Thought Leadership

Why You Should Never Distribute Slides Before a Presentation — And How to Control Audience Attention Like a Pro

Event organisers—especially in Japan—often insist that distributing slides beforehand will help audiences “fol...

Episode #61: Have A Point Of View

What’s missing from most business presentations today? Many presentations deliver lots of information, yet aud...

How Kiai (気合) Transforms Your Presentation Power — The Hidden Skill Behind High-Impact Speaking

In Dale Carnegie’s High Impact Presentations (HIP) course, participants deliver multiple presentations over tw...

Episode #62: The Power Of Rhetorical Questions

Why do questions matter so much in business presentations today? Questions are powerful tools that sharpen you...

How to Engage Four Distinct Personality Types in One Presentation — Winning Over Every Audience Segment

When you speak to a room—whether the crowd is 20, 200, or 2,000—you face an invisible mix of: experts pseu...

Episode #63: No Warning Speaking

What do you do when you’re suddenly asked to speak with no warning? Being called on to speak out of the blue —...

How Public Speaking Becomes Enjoyable — Turning Fear, Nerves, and Avoidance Into Confidence and Energy

For many people, the phrase “public speaking” sits firmly in the realm of oxymoron. Enjoyable? Impossible.Most...

Episode #64: Oprah's Golden Globe's Speech Carries Smart Lessons

What makes even great performers struggle without a script? Many famous actors look effortless onscreen, yet f...

How to Talk About Yourself in Presentations Without Sounding Arrogant, Outdated, or Self-Indulgent

Bruce Springsteen’s lyric “Boring stories of glory days, yeah, they’ll pass you by” is the perfect warning for...

Primacy and Recency For Speakers (Part One)

Primacy is the powerful cognitive imprint created by the first thing that enters our mind. It takes enormous m...

Primacy and Recency for Speakers (Part Two)

In Part One we examined how audiences remember the first thing they hear (primacy) and the last thing they hea...

Episode #65: Interview By Guy Perryman Tokyo InterFM 897

Why do interviews feel harder than presenting on stage? When you present to an audience, you control the flow:...

How—and When—to Break the Rules of Presenting: Using Dramatic Contrast to Command Attention

Most presenters don’t even know they’re breaking rules. They have enormous Johari Window blind spots, repeatin...

Episode #66: Presenting: Good Is The Enemy Of Great

Why do so many experienced leaders give “good” presentations that still feel forgettable — even in high-stakes...

Episode #67: How To Come Up With Speech Content

Why is your talk title so important for audience turnout? When a company asks, “Would you please give a presen...

How to Use Questions to Engage Audiences and Break the Monotony of Traditional Presentations

Despite massive shifts toward hybrid and online formats, most presentations today look—and feel—like ancient r...

Episode #68: Having More Presence As A Speaker

Why do even senior leaders sometimes fail on stage? In a packed five-star hotel ballroom, two high-profile lea...

How to Craft Business Stories That Hold Attention, Build Credibility, and Inspire Action

Many presenters think storytelling is only for novelists or creative writers. I used to think that too—especia...

“Style vs. Substance” Is a Myth: Why Great Leaders Must Master Both Content and Delivery

During a major annual strategy meeting—hundreds attending, senior leaders presenting—each department head took...

How to Structure Business Stories That Break Through Information Overload — Context, Insight, Relevance

When Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon warned in 1971 that “a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention,...