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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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ADVICE

Slow Down To Go Fast

Breathe and slow down when overwhelmed by new technology to think clearly about the problem and resources.
Use the phrase "Yes, if" or "Yes, when" to keep momentum while setting realistic constraints.

ANECDOTE

Virtual Discharge Wins Over Delay

Bonnie tells how her mom injured her knee playing adult Hungry Hungry Hippos and required surgery and discharge.
A virtual nurse discharge completed the process in under 30 minutes, proving practical innovation benefits.

ADVICE

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.

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We believe that every presentation, whether internal or external, at a conference or at a board meeting, has the power to shift how your audience views a topic and the positive changes that can come as a result.

It’s not just about delivering information – it’s about shifting perspectives, sparking new ideas, and inspiring action.

This episode is the audio from a live show we did with two of our recent Thought Leader Academy grads: Dr. Bonnie Boles and Denise Cárdenas López.

Both Bonnie and Denise are executives at companies and often present both internally to team members as well as externally at conferences and to groups.

When we worked with them in a VIP Day to create their signature talk as part of the Thought Leader Academy, we kept both of these audiences in mind.

You’ll get to hear Bonnie and Denise deliver a 10-minute version of their new signature talk.

We also have a roundtable discussion about what they’ve learned from being in the Thought Leader Academy and what’s next for them as speakers and thought leaders.

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/437/

Watch the video at https://youtube.com/live/FuUSOnXMYPg

Discover your Speaker Archetype by taking our free quiz at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/quiz/

Enroll in our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/

Connect on LinkedIn:

Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox
Diane Diaz = https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianediaz/
Dr. Bonnie Boles = https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-boles-md-mba-chcio-fccp-09b69792/
Denise Cárdenas López = https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisecardenaslopez/

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*Not* Your Typical Corporate Presentations: Live Signature Talks from Thought Leader Academy Grads

Slow Down To Go Fast

Virtual Discharge Wins Over Delay

Pilot Before You Plunge

Not Your Typical Corporate Presentations: Live Signature Talks from Thought Leader Academy Grads