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01 About Us01 About Us

1992 Japan

2010 Singapore

‘Companies spend millions on corporate training, but often with questionable returns.’

Globus has developed just the right formula of Content, Approach, and Trainer-Coaches. As a result, Globus is now the top boutique training company in Asia – providing clients high returns on the Seminars, Assessments, and Coaching by developing world-class communicators and leaders.

Brent Barnes

President & Founder

Motto

Don’t ‘Just do it’ – do it faster and better!

Education

  • MBA Finance
  • BS Business

Accomplishments

  • Conducting charity swims in Thailand and Cambodia for NGO orphanages
  • 18-time Masters Swimming World Record holder
  • Author & Co-Author of Globus business communication texts

Jack Nicklin

Vice President / Founding Partner

Motto

Power through Communication!

Education

  • BA Japanese, Government, Communications

Accomplishments

  • Co-Author of English Presentation Techniques, published by The Japan Times (1993)
  • Co-Author of over 10 Globus business communication texts

Greg Kelly

Corporate Training Director / Senior Partner

Motto

You are either striving to get better – or allowing yourself to get worse

Education

  • MBA, Japan-focus
  • BS International Business, Asia-focus
  • Certificate in Japanese Management from the Japan-America Institute of Management Science.

Accomplishments

  • Co-Author of our Leadership Communication Habits; Globus text contributor
  • Former semi-pro football player

Robert Self

Senior Coach / Director

Motto

Business is not education; business is action – delivered with excellent communication!

Education

  • BA History and Philosophy

Accomplishments

  • Former CEO of Taschen Japan and Phaidon Asiana
  • Creator of Tokyo Trail Running & ultra-marathoner
  • Wine expert and public speaker on wines

Yoshimasa Suzuki

Client Relations Director

Motto

Understanding. Trust. Performance.

Education

  • BCom in Organizational Leadership, Keio University

Accomplishments

  • Co-Author of our Leadership Communication Habits
  • Recognized with company awards in a previous role

02 Seminars02 Seminars Developing World-Class Communicators

In today's AI-powered, fast-paced business world, speed and communication are competitive advantages. Through practical frameworks, realistic simulations, and experienced trainers, our seminars help your people perform faster, think smarter, communicate with impact, and thrive in global business. And as for our:

  • • Most Popular: HI Messaging, Emailing, Speaking + AI
  • • Most Challenging: Highly Effective Global Negotiations
  • • Most Inspirational: Visionary Storytelling

HI Messaging • Emailing • Speaking + AI 

Communicate with greater clarity, speed, and impact in everyday global workplace interactions—powered by Human Intelligence and supported by AI

Ideal For

Professionals at all levels working across cultures who need to generate faster, more professional messaging, emailing, speaking, and AI-assisted communication

Outcomes

  • Communicate up to 50% faster
  • Get quick responses—and cooperation
  • Adapt tone/directness across cultures
  • Reduce costly misunderstandings
  • Use key global terms/phrasing
  • Design clear, engaging visual layouts

Tools

  • 7 Best-Practice Logic Patterns
  • Requests, Updates, Problems, Rejections & More
  • 400+ Global Standard Phrases
  • 9P AI Prompt Framework
  • 6 HI Quality Checkpoints
  • Logic, Phrasing, Tone, Layout & Language Tips

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English
  • Japanese

10 Habits of Highly Successful Global Communicators 

Develop high-performing global professionals through 10 office-ready communication habits, behaviors, and interpersonal skills that drive success across virtually every area of work.

