by danarubin | Dec 13, 2015 | Diversity & Inclusion, Public Speaking, Women Leaders
by Dana Rubin_____ The new movie Suffragette presents a fascinating glimpse of political activist Emmeline Pankhurst. Played by Meryl Streep, Pankhurst holds forth from a London balcony, whipping up the crowd below with a fiery speech about women’s self...
by danarubin | Dec 7, 2015 | Public Speaking, Story Structure, Storytelling
by Dana Rubin_____ Jeremey Donovan was the last person you’d expect to become an expert on public speaking. Donovan recently explained to the New York Speechwriters Roundtable how he went from a painfully shy introvert to a widely respected public speaking pro. But...
by danarubin | Dec 6, 2015 | Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality, Leadership Development
by Dana Rubin_____ In the U.K., a new political party is focused on achieving gender equality in business and society – including boosting the income of women to match their male counterparts. Founders Sandi Toksvig, Sophie Walker, and Catherine Mayer officially...
by danarubin | Nov 21, 2015 | Leadership, Public Speaking, Speech Coaching
by Dana Rubin_____ I hear people talk about authenticity all the time. I hear it so often I wonder if it means anything. Some years back the marketing world took up the term, and the “authenticity movement” became all the rage. The idea was that companies should...
by danarubin | Nov 8, 2015 | Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality, Leadership Development
by Dana Rubin_____ Lately the make-up of Silicon Valley’s workforce has come under intense scrutiny. Ellen Pao’s gender discrimination lawsuit against VC firm Kleiner Perkins turned a spotlight on workplace practices in the tech sector. Although Pao lost her...
