The Well-Spoken Woman (44 page)

self-assessment checklist,
307
–
308

volume, use of,
91
,
95
–
96

waist-turn used with the “four-box” play,
111
–
12

Walker, Madam C. J.,
296
,
299

walk it off as a way to calm self before speaking,
63

Wallace, Mike,
252

Wall Street Journal
(newspaper),
73
,
250

Walters, Barbara,
221

wardrobe malfunctions,
118
–
19

Warren, Elizabeth,
146
,
281
,
283
–
84
,
286

Washington, George,
49

Washington Post
(newspaper),
236
,
247
–
48

water and the voice,
97

Wax, Ruby,
251

webcasts

eye contact focus points,
212
–
13

fear of making,
310
–
11

websites for viewing speeches by well-spoken women,
315

Weingarten, Randi,
220
–
21

Wells-Barnett, Ida B.,
298

well-spoken women,
46
,
281

being oneself,
24
–
25
,
28

do they require a radical change in appearance,
309

of the future,
286
–
88

how does one become,
307
–
308

is it too late to start?
308
–
309

Power Persona trifecta,
27
–
46

resources for viewing speeches by well-spoken women,
315

sisterhood in flattering pants (women supporting women),
261
–
80
,
280

timeline of important examples,
295
–
305

unmasking your well-spoken persona,
59

Westen, Drew,
135

Wetterling, Patty,
46

WHAM (What Here Applies to Me?), audience asking,
187

“What Has the North to Do with Slavery” (Grimke),
297

“What It Means to Be Colored in Capital of US,”
299

What Not to Wear
(TV show),
31

Wheaton College,
55

“Whisper of AIDs, A” (Fisher),
198
–
99
,
303

White House Correspondents Dinner,
184
–
85

Whitman, Meg,
249

“Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good?” (Jordan speech) illustrating speaking techniques,
94
–
96

“Why Harvard Law School Needs Women More Than Women Need It” (Steinem),
301

Wilson, Marie,
9

Windows 98, crashing of,
164
–
65

Winfrey, Oprah,
14
,
25

Wizard of Oz, The
(Baum),
172
,
279

“Woman's Duty to Woman” (Walker),
299

women

importance of women supporting each other,
261
–
80

less likely to speak up in a class,
9
,
14
,
59
–
60

not being able to compete in math and science, according to Summers,
73

slowness of women reaching parity with men,
262

women voters judging women candidates,
268

Women Deliver conference,
140

Women's Collective,
134

Women's Media Center,
270

Women's Press Club,
40

Women's Rights Convention,
274
,
295
,
297

Woodhull, Victoria,
298

Woods, Tiger,
251

word choice.
See also
writing

affecting how people receive a message,
145

expressive use of,
202
painting word pictures,
36
–
37

words matter,
18

Working Girl
(movie),
29

World Economic Forum,
262

“World's Greatest Living Orator,” Bar-bara Jordan named as,
98

worst-case scenario, identifying before you speak,
60
–
62

wouldn't-you-agree questions, dealing with,
256

wrapping up, signaling to audience when,
198

Wright, Frances,
297

wrinkled clothes, avoiding,
121
–
22

writing,
271
–
72
.
See also
public

speaking; theme, selecting a

theme for your writing; word

choice

direct, clear speech writing, characteristics of,
180

how to develop abilities,
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–
13

organizing the flow,
185
–
90
,
190

closing of speech,
197
–
201

opening of speech,
193
–
97
,
194

organizing the body of the speech,
191
–
93

selecting a theme,
185
–
90
,
186

sloppy writing, characteristics of,
179

speech-writing recipe,
202

steps to speech-writing success,
180

well-written is well-spoken,
177
–
202

Yale Law School,
14

Yale School of Management,
56
–
57

yelling, as way to damage the vocal cords,
97

“Yes we can!” slogan,
133

You Learn by Living
(Roosevelt),
284

YouTube.com
,
315

You've Earned It, Don't Lose It
(Orman),
203

Zellweger, Renee,
206

zingers, use of in public speaking,
24

Zipcar, Inc.,
184