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Val Yap: Delivering Success Through Effective Communication

Success is not dictated by the hard work of one person alone. A great leader is also a great story-teller because effective communication is the foundation of any successful organisation. Read on as Val shares how communication is a vital part of their company culture.

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LeadershipPublic Speaking

Zia Zaman: How a World-Class Speaker brings Storytelling, Experimentation & Empathy into Business

Any businessperson understands the value of selling and the art of storytelling. They are indispensable and inevitable, yet only a few have truly honed this skill. Read on as Zia Zaman, a World-Renowned Innovation Speaker from Beaver Lake Capital, shares his experience on how he uses stories to connect with customers, drive innovation and inspire change.

Benjamin Ang: Forbes 30U30 Startup Founder talks Transparency in Leadership

A firm believer that maintaining transparency between all employees benefits communication, Benjamin shares how this has helped him grow Genesis Motion Design to what it is today.

Adrian Sng: First SARS, now Co-Vid 19- Leadership and Tips on Overcoming Adversities

As we yearn for this pandemic to be over, it’s more important now than ever, to trust the process. Hear from Adrian on his tips to tide your company through times of crises.

Erik Cheong: Under 30 Leader on Turning Idea Into Thriving Business

Serving those whom you work with is just as important as leading them. After switching from a finance and investment background to logistic technology, Erik Cheong embraced storytelling and servant- leadership to grow his simple business idea into Park N Parcel, one of Singapore’s fastest growing logistics networks.

14 min read

Alvin Poh: Leading Vodien from Small Tech Firm to a $30M Business

Countless sleepless nights, unstable income and brutal rejections, a good leader should stick through them all. But what does it really feel like to lead a team through uncharted business concepts in a highly competitive market? In this post, we interview Co-founder of Vodien, Singapore’s #1 Domain Provider: Alvin Poh

Learning & Development Insights

10 articles

How to guide employees to turn learning into business outcomes

Why most workshop learning fades within a day, and how to help employees turn training into real business outcomes.

Tackling Learning Motivation Challenges in L&D

Why learners disengage from training, and practical ways L&D teams can rebuild motivation and follow-through.

14 min read

52% of our learners see time as a barrier to learning and development.

Over half of learners cite time as the barrier to development. How L&D can design training that fits a busy workday.

Setting Up Your Organisational Learning For Success

The obstacles that make soft skills hard to develop and measure, and how to set organisational learning up to work.

4 min read

Overcoming Hurdles in Learning Transfer: Managerial Misalignment

How manager misalignment quietly kills learning transfer, and what L&D can do to keep new skills alive after a workshop.

3 ways to improve your L&D needs analysis and drive organisational growth

Three ways to make your L&D needs analysis actually useful, so training targets the skills the business needs.

Drive organisational performance with L&D initiatives

Strategies for keeping business outcomes in sight when you plan L&D initiatives, with resources to put them to work.

Create a sustainable impact with training

Why knowledge without application never sticks, and actionable ways to turn training into lasting change.

The L&D Manager’s Guide To Effective Feedback Forms

How to design training feedback forms that surface insights you can act on, rather than data that goes nowhere.

July Highlights: Resources to help you increase training effectiveness

A practical mix of free and paid tools L&D teams can use to make their training programmes more effective.

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Useful Tools and Guides

46 articles

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Best Generative AI Courses in Singapore, Compared (2026)

Twelve generative AI courses in Singapore compared on fee, funding, format, tools and certificate, checked against official sources. HighSpark is one of them.

TrainingAI

20 min read

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Claude vs ChatGPT vs Copilot for Work: Which Should Your Team Use?

Claude, ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot for your team? Trainers who teach all three compare business plans, prices, data terms, integrations and best-fit tasks.

TrainingAI

16 min read

Illustration of a presenter editing AI-drafted slides on a monitor, with a document outline turning into slide thumbnails

Copilot in PowerPoint: What It Does Well, and Where It Falls Short

An honest look at Copilot in PowerPoint from presentation trainers: what it does well, where it falls short, which licence you need, and prompts that work.

