What we ask of you

A member of our team has written to you about speaking at a Lunch & Listen session. This page sets out exactly what that involves, so you can decide without a second email.

In short

Duration
Thirty minutes, total.
Questions
Shared with you in advance.
Slides
A slideshow is required. Please prepare your own.

30 minutes total

The session, minute by minute

We send the three guiding questions ahead of time, so nothing asked in the room is a surprise. There is no presentation to prepare and nothing for you to bring.

Introduction

You give an overview of yourself, some context on your life, and why you are speaking at SSIS.

5 min

First guiding question

Our student MC asks the first of the three questions we send you beforehand.

5 min

Second and third guiding questions

The conversation continues through the remaining two questions, in the same format.

10 min

Student Q&A

Students raise their hands and ask their own questions.

10 min

Where and when

Venue
The SDC Stairs at Saigon South International School, Ho Chi Minh City
Timing
Second lunch, usually starting between 1:00 and 1:05 PM
Audience
Students at Saigon South International School
Frequency
We host roughly every two weeks

What we provide

Microphone and screen
A microphone, and a large projection screen to present your slideshow from.
Photography
A photographer from our own crew covers the session.
Introduction
A student MC opens the session, introduces you, and asks the guiding questions.
Promotion
We handle the posters and announcements for each session.

Lunch & Listen is an independent, student-founded speaker series. Our sessions run on the Saigon South International School campus, hosted with the school's AWWA club.

Accepting

Reply to the member of our team who contacted you. They will confirm a date and send you the guiding questions. There is nothing to fill in here.

If you would rather check who wrote to you first, the whole team is named on the about page. You can also write to hello@lunchlisten.com.

Past guests: Elizabeth Homfray, Henry Nguyen, Zac Crush and Chef Rang.