Posts Tagged ‘keynote speech’
What’s the REAL Elevator Pitch?
Let’s be real. You don’t have 30 seconds in an elevator with a stranger – you have 10. How often are you in an elevator anyway? People are more likely to ask, “What do you do?” in a supermarket line, or on the sidelines of a kid’s soccer game, or in a protest against an…
Read MoreQuestion: How Long Does It Take to Write Your TED Talk?
Answer: Your whole life. And we can get it up on our screens together in three months. What will you say? Here’s how you find out: Imagine this: You hear a booming (or very quiet) voice in your head that says, “You have 15 minutes more to live as you, on this plane, in this…
Read MoreYou don't have to love football to learn the lessons of the game.
I just returned from keynoting at two events for women: one in Boston and one in Orlando for the Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL.) I was not surprised to see so many “football girls,” however, seeing my speech through the eyes of “non-football girls” was quite enlightening! There were moments during the speech when people would…
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