Thought Leadership

Episode #209: How To Sell Your Presentation To Pull An Audience

Why do so many carefully prepared business presentations attract only a handful of people, even in large venue...

Episode #210: Getting Objective Useful Feedback On Your Presentation

Why is “How was it?” the worst question executives can ask after a presentation? After delivering an important...

Episode #212: Should You Distribute Materials Before Your Speech

Why do Japanese (日本企業 = Japanese companies) and multinational executives ask to distribute slides in advance? ...

Episode #213: You Need More Kiai In Your Presentation Delivery

Why do executives and professionals struggle to show real presence when presenting? In many 日本企業 (Japanese com...

Episode #214: Simutaneously Dealing With All Four Audience Types When Presenting

Executives in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外資系企業 (multinational companies in Japan) often face one challenge ...

Episode #215: What Is Enjoyable About Public Speaking?

Why do so many professionals in Japan dread public speaking—and how can they finally overcome it? For many bus...

Episode #216: Facilitation Skills For Presenters

Why Do Internal Presentations Fail to Generate Real Discussion? Inside most organizations—whether 日本企業 (Japane...

Episode #217: How Much Should You Brag About Yourself When Presenting

Bruce Springsteen once sang about “boring stories of glory days.” Many executives unintentionally recreate tha...

How to Sell Yourself as a Presenter — Building Instant Credibility with Business Audiences

In sales, buyers always “buy the salesperson” before they buy the product. The same is true in business presen...

Episode #218: Primacy And Recency For Speakers

Why do executives in 日本企業 and 外資系企業 struggle to hold audience attention during presentations? In fast-paced bu...

Episode #219: Primacy And Recency For Speakers (Part Two)

Why do openings and endings matter so much in executive presentations? In high-stakes meetings, executives and...

Episode #220: How To Work The Room Before and After Your Talk

Executives often ask: “Why do some presentations succeed effortlessly while others collapse before they even b...

Episode #221: The Incredible Lightness Of Speaking

Are your business presentations disappearing the moment the meeting ends? You spend hours preparing your leade...

Episode #222: Breaking The Rules By Choice, When Presenting

Why Do Many Professionals in Japan Struggle to See Their Own Presentation Weaknesses? In many 日本企業 (Japanese c...

Episode #223: How to Question Your Audience

How can I make my presentations memorable instead of forgettable? Busy executives and managers in 日本企業 (Japane...

Episode #224: Business Storytelling For Fun And Profit

Why Do Business Leaders in Japan Need Strong Storytelling Today? Executives in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外...

Episode #225: Preparing For This Year's Most Important Presentation – Your Town Hall

Year Two of the pandemic has left many leaders in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外資系企業 (multinational companies...

Episode #226: Posing Big Questions When Presenting

Why do so many B2B presentations in Japan fail to change anything? In many conferences and internal meetings, ...

Episode #227: Presenting Online Forever

The pandemic proved that conferences, internal town halls, and strategy meetings can happen without anyone boa...

Episode #228: Presenting On Clubhouse

Why Should Executives in Japan Care About Clubhouse and Other Live-Audio Platforms? Many leaders in 日本企業 (Japa...