by Marion chapsal | English, Women & Public Speaking
Uptalk, valley-girl voice, vocal-fry, nagging, girly, immature, whiny, too high-pitched, too low-pitched, too varied, too masculine,… too feminine? How exactly are women, especially women in professional roles, supposed to speak? I would like to continue here on...
by Marion chapsal | English, Women & Public Speaking
This is a message for you. Triggered by this entertaining and light pop song “Nothing ever happens”, by the American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten. The kind of song that gets stuck in your head. Then I paid attention to the lyrics. And it makes...
by Marion chapsal | English, Leadership Presence, Women & Public Speaking
I often hear women complain about how invisible they feel. They will not be heard in a meeting, not seen during a networking event, not noticed by their colleagues, their boss, worse, not acknowledged for their contributions, not given any credit, nor promotion. On...
by Marion chapsal | English, Presentation skills, Women & Public Speaking
Hello everybody! I am back into blogging and feeling a bit clumsy. Like an elephant in a china shop…Some links are broken, some pages are invaded by weeds. It’s a real jungle. But I am writing again. Finding my own voice, even if it’s shaking. This...
by Marion chapsal | English, Women & Public Speaking
Why do I write about Vincent Cespedes? Because he’s a French Philosopher, has published a book called ” Man, explained to women” and when I tweeted about him, here’s what I immediately got from my American friend Julie Daley: So, what did he...
by Marion chapsal | English, Leadership Presence, Women & Public Speaking
You remember how passionately I wrote about The Girl Effect? I am still as dedicated and supportive and also asking myself a few questions. Yesterday, Annie Q.Syed, @so_you_know on Twitter, sent me this tweet: After a few minutes wandering around @alanna_shaikh...
