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The Introvert’s Dilemma: Why We Fight for Our Teams but Hide from Ourselves "I have no problem going to battle for my team under any circumstance. But if you ask me to do the same thing for myself, I'll go hide in a corner." When Eeshita Grover said those words to me during a podcast interview a few years back, ...

Affirming your Quiet Superpowers: Build on Strengths, Not Weaknesses Early in my career, I had a very specific picture in my mind of what a leader "should" look like. I assumed leadership belonged to the most vocal, highly visible people in the room. Because that wasn't me, I spent years wondering if my quiet nature was a career handicap. I ...

When we think about professional networking, we usually picture crowded conference halls and making painful small talk over a stack of business cards. But for many of us in higher ed and IT, that isn't our daily reality anymore. Our teams, stakeholders, and peers are often highly distributed—spread across different campuses, departments, or working completely remotely. A past guest on ...

What value does a CPTC certification have for you? Listen to my interview with Estelle Hicks-Bennett for an in-depth discussion. Are you a seasoned technical communicator? Are you changing careers into technical communication? Are you a university student? Career Changers Let’s talk about what certification can mean for people transitioning from another career into technical communication. I began working as ...

Episode 034 Show Notes: Victoria Lioznyansky Introduction Victoria Lioznyansky and Ben Woelk discuss public speaking for introverts and the secret to being a great presenter. LinkedIn Email Key concepts Public speaking for introverts Secrets to being a good presenter Introvert strengths and presentations Brilliant Speakers Academy Quotable As introverts, we have a lot of strengths, a lot of strengths. And ...