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Don’t Be a Bore, Be Buzzy! With the pandemic still on going, who knows when we’ll be able to go back to working at the office or have regular face-to-face meetings. Since we’re practising safe distancing measures, everyone is learning to adapt to virtual meetings from the safety of their homes. Virtual meetings range from webinars, teaching, presentations, or even social events. These days, even weddings are held through online meetings.   Now that the majority of meetings have become online, participants in online meetings may sometimes find that they are bored, meetings feel too formal, or don’t have any emotional investment to the meetings because of the impersonal touch that comes with online meetings. It is the moderator’s job to make sure that participants feel that they are part of the meetings and are involved.   A good moderator is able to establish personal connections, keep the flow going, and engage with the audience comfortably. A bad moderator will do the opposit...

Is the Writing Still on the Wall for Graffiti? Unless you live in Singapore, graffiti is pretty much a common fact of life. On fences, on walls, and even sometimes, on cars and animals. It's a form of art, although not that many of us will appreciate it. It is also a form of communication  –  an expression of both good and bad. For most of us though, it is just ugly. It puts blemishes on public spaces, and has no sense of cohesion or relevance to our everyday lives. That’s why I love initiatives that bring graffiti to a new level – one of appreciable street art. In Malaysia, we have Ernest Zacharevic, who decorates our streets with amazing portraiture representing simple, every day life scenes. Just this morning, I came across yet another example of a talented artist, helping to clean up our world – this time in terms of legibility. French artist Mathieu Tremblin takes walls of existing ‘artwork’ and makes sense of them as text – translating if you will, the scrawls into legib...

Can Businesses Still Celebrate  Festive Seasons Now? Holiday and festive seasons such as Deepavali, Malaysia Day, and Mooncake Festival are a great deal for businesses and retailers in Malaysia. These celebrations have always been the focal period as it benefits them in various ways. It helps to generate the bulk of the year’s profit as consumers spend more than usual at this time. Also, festive seasons make them stand on the game by leveraging and embracing it to market, brand, and advertise their business, that allow deeper engagement with their target audience and attract new customers.   Mooncake Festival 2020 is just around the corner and it is an important event in the Chinese community. Usually, businesses and brands will celebrate the day with decorations and activities that would give festive vibes to their customers. This year, they are adding alternative ways to reach their target audience due to the pandemic.   Sunway Malls in Klang Valley will still celebrate...