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Useful tips and tactics for your next public speaking or presenting gig, whether you're speaking up in meetings or giving a major talk. From The Eloquent Woman blog at http://eloquentwoman.blogspot.com. Check out The Eloquent Woman board on Pinterest for more tips and inspiring famous speeches by women.
Shouting at work: Why men get away with expressing anger and how women can. From The Eloquent Woman blog
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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
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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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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How to evaluate invitations to speak on a panel: Pros and cons
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Want to avoid having too much in your presentation? Use the Coco Chanel method to avoid overdoing it...
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...
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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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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Easy ways to avoid copyright problems with your slides or handouts.
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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.
Do you get time on every stage before you have to speak on it? Here's my checklist for 6 reasons why you should.
Why not use more quotes from women when you speak? The Eloquent Woman blog now has a Pinterest board with great quotes from women as a resource for you.
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Instead of wincing, 10 things to look for on that video of your speech. This is the list I use with all my trainees...
don't be afraid to fail. be afraid not to try.
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8 tools to help you sharpen your skills on Skype, conference calls, videoconferences or Google+ Hangouts.
Do you talk yourself out of public speaking--or say yes to speaking opportunities? Click through and share your perspective on The Eloquent Woman.
If you use your slides as a handout, don't expect thorough treatment. Whether people read them, and for how long, is determined by how short you make your slides....click through for more on The Eloquent Woman blog.
Good tips, whether you are the introvert who's speaking or think you have some introverts in your audience
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Is red your "power color" when you speak? This roundup of research suggests it may give you a different image than you were expecting...and I've got one key reason why you shouldn't wear it on camera. Click through for an important read on red...
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Reporting back on coaching a dying friend for a final speech--an update on the person who requested this help from the blog.
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Does your conference have a code of conduct that forbids harrassment? My conferences don't, but SecondConf has put forward a good model--its code even includes names and phone numbers to call to report issues. Click through to read more.
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6 things extroverted speakers can do for introverts. What would you add to our list?
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My most impromptu speech ever is still one of my best. Click through to read about how I managed to wing it at the last minute--and pull off a funny speech.
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5 finds for speakers in work presentations & meetings, from projector phones to PowerPoint alternatives. Click on the image to see the full list from The Eloquent Woman blog.
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This new book about introverts focuses a lot on public speaking--and advises finding your "sweet spot" as an introvert. The author says ""We are like rubber bands at rest. We are elastic and can stretch ourselves, but only so much." Click through for more info.
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7 times you should turn down a speaking gig. Click through for what you should consider and when to say "no, thanks."
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Comfort zones for the nervous speaker: 5 places to go, right before you speak, or even when you're already on stage. From The Eloquent Woman blog.
If all your programs are "major," all your research "extensive" or "everyone knows" about your organization, you're making overstatements--click through for 5 ways speakers can steer clear of them and stay credible.
My fantastic 5 resources & role models, from how Streep did Thatcher's voice to a way to tell when your audience has had enough (hint: look at their eyes and ears).
While giving a speech, would you open a jar of mosquitoes, spray the stage with a feel-good hormone or let the audience see your vocal chords up close? These speakers did. Click to read questions you should ask before using a dynamic prop in your public speaking, with 3 video examples.
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Read The Eloquent Woman blog's top 10 public speaking and presenting posts of 2011. Lots of tips and inspiration!
7 resources on how to prepare a speech for a friend who's dying includes this video as well as many other examples on The Eloquent Woman blog. I hope you never need to use this for a friend, but it's here if you do.
I've launched The Eloquent Woman Index of Famous Women's Speeches, a growing collection intended to give you some good examples. Each one has at least 3 lessons you can use in your speaking, plus video/audio/transcript where available. Watch videos and see links to these speeches right here on Pinterest, on The Eloquent Woman board.
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It's 2012, and women are still having trouble getting on the program as speakers. Read about some major conferences where it's hard to find a woman speaker, on The Eloquent Woman blog.
Can you help? This speaker coach has been asked to help a friend who is dying give a speech about her life and her illness. Any examples to share?
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If your goal is to give a TED talk or other high-profile talk, the organizers are looking for just one thing: One big idea. Here's how to think that through.
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I asked readers to share something small they do to boost their confidence about public speaking--before, during or after. Here's our list. What would you add to it?
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Sharon Larisey Randy Pausch's Last Lecture... Carnegie Mellon, 9/18/2007
Denise Graveline You're in good company on that suggestion. Check the board for the followup post, with 7 ideas and resources--and thanks for this one!