In the midst of my recent seminar about reading and discussing financial statements, I made a rare, spontaneous decision. Instead of simply explaining how accrual accounting works, I picked up a piece of paper, created a 100-yen IOU note, and handed it to one of the attendees. Continue reading
I recently stumbled upon this excellent article from Business Insider:
Amazing Career Advice for College Grads from LinkedIn’s Billionaire Founder
Sharing advice for new graduates is not the main purpose for writing this post. The article’s advice, however, happens to be superb. So, if you know some new grads, by all means share away! Continue reading
Many of my American friends and family members often wonder how I can take on such a seemingly overwhelming language as Japanese. Well the answer to that, as well as an excellent example of audience involvement, can be found in today’s case study. Continue reading
By now, you must be thinking that this blog has an ulterior motive: promoting the benefits of video games. Well, there might be some truth to that. After all, I do believe in using my passion to drive my work. Continue reading
Despite the title, this post isn’t really about body language (consider the info about that a bonus). Instead, the video I want to present is yet another TED Talk with a great WIIFM. Continue reading
Now that we have introduced the concept of flow, and two major tools to achieve it, let’s bring it all together with a practical example. The following slides are taken from the Talking About Your Company segment of one of my business English seminars. It’s designed for lower-intermediate-level English learners. Continue reading
To show you an example of what I have been talking about so far (and to prove that I’m not making all of this up), I’m going to need about 20 minutes of your time. The good news, however, is that after you finish watching the video below, you’ll add seven and a half minutes to your life. Therefore, I really only need about 12.5 minutes of your time… Anyway, think about what we’ve covered thus far and check out this presentation: Continue reading
