Thought Leadership

Presenting During The Time Of Cancel Culture

Why is cancel culture now a real issue for presenters in Japan? A business leader in Tokyo prepared a speech o...

How To Present In Breakout Groups

Why do online breakout rooms feel so awkward? Many professionals suddenly found themselves in breakout rooms f...

Why Engineers Need Presentation Skills

Engineers in Japan are now expected to explain complex ideas clearly to clients, line managers, CFOs, and glob...

Is Appearing Too Slick A Negative When Presenting

What is the core presentation challenge for executives in Japan? Many leaders worry: “If I look too smooth or...

Presenting On Video

Why does video speaking feel so hard for business leaders? Video looks simple, but it is not. In Zoom meetings...

What Japanese Presenters Get Wrong

Why do many Japanese presentations fail in global meetings? In many 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外資系企業 (multi...

How to Develop Persuasion Power

Why do so many presentations fail to persuade in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外資系企業 (global companies)? Many ...

How To Be A Star in Business Interviews

Why are media and podcast interviews risky for business leaders? For executives in Tokyo, interviews are now c...

Sourcing Ideas For Speeches

Why do many presenters start with slides instead of strategy? Many managers in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外...

Omnichannel Presenting

Why do so many business presentations in Tokyo fail to keep executives engaged? Many leaders in 日本企業 (Japanese...

Building Anticipation With Your Audience

How do great presentations build your personal brand in Japan? In Tokyo, many business leaders will register f...

The Bible’s Parables As A Presentation Guide Even For Atheists

Why do some business stories move people — and others don’t? Many leaders in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外資系...

Artificial Intelligence and the End of Human Connection

Why should executives worry about AI companions now? Remote work, hybrid teams, and post-pandemic loneliness h...

How to Have an Audience Like You by Building Rapport

Business leaders in Tokyo are busy. When they join a presentation, they quietly ask: “Is this worth my time? ...

Japan’s English Challenge: Why Companies Must Build Communicators, Not Perfectionists

For decades, Japan’s government has spent billions trying to raise English-language proficiency—with limited s...

Hybrid Presentations: The New Nightmare for Modern Speakers

Presenting in person is hard. Presenting online is hard.Hybrid presenting — a mix of both — combines the worst...

Presentation Disasters: How to Stay Calm When Everything Goes Wrong

An American professional once shared on LinkedIn how she spilled coffee on her blouse moments before addressin...

Presenting in Japan: How to Balance Western Simplicity with Japanese Data Hunger

When I exchange business cards in Japan, I use two versions — one for Westerners and one for Japanese. The Wes...

Microphone Technique and Voice Power — Why Your Audience Can’t Hear You

At a recent panel event, one speaker’s comments were completely inaudible, even though she had a microphone. T...

Presenting to a Japanese Audience in English — How to Truly Connect and Be Understood

Most foreign professionals delivering presentations in Japan assume that because the talk is in English, Japan...