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“Announcement of Winners in 2008 KSTMC Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests”

Please be informed that,
the winners of our
Humorous Speech Contest are:

1st Place Winner: Raymond Yuen
2nd Place Winner: Yetti Chiu
3rd Place Winner: Matthew Foley

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the winners of our
Evaluation Speech Contest are:

1st Place Winner:  Winston Lee
2nd Place Winner:  Phang Tsang Wing

Congratulations!
 
The champion will represent Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club in the upcoming
Area U4 Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Speech Contest on
 
Date: Thursday, 25 Sep.2008.
Time: 7 pm to 9:30 pm
Place: #01-03 Keppel Towers, 10 Hoe Chiang Road, Adam Khoo Learning Centre, Training Room 5. (Home of Raintree Toastmasters Club)
 
 
Again, we thank you all for your presence to be witnesses for the achievement of our fellow members, and your participation as appointment holders and / or contestants.
 
We are looking forward to seeing you all in the next chapter meeting on Tuesday, 23 Sept.2008, and expecting you all to support our winners in the Area U4 Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Speech Contest on Thursday, 25 Sept.2008.
 
Besides, please feel free to inform us as soon as possible if you want to present your speeches or to be any appointment holders in the next chapter meeting. Our Janus Fong,  is his round to serve you all as one of our 5 Vice-President of Education, his mobile phone no is    9689-5567    or you can directly contact our club president, Edward Ma at    9173-7803   .

 
With best regards,
 
James Leung
Contest Chair

Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

“Helping You To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Speak With Confidence!”
Website: http://public-speaking-singapore.com
Blog: http://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com

“KSTMC Chapter Meeting on 22 July 08 cum Installation Nite”

Dear Club Members and Friends,

The club officers installation cum chapter meeting held on 22 July 2008 was a success!

There were about 35 people attending the event. Among them, CL George Ng, our charter president, paid us a surprise visit. We were very happy to meet our long lost friend again.

The installation was conducted by our young and handsome Division U Governor David Liem, ACB-CL. The following officers were installed:

President: Edward Ma DTM
VPE: Gary Haris, James Leung CL, and Raymond Yuen ACS-CL
VPM: Mak Wai Lam ATMS-CL
VPPR: Anthony Sum
Secretary: Phang Tsang Wing, and Carlos Chua CC-CL
SAA: Koh Lee Seng, and Ng Bee Yan

We also had a night of fun and educational presentation.

Our past District Governor (2006-07) Poh Kim Siong, DTM, delivered an 8-minute special presentation on “3Bs of a Leader” - Being a willing learner; Being a team player; and Being a role model. It was a very enlightening talk for all present.

On prepared speeches presentation, we were delighted to have our new member Chuck Olivas presenting his ice breaker with a big bang. Chuck was a natural speaker. In a calm and collected manner, he told us why he wanted to join Toastmasters. Bee Yan presented her P.8 making use of Power Point slides to enhance her speech. Bee Yan has shown marked improvement in her recent performances. No wonder she was voted the Best Prepared Speech Speaker of the night.

That evening showcased that education could also mean fun. The Table Topics Session was in the format of a mini debate. The topic for the debate was “Clothes Maketh The Man”. After the debate, Tsang Wing, our new Club Secretary, who spoke against the topic, was voted the Best Table Topics Speaker.

The audience was then tested on their listening skills by the Listening Master who was our past Division U Governor (2007-08) Kristina Sharmini, DTM. About 15 questions were asked and the response was very encouraging - partly due to the carrots being hung out. Members who gave the correct answers would be rewarded with a piece of chocolate!

Ribbon presentation was conducted by our District Governor Goh Wei Koon, DTM. He was also kind enough to present the closing address on my behalf. During his address, he challenged our Club to achieve new heights by achieving 10 upon 10 District Club Programme Goals by March 2009. Members, whether or not we can make it really depends on YOU. If we are determined to go for it, there is no reason why we cannot achieve it.

Above all, let me announce some more good news! We have a rising star from our Club. Our new VP(PR) Anthony Sum did an excellent job as a first-time Toastmaster- of-the-Evening. Before the meeting, he had written to all the appointment holders to get information about how they should be introduced. During the meeting, his performance was definitely praise worthy. With more practice, he will definitely be a sought-after MC within us.

