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Always Prepare: 10 Ways To Improve Your Leadership With Public Speaking Cred: Take The Lead 1/13/2026
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January 13, 2026 EDITION 532
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The Movement Blog
Always Prepare: 10 Ways To Improve Your Leadership With Public Speaking Cred
A surefire and well-deserved way to rise as a leader is to consistently speak eloquently in meetings, conferences and public events. That means being competent and prepared, so whether you are standing on stage at the microphone or called on at a board meeting, you will come off polished and well-spoken.

You do not want to be like actress Sarah Snook who accepted her Critics Choice Award recently, with this ramble,” Yeah, I just had forgotten what we were doing, and I didn't write a speech or anything, and I'm just trying to go through some things now."

Nope.
 
The Power To Create A Movement

By Sonia Lewis

Early in my career, I watched brilliant, educated women—particularly Black women in public service—do everything “right” and still fall behind. They earned degrees, accepted lower-paying service roles, showed up for their communities, and were rewarded with crushing student loan debt that quietly shaped every career decision they made. Promotions were declined. Homeownership was delayed. Entrepreneurship felt impossible. Yet in workplaces, student loan debt was treated as a personal failure rather than a systemic inequity.

The moment I realized this silence was costing people their futures, I spoke up.

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Don’t miss the next Leading Out Loud LinkedIn Live with Felicia Davis, Founder of Haus of Vocal Empowerment, and Take The Lead ambassador with Power Tool Champion Dr. Randee Sanders in their lively conversation, "Power Tool #1: Know Your History (The Visionary)."

Join us January 15 at noon MST/ 2pm EST  when we can take your comments and questions in real time, or register to watch the replay. We’ll also post it on our LinkedIn business page.

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Women Losing In The Labor Force

The National Women's Law Center reports:
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91,000 women aged 20 and over left the labor force in December.
*10,000 men aged 20 and over joined the labor force last month.

*In 2025, among those 20 and over, women’s labor force size increased by 184,000.
*Men’s increased by 572,000.
*Men joined the labor force at three times the rate of women last year.
*Lack of workforce protections contribute to the economic gender inequity.

                                                                      
Read more here.
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