Thought Leadership

Surprisingly, Smart People Are Often Clueless At Presenting

Japan is an interesting place. So many things here are ultra modern, high tech, totally nuanced and sophistic...

The Hard And Soft Of Presenting

It is so easy to become “Johnny One Note” when presenting. We get locked into a modality of voice and body lan...

The Professional's Guide To Presentation Rehearsal

Every performance is better when practiced beforehand and presenting is no different. We don’t do it for a mu...

How To Work The Room When Presenting

Getting up in front of people is confronting for a lot of speakers. Beady eyes are boring into you, a sea of ...

Be Clear Or Be A Disaster

Most talks and presentations we hear, we cannot recall. Why is that? We were there presumably because we had a...

Know Your Target

I was at a speech recently, given by a very prominent person, an extremely experienced speaker, to a very pres...

Nerves Need Not Nobble Your Presentations

Speaking in front of others makes many people tongue tied and nervous. They struggle to get through a simple ...

Where Are You in Your Presentation

When we are presenting, we can be mentally separating out personal selves from the content of the talk. There...

What Pro Public Speakers Do

When you see someone do a very good presentation, your faith in public speaking humanity is restored. There a...

Presenters, Lose the Vice Like Grip on The Rostrum

Good posture never goes out of fashion. Standing up straight shows confidence, allows good breath control and...

Two Dimensions Needed When Presenting

When you hear an excellent presentation, it is easy to be well satisfied. When you are giving such a presenta...

How To Take A Great Presentation Higher

When you hear an excellent presentation, it is easy to be well satisfied. When you are giving such a presentat...

Selfish Presenters

My regular Rotary meeting held every week at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo has a featured speaker.   Our speaker...

Salespeople To Avoid

If you meet any salesperson who doesn’t ask you questions before explaining their widget run!  This person is ...

The Big Perspective Is Needed When Presenting

The podium is a powerful place for powerful ideas.  The audience has no idea what you are going to say and whe...

The Mindset For Presentation Success

Our mental approach to our activities determines our success.  We know this in sports and in business, but whe...

How Can I Leverage My Presentation Content

We go to a lot of effort to prepare for our presentations.  We find the best quality information, assemble the...

Why Do We Have To Put Up With Substandard Presentations

This global company is a household name in Japan. They have spent a fortune getting the brand name known here....

Why I Don't Like Videos In Presentations

There are so many competitors for our audience’s attention today.  The last thing we need are “own goals” by l...

Be Chatty When Presenting

We often see presenters elevated up on stage or positioned at the front of the room, flanked by or under a scr...