No Frills Meeting May 2014

By Katong TMC -
On 29th May 2014, Katong Toastmasters Club held its second No Frills Meeting for the year. There were 6 speakers lined up for the evening.
All set to start our meeting! Glad to see Nicholas and Benjamin joining us.
First Timer Glenn Lim on delivering his first speech

 P1 speaker Glenn finally broke the ice about himself.  He told us about his family background and beautiful memories he had of his colourful childhood days. He even brought the song book from his alma mater Ama Keng Primary School!

P2 speaker Chieu told interesting stories about the Three Little Frogs. Each story has a moral to it and teaches about perseverance and turning negatives into positives. 


P3 speaker Ram Shinde shares Lessons Learnt from Playing Poker. He opines that life is not about luck but rather discipline, calculation and making the right decisions.

P4 speaker Parul shares about Adventures in the Air. She related an entertaining string of anecdotes she encountered on a plane ride, which had us all in stitches. She was voted Best Speaker for that evening.


P5 speaker Roann received a ribbon for reaching the half-way mark of the CC journey. She shared about her dream wedding and how it finally came true for her.

P6 speaker Aarti shared her concerns as a mother parenting her two boys. 


Club pioneer Benjamin Gan was voted Best Evaluator for his evaluations of Ram's and Aarti's speech. For Ram's speech, he suggested the use of signal words to create clear transitions between key points of the speech. For Aarti, he commended her use of dialogue and storytelling to enliven her speech. He suggested slowing down when relating an important point and injecting more excitement in her voice or increasing volume for greater emphasis.

We welcome a visitor Ava Ang who will be joining us as a new member.


From left to right (back): Benjamin, Chieu, Ram, Glenn
From left to right (front): Ida, Joyce, Ava, Aarti, Joni, Parul, Geri, Roann, Jo



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