The second issue of the KSTMC SPEAKING NEWS for term 2007/2008 is out!
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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 for 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 a 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
“The History of Toastmasters”
Opening address – 25 March 2008 chapter meeting
Good Evening!
Fellow Toastmasters and Friends!
Welcome to Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club!
Tonight we have a few guests attending our chapter meeting for the first time.
Let’s give them a round of applause.
Our guests may not know what toastmasters are all about.
A toastmaster is not a toast or a toaster.
Let me give you some background information.
The first toastmasters’ club was formed in Oct 1924, when a group of young men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the Santa Ana, California YMCA.
Dr Smedley began working as a director of education for a local YMCA after graduating from college. He realized that the older boys who visited the YMCA needed training in the art of public speaking. He wanted to help them, and so he began a public speaking club.
He decided the training format would be similar to a social club. During the early 1900s the word “toastmaster” referred to a person who proposed the toast and introduced speakers at a banquet. Smedley named his group “The Toastmasters Club” because he thought it suggested a pleasant, social atmosphere which appealed to young men.
Growth was slow during the early years, but the number of clubs increased steadily. Membership in Toastmasters International increased rapidly after the end of World War II, and by 1954 the number of Toastmasters clubs had approached 1,500.
Dr Smedley’s legacy has continued to flourish. Throughout the ’80s, Toastmasters International established itself as the world leader in the training of public speaking. Today, there are more than 220,000 members in 113,000 clubs spread over in 90 countries.
Speaking with confidence is really useful. However, not everyone can do it.
You may have read books on how to conquer the fear of public speaking.
You may have attended courses or workshops on how to improve your communication skills.
However, you lack a platform for practice.
Practice is the key to helping you improve in public speaking.
The purpose of KSTMC is to provide opportunities for our members to practise and improve their communication skills, using the methodology of “learning by doing”.
Through educational workshops, prepared speeches and impromptu speeches, our members can learn from the feedback given by more experienced speakers.
If you want to overcome stage fright and learn to speak with confidence, join Kowloon-Singapore toastmasters club.
Toastmaster of the evening!
Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
“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: https://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com
“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.
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: https://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
https://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: https://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com
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