The Eloquent Woman's weekly speaker toolkit

Savvy speakers keep up with my wide-ranging reading list on women and public speaking by following The Eloquent Woman on Facebook, where these links and articles appear first. I always collect them here for you on Mondays as well. It's a great way to expand your public speaking knowledge:

• Salut! Toasts are a short--but tricky--form of public speaking. I shared a few to practice for New Year's Eve, or any occasion.
• I feel like you should read this: This post got the most reaction last week: Stop saying 'I feel like' argues against dismissing your opinion before it even gets out of your mouth.
• Dial direct: The great astronomer Vera Rubin died over the holidays. "Whenever she came across a conference agenda that included few or no women speakers, she would call up the organizers and 'tell them they have a problem and need to fix it'."
• Did you miss? This week, the blog looked at the top 10 most-read posts on the blog in 2016, and Famous Speech Friday shared my take on the 10 most important speeches by women in 2016. Taken together, these posts are a great way to get ready for your 2017 speaking year.
• About the quote: Wisdom from the great designer Coco Chanel. Find more quotes like this one on our Pinterest board of great quotes by eloquent women.

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