Present Yourself: A Public Speaking Book

A project in San Francisco, CA by Women Talk Design
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Practical tools, advice, and stories to help you get your ideas out into the world.
Backers: 423
Average Pledge Per Backer: $121

Funded: $51,299 of $50,000
Dates: Nov 3rd -> Dec 27th (55 days)
Project By: Women Talk Design
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Latest News

We're so close!

December 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We have 13 hours left of the campaign and thanks to all of you, we are so close! Our project has been 88% funded and we're less than $6K to finish line! Help us reach our goal by 8pm tonight—share the campaign with a friend.  (Read More)

Only 36 hours left!

December 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers –  Thank you so much for supporting our campaign. We could not be more excited about bringing the Present Yourself book into the world to help more women, nonbinary individuals, and anyone who is under-heard share their ideas at work... (Read More)

Final Week! Help us spread the word to get to the finish line!

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers!  As we head into the final week of the campaign, we want to share a few exciting updates. We're also asking for your help with our final push to spread the word so that we can hit our goal and get this campaign funded! *Notebook... (Read More)

Why $50,000? + our latest add-on!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Get the new add-on: a 2-hour workshop credit! From now until December 19th, you can add on a workshop credit to your pledge for just $5!  We run 2-hour workshops on topics ranging from designing your talk topic to writing your book proposal to... (Read More)

A note from the author + our latest limited edition add-on

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
New limited edition add-on available: 1:1 review of your speaker page, recorded talk, or talk proposal  Get feedback from Women Talk Design's CEO & Present Yourself author, Danielle Barnes! You can use this 1:1 time to get feedback on your... (Read More)

New limited edition add-ons

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Milestone Marker We’re a quarter of the way to our Kickstarter funding goal! Thank you so much for being an early supporter of the book.  To wrap up the year and celebrate how far we’ve come, we’re releasing four limited edition $5 add-ons... (Read More)

Nobody has your unique perspective

November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Fears that stand in our way “I'm terrified of being the center of attention.” “What if I forget what I have to say?” “What if my slides don't show or my internet is wonky?” “My topic isn't interesting.” “I talk too fast. I say a lot... (Read More)

Don't just take our word

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve shared our motivation for creating the Present Yourself program, for turning it into a book, and for self-publishing and launching via Kickstarter. Now, we want you to hear directly from a Present Yourself alumna on why this content means... (Read More)

Thank you for an incredible launch—Help us reach 25%!

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We're 5 days in First and foremost, we have to call out that today is election day in the US. A key message of Present Yourself is that your voice matters. Your vote also matters. If you haven't already, please go vote. We also want to start this... (Read More)

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