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Highlights of the 19th Chapter Meeting (17 May 2008)
Greeting to all members!
Our 19th Chapter Meeting was started by Ricky Sim, Sergeant at Arms; Favourite Sport of everyone was shared. The meeting was hosted by Jon Tan, Toastmaster of the Day.
On behalf of Annual General Meeting, Nominating Committee Report was read by Cynthia Chow, Our immediate Past President. Opening Address was given James Wai.
Project speakers were Sriram, Shan and Kang Yi. Sriram and Shan shared about their childhood, education etc, thru' their P1 (Ice-breaker) project, that was interesting. Kang Yi threw a great message to audience via his P2 (Organising Your Speech), i.e., to Donate to others no matter whether it is little money or blood or organ of the body. Kang Yi won the ribbon for the Best Project Speaker.
Project Evaluators Cynthia, Tracy and Saravanan did a great job by analysing and appreciating the speeches appropriately. Cynthia won the ribbon for Best Project Evaluator. Congratulations to winners!
Special Presentation was made by Paul Chung, The topic was "Creating the Best Club Climate" which was just timely during the selection of New Exco. James Wai rehearsed the speech of District 80, International Speech Contest. All the best to James!
Table Topics session was lead by Julie Wong, Wonderful topics were related to the contents of the book "7 habits of highly effective people" by Stephen R. Covey and was well done by volunteers; Sriram won the ribbon for Best Table Topics Speaker. Congratulations Sriram!
Meena held the appointment of Timer.
A warm welcome to Harish who arrived as guest and joined Changi-Simei Toastmasters family.
The second half was Annual General Meeting because of which Pause fillers session and Language Discussion session were cancelled.
During Annual General Meeting, current Exco members read their Annual Report and New Exco members were elected and announced. They are,
President : Runbin Yew
Vice President Education : Sudharshan Annamalai (Shan)
Vice President Membership : Tan Wei Qi
Vice President Public Relationship : Lubna Razak
Secretary : Saravanan
Treasurer : Ang Bee Choo
Sergeant At Arms : Vincent Kor
The meeting concluded with the Awards Presentation, Announcements and closing address by James Wai.
To members who were unable to join us on 17th May 2008, I hope this summary of the meeting helps us to stay in touch with each other. We understand if you have busy schedules, but know that you are missed by us. We look forward to your presence at our next chapter meeting!
See you all again on 7th June 2008. Same time same venue.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 18th Chapter Meeting (3rd May 2008)
Greeting to all members!
Our 18th Chapter Meeting commenced with a sharing about 'Favourite Song' from audience that brought everyone to upbeat mood. Vincent Kor, was our SAA (Sergeant at Arms) and Wei Qi was Toastmaster of the Day.
Opening Address by James Wai was instigated with a message 'Exercise Patience'. Word of the day was 'SPICE' and coincidentally all sessions in today's Chapter Meeting was spiced up with entertainment and enlightenment. Ang Bee Choo took audience to school days and made everyone to have a hearty laugh when she led the Joke sharing session.
Special Project Presentation was made by Teo Poh Siang which prepared everyone to be an Evaluator. Good Job Poh Siang!
Our admirable project speakers Yang Kang Yi (P1-Ice breaker), Paul Chung (P10 - Persuade with Power) and Cynthia Chow (Storytelling - Let's get Personal) performed their uprightly prepared speeches with abundant confidence and the same were appropriately recognized and recommended with suggestions by our Evaluators Tracy, Yong Choon Bin and Tan Choon Siong.
Table Topics session was lead by Meena. Topics were more about personal beliefs such as Luck, Astrolog Ricky y, Re-Birth etc., Participants shared their opinions intellectually as well as emotionally that made the session real and lively.
Ang Bee Choo held the appointment of Timer, Saravanan read the Pause Fillers Report. Ineteractive Language Discussion was lead by James Wai, Tan Choon Siong shared his observation on the usage of Language by one and all during the Meeting. A warm welcome to Sudhakar, our guest.
The meeting concluded with the Awards Presentation, Announcements and closing address by James Wai.
