Fripp THE Executive Speech Coach

Audio Lesson - How to Create An Experience - Fripp Interviews the Opportunity Guy

How to Create an Experience Fripp Interviews The Opportunity Guy A World Champions' Edge Weekly Audio Lesson Time: 14:46 Minutes

Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE Hall of Fame Speaker Keeping with the topic of this week's audio lesson... what examples can you think of for a speaker or trainer to "create an experience" for audience members? ©2010 World Champions' EDGE, Inc.   www.Fripp.com

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THE Executive Speech Coach & THE Million Dollar Consultant

THE Executive Speech Coach Patricia Fripp & THE Million Dollar Consultant Alan Weiss
join forces for The Odd Couple Marketing & Strategy Seminar.

Alan Weiss interviewed me for his upcoming book.

When and how did you begin speaking professionally (for a fee)?

Patricia Fripp answered...

"In 1975, a hairstyling company called Markham paid me $350 a day for hairstyling demonstrations. What set me apart from other stylists was the fact I could cut hair for four hours and talk the entire time! I realized the people in the back could not really see what I was doing. Therefore, I had to describe what I was doing in a way that they thought they could see. To keep their attention, I also told them how to sell more, interview potential employees, and promote and market. The speaking part of the program was so successful Markham extended the training to a second day on management and motivation. Since I was the star of my Dale Carnegie class and attended Toastmasters, I knew how to organize my remarks without notes.

At the same time, my executive clients invited me to speak to their service clubs, staff meetings, and small conferences. Because of my personality and expertise at cutting their hair, my clients thought I would be a pretty good speaker. However, without exception, they were amazed how good! Many of my first free or low-fee talks to their companies eventually led to major long-term relationships.

For example, the first time I spoke to Bob Kessler’s team at the San Francisco office of Moore Business Forms, he paid me $75 in Moore business forms. Throughout the years as he got promoted, he hired me multiple times in many cities. The last time was to keynote a convention in Hawaii to sales professionals from sixteen countries with name entertainment. Shame he retired!

In 1984 when I finally retired from hairstyling and was a full-time professional speaker, I was hired to speak to AT&T National Account managers. I was referred by Gary Hickox who, at age twenty-seven, impressed his boss by bringing in a top motivational speaker to speak at a small team meeting. His hairstylist! In 2010, twenty-six years later, we still keep in touch.

At Rotary Club speeches marketing my salon I was asked, “What would you charge to say that to the Oakland Appliance Dealers?” “$50!” The next request was to speak on goal setting to the San Mateo School Administrators. I replied, “$50 an hour and travel time.” He offered me $125! Incidentally, the next time the same gentleman asked, “What would you charge to say that to the Oakland Appliance Dealers?” he paid me $5,000.

In 1977, I attended my first NSA convention and realized I could one day be a speaker."

If you want to become a more profitable professional speaker, consultant, coach or seminar leader why not attend The Odd Couple Marketing and Strategy Seminar.

Attend NSA Webinar Monday - Presentation Skills: Are You Improving or Reinforcing Bad Habits

Many top speakers say "Your speech is your best marketing." OK...be honest...are you spending more time Twittering than learning to improve your presentations? Tweet this...To increase your performance impact AND your income, log into Fripp's April 19 NSA U Webinar! From Patricia Fripp, you will learn little-known presentation techniques that come from screen-writing, comedy, and advanced speech coaching. Learning Objectives: Simplify your speech structure Adapt two lessons from Jerry Seinfeld Implement ideas from Hollywood screen writers Intensify your delivery Learn from Fripp's favorite Las Vegas performers Maximize your delivery impact and your audience buy-in. NSA WEBINAR - MONDAY April 19, 2010 10:00am - 11:00am PST 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST $39 NSA Members / $49 Non Members CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW. 527 Hugo Street, San Francisco, CA 94122 (800)634-3035, (415)753-6556, Fax (415)753-0914 [email protected], www.fripp.com

Video Excerpt from Fripp's Informative DVD for Professional Speakers

Enjoy this video excerpt from one of Patricia Fripp's DVDs for professional speakers, The Speech as Product: Write It and They Will Pay...Not Necessarily. This DVD teaches professional speakers how to develop presentations that clients will actually pay for. 

