Thought Leadership

Episode #266: How An Expert Prepares For A TEDx Talk

How do you prepare for a talk when your reputation is truly on the line? When you step onto a TEDx stage in 東京...

Episode #267: How To Be That Charismatic Presenter

Why do some speakers immediately command the room while others struggle to be remembered? Executives across 日本...

Episode #268: Designing the Main Body Of Our Talk

How do top executives design a presentation that audiences actually remember? Many leaders in Tokyo struggle w...

Episode #269: The Use of Evidence In Your Presentations

Why Are Presentations Failing Today for Japanese and Global Executives? Modern presenters face two powerful fo...

How to Transform Weekly Business Reports Into Powerful Communication Training — Without Getting Reprimanded

Most businesspeople rarely speak to a public audience.Instead, they give weekly internal reports—monotone, mec...

How Executives Can Recover From a Bad First Impression — Humor, Preparedness, and Crisis Management in Presentations

We all know first impressions are critical, yet even seasoned executives sometimes sabotage themselves in the ...

Why Storytelling Is the Most Underused Persuasion Tool in Business — And How Companies Can Transform Sales With It

Despite massive budgets spent on branding, advertising, and product storytelling, most customer-facing interac...

How Executives Can Win the Q&A Battle — Professional Preparation, Composure, and Audience Control

During most of a presentation, the speaker is in complete control: You set the pace You design the flow ...

How Executives Can Turn Data into Engagement — Storytelling, Framing, and Audience Connection in Business Presentations

Executives prepare diligently for business talks, but many fall into a common trap:Spending all their time bui...

Episode #270: Designing The Closes

Why do so many executives lose impact in the last 5 minutes of a presentation? In high-stakes meetings, especi...

Episode #271: The Persuasive Presenter’s New Year Resolution

Why is persuasion critical to your 2022 presenter vision? If your 2022 vision involves any version of success ...

Episode #272: Predictable Results for Presenters In 2022

Why are my online meetings and webinars still putting people to sleep? The prediction business is always risky...

Episode #273: Persuasion Power Eats Everything For Breakfast

Why do so many smart executives still struggle to persuade in high-stakes situations? In boardrooms across 東京 ...

How Executives Should Structure a 40-Minute Presentation — Cadence, Engagement, and Audience Control

A typical business presentation runs about 40 minutes—yet most executives feel they never have enough time to ...

Episode #274: Presenting Complex Information

Why Do Executives Struggle When Presenting Complex Content? Business leaders in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and ...

Episode #275: Handling The Q&A

When a senior leader finishes a presentation, the moment that often feels most risky isn’t the speech itself —...

Episode #276: Communicating With Greater Impact

Why do so many business presentations have zero impact? In boardrooms from 東京 (Tokyo) to New York, managers an...

Episode #277: The Presenter’s Time, Talent and Treasure

When your New Year resolutions start to fade, the real question for executives and professionals in Tokyo beco...

Episode #278: Motivating Others To Action

Why is motivating others to take action so difficult for leaders in Japanese and global companies (日本企業 Japane...

Episode #279: Inspiring People To Embrace Change

Why do smart people resist change, even when it is clearly better? Most professionals know that markets, techn...