On Christmas eve, I was approached by a good friend in the media – Shi Ting from RazorTV to contribute 4 simple dating tips to busy professionals for a more colourful social life in 2011.
The dating tips or resolutions for singles in 2011 are :
1. Devote at least 10% of your time socializing or meeting new people
2. Invent a new look for 2011 : Try something new
3. Revisit your criteria for a life partner : Choose character over personality
4. Be the Right Person : Do not just look for the right one.
Dating 101
Date Coach Andrew Chow shares some realistic and helpful advice on dating, and how to find the right one for you.
This is a radio interview with BFM 89.9 with producer Angeline on 26 Aug 2010
Personal Grooming Tips - Colours and Skin Tone (Murshidah Said)
Image guru Murshidah Said gives her expert advice on image management, covering topics such as clothing, colours, accessories, speech, handshakes, body language - the works.
This is a radio interview of Murshidah Said by BFM 89.9, a business radio in Malaysia.
She will be presenting more workshop in the Single Cruise Asia -
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She can be contacted on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/murshidah.said
Experiment different platforms.
Device a strategic approach to social Media
Research and Listen.
Be open, transparent and honest.
Share your content freely
Be personal and act like a person
Contribute in a meaningful way
See every crisis and criticism as an opportunity to communicate your brand
Be pro active
Realize that you cannot do everything yourself
Effective Crisis Management Skills
o No company will ever be fully prepared for any crisis that impacts their business. The key is to develop a standard contingency plan to keep the public informed through the media on how your organisation is handling the crisis.
o There are Ten Questions a Reporter Will Want to Know in a Hard News Situation:
- What happened?
- Why did it happen?
- Was anyone injured or affected from it?
- Could this have been prevented?
- Has this ever happened before?
- Currently, what are you doing about it?
- When will the problem be solved?
- How will you prevent this from happening again?
- Did you know this was going to happen?
- What would you like to say to those affected?
o For Crisis Management, Have a designated person in your company to answer questions from the press. In an extreme crisis situation, the CEO or the Chairman of the company should preferably be the main spoke person in order to project an honest and open attitude.
o When dealing with reporters from the tabloids, please ensure you handle tricky questions carefully. Never release information despite saying it’s “off the record”, because it will be published. Avoid being drawn into a situation where you have to answer a YES or NO. Be prepared for open ended questions and prepare a list of FAQs or Frequently-asked Questions.
• Try your best to avoid having negative press publicity. The negative impact will remain in the minds of the public for a long time. Always remember if bad press happen once, it is an incident. If it happens twice, it is a coincidence. If it happens 3 times, it has a pattern! Having it 4 times means it has become a lifestyle!
Understanding media and publicity for your business
• Many small and medium enterprises do not really understand how to work with the media to generate buzz and publicity. They often have a misconception that media publicity is exclusive to big companies having a huge budget to hire public relations specialists who provide strategic counsel.
• Media relation is both an art and a science. Knowing your basics and adding some creativity and flair will produce an effective pitch.
• Understanding what constitutes news and knowing what the media and press want will give your company a head start in gaining publicity. The press and media are powerful stake holders of your business. Having good publicity about your product and brand will always enhance public perception on their value.
Feedback
Get your message across by getting to the point.
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About Eric:
Bestselling Author of “The FAQ Book on Public Speaking”
Business Week (USA) Top 25 Young Entrepreneurs of Asia 2007
Professional Certified Coach, International Coach Federation (USA)
Eric Feng is the go-to-guy if you want to speak with more confidence and charisma.
Well known for his fresh insights and results-driven programs, Eric has successfully coached over 3000 managers and C-level executives in the area of public speaking and organizational storytelling. Apart from teaching them how to deliver memorable business and technical presentations, Eric also guides corporate leaders and senior management to effectively convey their messages through business narrative (better known as storytelling).
Mind Reading
Sylvia and Jason are going to focus on the words "CAN" and "CAN'T" and their relationship to believes. How can this knowledge help Jason make a better presentation?
Making presentations
Media likes to report new findings from meaningful survey that reflect our social lifestyle. Giving more information on changes in society's lifestyle and perception in your industry will position you as the leader.
What you should and shouldnt say in your Exit Interview?
When is a good time to answer the question? Should you ask for more during the 2nd interview? Valerie Song, founder of Match Resources Pte Ltd, offers great advice. (www.matchresources.com.sg)
Human Resources Advice for Newly Appointed Managers
My good friend - Valerie Song, founder of Match Resources Pte Ltd, offers great advice to managers who are newly appointed. (www.matchresources.com.sg)
Crisis Management
A poor customer service attitude can result in a massive complaint which the media can pick up easily as a story. In this case, Lunch Actually was quick to act to clarify on air of a possible mixed-up of 2 companies with similar names. (Lunch Actually and It's Just Lunch)
Respect the Direction of your Host, It's His Show after all
Keep your cool and poise even when the interviewer didnt quite go in the direction you wanted. This is a good example where the initial objective was to discuss about an event, but the Hosts of the morning Breakfast Show turn it into a discussion of gender issues and the jokes associated to it.
