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How to overcome three problems unique to hybrid events
Blog posts • Feb 24, 2021 08:00 +08
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.
Winners of Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020 announced
Press releases • Jan 12, 2021 14:46 +08
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
How to apply the principles of TV news presentation to make video conferences engaging and productive
Blog posts • Jan 10, 2021 14:12 +08
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.
How useful is PowerPoint's automated Presenter Coach?
Blog posts • Jan 09, 2021 22:06 +08
We road-tested PowerPoint's automated Presenter Coach - here are our findings.
How we help introverts present
Blog posts • Dec 14, 2020 10:37 +08
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.
Why you shouldn't worry how your voice sounds
Blog posts • Dec 14, 2020 10:26 +08
Mark Laudi demonstrates using a special kind of headphones, made by Australia's Nuraphone.
Top Glove’s Dr Lim Wee Chai scores a knockout with his glove
News • Dec 02, 2020 12:28 +08
Dr Lim Wee Chai of Top Glove dons a glove and talks clearly about his company's ambitions
Tom Chng brings out the human face of watches in online interview
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Think about watch collectors and you might imagine technical discussions about watch faces, dials, or movements. But Tom Chng of the Singapore Watch Club goes into the stories of each watch, making us nominate him for the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020.
Dr Lau Cher Han breaks through the complexity of data in BFM interview
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Data has been described as the new oil, yet in trying to explain it on camera you run the risk of either boring or confusing your audience. Thankfully viewers can turn to Dr Lau Cher Han, who uses analogies to break down the complexity so well that we are nominating him for the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020.
Ema Shazneen's interview style is as authentic as her Kelantanese dishes
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Ema Shazneen is not just a businesswoman who sells authentic Kelantanese food from home. Her authentic interview style on BFM took us on a journey to meet women entrepreneurs typical of the state worthy of a nomination for the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020.
Bryan Chin puts best foot forward in sneaker preview
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Bryan Chin is so relaxed on camera you would think you are speaking to a friend instead of an interviewee. This is why we have nominated him for the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020. Some business leaders could follow in his footsteps. Okay, maybe not barefoot, but at least not so straight-laced.
Quek Siu Rui focuses on the human aspect of tech in Ferris Wheel merry-go-round
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
What goes around comes around, as Quek Siu Rui showed in a recent interview on Bloomberg. The co-founder and CEO of Carousell focuses on how the marketplace app connects people. It's a winning approach many corporate spokespeople could learn from, and is one of the reasons why we have nominated him for the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020.
Dr Bernard Cheong delivers stories like clockwork in timeless interview
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Dr Bernard Cheong has an obsession: he collects watches. But for us who obsess about interview techniques, it was his appearance on CNA which had us spellbound, which is why we have nominated him for the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020.
Miya Toh practices what she preaches in Zoom interview about Zoom interviews
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Miya Toh shares in a radio interview how to have successful Zoom discussions when you are working from home. She shows how confidence and giving clear answers can make an interview come alive, which is why we have nominated her for the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2020.
Keon Chee makes a sensitive subject less daunting in radio interview
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Planning for your death is an uncomfortable issue for most, and Keon Chee, founder of Legasy Planners, has the unenviable task of broaching the morbid subject and explaining estate planning on CNA938.
Damian Lee of Sunnyhills is exemplary for smooth storytelling
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Damian Lee of Sunnyhills impressed us with the calm and effortless way he tells his stories during an interview with The Royal Singapore. We like that his stories are interesting and humorous, but they are also on point with his brand’s message.
Sunshine Kingdom CEO gives colourful interview in a meaningfully bright shirt
News • Dec 01, 2020 07:50 +08
Wearing a bright shirt on camera is not usually a good idea - unless you're CEO of Sunshine Kingdom, and it's done with purpose. Aesos Lai looked the part in a T-shirt with the image of a durian, as he talks about his Malaysian brand of durian products in a media interview. Even more importantly, he uses good interview techniques, as we discuss in this story.
HBMSA: CEO with a sense of humour! Japfa's Tan Yong Nang
News • Oct 09, 2020 08:10 +08
CEO of milk producer Japfa, Tan Yong Nang, uses clever analogies to get his points across, and his quip about baijiu had us in stitches.
Sunny Verghese gets balance between business and humanitarian issues right
News • Oct 03, 2020 13:55 +08
Olam International is facing "four big shocks" to its business, but in a CNBC interview CEO Sunny Verghese finds the right balance in also addressing humanitarian issues.
Loh Boon Chye trades difficult questions for credible responses
News • Oct 03, 2020 13:54 +08
The Singapore Exchange has had a string of bad news in recent months, but CEO Loh Boon Chye dealt with them well in his on-camera interview on ChannelNews Asia.