Katong Toastmasters Club

16 March 2017 A terrific meeting with New Members Induction to officially welcome 2 new members and four powerful speakers who mesmerised us with their speeches. NEW MEMBERS INDUCTION *** Welcoming our new members Cherylene Tan and Hyun Joo (HJ) Their welcome gifts: Books by Eric Feng PREPARED SPEECHES *** HJ in her debut Icebreaker speech shared about how food connects people.  She recalls childhood days in Korea where her mother would gather the whole family  to make kimchi and how they bonded over that experience. HJ presenting P1 The Icebreaker Speech In her P3 (Get to the Point) speech "I am the Power", Swapna s hared 3 tips on how  we can stay up. (1) Believe in yourself, (2) concentrate on positive things, (3) get inspired and be an inspiration to others. Swapna: "I Am The Power!" in AP2 Conquering the Cold Call (Persuasive Speaking Manual), Geri showed us  how to handle cold calls  in a role play w

16 February 2017 Once again, it's the annual International Speech & Table Topics Contests! We get to witness our club members pitting their speaking skills against each other. NUS Alumni TMC and many toastmasters from other clubs pitch in to help us organise the contests and take up various appointment roles. Our 5 contestants for the International Speech Contest: 1. Aarti Kabra         Just DO It 2. Malcolm Chen    Anger Management 3. Khoo Kok Peng   Grateful to Fail 4. Rajendra Tiwari The Special One 5. Joni Siah             Journey of Love Our 6 contestants for the Table Topics Contest opining on the topic "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." George Washington 1. Tracey Yuen 2. Rajendra Tiwari 3. Khoo Kok Peng 4. Rosalind Wong 5. Cherylene Tan 6. Geri Kan CONTEST RESULTS: International Speech Contest Champion            Khoo Kok Peng 1st runner-up       Rajendra Tiwari 2nd runner-up    

CHAPTER MEETING DATES 2017-2018 (3rd Thursday) 2017 20 July 2017             (Theme: Racial Harmony Day) 17 August 2017        (Theme:  National Day)                                     Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests 21 September 2017 (Theme: Mid-Autumn Festival) 19 October 2017      (Theme: Halloween) 16 November 2017  (Theme: Thanksgiving) 21 December 2017  (Theme: Christmas) 2018 18 January 2018 February 2018         (TBC as 15 Feb is eve of CNY) 15 March 201 8 (International Speech and Table Topics Contests) 19 April 2018 17 May 2018            (13th Anniversary Celebration) 21 June 2018 AREA/DIVISION Z EVENT DATES 2017-2018 1. Division Z Club Officers' Training (COT) I 22 July 2017 Saturday 1-5pm Singhealth, The Academia Level 2 2. Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests Area Z3 TBC Division Z TBC 3. Division Z Club Officers' Training (COT) II TBC 4. International Speech & Table T