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Seek to Speak
by Ain Aissa
Welcome to Seek to Speak’s podcast where we aim to empower people to express themselves through speech. I’m Aissa and in each episode, we will seek to speak about ways to better verbalise ourselves and our stories. We will have topical interview sessions with special guests and share select speaking tips, useful for the casual and competitive speaker. For more public speaking resources, check out SeektoSpeak.com.
Episodes
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DEMI GADIS Special [Part 3] - Empowering Essays by women in Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia
In this final installment of this series, we continue to honor International Women's Day by featuring six compelling stories from the Demi Gadis Creative Writing Competition. This episode presents essays narrated in Bahasa Indonesia, with one in English, offering profound insights into gender...
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DEMI GADIS Special [Part 2] - Empowering Essays by women in Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia
In Part 2 of this series, we honor another six essays from the Demi Gadis Creative Writing Competition, spotlighting voices from Malaysia and Brunei. The entries offer diverse insights into gender equality, women's empowerment, and the varied societal challenges faced by women in these regions. A...
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DEMI GADIS Special [Part 1] - Empowering Essays by women in Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia
Empowering Voices: Essays on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment from women in Malaysia In this special episode of Seek to Speak, we celebrate International Women's Day by sharing six essays from the Demi Gadis Creative Writing Competition. The essays, written by emarkable women, explore…
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#KisahKita Special [Part 4] - Malaysian women and girls share their stories on Equity
In part 4 of this Special, you will listen to the final 11 stories that we have on gender equity! Yesssss, we are finally at the finishing line. If this is your first time listening to this special, please don’t forget to check out our episode 1, 2, and 3 to continue being inspired and in awe of...
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#KisahKita Special [Part 3] - Malaysian women and girls share their stories on Equity
In this International Women’s Day special, we are celebrating the stories and experiences shared by all of you during our KisahKita short story competition with the theme, Embrace Equity. We received 43 entries from women and girls hailing from 10 different states with the youngest being 11 years...
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#KisahKita Special [Part 2] - Malaysian women and girls share their stories on Equity
In this International Women’s Day special, we are celebrating the stories and experiences shared by all of you during our KisahKita short story competition with the theme, Embrace Equity. We received 43 entries from women and girls hailing from 10 different states with the youngest being 11 years...
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#KisahKita Special [Part 1] - Malaysian women and girls share their stories on Equity
In this International Women’s Day special, we are celebrating the stories and experiences shared by all of you during our KisahKita short story competition with the theme, Embrace Equity. We received 43 entries from women and girls hailing from 10 different states with the youngest being 11 years...
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S3E17 Malaysian Speaking Fails 2 - Jokes about rape? MPs debate challenge? Drinking women in parliament? (With Mas, Vishal, and Aissa)
The final episode of the season welcomes back our community members discussing Malaysia's biggest speaking fails! Why do we keep joking about rape? What happens when a member of parliament challenged another to a debate? What do we do about religious sensitivities? Here, we discuss 3 recent...
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S3E16 Behind Seek to Speak - A Year in Review (with Founder and Community Member)
This episode is all about Seek to Speak's journey through 2021 in the form of reflections, lessons learned, and hopes for the future. Explore our story through the lens of our Founder, Ain Aissa, and community member, Maslin Roslan, as we bring you through the challenges and joys that we face…
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S3E15 Speech Sessions with Abigail and Sasha - Discussing our Favourite Purpose and Passion Speeches
Welcome to our 2nd Speech Session where we highlight amazing speeches based on a theme. This episode’s theme is Purpose & Passion and along with our community members, Sasha and Abigail, we have curated a list of our top Purpose and Passion speeches. So what we will do is introduce the speech…
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S3E14 Halloween Special - My Spooky Story / Cerita Hantu Malaysia (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of our cerita hantu special in conjunction with Halloween, which happened on the 31st of October. You are about to hear another 6 spooky encounters with the unknown. From sleep paralysis to room disturbances, to unexplainable sightings. These are things that were heard, seen, or...