PresentingTraining

16 min read

Illustration of a professional at a laptop turning a chat conversation into a storyline of slides, with sticky notes on the wall

How to Use ChatGPT to Make a Presentation, Step by Step (2026)

Use ChatGPT to plan your audience, message and storyline first, then slide headlines, speaker notes and a rough deck. Eight copy-paste prompts and a checklist.

PresentingTraining

18 min read

50+ Inspiring Blogs for Better Business Storytelling

A curated list of blogs to sharpen your business storytelling, from brand narrative to presentation and marketing craft.

9 Commandments to Become a Great Public Speaker

A great public speaker follows these nine commandments of public speaking. Learn the habits that separate memorable speakers from forgettable ones.

The Key Guide to Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking

Overcoming your fear of public speaking matters when you need to get your message across. Practical tips to calm nerves and speak with confidence.

12 min read

A hand steadying a leaning house of cards beside an unplugged sparking cable, a metaphor for recovering when a presentation goes wrong

The Presenter's Recovery Playbook: What to Do When It Goes Wrong

Every talk can go sideways. You can train the recovery: what to do when you blank, the mic dies, time runs out, or the room goes flat.

A hand calmly catching a question-mark paper dart while others fly past, a metaphor for handling hard questions in a presentation

How to Handle Hard Questions in a Presentation Without Losing the Room

Hostile, gotcha, or off-topic: most hard questions fall into a few types with a known move for each. How to stay composed in Q&A and keep your credibility.

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A hand reaching out through a glowing camera lens, a metaphor for connecting with an audience while presenting on video

Nervous Presenting on Video? It's Usually Easier Than the Room

Presenting on video usually feels easier than a live room. Here is how to use that, hold attention through a screen, and recover when something slips.

A hand catching a falling microphone as paper butterflies drift by, a metaphor for managing stage fright before a presentation

How to Manage Stage Fright Before a High-Stakes Presentation

To manage stage fright, train your recovery instead of chasing calm: how to stay in control when you blank, lose your place, or get a hard question.

A hand balancing the top stone on a cairn of three, a metaphor for a three step approach to a persuasive presentation

The 3 Step Approach to Ace Your Persuasive Presentation

A simple three-step approach to building a presentation that genuinely persuades, from framing your argument to landing the ask.

15 min read

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Reinforce Your Key Message with Rhetorical Devices

The rhetorical devices great speakers use to make a key message stick, with examples you can lift straight into your next talk.

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50 Powerful Quotes To Start Your Presentation

50 quotes to open a presentation with impact, grouped so you can find the right hook for your topic in seconds.

PresentingLearning

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16 Books You Must Read To Become A Persuasive Presenter

16 books that sharpen your persuasion, storytelling and delivery, with what each one teaches a working presenter.

PresentingLearning

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15 Design Principles For Crafting Persuasive Presentations

15 slide design principles for a deck that persuades rather than merely decorates, with before-and-after examples.

PresentingDesign

Hands cupping a bar chart that blooms into living plants, a metaphor for bringing data storytelling to life

Make Your Data Storytelling Come to Life In Your Presentation

How to turn dull or overwhelming data into a clear story your audience remembers and acts on.

StorytellingPresenting

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3 Public Speaking Tips Every Presenter Must Know

Three public speaking fundamentals that steady your nerves and hold a room, whatever the size of the audience.

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6 Persuasive Presentation Techniques From The Science Of Influence

Six persuasion techniques drawn from the science of influence, and how to use each one in a real presentation.

A hand laying down a glowing slide like a winning card, a metaphor for startup pitch decks that got funded

40 Startup Pitch Deck Examples That Got Funded

40 real startup pitch decks that raised funding, with what each one got right about telling an investor story.

PresentingStartup

14 min read

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15 Ways to Keep Your Audience Engaged

15 practical ways to hold attention through a presentation, from a strong open to moments that re-earn the room.

PresentingStorytelling

A hand calmly catching one glowing question mark amid others, a metaphor for mastering the art of Q&A

Use These 13 Tips to Master the Art of Q&A

13 tips for handling the Q&A with confidence, so the questions reinforce your message instead of undermining it.

Speech AnalysisStorytelling

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15 Bad Speeches We Can Learn From

15 speeches that went wrong, and the practical lesson each one offers for your own presentations.

