Experience

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  Inspire2Aspire Consulting

  • Hong Kong SAR

  • Public Speaking & Debate Coach

    • Dec 2020 - Present
    • Hong Kong SAR

    - Designing & Delivering Workshops & Training Programs in Public Speaking, Debate, Team Building, Impromptu Speaking, Storytelling, Persuasion, Emcee Training, Virtual Presentations, Future Readiness, English Enhancement, Interview Skills, CV Construction, 1:1 and Group Coaching, Mindfulness, Wellbeing, Peak Performance, Visual Communication (Photography, Video Recording, Production and Editing) for 300+ Schools, Universities, Corporates, NGOs and individuals- Contest Coaching & Adjudication Services for HK Schools Speech Festival, 21st Century Cup, HKSSDC, Sing Tao Debating Competition, UN SDG Debating Competition, AIM Cup, Student Story Slam, Toastmasters Contests, Pitching Competitions, and Friendly Debate Matches

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  HK Recording Studio

  • Hong Kong

  • Co-Founder

    • Dec 2020 - Present
    • Hong Kong

    - Co-founded HK Recording Studio - HK's Leading Video Production House & Video Transfer Service & Multi-Purpose Studio in the heart of TST- In-House Video & Audio Editor: Creative Consultations, Storyboarding, Video Recording, Post-Production Editing. Genres include Commercials, Interviews, Birthday & Anniversary Videos, Music Videos, Vlogs, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Songs, Courses, Livestreams and many more. - Sales and Marketing; Website Design, Marketing Emails, Social Media, Calls, Fax, Word of Mouth and Customer ServiceLearn more: https://www.hkrecordingstudio.com/

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  Toastmasters International

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Area H1 Director

    • Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

  • President of HKU Campus Toastmasters Club

    • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

    - served as a chief executive officer at one of the best university Toastmasters clubs in Hong Kong- tripled membership rates and achieved President’s Distinguished Club status despite a semester of social unrest and the onset of COVID-19 - started a collaboration with 3 HKU Departments to secure funding, a venue and learning partners for HKU Campus Toastmasters Club- supervised a team of six to manage educational programmes, membership, public relations, email & social media & digital marketing, the club budget and transition to virtual and hybrid meetings- hosted meetings, workshops and events to promote the club amongst undergraduates and postgraduates- mentored younger students in public speaking and leadership- communicated with Area, Division and District Level officers at Toastmasters International

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  The University of Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong SAR

  • Peer Consultant, Digital Literacy Lab

    • Feb 2020 - May 2021
    • Hong Kong SAR

    - Conducted 4 weekly consultation sessions to assist students in assignments related to digital literacy such as video production, graphic design and voiceover recordings - Organized quarterly workshops to introduce HKU’s professors and teaching assistants to videography equipment applicable to online learning- Construction of Learning Objects addressing digital-literary-related questions from students and teachers- Pitched and executed ideas to market DLL’s services For more information, visit : https://www.diglit.hku.hk/

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  South China Morning Post SCMP

  • Hong Kong
  • Newspaper Publishing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Young Post Junior Reporter

    • Mar 2013 - Feb 2020

    - Writing columns and reports for events and workshops- Experience in video production and social media coverage- Won Junior Reporter of the Year and Best Workshop Report at the Junior Reporter Awards 2014 and 2013 respectively

  • Business Reporter

    • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

    - Covering IPOs and earning stories - Pitching story ideas related to business - Assisting other reporters with stories in property, retail and tourism, and investment

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  Youth Magazine - Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

  • Hong Kong

  • Contributor

    • Sep 2014 - Dec 2019
    • Hong Kong

    - Regularly writing feature stories for the magazine about common youth-related topics.

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  The Eureka Consulting Group

  • Hong Kong

  • Lead Consultant

    • Jan 2019 - May 2019
    • Hong Kong

    - Leading a team of student consultants to help a local NGO reach out to more ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

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  The University of Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • International Undergraduate Admissions - Social Media Manager

    • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

    - Managing the University of Hong Kong's official Facebook page - Covering major events around campus (often involving photo and video editing)

  • HKUDOS Blog Editor

    • Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

    - Led the Campus Reporting team to cover all of HKU's major events in the second semester- Edited reports from teammates - Managed the HKUDOS social media outlets - Shared journalism experience to gather young, aspiring writers from all faculties

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  AAJA-Asia

  • Hong Kong

  • Student Relations Coordinator (HKU)

    • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018
    • Hong Kong

    - Worked with the AAJA Asia team to organize N3Con 2018 in Hong Kong for the second time- Gathered and led all student volunteers throughout the student conference- Assisted the marketing team of AAJA-Asia in reaching out to students- Organized other JMSC- AAJA Asia events throughout the year- Occasional contributions to N3Con blog and magazine

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  Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

  • China
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Vice President, Sir Ti Liang Yang English Ambassadors Outreach Programme

    • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017

    - Public Speaking Trainer for high school students in Hong Kong- Reformed the Outreach in 2016 to offer customized workshops including Debate, Workplace Communication, Drama and Exam Skills - Designed and developed new content for workshops - Managed over 80 public speaking ambassadors, including four larger teams of public speaking electives- Set up and managed the Ambassador website and public speaking blog

  • Global Youth Leaders Academy 2016

    • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

    As one of the participants of the Global Youth Leaders Academy, I was given the chance to learn from young, global leaders through a Leaders-to-Leaders Program. With an aim of inspiring Hong Kong's youth to look at issues through a global lens, foster innovative spirits and cultivate a sense of responsibility towards their communities.

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  Community Business

  • Hong Kong

  • Intern

    • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
    • Hong Kong

    - Transcripted and edited all the interviews from the LGBT+ Gala Dinner 2017- Legal research on disability and mental health trends in the public and private sector across Asia- Compiled slides and script for the Diversity and Inclusion Networks (DIAN) Virtual Round Table Dinner 2017- Administrative work

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  Common Purpose

  • Philippines

  • HKU-Common Purpose Leadership Development Programme

    • Mar 2017 - Jun 2017
    • Philippines

    In June 2017, I participated in a Leadership Development Programme co-organized by the University of Hong Kong and Common Purpose. With an aim of allowing students to work across boundaries, draft and implement group projects and boost cultural intelligence, Common Purpose organizes similar global ventures for students across the globe.The HKU-Common Purpose Leadership Development Programme's cultural immersion involved participants staying in Manila to understand the city's pressing issues, while drafting solutions to be implemented in the coming six months. You can read more about my experience here: https://joypamnani.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/hku-common-purpose-leadership-development-program-2017/

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  The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

  • Hong Kong

  • Summer School for Effective Leadership

    • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Hong Kong

    In 2014, I joined the HKU Summer School for Effective Leadership as a passionate, young leader. The course centered poverty as participants were given the chance to look into the issue, and come up with solutions to the problem.Serving not only as a leader of my group of 10, I gathered all the 150 participants to reach a consensus on the solution to poverty, getting the honour of presenting the proposal to organizers of the Summer School.You can read more about my experience here: https://joypamnani.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/summer-school-for-effective-leadership-2014-an-overture-to-global-leadership/