And also how can I forget to mention about our new SAA Lee Seng? She really knew her job. Obviously the food she bought was very much enjoyed by all present so that no food was left unconsumed and therefore no wastage! Wow, well done! We have to thank her for taking up the important challenge of taking care of the stomachs of our Members.

As your new club president, I delivered my inaugural speech (in the style of President John F Kennedy’s inaugural address). For the benefit of those absent from the meeting, I append herewith the full text of the speech.

In August we won’t have our normal chapter meeting. We shall have our club Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests to be held on Saturday 23 August 2008 at 2.30 p.m. All members are invited to either participate in the contests or to volunteer their service as appointment holders. Please let Contest Chair James Leung, CL, know what you want to do for the club contests.

See you all in August.

Best regards,
Edward Ma, DTM
Club President 2008-2009

P.S. I have just got some good news from our VP(Membership) Mak Wai Lam. He had
received the membership fee and application form from yet another new member.
Now our membership has grown to 37!

Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

“Helping You To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Speak With Confidence!”
Website: http://public-speaking-singapore.com
Blog: http://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com

The second issue of the KSTMC SPEAKING NEWS for term 2007/2008 is out!

We welcome feedback about your likes and dislikes for this newsletter as well as suggestions on how to improve it.

KSTMC_SPEAKING_NEWS_Nov 2007 -May 2008 

Thanks! 

Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

Dear Club Members and Friends,

Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club successfully conducted the 2008 Speaking Skills Workshop.

I would like to congratulate Speaking Skills Participants on completing the Workshop.
They have worked hard to learn speaking skills, to prepare your speeches, and to overcome the fear of public speaking!

Every participant is now a member of Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club.
Enjoy your toastmaster’s journey!

I would like to thank Edward. He is the co-coordinator of this workshop. He did most of the hard work!  Also, I would like to thank our club members and other toastmasters who have helped us as facilitators or evaluators.

With your help, we successfully conducted this Workshop!

Click here to view photos taken at the last session of the workshop

Our next chapter meeting will be held on Tuesday, 27 May 2008 from 7:30 pm to 10pm.  Take note of the date and do make an effort to come.  We will be holding our AGM immediately after the meeting.  It is at the AGM that we will be electing office bearers for the new term.
 
See you at the next meeting.

Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
P.S.
Please find the below message written by Edward to all workshop participants.

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Dear Workshop Participants,

The evening of 15 May 2008 marked an important milestone in the history of Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club. We successfully completed the Speaking Skills Workshop with at least 7 happy participant-turned-members!

It has always been a great challenge in organizing a speaking skills workshop, given the need for so much manpower resources, planning and coordination. Against all odds, we went ahead. As it turned out, we were more than happy to see so many of you being able to make marked improvement in speaking skills within such a short time. The sense of satisfaction, and the joy and pleasure thus derived, outweighed the agony and the hard work we put in, making the workshop a really meaningful task worthy of our efforts.

As we have emphasized time and again, completing the speaking skills workshop is just a baby step. It is only the end of the beginning. You need to stay in the journey continuing to practise, practise, and practise. Since you have started the journey, please continue.

The next club chapter meeting is to be held on Tuesday 27 May 2008 at 7.30 p.m. Silva and Gary will present their Ice Breaker and Be in Ernest speeches respectively. Hope to see you all that evening.

Attached are the group photos taken before the end of the last session on 15th May. Hope you will like them.

Best regards,

Edward Ma
Vice President of Education
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

“KSTMC Chapter Meeting on 26 April 2008″

This is just a short post about our next chapter meeting. Guests are welcome to visit us!

Registration starts at 2:00PM.  Kindly arrive at the venue before 2:30 PM.  

Date: 26 April 2008 (Saturday afternoon)
Time: 2:30 pm - 5 pm
Venue: Kowloon Club Conference Room - 93 Toa Payoh Central, #05-02, Toa Payoh Central Community Building, Singapore 319194.

“What if one conversation could change your life? Are you ready to have that conversation? How to communicate effectively in every day life to speak your mind and convey your message clearly.”
“Do you really have the skills to be able to get your ideas across?”

