Seek to Speak

In Part 2 of this special where we deconstruct the issues and stories behind the #MakeSchoolASaferplace campaign, we discuss the authorities' response to the problem and why it's so harmful. We also spotlight survivor stories and share helpful advice from NGOs on how survivors can seek help. We will end this 2-part special by discussing the ways in which we can be allies to the cause and f...

On 24 April, 17 year old Ain Husniza posted a TikTok video calling out her PE teacher who made a rape joke in class. Since then, the video has been viewed more than 1.8million times and Ain has received online harassment, threats, lewd comments, as well as rape threats. To highlight the hostile response she had received for speaking up, Ain created the  #MakeSchoolASaferPlace  hashtag. This campai...

In this Speaking Snack, we learn about simple ways to be more confident before speaking. What can you physically do to trick your body out of its anxiety? How can you view your speech and the audience differently to be more confident? How should you best prep for a speech? We answer all this and more in today's Speaking Snack which features are amazing community members, Amrit, Kuljit, Mint, a...

Episode 9 is joined by the amazing Siti Aishah Hassan Hasri (@aishahdoesit), the founder of SPOT Community Programme (@hellospotgirl). SPOT stands for 'Soroptimist Puberty Education Toolkit' and is a volunteer-led project that delivers information about puberty and sexual abuse prevention to young girls and adolescents. Since 2015, SPOT has provided comprehensive sexuality education to ove...

This speaking snack features two amazing podcasters, Roeshan from the Rumah Roy podcast and Harith from the Comedy Podcast. Here, they share great communication and speaking tips for you to better socialize with people, maintain their attention, and maybe shake off that fear of speaking. Rumah Roy: https://open.spotify.com/show/2LU8f5V13tDO9EzTZ6edts?si=7SFX5sFVTW6iPCd0ADo1Ww&nd=1 The Comedy P...

Welcome to part two of our COVID special, where we explore the lived experiences of everyday Malaysians during the pandemic as it has just been a little bit over a year since the first lockdown measures were announced by our prime minister. This week, we take a look at how relationships were affected by the pandemic, the lockdown measures in place and the corresponding standard operating measure....

More than 1 year since the pandemic ravaged the world, we thought to spotlight the lived experiences of different Malaysians and how the disease and multiple movement control orders have impacted their lives. We have some old friends from our mental health special chiming in on their experiences, and some new friends who we will introduce during the episode. In Part 1, we explore stories around ho...

Welcome to Seek to Speak's Speaking Snacks where we chronicle easy speaking tips in bite-size digestible portions in order to help listeners better verbalize themselves in their stories. And this week, we are going to be doing something different. This time, we're reviewing season two's best advice on communication, self-expression, and public speaking! So if you haven't listened t...

Episode 8 is joined by two-time TedxTalk speaker, kindness advocate, and head of Culture Transformation & Employee Engagement at Celcom Axiata, Aziph Mustapha! Much like his vibrant personality, Aziph has a unique mix of corporate, start-up and government leadership experience. He was an entrepreneur for a decade before entering an IT-related governmental agency before being head-hunted for th...

In 2005, Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech at Stanford University which has been seen 39 million times and has become the anthem for passion all over the world. 10 years after his speech, Terry Trespicio gave a TedTalk entitled, "Stop searching for your passion". Her speech has since been viewed over 6 million times and despite being a no-name, self-employed writer and consultant, Terr...

Episode 7 is joined by the one and only, Datuk Nicol David! An eight-time world champion, nine-time Asian champion, and a record of 108 consecutive months as world No 1 squash player,  @nicoldsquash  is an incredible source of pride and inspiration to all Malaysians. More importantly, she is a good person with a strong sense of self and despite all the accolades, is extremely humble and grounded w...

In this Speaking Snack, we learn how to change perspectives and treat topics differently in order to generate more ideas. Humans are prone to generalizing and categorizing, and such habits prevent us from thinking outside of the box. Public speaking books tell us that informative speeches should be organized topically, chronologically, or in a spatial manner depending on whether the topic is a con...