Best Project Speaker Ribbon was won by Cynthia. Best Evaluator ribbon was won by Tan Choon Siong. Best Table Topics speaker ribbon was won by Sriram. Congratulations to Winners!
A very important announcement to be taken note is for all members to attend AGM (Annual General Meeting) to be held on 17th May 2008 as a second half of Chapter Meeting.
To members who were unable to join us on 3rd May 2008, I hope this summary of the meeting helps us to stay in touch with each other. We understand if you have busy schedules, but know that you are missed by us. We look forward to your presence at our next chapter meeting!
See you all again on 17th May 2008. Same time same venue.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 17th Chapter Meeting (19th April 2008)
Greeting to all members!
Our 17th Chapter Meeting was started by Meena, with a question about ‘Favourite Pet’ and the meeting was hosted by Vincent Kor, Toastmaster of the Day. Last minute changes in the programme sheet were well handled by Vincent Kor.
Opening Address by James Wai was truly inspiring as usual. Message was ‘Be visionary to make a difference’. After the opening address was the giggling moment when shared a Joke.
Project speakers rolled up their sleeves to present their preparations. Wei Qi, Ang Bee Choo, Saravanan and Tracy were the project speakers for P1 (Ice-breaker), P6 (Vocal Variety), P9 (Persuade with Power) and AP4 (Story Telling) respectively. All speakers met their objectives which were assessed virtuously by James Wai, Tan Choon Siong, Lee Jin Hwui and David Kow that benefited everyone.
Lively Table Topics session was lead and evaluated by David Kow. The topic was about Courage. Different perspectives about Courage, Fear and Cowardice were shared among the audience. Guests also participated enthusiastically in today’s Table Topics.
Ricky held the appointment of Timer, Meena read the Pause Fillers Report. Language discussion was disclosed by James Wai. Tan Choon Siong shared his observation on the usage of Language by one and all during the Meeting. There were 3 guests Sri Ram, Nagarajan and Kang Yi who signed and joined our club immediately after the Chapter Meeting. A warm welcome to all new members to the Changi-Simei Toastmasters family.
The meeting concluded with the Awards Presentation, Announcements and closing address by James Wai. Best Project Speaker Ribbon was won by Saravanan, Best Evaluator ribbon was won by Lee Jin Hwui and David Kow. Best Table Topics speaker ribbon was won by Lee JinHwui. Congratulations to Winners!
To members who were unable to join us on 19 April 2008, I hope this summary of the meeting helps us to stay in touch with each other. We understand if you have busy schedules, but know that you are missed by us. We look forward to your presence at our next chapter meeting!
See you all again on 3rd May 2008. Same time same venue.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 16th Chapter Meeting (29th March 2008)
Greeting to all members!
Our 16th Chapter Meeting was started by Wei Qi, our new member with full of enthusiasm. “Meaning of the Name” of audience was shared.
The meeting was hosted by our Toastmaster of the Day, Meena.
Word of the Day was “DEXTEROUS’ presented by Lim Seh Leng (Advanced Communicator Silver, Competent Leader, VPPR of Brilliant Advanced Toastmasters, Treasurer of Ulu Pandan Toastmasters) meaning Skilful and it was later used by our members. Opening Address was given by James Wai, our President.
New Member Induction Ceremony was led by Kevin Tan where all members together read the pledge. There were two P1 (Ice-breaker) projects and 1 AP1 (Entertaining Speaker) projects in the Prepared Speech session. P1 projects were done by Vincent Kor and Kelvin Kow. AP1 project was done by Lubna who the ribbon for Best Prepared Speech Speaker. Saravanan held the appointment of Timer.
Project Speech of Vincent Kor, Kelvin Kow and Lubna Razak was evaluated by James Wai, Runbin Yew and Kevin Tan. Evaluators gave good suggestions for the speakers to improve, never forgetting to let the good points know to the speakers. James Wai won the ribbon for Best Evaluator.
Kelvin Kow led an exciting impromptu speaking session. Topics included sayings and proverbs and made the session interesting. Runbin Yew won the ribbon for Best Table Topic Speaker. Her speech was really stunning.
