Speak Up Speak Out

"A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party"--

Featuring some of the bravest, most inspiring young voices of our time, YOUR VOICE MATTERS: STAND UP, SPEAK OUT is a road map for using your own voice with more confidence, power, and impact. Whether you want to speak your truth, stand up for others, or advocate for a cause. This empowering book can help you claim your voice, rise up, speak out, spark change, right wrongs, protect the planet, and help yourself and others. Listen to the calls-to-action from more than 30 young and contemporary leaders. Then, join them and channel your own hopes, passions, fears, and struggles. To improve your world-and maybe even ignite a movement that ripples across the earth. If you long to be the voice of your generation, this book is for you!

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking.

Discover the "must-listen for every smart, capable woman who wants to succeed"-a guide on how to communicate with maximum impact in the workplace that's the new book in the New York Times bestselling Nice Girls Don't series (Anne Fisher, Fortune.com). How many times have you asked yourself why you didn't speak up in a meeting? Or pushed for the raise you deserved? Or agreed to take on someone else's task because you didn't want to rock the boat? Whether the answer is once or ten times or more, the reason is the same: It's because you're a nice girl who goes along to get along. But staying quiet and being ignored are not paths to achievement. Now, in Nice Girls Don't Speak Up or Stand Out, Dr. Lois Frankel shows you how to be an effective communicator and advocate for yourself. From the basics of speaking up to navigating sticky situations and mastering the art of influencing others, this audiobook provides step-by-step advice using real-life examples and powerful tools such as: Be a broken record Choose powerful word Never say no Enlist advocates And many more -- in bonus materials for extra tools in your pocket Dr. Frankel chose the format of this new audio-first work carefully, with the mission of creating an interactive and impactful listen, interweaved with actionable recommendations, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples of not only what to say in various scenarios, but how to say it. Nice Girls Don't Speak Up or Stand Out dives deeply into nearly one hundred everyday challenges women face related to communication. With Dr. Lois Frankel as your guide, you can learn how to express yourself confidently, courageously, and clearly -- and start taking charge of your career.

Make yourself heard. Having your voice heard at work can be challenging, whether you're confronting a colleague about an inappropriate comment or trying to avoid being talked over by a male peer. But you can find ways to raise issues without raising your voice. Speak Up, Speak Out provides the research, advice, and practical tips you need to address issues large and small. From talking about sexual harassment to handling microaggressions to breaking through subconsciously gendered conversational patterns, you'll find the insight and sample language you need to be heard. This book will inspire you to: Address and redirect an inappropriate conversation Step in when you witness questionable behavior Break ingrained conversational habits like apologizing and complimenting Deal with interrupters and those who habitually speak over others The HBR Women at Work Series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout their careers. With interviews from the popular podcast of the same name and related articles, stories, and research, these books provide inspiration and advice for taking on issues at work such as inequity, advancement, and building community. Featuring detailed discussion guides, this series will help you spark important conversations about where we're at and how to move forward.

“A powerful book on an important topic. Speak Up helps us understand the subtle elements that contribute to our holding back valuable ideas and observations. Their TRUTH framework – which is as practical as it is rigorous – identifies essential elements to help individuals find their voice. “ Amy Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School, Author, The Fearless Organization (Wiley, 2019) What you say or don’t say in a conversation can have life-defining consequences on ourselves and those around us. Speak Up helps you to navigate power differences so you can speak up with confidence and enable others to find their voice in a way that will be heard. Our day-to-day conversations define how we see ourselves and how we’re seen. The choices we make about what to say and who to say it to are decisive factors in whether we get promoted, or side-lined. Whether we steer clear of trouble, or find ourselves in it up to our necks. With daily scandals hitting the headlines and the continuous need to innovate to survive, creating a more honest, open, fulfilling and productive workplace has never been more pressing. Our conversational choices harness the ideas and intelligence of the people we work with, or result in that revolutionary concept never seeing the light of day. They make us feel proud or ashamed of ourselves for what we have or have not said. They cause us to flourish and feel motivated, or result in us feeling dissatisfied and resentful. Speak Up helps you to navigate power differences and speak up with confidence in a way that you will be heard. But it’s no good speaking up if there isn’t anyone listening so we also help you to understand how your power enables others to speak up and how it might silence them.

Speak Up, Speak Out: My Favourite Elocution Pieces and How to Deliver Them A brilliant compilation of the best elocution pieces from the inimitable Derek OBrien. Are you stumped about what to speak at the upcoming elocutioncontest? Are you tired of surfing the Internet searching for apiece that is right for you? Are you wondering how you can speakmore confidently? Then this handy collection is just what youneed. In Speak Up, Speak Out you will find: Poetry, prose and speeches suitable for junior, middle andsenior school students An introduction to each piece by Derek, along with hisrecommendations on how best to deliver it Dereks tips on how to become an expert public speaker Classic and rare writings by masters such as Roald Dahl, VikramSeth, Ruskin Bond, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, among many others. So, grab this book and let Derek OBrien take you into a world ofliterary masterpieces and you will discover that all you need to bea winner is to speak up, and speak it right! About Author: Derek OBrien Derek OBrien was born in Kolkata. He studied at St. XaviersCollegiate School, Kolkata, St. Columbas School, New Delhi, andScottish Church College, Kolkata. During his school and collegeyears, he participated in numerous public speaking competitionswhere he won multiple awards. Derek began his career as a sports journalist but soon shiftedto advertising and worked for a number of years as Creative Head ofOgilvy. However, his natural ability as a public speaker led Derekto focus all his energy and talent on his passion: quizzing. Today, Derek OBrien is Asias best-known quizmaster and CEO ofDerek OBrien and Associates Pvt. Ltd. Over the years, he haswritten more than forty reference and quiz books. He is currently a Member of Parliament, and also the Chief Whipof the Trinamool Congress in the Rajya Sabha