Katong Toastmasters Club

Toastmaster of the evening Malcolm Chen started the evening by requesting fellow toastmasters and guests to share quotes that are germane and meaningful to their lives. Many quotes were exchanged and one of the more interesting quote shared was “Good, better, best, when the good is better, try to make it best”. Shu Cheng began her maiden speech “My Journey” and her speech depicted her journey into Singapore after receiving a scholarship. Stepping out of her comfort zone, she embraced challenges in Singapore and managed to make many wonderful friends. Our next speaker Leena presented her P4 speech titled “Everything I learnt, I learn from my first job fair”. She enlightened the crowd with her encounters in the job fair, like the importance of an elevator speech and a firm handshake. Choon Liang presented his P 5 speech on “Close encounters”. He shared 3 of his memorable encounters with children, and was glad that he was playing a part in the growing up journey of the child he m

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Objectives: -Use Stance, movement, gestures, facial expressions and eye contact to express your message and acheive your speech's purpose. -Make your body language smooth and natural Time: Five to seven minutes Close Encounters by Choon Liang Yeo Good evening fellow toastmasters, ladies and gentlemen How many of you here like kids? How many of you here are afraid of kids? For me, it’s a love hate relationship. Children, they bring us love, laughter, life and but they can also cause us to be traumatised, terrorised, and terrified. I do not have any children but my experiences with children over the past few months reconfirm the fact that kids can bring us both joy and fear. This evening, I shall share with you my 3 encounters. My first encounter was with a 2 year old boy named Louie. That afternoon, I was invited to my colleague’s house for lunch. He needed some company as his wife is out of town and I was supposed to share the burden of babysitting.