Quiet: The Power of Introverts

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What to Read This Weekend: A Mother's Secrets, Presentation Zen, and Writing Well

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Published on May 7, 2011 by Susan Cain in Quiet: The Power of Introverts

Hi everyone,

Here are this weekend's reading suggestions:

1. "Sharing Her Secrets": Beautifully written New York Times essay by Katie Roiphe, about her mother's bohemian youth in mid-century New York. (Hat tip to Delia Lloyd of the always amusing Real Delia blog.)

2. Presentation Zen blog, by Garr Reynolds: Presentation Zen was the first thing to get me excited, really excited, about public speaking. Drawing on Japanese design principles, Reynolds turns presentations from a source of anxiety into a grand creative project. Check it out.

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3. On Writing Well: Excerpts from the seminal book by William Zinsser. If you like to write non-fiction, Zinsser will improve your game, FOR SURE.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Susan Cain is the author of QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, a popular blog and forthcoming book about introversion.

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