Beyond Rhetoric with Chen Choon: Recent Episodes
Chen Choon
Beyond Rhetoric with Chen Choon is a podcast dedicated to amplify the best part of YOU in moments that matters. Whether you are a corporate presenter, speech writer or public speaker, these bite sized learning episodes can help elevate your presence when presenting yourself to the world. Tune in, subscribe and come join the conversation, LETS GO!
In this episode, Chen Choon provides his concluding remarks of this series and some personal reflection how this has helped him to navigate his life.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares how he documents quotes to be used in his communication opportunities. He shares the different sub section of this notebook, its applicability and differences.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares how he documents humor to be used in his communication opportunities. He shares the different sub section of this notebook, its applicability and differences.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares how he documents story to be used in his communication opportunities. He shares a proven template that he uses and some important principles on how to use them.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares about how he documents stories, humor and quotes to enable him to use them when required. He shares the 3 basic principles before starting this process.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares his reflection from his 5 and half years reflection. He shares three key lessons:
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Be generous with your energy
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Focus on things that matters
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Play a bigger part of ourselves in other people's live
In this episode, Chen Choon shares one of the tips that he shared with his coachee on the use of metaphor. He illustrate the power of metaphor through examples and why it is a powerful tool as part of your communication skill.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares the principle of why learning has to be effortful. He shares the 3 immediate thing you can do to make your learning stick.
In this episode, Chen Choon provides his concluding remarks on the Mastering Body Language series. He shares the new discovery he made while producing this episode and the general thoughts around body language.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares about how your lower body is the foundation for all the other body language. He shares the importance of being grounded when you speak and how to purposefully move around the space. He shares the general rule of how movement is a mirror of the size of the audience.
In this episode, Chen Choon explores the effective way to use hand gesture. He shares how hand gestures can be used to visualise a point and bring a story to life. In addition, he shared the differences between an open palm gesture and a close palm gesture and how to effectively use both of them. There is also a bonus tip of how hand gesture could also be used as an engagement tool.
In this episode, Chen Choon explores the first zone of the body language which is anything above the shoulder. He shares new thinking around how best to use the facial expression aside from the common advise such as looking at one part of the audience for 2 to 3 seconds.
In this episode, Chen Choon kick start a new series on Body Language. He shares the 3 principles to begin you mastering the body language journey. This episode contains an activities to prepare for the upcoming episode as part of this series.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares the 3 powerful questions that you can ask when meeting someone new in a networking event. These questions can help build deeper conversation and connection.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares how to structure your life's portfolio so that you build a sustained joy without expectation. Let's go
In this episode, Chen Choon explores how to be a better conversationalist. It all begins with being a good conversationalist to self followed by exercising curiousity and opening up. Let's go
In this episode, Chen Choon shares strategy for the most effective placement of pauses. He shares 3 principles which are; pause before triggering a new thought; pause in anticipation of a release AND pause to slow down your thought. Lets go.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares some of the tools and tricks to guide your audience flow of thoughts to enhance the clarity of each slide. He shares about arrows, numbers, icons and colors and ends the series with an important point on sliding vs storytelling. Lets go...
In this episode, Chen Choon shares the idea behind the entry point and exit point of each slide when you craft your presentation slides.
In this episode, Chen Choon introduces the principles of sliding and where to start when it comes to creating compelling slides.
In this episode, Chen Choon explores what is the MUST DO to discover your aura leveraging on his experiences in playing music
In this episode, Chen Choon shares 3 good practices when introducing yourself to help you build rapport, connection and credibility.
In this new year episode, Chen Choon shares the 3 habits to help you achieve whatever communication goal you set for yourself in 2022.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares the 4 types of Dialogue to help bring your speech to life.
In this episode, Chen Choon starts the new year by sharing on the single most important thing before making your move towards your goals and aspirations for 2022.
In this episode, Chen Choon put down all elements from previous episodes into a systematic structure to bring the audience from point A to point B through the speech anchors.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares how to set the direction of your speech by doing a simple audience grouping and TFA exercise. If the speech anchor is the engine to your speech, the speech direction is where you want the speech to go.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares the first step before beginning to write a speech which is to establish a Speech Anchor Phrase. The purpose if this is to ensure your message is easily shareable, clear, simple and succinct.
