Diversity Belonging + Inclusion
February 24th, 2021and Sweta Rajan SHARI: Sweta, when we spoke for the first time recently about how we might collaborate, you vented a bit about the whole notion of “imposter syndrome”. This […]
read more...Reframing Imposter SyndromeIncrease Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
December 22nd, 2020A 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 […]
read more...How to reduce your dependency on speaking notesIncrease 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 […]
read more...4 incentives to liberate you from reading your speaking notesImprove your Writing
October 20th, 2020I cry easily, whoop at the end of dance performances and am passionate about my work. My partner would tell you it’s not possible to have a conversation with me […]
read more...When it is (and isn’t) useful to focus on your feelingsIncrease Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
October 6th, 2020“Find another profession.” That was the blunt assessment of one high school student who sat through a presentation I gave in Saskatoon 15 years ago. The youth-targeted media literacy book […]
read more...The value of candid criticism from reliable sourcesIncrease Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
May 25th, 2018Why 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 […]
read more...Women need to let go of perfectionism: it’s the enemy of good (and of engagement)Blog Post and Our Advocacy Work
April 27th, 2018We recently surveyed hundreds of women who’ve participated in our workshops and remained on our mailing list. Email overflow and work-life demands being what they are, we were happy to […]
read more...What Impact are We Having? What More Can We Do?Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
April 18th, 2018I’m speaking to a select group of rising star business women. In mid-sentence, I pause to pull off my suddenly too-warm jacket as I smile and murmur “hot flash”. At […]
read more...On Personal Branding, Being Authentic, and Avoiding IrrelevancyOur Advocacy Work
October 12th, 2017Among the many feelings (fury, disgust, resignation) that surfaced for me upon learning the extent to which casting couch hell remains alive and well, was this thought: There are […]
read more...Brad Pitt’s 3-step program for #MaleAlliesIncrease Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
April 27th, 2017Brilliance, without the capacity to communicate it, is wasted. I learned this in grade 10 chemistry from the intellectually-gifted, but communicationally-impaired Mr. Philipps. Sadly, that’s about all I learned (and […]
read more...Five Steps to Overcoming Public Speaking Nerves