Yesterday (June 29, 2011), ten CCIP students attended an impressive presentation given by Mr. Fred Teng, the Chairman of Hong Kong Association of New York, and Chief Executive Officer of China Newsweek Corporation. The session was about professional communication development and improving soft skills. It took place at the headquarters of the China Newsweek Corporation located on East 40th Street, New York City.

The session began at 7pm with a warm welcome and a brief self-introduction from Fred Teng. Originally from Shanghai, China, Teng moved to Hong Kong at age 5 and US at age 15. Teng said, "In today's times, it is very easy to obtain information and communicate with others. When I was young and didn't have such luxury, I found the right key after lots of trial and error."

The introduction was followed by the presentation, along with basic business etiquette, useful tips and interesting stores. Teng also recommended some books for students to read and encouraged students to learn to practice which makes perfect.

"Appreciating others who are better than you rather than focusing your own interest is the important. Most importantly, you need to be true to yourself," commented Fred.

The presentation was followed by a Q&A session.

"Fred shared with us about building and maintaining relationships, speaking in public and working in teams. He also mentioned that those are opinions, not solutions. We have to find out solutions by ourselves. There is no shortcut to success and practice makes perfect!" said Pei Xiaoying (Irene), a student from City University of Hong Kong.

"Sometimes it's not about what you know, but who you know, Fred's sharing reminds us the importance of creating our own opportunities through networking." said Lai Hei Tung (Wendy), a student from The University of Hong Kong.

Special thanks to Mr. Fred Teng for taking time off from his busy schedule and giving CCIP students this wonderful presentation. Mr. Teng will give another presentation to Session B's students in July. Session A students who want to obtain a copy of the PowerPoint presentation please contact Rosa or Cathy.