Table Topic Evaluation was done by Kevin Tan. He observed the strengths and areas of improvement of all 11 Table Topics Speakers and shared the same. A detailed Language Evaluation session was done by Lim Seh Leng. Ricky Sim read the Pause Filler Report.
The meeting concluded with the Awards Presentation, Announcements and closing address by James Wai. Area Contest will be held on 5th April 2008 in Tampines Changkat. Please contact James/Runbin/Kevin for more information.
To members who were unable to join us on 29 March 2008, I hope this summary of the meeting helps us to stay in touch with each other. We understand if you have busy schedules, but know that you are missed by us. We look forward to your presence at our next chapter meeting!
See you all again on 19th April. Same time same venue.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 15th Chapter Meeting (1st March 2008)
Greeting to all members!
Our 15th Chapter Meeting was kicked start by Tejpal. The audience introduced themselves by sharing their Name, the club they belong to and the interesting thing that happened in the last week.
The meeting was hosted by our Toastmaster of the Day, Jon Tan who did hosting for the first time in our club.
Word of the day was ‘Victory’ offered by Runbin and she also spoke about ‘Leadership’ in the opening address. A leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. So, to become a victorious Leader, ‘Lead by example’ was the message.
New member induction ceremony was conducted by Kevin Tan. All members took the pledge of our club. From now on, ‘Tan Wei Qi’ is a member of Changi-Simei Toastmasters family. Welcome Tan Wei Qi.
Tracy took the opportunity to make everyone laugh and enjoy in the Joke Sharing Session.
In Prepared Speech Session, Our Project Speakers were Ricky Sim (P4-How to Say it – Topic-Lessons from Eagle), Alan Junaidi (P5 – Your Body Speaks, Topic-Success), Widyawati (P6 – Vocal Variety, Topic-Fear), Kevin Tan (P10 – Inspire your Audience, topic- Hold on).
All the Project Speakers had prepared and delivered very well for their own topics.
Congratulations to Kevin Tan and James Wai for successfully completing 10 Projects and achieving the ‘Competent Communicator’ award.
Well Done Kevin and James.
Project Speech Evaluation was brilliantly done by Tracy Tang, Saravanan, Lubna Razak and Daniel Heng (ACS, CL Tampines West Toastmasters Club).
Evaluators commended the Speakers and suggested for improvement.
Our Language Evaluator Runbin evaluated the language, with a new concept of accept and amaze, meaning that the errors made are accepted and the fine usage of language amaze us. A nice poem was shared by Lubna Razak, Timer’s Report was done by Vincent, Table Topics by Meena and Pause Fillers were observed and read by Julie.
Ribbons for Best Project Speaker, Best Table Topics Speaker and Best Evaluator were Kevin Tan, Daniel Heng and Saravanan respectively.
The meeting concluded with the closing address by Runbin.
To members who were unable to join us on 1st Mar 2008, I hope this summary of the meeting helps us to stay in touch with each other.
We understand that you have busy schedules, but know that you are missed by us. We look forward to your presence at our next chapter meeting!
See you all again on 29th March 2008. Same time same venue.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 14th Chapter Meeting (16th February 2008)
Dear fellow members,
Yesterday's chapter meeting was cosy and fun. In his opening address, James drummed into us the value of 'giving it a shot', because "if we never try, we never know". Wise words from a skydiver indeed. Let's think, what can we do for the first time today?
Runbin attempted to tell jokes and amazingly survived. Wow! Then, like most families on weekends, we found ourselves glued to the TV. (James' sleek Samsung.) The sequel to last meeting's speech training was led by our charismatic Kevin. "Studying the Champion II" included a round robin discussion of three speakers' performances at 2004 World Championship of Public Speaking. Also known as the Olympics of public speaking.
In his P6, Tejpal presented management lessons in the form of entertaining fables. He tickled us with his animal voices. James, in presenting his P9, expounded on leadership in the club. Thought provoking.
After the break, two veteran members, Tracy and Choon Siong gave their evaluations. Both performed stupendously, with Choon Siong emerging as the Better Speech Evaluator. Bravo!
