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PROFESSIONAL LECTURE BY PROFESSOR DR. BARRY O’MAHONY

PROFESSOR and CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER at ECOLE HȎTELIÈRE DE
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND.

SEQUENCES CONTENTS REMARKS

CALL TO
*****Ladies and gentlemens, as we are about to begin, Commented [MFBMA1]: Gentlemen is a plural form no
ORDER please be seated. need to put s

I have a few housekeeping notes to make before we begin

today’s program.
(First and foremost I would like everyones cooperation in
making this a fruitful session.)
First, I would like to seek your cooperation in completing
this professional lecture. Kindly switch your mobile phones Commented [MFBMA2]: What are you trying to say
to silent mode to avoid interruption. exactly?

Thank you for your kind cooperation and attention.

BEGINNING ****Good Afternoon.

(The Honorable) Professor Dr. Barry O’Mahony,

PROFESSOR and CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER at
ECOLE HȎTELIÈRE DE LAUSANNE,
SWITZERLAND.

The Honorable Associate Professor Dr. Johanudin Wahab, -

-Head Centre of Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management
UiTM Pulau Pinang,

The Honorable Mr. Shahril Hussin,

-Head of Diploma Programme,

The Honorable Mr. Dahlan Abdullah,

-Head of Bachelors Programme

The Honorable Head Centre of Studies,

Lecturers and audiences.

Ladies and gentlemens, Commented [MFBMA3]: Again with s??

Welcome to Professional Lecture of New Trend in Research

for Hospitality and Tourism: A Focus on the Asian,
European, Australia, New Zealand and USA.

I, Muhammad Najmi Mohd Radhi as your Master of

Ceremony for today would like to extend a very warm
welcome to all of you. We appreciate you taking time off
your busy schedules to join us for today. We hope you will Commented [MFBMA4]: Something a bit off with this
centre
 learn a lot today, we have lined-up for you to be fruitful and
engaging. Commented [MFBMA5]: What is this?

PRAYER & We would like to start this program by singing the National
NATIONAL Anthem of Malaysia; kindly please all stand up respected
ANTHEM professors and my dear audiences.
(I would to invite everyone to stand up for the national
anthem of malaysia)
Thank you ladies and gentlemen’s. Please be seated.
Before we come to the main session, let us start by praying
first, so the event that we will hold on this day will run well
without any obstacles.
The pray based on individual belief, begins…..
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straight to the point.
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friends, that’s why you like to put s
Commented [MFBMA10]: Change to agenda
Commented [MFBMA11]: English does not work like
Bahasa Melayu nak berbunga bagai. Just straight forward.

OPENING
REMARKS *******To begin this program, we are pleased to have Commented [MFBMA12]: You already mention before
Associate Professor Dr. Johanudin Wahab, The Head of “we would like to start this program’ now you said to begin
again? Just use next only.
Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management UiTM Pulau
Pinang, to deliver the opening Remarks. Commented [MFBMA13]: Speech kan? This is not
program briefing nak use remarks.
AFTER OPENING REMARKS
********Thank you, Associate Professor Dr. Johanudin
Wahab for that wonderful remark. Commented [MFBMA14]: Again use speech. Remarks ni
mcm komen xsesuai dengan konteks.
MAIN SESSION Ladies and Gentlemens, Commented [MFBMA15]: Ughhh my eyes

Now, we have come to the main highlight for today’s

programme.

Before that, let me introduce our guest speaker profiles for Commented [MFBMA16]: Choose one only. It is either
today’s professional lecture. speaker or guest. Tak perlu nak guest speaker. You always
like something extra isn’t it?

Professor Barry O’Mahony began his career as an apprentice

chef in Ireland and subsequently held senior positions in
international hotel chains including Trust House Forte,
Parkroyal and ITT Sheraton. He transitioned to education
field as an advanced skills teacher in culinary arts in Sydney, Commented [MFBMA17]: You forgot to put field
Australia and later completed a Bachelor of Business in
Catering and Hotel Management, a Masters of Education and Commented [MFBMA18]: A Masters? wow
a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne.

He has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral

courses in Australia, Ireland, Hong Kong, the United States
and the Middle East. His Academic leadership experience
includes Dean of the Faculty of Business at the University of
Wollongong in Dubai, Chair and Head of the Department of Commented [MFBMA19]: Be precise. How come two
Marketing, Tourism and Social Impact at Swinburne highest position in one department?
University, Melbourne and Director of the Centre for
Hospitality and Tourism, Research at Victoria University.
 Professor O’Mahony’s ongoing research interests include
marketing, hospitality and tourism and he has published over Commented [MFBMA20]: Full stop and write a new
100 scholarly manuscripts, editorials and articles in sentence
knowledge exchange journals. He has received several
awards and distinctions for his work best paper awards and
citations for excellence in teaching and learning and for
industry engagement. Commented [MFBMA21]: There are many reasons for
linguist to invent the comma (,)
Without further ado, let’s welcome Professor Dr Barry Commented [MFBMA22]: Ado or due?
O’Mahony to deliver today’s professional lecture.
Commented [MFBMA23]: His lecture sudahhh

AFTER THE LECTURE:

Thank you very much Professor for your interesting yet
inspiring lecture. Now, if anyone has questions, I’m sure
Professor O’Mahony would be pleased to answer them.

TBA:

TOKEN OF
APPRECIATION As a token of our appreciation, may I invite Associate Commented [MFBMA24]: Are you asking for his
Professor Dr. Johanudin Wahab to kindly present a permission? If he refuse, what are you going to do? Use I
would like to
memento to Professor O’Mahony.
Commented [MFBMA25]: No need
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Ladies and gentlemen, may I thank you very much for your Commented [MFBMA26]: No you cannot!!
(active) participation in this professional lecture. I hope all
of you enjoy the program.

Thank you, and Assalamualaikum.