Ideal For

Anyone needing to develop or strengthen essential habits used by highly successful global communicators

Outcomes

  • 01 Build rapport/support
  • 02 Use direct pyramid logic
  • 03 Manage communication tone
  • 04 Style-shift communication
  • 05 Deliver Ideas logically
  • 06 Exercise assertiveness
  • 07 Control communication flow
  • 08 Share opinions strategically
  • 09 Be a win-win problem-solver
  • 10 Persuade powerfully

Tools

  • 5C Rapport Building System
  • 4 Vocal + 4 Word Tone Zones
  • 16 Assertiveness Action Plans
  • 6 Opinion-Giving Strategies
  • PII Collaboration Flowchart
  • 3-Step Persuasive System

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / 2 Days / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English
  • Japanese

Highly Effective Meeting Participation 

Transform meeting participants into confident, high-impact contributors through actionable tools that strengthen engagement, collaboration, and meeting effectiveness.

Ideal For

New joiners to senior leaders who must become more effective participants and add value in global meetings—in person or virtually

Outcomes

  • Boost contribution quality, frequency and confidence
  • Express opinions clearly and constructively
  • Improve discussion, decision, delivery effectiveness
  • Signal and sustain active engagement
  • Develop participant leadership and influence
  • Use global participant best practices—across cultures

Tools

  • 3D Participant Roles: Discuss • Decide • Deliver
  • 16 Global Style Shifts
  • 3 Engagement Signals
  • CPR: Co-Process Responsibilities
  • 6 Opinion-Giving Strategies
  • 10 Control Skills: Interrupting, Checking, etc.

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English

Highly Effective Global Presentations 

Convert information and ideas into understanding, influence, and action through proven frameworks and tools that accelerate preparation, strengthen delivery, and increase business impact.

Ideal For

Individual contributors to senior leaders needing to deliver with impact and handle questions with confidence and credibility—in person or virtually

Outcomes

  • Prepare—and deliver up to 50% faster
  • Structure messages for maximum impact
  • Say more with less
  • Manage Q&A with confidence and control
  • Project presence through voice/body language
  • Design clear, engaging visuals

Tools

  • 7 Best-Practice Presentation Patterns
  • Problem-Solution, Persuasive, Cause-Effect & More
  • 12-Step Q&A Management System
  • 200+ Global Standard Phrases
  • 10 Visual Aid Checkpoints
  • 20 Virtual Presence, Voice & Body Strategies

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English

Persuasive Communication + Influencing Skills 

Influence decisions, gain stakeholder buy-in, handle objections, and accelerate action with high-impact tools and techniques for use in business discussions, proposals, and meetings.

Ideal For

Individual contributors, specialists, project leaders, managers, and senior leaders who need to influence stakeholders and drive initiatives forward

Outcomes

  • Gain decision-maker alignment faster
  • Increase credibility and influence
  • Build compelling cost-benefit arguments
  • Justify proposals with stronger logic
  • Overcome objections more effectively
  • Accelerate decisions and action

Tools

  • 3-Step Persuasive Formula
  • 5 Benefit Tools/Helpers: Stories, Examples, etc.
  • HOT—Handling Objections Technique
  • 136 Global Standard Phrases
  • 22 Persuading/Influencing Skills
  • AI Prep/Prompt System

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English

Highly Effective Global Negotiations 

Negotiate successfully across cultures, create win-win outcomes, overcome resistance, and reach stronger business agreements.

Ideal For

Professionals, managers, project leaders, sales, procurement, HR, and senior leaders who negotiate internally and/or externally in global business environments

Outcomes

  • Negotiate with greater confidence across cultures
  • Build stronger stakeholder alignment and buy-in
  • Prepare strategically before negotiations
  • Handle objections/difficult conversations effectively
  • Optimize negotiated results
  • Accelerate decisions and business results

Tools

  • Culture Map & 6 Conflict Styles
  • PII Pre-Analysis (Positions, Interests & Ideas)
  • WO (Walkaway Options)
  • DEEP Interest Discovery Framework
  • Counter-Tactics & Difficult People Toolkit
  • ACT Closing Framework

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English

10 Best Leadership Communication Habits 

Accelerate leadership success through 10 proven habits, tools, and global best practices that build trust, inspire teams, strengthen engagement, and drive results.

