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Charismatic                                                                                                                            on    holding     a
                                                                                                                                                            online
                                                                                                                                               good
        Hosting with Mr                                                                                                                        presentation. In a
                                                                                                                                               presentation, one
        Cheah JC                                                                                                                               must be consistent
                                                                                                                                               and
                                                                                                                                                      reasonable.
                                                                                                                                               Speeches should
                                                                                                                                               be  clear,  specific
        Online    presentations    have    become
        commonplace because of the lockdown, so                                                                                                and       steadily-
        online hosting skills are especially important.                                      in  Communication  Media,  specialising  in       paced    so    that
                                                                                                                                               the audience can
        Thus, on the 12th of June, the Kuen Cheng                                            Broadcasting, TV and Film. He also worked
        Broadcasting Club held a talk on online                                              as a DJ in the radio station AI FM. He has also   understand.
        hosting titled “Charismatic Hosting In the                                           hosted for famous television stations such as
        Internet  Era”  over  Zoom.  The  speaker  was                                       8TV, NTV7 and TV2, and was once a speaker         Mr Cheah also
        the Broadcasting Club’s coach, Mr Cheah JC.                                          for New Era University College.                   discussed      why
                                                                                                                                               people          are
                                                                                             Firstly, Mr Cheah talked about how to             generally   unable
        Mr Cheah graduated from Shih Hsin                                                                                                      to  present  well.
        University in Taiwan, where he majored                                               prepare  for  a  presentation.  The  first  step
                                                                                             is  to  compile  and  understand  the  content    The  first  reason
                                                                                             of our presentation, followed by making           is  because     the
                                                                                             sure one has the right equipment, such            presenter         is
                                                                                             as a PowerPoint presentation, a laptop,           not      confident,
                                                                                             a webcam and a microphone. Practicing             followed by the
                                                                                             speaking beforehand also helps. In addition,      fact   that   most
                                                                                             one should dress properly.                        people are not
                                                                                                                                               used    to   online
                                                                                             After that, Mr Cheah stated that a suitable       presentations. He
                                                                                             venue was also one of the most important          also     explained
                                                                                             things for a good presentation. A suitable        that a lack of
                                                                                             room is one that is quiet, small, and without     preparation    and
                                                                                             any disturbances. However, it must also be        experiencing panic
                                                                                             well-lit and spacious enough to present.          during unexpected
                                                                                             Furthermore, one must make sure that the          circumstances also
                                                                                             equipment  used,  including  battery  and         contribute  to  this
                                                                                             internet connection, are in good condition.       problem.


                                                                                             Mr Cheah then shared some techniques               However, he said
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