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TJ WALKER INTERACTIVE OCTOBER 28, 2012 Lance Armstong Rewrites His Biography – Buzzfeed Uncategorized Biography buzzfeed doping Lance Armstong Rewrites scandal twitter MORE >>	SPEAKING FREELY FEBRUARY 28, 2012 Want to Speak like Steve Jobs? Then I began reading his biography Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. I had never seen Steve Jobs talk before; but after he died, I heard lots of people rave about the way he spoke in public. It seemed like many people thought he was the epitome of a great speaker. Before even finishing a [.]. MORE >>	RECENT POSTS APRIL 15, 2013 \| MAX ATKINSON On the death of Margaret Thatcher: notes on the evolution of charismatic woman MARCH 23, 2013 \| JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER "Learning To Breathe" - Priscilla Warner turns to mindfulness to end panic attacks MARCH 6, 2013 \| JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER Roger Ailes: Silent Generation power brokers face end-of-life issues FEBRUARY 24, 2013 \| JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER "I Got A Name: The Jim Croce Story" - Baby Boomer's artist struggle with traditional Italian family FEBRUARY 8, 2013 \| THE ELOQUENT WOMAN 14 famous African-American women's speeches from The Eloquent Woman Index JANUARY 8, 2013 \| JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER "That Woman" - New biography of Wallis Simpson recreates world of Downton Abbey
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JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER MAY 16, 2012 Beyond Steve Jobs: Maybe we should be digging elsewhere for lessons to be learned According to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER , Sorkin will be adapting the Walter Isaacson biography of Jobs for the large screen. MORE >>	JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER MAY 29, 2010 Thomas Merton - Was he searching or running? In her biography of Merton, Monica Furlong argues that Merton was a tormented man, running from an experience he was ashamed of. When I left the University of Michigan doctoral program for a while, a professor told me to read the works of Thomas Merton. But was that professor right? Both died in a London raid. MORE >>	JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER DECEMBER 29, 2011 Even Carson McCullers Got Writer's Block: And, she was friend of Gypsy Rose Lee The harder she tried to mesh plot and character the less her creativity was accessible to her. The book got rolling again. MORE >>	THE ELOQUENT WOMAN MAY 23, 2012 Not the usual suspects: 8 books that make me think differently about public speaking Here's one look at how to translate that standard into your own speaking style Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder is an unusual biography focusing on the public speaking of a woman--but what a woman speaker. You'll find plenty of books on public speaking, but this group features unusual takes on the topic. worthy read. MORE >>
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PUBLIC SPEAKING ADVICE AND COMMENTARY | MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012
5 Quick Steps to a Killer TED Speech

Now we need a little bit of your biography woven in to the subject. I spend a fair amount of time these days as a communication coach helping people prepare for TED speeches. Even people who never prepared a speech before, preferring to wing it, suddenly get coaching religion when it comes to TED. MORE >>

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MANNER OF SPEAKING | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 100)

The following brief biography is taken from her website: Janine Shepherd’s story reads like the plot of a hollywood movie. Ten days ago, I asked for your help in choosing the speaker of the 100th quote for public speakers on this blog. Thank you to all who voted. You can see the results by clicking on the link above. And fly she did. MORE >>

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JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
Polanski: Talent Trumps Just About Everything

In the biography of counterculture leader Abbie Hoffman RUN RUN RUN we find out that he was officially diagnosed as manic depressive. The Swiss let Roman Polanski off the hook. And some, such as the high-profile writer Elie Mystal at Abovethelaw.com, are not at all happy about that. MORE >>

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JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
Those Half-Day Fridays in Summer

Yesterday, since I was a basket case as my 14-year-old feline Jason had his teeth cleaned under anesthetic, I spent most of the day reading Steve Helling's biography of Tiger Woods. Before I was laid off from Kraft, we had those wonderful half Fridays in the summer. I can call early dismissal any day I want. MORE >>

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PIVOTAL PUBLIC SPEAKING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012
Your Public Speaking Introduction – Prepare for Success

It is not a biography. If necessary a resume and/or biography can be printed in the invitation, handouts and/or program. The MC decides to create his own introduction including a biography, resume and numerous stories. The introduction to your speech is not your opening. The introduction begins before you do. Credibility. MORE >>