Ideal For

Current and aspiring junior to senior leaders needing to drive team performance, motivate engagement, and boost leadership impact

Outcomes

  • 01 Project leadership presence
  • 02 Understand others
  • 03 Coach/develop teams
  • 04 Leverage diversity
  • 05 Be understood
  • 06 Lead thru storytelling
  • 07 Facilitate meetings
  • 08 Manage conflicts/problems
  • 09 Motivate teams
  • 10 Communicate vision/goals

Tools

  • 29 Presence Checkpoints
  • 3 Cs: Coach vs Command vs Collaborate
  • 7-Step Feedback System
  • 7-Factor Culture Map
  • Big 10 De-motivators
  • Conflict Management System

Format

  • 4 Half-Days / 2 Days / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English

Highly Effective Meeting Facilitation 

Transform meeting leaders into confident, high-impact facilitators through proven tools that drive engagement, accelerate decisions, and improve meeting outcomes.

Ideal For

Team/project leaders, managers, and executives required to drive greater meeting engagement, efficiency, and results—in person or virtually

Outcomes

  • Cut meeting time and boost productivity
  • Collaborate, coach, and direct strategically
  • Turn discussions into decisions
  • Drive engagement, accountability
  • Handle difficult participants confidently
  • Build brand with facilitator best practices

Tools

  • Activating Engagement Techniques
  • 3D Agendas: Discuss • Decide • Deliver
  • 3C Styles: Coach vs Collaborate vs Command
  • 6 People Management Strategies
  • 6 Time Management Strategies
  • 30 Facilitating Skills + 60 Key Phrases

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English

Visionary Storytelling 

Turn ideas and vision into understanding, alignment, and action through strategic storytelling frameworks powered by Movement, Structure, and Emotion.

Ideal For

Team leaders to executives who must inspire others by communicating vision, strategy and change

Outcomes

  • Translate vision into action
  • Align teams around vision
  • Make messages memorable
  • Master V/CAR storytelling
  • Influence across cultures
  • Engage with emotions—not force

Tools

  • VCAR = Vision—Context—Action—Results
  • 3 Patterns: Climbs • Falls • Treks
  • 3 Emotion Zones: Head > Hands > Heart
  • VCAR Quick Prep Guide
  • Telling vs Storytelling Comparison
  • Global Business Storytelling Phrases

Format

  • 1 Half-day / 2 Half-Days / 1 Day / Customized
  • Virtual / On-site / Hybrid

Delivery

  • English

03 ASSESSMENTS03 ASSESSMENTS Measuring Real Business Skills

Did they improve? How can they improve? How much faster? How much more effective? These are all very valid L&D questions answered by our suite of communication skills assessments: BISA (Business Interaction Simulation Assessment); MBA (Managing Businesspeople Assessment); and ESA (Email Simulation Assessment). We measure real business skills—and we do it better than anyone else. Don’t believe us? Volunteer yourself or ‘voluntell’ your junior L&D staff to find out now!

Global Business Communication Assessment:
BISA™ 

Business Interaction Simulation Assessment™ measures the communication skills professionals need to succeed in today's AI-powered, fast-paced global workplace. Through realistic business simulations—not traditional language testing—participants receive an objective benchmark of their ability to present, negotiate, discuss and communicate effectively in English.

Ideal For

Professionals, managers, leaders, global talent, and anyone who works in global business

Outcomes

  • Benchmark Global Business Communication Skills
  • Identify Individual & Team Skill Gaps
  • Create Targeted Development Plans
  • Measure Training ROI & Progress
  • Compare Performance Across Teams
  • Accelerate Global Readiness

Contents

  • 60-Minute, 1000-Point Assessment
  • 4 Simulations: Presentations, Office Communication, Negotiations & Discussions
  • 70 Global Communication Skills Assessed
  • 70 Personalized Feedback & Coaching Points
  • Comprehensive Individual Performance Report
  • Practical Development Roadmap

Format

  • Virtual or On-site

Delivery

  • English

Management & Leadership Assessment:
MBA™ 

The Managing Businesspeople Assessment™ (MBA™) measures the leadership communication skills managers need to succeed in today’s AI-powered, fast-moving business environment. Through three realistic management simulations, participants are benchmarked on their ability to coach, facilitate, and influence while leading people and driving business results.

