Despite of the heavy rain, Friendship Club
meeting on September 4th went spectacularly well with our lovely Toastmistress
of the Night, VPM Sylvia Tan. Everyone would agree that the meeting went as
“Smooth as Silk”, just like cruising in Thai Airways.
Nancy took the role as Table Topic Master for the first time
The Table Topic session was brilliantly
conducted by Nancy Soo, whom our General Evaluator commented, “It was a fair
and balance session with questions accentuated the essence of today’s meeting
theme.” Congratulations to Nancy for a job well done in her first attempt as
the Table Topic Master!
Past President Tan Lay Theng, Victor Ong, Sylvia
Tan and guests, Ben and Chong volunteered and delivered their table topic with
flying colors.
Table Topic Speakers of the evening
We had four project speakers for the evening. First, it was Distinguished Toastmasters Jon
Tan who also took the role as our General Evaluator. His delivered a powerful
message: that the contest is within us, and we don’t need to compete with
others, only with ourselves. It was truly inspiring and enlightening speech to
us as we should always challenge ourselves to strive to be better. With exceptional
presentation and showmanship, we have learnt a tip or two on how to improve our
delivery skills when standing on the stage.
"The Contest Is Within You" by DTM Jon Tan
In her track suit, Geok Ean energetically encouraged
us to run and live a healthy lifestyle. She was sharing with us about her joyful
experiences and the benefits when she runs. We were convinced by her enthusiasm
that running is certainly a smart choice as our exercise routine.
"Come on, Let's Go!" by Geok Ean
President Alexandra Lau then shared with us
some communication techniques commonly used in defusing verbal criticism. In a part of
her speech, she depicts a scene where the techniques can be applied. She had Timothy
Nakayama to play the role of her upset husband. It was a highly entertaining session as it was
one of the “lighter” sessions of the night.
President Alexandra shared some techniques to turn angry confrontation into positive discussion
Our final speaker, Timothy had charmed us
to send our kids to join “Young Chef Program”, which was proudly organized by
the Nakamura Group. It was a demonstration on excellent salesmanship, and we
are sure the program will sell out in no time if it ever came to be realized!
“Young Chef Program” by advance speaker, Timothy
The evaluation session went exceptionally
well with full of “The Good, Can be Better, and Points of Improvement”. It was led by highly
experienced speakers DTM Jon Tan as our General Evaluator, with a panel of prestigious
evaluators such as Victor Ong, Timothy, Past President Angeline Lee, VPPR Ian Tai and Area W3
Governor Chor Chee Hoe. Their presence had been truly educational as they shared
their priceless feedback and experiences with us to improve further in the
future.
Grammarian report by Moses Wong, Table Topic Evaluation by Ian Tai and Timer report by Vivien Kok
The Best Project Speakers was awarded to DTM
Jon Tan and Victor Ong took home the Best Table Topic and Best
Evaluator award.
The evening concluded with a sweet surprise;
a Platinum Club Award presented by Division W for the wonderful achievement by Friendship Club in the last term. Friendship Club looks forward to
achieve more awards as such for this term.
Area W3 Governor Chee Hoe presented the award to Past President Angeline Lee and President Alexandra
Ian Tai
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