CHILINA HILLS

The unstoppable AI race is like speeding towards a cliff with no-one hitting the brakes... Most of humanity is still blissfully unaware...

Why is it that some speakers come across as authentic, whereas others, even though they are doing everything right - and sometimes actually better - simply don't touch us in the same way? The answer is right there in the question : they touch us, they move us. Your true job as a speaker is to make your audience feel what you feel about your subject. To achieve this, speak directly to their hearts . NOT to their heads - which alas is what most speakers do in the hope of g

As human beings, our deepest - and dramatically simple - desire is TO FEEL GOOD. EVERYTHING we do in life is ultimately to fulfill this desire. Towards this, we achieved tremendous feats in all areas of life – scientific, economic, political, medical … - and yet, despite our good intentions, the crude results are staring us in the face: our planet is a mess and we are not feeling so good… Readily available, free, and delicious Nevertheless, there is something we can do, ea

You have weaknesses? You've done (or haven't done) things you regret? You are not half as courageous as you would like with certain people or in certain situations? You don't know everything on everything? Oh dear, you're not perfect! And of course, the worst that can happen is that other people may find out! Many of us spend a lot of time and energy hiding our weaknesses and striving to look perfect so others will like us, appreciate us and respect us. Well folks, we've g

I've been at it for over 30 years, and I am still amazed to see professional or seasoned speakers who haven't realized that the 3 most important factors in getting their message across are: connexion, connexion, connexion. You might have great content, great technique, but without connexion, you have next to nothing. It is the most important rule and it is the most overlooked one. Recently, I was asked to coach a bunch of non-professional speakers for a large two-day motiva

Yes, thanks Mr Trump for helping me demonstrate in my conferences on charismatic speaking skills what charisma is NOT! Now, you definitely have plenty of presence, STRONG presence, but charisma no... you have great repartee, and you know how to engage your listeners by telling short and impactful stories they can identify with, but charisma no... Because it is all about YOU: you force your message on your listeners, you are dominant and controlling. There is no communion, n

Well... OK... Blatant, overt and downright harmful sexism has significantly reduced in many organizations thanks to norms and policies. And special thanks to those committed leaders who actually make sure these norms and policies are implemented. But there are also many leaders who are sick and tired of the whole subject, and not only male leaders by the way. Only the other day was I exchanging with a female leader who told me that she personally has never encountered sexism

Do you ever regret not having kept your mouth shout ? Have you ever wished to be instantly abducted by aliens and disappear forever from the face of the earth after having made a dreadful blunder ? Most people tend to believe that once they’ve put their foot in it, there’s no turning back. Well, not always, some people get away with it pretty consistently. Look at Donald Trump. Despite his numerous blunders, faux pas and downright insults that should have made him toast, he

You have probably noticed that many « success recipes » out there are based on the amazing success stories of individuals (or organisations), which then become models of what we must do to succeed. You have also probably noticed that even if we apply to the letter all the elements of the recipe, the amazing successes do not systematically follow… And this is normal, because these recipes are for a great part illusory, even if their authors mean well and even if there are m

I am suffering from acute technological indigestion... I can’t take it any more! I DON’T WANT IT ANYMORE !!!! I want to regress! I don’t want to become an hostage of technology - and when I say hostage, I mean exactly what the dictionary says: “a person who is captured by someone (or rather « something » in this case) who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed ». The problem here is that the captured person is never freed, it simply goes on a