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Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!
Feb 25th
“At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he’s backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.“
Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! | Video on TED.com.
Steve Ballmer Could Make More Money if He Presented Well
Feb 11th
Reuters reported that Steve Ballmer made $100,000 dollars less last year than the previous one.Interestingly, each of the next few Fridays, Distinction Services will be posting the results of their annual executive survey of the impact of presentations on an executive’s career. Their first post from last Friday stated 86.1% of executives said “communicating with a solid level of clarity and confidence directly impacts my career and income.” See? It impacts their income. Ballmer could have made more last year if he’d invested more in his presentation.
via Duarte Blog » Blog Archive » Steve Ballmer Could Make More Money if He Presented Well.
Hitler’s speech in the reichstag on 1939
Feb 5th
Very sad (and “evil”) example of ”motivational” speech but still an example of a famous talk.