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S3E13 Halloween Special - My Spooky Story / Cerita Hantu Malaysia (Part 1)
Welcome to Part 1 of our cerita hantu special in conjunction with Halloween, which is happening on the 31st of October. You are about to hear from 6 real people telling you about their spooky encounters with the unknown. From a near-death experience to house hauntings to an unearthly possession....
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S3E12 Mental Health Special 4: Mental Health Hacks - Easy DIY Remedies to improve our Mental Health at Home
Welcome to the very last installment of our 4 part mental health special in conjunction with World Mental Health Day which happened on 10 of October. This week, we discuss our favourite or least favourite Mental Health Hacks - simple home remedies that we can all try at home! Joining us today are...
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S3E11 Mental Health Special 3: Breaking the Stigma - Deconstructing Common Mental Health Myths and Misconceptions (Feat Community Members and Noelle of the Kindermind Centre)
In conjunction with World Mental Health Day which happened over the weekend, Seek to Speak is presenting a 4-part podcast special dedicated to normalizing conversations about mental health. In part 3 today, you will be hearing from 4 community members talking about their experience with common...
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S3E10 Mental Health Special 2: Decriminalizing Attempted Suicide (The intersectionality, inaccessibility, and stigmatization of mental health care in Malaysia) (MISI Solidariti / SUHAKAM)
In part 2 today, you will be hearing from Tanushri & Siro of MISI Solidariti who campaigned for the decriminalization of attempted suicide in Malaysia as well as Dato' Mah Weng Kwai, the commissioner of SUHAKAM, which is the National Human rights institution of Malaysia. This is a trigger warning...
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S3E9 Mental Health Special 1: How the pandemic and gender roles affected suicide rates in Malaysia
TW/CW: Suicidal ideation, Domestic abuse, and Self-harm. In conjunction with World Mental Health Day happening on 10 of October as well as Suicide Prevention Day that passed on the 10th of September, we will be presenting a 4-part podcast special dedicated to normalizing conversations about…
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S3E8 Seek to Speak Showcase - An Open Mic Night on our Lockdown Chronicles
Seek to Speak Showcase! 💜 Thank you to our amazing guest speaker @sheenabaharudin for sharing your experience with us! We were very inspired by you! Here is a list of the talented performers who shared their lockdown experience with us today: 1) @priyanka_a_a_ 2) @theloudergirl 3) @s0larmoons 4)...
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S3E7 Seek to Speak (Mock) Trials - Should Freedom of Speech be limited in Malaysia?
Welcome to Season 3 of the Seek to Speak Podcast where we celebrate the power of words and what better way to celebrate our words by discussing our freedom to speak in a mock trial setting with our wonderful guests! On the side of Plaintiff, we have the amazing debater extraordinaire, Mai…
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S3E6 Let's Get Lit! - Discussing our Favourite Literary Pieces in conjunction with International Literacy Day
In conjunction with International Literacy Day, our community members come together to talk about the importance of literacy, the power of reading, and the joy of expressing yourself through the written form. During the episode, we will also be describing, analysing and discussing our favourite...
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S3E5 Malaysia, Did you know? - A Merdeka Quiz Show Special!
In this Seek to Speak's Merdeka Special entitled, 'Malaysia, did you know?', we will take you through 3 quiz show segments centered around Malaysian history, past achievements, and our amazing rakyat! In every segment, our guests will have to answer Malaysian trivia while our listeners learn and...
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S3E4 Speech Sessions with the Rumah Roy Podcast - Discussing our Favourite Call To Action Speeches
In this first Speech Sessions episode, we highlight 6 amazing Call To Action Speeches. Speeches that inspire people to move, to fight, to make a change. From Greta Thurnberg's How Dare You speech to Winston Churchhill's Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat speech. There will be fan favourites and new...
