"My partner Robin Koval and I have spent our entire careers in advertising. Our agency is responsible for some of the most memorable advertising in America. We are known for putting Aflac on the map and making them as well known as Coca Cola.

I am flattered that over the years of authoring and composing campaign jingles my work has become part of American pop-culture landscape. Some examples are: 'I Don't Want to Grow Up, I'm a Toys R Us Kid', 'Kodak Moments', and 'The Heart of Communication' for Bell Atlantic. Our blue-chip clients include Procter & Gambles' Clairol Herbal Essences, Dawn and Swiffer, Continental Airlines, Marshall, Pfizer, Office Depot, US Bank and the American Red Cross.

In high level advertising brilliant minds sit around brainstorming and shouting at each other with excitement. Years of these experiences and high level client meetings prepared us for three days of advanced speech coaching with Patricia Fripp.

She was highly recommended and we had high expectations. However... nothing quite prepared us for her preparation, knowledge, and focused attention on increasing the effectiveness of our speech scripts and delivery.

Patricia Fripp has taught us far more than the golden rules of high level public speaking. She has helped me to clarify my ideas, prioritize my thoughts, and express myself in the most persuasive and dynamic ways possible. These are not just communication lessons...these are life lessons.

What the creative minds of The Kaplan Thaler Group do for a 30 second commercial Fripp does for a 60 minute convention speech. If you want only the best executive speech coach...call Fripp."
—Linda Kaplan Thaler, CEO, The Kaplan Thaler Group and Best-selling Co-author of "The Power of Nice"

"Patricia Fripp is far and away the finest executive speech coach I have ever worked with in over 20 years in business — and I have interacted with more than a dozen different coaches. My speech is always immeasurably better within five minutes after she and I start working. The executives I have referred to her all feel the same way. She makes you and your team more effective right from the start."
—John Johnson, CEO, ImClone Systems Incorporated, and Formally Johnson and Johnson, Company Group Chairman, Biopharmaceuticals Worldwide

"Thank you for the incredibly exciting and rewarding presentation skills training for the executives and staff of the Wounded Warrior Project!! The message below shows that young Ryan has been Frippnotized!

Jeremy Chwat, Executive Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs wrote, 'Kules has officially been 'Frippisized!!! Just thought you'd like to know that the Fripp training last week was taken to heart. At the insurance industry meeting, Ryan Kules opened his speech with, 'I wish you could have been there with me, on the phone, when I spoke with the first warrior that I had placed with a job.' His speech was awesome. We had high expectations. You totally exceeded them.'"
—John Melia Executive Director-CEO Wounded Warrior Project

"As an industry expert, for many years I have been asked to speak at national conference in keynote slots to very large audiences. My reviews have always been exceptionally good. Many of my associates thought it pointless to seek out a speech coach. However, Patricia Fripp had the reputation of taking expert speakers from good to great! Patricia worked with me for less than fifteen minutes before I thought 'Wow, I can't believe anyone ever asked me to speak a second time!'

Although I am the master of my content, she changed my presentations to be more precise, pointed, and powerful. In a few hours, Patricia gave me to confidence to make my stories more dramatic. The next step was to 'Frippnotize' the entire Starker organization. In small office settings, one-on-one coaching, and keynoting our company conference she always gets great results, rave reviews, and requests to 'Bring her back!' I recommend Patricia Fripp with no reservations. If you want to be the best...call Fripp. If you are lucky enough to get on her schedule you will consider it a great investment."
—Rochelle Stone, President, Starker Services, Inc., Los Gatos

"Thank you so much for making time available to coach me. It was the most beneficial coaching session I have ever had in my entire life, and I have had many. The best news is we are only half done. I can't wait to do my homework and get ready for the other half. I can use the advice you have given me to not only improve my speaking skills but my entire business. Your help is worth many times the cost of your service."
—Art Pennington

"Thank you for the excellent job working with SmithGroup!

Not only did we learn, stretch, grow... we had some fun as well. Your efforts will make all the participants better in all aspects as well of their professional lives not only increasing their sales presentation skills.

Thank you again, we are looking forward the next sessions!"
—Paul Bohn, Vice President, SmithGroup

"As COO with McDonald’s, I had plenty of opportunity to give speeches and was considered a great speaker. However, when I had to prepare a convention speech with a considerable fee attached, the pressure increased considerably. Thank you for your assistance. I didn't realize how valuable a speech coach of your caliber could be.