Table Topics was an adrenaline pumping session. Everyone got to speak, including visiting Toastmasters from Cheng San and Tampines Regional Library. Jon, our first-timer timer, got to do a table topic too. Table Topics are just too good to miss. Eventually, Richard Sng (TRL) walked away smiling broadly with the Best Table Topic ribbon.
The afternoon's language was brought into discussion. It was a good challenge for all present to listen closely and learn from each other.
If you weren't there at our meeting yesterday, know that you're in our thoughts. Our next meeting is on 1 March. Do let Kevin or I know if you'll like to hold appointments or present a project.
Regards,
Runbin Yew
Highlights of the 12th Chapter Meeting (19th January 2008)
Greeting to all members!
Our 12th Chapter Meeting was kicked start by Kevin Tan. The audience introduced themselves by sharing their Name, the Company they work and the colour they like and why they like that particular colour. It was interesting to note that Red and Orange indicate Energy, Vibrancy and Joy. White reflects Bright and Clarity.
The meeting was hosted by our Toastmaster of the Day, Ricky Sim, who did hosting for the first time in our club.
In the opening address, James Wai shared about doing something new every time. The message was “The more we move away from our routine, the more energetic and passionate we become”. “We stop living, the moment we stop learning”.
Next was a wonderful Joke Sharing Session. Jokes were shared by Santosh Kumar, Wong Pui Pin, Wong Julie and Ravi (guest). It was a very enjoyable session.
Next was the Prepared Speech Session. Our Project Speakers were Wong Pui Pin (P4-How to Say it), topic being “Pre-requisite for Parents, Meena Sambandan (P6 – Vocal Variety), a Story with moral ‘Never try to please everyone’ and Paul Chung (P9 – Persuade with Power) the topic is ‘Eat more Vegetables’. Paul Chung believes that ‘Quality of Life depends on the Quality of Communication’. The projects done did not only met the objective but also was very informative and useful for our viewers.
Santosh Kumar read a Poem by ‘Rudyard Kipling’ shared by his friend. It was nicely narrated with the theme ‘Be persistent in whatever you do’.
Next was the Project Speech Evaluation by Izriena Idris, Santosh Kumar and Tan Choon Siong. Evaluators commended the Speakers and suggested for improvement.
Special Presentation was given by Runbin Yew. The topic was ‘Winning Table Topics Contest’. Some of the methods explained were
- PREP Method
- Timeline Method
- Cause & Effect Method
- Problem & Solution Method
- Zooming Out Method
- Points of View Method
- Oscillation Method
Also, tips were provided to ‘Tell a Personal Story’, ‘To ask the Audience a Question’ etc.,
This Special Presentation will be extremely useful for the viewers in the forthcoming Table Topics Contest. Runbin Yew continued by leading the Table Topics session. Some of the Topics were ‘Knowledge is a powerful weapon’, ‘Best things in life are free’, ‘Winners Never Quit, Quitters never win’, and ‘Life is like a box of chocolate’ etc.
Instead of Language Evaluation session, it was Language Discussion. Viewers shared about the right and wrong words usage, pronunciation, phrases etc.
Timer’s Report was done by James Wai, and Pause Fillers were observed and read by Kevin Tan.
Paul Chung won the ribbon for Best Project Speaker. Angela (guest) won the ribbon for Best Table Topics Speaker.
The meeting concluded with the closing address by James.
To members who were unable to join us on 19 January 2008, I hope this summary of the meeting helps us to stay in touch with each other. We understand that you have busy schedules, but know that you are missed by us. We look forward to your presence at our next chapter meeting!
See you all again on 2nd February 2008. Same time same venue.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 11th Chapter Meeting (5th January 2008)
Greeting to all members!
Our 11th Chapter Meeting was kicked start by Yong Choon Bin. As we stretch our arms to welcome the New Year 2008, the question posed to the audience was about the New Year Goals. The audience shared their New Year Goals with high spirits of achieving it; some said that they do not believe in setting New Year Goals.
The meeting was hosted by our Toastmaster of the Day, Tejpal, whose job was appreciated much by the General Evaluator in the later part of the meeting.
