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Shouting at work: Why men get away with expressing anger and how women can. From The Eloquent Woman blog

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Young adult author Suzanne Harper uses this Pinterest board, The Unseen World of Poppy Malone, to bring to life the heroine of a book series she's written--a smart way to engage the fans of the series.

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Astronaut Sally Ride's "Shoot for the Stars" speech offers lessons any woman can use in her own speeches. A "Famous Speech Friday" entry on The Eloquent Woman blog.

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The transition to "social TV," YouTube's human rights channel, getting wifi right at a conference, content strategy from children's books, FB mobile use and more on the don't get caught blog's weekend read.

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From the don't get caught blog: Is your Twitter handle your calling card? How to craft your own Twitter identity, versus your company's

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Not the usual suspects: 8 books that make me think differently about public speaking, on The Eloquent Woman blog. How to give a TED talk or lecture, what women face when they speak up in meetings, and much more.

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From the don't get caught blog: 7 reasons why putting numbers in your blog post headline isn't all markety, and why it works for readers

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Attention! Why speakers need a strong, fast start. Click through for research and reasons why you should get right down to it when you speak.

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Communicators who work with scientists or experts: There's just one week left to get the early registration discount for "Be an Expert on Working with Experts," June 19 in Washington, DC. Click through for more info and to register!

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This week's Famous Speech Friday: Minister Teresa McBain's recent "I am an Atheist" speech. Video at the link.

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Best times to post to FB, whether your blog sucks, recording and sharing Google+ Hangouts, plus 2 great comms jobs and how not to pitch journalists with social tools...all on the DGC blog's weekend read.

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Small Space Vegetable Garden

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don't get caught: Network with communicators who work with smart people at this June workshop

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Some tips on avoiding spam on Pinterest, plus an infographic on which professions are using the site most.

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meeting a little bird (Les Oiseaux) by earth design works. Director : Kim, Young-jun (Earth Design Works). The book on which this is based opens with an e.e. cummings poem: "may my heart always be open to little/ birds who are the secrets of living"

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How to evaluate invitations to speak on a panel: Pros and cons

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For the wavering young scientist who's asking "Is there room out there for one more science communicator?"

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Want to avoid having too much in your presentation? Use the Coco Chanel method to avoid overdoing it...

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Severn Suzuki was just 12 years old when she addressed the UN Earth Summit in 1992 in this impassioned speech. Click through to see the speech on The Eloquent Woman blog.

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The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes was Severn Suzuki, who delivered this plenary speech at a UN Earth Summit when she was just 12 years old. Click through for tips you can use in your own speeches, based on this famous speech.

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On my 'weekend read' of items I found on Twitter this week, upgrades for PinAQuote, commerce on Pinterest, health apps soaring, tips on infographics, communications jobs and more. TGIF!

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If you're a communicator and you work with experts, I'll bet you have a wish list of things you wish they'd do--or that you could do better when working with them. Participants in my June 19 workshop, 'Be an Expert on Working with Experts,' share their wish lists. Join us--and share what's on yours.

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It's normal to "mirror" the person or group you're speaking to, but if the speaker overdoes it, the audience gets a real chill. Find out how to avoid the copycat chills when you speak...

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Making it easier to blog: Session notes from my talk at the conference for NCI cancer center public affairs

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Best time to post on Pinterest? Saturday mornings. Click through to read the new data...

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Do you turn down speaking invitations because you're not "the expert?" A reader shares her experience--see if it matches yours and add your comments.

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Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard at a ceremony honoring soldiers who fought for Australia in a bloody defeat in Gallipoli, Turkey, in 1915.

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Slide into the weekend with the DGC blog's weekend read: FB comments & admins, tweaking your LinkedIn presence, photo credits on Pinterest and Flickr, and the backstory of how Pinterest came to be.

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In a dark, pre-dawn ceremony, Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave a moving speech this year on ANZAC day, honoring soliders who died in battle at Gallipoli. Part of our 'Famous Speech Friday' series.

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration has referred to its own initiatives as "historic" 80 times since taking office. I've got a list of factors to consider before you overuse your favorite words...

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Painted shipping pallets as wall gardens. Love this...

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To persuade, use concrete terms. To inspire, be abstract. What word choice and the timing of your speech do to influence your message.

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A new take on origami.

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Can you be deft with the delete button--or does it look bad to erase the record of social media posts? Find out the latest technology and pitfalls that make it easy, difficult or unwise to delete those errant posts.

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Easy ways to avoid copyright problems with your slides or handouts.

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An infographic on the interest in Pinterest, which Mashable says is reaching "fever pitch"

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The socialized op-ed: 4 new options for your opinion pieces

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On the DGC blog's weekend read of finds this week on Twitter, we have data on corporate FB pages, errors on Foursquare, how health journalists use social media and more...

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Jane Goodall's TED talk on "What Separates Us from the Apes" is a fantastic example of an engaging talk about science--and why it matters. A great video at the link.

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Scientist Jane Goodall, who has spent a lifetime studying chimpanzees in the wild, on why she chooses a demanding speaking circuit to educate public audiences about her work.

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Rose ~ oil pastel, derwent drawing pencil, graphite on old paper

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We're excited to make this feast based on a Shanghai family's home cooking: sweet and sour shrimp, meatballs with napa cabbage, tomato and beef stir-fry, pickled mustard greens—the list goes on. Posted for @Val Williams

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If you're a communicator who works with policy experts, scientists, physicians and other smart folks, click here to learn about and register for my next workshop, "Be an Expert on Working with Experts," to be held June 19 in Washington, DC.

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If you use pie charts in your presentations, thank Florence Nightingale. The #nurse, also a noted statistician, didn't invent the pie chart but used it effectively to show sanitary conditions during the Crimean War. Details at the link.

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NPR's story about the life and work of Bert Weedon--author of 'Play in a Day,' the book that got Clapton, Knopfler and more started on guitar--is at the link. Weedon died last week at 91.

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Do you get time on every stage before you have to speak on it? Here's my checklist for 6 reasons why you should.

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Click through to read a lovely essay on celebrating 60 years of Charlotte's Web--one of the first "big" books I read on my own, thanks to a thoughtful first-grade teacher.

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Pinterest alternatives, better podcasting, why FB ads outstrip Google ads, mapped Twitter data and more...click through for my best finds of the week on Twitter, from the DGC blog's "weekend read."

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Golfer Sophie Gustafson used to avoid public speaking, due to her stutter. Here's a rare acceptance speech that demonstrates how and why she's decided to speak out more. Click through for what you can learn from her, on our Famous Speech Friday series.

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I'm doing a lecture on women and public speaking, and a workshop on communicating science, at the University of Oregon this week. Details at the link.