Your skill in drawing out the best in me was exciting. What you taught me about content, process and communication skills are better than anything I learned in university. Our training sessions were long, but rewarding. Working with you, I really discovered that public speaking requires engaging the audience emotionally and intellectually. I will be a better speaker for having spent this time with you.

The additional resources you bring to the experience are a big help. The diagrams, sample tapes, role model speakers, the expert video producer, and the web sites to study are most helpful. Beyond the coaching, your generosity of experience and resources made the time saved on research well worth the investment.

I am now a 'Fripp Fan!'"
—Ed Rensi, Chairman, Team Rensi Motorsports, Former Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer World Wide, President and CEO McDonald’s USA,1984-1998

"You are a great coach...based on our fun coaching day, I received an 'A' for my glucosomine speech."
—Grace Walker Gray

"Thank you! Thank you! For all your support. You are the best speech coach an executive could ask for!"
—Scott Bajtos, Group Vice President, Business Objects

"Thanks for a great day coaching me on my presentations. Now I feel confident that I have the tools I need to prepare a speech for any occasion, and I look forward to delivering the speech we worked on yesterday."
—Ted Whiton, Winzler & Kelly

"It was a pleasure spending the day with you and your genius mind. I'm looking forward to implementing all of the strategies and reaping the rewards from our coaching!"
—Dave Lindahl, President, R.E. Mentor, Inc.

"At the recent Business Objects annual sales meeting, Patricia worked closely with our CEO, Bernard Liataud, on both the content creation and the content delivery of his keynote address. She also coached several other members of his senior staff on their respective presentations.

We made the decision to engage Patricia for two major reasons: we wanted to improve the quality and impact of our most important presentations, and we wanted to invest in our senior people as part of their professional development. We believed that this investment would continue to provide benefits that would far outlast any motivational impact that an outside speaker could create.

The results were very positive. Our feedback mechanisms (surveys taken on-site and online surveys conducted a week later) indicated a definite improvement in both the quality of the presentations and the impact of those presentations. Our CEO was particularly pleased with the results he achieved through his commitment to the coaching process and his diligence in taking those lessons to heart. Those presenters who make themselves available to Patricia for one-on-one coaching scored significantly higher than those who did not.

I would recommend Patricia and her services to anyone who is considering working with a speech coach because I believe she brings great experience, a dynamic personality, and a tireless work effort to each and every project she undertakes."
—Pat Wynne, Vice President, Human Resources, Business Objects

"I consider our two days together time very well-spent. Your insights into speech content and presentation were extremely valuable on a number of levels. You are a natural at what you do, and from the standpoint of numerous speakers (and thousands of listeners), the world of meetings is a better place as a result of your work."
—Robert Galford, Managing Partner, Center for Executive Development, Boston

"Boy, have I been Frippersized! Your speaking school was an awesome, incredible two-day experience in which I learned more than I ever imagined. It was non-stop and a whole lot of fun!"
—Steven B. Reed, Executive Vice President Union Hospital Health Group

"Your class was a 10 across the board. You're a first class act. I'm planning on attending next year and bringing a couple of people with me."
—Rod Whitson, President, Townsend Inc.

"We would all like to thank you again for your excellent coaching and help. Our meeting went very well. Feedback was very much on point and our key messages did come through loud and clear. We are thinking of ways that we may work with you in the future."
—Mark Bernardi, Founder, Expressworks International

"I'm still reeling from all of the wonderful speech design and delivery information you gave us. Thank you. It was worth every minute and dollar invested. It certainly paid dividends.

Thanks to your expert coaching our video-shoot went flawlessly. We performed magnificently!

We were amazed at the way you helped both of us structure our talks to be different yet totally compatible. You made both of our presentations much more interesting and dynamic than the eighteen other presenters filming that day.

Working with you was a wonderful, educational, life changing experience. We would not have believed it possible to get so dramatic results in such a short period of time."
—Jimmy Smull, Author of 'Healing Eve: The Woman's Journey from Religious Fundamentalism to Spiritual Freedom'

"As you know, I was part of an important panel and really wanted to shine. Until I met with you I had no idea how much would go on behind the scenes to craft a perfect two minutes. Because of your guidance, I managed to get all of my points across confidently and succinctly, and won the audience's full support. Every question seemed to be directed to me after the panel's comments. It was obvious I was the only one who really thought through what I was going to say, why was I saying it, and rehearsed. Of course, I was the only one who hired you! What a great investment. Thanks and well done!"
—Dr. Carol Orsborn, Author 15 books

"'You're brilliant ...a stroke of genius...how do you do it?' I heard myself saying this several times to Patricia Fripp when I reviewed my tapes from my two-day training with her.

