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Month: June 2020

VUCA Bulaga! Thriving in A Socially Surprised World

VUCA = Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous. VUCA adequately describes our new or next normal, the socially surprised world that evolved from the pandemic. Perhaps the closest Filipino term to VUCA is "Bulaga", most commonly linked to "Eat Bulaga", (translation: Eat Surprise) the popular noontime TV show since 1979, that continues to surprise the world with its resilience vs competition and ability to create new stories that its target market engage with. Bulaga is like a Jack in The Box loud surprise that the recipient may or may not be

Be Like Steve Jobs, The StorySeller

Stories Tell. Compelling Stories Sell. What is the Difference Between Story Telling and Story Selling? In the world of business, billions of dollars can be tje difference of Truth Well Told, Story Well Sold. Master Story Selling by Adapting Steve Jobs Style in Your Next Business Presentation. In Business, Steve Jobs was a maestro in Story- selling even on occassions when he had nothing finalized at the time he was launching the story. Was Steve lying? Some would call it educated bluffing or keeping his cards close to his

Are You Primus Inter Pares?

What’s in A Name? Some names are tied down to skill or profession just like Joe the Barber, Roger the GOAT tennis player and Dr. Phil. Or even Optimus Prime. What does the name,  Primus Inter Pares, represent? "Primus inter pares[1] (Ancient Greek: Πρῶτος μεταξὺ ἴσων, prōtos metaxỳ ísōn) is a Latin phrase meaning first among equals. It is typically used as an honorary title for someone who is formally equal to other members of their group but is accorded unofficial respect, traditionally owing to their seniority in office." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primus_inter_pares "For the AGSB, THE thrust is to make  students “primus inter pares”

How To Create YouTube Videos from Powerpoint

Creating videos on YouTube is Fast and Easy - if you know how and if you try it at least once. The following video guide may help you save time and effort. Watch. Learn. Do. Learn. (Repeat) https://youtu.be/VLVMJKzhA2c A Question and Answer session in class was recorded via Zoom and may also provide useful information. https://youtu.be/QYdEuenBxus For easy reference, here is a COSLA template in powerpoint format (which is downloadable)... A copy of this is also available to students in the Google drive shared folder https://www.slideshare.net/josephdeungria/professional-powerful-presentations-using-cosla-templates And the video demo on how to use