She often heard of people getting petrified of joining Toastmasters because they don’t want to be embarrassed. However, if they were asked if they would want to be a better communicator and most of them would reply "Yes". But Toastmasters is not the real deal. After chapter meetings, we would go about on our own way with our professional and social lives. TM members might not view Toastmasters as a preparation for the real deal in life. She viewed that it is a preparation for the next big thing. It could be a presentation to a mass audience for the ‘Best Teacher Award’ or to the CEO and Directors. She geared us up to make chapter meetings prepare us for the real deal because the early bird catches the worm, let the preparation begin now.
Induction Ceremony
Choo Beng Kee, our newest member,was formerly inducted into ITE TMC
by our VPM, Andrew Goh.
Word of the DayFace ---> by the highly sought after Language Evaluator, Richard Sng (Tiarel TMC & Brilliant Advanced TMC), Asst. Division Governor Education & Training for Div B, S & Z .
Table Topics
Aloysius was Table Topics Master, focusing on current events such as Youth Olympics......... Our guests, Vijay (next to Lye Sum) & Anm (next to Charter President, James) looking on.
Prepared Speeches
There were 4 prepared speech speakers: Theresa (AP1), Siva (AP2), Lye Sum (AP3) & Poh Lian (AP3). They shared through their speeches:
1) Theresa (Speech Title: Strong Suits) - Entertained us with superhero references & message that we should persevere in whatever we do.
2) Siva (Speech Title: Tan Kay Chuan) - Praised Tan Kay Chuan using the acronym, GREAT
G - Generous
R - Rank pulling Not Necessarily Needed
E - Energetic, 4 types of health - Physical, Emotional, Mental & Spiritual
A - Accustomed to living the 7 Habits
T - Transformation of HR from administrative to professional, HR partner
3) Lye Sum (Speech Title: Mad Cop) - Made us laugh when conveying his early work experience with a "..........supervisor". He used the acronym MAD COP to organise his speech.
M - Mad
D - Do
C - Challenge
P - Problem
4) Poh Lian (Speech Title: Call to Discipline) - Made us laugh too with her encounter with students somewhat misbehaving in public, the methods she considered to handle the situation & how she eventually made the students stop immediately.
Project Evaluations
Jave (Chua Chu Kang TMC), JJ (ACCA S'pore TMC), K S Teo (Raffles Town TMC) & Mohd Hijazi, an ITE graduate from Dover campus (AIA Changi TMC), gave their valuable project evaluations.
Language Evaluation
Richard Sng touched on the use of "Face" - Word of the Day. He gave an analytical evaluation on creative use of language & cautioned us on pronunciation. He also gave feedback on the programme sheet.
Closing Address
President Theresa shared that she heard that success comes when preparation meets opportunity. That's how we should see each of us here in Toastmasters. You should be able to seize opportunities that will come your way because you have been prepared for it. Let's continue to prepare early for the "worms of opportunities awaiting".
President Theresa shared that she heard that success comes when preparation meets opportunity. That's how we should see each of us here in Toastmasters. You should be able to seize opportunities that will come your way because you have been prepared for it. Let's continue to prepare early for the "worms of opportunities awaiting".
Best Table Topics Speaker: Ong Lye Sum, CL (VPE1, ITE TMC)
Best Prepared Speech Speaker: Yeo Poh Lian, CL (IPP, ITE TMC)
Best Evaluator: Mohd Hijazi, ACS (Club Ambassador, AIA Changi TMC)
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