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Sasuga! Communications nominated for British Business Awards
Having only joined the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan in October, it was quite a surprise and honor to be nominated for the 2014 British Business Awards in not just one, but two categories: New Market Entrant and Entrepreneur of the Year. The award ceremony took...
What Do You Like About Your Presentation?
この記事では、自分の短所ではなく長所を認めることでプレゼンスキルを伸ばす方法をご紹介しています。記事は英語です。どうぞお役立てください！ “My jacket,” replied one workshop participant when I asked her what she liked about her presentation as we reviewed a video of it. We all laughed. “My jacket,” replied one workshop participant when I...
Telling your story at FEW’s Career Strategies Seminar
I’m delighted to have been invited to give a workshop – Telling Your Story – at the 18th Career Strategies Seminar held by For Empowering Women (FEW). FEW is a women’s networking group in Tokyo supporting and empowering women to achieve their goals personally and...
How To Move To Move Your Audience
この記事では、聴衆者を引きつけメッセージを伝えるために必要な三つの身体の動きをご紹介しています。記事は英語です。どうぞお役立てください！ No, that’s not a typo in the title. I’m talking about how you can move physically as a presenter to help move your audience emotionally and get your message across. This follows last week’s post “An...
An Easy Step To Presenting With More Confidence
この記事では、立ち位置が自分の自信の表れと聴衆者との繋がりに関わるということについてご紹介しています。記事は英語です。どうぞお役立てください！ Some of you have asked for presentation tips. Here’s one: think about where you’re standing when giving a presentation. It affects how you come across to your audience and can boost your...
Welcoming Yumi
この記事は、株式会社さすがコミュニケーションズの新しいメンバー植村由美をご紹介しています。記事は英語になります。どうぞご覧下さい！ As part of the intensive training to become a facilitator for the Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers (of which I am no longer affiliated), I tracked how I spent my time in 30-minute segments...
IJET-25 – a Big Success at Tokyo Big Sight
More than 560 people attended the 25th International Japanese-English Translation (IJET) conference at Tokyo Big Sight on June 21 and 22. Huge thanks to Cathy Eberst and her hard-working committee of volunteers who organized this amazing event. The conference was a...
Difficult to get to workshops?
Much as you want to build your skills, you may find it difficult to get to workshops. Maybe you’re just too busy or live too far away. Webinars could be your answer. I hosted my first webinar last Saturday. After my presentation for participants of the Japan Exchange...
Sasuga! Communications is one year old today!
Many thanks to clients, friends, and family for your support during the first year of Sasuga! Communications. Image courtesy of Serge Bertasius Photography, FreeDigitalPhotos.net
To “Er” Is Human
この記事では、「er（えー）」や「um（えっと）」を言わないようにする方法をご紹介しています。記事は英語です。どうぞお役立てください！ Coaching a Japanese executive in presentation skills a few weeks ago, the first time I asked him to stand up and speak he began with, “I, er, would, er, like, er, to, er…” It was the worst case of the...
Something for all translators
I’ve just been putting the finishing touches to my materials for the Tokyo meeting of the Japan Association of Translators on Saturday, April 19. Even though the focus is children’s book translation, my guess is that this session will offer something for all...
How To Improve Your Business Communication With Improv
この記事では、コミュニケーションについて学び、改善し、最善の解決策を見つける方法についてお話しています。記事は英語です。どうぞお役立てください！ Last Friday, I went to an improv show. I like a good laugh. At the same time, I hoped to learn something about communication. In To Sell is Human, Dan Pink recommends taking tips from improv: 1....