Increase Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
November 3rd, 2016My 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 […]
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, 2016Three 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 […]
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July 12th, 2016You 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 […]
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May 31st, 2016It’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 […]
read more...Media Calling? Here’s What to AskIncrease Your Impact as a Speaker and Presenter
April 19th, 2016For 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. […]
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March 15th, 2016The 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 […]
read more...The power of power-posingOur Advocacy Work
February 15th, 2016Let’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 […]
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