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BH1TMC Chapter meeting - 03 May 2016

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Braddell Heights 1 Toastmasters' Chapter Meeting on 03 May 2016 has marked  an overwhelming participation from its Members & Guests!! The meeting was vibrant & participative..  We had 4 segments in the meeting -  1.) Prepared Speech, 2.) Project Evaluation  3.) Table Topics, and   4.) General Evaluation PREPARED SPEAKERS: Prepared Speakers had put in lot of efforts to prepare & deliver one of their finest & passionate speeches. PROJECT EVALUATORS: Project Evaluators gave their valuable inputs & insights to the Speakers to work on their strengths and to improve on their gaps. TABLE TOPICS: The most exciting part of any Toastmasters meeting would be the Table Topics (impromptu speech about the topic given on the spot). Best Table Topics Speaker, Rachie Lanka GENERAL EVALUATOR: General Evaluator gave her feedback on the proceedings and conduct of the meeting which gave a good idea abou...

Christmas Party meeting

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15 Dec 2015 Braddell Heights 1 Toastmasters' Chapter Meeting on 15 Dec 2015 has marked a  fun & frolic   Christmas Party with an overwhelming participation from its Members & Guests!! It was a great fun evening with lots of energy & enthusiasm from participants.   The session was crafted & conducted by our young Toastmaster Alex Tan with his Debate session,  Table Topics & Story-telling games!! Debate topic - The topic was  "Should naughty Children be given ' presents' ?" Split into 2 groups - 1 group proposed  & another group opposed in their argument. And the winner was,  the proposition team - Clifford, Valerie & Jonathan!                                   Debate winner "Proposition Team" with their prizes Table Topics - The most exciting part of any Toastmasters meeting would be the Table Topics (impromptu ...

First Time For (Almost) Everyone (18 Mar)

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That evening was marked by many first timers. Let's dive straight into the chapter meeting and see how well the first timers did. Yung Chin (above) was Sergent At Arms (SAA) for the first time. He did a great job in facilitating the activity. Katie, on the other hand, also a first timer for Toastmaster of Evening (also known as Emcee for the night) had done it brilliantly in introducing the respective speakers, evaluators and appointment holders. Despite being her first time, she spoke confidently and naturally. Our President, Alvin, was not around for the evening. Vanessa, our Vice-President Education took over as acting Club President for the night. She gave an inspirational opening speech about her experience in the contest and how members should take advantage to learn from the usual chapter meetings. Moving on to the prepared speeches, we had 3 speakers for the night. First up was Ying (below), she did her Project 2 and shared about an inspirational story on how a...

Humourous Night (4 Mar)

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It's been 3 months since the last update, much apologies for that. During this period, we still continue to meet up every first and third Tuesday of the month . As such, do join us if you want to improve your public speaking and communication skills. Mike (right) mingling with members. Ben Ong (second guy on right) mixing with members. We are certainly proud that evening that our members are slowly returning after their hectic work schedule. We had a great crowd of members that evening! That evening was Bernard's first attempt as SAA & TME (aka emcee for the night). He did a fine job breaking the ice for the new members and facilitated the evening's program with ease and confidence despite being the first time. Kudos for the preparations! Vincent giving the opening address. Vincent took on multiple roles that evening, serving as acting Club President for the opening and closing address, Table Topics Master, Grammarian and cameraman (most ...

First time (19 Nov)

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Indeed, this quote rang true for the meeting that evening. Let's take a look at what happened this evening. The Prepared Speech segment, we had a total of 3 speakers. The first speaker was Bernard Kok. He just joined us a month ago and was doing his maiden speech this month. As they said, "strike while the iron is hot" and Bernard seemed to be doing so. The second speaker was Yong Chin. He's also doing his first maiden speech. The third speaker was Melissa about how to relax and wind down in a fast pacing life. Alvin, our club President, was the timer for the first time as well. In Toastmaster, regardless of your position, we provide a conducive platform for all to learn regardless of your position or background. The special training that evening was conducted by Vincent. He shared about tips and framework on how to make statistics interesting so people can remember and basics on good powerpoint present...

Respite in Oct (5 Nov)

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This is the first meeting of the month. It felt like a while since last month; our second meeting in October coincided with a public holiday. As many couldn't arrive on time due to the heavy downpour, the meeting had a little change in program.  We had table topics first instead as our first item of the evening. Our two guests (above) giving a shot at table topics.  Chiew Ping attempting table topics.   Jeffery, a visiting toastmaster, having fun.   Henry, a member, also trying out.  Gerald, the last contender for the evening.  Following next is prepared speech. This is where speakers who had spent precious time & effort to prepare their speech present their masterpiece to us. First up is Zaki, a visiting toastmaster. His speech was very entertaining, light-hearted and enriching. He had embedded message within this humourous speech, be your own self instead of following others. He was also...