Sydney 2008, whilst having a day on the road, doing sales calls, I get stuck in the traffic with a colleague for over 40 mins. Chatting is the only way to kill time. In this purposeless, purely out of boredom chit chat he shares details of his renumeration package with me. I am certain he has made a mistake with the numbers he shared. So I clarify, only to learn that I had heard it right the...

Content, stories, practice, timing, gesture, voice, attire (yes, this matters a lot to women, even if they say, " I don't care ), pause and the list goes on on for things you have to know, apply, be mindful of when you are wearing a speaker's hat. I am almost certain one can do a PhD in speaking. Won't be surprised if someone has done it already ! But if my daughter wanted to become a speaker and...

If Women Told Their Stories, They Won't Be Hidden Figures. Yes, that is the talk I gave on 8 March at National Gallery of Singapore.( You can watch the talk in the link below ) If the talk managed to whet your appetite to want to learn more about stories and how they can help you in a boardroom, meeting, presentation, etc, then you can start with this ebook. This ebook is a short read infused...

Yesterday, I walked in to a boardroom meeting with 3 gentlemen waiting for me to take them through what I had planned to solve their team's communication challenge. As soon as I saw dynamics in the room, I knew that I am going to face some challenge today and that awareness really helped me navigate the meeting. At one stage, I made a statement - Knowledge is not understanding. I saw one of the...

"Anjali your voice, tone, pace, pitch, dramatics can improve." Over the last 3 weeks, I have purposely put myself in a situation where I knew I would get honest feedback on my speaking abilities. I have never been a believer of tone, voice, pitch and dramatics ( excluding pace, which I think is important to manage). My argument has always been speaking authentically doesn't require a change from...

Who is Judy Murray? Judith Mary Murray, is a Scottish tennis coach. She is also the mother of professional tennis players Jamie and Andy Murray. Much like corporate world, sports is a male-dominated world. This makes attending conferences, workshops and certification courses an intimidating experience. It is never easy being in a minority. Most women look for a seat in the corner or at the back...