Katong Toastmasters Club

Our 21st November chapter meeting was kick-started by Sergeant-At-Arms Maria, who invited  everyone to share an embarrassing moment in their lives. Some talked about wardrobe malfunction and a few about how forgetfulness made them call people by the wrong name. Benjamin had everyone in stitches when recounting a performance at a recent Halloween party, where he was dressed as an Egyptian prince. A misstep during his dance performance made his pants split, exposing ugly underwear. Peter topped that by recounting his embarrassing moment in Japan when he went to a mixed bath and accidentally exposed his birthday suit to a passing lady. Club President shared about her recent involvement at the Semi Annual Convention. She gained valuable insights as one of the committee members helping to organize the convention. She was especially inspired by Stephanie Fam, a 28-year-old lady, who despite her cerebral palsy, went on stage to present a speech that left many teary.  In her own ...

As a Toastmaster, it ’ s likely you have heard the encouraging feedback about the recently concluded  Semi- Annual convention 2013, held on 16 th  November, with more than 500 delegates  in   the ballroom of Chui Huay Lim Club. Organizing Team Leader, DTM Yeo Chai Tun, said he could possibly write a book based on the team ’ s encounters in the journey . He suggested the idea that his committee members could script their experiences as speeches. Here I am, a good team mate to them and they to me. I walked into my first meeting with the Harmony committee on 11 May,  a Saturday morning. It was held in District 80 Governor, Pradeep Kumar ’ s work office.  I was a new face among the heavyweight officers . I knew the role as one of the committee members in this district convention would offer valuable insights. I accepted the marathon challenge for myself. The countdown of months and weeks saw  our Sunday meetings drag longer as the re...

Synopsis October 2013 In the opening address by President Ida, she shared about a challenge her printing company faced in trying to meet an “impossible” deadline. By word of mouth, the colleagues gathered family and friends to help out with the project and they achieved the impossible! Though the company faced a loss, they did not lose face. Lesson learnt: We can overcome setbacks with commitment.   Prepared speeches Derek Lee from Pasir Ris East TMC presented his P5 speech Am I addicted to FB? He assures us that he's not and goes on to categorise his FB friends. The FB action hero is the “addict” who is constantly posting and updating his status and any random happenings. The FB stalker will like and comment on all his friends ' posts almost immediately. FB Justice League consist of “heroes” who will post pictures of misdemeanours to shame the offenders.   Rajendra attempting AP1 The Folk Tale told us a moving story about Revenge! Bhargav and his wife's only son was...

July marks the beginning of the new term 2013-2014 for the EXCO. The audience was asked to share about new beginnings in their own life. Some have started on new job assignments (Parul, Nicholas, Richard and guest Chenny), a few members had started on new exercise regimes (Joni – sixpacks in 6 weeks, Shahnawaz and Elaine) and some have exciting developments in their relationships (Choon Liang and Roann are getting married! Congrats!!) Ida, in her opening speech, opined that happiness has no boundaries. She shared some personal stories about how her friends have found happiness in different places, through different ways. Though her friends may be miles away, her thoughts of them are near. Prepared speeches In her P2 speech, Shalini spoke about how anger is just another emotion. She shared an incident which made her angry and highlighted 3 reasons that cause anger: unmet expectations, personality traits and fears.  Anger can cause physical, emotional and social problems...

The Science of Evaluation | The Art of Humour For One Night Only !   Friday, 26 July 2013 Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Venue: Katong Community Centre, 51 Kampong Arang Road  Level 3, Room 303 Cost: Only $12 per participant | $30 for a group of 3 participants The Science of Evaluation |  Presentation 1 by Joni Siah, DTM 2010 District 80 Evaluation Contest Champion Joni is a member of Katong Toastmasters Club and has been a Toastmaster since 1996.      She holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics and was previously an English Language teacher at Fairfield Methodist Secondary School. Learn how to: ·           Listen and take notes during a speech evaluation ·           Craft an inspiring speech evaluation ·           Deliver your evaluation confidently and...

Congratulations to Katong Toastmasters Club for achieving President's Distinguished Club Award for the term 2012-2013! A big thank you to the EXCO team 2012-2013 especially Club President Leena Santore and VPE Yeo Choon Liang, and all club members for working hard to achieve 9 goals. Toastmasters International Distinguished Club Program You are viewing Weekly - June 2013 - Updated June 30, 2013 Report Club No.        Program Year      2012-2013   2011-2012         Month     July   August   September   October   November   December January   February   March   April   May   June       Update     Weekly 30-Jun-13   Weekly 29-Jun-13   Weekly 28-Jun-13   Weekly 27-Jun-13   Weekly 26-Jun-13   Weekly 25-Jun-13   Weekly 24-Jun-13 ...