About
For
club information, please call
Lubna Razak at 97473323 or email: lubnacstm@gmail.com
ABOUT THE CLUB (Club No 4011 in Area S4 of District 80)
Changi Simei Toastmasters Club is a self-help organisation committed
to developing communication skills in its members. Many people join
with little or no experience of public speaking. Indeed in some cases
a deep fear of public speaking. But through a structured programme
of speaking projects and with positive feedback from fellow members
speaking skills, your confidence and self-esteem will surely improve.
Changi Simei Toastmasters
Club is an affiliate of Toastmasters International, a not-for-profit
organisation.
MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
We encourage visitors
to come along to our meetings as guests to see for themselves what
we do. No fee is payable for guests. All are very welcome . We hope
that if you enjoy yourself and want to improve your public speaking
skills you would want to join as a member.
To join cost an investment of S$50
for a one-time registration and S$150
for a year for which you get a monthly magazine and the first
speaking projects manual.
A TYPICAL PROGRAMME
The programme normally consists of the following parts. These are:
Introductions, an education session, table topics, prepared speeches,
and evaluations. Each of these is explained below.
INTRODUCTION
Everyone is the
audience will introduce themselves. The Toastmaster for the Day will
introduce the programme of events.
EDUCATION
Sometime we have an opportunity for one of the more experienced speakers
to speak for typically 20 minutes on a subject related to public speaking.
These sessions are informative and entertaining and of value even
to experienced speakers.
TABLE TOPICS
Table topics develops impromptu speaking skills. The Table Topics Master
will select a theme, and invite members of the club to speak on a
topic for a maximum of two minutes. You have no preparation whatsoever,
so this is a good exercise to learn to think on the spot. Although
initially quite daunting, as your experience grows so it becomes easier.
Good impromptu speaking is particularly useful in many aspects of
life such as meetings and we offer a safe environment in which to
develop that skill. Visitors and new members are not expected to contribute
to participate in table topics unless they have expressed a wish to
do so.
PREPARED SPEECHES
We typically have
three or four prepared speeches in each meeting. These speeches may
last from 5 to 20 minutes. These speeches are based on speaking projects
in the development manuals and would be focused on a particular aspect
such as 'Body Language' or 'Using props'.
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