Speaking at British Malaysian Society

I’ve been invited to speak at the British Malaysian Society on Thursday 21 January, along with my co-author Silvia Cambie, on how to use social media to boost your business and networking. We’ll be discussing some Malaysian, UK and other international case studies showing how businesses are currently using blogging, social networks and Twitter for their business purposes.

If you’re interested in finding out more about social media for business - or would just like to meet up with some cross-cultural British and Malaysians, please do come along. There’ll be some Malaysian food, too, as it’s held at a Malaysian restaurant!

The details are below:

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The British Malaysian Society

invites members and friends

to blog, twitter, LinkedIn and use Web 2.0

how social media can boost your businesses and networking

5-7 Pall Mall East, Trafalgar Square, London, SW1Y 5BA
(nearest tube Piccadilly Circus/Charing Cross)
6.30 to 8.30pm - Thursday 21st January 2010

RSVP by Tuesday 19th January 2010
Louise.Fortey@asiahouse.co.uk
www.thebritishmalaysiansociety.org

The event is free of charge for BMS members but please book a place in advance so the organisers can finalise the catering. Please contact Louise to enquire about the fee for non-members.

Speakers :

Silvia Cambié is a Director for Chanda Communications. She advises clients including the European Commission, the World Health Organisation and the Chilean Economic Development Agency on strategic communication, stakeholder relations and social media. As a public speaker, Silvia has addressed many international clients and companies all over the world.

She blogs about the cross-cultural communication challenges facing the business world at X-Culture (www.chandacom.com ) and has an average readers of 11,000 monthly.

Silvia has worked as a journalist reporting from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union for major British and German print media and managing communications and public affairs for Brussels-based international trade associations.

Yang-May Ooi is a Malaysian-born writer. She has worked with professionals, small businesses and non-profits in the UK to develop and implement their social media strategies.

Yang-May works part-time at a financial institution in the City of London, where she manages the company’s blog, aimed at the financial sector. She speaks regularly on social media and has addressed audiences at Universities and agencies. She blogs on culture, writing and social media at Fusion View (www.fusionview.co.uk)

Both speakers are the authors of ‘International Communications Strategy – Developments in Cross-Cultural Communications, PR and Social Media’ published by Kogan Page and nominated for the FT Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Awards.