by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jun 29, 2017
Recently, I visited an elite class of military officers who will spend the next thirteen months training on the most sensitive—and challenging—national security issues of our time. One of my books on communication skills is required reading in the class because...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jun 28, 2017
Create a culture where people have strong opinions and are encouraged to speak up. In the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson, Apple CEO Tim Cook is quoted as saying, “If you don’t feel comfortable disagreeing, then you will never survive.”...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jun 21, 2017
Apple unveils HomePod using a traditional and effective presentation formula. Steve Jobs was one of the greatest business storytellers of our time. Apple executives clearly agree and do their best to adopt his presentation style. Apple’s HomePod is the...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jun 10, 2017
The presentation rule that makes content easy to follow and remember. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s speech at Harvard’s 366th commencement ceremony has made news for several reasons. First, he gave the speech after receiving an honorary degree from...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jun 6, 2017
Google’s Sundar Pichai gives a master class for creating simple, engaging presentations. Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently announced at the company’s 2017 developers conference that Google is “rethinking all our products” as it moves from a...