The Enneagram is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people interpret the world and manage their emotions and build relationships. But how does that help us talk to people? Cindy Leong, Enneagram Personality Coach, weights in and does a quick Enneagram assessment on Sean and Yen Lyng.   KEY TAKEAWAYS 0:00 Intro 2:04 What is Enneagram Academy? 11:32 Enneagram Type 1: The Perfectionist 12:29 Enneagram Type 2: The Helper 13:23 Enneagram Type 3: The Achiever 13:50 Enneagram Type 4: The Individualist 14:26 Enneagram Type 5: The Observer 15:49 Enneagram Type 6: The Loy ..read more

Alex Ho moved from the US Army National Guard to The Walt Disney Company’s Incubator Executive Program. What exactly is an Executive in Hollywood? What exactly is the Hollywood schmooze? Do you really need it to get a start in the industry?   Alex weights in on these matters. KEY TAKEAWAYS 0:00 Intro 3:02 Alex's Life & Career Journey 5:15 Production Roles in TV Shows 9:18 Cultural Differences of Communication Style in the US 14:33 Life in LA and New York City 19:41 The Meaning Behind "Hollywood Schmooze" 26:25 Personal Growth in Los Angeles City 28:10 Switching Between Military and En ..read more

Jennifer Ong threw away a 6 figure salary and took a 50 percent pay cut to start an alternative career. She joins the show to share about how to talk to people so as to land a job that you’ll wake up excited for. KEY TAKEAWAYS  0:00 Intro 2:12 Jennifer's Life & Career Journey 8:26 The Mindset for Career Path Transitions 11:12 What Does Success Mean to Jennifer? 14:19 Challenges During Career Transitions 15:48 Selling Oneself in Job Searching and Career Development 22:51 Abundance vs Scarcity Mindset 27:58 Taking a Pay Cut for Career Growth and Long-term Success 32:07 Career Pivots and ..read more

In July 1984, R Chandran came together with 2 other friends, to form Singapore’s first professional theatre company: ACT 3 Theatrics. At a time when professional English theatre was not yet a thing… when actors were hard to come by and the idea of a children’s theatre company unimaginable to most. Find out how he spoke to people and made things happen… as the first mover in the scene.   KEY TAKEAWAYS 0:00 Intro 1:29 Is it Harder to Talk to People Nowadays? 3:47 Starting ACT 3 Theatrics 15:38 Why Choosing Kids' Theatre? 20:12 Being a First-Mover in the Theatre Industry 24:31 Working with I ..read more

  In this season of Uncool, we explore the barriers to starting out projects, and how do you get started to take that first steps of action towards new beginnings…   From the struggles of mid-career changes, to just feeling uncertain of what to talk about with strangers, hosts Sean and Yen Lyng unravel the complexities of putting yourself out there - and how to talk to people.  EPISODE 4: SO THIS IS MY WHY…  Ling Yah, host and producer of the THIS IS MY WHY podcast left her legal career to do the podcast full-time How do you start a successful project from ground-up ..read more

  Glenn van Zutphen is a career international journalist, radio host, and Founder of VanMedia Group Pte Ltd, a worldwide media consultancy.  He has coached over 2500 high-performing business leaders, journalists, government officials around the world  to be confident, credible, and clear in their spoken & written communication across all platforms. Glenn is a recognized communications expert, keynote speaker, and meeting facilitator.    He also hosts the “Saturday Mornings” radio show every week on MoneyFM 89.3, Singapore’s most trusted business news station.   ..read more

Jule Kim has experienced struggles around self-love, confidence, and imposter syndrome for much of her life, so she knows what it’s like.   Jule joins the show to tell us how to talk to people so that you portray your powerful self.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  0:00 Intro 1:27 How Jule Started Coaching 4:49 Transitioning From Corporate Jobs to Life Coaching 7:37 Why Clients Find Jule for Life Coaching 13:00 Mid-roll Ad 13:51 Codeswitching During Communication 17:00 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome as a Creative 26:54 Burnout towards Social Media Management 30:03 Mid-roll Ad 30:14 Cultur ..read more

In this season of Uncool, we explore the barriers to starting out projects, and how do you get started to take that first steps of action towards new beginnings…   From the struggles of mid-career changes, to just feeling uncertain of what to talk about with strangers, hosts Sean and Yen Lyng unravel the complexities of putting yourself out there - and how to talk to people.    Timothy Go is a seasoned media personality, a veteran TV news anchor and a serial entrepreneur.  He is currently a radio host at Singapore’s MoneyFM 89.3, co-founder of Go Anywhere Tour speciali ..read more

In this special episode of Uncool, we feature “We Can Save The World!” an upcoming out of this world comedy feature film that is currently crowdfunding on indiegogo.    We speak with director Chai Hong to find out more about the project and why he went down this path of production… and how a hawker centre public toilet started this all.     Find out more about the project or support the indiegogo at https://igg.me/at/wecansavetheworld/x#/ If you’re interested to have your upcoming event featured, drop us a DM and tell us about it, even if your event seems uncool becaus ..read more

We are now witnessing the decentralisation of education where people use Youtube and other online education platforms to educate themselves. Without a formal education system, how we can prove our credentials? Join our host James as he discusses with Yen-Lyng about the future of education.    GUEST  Loh Yen-Lyng is a project manager for CreativesAtWork and involved heavily with Freelancing101 platform.    TAKEAWAYS 1) Decentralisation of education, - People use YouTube to educate themselves. There is no university course on how to be a blockchain developer - F101 are c ..read more