Word of the Day was “REWARD”, presented by James, our club President. The word was rewarding for New Year 2008. In the opening address, James pointed out about Setting Goals. His message was “People with clear mission Goals achieve in shorter time, as the focus and clarity exist”.
Next was the Special Presentation by Kevin. The aims of the presentation were
1. To improve pronunciation
2. To better understand the word
Kevin explained about 9 short vowels and 5 long vowels with examples such as how to pronounce “Concentrate” “Conceptions”, “exodus”, “exile” etc. It was very useful as it is not taught in detail in most of the educational institutions. Kevin is very much willing to cover topics such as consonants, stresses etc., based on the feedback and requirement by audience.
Next was the Prepared Speech Session. Our Project Speakers started the speech with a positive note such as New Year Resolution and Health aspects. Jon Tan spoke for the Project P1 (The Ice Breaker) about New Year Resolution and emphasized on how to resolve to be Happy. Ricky Sim spoke for Project P3 (Get to the Point). He got to the main point that involves everyone. i.e., he shared useful Health tips and passed some noteworthy messages like “Smoking is detrimental to Health”, “Meat and Deep Fried food are Toxic” which served as the take away for the day. Our next project speaker was Runbin. Her project was for AP3 (Story Telling). Runbin’s dramatic way of expressing the story impressed the audience. The title of the story is “Good Luck Bad Luck” and the moral of the story is “Unfortunate events can be pleasant, Hope for the Best and Be Prepared for the worst”.
Next was the Project Speech Evaluation by Jeffrey Williams (CL, Toastmasters Club of Singapore), Yoong Ee Chuan (ACB, CL, NTU Alumni and Vice President (Public Relations, Rivervale Toastmasters), Yetti Chiu Yun Ling (CL, Braddell Heights Advanced and President of Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters). Evaluators commended the Speakers and suggested for improvement. Some of the evaluation tips mentioned by the evaluators are Natural Speaker, Confident Speaker, Connect with Audience, Emotional Appeal, Nervousness, to be loud and to be Energetic.
Meena led the table topics session. Participants shared their views for topics such as “If God appears before you and asks for a wish to be fulfilled, what will be your wish? Government spending more money on Sports and Defence – Worth or Waste, Globalization – Boon or Bane etc.,
Language Evaluation session was led by James. James appreciated some of the phrases such as “ideas and knowledge”, “intensively private”, “arousing start of the new year”, “light at the end of the tunnel” etc., used by the Project Speakers as well as others.
Timer’s Report was done by Ang Bee Choo, and Pause Fillers were observed and read by Tan Choon Siong. There were no Pause Fillers for Runbin, Pradeep and Moorthy.
General Evaluation session was conducted by Coen Ching (CL, Area S4 Governor, President of Tampines Changkat Toastmasters). He observed each and every activity of the Changi-Simei Toastmasters club as a whole and provided a very good feedback on how the club has improved from the past and how it can be improved further. He commented about all appointment holders, the role and how it is carried out. He commended about the display of word of the day on the lectern. Some of the suggestions to improve were to reduce Air-condition, Timing given to the audience for Evaluation is not required etc., it was all very useful for the club to move forward.
Jon Tan won the ribbon for Best Project Speaker. There was a tie between Pradeep and Tracy for the Best Table Topic Speakers.
The meeting concluded with the closing address by James and some announcements were made by Runbin.
To members who were unable to join us on 05 January 2008, I hope this summary of the meeting helps us to stay in touch with each other. We understand that you have busy schedules, but know that you are missed by us. We look forward to your presence at our next chapter meeting!
See you all again on 19th January 2008. Same time same venue.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 10th Chapter Meeting (15th December 2007)
Our final meeting of the year (15 Dec) was a roaring success thanks to you. It was delightful to have people like Cynthia, Shaji and Pradeep in our midst again after a hiatus. Everyone had a wonderful time, blending serious learning with merry-making. If you weren't there, I hope this helps us to stay connected.
Meena kick-started the meeting in a light-hearted manner by having us share our dream holiday destination. Tracy, our club advisor, hosted the meeting with grace and poise.
