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Tag: presentation

How to reduce your dependency on speaking notes

Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter

December 22nd, 2020

A woman once told me about having attended her thesis supervisor’s presentation at an academic conference. It took him almost 20 minutes to read his research paper aloud. When he […]

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4 incentives to liberate you from reading your speaking notes

Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter

December 2nd, 2020

“I’m trying to sound smart.”  These words broke my heart when I heard them from a workshop participant last week.  The young woman who uttered them is so accomplished that […]

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Women need to let go of perfectionism: it’s the enemy of good (and of engagement)

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May 25th, 2018

Why would 80 women who spend most of their working hours talking to people from the front of a room be nervous enough about their speaking ability to sign up […]

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Five tips to developing a successful TED talk

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November 21st, 2012

Even if you’re telling people 10 things they didn’t know about orgasms, or describing the experience of having a stroke from the inside out, it’s a lot harder to engage an online […]

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