In this episode, Chen Choon introduces a new series called the Speech Writing Series. In this episode, you will learn about how to take an architect based approached to speech writing and why writing your speech from the within is so much more powerful.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares his 3 universal rule that he subscribes to when building his communication skills. These universal rules can help you be more adaptive, agile and fluid when building your communication skills
In this episode, Chen Choon shares his fear when producing this podcast and how little steps can make a huge difference.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares his perspective on managing nervous energy, what can you do about it and what new thinking that you can apply to better manage your nervous energy.
In this episode of the Conversation in Thought Series, Chen Choon reflect on some of the challenges producing this podcast and why it is necessary to grow and form creative connections. Chen Choon also shares why it is important to take 20% risk in everything you do and not be sucked into things that are convenient.
In this conversation in thoughts, Chen Choon shares his earliest experience that has set the trajectory of his career. A single decision to take control makes that huge difference.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares what you must think and do to stay ready for impromptu speaking.
In this Episode, Chen Choon shares the 3 habits that you can do to allow you to build your skills without the act of practising.
In this episode, Chen Choon shares the 4 foundations of vocal competencies. Understanding these 4 can help you do a voice audit and identify ways to improve your voice in these 4 areas (vocal clarity, vocal resonance, vocal depth and vocal confidence). This is the first step in building a better voice.
In this reflection in the Conversation in Thoughts series, Chen Choon shares how a single phrase changed his attitude and intention of the work he does. It has everything to do with perspective.
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This is the "Own Your Voice" series where we dive deep into the Voice. In this episode, Chen Choon brings your through the 6 floors of communication and how the voice builds the foundation to these 6 floors. As an option, grab a piece of paper and join in the visualisation activity.
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In this Episode, Chen Choon shares his thought arounds charisma and how the spotlight has to shift when you want to increase your charisma. He shares 3 things you can do immediately to earn charisma points and another bonus at the end of the episode. In addition, this is also the first episode with special sound effects.
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Website: www.ChenChoon.com
In the first reflection in the Conversation in Thoughts series, Chen Choon shares how he has changed over the past few years moving away from certainty and striving to have more clarity in life.
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In this episode, Chen Choon shares about the new series titled "Conversation in Thoughts" and the idea behind it.
Connect with Chen Choon
Instagram: chenchoon
Website: www.ChenChoon.com
In this episode, Chen Choon shares some ideas to embed in your next practice. You will learn the 4 ideas that you can implement immediately in your practice to make it more impactful and fun. This includes practising in chunks, practising towards something, practising the feeling and adding variability to your practice. Happy practising.
In this episode, Chen Choon bring share his 3 revelation on how to immediate hack a virtual presentation to make it better. He shares about how to give eye contact without turning on the webcam, +20% energy and the non-verbal cue. At the end of this episode, you can immediate see and feel the difference in your next virtual communication.
In this episode, Chen Choon bring forward the foundation and building blocks from the previous episodes of Humor Writing for a greater application and appreciation to humor writing. You will be brought on a journey to create the train, invite the audience to the train, drive the train and then derail it. This is modeled to the 4 + 1 steps to humor writing. Get ready a pen and paper and join along this creative process.
In this episode, Chen Choon start off by recapping the key learning gems on previous episode as he builds up on more foundational knowledge about humor writing. He then dive 100 metres deeper and give you the 4 key humor mindset and principles to help you start your humor writing process on the right tone and foundation. You will learn about the humor structure, uncovering humor, feel good factor and rhythm. These will set up perfectly for the next episode on the actual humor writing process.
In this episode for a multiple part series, Chen Choon start off with the advantage of scripting humor in your presentation, sales pitch and stories to drive your message across when the attention is at its peak. This episode will then get you involved in a simple activity to prove the point of how humor will share how the brain thinks. Subsequently, learn the 2 factors of why humans laugh and gain a greater appreciation as you dive deep into this humor writing series.
In this episode, I share my thoughts on using questions in your speech. This skill is often used but there are subtleties that will make a huge difference in the way you craft your speech. Learn about the number based question, check in question, leading question and no-brainer question. This will help you get the desired impact you want in your speech.
In this special birthday week episode, I explore the idea of happiness, gratitude & joy and how it had a profound impact on how I see life. You will also learn about the most fundamental principle in all communication and how a 3 words question is all it takes to discover the effectiveness of your message. Learn about the communication models and noises as a build up to the subsequent episodes.
In this episode, I share the thoughts behind starting this podcast, the one quote that inspires me to do this and my aspirations. This is a start of a richer and deeper conversation with you on the art of communication.