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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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