12 min read

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30 Creative Presentation Ideas To Boost Your Next Talk

30 creative ideas to make your next talk more memorable, with the tools and tricks to pull them off.

StorytellingStrategy

27 min read

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How to End Your Presentation With Style

How to close a presentation so it lands, with endings that beat the awkward 'any questions?' silence.

PresentingLearning

LeadershipPublic Speaking

A vintage microphone radiating sound-wave ripples, a metaphor for famous persuasive speeches

50 Famous Persuasive Speeches You Need to Hear

50 of history's most persuasive speeches and what makes each one move people, for anyone learning to speak well.

Haytham Sawalhy: Leading by Example, Team-building and Collaboration in Business

The saying goes: As a team, you’re only as strong as your weakest link. A good leader should both protect their team members when tackling challenges and push them to strive for better. Read on as Haytham shares his views on leadership and storytelling.

Infographic Template Editor Site Review: Venngage

An honest review of Venngage for business presentations and marketing visuals, and who it suits best.

DesignResources

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How to Compress PowerPoint Presentations in 2026: Complete Guide For Mac and Windows

Step-by-step ways to shrink a heavy PowerPoint file on Mac and Windows without wrecking your slide quality.

PresentingResources

Stock Photo Site Review: Jumpstory

A review of Jumpstory's stock photo library, and whether it is worth it for better-looking presentations and content.

BusinessResources

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4 Things for Successful Co-VIDeo Conferencing

Four ways to make virtual meetings less draining and more productive, so video calls stop wasting everyone's time.

BusinessResources

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Making Your Best PowerPoint Presentation: The Ultimate Guide

A complete guide to building a PowerPoint that lands, from structure to slide design to delivery.

PresentingBranding

A balance scale tipping as a glowing cube lands, a metaphor for powerful sales presentations

Powerful Sales Presentations: 7 Best Practices

Seven best practices for a sales presentation that changes minds and moves the deal forward, with real examples.

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Public SpeakingStorytelling

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15 Pro Tips To Ace Your Keynote Presentation

15 pro tips for delivering a keynote with confidence, from calming nerves to commanding the stage.

A hand peeling a dull layer off a slide to reveal a bright, well-designed version, a metaphor for making a good PowerPoint

9 Hacks To Make A Good PowerPoint

Nine quick hacks for a better PowerPoint, whether you are presenting at work or in class.

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5 Tips to Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch

Five tips for an elevator pitch that gets remembered, so you are ready when the chance to make your case appears.

PitchingPublic Speaking

A whistle blast snapping scattered blocks into a straight rank, a metaphor for commanding an audience

How To Command An Audience Like A Military Instructor

A former military instructor's lessons on commanding attention and holding a room, adapted for the presentation stage.

Public SpeakingStrategy

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How To Prepare An Awesome Business Presentation

Twelve ways to prepare and deliver a business presentation that stands out to investors and executives.

PresentingBusiness

5 min read

22 Questions to Ask to Sound Smart in Meetings

22 questions that help you contribute, show you have thought it through, and stand out in your next meeting.

BusinessPublic Speaking

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Empower Your Audience with the Hero’s Journey Approach

The hero’s journey in 12 stages, plus the problem, solution and reward structure for stories that move an audience to act.

StorytellingPresenting

12 min read

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Why Not Every Presentation Should Be Like Steve Jobs’s

The Steve Jobs keynote style suits a stage, not every room. Five presentation types and the approach each one needs.

6 Top Sales Techniques and Why They Work

Six classic sales techniques, from internal evaluation to follow-ups, that work for beginners and experienced sellers alike.

SellingStrategy

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Clicker Review: Logitech Spotlight Wireless Presenter

We tested the Logitech Spotlight wireless presenter at our own workshops. Here is what worked and what did not.

PresentingResources

4 Ways to Establish Trust In Your Presentation or Sales Pitch

Four ways to build credibility early in a sales presentation: evidence, expert identity, genuine value and a clear process.

SellingStrategy

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Complete List of Free Icons Sites For Your Presentation Designs

A list of free icon sites for presentation designs, with the dead and moved sites removed in 2026.

DesignResources

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Closing the Gaps: 3 Ways to Ace Your Business Presentation

Three gaps stop an audience from saying yes: what they know, how they feel and what they can do. How to close each one.