Fripp listened to my presentation in a technical legal area, and using my words and stories she helped me shape my presentation into an entertaining and dynamic "experience". She's truly the light at the end of my tunnel of struggling to create a presentation that would leave my clients asking for more.

Patricia knows her profession and her art inside out; I knew this from her reputation in the industry, her past accomplishments and her resourceful website. It was not until I was in her presence that I experienced how effective and enthusiastic Fripp is teaching her truly vast knowledge of speaking and presentations skills.

Thank you, Patricia... I know, I know... 'now, get up and do it!' I am."
—Jorge Colón, NBC/Universal, Telemundo, Media Counsel

"In a little over one day with Patricia Fripp I was able to outline a speech with several strong points, access numerous stories I had forgotten over the years and actually deliver parts of the speech with confidence. She is an extremely dynamic coach who drew out the best of my presentation skills. When I completed the session I felt I had a very clear plan of what I needed to do to succeed. I look forward to my new adventure as a speaker and the possibility of working with her again."
—Tom Schramski, PhD. Salience Consulting, LLC

"My entire staff enjoyed your speech on how to improve sales presentations. YOU ARE AWESOME!!! Everything you said was so relevant to our business. Based on your advice, we are having a meeting to start developing our stories. We are all so motivated and love your audio tapes."
—Cathy Searby, President, Palo Alto Staffing Services

"Thank you for all of your assistance in preparation for my speech at Congress. Your tips and critiques were very helpful. It's not often that each of us in the amateur ranks is privileged to have a professional speaking coach. I feel very fortunate for this opportunity."
—Marcia Aamodt, Director Payroll and Accounts Payable, Northwest Airline

"One of our trained workshop evaluators who attended your session on public speaking said, ...found Patricia to be a presenter that exceeds our ratings scale. She provides the right mix to cover the entire group. In speaking to others after the class, they all said if this was presented again, they would take it, as they feel there is more to learn than they could get in one time to improve their skills. "
—Jim Medlock, CPP, Senior Director of Education and Training, American Payroll Assn.

"You are terrific! Your work as our speech coach far exceeded expectations. You helped a group of highly technical engineers organize their thoughts and deliver them with greater technique. Everyone who was coached at Netcontinuum was very impressed by your ability to critique their presentations, no matter what the content. Your knowledge and application of speech technique is thorough and comprehensive, and your expertise on the sales process is impressive. As a result of working with you, Patricia, Netcontinuum is better prepared to take our product to market. Please feel free to have potential clients call me as a reference. You are a wonderful teacher and proved yourself to be a tireless worker, friend and world class talent."
—Bret Cunningham, Sales Manager, Netcontinuum

"After working for Universal Studios for 35 years, I can honestly say you created magic before our eyes. You do exactly what Steven Spielberg does. Let me sum it up this way, Oy Vey."
—Jerry Cohen, BS, MA, JD, Motion Picture and Television Film and Music Editing, Universal Studios

"If you want to become a dynamic communicator who leads and inspires with the power of your words...Then you MUST hire Patricia Fripp as your personal executive speech coach. She is one of the most creative, innovative, and practical coaches I have ever experienced in my 25 years of being an executive.

Fripp has an excellent command of platform skills and knows how to teach, coach, and guide you in ways you never imagined to make your keynote or presentation VISUALLY come alive for any audience.

Don't waste your money buying tapes from any other speaking guru....spend the dollars with Fripp and you receive a 10-fold return. Trust me...even if you have great content it is 30% of what you need for a memorable keynote. The other 70% is the organizing, wordsmithing, tweaking, polishing, and rehearsing with a consummate professional. Your presentations can be memorable, dynamic, and persuasive...if Fripp helps you. This could be the best investment for your company and your career."
—Richard C Putz, CEO of Cambridge Institute of Applied Management, Former CFO of C-bridge, Former VP of Oracle Strategy, Former CEO of Security Federal Bank & Trust

"Patricia Fripp has a unique ability to find what element will make her clients shine. Then she coaches them in exactly the right way to make them great. She is insightful, creative, and very supportive. She turned my confidence from solid to super high. I felt relaxed and really had a great time performing!"
—Tracy Eiler, Vice President Corporate Communications, Business Objects

"Thank you again for your expert advice and help with my speech! You're truly a PRO!"
—Marty Cox, Founder and President, It's A Grind

"Based on the positive feedback I had after my speech, I'd say things went pretty darn well. Your training has really had an impact on how I organize my presentations, since I'm now much more focused on what's in it for the audience vs. what I want to tell them or what I want them to know—that whole 'I vs. you' technique!

