A very famous entrepreneur once told me that she left her great executive role because, simply, «one woman standing
in a room full of old white men wasn't going to do very much.»
Frequently being the only woman
in a room full of men doesn't phase her, she claims.
Join local business networking groups or venture associations and immerse
yourself in rooms full of successful and connected people.
Try camping out
in the room a full day beforehand.
Few things strike primal fear in people like standing under the spotlight
in a room full of people.
They know they have to do it, but the prospect of standing around
in a room full of strangers, feeling awkward and making small talk, is a nightmare.
If any profession knows how to master attention management, it is those brilliant educators who take our squirmy, digitally addicted little people and teach them how to excel
in a room full of distractions.
Instead, you hear about the stubborn gender gap in tech and the challenges of being the only woman
in a room full of «brogrammers.»
And, speaking from personal experience, he gave burgeoning young conservatives the tools to get away with criticizing liberalism
in a room full of liberals.
do you no what it feels like to be
in a room full of people professing an ideology that advocates your death.
I sat
in a room full of grad students in China, most of whom were laughing about how silly Americans were with their god business.
It's like being stuck
in a room full of Fortinbras.
And then yesterday, months, years, a lifetime, and today, into this new life without fear, I found
myself in a room full of women, women I had never met in real life, and I loved them, right to Oklahoma and California and Maryland and between.
In a room full of seminarians and profs, I was very embarrassed.
If I was
in a room full of Buddhists, and they were praying, I would show respect.
Israel has to try to stay alive while it exists
in a room full of alligators.
Whenever I was in a room surrounded by people — you know, friends, family, strangers, etc. — who all confess to completely understanding the «Good News» (and I feel like I'm always in a room like that), doubt made me feel what I imagine Sarah Palin would feel
in a room full of political science professors: like an hors d'oeuvre.
We know that we must address the realities of racial prejudice — but
in a room full of junior high kids?
Singing and praising God
in a room full of people together is something you can't do on an iPad.
We want to make sure they stay
in a room full of memories for them.
You might have seen this movie before, but probably not
in a room full of other food bloggers.
Returning for its 6th instalment, the Non-Alcoholic Beverage Strategy Congress is going to once more focus on ways in which companies can grow their business through strategic approaches whilst being
in a room full of solution providers and senior decision makers from the industry to encourage active discussions and solution focused talks.
The players aren't goddamn border collies who are being left
in a room full of peanut butter couches all day while their owner is out at happy hour.
Then he talked about doing porn, how the casting director measured his dick
in a room full of people when he answered the LA Weekly advertisement.
Mr Wenger lives in a little Wold of his own where he is
in a room full of money which he counts every day and won't spend any of it.
These numbers quantify what it feels like walking into a media center after an NFL practice and being the only woman
in a room full of 40 other reporters.
Some incidents are so obvious that they seem incontrovertible, but without doubt, if you took a vote
in a room full of a hundred neutral fans, there would still be some who would see it different.
Used this method
in a room full of parent while my daughter was in class.
Even adults feel that way occasionally: we all experience being «alone
in a room full of people.»
There's nothing quite like putting yourself out there and memorizing lines if you're an 8 - year - old
in a room full of people.
One who is known to say that she'd much rather be
in a room full of animals than a room full of people.
I was lying
in a room full of medical equipment and strangers and my husband had just witnessed me in a state of distress and undress such as never before.
Breastfeeding in my grandparents home,
in a room full of people, was my first experience breastfeeding in public.
Spirited kids are the Super Ball
in a room full of rubber balls.
We were
in a room full of single individuals, same - sex couples and heterosexual couples.
After all, it's not fair to you to be the mom of a teen seeking advice to be sitting
in a room full of moms with toddlers who have no experience with that age yet.
It takes guts... to nurse
in a room full of glares, to nurse at a public park or restaurant, to nurse in the middle of a children's museum where people actually think you're part of an R - rated exhibit.
Ask if there is a special well baby waiting room so you don't have to wait
in a room full of sick little ones.
That might be the first place I breastfeed in public as we asked questions, I was sitting there waiting and like I don't know why, though they must be ready to go [laughs] and so am sitting there and I had my baby and was he probably 5 weeks old and in my head I was like saying, «I should have been here sooner, I should have been here sooner», [laughs] which is irrelevant but that what's goes through your head and then I was like I guess I just do it and it was the meanest thing because I'm sitting on the floor with my baby and I didn't have to use the cover and I was just so «Oh, you just have to do it like
in a room full of women» and everybody is in just as uncomfortable and everybody is trying to make this dance work and trying to get a rhythm and they needed this thing to be able to do and I would imagine for me it was a good transition to being in publicand not to worry about the cover but also for women like ok, this is your group for example.
Being able to be happy whether they're
in a room full of people or sitting at home alone is a life skill they can use in high school, college and even in their own marriage when they're raising a house full of kids.
For Immediate Release November 21, 2016 --[Altadena, Calif.]-- Friend and supporter of Five Acres Matthew Lillard said during his recognition speech
in a room full of charities and nonprofits, «Today, on National Philanthropy Day, I am not the hero, here, you are - all of you in this room.
November 21, 2016 --[Altadena, Calif.]-- Friend and supporter of Five Acres Matthew Lillard said during his recognition speech
in a room full of charities and nonprofits, «Today, on National Philanthropy Day, I am not the hero, here, you are - all of you in this room.
While away for work meetings, I have also pumped in a moving vehicle, while sitting on a toilet in a public restroom, and
in a room full of co-workers (with a cover of course).
It was a wonderful day and my story is the story of me meeting my son for the first time
in a room full of love and positivity.»
Election candidates mingling
in a room full of lobbyists is a controversial recipe.
The same official pooh - poohed this suggestion, adding that prosecuting guidelines required police to consider «context» and likely audience: presumably a banner targeting «rapefugees» would have less impact
in a room full of neo-Nazis than at a vicarage tea party.
In a room full of friends and supporters at Sophistication Jazz Cafe downtown, Davis highlighted four key issues that he said have not been addressed over the last four years.
«We see on the issue of taxes he's talking now about raising taxes, but just three years ago he stood
in the room full of business people and said he would never raise taxes because it's bad for business.»
In a room full of top cops, Don Rickles cracked some jokes to avoid punishment for possible future infractions.
Bachmann has been as busy as a long - tailed cat
in a room full of rocking chairs.