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Making a Difference For Women
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Dear Friend,
We see so many boring presentations these
days that I'm always on the lookout for great
and inspiring examples to share with you.
I've hit the jackpot with the TED conference!
This annual conference brings together great
minds to solve great problems. The TED
website is a repository of more than 400
conference speakers talks.
Watch Bill
Clinton and learn about rebuilding Rwanda, Amy
Tan on creativity and the anxiety of
writing, and Seth
Godin on leading.
Spend some time perusing the site and you'll get
great ideas, your brain will be stimulated
and perhaps you can bring some new creativity
and energy to your presentations.
If you are in San Diego, I invite you to come
and be inspired in person at our Women
Changing the World event on May 31. We are
being hosted by Qualcomm in Sorrento Valley.
Hear first hand from
women who are changing the world!
To your success!
Dana Bristol-Smith
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The TED Ten Commandments for Speakers
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By Dana Bristol-Smith
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment,
Design. It started out (in 1984) as a
conference bringing together people from
those three worlds. Since then its scope has
become ever broader.
The annual conference now brings together the
world's most fascinating thinkers and doers,
who are challenged to give the talk of their
lives (in 18 minutes).
The Commandments
- Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual
Shtick.
- Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show
Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share
Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before.
- Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy
Passion.
- Thou Shalt Tell a Story.
- Thou Shalt Freely Comment on the
Utterances of Other Speakers for the Sake of
Blessed Connection and Exquisite
Controversy.
- Thou Shalt Not Flaunt thine Ego. Be Thou
Vulnerable. Speak of thy Failure as well as
thy Success.
- Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage:
Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings,
nor thy Desperate need for Funding; Lest Thou
be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness.
- Thou Shalt Remember all the while:
Laughter is Good.
- Thou Shalt Not Read thy Speech.
- Thou Shalt Not Steal the Time of Them
that Follow Thee.
I hope that you are inspired to follow the
Commandments. Your audiences will thank you!
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Women Changing the World Hosted by Qualcomm
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Community Celebration
I personally invite you to attend our
Women
Changing the World Community Celebration of
Women Leaders on May 31 at the
Irwin M Jacobs Qualcomm Hall from 2:00 - 5:00
pm.
Featuring:
- Keynote speaker Gael B. Strack, JD,
Co-Founder & CEO, National Family Justice
Center Alliance
Co-Author, The Big Girls
Club
- Emcee Shally Zamorodi, Fox 5 San Diego
- Graduates sharing their personal journeys
out of domestic abuse
- Women Changing the World Honorees
- Catered reception with fabulous Women
Artist's Show
The event benefits our Speak for Success
Women's Leadership Institute, a partnership
with the YWCA of San Diego County, that helps
domestic violence survivors build their
self-confidence, leadership and public
speaking skills to transform their lives.
$10 suggested donation at the door.
Reservations can be made via email to:
registration@speakforsuccess.com
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