Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies *Not* Your Typical Corporate Presentations: Live Signature Talks from Thought Leader Academy Grads
Jul 28, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Dr. Bonnie Boles, Chief Medical Information Officer at Tanner Health, and Denise Cárdenas López, VP at Amentum, share insights gleaned from their time in the Thought Leader Academy. They discuss how personal storytelling can transform traditional presentations, and the importance of adapting to technological advances in healthcare. Both speakers reveal their journeys to overcome presentation anxiety, highlighting how innovation and community collaboration are essential in their fields. Get inspired by their powerful messages and fresh ideas!
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Pilot Before You Plunge
- Start with pilots and beta tests instead of full deployment to discover and fix real-world problems.
- Avoid plunging straight into scale to prevent embarrassing or dangerous failures like robots mistaking snoring for alarms.
Turn Laggards Into Champions
- Recruit influencers and convert laggards into champions to accelerate adoption across the organization.
- Combine champions with early adopters to win the majority and scale successfully.
Curiosity Sparks Practical Innovation
- Innovation begins with curiosity: asking "what if this could be better?" rather than waiting for permission.
- Small observations and questions can seed large practical changes.