The Presentations Japan Series

Presentation Visuals Mastery (Part One)

Today we are going to look at the proper use of visuals when we are presenting.  Many people ask us at Dale Carnegie, what should I do with preparing my PowerP…

Um, Um, Um, Er, I, Um, Ah, Um...

My former colleague was a notorious “ummer” and “ahher”. “Um, I, um, would, um, like to um, say um, thank you, um, for um, this um, opportunity”. Listening to him was…

Naomi Osaka’s Public Speaking Lessons

Congratulations to tennis star Naomi Osaka for winning the Australian open and rising to Number One ranking globally.  Japan loves to see Japanese athletes doi…

How To Handle Killer Questions From Your Audience

We have probably all been on the receiving end of it or have been a witness to it. The presentation is completed, after which come the questions; s…

Be Fearless.  Become A Considered Self Promoter To Grow Your Business

I am infamous in Tokyo. I always ask the first question of the speaker at an event.  “Oh Greg, you always ask the first questio…

The Impromptu Talk

If you are called upon at an internal meeting with the big bosses, or during an external public event, to suddenly speak on a topic do you say, “whoopee, here is my time to shine…

One Of Your Most Vital Presentations

Usually when we hear the term “presentation”, we think of a public arena, a big crowd and a lot of formality.  These public occasions are important because this…

Firing Up An Audience

Whenever I am in the USA, I love watching the different television preachers in action.  I am not looking for salvation particularly, but I am looking for hints on how to work…

The Japan Gap Between Speaker And Audience Is Still Vast

Lawyers in Japan are an elite group.  Senior lawyers are the elite of the super elite.  When I landed in Tokyo on April 1st, 1979, Tokyo was…

If You Want Your Audience To Be Enthusiastic Act Enthusiastic Yourself

There is an old truism in sales, “sales is nothing more than the transfer of the enthusiasm of the seller for the product or s…

Including Dialogue In Our Presentations

Normally when we give presentations, they tend to be pretty dry affairs.  We marshal the facts, relate what happened, tell stories perhaps but in a one dimen…

Plumb Your Own Experiences For Content When Presenting

It is ironic how talkative we are on some subjects, but how lost we are when it comes to giving public talks.  If you were asked by friends ab…

What Is The Right Length For Your Speech

This was a gala affair for a very worthy cause.  A grand setting. Beautiful ladies in evening gowns, men resplendent in their tuxedos. The host of the chari…

How To Get Speaking Gigs To Promote Your Personal Brand

A businessman reached out to me after attending my recent speech on “The Seven Deadly Fails Of Selling In Japan”, which I gave to the America…

Creating Your Personal Style When Presenting

When we are writing, we can create a style of our own.  The way we use certain vocabulary, the phrasing we apply in our sentences, the types of subjects…

Presenting By Video Conferencing

Technology is getting pretty good these days so joining meetings remotely is becoming more and more common.  Years ago the platforms were not that stable and the ac…

Can A Presentation Be Conversationalist And Still Be Business Professional?

Sometimes we read that when we are presenting it should be just like a conversation with your friend. The idea is we shou…

Tag Team Pitching For Fun And Profit

In business, we are asked to present as a team.  We may be pitching for new business and the presentation requires different specialist areas of expertise.  Thi…

Inject Yourself Into The Presentation Content

When we are presenting, we can be mentally separating out personal selves from the content of the talk. There will be facts, data, statistics, details,…