...to that day's topic. Open to any and all recommendations. Meantime, please know that your grown-up, man-identifying colleagues fully appreciate you. No more and no less than we do our man-identifying colleagues.

Every instance in which you speak to any audience and refer to your colleagues, use formal titles i.e., Professor Postle or Dr Postle and never Brad. Use the same approach for colleagues irrespective of gender. Exception: when introducing your Dean, use first name only.