Changi Simei Toastmasters Club 8th Chapter Meeting Minutes held on 3rd November 2018@Level 5 Conference Room, Changi Simei CC, 10 Simei Street 2, S (529915)

Dear Fellow Toastmasters,

Please find below the minutes for the 8th Chapter meeting of the Changi Simei Toastmasters club held on 20th Oct at level 5, Conference room, Changi Simei CC, 10 Simei Street 2, and (S) 529915.

Enjoy the minutes!!!

Members Present

1. Amy Chen, CC

2. Anand Deshpande

3. Ang Wee Yong, DTM

4. Dave Lim 

5. Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB 

6. Iskandar Khan

7. Lee Jin Hwui , DTM

8. Neo Yen Ping, ACS, ALB

9. Ramesh Raju, ACB

10. Sandy Lim, CC, CL

11. Shaun Loy

12. Sharad

13. Taruna Menghani

Visiting Toastmasters

1. Fernando Young, DTM

2. Richarg Sng, DTM

3. Zhuo Shuzhen, DTM

4. Anthong Hhang

5. Vincent Chan

6. John Liew, DTM

7. Sohaib

8. Able Hong

Guests

1. Mike Woon

2. Anthony Hhang

3. Laxmi Narayan

Theme:    Compassion

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." - Dalai Lama”. 

Meeting called to Order

SAA Shaun Loy called the meeting to order. The meeting started with an icebreaker session where members introducedthemselves to one another and shared their views about the Theme of the day.

Programme for the day

Thereafter, the Toastmaster of the day Joseph Soh, introduced the role holders and their responsibilities. For the benefit of the guests and new members he shared the sequence of events.

Opening address by Acting Club President

Club President, Neo Yen Ping shared the opening address.

Prepared Speeches 

IP-L1-P3: Iskandar Khan -"Performing Hajj is more gruelling than reservists training". Evaluated by Ang Wee Yong, DTM

MS-L1-P3: Ramesh Raju - "Trust Me”. Evaluated by Zhuo Shuzhen, DTM

IP-L2-P1: Amy Chen – “My Leadership Style”. Evaluated by Richarg Sng, DTM

Refreshment break 

Meeting adjourned for 30 minutes for munching and networking break.

Special Talk - Table Topics to improve your thinking skills

There was a special talk by Fernanado Young, DTM where he shared some very important tips on improving table topics skills. He then had a very interesting Table Topic session in which a number of guests and members participated.  

Awards Ceremony

Best Speaker – Amy Chen

Best Table Topics Speaker – Sohaib

Closing Address by Club President

Club President Neo Yen Ping closed the meeting by thanking all toastmasters and guests for attending the session.

Special gratitude 

Special thanks to Fernando Young, DTM for taking out time to enlighten us and to our role holders for making this chapter meeting a successful one!

Toastmaster of the Day:     Joseph Soh, ACS, ALB 

Ah-Counter:                          Sandy Lim, CC, CL

Timer:                                    Anand Deshpande

Sergeant at Arms:                Shaun Loy

Upcoming chapter meeting & Club Events

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

Upcoming 9th Chapter Meeting – 3rd November 2018

Minutes taken by: Taruna Menghani

Vetted by: Neo Yen Ping