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Women need to invest in themselves
Women need to invest in themselves We're all too ready to spend hundreds on a new pair of designer shoes or jeans but how often do we invest in our long-term future. Do you: Have a career plan? Have you identified any obstacles and ways to overcome them? (Public...
Remembering a great woman, Maya Angelou
Remembering a great woman, Maya Angelou Last month, the world lost a great woman and one who wasn't afraid to speak up. African-American author, poet and civil activist, Maya Angelou died at the age of 86. Here the Guardian remembers some of her best quotes....
“Make your Mark”, a talk by Margaret E Ward, April 1
"Make your Mark", a talk by Margaret E Ward, April 1 The world of work is jam-packed with meetings, presentations and important private conversations. In the midst of all this activity how can you be memorable? What will separate you from the rest of the herd? What...
Bingo
Bingo And courtesy of @KdotCdot on Twitter, we have discovered this wonderful Female Conference Speaker bingo card. Have it at the ready the next time you ask a conference organiser why there aren’t more women giving speeches or presentations at their event, or...
Speak up, says Broadly fave Mary Beard
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...
Top 10 public speaking tips
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...
Women should take criticism seriously but not personally
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 last week,...
2014 will be a breakout year for women entrepreneurs
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...
Why the world’s most valuable brands embrace women on boards
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.
What’s the 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.