The Eloquent Woman's weekly speaker toolkit

Readers who are fans of The Eloquent Woman on Facebook see these good reads, resources and ideas from other sources there, in addition to posts from the blog. Want to keep up with them? Here are the finds I shared in the week just past:

• Office politics: The Catch-22 of being a female boss shares insights on how executive women are viewed in the workplace, and combining male and female traits for success.
• Do you know how to listen? For those times when you are not the speaker, Seth Godin offers ways to improve your listening--in a way that will help the speaker.
• Proof positive: Amy Poehler tackles positivity in this short video, designed for young girls but inspiring to women at any age.
• Practice resource: Need your very own practice stash as a speaker? Look no further than The Eloquent Woman YouTube channel, where all the video speeches featured on the blog are collected in one place.
• Loud and soft speaking: Michel Martin of NPR's Tell Me More shared this thoughtful essay about bravery by speaking up or keeping quiet, contrasting the styles of Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai, shot in the head for speaking up about educating girls, and Essie May Washington-Williams, who kept secret for decades that she was the mixed-race child of segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond. 
• About the quote: Who hasn't thought this? From our Pinterest board of quotes about and for public speakers.

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