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Date: 16 Nov 2011 Venue: ITE College West Theme: It is only with the heart one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry  Our guest Faizah Othman (CC) from Tiarel Toastmasters. Our guest Wong Kok Wah (CL) from Open Alumni Toastmasters.  Best Table Topics Speaker Parwinder Singh (CC).  Our meeting attendees.

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Meeting Theme: A Leader Who Produces Leaders Multiply his influences" - John Maxwell Appreciation to outgoing executive officer of 2010/2011 term DTM Patrick Oei installing the incoming 2011/12 executive committee. Nicodemus presenting his advanced speech on story telling. The best table topics speaker, John Sih.

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We had our first informal chapter meeting at ITE College East Club ITE Clubhouse. Annual General Meeting is conducted to report on Financial Statements, Members Progress, Distinguished Club Programme as well as elections of Club Officers to serve in the Executive Committee of term 2011/2012. Club Term Awards: Most number of roles: 1st: Lye Sum, 2nd: Siva, 3rd: Aloysius. Most number of Different

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Meeting Theme: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose"                   President, presenting his opening address and advanced prepared speech, sharing his experience in his recent escapade to Europe. Emil, plays the role of Language Evaluator, giving the word of the day "image".Table Topics Master, Mansor, efficiently conducted his first impromptu

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The 9th Chapter meeting was held on Wednesday, 16 Mar 2011 at ITE College East. Toastmaster of the Evening, Poh Lian expertly guided the meeting through the night. Language Evaluator, Rebecca presenting her take on the good usage of the language The speakers presenting their projects. At the buisness lounge, speaker spoke with passion. Our guests were presented

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Siva was Sergeant-at-Arms.  16 Feb was former World No.1 tennis player John McEnroe's birthday (known for confrontational on-court behaviour).  Ice Breaker question was "Would participating in sports make someone more aggressive or otherwise?" Poh Lian was the TME. She skillfuly guided us through the meeting smoothly. Ram (ITMA TMC) was the Language Evaluator. He introduces the word of the day 

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The theme of this meeting was "A New Year with A New Hope" Kay Chuan was the Sergeant-at-Arms. Many thanks to him buying refreshments and sponsoring tokens of appreciation to visiting toastmasters. Lye Sum was the TME, he skillfully facilitated the meeting in proper. Eng Kai delivered his AP4, Entertaining Speaker as President Address on the topic 'Hope'. Royce Lee was the Language Evaluator. He

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The Theme of the Meeting was "Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day". This chapter meeting involves 3 celebrations: 1) Christmas 2) 8th Anniversary (Meeting Date coincides with Charter Date 15 Dec 2002) 3) The very first chapter meeting in new Chua Chua Kang Campus (special thanks to Club ITE for allowing us use the function room)  Siva was the Toastmaster of the

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The theme of the meeting was "Candle Consumes Itself to Give Light to Others".Lye Sum was the Toastmaster of the Evening. He skilfully led the audience through the meeting with witty sense of humour. Immediate Past President R Sivananthan announced the receipt of an Trophy for Select Distinguished Club Award for term 2009/2010. He thanked the members for all the hardwork to achieve the award.

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Immediate Past President Sivanathan received the "Select Distinguished Club" Award for achieving seven goals during his 2009/2010 term. Seen here with Immediate past District Governor Edward Ma. A closer view of Siva with the plaque.

