Presentation Skillz
Many people have recently asked me for advice on presentation skills because I’ve had a number of speaking engagements so I figured I’d share some of my so-called skillz. I’ll do a series of posts...
View ArticlePresentation Skillz: Handling Audio and Video
Keeping an audience captivated is the number 1 goal of any presenter. The content of your presentation takes a backseat to being captivating; no one is going to pay attention to what you are saying if...
View ArticleHow to Overcome Stage Fright
Even I who have been public speaking since the ripe age of 12 had stage fright. The major cause of my stage fright was actually concentrating too much on the content and outcome of speaking, instead...
View ArticleHow to Start Getting Speaking Engagements
I know many people are afraid of public speaking, I was too! It just so happened that I managed to get rid of it once in for all after doing it for 18 years (I started doing oratory and debate when I...
View ArticleSummer Roundup: Curated Tech Talks on Front-end Development, UX, and Startups
by Frances Advincula I attended SenchaCon, my first tech conference, a couple of weeks ago. I thoroughly enjoyed, and I learned so much that I was inspired to compile this list of really great tech...
View ArticleFemgineers Build Street Cred
Last Tuesday, Femgineer hosted its last forum of the year at Wealthfront. The forum proved to be our most attended with over 60 people in the audience. WealthFront did a great job welcoming the...
View ArticleBecome a Confident Communicator
By Poornima Vijayashanker I was by no means a social butterfly as a kid. I didn’t fear approaching people one-on-one, but in group settings I was pretty shy and kept quiet. In fact one of the reasons I...
View ArticleLearning How to Communicate Compassionately and Confidently Takes Time
By Poornima Vijayashanker Over this past week a number of you have written in telling me that while you LOVE the course, you just don’t have time… Let’s tackle time. I’ve had a couple jobs where I’ve...
View Article3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Preparing a Presentation
By Poornima Vijayashanker This week one of my primary goals was to create an outline for my upcoming TEDx talk: Taking the Time to Tinker. The talk isn’t until May 10th, but the folks at TED take these...
View ArticleStrategies for Speaking Up
By Poornima Vijayashanker I’m sure you’ve had an idea for something at some point in time. Maybe a way to improve a product or process at work? You’ve want to speak up, but you’re of course afraid that...
View ArticleScrew the Script
By Poornima Vijayashanker Last Saturday my good friend Maria and I met up in SF to film an upcoming mini-course for Femgineer. In February, we sat down to write the script, then spent a couple days...
View ArticleYour Presentation Won’t Please Everyone
By Poornima Vijayashanker A few weeks ago I was giving a talk at a pretty prominent conference. I wanted it to be a well received, so I checked in with the organizer to understand who was going to be...
View ArticleWhat do I talk about?
By Poornima Vijayashanker I received a wonderful set of responses from readers like you last week on my post your presentation won’t please everyone. Thank you for sharing and teaching me! Many of you...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need to be Social to Speak
By Poornima Vijayashanker This post is based on my Confident Communicator Course, which I teach once a year. If you’re interested in learning more about the course and participating in it, you can...
View ArticleStop Being Serious ALL the Time
By Poornima Vijayashanker It’s been a really fun two weeks at Femgineer! Karen and I have been filming lessons for our upcoming Confident Communicator Course. And in case you’re curious about how much...
View ArticleStuck in your Career? Here’s a Tip that May Scare You
By Karen Catlin It’s happened to all of us. A promotion denied. Feeling stuck in our careers. Frustrated by the recognition others get while we’re working just as hard, if not more. At some point, you...
View ArticleIt’s Only Natural to Get Nervous
By Poornima Vijayashanker Last week was a pretty big week for me. My alma mater, Duke, won its 5th NCAA championships, whoohoo!! (Yeah, I’m currently wearing my hoodie…) And out of the blue, I was...
View Article2 Simple Steps to Start Getting Paid to Speak
By Poornima Vijayashanker A little over 2 years ago, I discovered that people were getting paid big money to speak. I found out that NYTimes best-selling authors make at least $25K-$50K per...
View ArticleFemgineer’s Fright Fest
By Poornima Vijayashanker It’s one week until we launch our upcoming book: Present! A Techie’s Guide to Public Speaking But more importantly Halloween is right around the corner. So Karen and I decided...
View ArticleThe Most Common Mistakes Presenters Make
By Poornima Vijayashanker This is a summary taken from Karen Catlin’s and my latest book: Present! A Techie’s Guide to Public Speaking. You scan the program at a conference, come across a topic that...
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