15 Tips for Webinars: How to Add Impact When You Present Online By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE July 7, 2009 Whenever you open your mouth, whether youre talking to one person or a thousand, you usually want to get a specific message across. How do you catch and keep your audience? Once your audience tunes in, how do you make sure they How do you do that best when you are communicating through a webinar? Whats different when the lecture is in the virtual world?

What challenges you about presentations? What if there was an easier, faster, and more powerful way to connect to your next audience? Whether that leaves all of your audiences wanting more. Quickly First EVER book by five world-famous speaker coaches: Speaker's EDGE: Secrets and Strategies for Connecting with Any Audience Whether your next presentation is in front of three people in a boardroom or three three thousand in a convention center, you can create the kind of connection that

Fat and Skinny Words: Levels of Abstraction By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE Nothing can turn your audience off faster than using fat words when they're hungry for skinny ones. quot; Unless you can match your message to the expectations of your audience, or talk at the same level at which they are listening, you won't connect as well as you would like to. Or vice versa. I

At the recent National Speakers Association (NSA) Convention in Phoenix, AZ I had the opportunity to see Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, give a talk on storytelling. Fripp Fripp discussed the inside secrets of how you can tell totally awesome stories to emotionally connect with the audience. She revealed three story formulas; the importance of great opening lines; [...] ...Tags: Tags: Business Communication Keynotes Public Speaking National Speakers Association Patricia Fripp storytellin

At the recent National Speakers Association (NSA) Convention in Phoenix, AZ I had the opportunity to see Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, give a talk on storytelling. Fripp Fripp discussed the inside secrets of how you can tell totally awesome stories to emotionally connect with the audience. She revealed three story formulas; the importance of great opening lines; [...] ...Tags: Tags: Business Communication Keynotes Public Speaking National Speakers Association Patricia Fripp storytellin

with Glenna Salsbury, CSP, CPAE Are you holding audiences in the palm of your hand? Digging for the Treasures in Your Stories” with Emory Austin, CSP, CPAE “The The Anatomy of a Remarkable, Convention-Maker Keynote” with Joe Calloway, CSP, CPAE “Creating Your platform effectiveness is powerfully enhanced by your clarity of unique message. Are you experiencing repeat and referral business time after time?

Add Value for Your Association Members and Gain Loyalty By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE It is no secret Associations have to add value for their membership and increase their own revenue. How do you catch and keep your audience? BEFORE YOU START, USE LOOPING SLIDES Once your audience tunes in, how do you make sure they are entertained and feel involved even before the event starts? At the same time, attendance at conventions and meetings is down. Many, like the American Payroll Association, are adding Webinars to their educational offerings…with great success.

NSA Past President Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE, deserves special recognition for his initial work in creating the Professional Competencies and his continuous support of the professional development activities of NSA. The set of competencies for this area include: Selecting and developing significant and meaningful topics within your chosen area of expertise Building topic expertise Staying on the cutting-edge of topic development through research, updates and development of content Demonstrating the ability to make your topic(s) and expertise uniquely relevant to your

Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE, Cavett Award recipient coined a phrase, �MLOT� Money Left On Table. Dottie Walters, CSP, refers to add-on�s as �accessorizing.� What if your �accessories� became customized to that audience? One of my bureaus booked me to keynote close an upcoming womens� health symposium for 2,500 attendees � yes, specifically women, my favorite audience, and closing to a well-known celebrity actress (Geena Davis, of Thelma and Louise and the hit new TV series Commander in Chief). MEMBERS LOGIN Home SPEAKER SERVICES Speaker services Membership info Proposal generator Profile listing service Coaching services Video trailer ads Interview transcripts Teleclasses Online shop MEETING PLANNERS Planner services Find a speaker RESOURCES FAQs about CJ Free articles Useful links TOOLS Subscribe to eZine Search this site GENERAL INFO About us Testimonials Advertising

By Patricia Fripp CSP, CPAE You've got a great, major public speaking presentation, and suddenly you're asked if you can get your message across in five minutes! Illustrate your points -- how it is now, how it will or could be -- with a story so vivid that the audience can "see" it. Don't panic. For today's television generation, sound bites can be more powerful than lengthy dissertations.