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Congratulations to Eng Kai who gamely competed at the Division B Humorous Speech Contest 2010 at SIM (Clementi Campus) on 30 Oct 2010. He delivered his humorous speech "Kan Chiong Spider" confidently. Although not placed, Eng Kai made history for our club as the first ITE TMC humorous speech contestant at the Division level.Picture below showed Eng Kai receiving the certificate of participation

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Opening Address Club President delivered an opening address in relation to the theme“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about!”It means, as adults, we seek to educate our young by sharing experiences in life. On the other hand, our interactions with our children allow us opportunities to introspect ourselves. They served as mirrors to

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The Combined Area B1/B3 Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests were held on Sat 2 Oct 2010 (2 pm) at West Coast CC Conference Room. Area B3 Humorous Speech ContestEng Kai, our President, possed a great challenge to his fellow participants with his humorous speech titled "Kan Cheong" spider. The audience enjoyed his speech, laughing away.He won the contest, Area B3 Champion for Humorous Speech

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The Meeting Theme: “Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions!”Welcome AddressPast President Poh Lian opened the meeting with her welcome address.Area B3 Governor shared with the audience the Successful Club Series's "Toastmasters Education and Leadership Program"Table TopicsTable Topics Master, Aloysius, conducted the session with relevant training/teaching topics..

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The Theme of the meeting was "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Country". Angeline was the Toastmaster of the Evening. She performed her debut role confidently and enthusiastically. President delivered his address along with AP1-Story Telling. He tells the folktale of how Singapore gets its name, relating how Sang Nila Utama visits

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President Eng Kai's first welcome speech delivered with confidence by Eng Kai.Awards CeremonyVarious awards were given out by Immediate Past President R Sivanathan.Installation CeremonyKarl Sun (Vice President Public Relations) and Angeline (Vice President Membership) were installed by Area B3 Governor Ong Lye Sum.Table TopicsSiva was the Table Topics Master, the participants & topics were:1)

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On DCP goals updates from Toastmasters International for Term 2009/2010, we've achieved 7 out of 10 goals & our membership strength is 22. We qualified for Select Distinguished Club Award! Congratulations!One outstanding highlight was recruiting 8 New Members this term!This achievement was made possible with the hard work of my Exco Team and passion of ITE Toastmasters Club members.It was a

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The final chapter meeting of Term 2009/2010 was held at ITE College Central (Tampines Campus) on Tue 8th June 2010. President's Opening Address was as follows:On the theme : Difficulties Mastered Are Opportunities Won, Siva shared a story which read from the internet about a King who placed a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.

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President's Opening AddressOn the theme "The difference between Ordinary & Extraordinary is that Little Extra", Siva shared from a book he read that to be an extraordinary person, one must not do what an average person would do. Example, an average person complains, an extraordinary person would focus on solving the problem.Siva proceeded to share some quotes which he read over the internet from

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President's Opening Address..President Siva shared a story related to teaching which he read on the internet.Mrs Thompson was a teacher in 5th grade class where there was a student named Teddy Stoddard who didn't play with other children, clothes messy, uninterested, etc. She graded most of his papers with a big "F". The time came when she was required to review each child's past records & put

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The theme for the evening was "Fiction Reveals Truth That Reality Obscures".SAA, Aloysius Lim conducted a round of introduction as a quick ice breaker session to put everyone in a relax mood.Siva was the Toastmaster of the Evening. While playing double roles as both President and TME, he humoured the audience when he invited himself for his president opening address, ribbons presentation and

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Siva and Eng Kai participated in the 2010 Area B4 International Speech and Table Topics Contest held on 27 Feb 2010 @ SIM (Namly). Poh Lian, our VPPR & supporter, did a silent evaluation for Eng Kai's prepared speech during the contest. The only other supporter was Ong Lye Sum, IPP, who was busy on duty as SAA (helping to place clip-on mike on contestants).Area B4 International Speech ContestEng

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President's AddressIn connection with this evening's theme "You Can't Have a Light, Without a Dark to Stick It in", Siva cited a story which he read on the internet about the construction of a bridge in US.In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the

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Beng Kee was the Sergeant-at-Arms. He performed a fantastic job for the first attempt.Aloysius was the Toastmaster of the Evening. Being a seasoned Toastmaster, he filled the meetings with interesting comments. Aloysius is the best!President's Address:Siva welcomed members to the New Year & the start of the 2nd half of the Toastmasters term. During the Dec month, some would have spent it to clear

