#109. Women Talk Design’s CEO Danielle Barnes wants you to present yourself

If you’re a presenter, you might have noticed that the conference speaker circuit is a male-dominated space.  With Women Talk Design, founders Danielle Barnes and Christina Wodtke set about to change that. Originally starting as a directory for women and non-binary presenters to find and learn from one another, Women Talk Design now offers a wide range of resources, workshops and most recently—a book! (You can pre-order Present Yourself: Proven strategies for authentic and impactful public speaking here!) CEO and co-author Danielle Barnes joins the pod to discuss their journey in starting this organization, writing the book, and experience as a speaker.  After fan-girling over Women Talk Design’s work for months now, this was such a special episode to finally have a conversation and connect over the impact of creating a presentation community.  This is an episode for: entrepreneurs, aspiring speakers and presenters from any walk of life! What's in the Spice Cabinet?? Follow Women Talk Design’s work here Pre-order the book, Present Yourself: Proven strategies for authentic and impactful public speaking, here!  Officially out March 11th!  Join Women Talk Design’s 2 month “Present Yourself” workshop (starting in April) here. Recommended resources for public speaking? Nancy Duarte’s work  Dan Roam’s frameworks for thinking about story and presentation Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering: How we meet and why it matters Danielle’s podcast pick?  We Can Do Hard Things Danielle’s Walkout Song??  Neverending Story - Limahl Confident - Demi Lovato (not Selena Gomez, whoops!) Find Danielle on LinkedIn Parting piece of advice for #PresentationNation? “Someone out there needs to hear what you have to say.”