by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | May 6, 2016
“Presentation literacy” isn’t an option anymore, according to TED Talks curator Chris Anderson. “It’s a core skill for the twenty-first century.” Anderson calls presentation and public-speaking skills a “superpower” for those who want to express their ideas. TED...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | May 4, 2016
VIDEO: How To Make Any Statistic Instantly Memorable Golden State Warriors point-guard Steph Curry made a record 402 3-pointers in the regular season. The record is off-the-chart, literally. No other player comes close. Recently The New York Times ran a chart that put...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Mar 1, 2016
A group of students asked Bill and Melinda Gates what they would choose if they could have any superpower in the world. Their answers—more energy and more time—serve as the theme for the 2016 Gates Annual Letter. I read both essays by Bill and Melinda Gates which...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 29, 2016
Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In the information age you are only as valuable as your ideas. Your ability to package your ideas with emotion, context, and relevancy is the one skill that will make you more valuable in the next decade. During a...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 18, 2016
“Communication is the most important skill any leader can possess,” says billionaire Richard Branson. In a recent Virgin blog post Branson explains why he believes communication is the skill that will set you apart from the crowd. “Today, if you want to succeed as an...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 16, 2016
If you want people to pay attention to you, wrap your idea in a story. The story provides the bliss point; the moment your audience falls in love. In music the bliss point is ‘the hook,’ the lines and beats that turn a song into a hit. In pop music a handful of...
