques, and principles for the effective creation and delivery of humor and jokes. Comedy veterans, John Cantu and Susan Cerce are archiving the wisdom of their more than 50 years of combined experience. Their knowledge is gleaned from having produced over 1000 comedy club shows in the San Francisco Bay Area with lineups that have included such performers as Robin Williams, Margaret Cho, Dana Carvey, Nora Dunn, Jerry Seinfeld, Rob Schneider, Paula Poundstone, Larry Hovis, Will Durst, and literally hundreds more performers now appearing in clubs, on television, and in movies.

Check out The Story Behind Awesome Storytelling, an audio program which will teach you how tap into the gold mine of your own life experiences to create a successful keynote you can give anywhere! John Cantu, Patricia Fripp and David Garfinkel - known as "The Three Musketeers of Speechwriting" - share the techniques they use to add stage appeal, personally congruent humor and marketing magnetism to presentations.

Enjoy John Cantu's article on humor in public speaking: "If You Want More Humor in Your Presentation(s)"

John Cantu Died in May 2003. His wisdom lives on through his writing and tapes.

Larry Wilde -- http://larrywilde.com/
Author, and motivational speaker, Larry Wilde has been labeled "America's best-selling humorist" by The New York Time. He is the author of 53 published books of humor, with sales of over 12 million copies in 41 countries. National Humor Month was founded by Larry in 1976 and is celebrated annually in April.

As a motivational speaker Larry combines the inspiring message of a master motivator, the professionalism of a world-class humorous speaker and a proven track record with rave reviews from major corporations and national associations.

Larry's one-of-a-kind audio album, The Gift of Laughter: Dialogues With The Great Comedians is a must have. Learn the inside secrets of America's greatest comedians. The actual voices of: Woody Allen, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, George Burns, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Danny Thomas, and more!

Larry's book on the great laughmakers, Larry Wilde on: Great Comedians Talk About Comedy features Larry's interviews with 20th Century's funniest, including Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Durante, Johnny Carson, Maurice Chevalier, and more! This compendium of life lessons, wit, motivation and inspiration is receiving rave reviews. "This fascinating, penetrating and information-packed book constitutes an anatomy of the art of creating laughter — as it has been done by the masters," says the Miami Herald.

Image and Public Relations

Diane Parente - Image Development and Management Inc.

Diane Parente -- http://www.imagesellsyou.com
Consultant, speaker, and author Diane Parente is an expert at fine-tuning or redirecting your public profile, building a more powerful and effective image so you, your business, or your staff can attain greater levels of success. She is founder and president of Image Development and Management Inc., consulting with individuals and businesses on Image Credibility: How to strengthen your reputation with an image that communicates your expertise and value. Clients include the Ford Motor Company, Merrill Lynch, and the Hyatt-Regency Hotel. Diane has earned the highest honor given by the Image Industry Council, the Award of Excellence. She is frequently quoted in major publications and has appeared on television news and radio talk shows. Her most recent book is Mastering Your Professional Image - Dressing to Enhance Your Credibility.
Here is an article on image by Diane Parente, "Your Image: What Is It Saying About You?"

Ron Karr

The Titan Principle - http://www.ronkarr.com

• Increase your Market Share
• Increase revenue with existing and new customers
• Increase profit
• Sell on Value, not price
• Dramatically reduce your sales cycle
• Increase your competitive advantage
• Negotiate with Power

Joshua Feinberg's Small Biz Tech Talk

Joshua Feinberg is an internationally recognized small business technology expert, consultant, columnist, author, keynote speaker, and trainer. He is author of Building Profitable Solutions with Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5, published by Microsoft Press, and editor of his own recently launched bi-weekly FREE e-zine, "Tips", courtesy of Joshua Feinberg's Small Biz Tech Talk. Learn how to save money on your small business computer support costs — what your highly paid computer consultant doesn't want you to know! Subscribe at http://www.smallbiztechtalk.com and get two FREE mini-reports.

