Katong Toastmasters Club

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 ...

Presented by  Club President (Jul-Dec 2013)  Ida Lee, CC The 3 most important ingredients that motivate me are R.W.S. First ingredient R : Respect I have a piece of information on TEN GOLDEN RULES FOR GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT  which I kept for 10 years.  Rule No. 10  states: “ Use the Elephant Techniques “ -  ` You can eat elephants quite easily if you can eat one bite at a time’ . This is exactly what our club President Leena has done during her term. Through e mails & Actions, gaining Point By Point,  Katong has earned the Distinguished Club Program Award through her leadership.   She earns my Respect. I am grateful for a proud moment of achievement. The second ingredient is Wonders . I am grateful to the wonders of our members when they tap into my mind with meaningful stories, a nd often personal touching stories.   Stories from the reflections  in the lakes of India to A Talk on Women’s Rights.  Thi...

Sergeant-At-Arms Peter began the round of introductions by inviting everyone to share what was their goal for the evening. Many were here to network, to encourage someone through their evaluations or enjoy the evening away from haze. TME Lim Seh Leng prayed for haze to go away. She introduced the appointment holders and anticipated the milestone speeches that would be presented. In her opening address, Leena told the story about a man who was told by God to push a huge rock outside his cabin. After years the rock hasn't moved an inch.  The man was worn out and feeling like a failure. But as a result he became strong and able to withstand severe testing. He learned patience and perseverance. God said the purpose wasn't for him to change the position of the rock, but to change himself.  In the same way, she felt she was pushing against a rock but through it all, she had learnt to be stronger.  Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it has taken a dedicated ...

President  Ida Lee, CC (Jul-Dec 2013)                  Joni Siah, DTM (Jan-Jun 2014) VP Education  Aarti Kabra VP Membership  Shahnawaz Lalani VP Public Relations  Joni Siah, DTM Secretary  Parul Shinde Treasurer  Roann Kuan Sergeant-At Arms  Maria Benu