Do you want to enter the competive world of motivational speaking? If so, you need to take your public speaking to a new level. How can you position yourself and your expertise so you are the client's obvious choice? Be honest, do you have a speech that is so interesting, versatile, and structured to adapt to various audiences and industries? One which showcases your expertise? That every time you deliver it you are guaranteed to receive more bookings? When was the last time you revisited your content to improve it?  Learn more: http://www.patriciafripp.com/publicspeakingresources/thespeech.html

Humorist, Linda Larsen's YouTube Video - How She Always Wanted to Be Like Professional Speaker, Patricia Fripp

From Linda Larsen's YouTube Channel: "Humorist, Linda Larsen, describes (in exacting, and hilarious detail) how she always wanted to be like the amazing, incomparable, talented speaker, Patricia Fripp."

For more about Linda Larsen visit: http://www.lindalarsen.com

Visit http://fripp.com for CDs, DVDs and books for professional speakers, and wonderful free articles on speaking professionally.

Getting Paid to Speak by Next Week: Your first engagements

Getting paid to speak by next week: how do you get your first engagements?
Then, once you are getting booked how do you get invited back?
These were the topics on my event with Darren LaCroix.

Do you dream of becoming a professional speaker?

Do you want to get paid for your talks?

Do you want to market your business through speaking at service clubs?

After all, that is exactly the way your scribe Patricia Fripp started her journey to become a professional speaker when I was San Francisco’s top men’s hairstylist. For fifteen years I was solidly booked yet had to build the business for my staff who were not the shameless self promoters I was!

One of my partners in World Champions Edge, Darren LaCroix  who was the Toastmasters International 2001 World Champion has a great service for new and emerging professional speakers “Get Paid to Speak TV.”

On Thursday, June 25 I was his guest. Check out the recording!Recording:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1712133

If you enjoy it you can watch Darren’s past events. Next time I will be with Darren for this FREE event is Friday, August 21. Our initial topic before we answer questions is “How to sell from the stage…without selling from the stage.”

Keynote Speaking Valuable & Profitable: Help Comes from SpeakerMatch

Writing to you from my San Francisco office.

If you are looking for a source of lower fee speaking engagements you CAN'T go wrong to check out the program my friends at SpeakerMatch offer.

http://www.speakermatch.com/showcase/samplejobs.asp

They offer great Telseminars that are free! Even if you are not part of their program.
You can replay 2 of Fripp's an other's

http://www.speakermatch.com/radio/replays.asp

Here is the next offering....if you can't tune in...I will be speaking and coaching executives in Milwaukee...you can do what I plan to…replay it that evening.

For many years at the National Speakers Association I have watch Bryan and his team at SpeakerMatch contribute to the education of never and upcoming speakers. Now the economy is not as good even the long term established speakers are looking for help from the SpeakerMatch lead service.
 
COMPLIMENTARY TELESEMINAR
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What Happens To My Speaking Business If the Economy Tanks?
The Top 3 Secrets to Profiting As a Speaker Despite the Economic Recession!

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About Our Guests
Justin Livingston is known in the upper echelons of the personal development industry as 'The Magnetic Marketer'. He's one of a handful of people in the world with highly specialized knowledge in the strategic design and implementation of leading edge sales and marketing strategies--strategies specifically designed for Live Event businesses.

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Patricia Fripp and Associates never recommends a company or service unless we are very famiar with them or do bsuiness with them ourselves.

Photo of Fripp home by Harold Hingle. His exhibit is at Tart to Tart on Irving Street, San Francisco.
Around the corner from Fripp World Headquarters.

Effective public speaking meeting: Past Presidents NSANC Unplugged!

Tough Econonic Times for Professional Speakers...or is it?