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S3E3 Pride Podcast Special on LGBTQ Misconceptions, Future Hopes & Allyship (Part 2)
In Part 2 of Seek to Speak's Pride Podcast Special, we will be exploring and most importantly, debunking popular myths and misconceptions around LGBTQ persons. We will be exploring the hopes that local queer communities have for the future and their message to young LGBTQ youths. We will end this...
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S3E2 Pride Podcast Special on Self-Expression, Coming Out & Love (Part 1)
In Part 1 of Seek to Speak's Pride Podcast Special, we will be exploring the lived experiences of the LGBTQ community in Malaysia and in particular, on issues such as self-expression, coming out, and love! We hope to build a connection through these stories and create empathy between our local...
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S3E1 Malaysian Speaking Fails: What happened? What went wrong? What could have been done better?
In Malaysian Speaking Fails, we discussed Harry Tan's insensitive comments regarding the #MakeSchoolASaferPlace campaign, Tajuddin's disastrous press conference, and the attack on Kasthuri Patto's skin colour in the parliament. This Season 3 premiere features Harith from the @thecomedypodcast_…
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Season 3 Trailer - The Power of Words
Seek to Speak's podcast is launching its 3rd Season in August with the theme, "The Power of Words". Through experimental formats and diverse topics, we will explore the power of words and the impact that it has on people and places. We believe that strong speeches can move nations, words of…
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PART 2: Deconstructing the issues and stories behind #MakeSchoolASaferPlace Campaign
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...
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PART 1: Deconstructing the issues and stories behind #MakeSchoolASaferPlace Campaign
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...
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Speaking Snack #12 - How to be more confident before speaking!
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...
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Reimagining Puberty Education, Period Poverty & Conversations on Sex
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…
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Speaking Snack #11 - Top Talking Tips from Popular Podcasters
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…
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13 Malaysians Talk COVID: Relationships & Lessons Learned
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...
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13 Malaysians Talk COVID: Home & Work during the Pandemic
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,...
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Speaking Snack #10 - Best Communication Advice from our Podcast Guests!
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…
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#8 Communication, Culture and Kindness with Aziph Mustapha
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...
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Speaking Snack #9 - Deconstructing speeches About Passion
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...
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#7 The Power of Sport: Mental Resilience, Women Empowerment & Continuous Improvement with Datuk Nicol David
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...
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Speaking Snack #8 - Brainstorming Blitz: Changing perspectives to generate content
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…
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#6 Youth Advocacy: Debates, Discourse and Political Participation with Syed Saddiq
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...
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Women With Words Special 2: Our Challenges, Strengths and Hopes as Malaysian women
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…
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Women With Words Special 1: Speaking and Expressing with Confidence
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...
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Speaking Snack #7 - Epic Endings - The best closing strategies for your speech
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...
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#5 Diversity, Identity and Community with Jason Wee from Architects of Diversity
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…
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#4 Cars, Comms, Careers & Confidence with Vishal Bhaskaran from Flux
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...
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Speaking Snack # 6: How to be a persuasive speaker - Aristotle style!
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!
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#3 Audio Media & Digital Content Trends with Kondenser and Podkast.my
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...
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Speaking Snack #5 - How to best interpret a topic and select a speech angle
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...
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#2 Online Learning and Student Empowerment with Kelvin of Project ID
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...
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Speaking Snack # 4 - Verbal Visualization - Using Word Pictures, Creative Comparisons and Emotive Language in your speech
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...
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#1 Sex Education and Self-Love with Jasmine King of OhHeyMissKing
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...
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A Productive Discourse Quiz on Vernacular Schools, Sex Education, and Financial Literacy in Malaysia with the Pendulum Show!
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...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Seek to Speak’s podcast where we aim to empower people to express themselves through speech. I’m Aissa and in each episode, we will seek to speak about ways to better verbalise ourselves and our stories. We will have topical interview sessions with special guests and share select speaking tips, useful for the casual and competitive speaker. For more public speaking resources, check out SeektoSpeak.com.
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