Changi Simei TMC 7th Chapter Meeting Minutes 15 Oct 2016

Dear Fellow Toastmasters,

Please find below Changi Simei Toastmaster Club 7^th Chapter Meeting Minutes held on 15 Oct 2016 @: #05-02, Changi Simei CC, 10 Simei Street 2,(S)529915.

"It is always seems impossible until it’s done”. 

Enjoy the minutes!!!

Members Present:

1.     Ang Wee Yong, DTM

2.     Pravin Mishra, CC

3.     Sandy Lim CC, CL

4.     Joseph Soe ACB, ALB

5.     Lin Yun

6.     Saravanan Varadhan ACB, ALB

7.     Thiam Seng 

8.     Harsh Goel, CC

9.     Ramesh Govinda Raju,CC

10.   Chen Manman CC

11.   Jack Tan Tian Huat CC

12.    Namrata Thakare

13.   Nur Ezzah CC

14.    Glen Sathi

15.   Iskandar Khan

 Visiting Toastmasters:

1.     Lim Chee Hoo , NUSS TMC, ACB, ALG

Visiting Guest:

1.    Li Ann Koo
2.    Adrian Hew

Theme:  Perseverance

Fellowship

Club’s 7^th Chapter meeting started on time with fellowship, all the club members were engaged in welcoming the guest, introducing themselves and making guest and visiting toastmasters comfortable, clearing their doubts and helping them sign in the guest book.

SAA Calls Meeting to the Order

Sargent at Arms Iskandar flagged off the 7^th Chapter meeting by welcoming all present members and guests.

Toastmaster of the day

Toast Master of the day Jack kicked off the meeting by introducing agenda of the meeting and inviting the role holder to brief their roles.

Opening Address by Club President:

Club President Pravin began his opening address by sharing his personal story, how he had managed his first few tasks in the first job.

If you’re breaking into any field, it can be easy to operate your job like you’re using Google Maps. You blindly follow step-by-step directions without thinking critically about where you’re going and why. If you’re doing this, you tend to feel like an interchangeable cog in the machine. You are not adding any value to your team. 

But if you start asking those “stupid” questions and challenging what’s happening around you, everything starts to change:

You learn that the people ahead of you aren’t always perfect, You realise that a lot of the things they oversee could be improved & you figure out that you can leverage your unique perspective to make valuable improvements. 

Pravin gave the message that,“Never hesitate to ask questions & Challenging the status quo”.

Word of the Day

Language Evaluator visiting Toastmaster Chee Hoo, NUSS TMC, ACB,ALG announced the word of the day “EXEMPLAR” and how to use the word in different formats. He emphasised to include the word in the speeches. He also shared “Summary of the Rhetorical Devices” print-out which was greatly appreciated by all.

Prepared Speeches

Prepared speech #1: Competent Communicator Project - 1:  Speaker Thiam Seng : Speech Title - "Something about myself." 

Evaluated by Joseph Soh

Prepared speech #2: Competent Communicator Project - 3: Speaker  Yun Lin: Speech Title “Try a Little bit harder before peer pressure ." 

Evaluated by Saravanan Varadhan.

Prepared speech #3: Competent Communicator Project - 6: Speaker Namrata Thakare: Speech Title “From under the block to high rise building.” 

Evaluated by Ramesh Govinda Raju

Prepared speech #4: Advance Communicator Project 2: Speaker Manman: Title “Where is happiness”  

Evaluated by Ang Wee Yong.

Birth Day celebration 

As a matter of our club vibrant culture, the birth day is celebrated every month on the 3^rd Saturday chapter meeting, this month Thiam Seng’s birthday was celebrated by cutting the cake. Guest and members sang the birthday song and enjoyed the cake.

Refreshment break

Meeting adjourned for 30 minutes for the sumptuous refreshment and networking. 

Table Topic

Table Topic Master Pravin conducted a very passionate colourful table topics session based on last few year’s contests topics. It was very interesting that total 15 people participated in the table topics session.

topics: 

There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.

A winner makes commitments, a loser makes noises.

Today is the Tomorrow, You Worried About Yesterday.

Failure is not missing the target but aiming too low.

You are alone because you closed the door.

Tough Times Never Last But Tough People Do.

To be someone else is a complete waste of you.

Life is not measured by the number of beats made by our heart, but the number it misses.

He who stays in the valley will never cross the mountain.

Do or do not, there is no try.

It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.

Stars cannot shine without darkness.

If an opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

Challenges make characters.

See how big is the ocean is & how small your problems are.

Past is waste paper, Present is news paper, Future is question paper, So carefully read & write... Otherwise Life becomes TISSUE PAPER. 

The Pain You Feel Today is the Strength you feel tomorrow.

Winners & Ribbon awards

First Timer

Thiam Seng

Half Competent Communicator 

Namrata Thakare

Iskandar Khan

Half Competent Leader

Harsh Goel

       

Winners

Prepared Speech:  Namrata

Speech Evaluation:  Ang Wee Yong 

Table Topics:  Ang Wee Yong & Joseph Soe

Appreciation and Closing Address by Club President:

Pravin appreciated all members for their contribution and requested feedback from guests.

Special gratitude 

Special thanks to our role holders for making this chapter meeting a success.

Ah-Counter: Sandy Lim

Sergeant at Arms: Iskandar Khan

Table Topic Master:  Pravin Mishra

Timer: Nur Ezzah

Toast Master of the Day: Jack Tan

Upcoming chapter meeting:

Kindly do remember to join the upcoming chapter meeting on 5th Nov 2016 (Time: 1:45-5:30pm) @ #05-02, Changi Simei CC.

Those who are looking for speaking slots, please book the slot now for additional chapter meeting on 26 Nov 2016.

Don't forget to mark your calendar for Engaging, Energizing, and entertaining upcoming events at Changi Simei Toastmaster Club.

Upcoming Events: 

1. Next Chapter meeting on November 5, 2016 - Deepavali Celebration 

    and Special speech “Successful Club Series: Evaluate to Motivate (25 mins)” by club mentor Wee Yong 

2. Additional chapter meeting on Nov 26, 2016 (only Changi Simei Toastmasters Club members)

3. Christmas Party on December 17, 2016.

Minutes taken by:

Harsh Goel, CC (Taken on 15^th Oct 2016)

Vetted by:

Pravin Mishra (16th Oct 2016)

Thanks & Warm Regards,

Harsh Goel, CC

For 7th Chapter meeting held on 15th Oct 2016, please visit photo gallery at below link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQSlbwjnkkOa2t0YXVrVGxTQzQ/view

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Posted By : Harsh Goel, CC