Business Presentation Advice from Patricia Fripp Associate Sims Wyeth

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Feb/10
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Business presentation advice from Patricia Fripp Associate Sims Wyeth. Sims always says so much with so few words.

Presentation Pointer: Leave out the extraneous
 
If you don’t want to talk about it, don’t put it on the slide.
Knowledgeable people in the audience notice small details and ask penetrating questions. Less knowledgeable people lob random questions to probe for weaknesses in your argument and character.
If it complicates your point, and there’s no ethical reason why the audience should know it, leave it out.

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Public Speaking: Presentation Pointer you are a visual

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Feb/10
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Sims Wyeth my East Coach speech coach associate has a great way with words!

Presentation Pointer: You are a visual
 
You are a visual. Every move you make, every step you take…they’ll be watching you.
This is good news because once you know this, you can take control of the message you send by aligning your gestures, movements, and facial expressions with your words.
Who you are speaks more loudly than what you say. Actions speak louder than words. You are a visual message. Master your body language.

If you are interested in presentation skills and public speaking consider my March Speaking School. 

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Jim Cathcart’s 101 Prosperity Series Patricia Fripp event

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Jan/10
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Jim Cathart in his 101 Prosperity Series is bringing the country's best speakers to address his Southern California business invited. You may be interested in some of his keepers. To see his compete write up with a photo of us with Gene Perret, Bob Hope's head comedy writer link.

The amazing Miss Fripp not only taught, but also practiced the techniques and strategies that have allowed her to reach the absolute top of the field of professional speaking. She is:

•Past President of the National Speakers Association and its first female president,
•a regular presenter on many of the most prestigious programs in the country
•a speech & sales presentation trainer to celebrities, politicians, and corporate executives around the world.

Some of her key points, as remembered by the attendees, include:

Focus on what the audience will get, not on what you will tell them.

Reduce your “I” count, talk about them not about you.

Structure Frees you, it doesn’t “freeze” you. Organize your information into a logical flow.

Use your technology, don’t let it use you. Learn how to use PowerPoint and your other tools well.

The packed audience was engaged from beginning to end of this 3 hour program. Host Jim Cathcart, president of the 101 Leaders Institute and also a past president of the National Speakers Association, said, “I’ve known Patricia Fripp for over 30 years and, of the thousands of speakers I know NOBODY is a more dedicated student of their craft than Patricia. She is amazingly dedicated to learning: story telling, script writing, speech craft, stage techniques, choreography, voice control, writing techniques, comedy, acting and performance. There is no better presentation skills coach on Earth! And I defy you to prove me wrong.”

The next seminar is scheduled for February 25th at Westlake Village Inn. The featured speaker is Don Hutson, coauthor of The One Minute Entrepreneur, one of the nation’s leading sales trainers. His topic is “Selling Value over Price”.

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Winning Sales Presentations: 5 Lessons That Add To The Sale

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Jan/10
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Debbie Mayo-Smith wrote about winning sales presentations and the techniques she learned from me!Thanks Debbie…

Creating a great sales presentation isn’t very different to crafting a great speech. You want to keep attention. Motivate. Convince. Move to action. Here is a formula that I follow (learnt from the Maestro Patricia Fripp) that should help you to vastly improve your success when putting together and delivering a sales presentation.

1.To whom are you speaking? Be prepared before you go in and know as much about your audience as possible. Age, attitude, industry and gender will all have a bearing on how you present your points. Men and women have different senses of humour. Younger audiences will be more impatient than older, C level executives don’t need the details. Your presentation style and content must fit their perspective.

2.You are not the hero What is the ratio of your PowerPoint slides  (or written material) devoted to your company vs. the potential client? It stands to reason if you are invited to pitch, you have already passed the preliminary vetting. The convincing is done. Wow them, stand out from your competition by focusing on them – not stories of you, your company, achievements or accolades. Do you like listening to egotistical sales people? Share the glory with sales teams. Ensure you put the prospective company in the lime light.

3.I-You Ratio Likewise look through your sales presentations and count how many I’s, we’s and us’s you have. Make certain your slides and stories are about them, not you. Change the perspective at every opportunity possible. Wrong: Our company is number one in Right: You benefit from our number one standing because

4.Questions Don’t end with questions, rather take them before you review so you can close on a high note.

5.Review If possible use a story again – outlining a client that benefited in all the ways you highlight they will benefit.

Debbie Mayo-Smith (CSP; BSc Hons Econ) is an International Speaker, best selling author and expert in showing how you can free up time

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