Showing emotion when you talk--especially when it involves tears or tearing up--has long been a double-edged sword for women speakers. Speaking with emotion is usually a woman's strong suit, an advantage. Yet women (and sometimes men) who cry during public speaking appearances are ridiculed as weak and unable to control their emotions, particularly when they're running for election.  So are tears while speaking a bad thing?

Not necessarily.  This post rounds up several different...