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The theme of this meeting is "If You Want the Rainbow, You have to Put Up With the Rain." Poh Lian was the Toastmaster of the Evening.Opening AddressPresident requested members to come forward to take part in the upcoming International Speech & Table Topics Contests. Since there are less than 5 clubs in our Area, each club is allowed to send 2 contestants for each contest. He cited his own

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We had our 5th Chapter meeting at ITE College Central (Tampines Campus) in the newly renovated conference room.President's Opening AddressSiva touched on the theme "Forget Injuries, Never Forget Kindness" by Confucius. We should forget injuries as injuries given by others are not forever. However, one should never forget kindness as kindness always comes from deep inside the heart.Shared a story

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President Sivanathan's opening speech addressed the theme "The only constant in life is change"1st time visitor, Billy, concentrating on the agenda.Attentive audience.Above picture: Edmund spoke on his new journey as member of ITE Toastmasters Club. Welcome on board Edmund!Above Picture. General Evaluator, Katherine, commending the work done for the evening and giving critical tips on how to

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Ong Lye Sum was the Toastmaster of the Day.In his opening address, Club President Siva shared a story of a boy who lost his left arm in an accident and decided to learn Judo. His Sensei only taught him one move, and this one move allowed him to be a champion. This move is one of the most difficult moves in Judo, and the only known defense is the grab the left arm. The moral of the story is:We

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Congratulations to President R. Sivanathan for coming in as the 1st runner up in the Area B4 evaluation contest held at Namly Drive, SIM on the afternoon of Saturday, 5 Sep 2009.Siva has done ITE TMC proud amid stiff competition from other participants!Above image: Siva with his club supporters and AGB4 Katherine Choo (Kay Chuan is not in picture).Below image: A group photo of the winners,

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President AddressThe meeting theme was "Don't Wait for the Storm to Pass, Learn to Dance in the Rain."President Siva started the meeting with his opening address. He delivered a passionate speech relating a personal experience leading to the importance of "learning to dance in the rain".Induction CeremonyA "new members" induction ceremony was conducted by Vice President Membership Tan Kay Teck.

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In line with the meeting theme (A goal is a dream with a finish line), SAA (Lye Sum) starts off the meeting by asking members to introduce themselves and share a goal which they set to achieve or already achieved.Outgoing President (Lye Sum) address:Speech Title: "3 thank you's"1-> Exco Team 2008/09. For achieving Distinguished Club award (1st time in 3 yrs).2-> Incoming president and new team.

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Greetings my fellow members,I would like to thank the outgoing Exco for their excellent leadership provided to ITE Toastmasters Club & achieving Distinguished Club Award for the term 2008/09.The new team met on Sat 4 Jul 09 to chart the direction for the Toastmasters term (Jul 09 to Jun 10). We've started on a strong & positive note. Just like to mention 2 of the items discussed as

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Reference to DCP goals updates from Toastmasters International. For Term 08/09, we've successfully completed 5 out of 10 goals & our membership strength is 20. We qualified for Distinguished Club Award! Congratulations! This is a break through for us. We've been lingering without an award over the last two years. The achievement is possible with the positive energy generated by the whole ITE

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Acting President's AddressSiva, on behalf of President who is away on overseas assignment, gave the opening address. He addressed the theme "Learning is a treasure which accompanies its owner everywhere". Cited an example about how a newborn giraffe learns its first lesson. Just after birth, the mother giraffe would kick at her calf. If it doesn't get up, the violent process is repeated over &

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President's AddressLye Sum mentioned that this was the 2nd last Chapter meeting for this term & spoke on the theme "The gains will quit the pains". Cited an experience related to work.Word of the DayTenacious, tenacity--- Language Evaluator, SivaTable TopicsKay Teck was the Table Topics Master. The topic was given to the speaker after getting a Gift from a lucky dip. The topics attempted were :1)

