Podcast

Episode #18: How To Kill Your Brand With Public Speaking

Seriously sad really. Our speaker had some excellent points to convey but due to silly basic errors, killed ...

Episode #17: Stage Fright Got you?

Hands and legs quivering, knees knocking together, face turning red, pulse racing, mind whiting out – this i...

Episode #16: Don't Tell Me, Show Me

Japan is an interesting place where there is a lot of respect for people’s job titles and position in the co...

Episode #15: Dale Carnegie's Three Iron Rules Of Public Speaking

Not everyone should be a presenter. We don’t need higher levels of boredom or disinterest than we have alrea...

Episode #14: Goodbye Presentation Nerves

Unexpectedly, twelve time Grand Slam Tennis tournament winner Novak Djokovic has some good advice for public...

Episode #13: Rockin it Women Presenters In Japan

The presentations world is still a male bastion in Nippon. I attend lot of events in Tokyo and probably the ...

Episode #12: Persuasion Power Trump Style

Donald Trump isn’t a textbook presenter. He breaks many of the rules of presenting, but nevertheless he has ...

Episode #11: Wow Them At The End Of Your Presentation

It is rare to see a presentation completed well, be it inside the organization, to the client or to a larger...

Episode #10: That Vital Two Second Window

Question: how long does it take you on average to form a first impression of someone? My presentation traini...

Episode #9: Find Your Leader Voice

Why are so few business leaders good communicators, given all the education they have received, starting at ...

Episode #8: How To Market Yourself In Under One Minute

Meeting new business contacts, expanding personal networks, promoting a reliable, trustworthy “Brand You” ar...

Episode #7: How To Command The Rabble

The Master of Ceremony (MC) goes to the microphone to get the programme underway but the audience are simply...

Episode #6: Storytelling For Business

Best intentions, higher callings, righteousness – all good stuff but without good communication, our efforts...

Episode #5: Making Yourself Clear

Public speaking throws up many fears and challenges for all of us. As part of High Impact Presentations, one...

Episode #4: How To Destroy Your Reputation In 60 Seconds

It is a big crowd, yet the conversation suddenly dies and a hushed silence now sweeps through the room. All ...

Episode #3: Presentation Effectiveness For All

We are such a judgmental lot aren’t we! We form opinions about people within seconds of seeing them, often e...

Episode #2: Delivering Presentations With Clarity

There are a number of common structures for giving presentations and one of the most popular is the opening-...

Episode #244: Japan Must Globalise But Where Are The Global Leaders?

The consumer demographics for Japan are crystal clear. The domestic market is shrinking and will continue to...

Episode #243: Questions As Incoming Missiles

The new President, a super star with a brilliant resume, started attending our Division’s weekly meetings. W...

Episode #242: Effective Team Building Is Not A Snap

You are sitting there at your desk beavering away as usual when you get the phone call. Suddenly you are cal...