Thanks for all your help, I get your email newsletter now, so am definitely a convert. It was great working with you, and I hope I get to do so again in the future."
—Guy Weismantel, Director, Corporate Product Marketing, Business Objects

"Thank you so much for your valuable insight. Yes, I was a star at Sales Kick Off, thanks to you. I started out my presentation with a bang, and finished with a very thoughtful story that helped the entire team know that they can make a difference. At the end they were putty in my hands, and inspired to do great things. I think that could be classified as a sure fire success! I plan on using your methodology for all my presentations going forward. I only wish we had more time to work together, and that you could have been there to see me in action. You would have been proud. Thanks again for your valuable insight and your follow-up. You have made a difference in my career."
— Gene Holcombe, Vice President, Corporate Product Marketing, Business Objects

"As I watched you conduct a full-day Sales Presentation Skills Training, I saw more active participation from my team than I had ever seen. I could feel the excitement from all of my sales employees. Afterwards, they could not wait to get out in the field and use the specific techniques they had learned. During the session, you were coaching one of my sales team on how to give a 'Hollywood' presentation. You were able to coach her in such a manner that her story brought the meeting participants to tears they were so enthralled. For the next few weeks after the meeting, I continually received e-mails, phone calls, and voicemails from my team touting their successes after trying some of the techniques you taught them. It was clear that your influence on every participant was effective and long lasting.

We were convinced we had to have you come back to work with another sales team. I was delighted that we experienced the same active, enthusiastic participation as the first session.

Your influence on the American Home Shield team has been instrumental in helping to increase sales, perfect presentations, and build confidence."
— Shelly Al-Hashash, Vice President, American Home Shield

"After many years of giving presentations I thought I was a good speaker. To become great I realize I needed some professional help. You were recommended by a leading speaker bureau as 'the best in the business.' Following our telephone coaching and then one day in-person coaching, I immediately received feedback from my associates that my speaking and presenting had improved by an order of magnitude.

After two national conferences I received the highest evaluation of all the speakers. These venues included some of the nation's best-known, in-demand, and highly-paid professional speakers!

I could not have done this without your expert help. From the script development to our intense day of one-on-one coaching, your knowledge, sights and constant prodding for improvement made the difference. The money was one of the best investments I ever made in my personal and professional development."
— David Monday, President Independent Brokerage Group, Wachovia Securities LLC

"We just finished our first marketing seminar since our training with you. We utilized your great advice and received RAVE reviews! A few good, however mostly great and fabulous. The audience also wrote, 'Interesting, high energy, funny.' Thanks to your coaching it was a resounding success."
—Linda O'Grady, Partner/Owner, Advanced Hygiene Concepts

"After years of thinking I was a better than average speaker it took only a few short moments of working with Patricia Fripp to realize that I had a lot of opportunity to be better...much better! Because of working with Patricia to prepare for a key presentation, for the first time in my life I received a standing ovation, not once but twice.

I was amazed at her ability to grasp the culture, tone, and general expectations of our organization after just two phone conversations. Her injection of humor balanced with sincerity was critical in the success of my presentation and made me realize how important those two components are to any presentation.

I would highly recommend the tools and disciplines learned working with Patricia to everyone. The level of preparation allowed me the first night of restful sleep EVER before a presentation of that magnitude.

The entire experience of working with Patricia was fantastic from start to finish. I'm available any time to speak to anyone lucky enough to consider Patricia Fripp as a speech coach, keynote speaker, or sales trainer."
—Todd Stewardson, VP Sales, The Thomas Kinkade Company

"I hear your voice nearly every day from the tapes that play in my car. Last night I had the honor of speaking to 300 officers at Little Rock Air Force Base. Fripp, never have I done a better job. It was one of those times that you talk about. Everything lines up just right, and show goes perfectly. The audience was in the right mood. I had the right amount of adrenaline. The audio was perfect. The lighting great. My timing couldn't have been better. I was the most wonderful feeling I have ever had when speaking. You said it would happen. Like with everything else you have ever told me, you are right. Thanks for the coaching and encouragement."
—Philip Davis

