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Gen Z Speaks

Gen Z Speaks
Jemmima Tan Shin En, 16, is a first-year junior college student at Eunoia JC. Nuria Ling/TODAY

Gen Z Speaks: A 4-day students' camp taught me good leadership is finding common ground among 'unlike-minded' people

Last December, I had a whole speech planned out to address my cohort of attendees during the “graduation ceremony” of a leadership camp to reflect on the past four days and three nights that we spent together.

By Jemmima Tan Shin En

19/03/2023
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TODAY journalist Loraine Lee participate in the Combat Buddy Aid acitivity during the Women’s Boot Camp on Feb 11, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: Women's boot camp is a sanitised version of NS life, but I gained a deeper appreciation for those who serve

By Loraine Lee

19/02/2023
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Former TODAY intern reporter Lou Si Yuan poses for a photo, for Gen Z Speaks, on Jan 25, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: I used to feel mediocre as a neighbourhood school kid, but no longer

By Lou Si Yuan

12/02/2023
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The author graduated from the YMCA-Inclus Train and Place Series, a vocational programme launched in 2022 to train youth with special needs.

Gen Z Speaks: I'm a youth with autism. I once worried about finding work but skills training has given me hope

By Clarissa Ng

05/02/2023
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Jasmina Banu, 24, is a platforms solutions consultant at Google Singapore

Gen Z Speaks: I was a teen trying to chase career goals while juggling life’s curveballs — it wasn't easy

By Jasmina Banu

01/01/2023
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Chua Jun Hong, 18, is a third-year Ngee Ann Polytechnic student studying information technology, and is also an OCBC Ignite intern.

Gen Z Speaks: After spending most of my poly life at home, a year-long internship in an actual workplace is a welcome change

By Chua Jun Hong

25/12/2022
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Gen Z Speaks: A language barrier separates me from my grandmother, but I love her all the same

By Hana Chen

27/11/2022
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Gen Z Speaks: I was the black sheep in school. But it was never too late to turn my studies around

By Shina Tan

30/10/2022
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Gen Z Speaks: As a teen, I tried a viral waist size challenge and failed. It affected me for a long time

By Jillian Lau

09/10/2022
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There was a huge unmet demand for bicycle transport in Singapore, as it heads towards a car-lite future, says the author.

Gen Z Speaks: I hurt myself badly after a cycling accident, but the experience kickstarted my entrepreneurial journey

By Laurent Misso

25/09/2022
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Ajay Suriyah, 20, is a recent graduate from Temasek Polytechnic.

Gen Z Speaks: I used to beat myself up for being unhealthy. Accepting failure helped me pursue my fitness goals

By Ajay Suriyah

18/09/2022
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As an operations and content manager at online counselling platform Talk Your Heart Out, Ms See's typical workday involves managing a range of enquiries from both clients and therapists.

Gen Z Speaks: I joined a mental health startup wanting to help others. I learnt that I had to help myself first

By Sheryl See

28/08/2022
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