Capture their attention

How do you capture the attention of a very busy audience from the get-go? Before your first slide. Before your first sentence. It starts with three things: Your microphone: don’t skip the soundcheck. Tune your tone, volume and pace. A warm, assured voice...

Loomis Sayles Centenary

How often do you get to commemorate 100 years of an organisation? The last centenary celebration I was a part of was that of my Alma mater, Singapore Chinese Girls’ School turning 100 in 1999. So it was quite a treat for me to be involved in Loomis,...

UOB Sustainability

Did you catch this series on CNA? I had the pleasure of chatting with Eric Lim, UOB’s group chief sustainability officer, who shares how businesses can future-proof themselves by turning sustainability ambitions into tangible results to improve resilience. With...

The art of Moderating

Moderating a panel is often seen as “just asking questions”. It’s not. The real work comes from: listening closely, catching the nuance in each perspective, then synthesising it into something the audience can actually use. This session brought...

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