“Whether you are a professional, a worker, a stay at home mom, or a business owner; the ability to communicate effectively is the key to get what you from your career and from your relationships.”  

Check out the following youtube videos posted in our blog.

Youtube Videos - Powerful Communication

Youtube Videos - Overcome Fear of Public Speaking

Youtube Videos - World Champion of Public Speaking

Enjoy!  : )

Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

“Helping You To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Speak With Confidence!”
Website: http://public-speaking-singapore.com
Blog: http://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com

“Speaking Skills Workshop Update”

All the places are filled. We have closed the registration for the Speaking Skills Workshop.

Thank you for your support!

You are welcome to visit our next normal chapter meeting which will be held on 26 April 2008.

It’s free of charge.

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Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
Date: 26 April 2008 (Sat)
Time: 2.30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Venue: Kowloon Club Conference Room - 93 Toa Payoh Central, #05-02, Toa Payoh Central Community Building, Singapore 319194.
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Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

“Helping You To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Speak With Confidence!”
Website: http://public-speaking-singapore.com
Blog: http://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com

 KSTMC Chapter Meeting on 25 March 2008
 
  The evening of 25th March was a memorable evening to us!

  Despite the rain, we saw a record number of visitors turning up at our
  club meeting - 7 altogether. They were Anne, Gary, Matt, Silva, Stella,
  Wing, and Winnie. The painstaking effort put in by Club President Yetti
  Chiu in creating and maintaining the club’s website finally paid off.
  Bravo! 

  Edward kicked off the meeting with a little warm-up exercise of “getting
  to know you”, i.e. asking each one to introduce himself/herself. That
  was followed by Yetti’s opening address which touched on the topic very
  relevant to the visitors - a brief introduction of Toastmasters
  International.
   
  With a jam-packed programme for the evening, we quickly moved on to the
  meeting proper. There were 2 special presentations by Dennis and Wendy
  respectively and 4 prepared speeches, covering a wide variety of
  subjects. 

  Arising from a question by his daughter, Maxie used simple words and
  metaphors to describe to us his job through some interesting dialogue
  between him and his daughter. Bee Yan unvealed the myth about the
  allegedly haunted Assisi Hospice and successfully appealed to the
  audience for supporting the funds raising activity organized by the
  hospice. Yetti put us in suspense when she told us about the bouquet of
  13 red roses she had received on one of her birthdays during her early
  working years. Finally Edward sent the audience back to 10th May 1994
  when he assumed himself as Nelson Mandela, and delivered his inaugural
  address speech.

  The break that followed was one of the busiest moments that evening. We
  made use of the time to answer queries raised by our visitors, and were
  more than delighted to see Matt and Tim join us on the spot, i.e. 2 more
  new members! 
   
  The project evaluation segment after the break was an eye opener to all
  present. Mak and Carlos, our home grown evaluators, did a wonderful job
  almost on par with Kyle and Mike, the invited heavy weight evaluators.
  Mak and Carlos, well done!

  Then came the most loved and hated game of the evening - Table Topics
  segment! Our long lost friend Winston took over the stage as the Table
  Topics Master. Perhaps partly because of the presence of his wife,
  Winston did something very innovative. He played the game using a common
  theme - Youth Olympics. He had the names of different cities written on
  different pieces of paper. The audience were asked to assume the role of
  the selection committee. Each player had to pick up one piece of paper
  and then spoke for one minute justifying why the committee should vote
  for the city (the name as shown on the paper) the speaker represented.
    
  Kyle was for Moscow. Matt represented London. Maxie picked Delhi.
  Richard promoted Sydney. Wing chose Hong Kong. It was a splendid show.
  You really have to admire their quick-wittedness and excellent
  salesmanship!
   
  The evening was full of fun and laughers. Everyone of us enjoyed it very
  much. Though reluctantly we had to call it a day after the Language
  Evaluation by our past International Director Augustine Lee, DTM. 

  It was an eventful yet fruitful evening. With 2 more new members, we now
  only have a few places left for the Speaking Skills Workshop which is scheduled
  to start on 17th  April.

