Selected engagements, women in the workplace

Women in the workplace (free resources for women in the workplace here; my book for them is available in paperback and as an ebook from Amazon and on iBooks).

“Women and men in the workplace: colleagues and allies,” Wichita State University (Wichita, KS), March 29, 2019.

“Women and men in the workplace: colleagues and allies,” University of Texas Medical Branch, (Galveston, TX),  February 7, 2019

“Women and Men in the workplace: colleagues and allies,” Kilichand Honors College, Boston University, October 17, 2018

“Mind the gap: mentors and mentees in early, middle, and later careers.” AmazeCon, Amazon.com (Seattle, WA), May 24, 2017.

“How to have a good 1×1 with your boss.” NetApp (Sunnyvale, CA), February 23, 2017.

“Better workplace interactions: practical guidance.”  ACT-W conference (Seattle, WA), September 10, 2016

“Presenting with self-confidence” and “Presenting with self-confidence: for non-native speakers of English,” Ada Developers’ Academy (Seattle, WA), June 25, 2015

“Presenting with self-confidence” and “Presenting with self-confidence: for non-native speakers of English,” NetApp (Sunnyvale, CA), June 23, 2015

“Welcome to your job!  Guess what…” Quinnipiac University School of Journalism, April 29, 2015 and New York University Polytechnic, April 30, 2015

Panel chair, “Women’s Empowerment,” University of Washington Pan-Hellenic Sororities, April 23, 2015

“Confident workplace interactions,” F5 (Seattle, WA), March 23, 2015

(with Valerie Barr) “Filling the pipeline: where the gaps really are, and where to start,” Grace Hoppers NYC Conference, March 18, 2015

“Speaking with confidence,” Starbucks (Seattle, WA), March 9, 2015

“What to say when you don’t know what to say,” Ada Developers’ Academy, Seattle, WA, February 18, 2015

“Welcome to your job!  Guess what…” Cornell University Society of Women Engineers and Graduate Professional Women’s Network, February 12, 2015 and Stanford University Mechanical Engineers Women’s Group, February 5, 2015

“Speaking with confidence,” Amazon / Goodreads (San Francisco, CA), February 6, 2015, and Amazon / Sunnyvale, February 4, 2015

“Better Directions: Refocusing Tough Workplace Conversations,” NetApp, February 3, 2015

“Women and Men, evaluating each other in performance management: catching and correcting unconscious biases” and “Tools for women: understanding what you do and describing it fully and well,” Amazon (Irvine, CA), January 14, 2015

“What to do when you don’t know what to say: refocusing workplace interactions,” Amazon (Seattle HQ), November 12, 2014

“Tools for women: learn what you actually do, describe it well, and prepare for your next career step,” Synapse, November 4, 2014

“What to say when you don’t know what to say,” GeekGirlCon, Seattle, WA, October 11, 2014

“Guidelines and conversation for women in the workplace: a forum,” Synapse, Seattle, WA, January 14, 2014; November 21, 2013, November 1, 2013