During his opening address, James set us in a reflective mood by urging each of us to pen down our greatest achievement of the year. Riena then led the induction ceremony to welcome Ricky and Tejpal officially. Following that, yours truly shared tips on language evaluation and encouraged all to attempt this role.
Riena and Tejpal both presented Project 5, touching on the messages conveyed through body language. Riena incorporated a convincing role-play, with Ricky as her 'husband', and emerged as the Better Prepared Speech Speaker. Well done!
Our project evaluators - Winson (Singapore Polytechnic Toastmasters) and Choon Siong, provided insightful feedback to Riena and Tejpal respectively. Body language definitely doesn't lie! Incidentally, 'lying' was the running theme of the meeting's banter.
The table topics session was led by our affable Bee Choo; the topics revolved around Christmas. Pradeep, as eloquent as ever, walked away with the Best Table Topic Speaker ribbon. He generously shared the honour with Saravanan, his personal favourite.
Throughout the meeting, Shaji punctuated his timer's report with 'timely' words of wisdom, tickling us along the way. He certainly deserved the special humour ribbon. Carefully noting our assortment of pause-fillers was Cynthia, our lovely immediate past president.
Our next meeting is set to start 2008 with a bang. If you're keen to make a speech or hold an appointment, Kevin and I welcome you eagerly. See you all on 5 January!
Happy Holidays,
Runbin
Highlights of the 9th Chapter Meeting - 1st December 2007
Today's meeting started with our SAA Kevin warming up the meeting by asking us, “What have you always wanted to do?" We had hilarious wishes from Toastmasters such as sky diving, jumping off a building and even swimming naked.
Next our Language Evaluator DTM Richard Sng gave us the word of the day “hand”, a simple word with a myriad of powerful uses.
James Wai (president) presented the message of “Power of Belief” in his opening address. He encourages examining the limiting belief that is holding us from reaching our goals, and changing it to an empowering one.
Next we have James taking the lead, followed by Santosh and Julie coming to the lectern to tickle us with their jokes.
In the prepared speech session, Pui Pin presented an excellent project 3 speech with his “3 Nos” – No reserve, No retreats and No regrets.
Kevin's project 5’s speech, “The Hermit and the Eagle” captivated the audience with his interesting story, explicit gestures and animated facial eye expressions. With that, he won the Best Speaker ribbon.
Saravanan's project 7’s speech provided an insight of the opportunity and danger lurking in the stock market.
After the break, an expressive poem was shared by Runbin.
In the speech evaluation session, our 3 project evaluators (Winson, James & Runbin) gave a detailed analysis of our speaker’s strengths and provided various areas for improvements. James and Winson tied for the Best Evaluator ribbons.
It was followed by a very exciting and entertaining Table Topics session conducted by our visiting Toastmaster Sivanathan. We had 3 guests and 4 Toastmasters gamely participating in the session. It was won by an eloquent guest speaker (DanQuan) who presented an insightful and convincing speech for the quotation by Walt Disney, “It's kind of fun to do the impossible.”
In the Language Evaluation session, our language ‘father’ divided the evaluation into 3 portions – 3Cs (Creative, Correct & Clear). He commented on the “Creative” use of the language, highlighted on areas that we could improve to have “Correct” use of grammar and gave suggestions on areas where we could be “Clear” in our pronunciation.
Overall, the entire meeting was conducted smoothly, with lots of fun, learning and encouragement. Many thanks to all appointments holders who provided the support necessary for the meeting, and James for writing the meeting highlights that you're reading now! We would have more fun, laughter and learning in our next chapter meeting (15th Dec). See you there!
Best regards,
Runbin with Kevin
Changi Simei VPEs
Highlights of the 8th Chapter Meeting (17th November 2007)
Our 8th Chapter Meeting was a combined meeting with Tampines Regional Library (TRL) Toastmasters Club. It was kick-started by Rony Tanoto, member of TRL Club. He asked the audience to share about their experiences with Other Toastmasters Club, the Toastmasters Club they like and the reason for it and also the club to which they belong. It was very new and interesting to hear different experiences from different people. Some said that they like their own club, some mentioned about other clubs even outside Singapore.
