Podcast

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...

Episode #392: Presenters Need Strong Discipline In Japan

Our presenter was vivacious, sparky, bright and engaging. She works in a cool area of business and has the o...

Episode #391: The Japanese “Way” of Presenting

Foreign companies often want to appoint a Japanese person to be the head of their Japan operation. This is ...

Episode #390: How To Give Smooth Deliveries When Presenting In Japan

The Lord Mayor of London covers the whole con-urban spread of greater London and the Lord Mayor of the City ...

Episode #389 Go for Greater Innovation When Presenting

“Will It Blend” was a genius idea from Blendtec, kicked off with a $50 budget in 2006. The campaign saw Tom ...

Episode #388 Pacing Your Presentation In Japan

We are usually asked to speak at events by some hosting organisation and these can be breakfast, lunches or ...