Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Your Speech Care Package – What Should You Do Before Your Presentation?     Everyone knows the usual mantra on what to prepare when you are given that golden speaking opportunity. Whether a boardroom meeting presentation to C-level management staff or a forum in front of hundreds of people, we know that minimally, we need […]

Lessons from the Classroom – Top 3 Common Mistakes for English Language     In 2019, we did a feature on the lessons we can learn from the students in our public speaking classes at the Public Speaking Academy (read: Lessons from the Classroom 3 Common Habits of Young Public Speakers). For us, powerful communicators […]

Presenting with Confidence – Should I Use a Script?     “Throw away the script, and you will look more confident!”   You may have received this advice before from well-meaning individuals who just want to help you to be more confident. Let’s be clear – presenting without script often always creates a confident first […]

From Writing to Speaking Confidence – How to Ace That Application (Interview)     We often receive calls from parents frantically seeking someone to help their child prepare for that high-stakes application. Be it the dreaded Direct School Admission or a scholarship application, your child needs a reasonable and structured runway to develop the necessary […]

How to be that Powerful, Persuasive and Perfect Leader? Communication Tips for Leadership   What makes a powerful leader? It is easy to identify someone in your life whom you identify as a leadership role model, someone to look up to and emulate. It is more difficult to unpack the qualities or traits that make […]

“Warm Regards …” – How to Write a Professional and Formal Letter?   The art of written communication is not easy, especially for a child exploring the English Language for the first time. Aside from the various tedious technical rules (e.g. grammar), your child needs to be versatile in managing different type of writing assignments. […]

How to Practice Public Speaking? Finding Learning Opportunities in Your Daily Life Recently, I had a powerful question asked during one of my classes – we receive so much feedback on the various aspects of our presentations, how do we try to incorporate and internalise these feedback since we will not get a chance to […]

What Should You Do If You Forgot Your Point Or Lines During Your Presentation?     What should you do if you forgot your point or lines during your presentation? One of the things that you can do is, firstly, don’t panic because if you start to panic, your mind starts racing for 10,000 different […]