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Episode #259: How To Have An Audience Like You By Building Rapport

They are usually a bunch of strangers attending out talk. We may know one or two people in the audience, but...

Episode #258: Presentation Guidelines

We all stumble into public speaking in business. We don’t start our first job with a grand plan for our futu...

Episode #257: Presentations Fundamentals

Usually for most businesspeople we don’t really know what we are doing when it comes to presentations. We gr...

Episode #256: If You Want To Be Enthusiastic

The idea of having enthusiasm would seem to be pretty obvious for someone presenting. In some cases, though ...

Episode #255: Prime Minister Suga's Inability To Communicate Finished Him Off

The news cycle is awash with Prime Minister Suga’s shock announcement that he will not continue as Japan’s le...

Episode #254: Virtual Chatbots are the End of Civilisation

Have you heard of XiaoIce? According to the media it is a “cutting edge artificial intelligence system desig...

Episode #253: Getting The Timing Right For Your Presentation

When I am running half day or full day training sessions there is no rehearsal. There is a lot of participant...

Episode #252: Gaining International Executive Presence In Japan

Many Japanese companies have expanded their operations outside of Japan to enlarge their business, as the pop...

Episode #251: The Bible’s Parables As A Presentation Guide Even For Atheists

I was confirmed into the Anglican Church when I was twelve years of age. I remember it was the first time I ...

Episode #250: Building Anticipation With Your Audience

Whenever I hear that Jesper Koll, CEO of WisdomTree Investments Japan, is going to give a talk here in Tokyo,...

Episode #249: Omnichannel Presenting

We normally think of omnichannel in relation to the medium being used to contact buyers. We can also use thi...

Episode #248: Sourcing Ideas For Speeches

Usually when we have an opportunity to make a presentation, we get busy thinking about what we will talk abou...

Episode #247: Presenting In A Post Covid World

The end is near. The end of Covid that is, as we see vaccinations increase and get us all closer to herd imm...

Episode #246: How To Be A Star in Business Interviews

Being interviewed by the media can be a high risk affair, depending on the publication, the journalist and th...

Episode #245: How To Develop Persuasion Power

One consistent issue which often pops up within companies requesting our training is achieving persuasion pow...

Episode #244: What Japanese Presenters Get Wrong

Clients have some common problems with their Japanese leaders. I know this because the same requests keep co...

Episode #243: A Smile, Energy, Eyeline Make Such A Difference When Presenting Online

Once upon a time, we taught public speaking and presentation skills in a class room, with tons of people all ...

Episode #242: Naomi Osaka And The Public Speaking Mindset

“Naomi Osaka would have earned at least $200,000 dollars if she made the Top 16 in the French Tennis Open and...

Episode #241: Presenting On Video

Video is tricky. However, it looks so simple. You just stand in front of the camera and give your talk. I d...

Episode #240: Is Appearing Too Slick A Negative When Presenting

Too smooth politicians, silky salespeople, urbane company thrusters all set off alarm bells. We can meet imp...