Speech 8: Get Comfortable with Visual Aids. The eighth speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program is meant to help me get comfortable using slides, transparencies, flip charts, whiteboards, or props. Good afternoon everyone. Today I’m going to talk about a topic that’s near and dear to my heart: accessibility. “Accessibility” is a blanket term…
Some Totally Honest Thoughts On Making Friends As An Introvert In My 30s
Do you remember how easy it was to make friends in high school? You were thrown together by circumstance or mutual interests. If you went to college, it was probably even easier; you were surrounded by people in your same major, and there were a seemingly unlimited number of clubs and sororities/fraternities to join. Read…
How I Turned My Worst Professional Fear Into Something I Actually Love
When I was in college, one of my professors informed us that people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of death — which means that most of us would rather be in the casket at a funeral than giving the eulogy. Read the rest at The Financial Diet. Photo by NEW DATA…
Bomber, Assassin, Soldier, Spy: Women in WWII
Speech 7: Research Your Topic. The seventh speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program is meant to help me address the importance of backing up my arguments with evidence, and touches on the types of evidence to use. Earlier this year, video game publisher Electronic Arts announced Battlefield V, the 12th game in the Battlefield…
Why Investing Scares the Shit Out of Me (& How I’m Fighting Back)
I recently wrote about how I’m learning to spend despite being a pinch-penny. That article sounds breezy, but it’s taken me a long time to get to that point. And there’s still one area of finances that is really tough for me: investing. In my mind, investing equals big risk — and risks freak me…