We Need Better Communicators

Justin Then, Managing Director from Lumos Hill + Knowlton Strategies

19-Aug-21 12:00

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Over the past few months, we’ve seen many different styles of communication coming from the Prime Minister’s Office, whether they be a live press conference, a recorded conference, and a multitude of Press Releases in the PDF format. We speak with Justin Then, Managing Director from Lumos Hill + Knowlton Strategies about the effectiveness of the communication of the outgoing administration and what we should be looking for with the incoming administration.

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Produced by: Richard Bradbury

Presented by: Audrey Raj and Freda Liu

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Young Finance, Personal Development, Entrpreneurship, SME

Tags: Communication, Crisis Comms, Agong, PM8Resigns, new political landscape,

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