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Episode #412: Expert Tips To Standout As A Panellist In Japan-Engage, Project, Impress

We see a lot written about public speaking and presenting. Usually it is on the assumption we are the sole s...

Episode #411: Storytelling in Public Speaking In Japan: Harsh Lessons From The Chamber of Commerce Showdown

I had two interesting experiences last week. One was watching the aspirants for a top position in a Chamber...

Episode #410: Why the First Question Matters - The Role of “Sakura” in Japanese Business Events

In Australian politics, they call it a “Dorothy Dixer”. This is when one of your confederates from your own...

Episode #409: Use Your Visuals Checklist When Presenting In Japan

There are 6 elements we should check when putting our visuals together. Review this checklist before you st...

Episode #408: Tech Talkers Need Help In Japan

It's been a while since I attended a highly technical talk by serious experts. The audience, however, was no...

Episode #407: Coffee Chats Do Not Train You For Presenting In Japan

As a vigorous networker, constantly in motion, always looking for new clients, I attend a lot of events. Us...

Episode #406: Should We Lie In Our Presentations In Japan?

This seems a ridiculous construct – of course we when we are presenting in business we shouldn’t lie. Howeve...

Episode #405: All Style No Substance Presenting In Japan

It was a big affair. The entire Shinsei Bank retail staff were assembled for a series of updates from the D...

Episode #404: Speaking With Impact In Japan

Recently I was teaching a class of technical experts to have more impact when they spoke. Like many special...

Episode #403: Why Did Josh Shapiro’s Convention Speech Fall Flat?

Josh Shapiro, the Governor of Tennessee, was regarded by many as certain to be Kamala Harris’s pick for the ...

Episode #402: Presenters Who Hit The Mark

Watching the avalanche of speakers to the Democratic National Convention has been interesting. Some really ...

Episode #401: Criticising And Being Negative When Giving Public Speeches In Japan

In my observation, American politics continues to descend into a morass of nastiness topped up with a lot of...

Episode #400: Offering Balance When Presenting In Japan

Most business speeches are very definitive. We did this, and it worked for us and you could do the same and...

Episode #399: Anything We Can Learn About Presenting From Kamala Harris?

I am not an American, so I cannot vote. I always tread the line of neutrality when discussing what is happe...

Episode #398: I Agree With Trump

As an Aussie, I can’t vote in the American elections, so I am a casual observer of what is going on. I was w...

Episode #397: Should We Present In Japan When We Are Not In Good Health?

Joe Biden gave a disastrous debate performance. His team floated the idea that he had a cold and that was wh...

Episode #396: Which Version Of Joe Biden Are You As A Presenter?

American politics is a must watch for the rest of us. Whoever becomes the next President will have major ra...

Episode #395: A Tale Of Three Speakers In Tokyo

What an interesting panel discussion we had. Georg Loer, an old friend of mine, after 17 years running NRW ...

Episode #394: How To Build Credibility Before You Meet the Client

The premise of tonight's theme is how we position ourselves for the client before we even meet them. With th...

Episode #393: Senior Executives Common Presentation Errors

It is not often that we get a front row seat to watch a group of very senior businesspeople compete with eac...