Enhancing Learning Effectiveness with Zoom and Google Classroom
“When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before.” -Henry David Thoreau With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown for social distancing, I have been compelled to reflect on what are the things I need...
So you want to be an author? Know your 6Ps first.
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." – Ann Landers Time flies. I have started So You Want to be an Author workshop back in 2014 with a simple mission to educate and empower aspiring authors on their journey to becoming inspiring authors. This mission...
4 Branding Lessons from Best Personal Brand Award
Last week, I had the honour of being presented a belated Best Personal Brand Award (BPBA) from the President of Marketing Institute of Singapore, Mr Roger Wang. The inaugural BPBA is a form of recognition given by the Marketing Institute of Singapore, a not-for-profit...
Partnership Publishing Vs. Self-Publishing: What’s the Difference, Really?
I was privileged to guest on The Breakfast Club on 938LIVE, where I had a lively discussion about how Candid Creation came about, and how our Partnership Publishing (as compared to Self Publishing) platform helps authors to get their books out there. Check out the...
Can I Really Self-Publish My Book, On My Own?
You know that you have a great idea for a book. It’s bound to be a bestseller—everyone you know, or don’t know, will pick it up and buy it. You’ll be interviewed on TV, autographing hundreds of copies at your book launch, and giving a book talk to an audience...
Shining Your Personal Brand the Write Way
To those interested, you can...
Did You Hear The Whistle For Half-Time?
Corporate careers can be all-encompassing and no matter how high you have climbed the ladder, this line of work can be a constant struggle. You work hard at your corporate job but the achievements that initially energised you to push for greater success no longer...
Factors That Separate Many Author Wannabes from the Published Authors
Did you make a resolution that you will write and publish a book this year? But do you find yourself making the same resolution year after year but the book is never ready? Are you one of those people who started writing at the beginning of the year with a belly of...
12 Powerful Ways to Market and Sell Your Book
Many authors often focus solely on the content creation process and fail to think of ways to market and sell their books. The thought process of marketing a book should commence as soon as a book idea is conceived so that you are ready to tap on opportunities when...
Shh… Do You Know You Can Publish a Book Without Having To Write?
The answer is "YES". Imagine you are a recognized domain expert in your industry. You might be a trainer, facilitator, coach, teacher, etc., who constantly imparts your knowledge and experience to groups of people you work with. You know that you have something of...
Get Published, Get Noticed!
Recently, I came across an article entitled "Three Steps to A Winning Personal Brand". This article resonates with me because writing and publishing your book is also very much about enhancing your personal brand in the market and we can adopt the same steps. In the...