The interview demonstrates her speaking skills, and I give you ideas about what to listen for. Here's an excerpt from a recent speech she gave on innovation and infrastructure at the Detroit Economic Club: Shirley Malcom , director of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's programs in education and human resources, spoke about how science inspired her as a young black child growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, when she accepted a medal from the National Academy of Sciences years later. Last year, another speaker coach asked me to help find video examples of today's top women speakers , because he was having trouble finding examples to share with trainees that were of current, rather than historic women speakers.

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It's part of a trend on college campuses, says today's Wall Street Journal : Schools such as Stanford and the University of Alabama have mounted "Last Lecture Series," in which top professors are asked to think deeply about what matters to them and to give hypothetical final talks . Pausch, who recounted fulfilling his childhood dream of winning giant stuffed animals at carnival games of skill, had the toys brought out and distributed them to audience members. For those of you who have trouble starting a talk, the idea of a last lecture may sound like your heart's desire.