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President's AddressLye Sum related an experience encountered by his daughter. The experience tied to the meeting theme "He who falls today may rise tomorrow".Word of the DayDivine --- Language Evaluator, Lim Seh Leng (Ulu Pandan TMC)Table TopicsKay Chuan was the Table Topics Master. Table Topics speakers were:1) Thandavan - To live each day as "the first day of the rest of your life" or as if it

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President's AddressLye Sum reporterd on the Area contests held on Sat 14 Mar for International Speech & Table Topics. Yeo Poh Lian came in 1st runner-up in Table Topics. A FIRST for our club as we were not placed before in Area Table Topics contest before. He shared the learning values. Told a story about a street vendor practicing a skill. Reflected on the theme: Knowledge without practice

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It was an eventful speech contests held on Sat 14 Mar 09 at SIM (Namly Ave).Supporters - Siva, Beng Kee, Andrew & Lye Sum (not in picture, busy taking the picture).Both gave the other contestants a run for their money with their well prepared speeches.Both speakers commanded the attention of the audience:1) Poh Lian with her Vocal Variety (Speech Title: Mike & Dingo)2) Eng Kai with his humour &

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President's AddressLye Sum brought to light the current economy climate situation ie. retrenchment, etc. He realised the impact when there were more than 100 applicants for the post of Technician, even degree holders applied. The economy might take a few years to recover. We should sharpen our saw to be better communicators with good team spirit & support.Word of the DayPossible, possibility,

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President's AddressLye Sum mentioned that now we are at mid-term, the well is half-full. As we progress, the well should be full. He commended the Club on doing well on the 4 core values of Toastmasters ie. Integrity, Dedication to Excellence, Service to the Member and Respect for the Individual. He then reflected on the DCP goals status of our Club. Our target was to achieve Select Distinguished

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Toastmaster of the EveningTheresa was the host for the meeting, giving her take after each speech is presented.President's AddressLye Sum made reference to 3 ladies who seemed not to be fluent in English but impressed him with their use of Language. He understood that they practiced & worked on proper use of English Language. Similarly, we should work & practice what we have learned in

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President's AddressRelated on his recent change of job scope from Management to lecturer. For the few days of teaching, he had to brush up on his competency skills in front of students. He worked on being the Master of his own skills. Toastmasters training certainly helped him. Toastmasters is not a one-off platform. We enhance our skills by taking on meeting roles, set speech project targets,

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Acting President's AddressSpoke on theme "Expectation is better than realisation". Related how his classmates & himself did not expect that Maths was tough till they set for the test and realised needed more work. In Toastmasters, we should be prepared for speeches, expect to check visuals, materials, etc are in order and not to realise just before giving speech that things are not in order.Word

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President's AddressObserved a sparrow pecking on pavement selecting twigs to build its nest. He captured a snapshot of the sparrow in flight with twigs. The sparrow was back and forth transporting the twigs adopting "just to do it" approach. Similarly, in Toastmasters - just do your projects, take on mtg roles.Word of the DayPassion -- Language Evaluator, Wekie Tay (NUS TMC & Telok Blangah TMC).

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The Joint Area B1/B3/B4 Humorous and Speech Evaluation Contest was held at SIM, Namly Avenue, on Saturday afternoon, September 13, 2008.We were represented by Sivanathan (Contesting Area B4 Evaluation) and Chung King (Contesting Area B4 Humorous Speech). They were early and relaxing themselves before the contest starts with Beng Kee (Supporter) as seen in the above image. Other ITE supporters

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President's Address In the last chapter meeting, I touch on the athlete, El-G, who went through real grit to win the 2004 Olympics Gold medal after three tries. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Game is over and we’ve seen how Singapore won the Silver Medal in the women’s Table Tennis Team event. We saw the three lady paddlers, Feng TianWei, Li JiaWei and Wang YueGu, won over the South Koreans through

