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- An Interview with Risa Hatayama Get practical tips for global communication and living your best life in this high-energy interview with Risa Hatayama, a life coach for Japanese women who has lived overseas for 15 years. In Episode 7 of the Sasuga! Podcast, you’ll...
Your know your business area well and can easily talk about it in a normal conversation. But, if you’re like most people, you feel nervous when you have to present in front of a client at a meeting or in front of colleagues on a call or in front of an audience at an...
Perfectionism. We often think we should be perfect - we should do a perfect job, give a perfect presentation, or speak perfect English. But have you ever thought how perfectionism stops you from communicating effectively, stops you from getting the results you want in...
How has your 2018 been? For me, it’s been an amazing year of contribution, growth, and joy. I’ve invested heavily in my own development through seminars, courses, and coaching. What I learned clearly had a positive impact on my business, clients, and community, and...
Have you heard of the concept of danshari (断捨離)? This is a Japanese word for decluttering, which literally means “refuse, throw away, separate.” I’ve recently been having fun decluttering my home while listening to a great audiobook: Decluttering At The Speed Of Life...
The less you need to think about what you’re saying in your presentation, the more you can focus on the audience. This makes a great presentation. So today I’m sharing 7 presentation situations and related English phrases that you can use regularly. 1....
Do you ever wonder about the best way to present research findings or other material that includes lots of business data? Clients often ask me about this. How can you communicate large amounts of information clearly, concisely, and in an engaging way? Here are three...
Have you ever wondered what is the perfect number of slides for a 30-minute presentation? Maybe your company has guidelines around how many PowerPoint pages to prepare based on the time you have? Perhaps you’ve heard of time and number stipulations in Pechakucha or...
And A Lesson From A Tea Strainer Last week, I was outside Japan, coaching 29 speakers for an Asia regional conference. Let me share with you my top three conference presentation tips (and a surprising lesson) to help you when you next have an opportunity to speak at a...
That’s A Recipe For Disaster! When you see a baby learning to walk, do you say, “That baby’s not good at walking”? Probably not, right? You recognize that the baby is learning by practicing, falling down and getting up again, and often holding a grownup’s hand for...
– Especially In Another Language! When I’m coaching people in presentation skills, I always urge them to talk about a topic they know well and are passionate about. People respond, “But sometimes I have to present information at work that I haven’t created myself and...
Minori Hanashima, who joined the second Sasuga You! Self-Discovery Weekend, gives us her impressions in this 5-minute video in Japanese. What does “retreat” mean to you? Retreats are quite normal in the West, but the concept is still new to Japan. Minori initially...