by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 5, 2016
First, the bad news. There are no shortcuts on the path to becoming an exceptional public-speaker. Now, the good news. Anyone who puts in the work can radically improve their communication skills. In the now famous TED Talk, My Stroke of Insight, Harvard researcher...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 2, 2016
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson says the best ideas for taking his company into the future are found when he’s practicing the ancient custom of storytelling by a campfire. “Telling a story is one of the best ways we have of coming up with new ideas, and also of...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 22, 2016
As I sat next to Joel Osteen in the bleachers overlooking centerfield hours before one of his sold out stadium events, I asked the world-famous pastor if he had ever imagined himself speaking in front of 50,000 people. His answer may surprise you. “Carmine, when I...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2016
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai is one of the smartest technologists on the planet, but he earns high marks for communicating extremely complex ideas in very simple terms. There’s no question Pichai is whip-smart. He received his bachelor’s degree in...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2016
Baseball is a game of stats. A cascade of numbers is presented as players approach the plate: strikeouts, saves, batting averages, runs batted in, and a dizzying array of ratios and percentages. But in a game of numbers, it’s a storyteller who is celebrated today....
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 5, 2016
If you stay at one of JW Marriott’s 75 hotels and resorts around the world, you might notice something unique about the people who check you in, take your bags, and serve you at the restaurants and spas. They hold their heads higher, make more eye contact, have a warm...
