Great Leadership Presentations Honor Heroes Communication is critical to effective leadership. In challenging times, this is even more true. When you prepare a presentation, remember the everyday heroes in your organization. My brother Robert Fripp is 1 year, 1 month, 2 days, 12 ½ hours younger than I am. He often says, “I am not […]
Read More...Stories Are the Best Way to Inspire & Motivate
Stories are the best way to inspire and motivate. I was coaching an executive with the Gap. He needed to inspire action and commitment. I first asked him to tell me about himself. He said,“I’m a newly promoted vice president and this is my first speech to the company since my promotion.”
Read More...Can a Good Speech Coach Make You a Better Speaker
Can a Good Speech Coach Make You a Better Speaker? Watch and see. Under the Magnifying Glass in Action: Patricia Fripp’s Virtual Coaching Patricia Fripp delivered this session as the third presentation at the District 1 Toastmasters Virtual Spring Conference 2020. Patricia was coaching brave coachee’s. The audience saw how editing, specificity, painting a […]
Read More...How to Make a Good Presentation Great
Good to Great Presentations Virtual Keynote Speech Patricia Fripp Under the Magnifying Glass: Good to Great Presentations Virtual Keynote Speech Delivered by Hall of Fame keynote speaker and presentation skills expert Patricia Fripp. This was delivered at District 1 Toastmasters Spring Conference 2020. The keynote content covered in this presentation is on how to connect […]
Read More...How Do You Cut Your Presentation at The Last Minute?
As a presentation skills expert, people frequently ask, “Patricia, what happens when I have to cut my presentation?” For professional speakers it is not uncommon to be booked for an hour’s time and have your slot cut to 40 minutes to keep the client on schedule. Business meetings often run over and take a lot […]
Read More...Power of the Past, Force of the Future District 103, 2021
Under the Influence: How Achievers Succeed (Friday) Hall of Fame keynote speaker Patricia Fripp arrived in San Francisco from England at age 20 with no job or contacts. Since then she has become a very successful entrepreneur and in-demand speaker and presentation coach. In her presentation, she will celebrate the Achievers and discuss what we need […]
Read More...Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox Celebrate Heroes on VE Day
A Tribute to The Heroes of World War II My brilliant sister-in-law, singer, actress, creative director, Toyah Willcox and my brother, internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer, Robert Fripp celebrate the VE Day Heroes.
Read More...How to Communicate in Challenging Times – Expert Advice for Leaders
Great communication is essential to great leadership. In challenging times, this is even more true. As a leader your team members, partners, and customers want to hear from you. They need to hear the truth, both good news and bad. They want to look into your eyes, even if it is through a computer screen, […]
Read More...How to Engage Your Prospects with Your Words
Dan Hersh interviews sales presentation skills expert Patricia Fripp for the Engaged Prospect podcast. Companies hire Patricia to help them increase sales by improving their important conversations and presentations. Dan is an expert on inside sales. In this interview, you will hear how to phrase your questions, comments, and presentations in a way to engage […]
Read More...How to Be a Leader Who Inspires Action & Commitment
Do you know how to be a leader who inspires action and commitment from your team? Laura Stack of Leadership USA and I recently met to talk about how leaders can inspire action and commitment. I share this recording and transcript of our webinar. Enjoy!
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