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The Eloquent Woman: A blog on women and public speaking

Inspiration, ideas and information to help women with public speaking techniques, eloquence and confidence. Author Denise Graveline is a communications consultant in Washington, DC, who offers speaker training. Share your questions, opinions and ideas in the comments here, or on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn!


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Famous Speech Friday: Diana Nyad on dreams, determination and defeat

February 3, 2012


I was lucky enough to see this talk in person at TEDMED 2011, and I've been waiting for the chance to bring it to readers of The Eloquent Woman ever since. Alone on a stage, Diana Nyad told us the story of how she decided at age 60 to attempt again the one major swim that had eluded her, the more than 100-mile, 70-hour swim from Cuba to Florida.

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Readers & I share small speaker confidence-boosters

February 1, 2012


I think of speaker confidence as a muscle, something you have to train over time to make it strong and resilient. But readers of The Eloquent Woman on Facebook reminded me that sometimes, just like a muscle, a quick move or two at the last minute also provides that rocket-boost for your bravery.

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Pin that speech! The Eloquent Woman on Pinterest

January 30, 2012


Are you using Pinterest? The hot new social sharing site is still in beta and requires an invite, but it's already full of photos, videos and other resources and ideas. You use bookmarklets and buttons to "pin" visuals you like onto topical "boards" you create. Pinterest suggests some topical boards for you, and you can create your own--and follow, like or comment on others' posts, or contribute to their boards if they permit it.

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Famous Speech Friday: Margaret Edson's 2008 Smith College commencement address

January 27, 2012


Folks who work at universities have heard more commencement speeches than the rest of us--that's part of the job.

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What's the big idea? What those TED-like talks are looking for

January 25, 2012


You want to give one of those big talks someday, maybe soon. An Ignite talk, a Moth presentation, a TEDx or TED talk--that kind of big talk. And there's just one thing standing between you and that goal: One big idea.

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Preparing a speech for a friend who's dying: 7 ideas & resources

January 23, 2012

It's always instructive for a speaking coach when the shoe is on the other foot and she needs to ask for help with a speech. When a reader who also is a speaker coach wrote to ask "How do I help a dying friend with a speech about her life and illness?", she added that she was willing to cast a wide net and see whether The Eloquent Woman community had any tips or ideas to help her.

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Famous Speech Friday: Jane Fonda's TEDxWomen talk on "Life's Third Act"

January 20, 2012


"We're living, on average today, 34 years longer than our great-grandparents did. Think about that," Fonda told the TEDxWomen event in 2011. "That's an entire second adult lifetime that's been added to our lifespan." She uses her talk to discuss her current passion: How we use that "third act," the last three decades of your life, not only to improve your life, but to create a cultural shift.

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It's 2012, and women are still having trouble getting on the program as speakers

January 19, 2012


Forget a seat at the table, for the moment. I'm seeing plenty of evidence, still, that women are having trouble getting a place on the podium, as speakers at public gatherings, professional conferences and other forums.

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Tipsters: Can you contribute to Famous Speech Friday? Here's how

January 17, 2012


If you like our Famous Speech Friday series and want to see more of it, I welcome your suggestions and contributions. Every FSF post winds up in The Eloquent Woman Index of Famous Women's Speeches, already a popular resource for speakers, speechwriters and even conferences looking for women speakers...or inspiration.

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"How do I help a dying friend with a speech about her life and illness?"

January 16, 2012


Readers, today we need your help for a fellow reader and speaker coach who has written to me with a speech challenge unlike any she has faced before. Here is what she wrote:

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