Ideal For

Current and aspiring managers, team leaders, project managers, supervisors, and high-potential employees preparing for leadership roles

Outcomes

  • Benchmark Leadership Communication Skills
  • Identify Individual Leadership Skill Gaps
  • Create Targeted Development Plans
  • Measure Leadership Training ROI
  • Compare Performance Across Managers
  • Accelerate Leadership Readiness

Contents

  • 60-Minute, 1000-Point Assessment
  • 30 Essential Leadership Communication Skills Assessed
  • 3 Simulations: Coaching Teams, Facilitating Meetings, & Influencing Others
  • 30 Personalized Feedback & Coaching Points
  • Comprehensive Individual Leadership Report
  • Practical Leadership Development Roadmap

Format

  • Virtual or On-site

Delivery

  • English

Email Skills Assessment:
ESA™ 

The Email Simulation Assessment™ measures the writing skills professionals need to communicate successfully in today's AI-powered, fast-paced business world. Using two timed business email simulations, participants are benchmarked on both email quality and writing speed—including a unique Native Writer Speed Rating™ that compares completion time against native English business writers.

Ideal For

Professionals, managers, leaders, global talent, and anyone who emails or messages in English

Outcomes

  • Benchmark Business Email Skills
  • Measure Native Writer Speed
  • Identify Individual Skill Gaps
  • Create Targeted Development Plans
  • Measure Training ROI & Progress
  • Accelerate Global Communication

Contents

  • 1000-Point Online Assessment
  • 36 Essential Email Skills Assessed
  • Five-Factor Analysis: Logic, Phrases, Tone, Layout & Language
  • Native Writer Speed Rating™
  • 36 Personalized Feedback & Coaching Points
  • Comprehensive Individual Performance Report

Format

  • Online

Delivery

  • English

    05 Cases05 Cases

    Mixing-and-Matching Synergy

    Synergy. That’s what you get when you mix and match our 3 competencies: Seminars, Assessments and Coaching. And every client is different–different levels, different time frames, different needs and different budgets–thus requiring different combinations. Below are 4 real cases from 100’s of possible customized combinations.

    Bank New Grads 

    An American bank with 20 new grads needing a strong emailing foundation-before they join their Asian offices.

    1. ESA Pre Assessment
      via computer
    2. Email Logic Seminar
      1 day
    3. Online Coaching
      via computer (2 months)
    4. ESA Post Assessment
      via computer

    Overseas Expansion 

    A very domestic Japanese gas firm expanding overseas as part of their 10-year strategic growth vision-with ‘very domestic’ managers needing a communication skills toolkit before overseas placement.

    1. BISA Pre Assessment
      face-to-face
    2. ・Presentation Seminar
      ・Negotiation Seminar
      ・Meeting Seminar
      ・10 Habits Seminar
      Monthly x 4
    3. BISA Post Assessment
      face-to-face

    High Performers 

    Four high-performing senior managers from Singapore, Australia, India and France being groomed for executive positions-but first needing to fine-tune their ‘Executive Presence’.

    1. Executive Presence
      Assessment
      by Executive
    2. Coaching
      1.5hr/week x 12 weeks

    Regional Alignment 

    7 operations departments from Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, Jakarta and KL needing to communicate 1 way with the same standards-not 7 different ways. 7 operations departments

    1. 10 Habits of Highly Effective
      Communicators
      Seminar
      1 day

    06 Clients06 Clients

    Developing world-class communicators and leaders in 18 Cities: Singapore, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai, Pune, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh, Manila, Bangkok, Seoul, San Jose and Sydney; out of 2 Offices: Singapore and Tokyo for:

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