A long-awaited moment has finally happened – the grand office opening by Johan Speaking Academy was set on last Sunday 18 November 2018!
Since 22 September 2018, Johan Speaking Academy has relocated their new office space to another street within the same region in TTDI. The previous office was in operation since 2014.
The new cozy space is situated on top of the second floor of the building. It is now much larger comprising a main classroom, four separated rooms, and a common area (or play area) that has turf grass laid on ground, which beautifully depicts virtual nature. The four separated rooms each serve a different purpose namely the office, study room, podcast room and Kids Youtubing respectively.
Clearly, both Johan and Cherry had spent quite some time to prepare the arrangement as a splendid array of food was also laid out on the table. The day was a fruitful one consisting of various activities such as Kids Emcees, Kids Lion Dance and Kids Speeches. As time passed by, guests were slowly pouring in and welcomed by the kids emcees; whilst the kids performers for the lion dance were also getting ready for their stage.
At 10.30am sharp, the drum beat began reverberating around the room, signifying the start of the show. In no time, the atmosphere was exhilarating as everyone was engrossed in the lion dance performance. The lion dance drew immense applause after whirling through the entire office and passing around the mandarin oranges into the crowd. The day continued with the kids speeches. There were total seven students who presented on stage. As expected of students from Johan Speaking Academy, each of the students were speaking eloquently and confidently in front of the crowd.
Before the end of the event, a heartfelt speech was given by Cherry, then followed by Johan. The surge of strong emotions within Cherry was evident; as her eyes were brimming with tears when she expressed her gratitude to all parties involved. However, Cherry remained composed, bringing her speech to a close serenely.
Passing the microphone over to Johan – as usual, Johan was smiling broadly with a proud face as he shared his side of story. One memorable part mentioned was – when both Johan and Cherry started this business 4 years ago, they could barely afford to purchase a stage to be placed inside of the classroom. Johan had no other option but to loan from his father. Nevertheless, as the old saying goes, “efforts don’t go in vain”. If you believe, you can achieve. Today, Johan Speaking Academy has 10 branches all over Malaysia. They are certainly not slowing down anytime soon, but only to strive harder and quicker to be the category leader in the market.
The day progressed with photo sessions with the guests at the wall décor. Flash, camera, smiles – each memory to behold in a picture for life. Not only this day marked the achievement unlocked by both Johan and Cherry, it also embarked on a new chapter in their life and career.
