Four Strategies For Building Confidence As A Speaker
Confidence in public speaking is not created by telling a nervous presenter to "be confident". Fear and nerves are real, and when speakers b...
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THE Presentations Japan Series by Dale Carnegie Training Japan
THE Presentations Japan Series is powered by with great content from the accumulated wisdom of 100 plus years of Dale Carnegie Training. The show is hosted in Tokyo by Dr. Greg Story, Presid...
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20 of 518 episodesShould We Argue The Point With Our Audience
Public speaking has become more complicated in an era of short attention spans, scepticism and strongly held views. Even a conventional busi...
The Beauty Of Presentation Practice
A business presentation should never be a "Just In Time" production. Yet busy executives routinely leave preparation until the last moment,...
How To Have Executive Presence Part Two
In Part One, we looked at the mental barrier created when Japanese executives believe their English must be perfect before they can communic...
How To Have Executive Presence Part One
Executive presence is often treated as something mysterious, but the practical requirement is straightforward: executives need to look and s...
How To Be A Pitch Contest Winner
A pitch contest is not really about squeezing as much company information as possible into a short speaking slot. It is about creating a str...
Why We Need Help With Presenting
Many businesspeople believe they are already reasonably good presenters. Their colleagues understand them. Their bosses do not complain. The...
The Frog In The Well Doesn't Know The Presenting Ocean
Most businesspeople have no idea how low the standard of professional presenting really is. We attend the same conferences, listen to the sa...
What Do I Leave In And What Do I Take Out
Presentation content selection is one of the hardest disciplines for experienced speakers. The more research, data, images and previous slid...
417 Japan Presentations Mastery Training Session For The British Chamber Japan
Being able to present well is no longer a nice-to-have business skill. If you cannot persuade people, sell an idea and get others to support...
Confidence Sells Your Audience On Your Message
Confidence is one of the most persuasive qualities a presenter can project. Audiences may not consciously analyse your vocal strength, eye c...
The First Five Minutes Of Your Presentation
The first five minutes of a presentation can determine whether an audience sees you as credible, confident and worth listening to—or as unpr...
That Key Last Five Minutes Of Your Presentation
The final five minutes of a presentation often determine what the audience remembers about the entire talk. This is the principle of recency...
Making The Presentation Yours
A strong business presentation should sound and feel as though it could only have been delivered by you. That does not mean ignoring present...
Should I Copy The Style Of Japanese Presentations When Doing Business In Japan?
Foreign executives often ask whether they should copy the Japanese presentation style when selling to Japanese companies. The short answer i...
Your Successful Business Story Structure
Business storytelling is one of the great untapped advantages in professional presenting. Most executives compete in crowded markets, red oc...
Don't Let Fear Destroy Professional Presentations
Fear can destroy a professional presentation faster than weak slides, poor grammar or a short speaking slot. A senior executive reading a on...
Your Eyes, Hands, Face, Toes and Energy When Presenting
Small presentation changes can create big gains in persuasion, authority and audience engagement. Most presenters do not fail because they l...
Highly Pointless Presentations
Highly pointless presentations are everywhere, and they damage trust faster than most speakers realise. Whether the presenter is a governmen...
The Presenter's Dilemma
The Presenter's Dilemma The presenter's dilemma is simple: should we build the talk around slides, or build the slides around the message? T...