2020 Foresight: How to compete with Artificial Intelligence
The 2020s will see more smart machines such as house cleaning robots, self-driving cars and autonomous drones. What are the implications for us mere mortals?
Topics: Economy, Finance
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To succeed, digital transformation requires a communications transformation
So, apparently we're all going to be replaced by machines and Artificial Intelligence. Okay, maybe not so soon. But what can people do better than machines? And isn't it high time we learnt those skills.
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Lena Tan provides food for thought on single-use plastic
Single-use plastic is a serious climate change hazard, but listeners to Money FM 89.3 were lucky to have Lena Tan explain to them in her radio interview why it is so difficult to reduce plastics.
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Goodness gracious! William Wan responded to tough questions with kindness
One in four young people refrain from showing kindness in public because they fear being embarrassed or mocked, according to the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) Graciousness Survey 2019. Our shortlisted candidate for Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2019 this week presented the findings on Money FM 89.3.
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Dear CEO, here's why you should sack your speech writer
If you are senior – or lucky – enough to have a speech writer, it’s time to either change their job description, or to let them go.
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Without further ado, please consign this eye-rolling cliché to history
Without any further ado, can you please consign this eye-rolling cliché to history. It is now so common for on-stage presenters to wrap their opening or housekeeping remarks with this phrase that my eyes are rolling constantly.
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Six communications skills to learn from John Bercow
In the whole Brexit chaos, the person who has impressed me the most is the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow. Communications Directors in Asia are unlikely to ever have to control a scrum of journalists like Bercow controls the House. But I have anyway distilled his edicts "from a sedentary position" into a set of learnings for business leaders and communications professionals.
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Why senior business leaders can't mouth off like Donald Trump
A surprising number of media training participants have asked me why they can't just speak their minds like Donald Trump. They admire his courage to say what he thinks. But while I have some sympathy with the motivation, it does not follow that you should follow Trump's example. Here are six reasons why.
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Dear CEO: put the phone down when your staff present to you
Recently, a group of your staff came to my TV studio for executive presence training and shared a surprising frustration: when they present to you and the senior leadership team, the hardest thing is to get your attention. The message you are sending your staff when you and the SLT don't pay attention is you don't care – and neither should they. Is that the culture you want in your organisation?
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Crisis comms case study: Outgoing Chairman of the National Australia Bank
The Chairman and the CEO of the National Australia Bank have quit in the wake of Australia's top level enquiry into its banks – resulting in an interesting case study in crisis communications
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The next big trend in content marketing: Going live
It's ten years since marketers took to content marketing in a big way, producing credible, thought-leading video content to engage their current and prospective customers, and to drive sales. Now, another trend is ready for the big time: live video webcasts.
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Mark Laudi tells it like it is on Brexit, Trump and concerns about overpopulation in Australia
No matter how you turn it, Brexit is just a shambles, irrespective of the EU signing off on the separation agreement. Mark Laudi offers candid opinions on this and other news of the day in Jason Dasey's weekly wrap up of the major stories on MONEY FM 89.3.
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Hong Bao Media launches new training facility and TV studio in Singapore CBD
Hong Bao Media is launching its new training facility and TV studio in the Singapore Central Business District, as part of regional growth efforts.
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HBM launches bilingual international media skills for companies on the Chinese mainland
Hong Bao Media (HBM), a leading provider of media and communications services founded by ex-CNBC anchor Mark Laudi, is pleased to announce the launch of communications training for companies based on the Chinese mainland.
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HBM launches blended learning express course for marketers producing video
Hong Bao Media has launched "Video Savvy - Express course for marketers producing video", a blended learning course for the Singapore and Malaysian marketing community to help them cut time and cost when producing video content.
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HBM announces inaugural winners of Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2018 in Malaysia
JUST ANNOUNCED: The winners of the inaugural Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2018 in Malaysia
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HBM announces year-end winners of Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2018
JUST ANNOUNCED: The winners of the second round of the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2018
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Gerald Leo: Helping SMEs transform through his broadcast interview
A multinational technology company in Singapore partners with the government and associations to aid small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to go digital. Gerald Leo, Director, Commercial Partners and Small Medium Enterprise Group, Microsoft Singapore appeared on MONEY FM 89.3 to discuss on what they are doing to support SME through their digital transformation journey.
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How to persuade delegates to complete your feedback form
One of the housekeeping items I usually have to mention when hosting conferences and events is to encourage delegates to complete the feedback form. But few delegates do, and it drives some event managers crazy. They offer parking vouchers, entries into a lucky draw, and more, to incentivise delegates to complete the form. So, what else can you do?
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Eleven ways to ensure delegates don't leave your event early
So, your event is underway, but with each passing hour your audience shrinks. Some delegates leave during the coffee or lunch breaks, others walk out during the plenary sessions or breakouts. This column aims to gather the best ideas to reduce the attrition during your event. What ideas can you contribute?
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