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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...
Great presentations are rarely accidents. They work because the speaker respects one brutal truth: audiences are distracted, overloaded, and...
Media interviews, podcasts, and executive conversations often go wrong for one simple reason: the speaker sounds polished but not real. When...
Presenters today are competing against smartphones, doom scrolling, shrinking attention spans, and audiences trained to spot familiar patter...
Good presentations are not built on politeness first. They are built on attention first. Whether it is a university graduation speech, a cha...
Japan loves kata (the right way) and kanpekishugi (perfectionism). It's why trains run on time, factories hit tolerance, and meeting etiquet...
Being persuasive is a commercial superpower. Whether you're pitching a proposal in a Toyota-style boardroom in Tokyo, selling a SaaS renewal...
Presentations have a cadence: promotion, registration, MC opening, speaker delivery, and then the closing that shapes the final memory. In m...
A strong speaker introduction isn't "filler" before the real talk starts — it's the moment the MC borrows the room's attention and hands it...
Change is easy to talk about and hard to embrace . Most people don't refuse change out of logic — they resist it out of instinct. Try the cl...
Most leaders want "alignment," but what they really need is movement —people actually doing the new thing. Motivating action is devilishly h...
New Year's resolutions are a lovely idea—until life body-checks you in week two. Changing habits takes extra energy: consistency, patience,...
Most talks are totally forgettable because they never land emotionally and logically. If you want real impact — the kind that people remembe...
Q&A isn't the awkward add-on after your talk — it's where you cement your message, clarify what didn't land, and build trust through real in...
Complex doesn't mean "technical". Complex means your audience can't quickly connect what you're saying to what they already know. In a post-...
Most business careers don't stall because people lack IQ or work ethic — they stall because people can't move other humans. If you can comma...
When you present—whether it's a Toyota leadership offsite in Japan, a Canva all-hands in Australia, or a Series A pitch in San Francisco—you...
We flagged this last episode—now let's get practical about evidence. Modern presenters face two problems at the same time: we're in an Age o...
In the last episodes we looked at how to open the presentation. Now it's time for the part that does the heavy lifting: the main body . Most...
Some speakers have "it". Even from the back of the room you can sense their inner energy, confidence, and certainty — that compelling attrac...
TED and TEDx look effortless on stage, but the behind-the-scenes prep is anything but casual. In this talk, I pulled back the velvet curtain...
If your opening drifts, your audience drifts. In a post-pandemic, hybrid-work world (Zoom, Teams, in-person, and everything in between), att...
In the first seconds of any presentation, your audience decides whether to lean in or tune out. This guide shows you how to design those ope...
Your audience buys your message only after they buy you . In today's era of cynicism and AI summaries, leaders need crisp structure, vivid e...
Great presentations in Tokyo, Sydney, or San Francisco share one trait: a razor-sharp, single message audiences can repeat verbatim. Below i...
Before you build slides, get crystal clear on who you're speaking to and why you're speaking at all. From internal All-Hands to industry cha...
Before you build slides, build a picture of the people in the seats. If you don't know who's in the room, you're guessing—and guesswork kill...
Twelve proven techniques leaders, executives, and presenters in Japan and worldwide can use to win audience trust and connection Why does bu...
Why mastering presentation basics matters for executives, managers, and professionals in Japan and globally Why do so many business leaders...
Nine proven strategies executives and professionals in Japan and worldwide can use to master public speaking and influence with confidence W...
Why enthusiasm is the decisive factor in leadership, persuasion, and presentation success in Japan and globally Why is enthusiasm essential...
Artificial Intelligence and the End of Human Connection Why AI companions, generative AI, and virtual "friends" risk replacing the skills th...
Why rehearsal, timing, and delivery shape your reputation as a professional speaker in Japan and beyond Why is timing so critical in busines...
Why Japanese Leaders Struggle with Global Executive Presence — and How to Overcome the Barriers What does "executive presence" really mean f...
I was confirmed into the Anglican Church when I was twelve years of age. I remember it was the first time I ever wore a tie in my life. Prio...
Whenever I hear that Jesper Koll, CEO of WisdomTree Investments Japan,is going to give a talk here in Tokyo, I want to attend. I have heard...
We normally think of omnichannel in relation to the medium being used to contact buyers. We can also use this idea when thinking about plann...
Usually when we have an opportunity to make a presentation, we get busy thinking about what we will talk about. The organisers may have set...
Being interviewed by the media can be a high risk affair, depending on the publication, the journalist and the business zeitgeist of the mom...
One consistent issue which often pops up within companies requesting our training is achieving persuasion power with colleagues, bosses and...
What Japanese Presenters Get Wrong Clients have some common problems with their Japanese leaders. I know this because the same requests keep...
Once upon a time, we taught public speaking and presentation skills in a class room, with tons of people all seated together, right next to...
Video is tricky. However, it looks so simple. You just stand in front of the camera and give your talk. I don't know why video saps twenty p...
Too smooth politicians, silky salespeople, urbane company thrusters all set off alarm bells. We can meet impressive people and we can meet i...
English versus mathematics? Easy choice for budding engineers at High School and for when they get to University. Science is logical, knowab...
Everyone is getting very swish with the tech these days, as we spend more and more hours in online meetings. Consequently, we are more and m...
"That has to come out". "Why?". "It might offend women in the audience". "But this example is totally in context with what I am saying". And...
Our event speaker was a well-coiffed and well appointed senior executive in one of the world's biggest corporations. The topic was on buildi...
This is horrible. Man, this is so bad, what were they thinking? I am watching a video of a leader asking for some major changes to the organ...
It makes sense to be authentic when presenting, because this is the easiest state to maintain. As someone wise once noted, "if you are going...
When I read this quote from Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon from 1971 that " a wealth of information would create a poverty of attention" I tho...