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Outgoing President's AddressTonight is a very special night - the official end to term 2007/2008 & beginning of term 2008/2009. Upon reflecting on the past term's meetings, I'm grateful for the fellowships, food and fun as well as tremendous learning, growth and achievement. I would like to thank the ExCo members for making all these things possible.The theme for this evening is "Everything has

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Reference to DCP goals updates from Toastmasters International. For Term 07/08, we've successfully completed 5 out of 10 goals. We qualified for Distinguished Club Award. However, we missed out on the condition that Club must have at least 20 members as at June 30, we were short of 2 members. Hence, we have no award. Nonetheless, we would have grown in our public speaking & leadership skills by

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Greetings ITE Toastmasters,I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the outgoing executive committee for their excellent work and efforts to support ITE Toastmasters during the 2007/08 term. The new team met on 28 Jun 2008 to chart the new direction for the toastmaster year. We've started on a strong note.Firstly, we will continue to rotate our chapter meetings within the ITE colleges at Dover

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Members of the ITE TMC executive committee (2008/09) met to discuss the work plan for the year at Bukit Panjang Plaza on the morning of 28 Jun 2008. The targets for the Distinguish Club Programme (DCP) were set. Overall, the team has decided on seven goals or achieving the "Select Distinguish Club". The team is ready to implement the chapter meetings (4th Wed of the month). Plans for other

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Opening AddressPresident Theresa reflected on Theme of the Evening "We've arrived, and to prove it we're here". It was timely as it was this term's final meeting. She shared about the movie "Pursuit of Happiness" starring Will Smith where his character Chris Gardner had to overcome life's obstacles. We should breakthrough barriers & go for victory.Word of the DayExcite, Excited, Excitement---

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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, CLFirst Time Visit to ITE TMC: Mark Leong, CC of New Millenium Adv TMCFirst Time returning to ITE Bishan after leaving ITE: Theresa Groyon, CLFirst Time using the word "Eye" as a WOTD: Sivanathan, CLFirst Time that the GE and LE coming

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Achievements:Advanced Communicator Bronze Ong Lye Sum (VPE1, ITE TMC)Competent LeaderTheresa Groyon (President of ITE TMC)Best Prepared Speech Speaker: Yeo Poh Lian, CL (IPP & Treasurer, ITE TMC)Best Evaluator: Linda Lam, CL (IPP & VPE, Civil Service College TMC) Word of the DayProcrastinate, Procrastination ---> by Language Evaluator, Cher Khim (Toastmasters Club of S'pore).CL Projects1) "

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Hi Club members,Here's an update as at end Apr 2008.We've achieved six DCP points. Still short of one to reach Select Distinguished.Also, we need two additional members to be counted for this year's award.Both targets are similar. That is we just need to sign up two more members.regds,VPE1

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Congratulations to Sivanathan, our sole representative, who came in 2nd runner up (International Speech) in the recently concluded Area B4 International Speech and Table Topics Contest held on Sat 29/3/08 at Joo Chiat C C. For the record, this is a break through for ITE Toastmasters Club as we were not placed among the top three for Area International Speech contest before. The details:Area B4

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The chapter meeting held at ITE College West, Dover Campus was successfully carried out on 19 Mar 2008.A quick summary.The welcome speech and closing address was presented by President Theresa Groyon. In her closing address, she expressed her thanks to visiting toastmasters and guests sincerely. Two CL projects were presented. One by Theresa Groyon. The other by Andrew Goh. Congratulation to

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Opening AddressPresident Theresa explained the meaning of the theme "The early bird catches the worm". The one who prepares will get the opportunity to succeed. Success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort.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

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The first chapter meeting of 2008 was successfully carried out at ITE College East.We were thankful to the CET unit for allowing us to hold our meeting at their meeting room. The programme was carried out as planned. The Toastmaster of the Evening was Fernando Young (below image) of AIA Changi Toastmasters Club. Thank you for your support. President Theresa gave an inspiring opening

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We are mid way in our 2007/08 toastmasters journey.We have achieved one goal! More goals coming our way! So stay focus.

