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Lessons for the Future: Is Public Speaking Still an Effective Skill in a Post-COVID-19 World?     With the possible easing of COVID-19 circuit-breaker measures, the return to physical interaction, our offices, and lunches with family seems closer. If you have been following the numerous articles/videos talking about how the world post-COVID-19 will never be […]

How to Prepare for the English Language PSLE – Preparing for Your Child’s Oral Examination (Part 1)     The PSLE Oral Examination is drawing near, and for some parents, we know that this may be a period of anxiety for you and your child as they prepare for this watershed examination. This is not […]

What Goes into A Lesson Plan? Preparing a Public Speaking Course For You     If you have ever been curious about what goes into a public speaking or communications training lesson plan, this article is for you! We recently shared about how we plan our corporate and school training (Click HERE to read: “Designing […]

I “Prefer” Face-to-Face Learning – the Pros & Cons of Home-Based Learning     We are well into the third week of the COVID-19 “Circuit-Breaker” measures, and most of us are warming up to the role of technology, especially in our kid’s education. Home-based learning, for example, has been a consistent feature for your child, […]

Packaging Information – How to Deliver Ideas and Information with Impact     You have a suite of complex information to share with your team in a presentation, and you are figuring out how to make it simple, engaging, or even entertaining. Sounds familiar? We know that a painful part of making that dreaded presentation […]

Difficult Communication Settings – Effective Communication Skills for Tough Situations     Whether you are a kid or an adult, there is an abundance of difficult communication settings that you will face in your day-to-day routine. From a trivial argument to a difficult interview, most of us may not plan what to say or do […]

Designing the Best Communications Course for You – What Goes into a Corporate or School Public Speaking Training     Taking a break from all the articles on what you can do during this Circuit-Breaker period, we thought we dive into the mechanics of how the Public Speaking Academy designs or crafts the best public […]

Competitive Speaking – How to Present with Power in a Challenging Environment? (Both On-stage & Online Competition)     Most of our articles and discussions here cover communication settings in our day-to-day environment. To this, we add one more important communication scenario – a speech competition! Now, most of us will not find ourselves in […]