Testimonials provided by our clients
The comments below come from our feedback survey, which we provide all our training participants after each workshop. We update this page periodically.
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Master Your Nerves for FREE at NTW: From StageFright to StageMight
Public speaking is one of the most common fears but it doesn’t have to be. At Hong Bao Media, we believe that everyone can transform their fear of public speaking into a confident, powerful stage presence.
As part of National Training Week (NTW), we’re offering a FREE course, StageFright to StageMight, facilitated by Mark Laudi, an award-winning former CNBC anchor with over 25 years of ex -
Five costly errors to avoid when starting your own podcast
Podcasts have emerged as the platform for corporate storytelling, but they demand a distinct approach. We have held four workshops for podcasting skills, and these are five key points we hammer down.
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Enhancing Coaching Offerings with the 'Play to Your Strengths When Presenting' Book
I’m thrilled to be announcing the launch of my book "Play to your Strengths when Presenting".
Published by Marshall Cavendish, it is an essential part of all our coaching and training workshops booked from this month.
This book is a culmination of my almost five years as a Gallup-certified Advanced CliftonStrengths® coach, which has proved such an important part of our workshops.
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Deepfakes: a Communications Director's friend or foe?
The HBM studio recently hosted an event with Asia-Pacific Association of Communication Directors (APACD) titled "Deepfake: A Comms Person's Friend or Foe?".
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Australian comedy show lays bare everything wrong with media training
My staff sheepishly forwarded me this video clip from the ABC-TV series "Utopia", but I wasn't offended at all. In fact, this clip highlights many things that are wrong with the traditional way of media training.
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How to measure training courses to ensure you get value for money
We are building out the metrics of our media and communication coaching courses. But media training is inherently difficult to measure. Spokespeople are often judged by whether they can, or cannot, present well in the media. Plus, some media appearances are invariably better than others. We are tackling this in five ways. We are tackling this in three ways. Read the full story below.
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Is Artificial Intelligence useful in communications coaching?
We now provide participants of our media- and communications coaching workshops with an AI-driven assessment of their performance. The question is: Can AI alone really help people present better?
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Why communications professionals are not necessarily communicative
If you're not in the communications business you might be surprised to learn how few communications professionals actually like to be in the spotlight. But that's actually not the case. Clearly some communications professionals love to talk, in my experience the range of personalities among communication professionals is as diverse as in every other industry. What happens if you're one of them?
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How to defy AI: Be the best human you can
If you are worried about losing your job to AI there is only one way you can come out on top: Be the best human you can. Rapidly advancing AI technology has already proven that its development is unstoppable. So we humans have two choices.
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Singapore MICE Forum: The Great Reset also needs to apply to conference speakers
Talent is one of five critical factors exhibition and conference industry are discussing at the three-day Singapore MICE Forum themed "The Great Reset", starting today. Mark Laudi argues there needs to be a "great reset" when it comes to guest speaker selection.
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How to engage and communicate with staff who are working from home
The changes in the workplace were on full display in Omaha/Nebraska, the venue for the Gallup@Work 2023 conference. I wondered where all the people were. My Uber driver explained many people were still working from home. But how do you do that when staff are not physically in the workplace? How do you engage them when they’re not around?
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