by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Mar 8, 2019
Former Apple Macintosh evangelist and author Guy Kawasaki has given at least 2,000 speeches since 1987. Many of the presentation techniques he uses to captivate an audience he learned from the most influential boss he’s ever had–Steve Jobs.I recently had...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Mar 7, 2019
Southwest Airlines took out a full-page newspaper ad to honor the late company founder, Herb Kelleher, who passed away in January. The first line of text read as follows: Dear Herb, thanks for always remembering our names. Kelleher was credited for turning a company...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Mar 6, 2019
Cognitive scientists have a reasonably good idea of when audiences will stop listening to a presentation. It occurs at the 10-minute mark. According to molecular biologist, John Medina, people seem to get bored after approximately ten minutes—and it occurs in a class...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Mar 5, 2019
Warren Buffett has two people in mind when he drafts his annual letters—his sisters, Doris and Bertie. They’re smart, he says, but they are not active in business and they don’t read the business pages every day.How does Buffett communicate a big idea to them?...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Mar 4, 2019
After interviewing billionaires and CEOs, entrepreneurs and scientists for my new book, Five Stars, I’ve concluded that it’s time to stop referring to public speaking as a ‘soft skill.’ A wealthy investor at Y-Combinator, the iconic investment firm behind startups...
