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Episode #284: Mentally Preparing For The Coming Economic Recession

A bloody war in the Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, global oil and gas prices surging, grains in short supply ...

Episode #284: Don't Be Predictable And Boring When Presenting

I was recently asked to be interviewed by a University senior for a project he was doing on communication in ...

Episode #231: The Boss Is Not Allowed The Luxury To React

Are you moody? You might say no. You see yourself as an upbeat individual, smoothly navigating your way thro...

Episode #96: Tim Schlanghecke, Country Director Flavour, Symrise Japan

Tim Schlanghecke is the Country Director for Flavour of Symrise in Japan. Mr. Schlanghecke has been in Japan...

Episode #130: Finding New Clients

Marketing plays a key role in generating leads. They are trying to maximise the accuracy of the segmentatio...

Episode #457: Competing Perspectives On Leading

When we think about leadership what is the perspective we are taking? There are many ways of thinking about...

Episode #283: Package Up The Value In The Sale

Price conversations are a bad thing. Invariably, you are dragged into the mud and blood of comparisons with...

Episode #283: What If I am Not Fluent In English As A Presenter

Kata, the way of doing things and Kanpekishugi or perfectionism are wonderful traits in Japan. Everything wo...

Episode #230: Leads Are The Lifeblood Of Sales

Marketing plays a key role in generating leads. They are trying to maximise the accuracy of the segmentatio...

Episode #95: John Flanagan, General Manager Japan and Regional Head of Programming and Marketing Asia, A&E Networks

John Flanagan is a General Manager Japan and Regional Head of Programming and Marketing Asia at A+E Networks...

Episode #129: The Details Matter

“The Devil Is In The Detail” saying, reflects ancient wisdom about taking careful notice of small things. E...

Episode #456: Leaders Need To Protect Themselves

Business is stressful. It becomes very stressful when your industry is hit by a global pandemic. Just when...

Episode #282: The Big Sales Audio Landgrab

“Greg, you are everywhere!”. I am often told this by business people here in Tokyo. What they mean is that...

Episode #282: What If I Am A Low Energy Speaker

Being persuasive is a key element to business success. You can argue the rights and wrongs of that statement...

Episode #229: 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 t...

Episode #94: Jody Ono, Specially Appointed Professor at Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS)

Professor Jody Ono is a Specially Appointed Professor at Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of ...

Episode #128: Bring Credibility To Your Presentations

When presenting and you can’t back up who you say you are with the goods, credibility declines rapidly and i...

Episode #455: Providing Constructive Feedback

Giving feedback at any time about performance issues is always fraught. Providing constructive feedback is o...

Episode #281: Handling Post Purchase Mistakes

Even the best laid plans go astray. The sale has been completed, the funds have been paid and we get busy i...

Episode #281: Thanking The Speaker

Presentations have a cadence. Notices are sent out to the mailing list or promoted through some form of medi...