by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 30, 2014
Like it or not, many business professionals are judged on the quality of their presentation skills. I wrote an article earlier this year about a giant tech company that scores its senior managers and leaders on customer-facing presentations. Higher scores translate...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2014
Before Martin Luther King Jr. galvanized a nation with one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century, he had honed his delivery and storytelling skills through years of experience behind the pulpit as a Baptist minister. He became a pastor at the age of 25 and...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2014
Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran wasn’t always the polished, confident business leader you see on ABC’s Shark Tank. Early in her career, Corcoran had been invited to speak at a New York City banking event. She thought the talk would be a good way to generate...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 18, 2014
You can learn a lot from a 10-year-old, especially when it comes to getting what you want. Earlier this year you might have heard the story of former Pimco co-CEO, Mohamed El-Erian, who resigned after his daughter confronted him with a list of events he missed because...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 11, 2014
A few months ago I was sitting in the ‘green room’ behind a stage waiting to deliver a keynote speech to an audience of entrepreneurs and business leaders. I couldn’t see the person speaking on stage ahead of me, but I heard the audio feed. I began taking notes...
