Celebrations - 112th Meeting (26 th Oct, 2009)
CONGRATULATIONS: PRESIDENT PAUL HAS COMPLETED HIS P10!
This evening, our distinguished guests included Karla Sundaram (Bukit Timah TMC), Honey Yee (Leng Kee ATMC), Gurion Ang, ACB CL from Ngee Ann Poly TMC, Rosalind Siah (Singhealth TMC), our Division D Governor, DTM Quek Geok Cheng, and DTM Arlan Setiawan, Division G Governor, District 51 Club President from Surabaya.
President Paul's opening message, "Have a Heart, Share Your Heart, Change Your Heart (if there is a need to) felt like a delightful taster of some of the more inspiring messages the world will be receiving this holiday season.
Noteworthy:
- DTM Arlan Setiawan, Division G Governor, District 51 Club President from Surabaya, shared about the Toastmasters movement in Surabaya, and the phenomenal growth he's helping to foster with many of the clubs he oversees being under 6 months old.
-Cheryl received her First Timer ribbon and won the award for "Best Speaker of the Evening" after engaging members with her first presentation, "Who is Cheryl" accompanied by a slideshow of pictures of Tasmania.
-Marie and Melanie respectively explored Vocal Variety (P6) in "A Wedding, A Divorce, and A Love Affair" and "The Wonder of 'Wow!'"
-President Paul earned his Competent Communicator status by weaving his personal experiences of succeeding through odds, obstacles and challenges. As his account unfolded of his struggles as a student, the audience was filled with respect for his professional training and career achievements over the past decade. He proudly received his CC award from Division D Governor, DTM Quek Geok Cheng.
-Each of the guest and regular evaluators delivered strong, constructive criticism and suggestions for improvements, with Mr. G. Ang walking away with "Best Evaluator" for his smooth delivery without notes. Also of interest: Evaluator Rosalind used her speaker's name as an acronym to organize her points.
-Kelvin continued the Successful Club Series by encouraging members to look beyond the club with his "Memoirs of an Old Bird." This message was taken further by Division D Governor Quek, who affirmed that our club was an established club that has shown growth through almost a decade, and highlighted that Toastmasters International offered numerous outlets and avenues for continued personal and professional development in communication and leadership skills.
This was yet another memorable evening; this time captured in pictures by Club VPE, Nai Shin.
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Radin Mas TMC further received another affirmation via email from our guest DTM Arlan Setiawan, District 51 Surabaya Club President and Division G Governor, "There are many good things that I can apply at our clubs in Surabaya. Your club has high standards."
Our club, the Radin Mas Toastmasters, Singapore, has been developing public speaking and leadership skills through practice and feedback since the year 2000. We are an element of the non-profit Toastmasters International District 80, Division D, Area D1 clubs and our official club number is 4436. Regular meetings are held the fourth Mondays each month. Our next Speechcraft programme will be held this November, 2009. We welcome the public and anyone who's interested to join us or contact us with any questions!