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Episode #317: Applying the Japanese Shu-Ha-Ri Concept For Presentations

The Japanese idea of Shu-Ha-Ri is a combination of three characters – 守破離. I first came across this concept ...

Episode #316: Why Are You Such A Boring Presenter?

Contemplating this title you may be thinking “I am not boring”. You would be a rarity in business then, beca...

Episode #315: Four Strategies For Building Confidence As A Speaker

As a presentations trainer, I can appreciate the difference between class participants when they cross that b...

Episode #314: Should We Argue The Point With Our Audience

We have been asked to speak or we have punted a chance to speak to an audience. We will have a message in mi...

Episode #313: The Beauty Of Presentation Practice

The date has been set for our presentation. Naturally, we are pretty busy with work, so we borrow that Toyot...

Episode #312: How To Have Executive Presence In Japan (Part Two)

In Part One, we explored the mental barriers around linguistic perfection which are holding Japanese business...

Episode #311: Reducing Friction In The Sale In Japan

Inertia is a powerful retardant to getting deals done in Japan. Either they already have a regular supplier...

Episode #311: How To Have Executive Presence In Japan (Part One)

As a training company we are often asked to assist with helping Japanese executives to have “executive presen...

Episode #310: How To Be A Pitch Contest Winner

As Covid slowly declines here in Japan, things are slowly getting back to a semblance of normality. Imagine ...

Episode #309: Presenting Online Isn't Going Away, Ever

Remote work is a sticky concept. Bosses may prefer to have people under direct supervision in the office, bu...

Episode #308: Why We Need Help With Presenting

I teach presentation skills to businesspeople. In the first class they do a simple self-introduction and thi...

Episode #307: The Frog In The Well Doesn't Know the Presenting Ocean

This Japanese saying the “frog in the well doesn't know the ocean” is a favourite. When I think about its ap...

Episode #306: What Do I Leave In and What Do I Take Out

I am a hoarder. I never throw anything out and this habit spills over into preparing for my presentations. ...

Episode #305: Confidence Sells Your Audience On Your Message

I was listening to a recent episode of Victor Antonio’s Sales influence Podcast show and one of his guests wa...

Episode #304: The First Five Minutes Of Your Presentation

How do we want to be perceived when we give our talk? What constitutes the personal and professional brand w...

Episode #303: That Key Last Five Minutes Of Your Presentation

Recency is a simple concept to understand. It basically means that we are all simple beings and we tend to ...

Episode #302: Making The Presentation Yours

It seems logical that any presentation we are giving is ours. Well, that is sort of correct, but what I am t...

Episode #301: Should I Copy The Style of Japanese Presentations When Doing Business In Japan?

I get this question quite often: “should I follow the logic of ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do’ with regar...

Episode #300: Your Business Story Structure

Storytelling in business is an open field. In most facets of commerce, the field is crowded, established foe...

Episode #299: Remembering Ex-PM Shinzo Abe As A Communicator

Remembering Ex-PM Shinzo Abe As A Communicator Like everyone, I was so shocked that Japan has lost such a pr...