Search Engine News

Search Engine News from Planet OceanÍ Communications, Inc. provides inside information that defines the cutting edge search engine strategies to score your sites at the top. http://www.searchenginehelp.com/pfripp/

Negotiation

Negotiation Speaker and Author

Ed Brodow -- http://www.brodow.com

Ed Brodow is one of the nation's leading experts on the art of negotiation. He is the author of Negotiate with Confidence and the Negotiation Boot Camp Tapes. More than 1000 corporate and association audiences -- plus millions of PBS viewers -- have been enthralled by Ed's charismatic stage presence, infectious humor, and practical ideas on negotiating and win-win communication. Ed draws upon more than 20 years of practical experience as corporate executive and negotiator. His riveting platform skills spring from his experience as a professional actor with starring roles in movies and television. He is often recognized from his many starring credits. He has acted with Ron Howard, Jessica Lange, Kirstie Alley, Christopher Reeve, and Patrick Swayze.

Here is a fantastic article for speakers by Ed Brodow: "Acting Techniques for Speakers".

Networking

Networking for Women Business Owners

eWomenNetwork.com -- http://www.ewomennetwork.com
A dynamic solution for helping women market themselves on a local, regional, and global basis. Patricia Fripp is a Premier Faculty member: Click here for a note about eWomenNetwork.

Payroll

Payroll Resources

The American Payroll Association -- http://www.americanpayroll.org
American Payroll Association is dedicated to promoting understanding of the payroll profession -- not only for the professionals who perform the payroll function but for the millions of people of all ages who receive wages, salaries and other forms of compensation. The APA's Online Listening Room, features informative programs on topics relevant to success in the workplace: http://www.americanpayroll.org/listen.html The APA sponsors over 360 professional seminars in major cities nationwide: http://www.americanpayroll.org/edu.html

Continuing a tradition of publishing excellence, American Payroll Association's distinguished payroll compliance and employment law editorial staff has developed a series of exceptional titles and multimedia resources. Payroll Professionals across the country rely daily on these authoritative, comprehensive, and clearly written publications in the workplace: http://www.americanpayroll.org/pubs.html Read this great article on association leaders can become more effective through better presentation skills: "Turn Your Association Leaders Into Media Stars", first published in Western Association News.

Jeff Davidson -- http://breathingspace.com
Jeff Davidson's groundbreaking book, Breathing Space, reveals how to avoid racing the clock and gain more control over each day. His latest book, The Joy of Simple Living, with a foreword by Mark Victor Hansen of Chicken Soup for the Soul, is the definitive work on simpler living offering nearly 2000 tips arranged by every aspect of one's life! Jeff offers dynamic learning keynotes and seminar presentations.ï He combines outstanding content with humor, flair, and inspiration to help listeners manage information and communication overload. Jeff supercharges his audiences to take action."

Several of Jeff Davidson's articles are featured on here, including "Jumping Aboard the Net Meeting Bandwagon." All meeting planning functions will be transferred to the Web; learn how you can get ahead of this trend. Click here for a complete list of articles.

Contact Management Systems

GoldMine

Read this article about how speakers can automate their offices with GoldMine and other time-saving technology: "Is It Time for Your Speaking Business to Go More High-tech?"

Software - Schedule Management for Speakers

ESPEAKERS' EventPRO -- http://www.espeakers.com

• full-featured management tool tracks hold through sold and beyond
• organizes all the details of confirmed events, including travel, fees, names & numbers, much more
• includes you in SpeakerTRACKS that go to thousands of meeting planners
• allows bureaus to check your availability in realtime, and place holds via the internet

Trade Shows and Conventions

Trade Show and Convention Author and Consultant

Steve Miller -- http://www.theadventure.com
Steve Miller is a strategic marketing and innovation consultant specializing in the trade show industry. He works with show management to develop better shows and enhance their long-term relationships with exhibitors, as well as helping corporations more profitably exhibit at trade shows. Since founding The Adventure LLC in 1984, Steve has worked directly with international, national, and state organizations, as well as speaking to over 125,000 corporate executives around the world. His first book, How to Get the Most Out of Trade Shows, now in its third edition, has been published and distributed throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. He is also the author of, Over 88 Tips & Ideas to Supercharge Your Exhibit Sales (the only book written specifically for exhibit staffers) and Over 66 Tips & Tricks to Supercharge Trade Show Promotions.

Trade Show and Convention Exhibit Rentals and Graphics

Rental Advantage -- http://www.rentaladvantage.com/
An alternative to the high cost of owning a custom trade show exhibit. A variety of displays, conference rooms and other customized turn-key rentals to meet your needs.

Read this great article on how to have a successful tradeshow or convention exhibit: "Communicate for Profit with Your Convention Exhibit"