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Benjamin Cheng
Benjamin Cheng is currently the Senior Vice President of Training & Development and Executive Director of Human Resource for an American MNC. He is an internationally certified NLP Trainer, Past President of APSS and Toastmasters District 80 double Champion. As a bilingual (English and Mandarin) speaker and trainer he has travelled and spoken around the world. |
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Deborah Torres-Patel
Deborah Torres-Patel performed for millions of people on radio, TV, Broadway and international concert stages since her career began at age four. She shared the stage with entertainers like Sammy Davis Jr., Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. Her voiceovers have been awarded at 16 International Film Festivals. Deborah speaks on platforms with leaders like Anthony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, Blair Singer, T HarvEker and former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
For the past 26 years Deborah has taught hundreds of thousands of personal and professional clients in 66 countries to communicate with confidence, power and authenticity. |
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Christian Chua
Christian Chua is well-known for his lively and thought-provoking speeches. His presentations are content rich and are packed with useful learning points. He is a leading motivational speaker in Singapore and has written six books, including the successful 'How to be a Success Magnet' and 'Making a Fortune While Sipping Coffee'. Christian is featured regularly in the media regularly and his articles have been published in The Straits Times and other periodicals. |
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Karen Leong
Karen Leong is an influential communications expert, and a much sought-after speaker and facilitator. Highly regarded for her transformational programs, Karen has helped thousands of executives, senior managers and sales professionals achieve results professionally and personally. Well-regarded as a networking expert, she was interviewed on Mediacorp radio 938LIVE to share her insights, and was also profiled on Mediacorp television.
Karen is the master trainer for American Society of Training and Development's Improving Human Performance certification program. A Certified Public Accountant, Karen has a decade-long corporate career spanning audit, consulting and corporate education, with KPMG and KPMG Consulting. Karen’s personal mission is to make the world a more connected place by expanding the possibilities for each person, one person at a time. |
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Bob Feldman
Bob Feldman heightens people’s self-awareness and activates personal presence to communicate with credibility and cross-cultural sensitivity. His experience as a mime artist, actor and body therapist influences his engaging approach to audiences. His expertise in stress management and effective relaxation methods motivates people to keep a balance and holistic perspective on life, tuning inwards to what is meaningful.
Originally from Chicago, Bob has a Masters Degree in Adult Education and is a Personal Efficiency Progam (PEP) Consultant and Managing Director of a successful arts business. He has worked as a corporate trainer and executive coach throughout the Asia-Pacific region for 12 years. |
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Heather Hansen
Heather Hansen is a speech and communication expert specialising in International English pronunciation. As a corporate trainer and speaker, Heather helps top professionals to speak more clearly, correctly and confidently. She has worked with international clients such as Becton Dickinson (BD), Bayer Schering Pharma, Cargill, Citigroup and Standard Chartered to raise the level of their leaders’ communication and interpersonal skills.
Heather is author of the book, Powerful People Skills, and a contributing author on language and communication topics in three forthcoming books. She has also developed an online learning portal for international pronunciation: English Pronunciation Lab. |
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Eric Feng
Eric Feng is a public speaking coach who has personally helped more than 3,000 business leaders and CEOs influence and inspire their audiences through their presentations. Eric has also authored three books, one of which is Get To The Point ®, a widely recognised resource for business presenters in Asia that has sold 12,000 copies till date.
Former Executive Director of APEC Secretariat has this to say about him, “Eric is clearly an expert in public speaking. He is honest and precise, compelling you to look at yourself with new eyes. His coaching has made a significant difference to my style as I feel far more in control and I am getting more positive feedback from the audience.” |
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Thaddeus Lawrence
Thaddeus Lawrence is a speaker, trainer and author. He is best known for successfully racing 1,000 kilometres in the hottest, coldest, windiest and driest deserts on earth, including the Sahara, Gobi, Atacama and Antarctica. His book ‘Runaway Success: Life Lessons from Ultra Endurance Racing’ applies valuable lessons from the race world to the real world. |
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Shirley Taylor
Shirley Taylor has established herself as a leading authority in business writing. She is author of 8 successful books on communication skills and business writing, including the evergreen Model Business Letters, E-mails & Other Business Documents 6th edition.
As CEO of ST Training Solutions, Shirley hosts many public workshops with international trainers, and she conducts her own popular workshops on business writing, e-mail and communication skills.With over 25 years’ experience in teaching and training, Shirley is passionate about helping people to learn in practical, interactive and fun learning environments. She customises all her workshops for in-house clients, and consistently receives excellent reviews, like this from Lynn Wong at Coca-Cola: “The most meaningful training I have ever attended, with the most takeaways!" |
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Pamela Wigglesworth
Results. They’re what every business strives for – be it an increase in sales, generating more leads and customers or perhaps improving brand awareness in the marketplace. As a Singapore-based American corporate trainer and speaker, Pamela Wigglesworth is passionate about working with SMEs and entrepreneurs to shorten their learning curve and accelerate their business results.
A resident of Asia for over 21 years, Pamela works with companies across multiple industries to enhance their branding and marketing communications to get big results on a small budget. In addition, she assists corporate companies with sales presentation skills and interpersonal communication skills. |
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