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Just like the 1930s, only new panaceas JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010
Margaret Thatcher and the evolution of charismatic woman: PART III The education of a female orator MAX ATKINSON | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 100) MANNER OF SPEAKING | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
FEAR: Writing for a living in a digital age when the numbers are posted 2Xs daily JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Not Broken: The Ongoing Saga of Bill Lerach JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2010
Famous Speech Friday: Julia Child's "The French Chef" cooking demos THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012
Public Speaking Secret: Think Haiku DEFINIS COMMUNICATIONS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009
"Learning To Breathe" - Priscilla Warner turns to mindfulness to end panic attacks JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013
Over-60 and Blossoming: Clint Eastwood JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
Famous Speech Friday: Margaret Thatcher's "Iron Lady" speech THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011
Famous Speech Friday: Juliette Low's 1924 Girl Scouts speech THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2012
Performance Excellence: Deliberate Practice and 3 Models of Mastery THE RHETORICAL JOURNEY | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010
Famous Speech Friday: Emmeline Pankhurst, "Freedom or Death" THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012
Are you ready for fall conference season? How speakers should prepare THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
How does a sure-fire, no-miss, grade-A speech go horribly wrong? The anatomy of a terrible speech. PUBLIC SPEAKING ADVICE AND COMMENTARY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010
14 famous African-American women's speeches from The Eloquent Woman Index THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013
Famous Speech Friday: Aimee Semple McPherson's speech in a speakeasy THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011
Famous Speech Friday: Lady Bird Johnson's 1964 whistlestop tour THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
Famous Speech Friday: Clara Barton's Andersonville testimony THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
Famous Speech Fridays: Coretta Scott King's "10 Commandments on Vietnam" THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011
Martha Graham Showed the World How She Felt (Part II) DUARTE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011
Effective Emcee-ing! « The Shy Speaker's Guide to Success on Stage THE SHY SPEAKER'S GUIDE TO SUCCES ON STAGE | FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007
What should a leader say in times of tragedy? - Part 2 PUBLIC SPEAKING ADVICE AND COMMENTARY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Week 11: Working with program managers THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
10 Reasons I Won't Follow You Back on Twitter PRESENTATION BLOG - PRESENTATION ADVISORS | MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010
On the death of Margaret Thatcher: notes on the evolution of charismatic woman MAX ATKINSON | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
Roger Ailes: Silent Generation power brokers face end-of-life issues JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013
"I Got A Name: The Jim Croce Story" - Baby Boomer's artist struggle with traditional Italian family JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013
"That Woman" - New biography of Wallis Simpson recreates world of Downton Abbey JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
"Hello Gorgeous" - Why those not nurtured can do so well JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012
All You Can Write @$5 a Pop: Offer Firm JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Ordinary Woman, Extraordinary Drive, Ability to Change: Helen Gurley Brown JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012
"Books read and positions taken were events for Susan Sontag," Alice Kaplan JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012
The Pause: Walter Cronkite invented that for TV broadcasting JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012
Life Imitating Life: Mother Seton, who started Seton Hill College, followed by JoAnne Boyle as president JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012
Political Coverage: No safe harbour JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2012
Speechwriter - Author JOAN DETZ SPEAKER SERVICES | FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012
Mike Wallace - He was reinventing himself before the concept went mainstream JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012
"Days to Come" - Lillian Hellman's failure no one could explain JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012
Robert Downey Jr. - Hot mess JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012
"Catch-22" - Could Joseph Heller have protected his talent? JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2011
Presidents Day SPEAKING OF... | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2005
"The Killing" - Multiple Selves JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011
Humor Book Reviews HUMOR POWER | TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011
Alum success: an excellent book JOAN DETZ SPEAKER SERVICES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010
Suicide: Passing over into an alternate reality? JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
Steal This Blog On Granola JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010
The zany art of self-promotion: Joe Lieberman had that down cold in 1979 JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010
Self-destructive? Tragic flaw? Certified crazy? Give me that & more JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
Hepburn Family: Suicide Gene? JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
Those Cool Customers: Alicia, Bernie, Will JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010
Will public speaking boost your employability? THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
We Emotional Messes: Those normies wouldn't leave us alone JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2009
Great Recession Made Us Different Kinds of Artists JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2009
Wrapping up Step Up Your Speaking THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009
No, Catholicism isn't marketable these days, is it? JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
"Stew Leonard, My Story" a good man tells all and a great read FRIPP THE EXECUTIVE SPEECH COACH | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
what to ask a trainer THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
Lady Bird: from shy to shining THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007
top women speakers? K. Jefforts Schori THE ELOQUENT WOMAN | FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009
Politico In Our Midst JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
The Inner Game of Career Comebacks JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
Well-Crafted Revenge: Agatha Christie's 11-day disappearance JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009
Hurt People Hurt: One exception is Stephen King JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
So we, including Stephen King, were drunks JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
John Cheever - Such a pompous, mean drunk JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009
Writer in Search of Up-to-Date Wounds JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009
Husband-Hunt at Wealthy A.A. Meetings: Advice from Helen Gurley Brown JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
We Night Owls - Yes, more creative but are we also more wounded? JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2009
All unhappy families are unhappy in their own ways - Does that include the Kennedys JANE GENOVA: SPEECHWRITER - GHOSTWRITER | SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2009
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