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Your Holiday Special – Communication Tips for Your Role as a Host!     Chinese New Year (and the long weekend!) is coming up, and with that, more opportunities for you to host and entertain your relatives, friends, and guests! While the COVID-19 measures have limited the number of visitors per household, there is still […]

“Would anyone like to answer the question? Anyone?” – How to Encourage Your Audience to Answer Your Questions in Presentations     You are deep within your presentation, delivering with strong confidence and bringing your audience members through the various parts of your content.  At the height of your delivery, you decided to (excitedly) pose […]

What is Your Public Speaking Challenge? Common Challenges & How to Overcome Them?     In our experience as a public speaking training organisation, we often encounter learners of various profiles. They may be united in their goal of presenting confidently (whether it is that business presentation or speech), but the challenges they encounter may […]

Effective Presentation Skills Training Part #3 – Five Core Elements Of A Slick Presentation     In this previous article (click to read: Effective Presentation Skills Training Part #1 Master The Mindset), we talked about the mindset that individuals should adopt when it comes to delivering presentations and public speeches – be aware that it […]

How Can I Impress My Boss? Tips, Tricks, & Techniques for a Board Presentation     You may have all the technical skills for your job role, but can you present your ideas effectively to the people that matter? Presentation skills, communication skills, and even public speaking skills are increasingly the key soft people skills […]

The Last-Minute Presentation Series – A Guide to Confidence in Presentations     There is nothing like a last-minute presentation assignment to make your heart race, your palms sweaty, and your mind in a turbulent spin. Be it a meeting presentation or an impromptu PowerPoint presentation deck to prepare, this may just be the very […]

Public Speaking Academy’s Reading List – Our Favourite Books to Boost Your Public Speaking     It’s a new year, and that means another 365 days for us to start our reading habit and improve our skills! Our training team over at the Public Speaking Academy often enjoy relaxing with a copy of a powerful […]

Managing Stage Fright – 3 Tips to Conquer Your Public Speaking Fears on Stage     As we enter 2021, some of you may have included public speaking confidence as a new year goal or resolution. We know that developing stage confidence may not always be a smooth-sailing experience. Whether you are a seasoned speaker […]

Tips for the New Year (2021) for Your Child!       The new year is here and with that, the start of a new school learning journey for your child! 2021 is more than just the start of a “new normal (post-COVID)”. For some children, it is a fresh slate ready to be filled […]