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5 July 2021 15:47

Ambiguity leads to late payment

In business, creating precise measures of success tying everyone involved to the same outcomes is vital for good cashflow.In Let the Cash Flow, authors Simon J. Littlewood and Mark Laudi explain how to avoid ambiguity that often results in late payment.Get your copy today: https://bit.ly/2TMDdNL.

5 July 2021 08:00

Stage fright: why telling presenters to "just relax" just doesn't work

Presenters suffer stage fright for a variety of reasons, which shows that a variety of solutions is required.

Video conferences like this one are actually quite simple, when compared to the complexity of hybrid events

24 February 2021 08:00

How to overcome three problems unique to hybrid events

Hybrid events are not just a matter of throwing together all the aspects of physical and virtual events into one. As a presenter, here are three critical learnings you must get your head around.

12 January 2021 14:46

Winners of Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020 announced

A union chief, a watch collector, a data scientist and a durian candy maker among winners of Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020 CEOs of NTUC Fairprice, Carousell, Japfa Ltd and Lifeline Medical win Singapore Awards Data scientist and CEO of Sunshine Kingdom win Awards in Malaysia Awards supported by Asia Pacific Association of Communications Directors

10 January 2021 14:12

How to apply the principles of TV news presentation to make video conferences engaging and productive

It’s time to get serious about how you appear in video conferences and live webcasts. They’re here to stay, even after COVID-related lockdowns end – yet I’m still hearing them described as boring, disengaged, ineffective and waste of time. Phrases like “screen fatigue”, “technical difficulties” and “you’re on mute” have entered our global consciousness. So, we've done something about it.

Screenshot of PowerPoint presentation coach in action

9 January 2021 22:06

How useful is PowerPoint's automated Presenter Coach?

We road-tested PowerPoint's automated Presenter Coach - here are our findings.

14 December 2020 10:37

How we help introverts present

Why are some people such naturals at presentations, and what can you do if you are not but your job requires public speaking? We have found the answer to both these questions, as HBM's Mark Laudi explains.