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:

• Front row seat: You can get tickets to see many parts of this year's TED conference....at your local cinema.
• A seat at the table? A disabled attorney's powerful description of how her seated position in a wheelchair--and the surroundings, built for standing people--affect her ability to speak effectively in court.
• Last-minute keynote: This week, I'm keynoting the NACCDO-PAMN conference for cancer center communicators and development officers, in Lexington, Kentucky. I'm pinch-hitting for a keynoter who's had a death in her family. Wish me luck!
• Did you miss? This week, the blog looked at What linguists think about "um:" Guess who gets punished for using it? and Famous Speech Friday shared a speech by Amal Clooney at the UN on Nadia Murad. It marks the 250th famous speech by a woman collected in The Eloquent Woman Index of Famous Speeches by Women.
• About the quote: Wise words about our words, from Marlo Thomas. Find more quotes like this one on our Pinterest board of great quotes by eloquent women.

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