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Greetings Toastmasters!Here's an update on ITE Toastmasters Club 6th Chapter Meeting held at ITE College West, Dover Campus.Toastmaster of the Evening: Aloysius Lim, CTMWelcome Address: Tan Kay Chuan (Patron, ITE TMC)Table Topics Master: Yeo Poh Lian, CL (IPP)Time Keeper: VelkumarAh Counter: Choo Beng KeeLanguage Evaluator: Charanjit Singh, ACG CL.Prepared Speech Speakers: Suen Eng Kai (P7),

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Opening SpeechPresident Theresa highlighted the theme "To be forewarned, is to be forearmed". If you know about something before it happens, you can be prepared for it. In Toastmasters, the theme applies to preparation, getting ready, anticipating the rocky, bumpy and exciting road ahead.She gave an example of a story..............A young man was driving his BMW convertible on a zigzag road full

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Opening SpeechWe had our chapter meeting for the FIRST time in ITE College Central (Tampines Campus).President Theresa's opening address covered on the theme for the evening "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers". Wikipedia defined "Finders, Keepers" as the doctrine that says when something is unowned or abandoned (gems, treasures), whoever finds it can claim it (from an old Scottish saying "Finders

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Opening SpeechSiva's (President Theresa was away on a seminar) opening address covered on re-visit plans. He shared that Changi area was explored to be the next S'pore International airport after Kallang Airport. However, due to some issues then, it was built at Paya Lebar although it was near housing estates. After passenger numbers rose greatly, the plan in Changi was re-visited & the rest is

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Here's some snapshots of the 23rd Aug 2007 Chapter Meeting held at ITE College Central (Bishan Campus). The meeting theme was"First Things First".There were five prepared speech speakers. Three of the them were captured in still image. The presentations by Lucy (Project 4) and James (Advanced Project 1) were just as entertaining after a long wait for their return to the rostrum. Well done!

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The 2007/08 ITE Toastmasters Club Executive Committee Members were installed by Division B Governor William Lim, DTM last night, 26 Jul 2007. (Above picture on the new team. SAA was overseas.)Image showed Theresa Groyon, CC presenting her inaugural speech to the audience. She thanked the outgoing president Yeo Poh Lian, CL for her strong leadership and excellent performance for us to emulate.

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What have these people got in common? Fellowship! The month of July is the time where the change of guard occurs in all Toastmasters Club. This is the time where Toastmasters gather to celebrate the achievements of a year's hard work. This is also the time where a new team of executive committee will be installed. At ITE Toastmasters Club, we will celebrate and install the new exco come Thu, 26

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Our Club Success Plan.Click to expand the picture.

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The Executive Committee (2007/08) met today at ITE/HQ. The team, led by President Theresa Groyon, planned, strategized and decided on the events for the upcoming toastmasters year. The first meeting is set and we are ready to go.First MeetingITETMC Exco Installation Night cum Chapter Meeting2007 July 26, Thu, 7pm, ( 6.30pm to 7pm: Registration)@ Dover Campus (Conference Room)Theme "Faith Will

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If there's a phrase to describe my one-year experience as the President of ITE Toastmasters Club 2006/07, it would be "Joy in the Journey".Like a mother's experience in childbirth, the moment of pain is forgotten shortly, but the joy remembered long after. It was joy to see progress in our individual speaking ability, and joy to work together with fellow Exco. members over the challenging issues.

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Reference to the DCP goals updates from Toastmasters International. For the toastmasters year 2006/07, we've successfully completed 5 out of the 10 goals. We qualify for one part of the Distinguished Club Award. However, we miss out on the condition that Club must have at least 20 members as at June 30. Hence, we have not met the qualifying conditions to receive an award.Nonetheless, we would

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ITE TMC is now residing in Division B, Area B4.Here's the two important men who will serve us in 2007/08 toastmasters session.

