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Why we have too few women leaders | Sheryl Sandberg

TEDGrade F· Executive Presence for Women Leaders

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Title

Question + Authority Name

51 chars · no number · trigger: outrage

Title verbatim

"Why we have too few women leaders | Sheryl Sandberg"

Thumbnail

subject center · emotion: concentration · face large · red_accent · palette: Dominant: bright red background (warm, high-saturation, energetic). Secondary: black clothing creating strong value contrast. Tertiary: warm orange tones in the background lighting. Strategy: complementary contrast—the red pops the black silhouette and draws the eye to her face and hand gesture.

On-thumbnail text

"None. The thumbnail relies entirely on visual authority and the subject's recognizable presence."

Hook

Pattern interrupt

device: open_loop

First 30 seconds

So for any of us in this room today, we don't live in the world our grandmothers lived in, where career choices... And if you're in this room today, most of us grew up in a world... and amazingly, we still live in a world... But all that aside, and it's a real problem. And the problem is this:

Short script

Story arc

Hook

So for any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in...

Long script

Story essay

12 retention devices · 3 chapters

Cold open, first 30s

So for any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited. And if you're in this room today, most of us grew up in a world where we have basic civil rights, and amazingly, we still live in a world where some women don't have them. But all that aside, we still have a problem, and it's a real problem. And the problem is this: Women are not making it to the top of any profession anywhere in the world.

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