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Online Talk on Body & Mind
 Online Talk on Body & Mind  course, this problem had been addressed  having online events, because it can indeed
            afterwards, and the whole process became  relieve a lot  of trouble,  which allows the
 in the Post-Pandemic Era:
 in the Post-Pandemic Era:  quite smooth, including communication  events to be carried out smoothly.
            among the members of the organising
                                                              5.What did you learn from being in the
 An Interview with the  committee.                            organising committee of this event?
 An Interview with the
                                                              Yong Hui: I stayed behind in school to work

 Organizing Committee Members
 Organizing Committee Members  4. What is the difference between hosting   on this talk with other members of the
            physical events and online events?
                                                              organising committee. It was the first time
 On the 16th of July 2022, a talk on the Body  Yong Hui: The distance between people   The difference between physical and online   I learnt how the school organised talks and
            events is quite clear. The event is considered
 and Mind in the Post-Pandemic Era was  undoubtedly widened. Many people only   an online event. Although it was an online   how they worked things out behind the
 held. This event was organised mainly for  relied on their phones to communicate   talk, preparations needed to be done   scenes. I gained a lot from this experience.
 the Junior Middle One to Senior Middle  with others.  physically. Online activities are actually   Fong Chloe: I have participated in similar

 Two students. It lasted for two and a half  Fong Chloe: What I experienced the most   easier to manage because the committees   activities before, so I actually have more
 hours from 10 a.m. till 12:30 p.m.  was the difference in time management.   need not worry about the venue and the   experience in these types of activities.
 Especially during the pandemic and after   Covid guidelines. For example, the speaker   Firstly, I learned more about the content

 the pandemic, the comparison between                         of the talk. Throughout the event, I
 Following up several days after the talk, the   online classes and returning to physical   of the event lives in East Malaysia, but   learned a lot such as important lines  of
 Newsletter Club organised an interview   classes became very obvious. As I have   since the talk was online, the committee   communication and attention to detail. In
 with the event’s organising committee.   a lot of activities to attend, online classes   was able to invite him as a guest speaker.   the process of preparation, the problem

 We  are  honoured  to  have  interviewed   have reduced the time I used to spend   However, there is also a disadvantage to   that we encountered was that the presenters
 three of the committee members, namely   on the road, but now physical classes   online activities, which is that students may   were unable to present smoothly in an
 Fong Chloe from Sr1ScA, Tan Yong Hui   have resumed and being on the road has   not pay attention  to the  talk.  The  recent   online setting.
 from Sr1ComA, and Chan Le Xuan from   taken up a lot of my time. Thus, the most   talks have mostly been online and rarely in   Le Xuan: I gained a better understanding
 J2Z(5). The following are the contents of   life-changing experience for me is time   physical settings, including assigned work,   of the process of organising a talk. I was

 the interview:  and committees seldom have physical          basically in charge of the posters, so by
 management during the pandemic.  communication because the meetings
 1. What was the purpose for organising the   3. What memorable things and difficulties   are usually held online. In conclusion,   utilising  suggestions from  teachers,  I

 event?  did you face during the preparation of the   the committee members still recommend   learned something from that sector.
 Firstly, the event had been planned quite a   event?
 while ago. Originally, the event was meant   The main problem faced while organising   Reported by: Lim Shu Mih JR3S(4)

 to raise everyone’s awareness of pandemic   the event was the lack of committee
 prevention but the committee soon realised   members helping out, as there were only
 that we were already in the post pandemic   three students organising it. Although the
 era, so instead, by organising this talk, they   activity was relatively simple, the three

 hoped that every student could learn to   committee members were overloaded with
 pay more attention to their physical and   preparations, because they had to modify
 mental well-being following the disruption   the poster, presentation slides or the emcee
 of the pandemic.  script. Not only that, needing  to control


 2. What did you experience during the   the  field  and  convey  problems  required
 pandemic?  more  manpower, so it was  obvious  that
 the committee was largely understaffed. Of

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