14 May Too Much or Too Little

Every time I conduct a training or coach an individual, the issue always comes up about how much detail to include. Whether you're delivering an elevator speech (self introduction), pitching for new business, or speaking on your topic area, you need to decide what is relevant...

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03 May Welcome Comerica and CPA Dynamic Women!

Last Friday I spoke on storytelling to women professionals at Comerica in Irvine. Then I traveled to Beverly Hills to address CPAs at the CalCPA Women's Leadership Forum. The theme of this keynote was workplace communication, but I focused specifically on the communication issues that hold women...

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14 Apr Rehearsal techniques

We never advocate people "wing it" when it comes to practicing their presentations. But if you over-rehearse, or always do it the same way, you can sound canned and memorized. Here are some tips. First, devise an outline as opposed to writing out every word. We...

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06 Mar Plagued by Perfection?

Women professionals will sometimes come to me and say "I want to be more polished and perfect when I speak." We need to change that thinking. Audiences don't respond to a polished speaker, because they don't seem genuine or authentic...

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