Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
November 3rd, 2016
My cabinet minister client was a speechwriter’s dream: She had deep knowledge of, inspirational passion for, and a lifetime of stories relevant to her portfolio. She also had a great sense of humour, and a strong and unique voice, which I could hear in my head as I wrote. Because she was a minister, and […]
read more...Less is more (how your mobile’s stop watch will improve your speaking)
Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
September 14th, 2016
Three times in recent weeks, women I know and respect have declared, in conversation or in print, “I’m really good at what I do.” In all cases, I knew them to be stating the truth. And because a part of what Informed Opinions does is remind women of the importance of owning their expertise, I […]
read more...How to rescue yourself from a poor introduction
Effective Communication and Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
July 12th, 2016
You can tell how old this Punch cartoon is by the honorific applied to the sidelined “Miss” Triggs. But sadly, even though it was first published more than half a century ago, including it in a slide deck in 2016 still elicits the laughter of recognition. What stops you from speaking up at meetings? Even […]
read more...7 Ways to Get Heard at Meetings
Master Media Engagement
May 31st, 2016
It’s Tuesday morning and you’re busily catching up on work at your desk when the phone rings.. It’s a journalist wanting to ask you a few questions about some breaking news – a topic you happen to know quite a bit about. Whether it’s a request for a TV or radio interview or someone looking […]
read more...Media Calling? Here’s What to Ask
Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
April 19th, 2016
For five long minutes, the graphic recorder’s raised right hand was stalled over the paper in front of her, a stunning demonstration of the speaker’s failure to deliver useful content. Although knowledgeable and articulate, the woman at the microphone had already used up half of her allotted time – and she had said absolutely nothing […]
read more...Avoid graphic humiliation: deliver value from your presentation’s first sentence
Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
March 15th, 2016
The other day I stood like Wonder Woman for a full two minutes. I wasn’t reliving a childhood fantasy but preparing to do a short phone interview about our latest research with CJAD 800 Radio in Montreal. If someone had happened upon me over the course of those two minutes, they certainly would have laughed […]
read more...The power of power-posing
Our Advocacy Work
February 15th, 2016
Let’s say you’re an intelligent, confident and assertive woman who doesn’t shy away from expressing your opinion: chances are that at one time or another, a colleague may have decided you were “too aggressive.” Or maybe, by politely objecting to sexist behaviour in your workplace – the kind that expects the women present to serve […]
read more...How do you respond to charges of being too aggressive or sensitive?
