Dear ,We are delighted to be more than half-way through the first cycle of our APSS Mentorship Program for 2025. We have received amazing feedback from both mentors and mentees and look forward to celebrating their achievements. As we approach t...

Dear ,Are you ready to elevate your speaking career? The key to long-term success lies in how you create, protect, and monetize your intellectual property—and we have the perfect opportunity for you to learn from the best!📢 Watch this special messag...

Dear , Today is APSS Friday Promotion Day! We invite you APSS members to freely promote your work, products, or offerings related to your speaking profession, by leaving a comment below the Facebook post in the Private and/or Public group. You m...

Dear APSS Colleagues, I am looking forward to being with you on Wednesday, April 9, for our Deep Dive Workshop: “GROWING BIGGER. Creating, Protecting, and Leveraging Intellectual Property as a Professional Speaker.” Our time...

Dear ,We are glad you could join us at our March (Virtual) Monthly Meeting on 18th March 2025.Have you taken the past week to consider whether APSS can elevate your business and career? If you’re still wondering whether APSS is for you… APSS is...

After speaking with a lot of different leaders across many sectors as a Leadership Speaker, from government to private sector, I have summarized three qualities that leaders need to develop during a pandemic. Interestingly, although COVID-19 is a con...

Let’s face it: There are still leadership speakers and business leaders out there who say that face-to-face learning is better. Online learning or virtual training is not as effective. There are also many trainers and companies that moved their train...

When speaking in public – the first 60-Seconds matter. In 60-seconds, probably less, people have judged whether you are worth listening to or they have reached for their phones. The good news is that if you know this, you can plan for fame and avoid...

Reflect – Enjoy – Thank – Yodel – Recharge – Express When I was 15, I thought 65 was ancient. There are negative connotations about this age. Phrases like “over the hill”, “the best is behind us”, “take it easy” etc. characterise this important miles...

I recently shared, on Social Media, that I would be giving a keynote speech at a large online event. Unfortunately, the best image that showcased ‘yours truly’ included two other white men. The optics were not great considering that I am an advocate...

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As a professional leadership speaker  I get to interact with a lot of senior leaders. Most of them commented that “business agility” is a highly coveted trait in an organisation.During the pandemic, many leaders have mentioned to me that whatever pla...

Yes – I am a trainer and speaker but I am not writing this article to sell another speech. I am not using the current crisis to shift product because I need another place to sell in these tough times. I am writing because I am first and foremost a hu...

Fed’s Road to QE Infinity and beyond By Thomas Poh Market Dislocation amid COVID-19 Outbreak The COVID-19 outbreak has hit the world like a hurricane.  The ongoing medical and humanitarian crisis has also sparked off an economic and financial one.  A...

Covid-19 (or coronavirus) is impacting everybody the world over, especially how businesses need to operate during this time. Where I’m based in Singapore, we’ve had a few more weeks to work out how companies can best adapt to the situation, keep thei...