Bill Gates just launched a trailer for his new memo “The Turbulent AI Era.” It’s a great example of how a leader communicates. He uses a simple 3-act structure which says in 2-minutes what others might take 20.

When Cleo Abram & Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) visited IBM Research to find out about quantum computing they needed to figure out a story which would help the average viewer to engage with their video. This 2-minute shows them working through an analogy which their audience could relate to.

“Machines of Loving Grace” is a landmark 14,000-word essay on AI from Anthorpic’s Dario Amodei which everyone should read. Whether you admire Dario Amodei’s vision for AI or question the ethics of the company he leads (as they cut up thousands of old books), Machines of Loving Grace deserves to be read - not because you have to agree with it – but because this is what serious thinking looks like on the page.

Why does a presentation that works in one country not work in another? If there's one thing I've had to learn in my global role, it's understanding the nuances between personality-types and decision-making, across different cultures and countries.

Wouldn't it be great if you could ask the world's top CEO's, scientists, and artists for career advice? I thought so... That's why I just created this GPT "Commencement Coach" based on dozens of the top commencement speeches for a bit of fun!

I'm always getting asked for book recommendations. Especially where to start since there are so many, and it's hard to know which are the must-reads, and which are must the nice-to-haves. So here are my six books which I think every BUSINESS STORYTELLER should have on their shelves. 📚

According to National Institute of Mental Health - NIMH about 74% of us suffer from "glossophobia" on some level - the fear of public speaking. Some of their studies suggest that around 30% of us have a significant fear of presenting at work. Even if it's just a small presentation to your team... 🤯

Have you ever wondered why some stories feel more human than others? Researchers from University of Maryland analysed over 61,000 stories written by humans and five leading AI models, extracting 304 narrative features relating to plot, character, time, agency, revelation, structure, and storytelling decisions. Their key finding is fascinating: The biggest difference between human and AI storytelling is not style. It’s narrative choice.

The best BUSINESS communicators (especially CEOs who we might expect to be visionary leaders) are more likely to INFORM than INSPIRE. They EDUCATE more than they ENTERTAIN. They're PROBLEM SOLVERS rather than provocateurs who CHALLENGE their audience.