Ep. 26: Japanese principles behind meaningful presentations and storytelling with Garr Reynolds
10/20/20 • 61 min
In this episode we are joined by Garr Reynolds. Garr is an internationally acclaimed communications consultant and the author of best-selling books including the award-winning Presentation Zen, Presentation Zen Design, and the Naked Presenter. Garr’s approach to communication takes the principles and lessons from simplicity and traditional arts in Japan to reveal clear, concrete tips for communicating — and living — better. His approach has inspired people all over the world to communicate more clearly, creatively, and visually. In this episode, we explore what has and has not changed since he first launched Presentation Zen in 2007 and authentic storytelling in the age of Corona.
Before I knew Garr as a sought-after speaker and consultant, I knew him as ガー先生 and my professor at Kansai Gaidai University. Garr was perhaps the first person to point me in the direction of Design Thinking. My life would be drastically different if I had not attend his classes all those years ago, and I hope that the next hour has somewhat of the same affect on you.
Please share you thoughts, comments and takeaways with me on your social media platform.
Let's begin!
💡 04:00 | An introduction to storytelling and
💡12:30 | Presentation Zen 2007 and today.
💡20:20 | Storytelling as a core competency in business; marketing is not just for the marketing department.
💡27:00 | Winning someone's attention; What's in it for them?
💡31:06 | Building trust as a storyteller
💡34:30 | If you want to do a TED talk you probably shouldn't do a TED talk
💡37:30 | Telling your story; people with disabilities have greater access
💡40:30 | Solicited creativity and developing buying (nemawashi) for your idea
💡43:10 | Know your audience; how building presentations is like a Beethoven symphony
💡50:40 | Your audience wants to feel smart; help them get your point.
💡55:00 | Points for telling a better story in your next presentation.
💡57:30 | Humor in Japan; yes or no?
Follow Garr on:
Twitter (https://twitter.com/presentationzen)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/garrreynolds)
Books via his website (https://www.presentationzen.com)
In this episode we are joined by Garr Reynolds. Garr is an internationally acclaimed communications consultant and the author of best-selling books including the award-winning Presentation Zen, Presentation Zen Design, and the Naked Presenter. Garr’s approach to communication takes the principles and lessons from simplicity and traditional arts in Japan to reveal clear, concrete tips for communicating — and living — better. His approach has inspired people all over the world to communicate more clearly, creatively, and visually. In this episode, we explore what has and has not changed since he first launched Presentation Zen in 2007 and authentic storytelling in the age of Corona.
Before I knew Garr as a sought-after speaker and consultant, I knew him as ガー先生 and my professor at Kansai Gaidai University. Garr was perhaps the first person to point me in the direction of Design Thinking. My life would be drastically different if I had not attend his classes all those years ago, and I hope that the next hour has somewhat of the same affect on you.
Please share you thoughts, comments and takeaways with me on your social media platform.
Let's begin!
💡 04:00 | An introduction to storytelling and
💡12:30 | Presentation Zen 2007 and today.
💡20:20 | Storytelling as a core competency in business; marketing is not just for the marketing department.
💡27:00 | Winning someone's attention; What's in it for them?
💡31:06 | Building trust as a storyteller
💡34:30 | If you want to do a TED talk you probably shouldn't do a TED talk
💡37:30 | Telling your story; people with disabilities have greater access
💡40:30 | Solicited creativity and developing buying (nemawashi) for your idea
💡43:10 | Know your audience; how building presentations is like a Beethoven symphony
💡50:40 | Your audience wants to feel smart; help them get your point.
💡55:00 | Points for telling a better story in your next presentation.
💡57:30 | Humor in Japan; yes or no?
Follow Garr on:
Twitter (https://twitter.com/presentationzen)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/garrreynolds)
Books via his website (https://www.presentationzen.com)
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Ep. 25: The Intersection of E-commerce and Psychology with Rieko Uesaki
In this episode we are joined by Rieko Uesaki. Rieko has leveraged her superpower of empathy into building 2 complementary businesses. She the founder of both ISSHONI, a partner to eCommerce merchants from various businesses on how to succeed in Japan and Mindox, where in her role as the resident therapist and life coach, she provides a safe space and the clarity required for her clients to heal from their past experiences and design a life that works for them. Being part of the team that launched Shopify in Japan in 2017 and having worked side by side local merchants, Reiko generously shares her insights on what it takes to launch a successful e-commerce strategy in Japan as well as future trends we can expect over the next 18 - 24 months. We then dive into, how empathy is not an isolated gift we apply to our customers but rather, empathy when first applied to ourselves, in our own lives, is the foundation necessary to create and contribute to our businesses and to the wider community.
Also, I've included some of free resources from Reiko in the show notes. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did and don’t forget to share your feedback with me on your favorite social platform.
Let's begin!
💡 05:35 | Launching Shopify in Japan
💡08:50 | Building empathy for an unknown client
💡14:00 | What do merchants need to succeed?
💡17:21 | Why Japan has not implemented the problems that have been solved
💡21:30 | An iterative approach to roll outs
💡27:00 | Successful e-commerce strategies; trust and copy, automation and marketing
💡30:50 | What's on the horizon for ecom; amazon luxury
💡34:45 | The connection between tech and therapy
💡36:30 | COVID and mental health
💡45:57 | Plan who you want to be, not what you want to do.
💡50:16 | Common COVID issues; self doubt and staying in your own thoughts
💡56:56 | Similarities of living abroad and COVID; anger, divorce
💡1:00:53 | Anger in your business life and how to control it before it controls you.
Free Toolkit: https://mindox.co/collections/tools
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rieko-uesaki/
E-commerce: https://isshoni.cc/en/ (English), https://isshoni.cc (Japanese)
Therapy: https://mindox.co
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Ep. 27: Creating Environments for High-Performance Teams with Rochelle Kopp
In this episode we are joined by Rochelle Kopp. Rochelle works to help clients increase profitability and employee engagement through improved communication and working relationships in multicultural environments. She is currently focused on helping Japanese companies be more successful in their global operations by supporting effective human resource management practices and organization development. In this episode, we explore Rochelle's most recent work, the 8 habits for Japanese companies to emulate the speed of Silicon Valley firms.
Also, I've included a link to free e-book from Rochelle in the show notes. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did and don’t forget to share your feedback with me on your favorite social platform.
Let's begin!
Key Takeaways:
💡05:45 | Younger generations driving organizational cultural change.
💡10:50 | Influencing the decision making process when you're new to the organisation and THE skill Rochelle says you need to have.
💡13:10 | Adopting user centricity and agile in Japan.
💡18:00 | The 8 habits for Japanese companies to emulate the speed of Silicon Valley firms.
💡43:55 | Psychological Safety as the differentiating factor behind high-performance teams.
To learn more about Rochelle:
Website | https://japanintercultural.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochellekopp
Free e-book | https://japanintercultural.com/free-resources/e-book
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