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Episode #162: The Winning Formula When Speaking

I was invited to an English Speech contest for Middle School students. The students must have home grown sk...

Episode #107: Read The Air When Selling

There is a saying in Japan, Kuki wo Yomu, which means read the air or be aware of the atmosphere or subtexts...

Episode #339 Reflecting On Your Leadership Journey

We all tend to live in the moment as leaders. We swing from meeting to meeting like a great ape moving acro...

Episode #106: Building Expert Authority With Buyers

“You are who Google says you are” is a quote from Timbo Reid, the host of the “Small Business Big Marketing”...

Episode #338: Leading An Intentional Leader Life In 2020

Leaders are made not born. Yes there are some bossy types and charismatic types who bubble to the top and a...

Episode #160: How To Give A Motivational Speech

I was attending a Convention in Phuket and the finale was the closing inspirational speech for the week of e...

Episode #105: Sales Poor Performers

Are you failing in sales or do you have sales staff who are not making their numbers? Sales is a brutal, me...

Episode #337: Dominic Carter-Five Guiding Principles To Create The Right Culture

Episode #336: Lessons On Why American MBA Style Leadership Struggles In Japan

Episode #159 How To Personalise Your Presentation

Are we talking at our audiences or with our audiences? There is a vast difference between the two. Most of...

Episode #47 How To Incinerate Your Personal Brand

When we represent our organization in a public venue delivering a talk there are two brands on display. Our...

Episode #335: Kervin Go On Leading A Small Team In Japan

Episode #46 One Minute To Star

What are you like on creating first impressions with people you meet for the first time? We are all aware th...

Episode #334 Japan Needs More Alien Leaders

Episode #158: Should I Go Over The Top When I Present

In our High Impact Presentations Course we have exercises where we ask the participants to really let go of ...

Episode #45 Few Presentations Are Clear Enough

We are only down to a few seconds today, when we start a talk before the audience decides their phones are m...

Episode #333: When Things Go Wrong Everyone Dives For Cover In Japan

Japan is a no mistake culture. This breeds timidity, resistance to change, lower levels of innovation, avoi...

Episode #157 What Is The Best Way To introduce Yourself When Presenting

Usually when we are speaking we are introduced twice. Once at the very start by the MC and then during our ...

Episode #44 Middle Managers Are Your Firm's Lifeblood

Middle Managers are going to be the leadership group most directly interacting with the younger generation o...

Episode #332: Six Staff Members To Be Careful Of In Japan

In most cases, as leaders we inherit the staff employed by our predecessors. It is a rare chance to employ ...