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Here's the team that will lead ITE TMC from 1 Jul 2007 to 30 Jun 2008.

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Four ITE Toastmasters Club Officers attended the Division B Club Officers (COT) Training held on 30 Jun 2007 at Leng Kee Community Club. They were:1 Yeo Poh Lian, CL Incoming Treasurer2 Ong Lye Sum, CL Incoming VPE13 Andrew Goh, CC Incoming VPM4 Sivanathan Incoming VPE2The programme included various District Officers speeches, three educational cum motivational presentations, one hour break out

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The Executive Committee Elections was successfully completed last evening. It was chaired by President Yeo Poh Lian with the presence of ITE Toastmasters.Congratulations to Theresa Groyon, CC . It was a triple joy for her. Firstly, she was elected as the President Elect for the 2007/08 Toastmasters Session. [The final Exco. list will be announced soon.] Secondly, she completed her 10th prepared

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Appended Message from Div B Officers Training flyer===============================Division B Club Officers TrainingVenue : Leng Kee Community CentreDate : 30th June 2007Time : 2.00p.m. –5.00p.m.Dear Incoming & Future Executive Officers,Understand your roles and responsibilities so that you can be a better leader in your club and in your life. Invite your club members to get involve in the C.O.T.

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Details 10th Chapter MeetingTheme "Seek First To Understand Then To Be Understood"Date: Thu, 21 June 2007 (Change to Mon, 11 June 2007)Time: 7pm to 9.15pm (Registration 6.30pm)Venue: ITE College West (Dover Campus)Conference Room20 Dover DrivePlease alert and send email to me if you plan to attend. This will help our logistics planning. If you're planning to do your project, please alert me

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After much effort, three of our fellow Toastmasters will reach their respective milestone this coming chapter meeting.Andrew Goh (10th project)Theresa Groyon (10th project)Tan Kay Teck (Our 1st Adv Toastmasters Bronze)Please attend the 21 June 2007 (Change to Mon, 11 June 2007) meeting to give them our fullest support!Ong LSVice President (Education) 2

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Application for the CL award under the old track cannot be submitted online.Hence, take the following steps to apply....Download the application form from WHQ website: Information for Members > Forms and Documents > Communication and Leadership Programs > Old Competent Leader Award ApplicationFill out the personal information along with part 1 of this application and MAKE SURE to have the 2nd

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A bimonthly publication to club, area and district officers for circulation to members....more

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Welcome to the blog for ITE Toastmasters!The 9th ITE Toastmasters Club Chapter Meeting was successfully completed on Sat, 26 May 2007 at ITE College Central (Bishan Campus). It was a pleasure to receive and appreciate the six visiting toastmasters Ryan Lee (Braddel Heights TMC), Kelvin Thiang (Fuchun CC TMC & Braddel Heights Adv TMC), Denis Kwan (West Coast TMC), M Chandran (Braddel Heights TMC),

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Hi,Thank you for supporting our meeting. Your faithfulness and commitment to our club is valuable.However, I have to postpone the meeting to a later date as the number of attendees are lesser and we only have 1 prepared speaker. I'm thinking of running it on either 10May (Thurs night) or 12May (Sat morning) instead. Your support is greatly appreciated.Till then...Theresa GroyonVP(Education)

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Turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones.As a young man, Fred Luster considered himself fortunate to have a well-paying job as a steelworker. Because of the steady paycheck and good benefits, Luster assumed he would remain at the plant all his life, eventually retiring as a steelworker. His thinking was shattered when he was abruptly laid off. Rather than become bitter about his

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The nominations for a new team of executive committee members has started. The new team will lead ITE Toastmasters Club in the new 2007/08 term.Mdm President, competent leader Yeo PL, has appointed some members of the current exco (Theresa, Poh Lian, See Pock, Lye Sum, Wei Choon, Andrew with Patron Kay Chuan) as the nomination committee. The team has met on 22 Mar 2007, discussed and decided on a

