My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for January 10, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Start […]
At a recent conference, one of the attendees, Dave (not his real name), said, “I really liked some of your answers at the panel this morning. How much do you charge to speak?” I said, “Thanks. I charge based on several factors—” He interrupted me and said, “No, it’s an hour—or maybe, a half-day max.
After a year of writing my 60 Seconds of Writing WIP, I finally realized the titles for these posts were not helpful at all. So instead of calling these 60 Seconds of Writing WIP, I’m trying a new titling scheme: the year, the number, and a name that describes this section. You might wonder about
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I just realized I need another couple of sections, but I might be ready for technical review. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for December 27, 2024, where I read an excerpt of
This week, my podcast is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I am galloping to the end of the book. In the meantime, enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for December 20, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some
Many writers struggle with perfection. They interrupt themselves with editing and trying to make the writing “perfect.” In their pursuit of perfection, they don’t finish and publish. But not publishing creates two problems: Not publishing means the writer receives no feedback. Sometimes, that means the writer stops writing. Worse, the writer continues to try to
I had a wonderful time speaking with Arin Sime on his Scaling Tech podcast. Listen to the podcast here and see all the notes: Mastering True Agility with Johanna Rothman. That page also has a link to the video on YouTube. We had a wide-ranging conversation, all about reducing cycle time so teams and organizations
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Yes, since I’m close to the end, I’m iterating through the Introduction and the early chapters. That’s because I now know what I wanted to say. Just like software product development, I only learned what I wanted to say after I wrote it down.
You’ve written something. But before you hit “publish” you’re worried about how some readers will react. Will they like what you wrote? Will they dislike it? The answer is “yes” to both. That’s because each reader has a different context. If you write to one ideal reader, you have a good shot of finding readers
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for December 6, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Adapt