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Episode #179: Engaging Covid-19 Isolated Audiences

Once upon a time, isolation from our audience meant we were not getting our message through to them. We were...

Episode #178: Screen Based Strong Messaging Techniques

Most people have trouble getting their message across when they are in front of others and doing it in person...

Episode #177: Covid-19 And On-Line Presentation Skills

GIGO is a useful acronym from the past, which we can employ for the current problem we have conducting busin...

Episode #176 Covid-19 Challenges Leaders' Communication Skills

Most leaders tend to underestimate the importance of communicating with their teams even in normal times. W...

Episode #175: Should I Recycle My Content Between Presentations

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

Episode #174: Owning Your Material When You Didn't Create It

The minions are swarming around the venue. There are people setting up cameras, sound equipment, teleprompt...

Episode #173: How Much Selling Should You Do During Your Presentation?

The organisers of public presentations are usually not very happy for the presenter to start flogging their ...

Episode #172: Advice For Your First Major Presentation

At different stages in our careers we are asked to give a presentation. It may be a simple reporting on pro...

Episode #171: Who Are You Presenting For

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

Episode #170: The Big Idea When Presenting

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

Episode #169: Small Target Tactics For Hostile Audiences

Presenting isn’t always adoration, adulation, regard and agreement. Sometimes, we have to go into hostile t...

Episode #168: Dress For Success When Presenting

How should we dress when presenting and does it actually matter? It matters - particularly in Japan. Japan...

Episode #167: Using Micro Stories When Presenting

Storytelling is one of those things that we all know about, but where we could do a much better job of utili...

Episode #166: 2020 Here We Go - Let's Build Our Personal Brand As A Presenter

The New Year’s resolutions concept is ridiculous, but only because we are weak, lazy, inconsistent and lacki...

Episode #165: Reflecting On Your Past Presentations

As the calendar year slowly winds down, now is a good time to review and reflect upon the presentations you ...

Episode #164: Leading An Intentional Presenter Life In 2020

Are we going slowly glide in 2020 carrying all the bad habits and bad baggage from everything we have though...

Episode #163: How To Use Video In Your Presentation

Video is the refuge of rascals when presenting. The unskilled Japanese President tries to shift the attenti...

Episode #162: The Winning Formula When Speaking

I was invited to an English Speech contest for Middle School students. The students must have home grown sk...

Episode #160: How To Give A Motivational Speech

I was attending a Convention in Phuket and the finale was the closing inspirational speech for the week of e...

Episode #159 How To Personalise Your Presentation

Are we talking at our audiences or with our audiences? There is a vast difference between the two. Most of...