Thursday, May 22, 2008

22 May 2008, 11th Chapter Meeting @ Bishan

Meeting Theme: "Time and Tide Wait for No Man"

















Here's the number of "First Time" that we chalked up during this meeting.
First Time Language Evaluation: Sivanathan, CL
First Time Visit to ITE TMC: Mark Leong, CC of New Millenium Adv TMC
First Time returning to ITE Bishan after leaving ITE: Theresa Groyon, CL
First Time using the word "Eye" as a WOTD: Sivanathan, CL
First Time that the GE and LE coming from ITE TMC at a single meeting: Tan Kay Teck, ACB, CL and Sivanathan, CL.
First Time that our meeting coincide with the American Idol final.
First Time that two ITE ACB, CL toastmasters present in our chapter meeting: Tan Kay Teck, ACB, CL and Ong Lye Sum, ACB, CL






















Achievements of the Night
New Competent Leader: Velkumar, CL
Moving ahead towards midpoint of the Basic Manual P5, Agnes Poh
Moving ahead towards ACS at AP1: Ong Lye Sum, ACB, CL
Moving ahead towards ACB at AP3: Koh Chung King, CC

The Winners
Best Table Topics: Yeo Poh Lian, CL
Best Prepared Speech: Koh Chung King, CC
Best Evaluator: Dennis Kwan, ACB, CL




Additional Information on the Meeting.
Motivating speech at the Opening and Closing address by President Theresa Groyon, CL
Table Topics Master, Gerald Ong, ACB provided five topics that challenged the participants.
Choo Beng Kee was superb as the timer being alert to the timing sequence like a deer.
Suen Eng Kai was sharp as a kitchen knife in counting the number of Ahs in our speech.
Toastmasters of the Evening, Yeo Poh Lian, CL was commended for being the "grease" that provided a well oiled meeting efficiently and on time.
General Evaluator, Tan Kay Teck, ACB, CL was an excellent motivator for the evening. Very encouraging remarks indeed.

Thanks to invited external evaluators, Dennis Kwan, Gabriel Chen, Mark Leong and Gerald Ong.
Congrats to Chee Fang for attending her second Toastmasters meeting as an observer. Theresa and the toastmasters team invited her to sign up. So "What are you waiting for?" expressed by President Theresa Groyon.

Not forgetting the most important, continued support by our Patron, Tan Kay Chuan for the never ending supply of food and gift for our visiting Toastmasters.

Well, all good time must come to an end @ 9.25pm. Still in time for the American Idol. Sorry if you've missed the fun. Time and tide wait for no man. But doesn't matter. Watch out for the next meeting in three weeks time. Cheerio!

VPE1,
ITE TMC

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