Building Confidence Before A Presentation
Contributed by Precious Williams This post was originally published here and has been posted here with permission. It’s completely normal for most speakers, beginners and…
Should You Be On A Board?
Forget all those Hollywood images of silver-haired white men tugging the lapels of their double-breasted suits while puffing cigars in a mahogany boardroom. Being on…
The Art of Persuasive Speaking
Many individuals, especially professionals, have great public speaking and presentations skills, but often lack that key element that can get them where they want to…
Monday Motivation: Be an Inspiration to Young Girls
One of the foremost challenges that professional women face is a lack of mentorship. Lacking quality mentors isn’t limited to universities and workplaces, however. The…
Lessons and Other Things I’ve Learned from my Mother
At IAW, we love to learn all we can about our members. Whether completing your member profile, telling your story in our Featured Member blog…
Tips to Help First-Time Managers Succeed
Your hard work has finally paid off. You just landed your first management job. That’s a really big deal! Chances are, your proven track record…
Winning a Seat at the Boys’ Table
There are few workplace relationships trickier than networking with the opposite sex. You want to seem personable without coming off as flirtatious. You want to…
Being a Woman
by Giselle Sevgi My story begins in a very liberal family in a conservative country. I was the first child in my family. My dad’s…
Selling Your Elevator Pitch
It’s the informative, memorable summary of what you do, or hope to do, that you can rattle off in 30 seconds, while the elevator moves…
Celebrating International Women’s Day: These Women Made a Mark in History
When Tarana Burke helped lower the New Year’s Eve ball in Times Square a few months ago, it capped an extraordinary year for women, and…