by Margaret E Ward | Feb 28, 2014 | Insights
Speak up, says Broadly fave Mary Beard Turns out the notion it’s somehow not ladylike to have strong opinions and be willing to voice them in public has incredibly deep roots. In both ancient Greece and Rome, intellectuals and leaders did their best to silence...
by Margaret E Ward | Feb 24, 2014 | Insights
Top 10 public speaking tips A fear of public speaking is not a terminal condition. It can be cured, we promise. Follow Broadly Speaking’s top 10 public speaking tips and you’ll be a whole lot more confident standing up to speak in public. PREPARATION 1. Know your...
by Margaret E Ward | Feb 17, 2014 | Insights
Women should take criticism seriously but not personally “Women in public life still have their leadership styles subjected to extra scrutiny and criticism.” Jon Swaine, at the Guardian, quotes Hillary Clinton speaking at an event at NYU with her daughter...
by Margaret E Ward | Jan 14, 2014 | Insights
2014 will be a breakout year for women entrepreneurs The percentage of angels investing in women-led business in the US is steadily rising, according to Forbes magazine. In research by Pitchbook, a venture-capital research firm, there was a 20% increase in this figure...
by Margaret E Ward | Dec 20, 2013 | Insights
Interbrand’s 2013 list of the world’s most valuable brands showed large companies with a greater than average proportion of female board members outperform their peers with all male boards. In fact, the top seven brands have an average of 22.7% female...
by Margaret E Ward | Dec 20, 2013 | Insights
Language of your brand. Creating a unified ‘tone of voice’ across all channels of communication that speaks your target audience’s language is a way of making yourself heard above the market chatter. A picture says a thousand words but for brands trying to reach out...