"We had a great experience with Patricia Fripp coaching engineers and astronauts. Her ability to work with people at top levels of our company, and make them feel totally comfortable while critiquing their work, is a special talent. Our engineers and executives alike found many areas where they could improve their presentations. She definitely gets a return engagement soon!!"
—Randy Bushee, Professional Development Manager, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works

"Thanks for your amazing coaching and support - it will impact my performance! We will call you with our success stories!!"
—Lisa J. Rice, Vice President Sales, American Home Shield

"Thank you for your help on my speech. I felt very comfortable giving it yesterday...actually I really enjoyed the moment. A lot of that is due to your suggestions and guidance. You are truly a professional at what you do. I also want to compliment you on your outlook. Seldom do I see someone that enjoys what they do so well and enjoys life like you do. It was a pleasure working with you. I hope we work together in the future."
-Bill Parker, APA Payroll Man of the Year 2003

"Thank you for all of your time and assistance during the past several months. You are responsible for giving me the encouragement, direction and enlightenment to do something that I couldn't imagine I was capable of -- the Man of the Year talk at Congress. I look forward to continuing my education in the field of public speaking with you during upcoming Congresses."
—Pat Corturillo, APA Man of the Year 2002

"Before I met Patricia Fripp, it was a challenge to run a small meeting and enjoy it. When I had the challenge of addressing 2,000 people in the Masonic Auditorium, I was petrified. I realized the future of my career would be affected. Patricia Fripp's help was invaluable; I could not have done it without her."
—Jim LaRocco, VP of Human Resources, The Gap, Inc.

"We have had such amazing results hiring Patricia to coach our industry trainers and Congress speakers. Her speaking seminar is a great investment. The confidence level, skill and creativity of our trainers have soared. Our President threw away the talk she had worked on for eight months and rewrote it with Fripp in forty minutes."
—Dan Maddux, Executive Director, American Payroll Association, National Speakers Association 2001 Meeting Partner of the Year

"Without your help I could not have created my keynote speech for their company sales meeting. I am not an experienced speaker, and due to time constraints, had just one afternoon with you. Yet, we created a dynamic talk that I delivered one week later with no notes. I've been Frippnotized! I loved it. I can't wait to do it again."
—Barry Weitsenberg, President, SOLA Opticals

"Patricia is a consummate professional. Her coaching is insightful and unusually powerful. Working with her is like turbo-charging your presentation. As a way to leverage your time and optimize your results, you cannot beat an investment with her if you want to speak in public. Pay her fees gladly and do what she says. She is terrific!"
—Mike Sipe, President, Private Equities Development, Inc.

"Last year's meeting was a disaster. We needed serious help. Patricia Fripp transformed our marketing manager's presentations for the four days of meetings. It was a highly effective investment. We asked her to write a speech for our President. After four and a half hours with her he delivered the keynote, with no notes, ten days later."
—Michelle Gaedke, Marketing Manager, SOLA Opticals

"I appreciate that Patricia was so flexible with the time I had for coaching. In the evening on my way home, or on the telephone, she cut right to the heart of the matter. After a promotion, I needed to present to 500 managers. In less than 90 minutes Patricia gave me the words, helped craft the message and sent me on my way to rehearse'in front of my 8-year-old. Fripp said if I could impress her, 500 managers would be a piece of cake!! Such wisdom!"
—Ed Stair, Senior Vice President, The GAP, Inc.

"Before we worked with Fripp, we always worked on what we said, not how we said it. This was an eye-opening experience. This talk was the first time in my life I spoke to 700 people without notes and felt totally confident. I loved the standing ovation. Thanks for all your work, it was a wonderful investment."
—J.R. Parrish, CEO, Collier Parrish International, Inc.

"Thanks to Patricia Fripp's efforts my talk was a wild success. I followed speakers from Microsoft and blew them off the stage! Well, that's what it felt like to me. I would not have thought it possible, and it would not have been without Fripp's help."
—Oliver Martin, CEO, Thru Transport Systems

"I gave my speech last night...it was at least TWICE as good because of the day I spent with you. I didn't realize during the day that you were making such a great impact....but mission accomplished...and quite an accomplishment on your part because it is nearly impossible for me to sit through anything for an entire day. I have already referred a couple of my clients to you."
—Sally Pera, President, PR Connect

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