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campus to celebrate. The subject of the

panel was “In a Different Voice:

Strategies for Powerful Self-Presentation.”

There were four speakers: a trial

lawyer, a judge, a public-speaking

coach, and me. I’d prepared my remarks

carefully; I knew the role I

wanted to play.

The public-speaking coach went first.

She talked about how to give a talk that

knocks people’s socks off. The judge,

who happened to be Korean-American,

spoke of how frustrating it is when

people assume that all Asians are quiet

and studious when in fact she’s outgoing

and assertive. The litigator, who

was petite and blond and feisty as hell,

talked about the time she conducted a

cross-examination only to be admonished

by a judge to “Back down, tiger!”

When my turn came, I aimed my remarks

at the women in the audience

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