Katong Toastmasters Club

Once again, it’s the time of the year to celebrate Christmas with our annual joint meeting with Brilliant Advanced Toastmasters Club. We had 4 visiting guests Andy, Vanusa, Manish and Doris tonight.  The meeting started with an ice-breaker game where everyone mingled to get fellow toastmasters and guests to answer questions and fill in the blanks. Nik, Choon Liang and Manish emerged as the top 3 winners and were awarded ‘kisses’ (hershey’s chocolates, in case you were wondering) from TME Joni.  We found out interesting nuggets of information about everyone, such as Kok Peng has a pet rabbit named Bunny, Pritha likes to collect jewelry and she has plenty of them. VP(Education) Choon Liang gave the Opening Address where he shared his experience of celebrating Christmas with his girlfriend’s family, who are Christians. He also invited everyone to sing along to one of his favourite Christmas songs, Feliz Navidad, which meant Merry Christmas in Spanish. Prepared Speeche...

Please note that the next chapter meeting will be held on the second Thursday of the December, 13 December 2012 instead of the usual third Thursday of the month. It will be a joint meeting with Brillant Advanced Toastmasters Club. If you have any questions or wish to attend any of our meetings, please R.S.V.P. at your earliest convenience (choonliangyeo@gmail.com) Check out our recent speeches by clicking on the "Speeches" tab.

Our heartiest congratulations to our contest winners: Humourous Speech Contest Champion - Rajendra Tiwari 1st Runner Up - Nicholas Khoo 2nd Runner Up - Justin Fong Evaluation Contest Champion - Justin Fong 1st Runner Up - Yeo Choon Liang Please support our champions by marking your calendars and attending the Area Z3 Contest on Saturday, September 15. Details to follow. You are also invited to attend NUSA's club contest on Friday, September 14. Thanks once again to those who helped out and congratulations to all who participated! You can view the photos using the below link: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151166572036798.498880.119437361797&type=1

SAA Ida kickstarted the meeting by asking the audience to introduce themselves and share about their favourite song. The answers varied from pop classics to Hokkien song to a Cantonese lullaby! In her Opening Address, President Leena presented her P7 Research Your Topic speech 'What makes an organization successful?" She used the 3 Cs to elaborate on the factors of success: clear goals, collaboration and commitment to customers. Prepared Speeches Welly explain ed that he only has one name, which is Welly, as that is a common practice in Indonesia. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 10 years and is now a project manager. Despite an unhappy childhood, he has worked hard to build a happy family life consisting of a beautiful wife, a handsome boy and a newborn girl. He holds fast to the values of commitment, determination and hard work. Roann sp oke about "My Addictions " . She was given a book about Harry Potter but did not read it until it was m...

Hi all, Katong Toastmasters Club is organising a double-bill workshop, "Speak with Impact"! If you're interested in attending, please contact Choon Liang at choonliangyeo@gmail.com.

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CHAPTER MEETING DATES 2012-2013 19 July 2012 16 August 2012 (Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contest) 20 September 2012 18 October 2012 15 November 2012 20 December 2012 17 January 2013 21 February 2013 (International Speech and Table Topics Contests) 21 March 201 3 18 April 2013 16 May 2013 (8th Anniversary Celebration) 20 June 2013 AREA/DIVISION Z EVENT DATES 2011-2012 1. Division Z Club Officers' Training I 28 July 2012 (Saturday) Venue: AIA Changi Time: 1:30pm - 5:30pm 2. Humorous Speech & Evaluations Contest Area Z3: 15 Sep 2012 Division Z: 27 Oct 2012 3. Division Z Club Officers' Training II 19 Jan 2013 (Saturday) Venue: AIA Changi Time: 1:30pm - 5:30pm 4. International Speech & Table Topics Contest Area Z3: 23 Mar 2013 Division Z: 20 April 2013 5. Achievers' Day To be confirmed

P3 Get to the Point speech by Shahnawaz: An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer his plans to leave the house bu ilding business and live a leisurely life w ith his wife and family. He would of course miss his payc heck, but he w ould get by. The builder was sorry to see his favorite worker go and asked him if he could build one last house for him as a personal favor. The carpenter succumbs to years of loyalty and said yes, but it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished the house in few months, the builder came to inspect the house , the builder then hand ed over the front-door key of the house to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you." What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently ...