by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 22, 2018
In 2009, I wrote the first book about the presentation skills of Steve Jobs. Jobs was one of the most exciting business presenters of our time. But if I had to choose the most-improved communicator today, it would be Bill Gates. In many ways, he’s also the most...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 15, 2018
If you want your audience to remember and share specific numbers, statistics and data points in your presentation, you’re probably designing your slides all wrong. Overwhelming your audience with multiple charts, graphs, and words on one slide is the single...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 12, 2018
Legendary Silicon Valley venture capital investor John Doerr still remembers the pitch he heard from two Stanford students in 1999. Larry Page and Sergey Brin delivered the most concise, compelling mission statement he had ever heard. Google, they said, existed to...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 7, 2018
Real estate mogul and Shark Tank investor, Barbara Corcoran, calls it the most emotional pitch she’s seen in the show’s 10 seasons. The young entrepreneurs showed “inspiring strength,” she said. Corcoran was referring to three siblings who...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 5, 2018
What are the odds of winning Tuesday’s record-setting $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot? Intuitively, you know it’s a massive number. For the record, the odds of choosing all six numbers correctly in Tuesday’s lottery are one in 302,575,350. Does...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 30, 2018
Despite achieving record-setting statistics in the NBA, Stephen Curry says he hasn’t peaked yet. That should scare opponents and inspire you. As the 2018-2019 NBA season gets underway, the league’s best shooter has issued a challenge–not to his...
