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🎙️The Secret to Being the Panel Host Everyone Remembers (Hint: It's Not About You)

Mar 31, 2026

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11 min read

🎙️The Secret to Being the Panel Host Everyone Remembers (Hint: It's Not About You)

Hosting a panel isn't about reading questions off a card. It's about creating magic between strangers while keeping an audience glued to their seats.

Barkha Herman

🎙️Your Proposal Is the Audition — And You're Already Qualified to Walk In

Mar 24, 2026

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10 min read

🎙️Your Proposal Is the Audition — And You're Already Qualified to Walk In

Most speaker rejections happen before anyone even hears your voice. The culprit? A proposal that undersells a brilliant idea.

Barkha Herman

🎙️Turning One Talk Into Ten: The Repeat-Booking Flywheel

Mar 17, 2026

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8 min read

🎙️Turning One Talk Into Ten: The Repeat-Booking Flywheel

Do you have a system in place to turn that one successful talk into a steady stream of repeat bookings?

Barkha Herman

🎙️4 Reasons Your Next Talk Could Be Your Career's Big Break

Mar 10, 2026

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8 min read

🎙️4 Reasons Your Next Talk Could Be Your Career's Big Break

Why stepping onto the stage might be the smartest career move you make this year.

Barkha Herman

🎙️The 4 Biggest Speaking Mistakes I Made—and How I Bounced Back

Mar 3, 2026

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8 min read

🎙️The 4 Biggest Speaking Mistakes I Made—and How I Bounced Back

These aren't generic tips you've heard a hundred times. They're the real, messy lessons that hit hard in male-dominated rooms where I already felt like I had to prove myself twice over.

Barkha Herman

🎙️By the Numbers: Why Women Speakers Are Still Undervalued in Tech

Feb 24, 2026

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10 min read

🎙️By the Numbers: Why Women Speakers Are Still Undervalued in Tech

Recent data from analyses of major tech events in 2024 puts women at just 32.6% of speakers overall.

Barkha Herman

Feb 17, 2026

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9 min read

🎙️The Paradox of Visibility

Why Speaking Feels Risky but Pays Off, and how to leverage it effectively.

Barkha Herman

🎙️Why Curiosity Is Your Secret Weapon for Speaking Success

Feb 10, 2026

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8 min read

🎙️Why Curiosity Is Your Secret Weapon for Speaking Success

Curiosity kills the perfectionism monster. And more....

Barkha Herman

🎙️The Silent Struggle of Being the Only Woman on a Tech Panel

Feb 3, 2026

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10 min read

🎙️The Silent Struggle of Being the Only Woman on a Tech Panel

You've got insights these panels desperately need—time to make them listen, laugh, and learn.

Barkha Herman

🎙️Your Idea Isn't Too Small: Turn It Into a Stage-Worthy Talk

Jan 27, 2026

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9 min read

🎙️Your Idea Isn't Too Small: Turn It Into a Stage-Worthy Talk

Stop Shrinking Your Ideas: The Talks That Actually Get You Noticed

Barkha Herman

Jan 20, 2026

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9 min read

🎙️Stop Waiting to Be Picked

How to Create Your Own Speaking Opportunities

Barkha Herman

Jan 13, 2026

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7 min read

🎙️Salary, Promotion, or Stage?

How Visibility Actually Moves the Needle on Pay

Barkha Herman