Category Archives: PUBLIC SPEAKING

5 Simple Things You Can Do to Become a Tiger-Fear Tamer

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Marion

Do you some­times refuse oppor­tu­ni­ties because you will have to speak in public? Do you see your ideas taken by other peo­ple? Do you some­times tell your­self -“Oh..but why did I say yes?” when you’re about to give a pre­sen­ta­tion? Do … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Fear of Public Speaking? You Are NOT Alone!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Marion

Do you think you’re the only one afraid of speak­ing in pub­lic? Fear is the most nat­ural and shared feel­ing. It’s expe­ri­enced by ALL speak­ers. You just need to learn how to live with it. Fear is like a tiger … Con­tinue read­ing →

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What is Leymah Gbowee’s Drive?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Marion

Three women are shar­ing today the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011. Liber­ian Pres­i­dent Ellen John­son Sir­leaf, Tawakkul Kar­man of Yemen and  Liber­ian peace activist Leymah Gbowee. These women  relent­lessly fight with fierce courage in every actions they take for peace. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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To Be Present or Not to Be Present? And How To Know the Difference…

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Marion

What do we expect most from  pre­sen­ters? To grasp our atten­tion, to catch us by the qual­ity of their pres­ence and to make us remem­ber them. To make a last­ing impres­sion and to feel con­nected with them. (Like this frog. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Re-Learning To Be Bold

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Marion

My role-model for bold­ness? Ellie, in Pixar movie “UP”! Being bold. Not as easy as it may seem…especially for girls and women. I recently posted on my Face­Book Pub­lic Speak­ing Page an arti­cle by Olivia Mitchell, 10 tips for over­com­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Goldilocks Voice for Female Speakers

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Marion

You all know the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Not too hot, not too cold…but just right! Not too aggres­sive, not too weak, just “right”. How do you find your Goldilocks Voice? Here’s the double-bind for female speak­ers. Not … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Simple, Direct, Authentic, Engaging. Lessons from an International French Woman Speaker.

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Marion

Chris­tine Lagarde calls her­self “an inter­na­tional ani­mal”. After a year-long cam­paign all around the globe, she patiently con­vinced one coun­try after the other until she finally suc­ceeded. First woman named head of the IMF in July 2011, she mas­ters the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Flower of Simplicity and Public Speaking

Posted on August 22, 2011 by geronimocoaching

Find the flower of sim­plic­ity inside of you. Nur­ture it. Make it grow. Share it. Here’s an illus­tra­tion of the Flower of Sim­plic­ity and how it all started for Yoshi Arima, Inter­face Designer. “The piv­otal moment where the flower of sim­plic­ity … Con­tinue read­ing →

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21st Century Presentation

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Marion

Who can give flesh and blood to sta­tis­tics? Who can turn a tedious list of fig­ures and tons of data into an 3D enter­tain­ing ani­mated movie? The Swedish Mag­i­cal Sci­en­tist, Hans Rosling! He’s the co-founder of the Gap­min­der foun­da­tion. The … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Randa Ayoubi. The Innovative Arab Pixar Woman.

Posted on August 17, 2011 by geronimocoaching

There are many Amer­i­can women lead­ers who fit in The Inno­va­tor Lead­er­ship and Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Style. Just like the Per­suader and the Pio­neer styles, it makes per­fect sense with the North-American cul­tural val­ues. Because I wanted to find women lead­ers from … Con­tinue read­ing →

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