I’m stoked to be on Squirrel’s The Insanely Profitable Tech Podcast. We’ll be recording on 15 August 2024, 4:30 PM UK time. (That’s 11:30 am Eastern.) The topic: Get Budget for Anything. Yes, I suggested to Squirrel that we explore more around the topic of my recent newsletter, How to Reframe the Lack of Money […]
My Q3 2024 writing workshop is now open for registration. The workshop is based on my bestselling book, Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer. You’ll learn how to write faster and better by integrating thinking and learning as you write. Even better, you’ll learn how to postpone editing until you’re done explaining the ideas. Yes, effective
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 July 26, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Beware
After I delivered a talk about product management, Fred, a prospective writer, asked a question. He said, “It seems like there are no new ideas. How can I write something that’s already been done before?” I said, “Write your truth, your experiences. Don’t worry about what’s come before.” He said, “But someone already wrote that.”
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Hope you enjoy it. This excerpt is a bit of a rant. Also in video. The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for July 19, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some
So much of the planning I see in organizations is way overdone. Senior leaders still try to plan the project portfolio for a year. Product leaders are supposed to “commit” to year-long or longer roadmaps. And so many teams know “exactly” what they’re supposed to do for weeks, if not months at a time. We
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! (Also in video. No outtakes this week. Sorry, not sorry.) The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for July 12, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in
During a sunset sail last week (see the image), I had a lovely conversation with a guy who said he did “accounting” type stuff. I asked him more, and it turns out he works for a three-letter acronym organization. No, I don’t know which one, even though I asked. He’s trying to organize a project
My writing WIP 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 July 5, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
My 60 Seconds of Writing WIP podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. (I’m thinking of changing the name of the podcast to “Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman.” Comments?) As I was recording, I realized I had written “two kinds of slides” and immediately listed three. So I added an outtake