Sentences with phrase «career of public speaking»

About eight years ago, I made a difficult decision: to end my career of public speaking.

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Everyone else — the other astronauts who spent the term of their mission aboard the ISS as something other than a launchpad for a public speaking career — will shake their heads, embarrassed at the display: mortifying, needy, totally typifying Hadfield's tour of duty as Canada's first - ever ISS commander.

Winner of the Daily Mail's Enterprising Young Brit award and labelled one of Britain's Most inspiring entrepreneurs by the Evening Standard, Jessica enjoys an international public speaking career and sits on Glamour Magazine's Power List as one of the UK's most influential women.

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Stacey Baker, public engagement program associate at AAAS and a trained biologist, spoke with a teenager who wants to study biology about the many paths open to scientists and the other elements beyond your field of study — such as they type of work environment a candidate might be seeking — to keep in mind when selecting a career.

2011 Daniel Colón - Ramos is passionate about contributing to the development of future scientists and has spoken broadly about his experience on the academic path to a research career, the importance of mentoring and role models in science education, and the need for an open dialogue between scientists and the general public.

«I used to absolutely hate [public speaking]» she says, but having found herself volunteered to give a careers talk at Surrey University, she was «really chuffed» to be asked by a couple of sixth - form teachers in the audience to give her talk again.

Throughout the year, she organizes a variety of career development workshops on topics like public speaking, networking, interviewing, and communications skills.

One of the most discerning and revered actors in Hollywood, her public persona radiates with soft - spoken, good - humoured charm — and yet what stands out most prominently from her eclectic film career is the robust gallery of visceral, vinegary and headstrong characters who are unendingly encouraged to change their ways by those behind and in front of the camera.

Over the course of his 25 - year career, Mattox has: * written numerous articles for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, and other major publications; * spoken at educational conferences in Geneva, Prague, Rome, and Vatican City; * led writing workshops at Duke, Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia, and other major universities; * served as a speechwriter for several Members of Congress in Washington, D.C.; * directed a documentary film and a number of other media projects, including a public service ad campaign that ran in Rolling Stone; and * spearheaded a number of quantitative and qualitative research projects, working closely with polling firms, focus group organizers, and «think tank» scholars.

Sometimes having an alternative goal to selling books, like raising your public profile or getting pitched to do speaking engagements, helps authors because it is part of a bigger plan for their careers.

Jones also spoke to GoodeReader about the possible reasons why digital textbooks have seen a greater adoption at the higher education level than in the public schools, namely that in those arenas that students are accustomed to paying for content, as well as the fact that they see the means to an end in this kind of investment towards their degrees and ultimately their careers.

Most of us have to do some public speaking at some point in our careers — whether as publishers or authors.

During a ten - year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, edited two newsletters, wrote three award winning public service announcements, did television and radio commercials, starred in the Seven Year Itch, taught college classes, lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress, and served as the director of two associations.

I have had coaches in many area of my life over the years — career, public speaking, swimming, even nutrition — and have seen first hand the difference that they can make.

Despite her career as a respected and well - known attorney in the Capital District, Ms. Ryan has never been fond of public speaking engagements.

Oppenheim speaks of growing up in Washington and California, his father's Russian ancestry and education in China, his father's career in engineering, his mother's background and education in English, living in Richmond El Cerrito, his mother's love of the arts, his father's feelings toward Russia, standing out in the community, his relationship with his older sister, attending Richmond High School, demographics of El Cerrito, his interest in athletics during high school, fitting in with the minority class in Richmond, prejudice and cultural dynamics of the 1950s, a lack of art education and philosophy classes during high school, Rebel Without a Cause, Richmond Trojans, hotrod clubs, the persona of a good student, playing by the rules of the art world, friendship with Jimmy De Maria and his relationship to Walter DeMaria, early skills as an artist, art and teachers in high school, attending California College of Arts and Crafts, homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s, working and attending art school, professors at art school, attending Stanford, early sculptural work, depression, quitting school, getting married, and moving to Hawaii, becoming an entrepreneur, attending the University of Hawaii, going back to art school, radical art, painting, drawing, sculpture, the beats and the 1960s, motivations, studio work, theory and exposure to art, self - doubts, education in art history, Oakland Wedge, earth works, context and possession, Ground Systems, Directed Seeding, Cancelled Crop, studio art, documentation, use of science and disciplines in art, conceptual art, theoretical positions, sentiments and useful rage, Robert Smithson and earth works, Gerry Shum, Peter Hutchinson, ocean work and red dye, breaking patterns and attempting growth, body works, drug use and hippies, focusing on theory, turmoil, Max Kozloff's «Pygmalion Reversed,» artist as shaman and Jack Burnham, sync and acceptance of the art world, machine works, interrogating art and one's self, Vito Acconci, public art, artisans and architects, Fireworks, dysfunction in art, periods of fragmentation, bad art and autobiographical self - exposure, discovery, being judgmental of one's own work, critical dissent, impact of the 1950s and modernism, concern about placement in the art world, Gypsum Gypsies, mutations of objects, reading and writing, form and content, and phases of development.

According to NASA memorandums provided by Hansen, senior political appointees at NASA headquarters in Washington quickly called career public - affairs officers at the agency and directed them to give headquarters advance notice of Hansen's speaking schedule, his «data releases,» and his attendance at scientific meetings.

The SLI is an awesome way to gain exposure to a variety of legal careers while honing public speaking, critical thinking, and networking skills with legal professionals in your area!

However, this fear of public speaking can negatively impact your career over time.

This image might communicate your skill of public speaking which is transferable to your new career.

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To create a career with the passion and persistence of a charismatic and motivated professional through expertise in marketing, public relations, public speaking, and media relations