The Eloquent Woman's weekly speaker toolkit

Savvy speakers keep up with my wide-ranging reading list on women and public speaking by following The Eloquent Woman on Facebook, where these links and articles appear first. I always collect them here for you on Mondays as well. It's a great way to expand your public speaking knowledge:

• Why speak? GE Digital's Beena Ammanath shares Why I speak at conferences, a good reminder to reexamine your motivations for speaking.
• Anatomy of a speech: My friend and colleague Imogen Morley has dissected the anatomy of a favorite speech, Mary Beard's The Public Voice of Women. Morley, currently based in Berlin, is putting together some public speaking workshops for women in digital technology.
• Step away from fear: Here's an evidence-based, step-by-step process for overcoming a fear. Say, public speaking.
• Did you miss? This week, the blog asked Do your company's meetings and offsites need a code of conduct?,  and Famous Speech Friday shared Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman calling out her white male colleagues for ignoring the speeches of women in the legislature.
• About the quote: Fight for your right to speak, eloquent women. Wisdom from Rebecca Solnit.

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