by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 28, 2018
During a visit to the United Arab Emirates, I was invited to speak to college students to learn more about how the country is preparing the next generation for a post-oil future. I met with students who were required to present their final projects in a 3-minute pitch...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 26, 2018
The brain is easily bored. This one fact explains why Apple does what it does in its product launches. A presentation based on the fundamentals of neuroscience includes frequent changes to keep people interested. But how frequent is “frequent” change? The...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 25, 2018
In the forward to John Hennessy’s book, Leading Matters, author Walter Isaacson writes, “There is one leadership skill in this book that I found a bit unexpected but also profound: storytelling.” Storytelling’s influence on Hennessy’s career is, indeed, profound. And...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 24, 2018
Steve Jobs transformed presentations into an art form and nowhere is his presentation formula followed as closely as it is at Apple. Chief executive Tim Cook and the other executives who take the stage for this Wednesday’s product launch will follow the Steve...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 21, 2018
“Pictorial superiority is truly Olympian,” writes molecular biologist John Medina in his bestselling book, Brain Rules. Simply put, if information is presented verbally, people remember about 10% of the information. Include a picture and retention soars to 65%. If you...
