As Japan changes from a local manufacturing economy to a global one of managing, financing and communicating, the need for skilful public speaking is growing. No longer can products be seen and touched—concepts must be explained, skilfully and persuasively.

Japanese people typically feel that they are poor presenters, in English. Often they think language is the problem, but fluent English is not enough—in fact it is not even necessary. Presentation is not just a language skill, but a set of skills in audience understanding, attitude, logical thinking, nonverbal communication, visual design, preparation and confidence.

Westerners often think that presentations should take the same approach regardless of audience nationality or language. Wrong. Or that they should adopt the local style. Sorry, wrong again.

So what is needed?

powrtalk training has the answers, for Japanese, Westerners, or anyone else, in a highly tuned combination of focused content and powerful training methods. A powrtalk program is a comprehensive and practical training or coaching course that

• includes everything a good speaker must know—what to do, how to do it, and why it works
• provides high-pressure experience to ensure the client can use this knowledge effectively, in the real world
• builds true confidence based on a foundation of knowledge, experience and skill
• focuses especially on cross-cultural communication, in any language.

A powrtalk program will empower clients to inspire trust and credibility—and then convince their audience using powerful skills and tools.

For further information, please contact us in Japanese or English.

Robert Burnside, President
Empowr Company Limited