Thought Leadership

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...

Low Energy Doesn't Work When Presenting

If we don’t grab their attention and interest, then our message is lost to them as they head off to the intern...

Slide Decks And Presenting

Today we are going to look at the proper use of visuals when we are presenting.  Many people ask us at Dale Ca...

Japan Is Very Formal In Business

Emperors and fishmongers.  The opposite end of the social spectrum, but in Japan, I discovered the levels of f...

How To Pump Up An Audience

Storytelling by the speaker combined with audience participation is a winner.  We shouldn’t go crazy and over ...

How To More Be Authentic When Presenting

You have genius within you, as yet untapped and never before displayed.  You have seen the good, the bad and t...

Presenters Can Learn From Script Writers

Most of the presentations we listen to are a tour de force of data and less than fascinating facts.  Yet the r...

Enthusiasm Is Key When Presenting

Positivity in life is electric and it can impact others very quickly. Our mindset and energy output are engine...

Huge Auditorium Presentations Are Complex

Owning the room is doable with an audience of one hundred people but much more challenging when there are five...

How To Defeat Imposter Syndrome As A Presenter

Presenting exposes a lot about us to our listeners. In this modern age it is more and more important that we c...

Practice Makes A Lot Better When Presenting

Practice makes Perfect except when presenting. Why? Because as businesspeople, we just don’t get enough speaki...

Understanding Using Data When Presenting In Japan

How much is enough data in a presentation? How much is too much? Generally speaking, most presenters have a pr...

Dealing With Ambush Speaking Requests

Suddenly you hear your name being called upon and you are being requested to make a few remarks.  Uh oh.  No p...

Using The Power Of Rhetorical Questions

Questions in general are powerful tools for speakers. They bring focus to key points we want to get across. ...

More Presenting Pizazz Please

Pizazz is one of those unusual words, that sounds kind of cool, but is a bit vague.  In presenting terms, we a...