Keeping your audience engaged in a virtual setting

It has been more than six months since the start of the quarantine. During this time, I have participated in countless virtual events, primarily as a speaker, facilitator, moderator, teacher and host, and secondarily as a participant. The number of my viewers in these events has ranged from one — like in a one-on-one virtual … Read moreKeeping your audience engaged in a virtual setting

Webinar fatigue — another pandemic?

When lockdowns and community quarantines were implemented in many parts of the globe, suddenly everything became digital, including the traditional face-to-face conferences, trainings, public fora, and corporate presentations. Enter the now-ubiquitous webinar! A webinar (a combination of the words “web” and “seminar”) is a video workshop, lecture, or presentation hosted online using webinar software. This … Read moreWebinar fatigue — another pandemic?

The culture of digital transformation

Thousands of professionals and executives from various organizations, large and small, flocked to the recently held DIGICON 2017 to learn about digital transformation. This year’s theme, “The Culture of Digital Transformation,” is just but apropos as the people and the culture of organizations are the ones responsible for the execution of the transformation. I was … Read moreThe culture of digital transformation

Digital transformation for sustainable development

The jampacked room in the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) was in full silence when I slowly highlighted key figures for the Philippines: The Philippine economy loses of more than P357 billion ($7 billion) yearly on average from crime, corruption, and tax evasion. Metro Manila’s notorious traffic jams cost the Philippine economy at least P3 … Read moreDigital transformation for sustainable development