New! From Mixers to Multipliers: Speaking and Networking for Business Success

Many professions and industries require people at all levels to interact verbally and in person with strangers in order to generate business results. Whether a student or senior corporate leader, most people experience some degree of awkwardness and even fear, even with a strong command of language and a love for people.

Course trainer Kenneth Tan will share learnings gleaned from knowledgeable leaders, great mentors and extraordinary business partners he has met over the years to train you to speak better in work and networking settings. The skills he will impart from his experience are transferrable and applicable to all industries.

About the trainer
Kenneth Tan has spent all of his adult life in marketing and media. After graduating from the National University of Singapore with First Class Honours in Business Administration, he rose through the ranks at Acorn Marketing & Research Consultants to lead the group’s Asia-Pacific HQ, overseeing eight countries.

Subsequently, as CEO of Mediacorp TV & Radio, he transformed Singapore’s national broadcaster into a competitive and comprehensive multi-platform media conglomerate. Australia’s public-listed Village Roadshow Corporation then appointed him as their first non-expatriate Managing Director for Golden Village Multiplex and Golden Village Pictures. During his tenure, a world record was established with the conceptualisation and launch of GV VivoCity which attracted 2 million patrons within the first year. Kenneth’s next nine years were spent as National Film Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer at the Infocomm Media Development Authority.

Kenneth is Chairman of the Singapore Film Society. An engaging, bilingual and highly sought-after international conference speaker, Kenneth also chaired the Promote Mandarin Council and was an Adjunct Professor at the Singapore University of Social Sciences for 12 years.