Episode 6 is joined by YB  @syedsaddiq , acting Member of Parliament for Muar and former Minister of Youth and Sports. Saddiq is also the co-founder of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA -  @partimuda_  ) and was instrumental to the constitutional amendment that saw the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18 years old. A youth advocate and proponent of debates, discourse, and critica...

In conjunction with International Women's Day, this podcast episode features Women with Words, our safe and supportive speaking club! In Part 2 of this special, we look at our challenges, strengths, and hopes for Malaysian women. Are there unreasonable expectations set upon us as women? How are we treated differently because of our gender? What are we grateful for and proud about? What are our...

In conjunction with International Women's Day, this Seek to Speak's podcast special features Women with Words, our safe and supportive speaking club! Here, we hope to celebrate the voices and stories of Malaysian women on their ability and confidence to speak as well as express themselves.   Women with Words is a platform where women and girls can deliver their speeches based on a theme, s...

In this Speaking Snack episode, we learn how to create the best conclusions for your speech. Epic endings can be achieved with these 5 easy closing strategies: 1) Engaging Close: calls the audience into action 2) Reflection Close: invites the audience to think and reflect 3) Echo Close: using rhythm and repetition to generate appeal 4) Call-Back Close: providing closure to a previous anecdote 5) C...

Episode 5 features Princeton graduate, Jason Wee, the co-founder and lead coordinator of Architects of Diversity (AOD), a non-profit initiative that aims to bridge communities and identity groups among youths in Malaysia. Since 2018, AOD has organised camps and workshops for over 300 beneficiaries to address the growing segregation in education and social spaces along racial and religious lines. A...

Vishal is a marketer, public relations practitioner, and photojournalist with a wealth of experience in the communications and automotive industry. Vishal talked about transitioning his careers from engineering to journalism to corporate relations, and how his passion for cars drove him. In this episode, we talked all about confidence, careers, communications, and CARS!  We also covered the follow...

In this Speaking Snack, we discuss why persuasive speeches are engaging, the 3 modes of persuasion propounded by Aristotle, and how to easily apply these tricks in your speech!

Kondenser and Podkast.my is a BM podcast as well a portal all about the production and publication of podcasting. Irzal is the executive producer of Impressions, a digital content centre, and editor for Podcast.my while Akash is the studio director and content creator. If you're curious about the local podcasting scene and want to start up your own podcast - this episode is not to be missed! W...

In this Speaking Snack episode, we learn how to best interpret a topic and select a speech angle. Ask yourself these questions: Is the angle distinct enough? Do I have opinions on the angle? Does my angle have practical significance? Can I take an informed stance? Is my content relevant and respectful? These questions will be answered in detail within the episode!

Episode 2 of Season 2 features the co-founder of Project ID, an education social enterprise that runs high-impact programs to empower students to lead themselves and others. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Project ID has run over 70 online workshops with more than 1700 student participation across Malaysia. They just concluded their Young Educator’s Challenge which had 375 students a...

In this Speaking Snack episode, we learn how to verbally visualize our ideas and stories in our speech. This can be done by creating vivid word pictures, building creative comparisons, and using emotive language. Women with words is a safe and supportive space for women & girls to express themselves. Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/myfemalespeakingclub WWW Meeting Details:- - Date: 16 J...

Our first episode of the year features Jasmine King, a sex-positive advocate who runs an online platform called @ohheymissking where she educates, breaks taboos, and sparks conversations on dating and sexual health. Jasmine also regularly gives talks and workshops on self-love and sex, as well as hosts an Asian sex podcast called, “I wish someone told me” (Check it out at @iwishthepod). Jasmine al...

This S2S Special is joined by Yodhin, Bamba, and Theva, hosts of the popular podcast, the Pendulum Show ! They are the boys that brought you great current affairs content like Identity Politics, the State of Emergency, and Budget 2021. On this special, the Pendulum boys Seek to Speak about ways to have productive discourse through a fun game show format premised on Malaysian education issues. In t...