Pocholo Gonzales is a witty and a naturally funny man. He has the ability to break the ice in every boring crowd. He steps on the stage with a heightened energy and thus pass this energy to his audience. He makes sure that he knows who his audience are. He very well knows what can make them react. He believes that the commonality in the field of experience creates connection easier. Once he speaks, everyone listens.
Pocholo comes to an event equipped with knowledge and humor. He’s not afraid to deliver jokes. Pocholo’s attitude when he speaks perfectly stands for the quotation, ‘learning while enjoying’ or ‘enjoy as you learn’. He knows what he is talking about and he can relay every vital information in a manner that never bores his audience. This man can hold his audience’s attention from the start until the end of the lecture. He brings with him the spontaneity and conversational tone that makes a heavy lecture a light one. No dead air, no dragging moments.
When Pocholo does lectures, he speaks to each one and not to everyone as a whole. He does not mass communicate but instead communicates to the masses individually. He inculcates his message to each and everyone in a way that would make a mark. He sure makes a ‘recall’ in the minds of his audience.
Pocholo’s skill in voice acting makes him a very effective speaker, no wonder he had been invited to speak in a long list of lectures concerning voice acting, computer literacy, and youth. Pocholo’s natural skill in public speaking ventures not only the local speaking engagements but also the international ones. He had also been invited to participate in a number of lectures outside the country.
Way before, during his college days, Pocholo was a regular in every event at the University of the Philippines- Diliman. Back then he was popular for having the natural ability to host events without boring the crowd. Back then, as he says, he spents much more time for extracurricular activities than for his academics but the good thing is that never failed badly. He maintained his grades high while still enjoying his social life. He hosted concerts of budding bands. He hosted and gave life to different contests in their campus. He was also often invited to attend talks. However, Pocholo’s very first lecture attended as a speaker, as a guest speaker actually, was ‘Voice Acting on Radio Production Seminar/Workshop’ at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He had been such a wonderful speaker that day, so knowledgeable and so enthusiastic. No wonder after that talk, the long list of lecture that he had and will be attending started.
He had been invited to participate on lectures regarding job opportunities, employment, and business since he had put up his company Creativoices all by himself. He was chosen as the speaker of lectures like CAREER AVENUE SEMINAR-WORKSHOP which was held in Calapan just recently. He had also sponsored GO NEGOSYO: BABAE, YAMAN KA NG BAYAN!, a forum which focused on teaching and empowering aspiring women to start their own business to make a better living. He was also one of the exhibitors in OFW JOB MATCHING EXPO which was produced by TESDA last February, 2009. He was also an exhibitor in E-SEVICES GLOBAL SOURCING CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITION, held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia on February 10, 2009. Pocholo was also the celebrity panelist in the 3rd YECS Entrepreneurship Training, TeenNegosyo 2008 EDITION 3, an event that educated young minds on businesses that they can get into at their age. The event was organized by DepEd, DTI and PCE at the Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City last July 2008. The organizers have chosen the perfect panelist since Pocholo Gonzales has always been an advocate in pursuing a good future for the youth. He was also the organizer and host of Career Avenue 2005 Conference and Expo held last April 2005. There is still a long list of events and programs that he had attended so as to share his knowledge on how it is to be a good entrepreneur to other people. With what he has achieved as a businessman or entrepreneur, he sure is one great inspiration to those who are just starting.
Pocholo has not only been gifted with a critical mind for business but also a mind that is fond of exploring new technologies that he can utilize for his advantage. He is also known to be a man that is so knowledgeable on information technology. He had actually been invited as the speaker in iBLOG 2: 2ND Philippine Blogging Summit held at the University of the Philippines- Diliman. He also participated in “Putting Your Business Online” seminar last May, 2006. He had been part of many other events on information technology and until now he is using whatever new technology is available in the internet to further improve his business.
Pocholo also takes part in lectures and events concerning youth. Since then and up until this day, he has been a very serious advocate for youth. He believes that they should be nurtured and taught the right and essential things that they will be needing in the future. He facilitated and spoke for the 1st Sangguniang Kabataan City Congress “A Unified and Strengthened SK Official toward Building an Empowered Team of Youth Leaders” held at the Courtyard in Boracay, Aklan last April, 2005. He also participated in the Youth Leadership Development Seminar/Workshop last March, 2005. Pocholo also organized and spoke at the YOUTH POWER 2005 Conference and EXPO held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. He was also the facilitator and the guest speaker in the Sangguniang Kabataan Bulacan Congress with the theme “Building Stronger Youth of Bulacan Through Values and Skills Development”. Pocholo was also a one of the organizers of 1st Philippine Youth Consultative Meeting on the World Summit on the Information Society, an event that has the theme of “Realizing the Potential of Youth to Create Digital Opportunities”.
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