Women with an interest in learning more about public speaking will find these our ten most-visited posts on ideas, information and inspiration for your next speech in the month of February:- Tips on powerful body language from coach Janine Driver, from a report by guest blogger Debbie Friez;
- Two past posts on Henrietta Bell Wells, the first black female college debater who inspired the character in the movie The Great Debaters, including ways to see and hear this historic speaker;
- Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)
came out this month, and we pointed out new features that may help speakers;
- Our speechwriter colleague Jeff Porro launched a new blog on CEOs and speeches;
- Allyson Kapin (aka @WomenWhoTech) is using Twitter to make women more visible on this social media site--in ways that may help them get more speaking opportunities. The effort comes out of her frustration with programs that feature few women;
- My contribution to a collection of posts on using PowerPoint in 2009 and new ways speakers should reform their approach to slides;
- A book on women speaking up in meetings -- surprise, you're better at it than you may think -- caught our readers' attention;
- The U.S. has a new First Lady, and one from the past, Eleanor Roosevelt, was not only originally a reluctant speaker, but a source of inspiration for our readers this month; and
- Our 7 bite-sized ideas to get you speech-ready got lots of attention when a speaker at the interactive conference SXSW saw them on Twitter and said "this is just what I need!"