Knowing People through Enneagram - Part 2
In this second segment, we are joined by NLP|Hypnosis Trainer, James Leong, to explore how the Enneagram works to give insight and produce change in relationships. Real-life portraits of great people like Mother Theresa and Michael Jackson are discussed to illustrate the depth to which unconscious patterns affect all of us.
Andrew is proud to learn Enneagram from these great teachers and has been using Enneagram daily in establishing rapport with different people by knowing their "type"
More information - http://masternlpcoach.com/
Knowing People through Enneagram - Part 1
Enneagram Teacher, Raj Revindran, tells us how to know the unconscious patterns ingrained into us, which affect how we relate to self and others. He holds a psychological mirror, reflecting insight into who you are, subtly preaching the message of connection.
The Untold Art of Pitching
Media pitching is the process of making live contact with members of the news media, typically editors and reporters. More powerful than simple electronic press release distribution, media pitching adds a critical element to your publicity efforts by getting the direct attention of the people who pick and chose from the thousands of press releases they receive on a weekly basis.
Without adding media pitching to your media relations program, the chance of your press release standing out and drawing attention on its own is extremely slim.
This episode is the interview of Andrew by Saiful, founder of http://www.asksaiful.com/ in his Entrepreneur Power Talk, a regular feature on his site.
The Importance of Sound Bites for On-Air Publicity
Whether you are making a business presentation or communicating with the media, your most important objective should be to make your point clear and memorable.
This is an example of announcing the objectives of Romancing Singapore festival in 2008
From Press Release to Breaking News
This is an example of a well-craft media release to radio for a pre event announcement. It becomes a news section (taken directly from press release ) with editor's selection of interviews from people on the street.
The result is the establishment of credibility and a feedback of public opinion at the same time.
About the Event: One on
One Express was Singapore's first ever National Blind date during Dec 2006.
How to create pre event publicity on Radio?
Managing Pre-Event Publicity on Air requires you to Inform Officially, Encourage Personally and Offer Randomly.
This is an example of creating pre event publicity on radio on 9 Feb 2007 for a Mega Movie event for Singles on the 13 Feb 2007
Positioning yourself as a voice of your industry on Radio
All media love content providers who can deliver relevant and quality information to their readers/listeners/viewers.
Do not seek to sell but rather educate the public on radio interview.
This is a radio interview on 938Live on Speed Dating from 3 Dating Service Providers - Andrew Chow, Nazran Ahmad and Jennifer Yeo.
Personal Branding - What's Your Passion in Life?
A personal brand is a unique set of attributes or characteristics that differentiate you from others
These characteristics can be ‘functional’ (like having a particular degree or proficiency in typing) or ‘perceived’ (like being a go-getter or thought leader)
Remember, ‘unique’ means that there aren’t lots more like you!
This is a 10-min interview on Radio 938Live on April 2009 on the topic of my Passion under the Passion People segment.
Podcast Summary
Andrew Chow founded IDEAMART (S) PTE LTD since 1994. He is a certified Life Coach, Serial Entrepreneur, Speaker/Author and Modern Match Maker. He won the Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2008
Andrew had more than 50 interviews and features about him and his business since 2005. During the same period, numerous valuable experiences are drawn from managing the press and media (Channel News Asia, News 8, 938Live, Business Times, Zao Bao, Berita Harian, Today, The New Paper, My Paper, STOMP, FEMALE, HER WORLD, PEAK, SHAPE, Lifestyle, etc).
Andrew is also one of the choice interview candidates for Singapore lifestyle among foreign media like Canadian TV, Swiss Radio, German TV, AFP.
This Podcast is to share lessons on on-air publicity from Andrew's experiences in engaging the Radio over the years.
Andrew Chow founded IDEAMART (S) PTE LTD since 1994. He is a certified Life Coach, Serial Entrepreneur, Speaker/Author and Modern Match Maker. He won the Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2008 and the Successful Entrepreneur Award in 2010. Graduated from Thames Valley University, Andrew is also a WDA-Certified Trainer, Assessor and Developer.
Andrew had more than 50 interviews and features about him or his business since 2005. During the same period, numerous valuable experiences are drawn from managing the press and media (Channel News Asia, News 8, 938Live, Business Times, Zao Bao, Berita Harian, Today, The New Paper, My Paper, STOMP, FEMALE, HER WORLD, PEAK, SHAPE, Lifestyle, etc)
Andrew is also one of the choice interview candidates for Singapore lifestyle among foreign media like Canadian TV, Swiss Radio, German TV, AFP, National Geographic and Discovery Channel.
Andrew is fondly called “ideasandrew” in all his social media connections in platforms like Facebook, Linked, Flickr, etc. He has also founded four of his own social networking portals for business or social groups with over 10,000 profiles
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