HBM's Mark Laudi featured in Lianhe Zaobao Article
Hong Bao Media’s Mark Laudi was interviewed by Lianhe Zaobao about being approached by companies that are interested in making their AGMs virtual.
Hong Bao Media’s Mark Laudi was interviewed by Lianhe Zaobao about being approached by companies that are interested in making their AGMs virtual.
You may not be aware, but in addition to coaching senior business leaders in appearing on camera we also produce live webcasts and take care of all of the requirements off-camera.
Now that you're likely working from home you are bound to have had more video conferences than ever before - how's it going? I bet you've found that it's not so easy to keep everybody engaged for long periods, and that important differences - but also similarities - to face-to-face meetings have arisen. Some key thoughts.
It’s true media training should put your spokespeople through their paces. But I am not at all a fan of mock interview exercises which result in humiliation, fear, and ultimately defeat.
We have had many requests from SGX-listed companies about staging virtual AGMs in our studio due to the COVID-19 disruptions – but there are some pitfalls company secretaries, investor relations officers and communications directors need to know.
I've come to the disarming realisation that for years, presentation skills have been taught all wrong. But everyone is talented in something. We all have talents. And I've found a way to make them work for introverts.
JUST ANNOUNCED: The winner of the annual Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2019 in Malaysia
JUST ANNOUNCED: The winner of the annual Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2019 in Singapore
Job seekers are frequently told to stay relevant by updating their soft skills. But what about employers? Our shortlisted candidate of the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2019 in the Best Broadcast Awards this week appeared on CNA938 to talk about the top recruitment mistakes to avoid.
Medtech startup Eko.ai beat almost 2,400 others from more than 120 countries to win the startup pitching competition SLINGSHOT at the Singapore Fintech Festival last week - and their pitching skills weren't just confined to the event.
Business has moved on to B2B eCommerce and to mobile commerce, but when it comes to getting your message across, some things just never change.
You would think that an interview with McDonald's would be a fairly lighthearted and easy-going affair. But Agatha Yap certainly got some upsized questions when she appeared in an interview on Money FM 89.3.
Seriously now, how many companies understand the new risks they face, much less how to communicate when crisis strikes? In the 2020s, all companies will be at risk, not just oil and gas, transport, food and pharmaceuticals. Companies which are not naturally exposed have a massive blind spot to these.
A recent survey by PayPal shows fewer than 10% of respondents see cash as their preferred mode of payment when using government e-services. Our shortlisted candidate for Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2019 talked about going cashless - and in the process showed off his media interview skills.
When you take part in a feature interview, it’s easy to be lulled into thinking it will be a breeze. After all, how difficult can the questions be in a personality profile? But as our Best Broadcast Interview nomination this week shows, they are sometimes the toughest.
If the 2010s were the decade of cloud computing and big data, the 2020s will see a torrential downpour. But big data is worth little if you can’t derive business outcomes from it. Therefore, how that data is presented also has to evolve.
Read the headline again. Isn’t it crazy that in the 2020s your corporate communications team is going to have to grapple with such strange media enquiries. The apps to create such videos are already available. Worse, you are going to field calls from pranksters extorting ransoms in exchange for not releasing such videos.
Singapore's fast internet and cloud hub status has a dark side: it is increasingly the place from which malicious DDoS attacks are carried out. So says our nominee for Best Broadcast Interview in the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2019, Wai Kit Cheah.
Weaving a good story in a live radio interview can be tough, but our nominee of the Hong Bao Media Savvy Awards 2019 this week made it look easy.
Climate change is forcing organisations to rethink how they do business. Instead of sending their executives on overseas trips, companies will be “flight shamed”. But business must go on, so many will turn to live webcasting. But are you ready to get in front of the camera?