The best place to receive the best public speaking advice, or if you need marketing advice for professional speakers, is to attend a National Speakers Association http://www.nsaspeaker.org

meeting. The NSA Chapters are the life blood of NSA. One of my claims to fame is I have spoken at more National Speakers Association chapter meetings than anyone else in the world.

As my brother brilliant guitarist Robert Fripp says "We have to turn a seeming disadvantage to an advantage."

http://www.robertfrippspeaks.com

While the world is talking about how bad our business is others get together and support and learn from each other. Saturday, March 7, 2009 was the most recent meeting of our NSANC.

My speech writer Fripp Associate http://www.frippassociates.com  Ian Griffin is also the President of National Speakers Association Northern California. http://www.nsanc.org

Last Saturday four Past Presidents including the founding president (me!) were on a panel. Ian has really mastered the Flip camera and he did such a good job with reporting the meeting why don't I piggy back on his efforts <G> with his total permission of course.

Not only am I am member of NSANC I speaking at NSA Chapters all over the country and belong to NSA Las Vegas. Check out my link if you want to see me this week in Salt Lake City, UT and Richmond VA.

http://www.fripp.com/hearfripp.html

In April I will be in Portland, OR and June in Las Vegas. (Vegas is not listed yet and will be June 20.)

Here is the link for 1 of 4 NSANC Past President's Panel

http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/03/09/tough-economic-times-professional-speakers-panel-1-of-4/

Here is 2 of 4
http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/03/09/tough-economic-times-professional-speakers-panel-2-of-4/

Here is 3 of 4
http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/03/09/tough-economic-times-professional-speakers-panel-3-of-4/

Here is 4 of 4
http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/03/09/tough-economic-times-professional-speakers-panel-4-of-4/

Ian Griffin's blog is well written, updated frequently, and a model for all bloggers!

http://www.exec-comms.com

Barry Wishner was a brilliant well researched and prepared emcee.

FREE Teleseminar - Thursday February 26, 2009

 Taking Your Presentation to the Next Level: How to UP Your Value in a DOWN Economy
SpeakerMatch Teleseminar Series

Thursday, February 26th at Noon Central Time
(1:00 p.m. Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Mountain, 10:00 a.m. Pacific)

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It is no secret…corporate travel budgets are down, associations are predicting less attendees, and convention committees are asking speakers to cut their fees. What can ambitious speakers do? They can UP their value in a DOWN economy!

Patricia Fripp says, “We need to increase the effectiveness of our marketing and revisit the quality of our presentations.” Being perceived as a dynamic, inspiring, and persuasive presenter is no longer a nice skill to have; it is a matter of business life and death!

This starts with your marketing and is magnified in your presentation. If you are a novice, intermediate, or even advanced business or professional presenter, you will benefit from this teleseminar. Patricia has a unique ability to demystify the process of what it takes to transform a good presentation into a GREAT one!

With Patricia, you will learn some often over-looked marketing philosophies and hear Fripp’s Good to Great: 10 Little-Known Techniques to Transform Your Speech...and a bonus!

During this call, you'll discover how to:

• Revisit your marketing with fresh eyes
• Identify do's and dont's that ensure a successful presentation
• Adapt two comedy techniques that add retention
• Open and close with more impact
• Avoid the unconscious goof that will hurt your credibility
• Improve listener buy-in for your point of view
• Be remembered and repeated
• Be persuasive, clear, and concise
• Make your stories memorable
• Receive high caliber advice for a low investment

Click here for your free registration:
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Top Speechwriters in Washington DC: A Peak Inside...

This week I am in Washington DC for the Ragan Speechwriters Conference. It is great to associates with people who write for Presidents of the United States and top corporate leaders. One of the other speakers who has me motivated to do more Podcasts is one of my Fripp Associates Ian Griffin. http://www.frippassociates.com

He is also President of the National Speakers Association of Northern California. I founded the group 30 years ago. http://www.nsanc.org

Here’s the link to Ian’s first blog posting with a video of Mike Long presenting morning on ‘Structure and Style’ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/02/11/mike-long-better-structure-better-style/