Speaking tips gleaned from CreativeMornings

Stephanie Brown preparing to talk at 27th CreativeMornings/Chicago gathering

As I prepared for my talk about my latest book BROKEN at the Illinois Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, I recalled the people who gave terrific talks at the monthly gatherings of Chicago CreativeMornings. Following are some things I found useful as I reflected back on these presentations.

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Being invited to speak to a group of potentially like-minded people is a prime opportunity to give th...