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Hi ala,
It's the Law of Onstage Shout-outs. The more complex your story is, the less likely you are to get an effective or useful shout-out from the stage.
Lately I have been spending more time at local events. (Better weather, got a new clutch for the Mini and wheeeeee, I'm out tearing up this town.)
Recently I attended an event where accelerator mentors took to the stage on behalf of their mentees. They told their stories with varying degrees of success.
Not surprisingly, the simpler the story, the better it was retold.
Think about your business story, your life story or the story of your transformation. Could someone else pick up the ball and run with it on your behalf?
On the other side of the aisle, event organizers need to do the inclusion math. How many of the shout-outs and stories will involve Matt, Joe, Bob, and David?
Too many startup and entrepreneurial events fall short when it comes to the gender equity in the stories told. When the speakers uniformly shout-out or cite men, it almost doesn't matter who is on stage. The stories are what stick and the impression we're leaving is that women's stories matter less or that women are just not active in the business world.
Bobbie and the entire Innovation Women team
P.S. We sent out an invitation to the Speaker Friend-a-thon yesterday and had no idea we would fill up the registration so quickly. Don't worry, we bought a bigger boat! You can register to join us! Sign up today for our special Speaker Friend-a-thon!
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