The meeting was hosted by our Toastmaster of the Day, Runbin, who did a marvellous job.
Word of the Day was “GRATE” which was greatly presented by Kevin. In the opening address, James shared a short story. The Moral of the story is “There is no wrong time to do a right thing” and the best moment of life is the current moment which is why it is termed as “Present” (A Gift).
Next was the Prepared Speech Session. Our Project Speakers took the audience to different places and it was very informative and enjoyable. Ang Bee Choo shared about her Beijing experience, Tejpal shared about his Niagara experience. The topic they had chosen was very relevant to the Project P4 “How to Say it”. Raymond Tay from TRL club presented a topic about “Dislike to Like” and it was very interactive. Sim Choon Hiong and Lubna Razak presented their projects from the advanced manual. Sim Choon Hiong from TRL club spoke about the Employer, Employee, Process; Attitude at work etc., Lubna Razak spoke about the Research that is carried out in a Public Health Study. The topic was about the “Teenage Pregnancy”. It was very informative and woke the audience to be more socially responsible.
Next was the Project Speech Evaluation by Teh Yun Ling (TRL club), Tan Choon Siong, Julies Tan (TRL club), Kan Kin Fung (Braddell Heights Club), Ashley He (Fuchun Club). Evaluators appreciated the Speakers and also encouraged them to do better by providing useful tips.
Tejpal led an exciting impromptu speaking session. Topics such as “Impossible is nothing”, “Just do it” made speakers to think out of box.
Language Evaluation session was led by Elizabeth Thorarajoo (Ngee Ann Polytechnic Club). It was both General Evaluation as well as Language Evaluation. She gave a wonderful feedback to speakers, some tips to follow when delivering inspiring speech. She also corrected some common mistakes and pronunciation in English Language.
Timer’s Report was done by Fatimah Abdul Manaff, member of TRL club and Pause Fillers were observed and read by Meena.
There was a tie between Sim Choon Hiong and Tejpal for the Best Project Speakers. Sim Choon Hiong won the ribbon for Best Table Topic Speaker.
The meeting concluded with the closing address by Sim Choon Hiong.
Warm Regards
S. Meena
Highlights of the 7th Chapter Meeting (3rd November 2007)
Our 3rd Nov chapter meeting was a success made possible by our dedicated appointment holders, esteemed guest evaluators, and a spontaneous audience. Thanks to all members who were present and I certainly missed everyone else!
I'm pleased that Jon has decided to join us! Kudos to him for his first attempt at a Table Topic too. Let's welcome him to our family and support him as he embarks on his Toastmasters journey.
Saravanan (Toastmaster-of-the-Day) and Julie (SAA) guided us through the meeting smoothly. Great! I hope more of us would volunteer to take up these roles in future as a satisfying challenge. Isn't it a rewarding experience, Saravanan and Julie?
Kevin persuaded us to read voraciously as he presented his P9. Tracy narrated a sweet story about her romantic date and emerged as the Best Prepared Speech speaker. Congrats!
Kevin tickled us with his jokes, Runbin read a poem to spice up the meeting and Choon Bin diligently watched the time like a hawk. Thank you! Lubna was the life of the party as an especially encouraging and jovial Table Topic Master, and what's heartening is that every member there attempted a Table Topic. That's the way to go, Changi Simei!
We're also thankful to learn from our esteemed guest evaluators: Michael Wee (PE), Chay Wen Liang (LE), Lynda Neo (GE) and Wong Kok Wah (PE), who provided valuable feedback.
If you've feedback or queries regarding the meeting roles or your next project, Kevin and I are just an email or call away.
Our next meeting on 17th Nov is a combined effort with Tampines Regional Library Toastmasters. Don't miss this chance to broaden your horizons as you interact and learn from our Toastmasters neighbours. Book your project / appointment holder slots early. All the best and see you soon!
Best regards,
Runbin with Kevin
Changi Simei VPEs
"It is never too late to be what we might have been." (George Eliot, author)
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