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As a member of Toastmasters International and my Club, I promise . . . To attend all Club meetings regularly; To prepare all of my speeches to the best of my ability, basing them on projects in the Communication and Leadership Program manual or the Advanced Communication and Leadership Program manuals; To willingly prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments; To

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If you want to be a speaker, you have to speak. Sitting in a Toastmasters meeting won’t make you a speaker any more than sitting in a hen house will make you a chicken. You have to speak! When I was a young boy, I wanted to learn to ride a bicycle. I would get my bike out of the garage and try to ride it in the driveway. I’d make it a few feet and fall off. I’d do this for a half an hour, get

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A metaphor, according to I. A. Richards in The Philosophy of Rhetoric (1936), consists of two parts: the tenor and vehicle. The tenor is the subject to which attributes are ascribed. The vehicle is the subject from which the attributes are borrowed. All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely playersThey have their exits and their entrances; — (William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 2/

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Greetings! ITE Toastmasters!Attached images provides an update of this evening's Chapter meeting held at Dover Campus on Thu, 22 Feb 2007, at 7pm.We viewed, evaluated and learned from David Brook's Championship Speech.Congratulations to the evening's BEST...Voted Best Prepared Speech: Koh Chung King, CCBest Evaluator: Yeo Poh Lian, CCBest Table Topics: Ong Lye Sum, CLAcknowledgmentThanks to....

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May we present to you our latest Competent Communicator, Koh Chung King. He completed his 10th project with syle during the 6th ITE TMC Chapter Meeting on 27 Jan 2007. Chung King used a range of public speaking skills including body language; vocal variety; picture words; and story telling. He skilfully weave them into his speech to deliver an inspiring message "You are Powerful ... very powerful

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Greetings ITE Toastmasters!This is an update of the6th Chapter Meeting held at Bishan(Sat, 27 Jan 2007, 9.45am to 12.50pm).May we present to you our latest Competent Communicator, Koh Chung King. He completed his 10th project with syle. Chung King used a range of public speaking skills including body language; vocal variety; picture words; and story telling. He skilfully weave them into his

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Competent Communicator (CC) President Yeo Poh Lian, completed her 10th Project during the 3rd ITE TMC Chapter Meeting on 24 Aug 2006! mm...she got nothing else to say...hence, uses everyday items to "cook up" stories in her final speech! Congratulations to Poh Lian for this achievement! She did it in style too by winning the best prepared speech award. Well Done!!!! On to the next stage...work

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Installing the 2006/07 Exco MembersDon't expect us to have a full smile....a lot of work ok... From left >>> Ong Lye Sum (VPE2); Andrew Goh (SAA2); Velkumar (VPPR); Koh Chung King (VPM); Theresa (VPE1); Yeo Poh Lian (President); with Sim Wei Choon (IPP & Area B6 Governor) and Tan May Yan (Division B Governor). Other Exco not in picture >>> Foo See Pock (Treasurer); Sunny Ng (Secretary); Anthea

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Greetings! Toastmasters!Here's an update on the 2nd ITE TMC Chapter Meeting held on morning of 12 Aug 2006 at ITE College Central, Bishan Campus.Tan Kay Chuan, Patron & Toastmaster of the Day, ...in his usual confident and relax style of bringing and "stringing" each speaker as the meeting progresses. Very meticulous despite the many changes to the morning programme. Good job Kay Chuan!!! BTW....

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Theresa Groyon, Vice President (Education)1. playing host! [President Poh Lian was away for another important mission:=))] Theresa inspired the audience with her Opening & Closing speech. She ended her closing speech with very appropriate advice...District 80 Table Topics Champion Ang Swee Thian, an Auditor by profession, making it work for you! See..I told you he was good...did you remember his

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