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Time and Place in Business Talk

How to talk and make a favorable impression

First of all, learn how best to improve your conversational skills

Here are the failings in the way you speak; you must not forget your purpose or emotions

Case Studies

How do you respond when you are suddenly asked to comment on something?

It's not small talk that will resonate with the other person, but words that come straight from the heart

Miho Takagi - Entertainer

What is the best way to bring up a difficult subject?

The art of knowing how to avoid the wrong moment

What is the way to suss out the atmosphere and speak at the right time?

The first word is the hardest! Just speak normally and there won’t be a problem.

How to speak while really taking the other person into consideration?

There is only a fine line between empathy and prejudice

How to be liked by your customers?

Don't scare the customer off: 2 Things to Avoid

How to use the right level of politeness in language?

Learning from the Ogasawara school of etiquette - The right use of polite language will make you look classier

What are the rules for deciding whether to use young people’s slang or not?

Using the ever-changing Japanese language efficiently

How to say what you mean without getting too nervous?

Simple methods for becoming stronger on the spot

Survey

What if a very confident man in his 20s uses a lot of technical language when talking to a young woman in her 30s?

Column

A glossary of terms used in foreign-affiliated companies in Japan

The method you can learn instantly for drawing in the person you are speaking to

Yoshihisa Ozasa, President of Link & Motivation Inc. reveals all of his masterly skills

Momoko Shirakawa of “New Work Methods for Men and Women” asks a consultant

Influencing people: How successful female leaders use language

Eizo Kobayashi, President of ITOCHU Corporation, speaks

The shortcut to being good at speaking is to be interested in the person you are talking to

Rate the way of speaking of celebrities multi-dimensionally