We're not there yet, but clarity and simplicity are the goal. Las Vegas: an odd place to talk about simplicity? A few weeks ago, I opened for the Synergy Conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Below is a recording of that 43-minute keynote presentation. It was 8:30 am and part of my goal was really to get the crowd warmed As our world gets more complex, discussions about simplicity grow. Yet, ironically the issue of simplicity itself — what it is, how we attain it, etc. —  is not at all simple.

presented an Improv Workshop at the convention.  It was a coaching program titled:  How to Add Power, Punch, and Pizzazz to Your Humor Presentations. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate National Humor Month than to spend four days at the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH) conference.  With nearly 200 people attending from around the globe, we spend four days laughing, learning and making new friends.

quot; "When you are presenting a sales overview to an executive or senior management," I ask, "Should your words get fatter or skinnier?" After a successful initial interview with an executive, you will be invited to present your offerings to a middle management team. At what level should you present your information so that you get your message across? 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.

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Going to Las Vegas? Going to Las Vegas to invest her retirement funds. 2.  And the final product is presented as a countdown, from the TENTH reason all the way to reason number ONE (your best line). A Top-Ten List is a great vehicle for creating and delivering humor.  It’s a regular feature on the David Letterman show.

In the evening of April 7 I'll be giving a presentation in the Apple Store theatre in Ginza. The presentation will be in yasashi English with key concepts appearing in Japanese on the visuals. The presentation starts at 7:00pm. (click for larger size) Summer Schedule 09 Since we're talking about public presentations, below are a few more talks that are open to the public. (I'm Next week I'll be up in Tokyo meeting with friends to talk about TEDx Tokyo. If you are in Tokyo next week I'd love to see you there.

For more information why not investigate what you could learn at my November 14-15 Speaking School in Las Vegas. How do you begin your presentations?  This week I interviewed Sims Wyeth one of my East Coast Fripp Speech Coaches. He taught and performed as an actor. These are some of his ideas.

Patricia Fripp’s Speaking School is in Las Vegas in just two weeks, November 14-15, 2009.  Tags: Humor In Speaking Presentation Skill Hot Tip!  Fripp is one of the world’s best public speaking coaches.  I’ve heard Fripp speak more than 20 times. 

A plug for my June 29-30 Speaking School in Las Vegas.   Tags: Public Speaking & Presentation In a conversation with Kim Snider, brilliant financial adviser from Dallas, she mentioned,” On February 18, 2009, the WSJ asked eminent economists, including some Nobel Prize Winners, “How do you think Americans should spend their $8 a week of stimulus money to have the biggest impact?” Robert Shiller, of Yale, summed up many of their answers. “You

If you’re ever in Las Vegas, visit our club on Monday night.  Tags: Presentation Skills humor Public speakers Toastmasters clu Darren LaCroix , the 2001 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, is a member of my PowerHouse Pros Toastmasters Club.  We’re fortunate to be members of a club with many outstanding speakers.