by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | May 14, 2018
I recently heard from the marketing director at a pre-IPO company. “The CEO can’t tell our company story,” she said. The CEO is visionary, passionate and competent, but he’s not skilled in the art of communication and public speaking....
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | May 11, 2018
Molecular biologist John Medina once told me, “The brain does not pay attention to boring things.” The statement profoundly shaped my approach to communication skills. My mission is to give readers the tools they need to keep their audience from getting...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | May 10, 2018
Steve Jobs once said, “Simple can be harder than complex.” It’s true, which is why it’s hard to express your ideas simply. Anyone can write long, confusing sentences. Anyone can speak in esoteric jargon. But simplicity is worth pursuing because...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | May 9, 2018
In his 2018 annual letter, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos repeated his rule that PowerPoint is banned in executive meetings. What Bezos replaces it with provides even more valuable insight for entrepreneurs and leaders. In his letter, and in a recent discussion at...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | May 7, 2018
NBA fans who spent more than one million hours pouring over basketball stats can thank enterprise software company SAP. As the 2018 NBA Finals get underway between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, fans will once again be checking stats on...
