by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Aug 4, 2011
In the movie Crazy Stupid Love, Steve Carrellplays an awkward forty-something man whose wife wants a divorce. As he’s getting used to life as newly single, he meets the dashing, smooth-talking character played by Ryan Gosling who takes Carrell under his wing. In one...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Aug 1, 2011
Your “habit” of checking emails, Twitter, and Facebook messages on your smartphone might have turned into a full-fledged addiction. That’s the argument of U.S. and Finnish researchers in a new study published in the Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. On...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jul 21, 2011
The best PowerPoint tip you’ll ever hear is this: When you create a PowerPoint presentation, do not start by opening the software. Start sketching instead. I recently met with a group of sales leaders at a major Internet company who give presentations every...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jul 18, 2011
First, congratulations to Japan for winning the Women’s World Cup on Sunday. I was just in Tokyo and I know how much the victory must mean to the Japanese right now. The win – in an overtime shootout—takes nothing away from the U.S women’s national team coach, Pia...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jul 12, 2011
I’m constantly amazed by how eager people are to improve their presentation and communication skills—regardless of where they live or what industry they work in. I recently returned from a remarkable week-long visit to Japan where I spoke to more than 1,000 people in...