  To ensure strict quality control for the workshop so that the
  participants may gain the maximum benefits out of it, we shall close the
  registration once all the places are filled. If you or your friends
  are interested in enrolling for the course, please act fast to avoid
  disappointment.

Best regards,

Edward
Vice President of Education
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

 P.S.
Update:  All the places are filled. We have closed the registration for the Speaking Skills Workshop. Thank you for your support.

Course Dates: 17 April, 24 April, 8 May and 15 May 2008  
Time:  7:30 pm - 10 pm 
Venue: Kowloon Club, #05-02 Toa Payoh Central Community Building  
Organizer: Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
Fee: $110 for a 4-Day Course  

This is just a short post about our next chapter meeting. Guests are welcome to visit us!

Date: 25 March 2008 (Tue evening)
Time: 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Venue: Kowloon Club Conference Room - 93 Toa Payoh Central, #05-02, Toa Payoh Central Community Building, Singapore 319194.

Have you signed up for our Speaking Skills Workshop?

“Remember, a person will not learn how to swim unless he plunges into the water. To overcome the fear of public speaking, you cannot just sit on the couch and hope that the skills you have learned from our website will somehow work one day!”

Take action - Sign up for the speaking skills workshop NOW!!!

Update:  All the places are filled. We have closed the registration for the Speaking Skills Workshop. Thank you for your support.

“Speaking Skills Workshop”

If you are one of the regular visitors of our blog, you should have by now known a bit more about public speaking and the Toastmasters movement. You may have already benefited from the free tips on speaking skills we provide in the blog here and there.

Do you feel the urge to try them out yet have the concern about not knowing how to start?

We have some good news for you - Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club is going to organize a Speaking Skills Workshop in April.

Course Dates: 17 April, 24 April, 8 May and 15 May 2008
Time:  7:30 pm - 10 pm
Venue: Kowloon Club, #05-02 Toa Payoh Central Community Building
Organizer: Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
Fee: $110 for a 4-Day Course
Enquiry: Call Edward at 9173-7803

The workshop consists of 4 two-and-half-hour sessions spanning from April to May. During the workshop, you will learn some bolts and nuts of public speaking.

• You will learn how to draft your speech like a pro.
• You will learn how to answer in a professional way questions thrown to you by surprise.
• You will learn how to evaluate a speech.

Above all, you will learn how to overcome the fear of speaking in front of an audience.What’s more, you will get a bonus of Toastmasters International membership for 6 months which is worth US$47. No gimmick - This is the amount we have to remit to Toastmasters International World Headquarters in USA when you sign up for the course.

Remember, a person will not learn how to swim unless he plunges into the water. To overcome the fear of public speaking, you cannot just sit on the couch and hope that the skills you have learned from our website will somehow work one day!

Take action - Sign up for the speaking skills workshop NOW!!!

Update:  All the places are filled. We have closed the registration for the Speaking Skills Workshop. Thank you for your support.

Looking forward to meeting you at the first session of the workshop on 17th April.
Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

“Helping You To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Speak With Confidence!”
Website: http://public-speaking-singapore.com
Blog: http://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com

Dear Club Members and Friends,

Thanks for your participating in our club contests, either being an appointment holder or as a contestant!

I would like to say to a Big Thank You again to our Chief Judge DG Michael Wee, DTM.

Here are the results for 2008 KSTMC International Speech & Table Topics Contest which was held on 23 Feb 2008:

International Speech Contest

Champion : Edward Ma
1st Runner up: Yetti Chiu

Table Topic Contest:

Champion : Edward Ma
1st Runner up: Yetti Chiu
2nd Runner up: Raymond Yuen
Congratulations to all the winners!

Edward will represent our club to take part in the coming Area U4 Contests.

Combined Area U2 & Area U4 International Speech & Table Topics Contests 2008
12 April 08 (Sat)
1.30pm - 5.30pm
Whampoa C.C, Mini-Theatre
Free Admission

You can view the photos taken at our club contests at
http://www.public-speaking-singapore.com/photo.html

Cheers !
Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club

“Helping You To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Speak With Confidence!”
Website: http://public-speaking-singapore.com
Blog: http://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com