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Johanna Rothman
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Expert in managing product development. Writer, speaker, consultant. 20 books and counting. (Fiction, also) See https://www.jrothman.com for everything.

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Why #Writing Feels So Hard and Why AI Is Not the Answer
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Why Writing Feels So Hard and Why AI Is Not the Answer - Johanna Rothman
I'm close to the end of teaching my last Free Your Inner Writer workshop. I started the workshop by challenging everything my students have learned about writing their entire lives. And these last two...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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The populace to the government every time there’s yet another new study saying that UBI works
January 30, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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My #Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.04 More of the Carnival Short Story
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2026.04 More of the Carnival Short Story - Johanna Rothman
I'm so delighted that I have the headspace to continue my podcast. Now that my Kickstarter is done (phew!), I can return to my normal cadence of writing. I finally picked up this short story again, an...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Product Value Teams: Collaborative Leadership for Faster Learning and Delivery, Part 6
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#ProductLeadership #Agile #Collaboration
Product Value Teams: Collaborative Leadership for Faster Learning and Delivery, Part 6 - Johanna Rothman
If your company is similar to my clients, they want agility. That agility will allow their organizations to learn and deliver faster. That has all kinds of wonderful effects, such as capitalizing soft...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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How Can We Make Sense of the World & Choose Something Useful Now?
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How Can We Make Sense of the World & Choose Something Useful Now? - Create an Adaptable Life
Warning: This post is a discussion that includes politics and current events. I do not normally do this, but I can no longer be silent. What Does Your Tribe Mean to You? My dad described himself as a ...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Less Than 24 Hours Remaining for the Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter
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Less Than 24 Hours Remaining for the Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter - Johanna Rothman
My Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter ends Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at noon Eastern. If you're on the fence, get off the fence and back it. It's time.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Less than 24 hours to join my Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/johannarothman/effective-public-speaking?ref=9u6w59. Back it now!
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Find your ideal audience and build your author or consulting career.
Effective Public Speaking: For Writers and Consultants
Solve the discoverability problem & connect with your ideal readers or clients. Help your audience find you!
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January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Public Speaking Myth Nine: I Have Nothing to Say
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Public Speaking Myth Nine: I Have Nothing to Say - Johanna Rothman
Public Speaking Myth Nine: I Have Nothing to Say If you focus your writing or consulting, you might not think you have anything to say to “everyone.” You might even feel some imposter syndrome. That’s...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Want to find your ideal audience for books or consulting? Or influence an audience to consider change? Just 50 hours remaining in my Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/johannarothman/effective-public-speaking?ref=9u6w59. Back it now!
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Effective Public Speaking: For Writers and Consultants
Solve the discoverability problem & connect with your ideal readers or clients. Help your audience find you!
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January 25, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Here's promotion for my Kickstarter, as opposed to the content marketing I've been doing:
Just 3 days remaining in my Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/johannarothman/effective-public-speaking?ref=9u6w59. Back it now!
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Solve the discoverability problem & connect with your ideal readers or clients. Help your audience find you!
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January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Public Speaking Myth Eight: Speakers Should Copy Someone Else
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Public Speaking Myth Eight: Speakers Should Copy Someone Else - Johanna Rothman
Public Speaking Myth Eight: Speakers Should Copy Someone Else Many less-practiced speakers think they need to copy someone else’s speaking style. But audiences can see right through that lack of authe...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Public Speaking Myth Seven: Stories Do Not Matter
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Public Speaking Myth Seven: Stories Do Not Matter - Johanna Rothman
Early in my public speaking career, a fellow speaker asked me to sit in on his session and offer feedback afterwards. I did. And I had a very tough time staying awake. His slides were too dense, his d...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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My Pragmatic Manager January newsletter: Leadership Tip 25: How to Choose Autonomy to Avoid Malicious Compliance
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Leadership Tip 25: How to Choose Autonomy to Avoid Malicious Compliance - Johanna Rothman
This is Johanna Rothman's January 2026 Pragmatic Manager newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Many managers think they empower their teams to solve problems autonomously. U...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Just 6 days remaining for my Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter. See the speaking myths here: www.jrothman.com/tag/speaking... and the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh...
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speaking myth Archives - Johanna Rothman
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January 21, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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One week left.
If this is on your list, don’t let it slide.

#OneWeekLeft #kickstarterbooks #amwriting #IndieAuthor

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Once & Future Hearts: Full Series Limited Edition Hardcovers
Tracy Cooper-Posey’s beloved 13-book King Arthur fantasy romance saga—3500+ pages of magic, adventure, and heart-stopping romance.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Public Speaking Myth Six: Fiction Writers Have Nothing to Say
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Public Speaking Myth Six: Fiction Writers Have Nothing to Say - Johanna Rothman
Several of my fiction writer friends say they write fiction for one of two reasons: They want to read this kind of book. And/or They want to live in a world like the one they wrote about. These dear w...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Public Speaking Myth Five: Shy People Cannot Be Effective Speakers
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Public Speaking Myth Five: Shy People Cannot Be Effective Speakers - Johanna Rothman
Public Speaking Myth Five: Shy People Cannot Be Effective Speakers Anyone can be shy. Shy people tend to be more reserved and more reluctant to share their ideas in public. Yet, those reasons are why ...
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January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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My January Create an Adaptable Life newsletter: How Can Honor and Integrity Help You Make Progress?
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How Can Honor and Integrity Help You Make Progress? - Create an Adaptable Life
This is Johanna Rothman’s January 2026 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Since I feel as if the entire world is off-balance, I’ve decided to foc...
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January 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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My #weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.03 Part of a Carnival Short Story
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2026.03 Part of a Carnival Short Story - Johanna Rothman
This week's podcast is from a carnival short story. Enjoy! And in my never-ending experimentation, I embedded the video itself into this blog post. Before, I had just used the link to the video. We wi...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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This blog post ended up being a lot longer than I'd planned.

A response to all the folks I see talking about "precise" specifications in their LLM-based coding, as well as the folks who mistake LLMs for compilers.

And the folks who think precision = BDUF.

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Yeah, About Your “Precise” Specification…
Increasingly, I see people who’ve been struggling with LLM-based coding assistants reaching the conclusion that what’s needed is “better” specifications. If you were to ask …
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January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Public Speaking Myth Four: Only Extroverts Can Be Effective Public Speakers
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Public Speaking Myth Four: Only Extroverts Can Be Effective Public Speakers - Johanna Rothman
There is another pernicious myth about public speaking: that only extroverts can be effective public speakers. Early in my speaking career, a fellow speaker, an introvert, said, “You’re so lucky to be...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Public Speaking Myth 3: Exposure is Enough Compensation for the Value You Offer
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Public Speaking Myth 3: Exposure is Enough Compensation for the Value You Offer - Johanna Rothman
There is another pernicious myth about public speaking: that exposure is enough compensation. That myth ignores the value the speaker offers. Imagine this scenario: a large, multinational company or a...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Wave Goodbye to Happy Hour: Bring Back Cafeterias and Lunch
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#Culture #Leadership
Wave Goodbye to Happy Hour: Bring Back Cafeterias and Lunch - Johanna Rothman
By now, you've probably seen the Wall Street Journal article on happy hour, or seen the various news coverage stories mourning the loss of drinking after work. What caught my eye was a video of a man ...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Announcing the Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter's First Stretch Goal
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Announcing the Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter's First Stretch Goal - Johanna Rothman
If you follow me, you know I'm running a  Kickstarter for the Effective Public Speaking book. Once they fund, many Kickstarters offer stretch rewards. I wasn't worried about offering a stretch reward....
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January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM