Division U Achievers Day - 5 Dec

Division U Achievers Day this year is a special one as we have decided to throw in some gifts and incentives for all of you in this Christmas season to come and attend. We have invited 3 very experienced toastmasters - John Sih, Kristina Sharmini and Patrick Chang to share with you on some tips for Language Evaluation, General Evaluation and Project Evaluation. A 3-in-1 workshop!!! Free for Division U members!!!

Date: 5 Dec 2009 (Sat)
Time: 2pm
Venue: Whampoa CC Mini Theatre

For more details, please click here.

Word of the Day - December

Vicissitude [vih-SIS-i-tood]
- noun
1. A change or variation occuring in the course of something.
2. Interchange or alternation, as of states or things.
3. Vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases, or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years.
4. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another.
5. The quality of being changeable; mutability

* Interesting word, where the plural form of the word has negative connotations.

By Language Evaluator Terry Teza, CC

District 80 Semi-Annual Convention November 2009

Dear members

It is an absolutely fulfilling trip to Macau to attend District 80 Semi-Annual Convention. We're happy to announce that Singapore bagged all the 6 trophies beating contestants from Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand. We made history!

In the photo above is the District 80 Evaluation Contest Champion - Darren Tay from Punggol Toastmasters Club. Not only is he the youngest contestant, he is a fairly new toastmaster of less than 1 year and his first time participating in the contest.

The day before the contest, the contestants drew their speaking slots and Darren told me that he was the first contestant. So I told him that either he impress all the judges and kill the rest of the contestants or risk the judges not remembering him at all as there were 9 very strong contestants. And indeed, he wowed the audience. The audience was unable to keep silent for one minute after his speech!

And his winning is truly amazing, considering he had only 5 minutes to prepare for his evaluation. If you calculate the time difference, the last contestant had another 36 minutes to organize her thoughts, so Darren's win was truly laudable and we're so proud of him.

I would like to encourage all of you to attend District conventions such as this and you will never regret what you have learnt.

Looking forward to the next convention at Bangkok on 28-30 May 2010. I've already booked my convention ticket at $220. Have you signed up yet? The tickets are running out!

Web 2.0

Conducted a workshop on "Build Your Club Presence ONLINE" organised by Division Z @ NUS campus Yusof Ishak House, Singapore. Though I was not feeling well today, the amount of enthusiasm and energy shown by the participants has made my day. Thanks to my partner, Chew Hoe, for setting up the participants' yearn-to-learn spirits before my presentation.

Special thanks to Joni and Sau Ying for the opportunity for me to conduct this workshop.

I have made some updates based on feedback and some from my notes on the slides.

Word of the Day - November

Elated [ɪˈleɪtɪd]
adj
full of high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism; very happy
elated adj
elatedly adv
elatedness n

Synonyms:
cheer, encourage, exhilarate, gladden

eg,

Her success elated the family.

merriam-webster

- by Language Evaluator, November 09 – Cherelene Chua, ACB,CL

Good Use of Language
two sides of a coin
count your blessings

Division U Evaluation Contest 2nd Runner up - Nicholas Tan

Congratulations to Nicholas.

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Division U Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests Results

Results for Division U Humorous Speech Contest
1st: Azhar Risyad Sunaryo (IPA)
2nd: Nigel Wong (IFPAS)
3rd: Thomas Lee (Leng Kee)

Results for Division U Evaluation Contest
1st: Kenneth Wee (IFPAS)
2nd: Azhar Risyad Sunaryo (IPA)
3rd: Nicholas Tan (Buona Vista)

My heartiest congratulations to Nicholas Tan for doing us proud! *Applause*

Division U Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Date: 24 October 2009 (Sat)
Time: 1.30pm - 5.30pm
Venue: Whampoa CC Mini Theatre

Nicholas Tan from our club will be representing Area U1 in both contests. Please come down to support him! Admission is free!

1st Issue of District 80 Newsletter 09/10 "The Promise"

Download here!

Humorous Speech and Evaluation Area U1/U3 Contest

Buona Vista Toastmasters Club will be hosting this year's Humorous Speech and Evaluation Area U1/U3 contest.

Venue : Buona Vista Community Club Conference Room
Date/Time : 10th October 2009, 1:30pm to 5:30pm

Join us for an afternoon of fun and laughter!

Word of the Day - September

Concur
con⋅cur  /kənˈkɜr/ [kuhn-kur]
–verb (used without object), -curred, -cur⋅ring.
to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with his statement?

Whai-Aun (Language Evaluator)

District 80 Train the Trainer - Conducting Speechcraft Workshops

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Submit your details to
Div U Governor, Jerlynn Ang, CC/CL, jerlynn.ang@gmail.com
or
Rebecca Lee, DTM, yhrebecca@yahoo.com.sg
Hurry limited seats available! This event is for Toastmasters only.

District 80 “Train-the-Trainer” Speechcraft Contents

I. Objectives:

• a. To train a core group of Speechcraft Trainers in the tools of organizing and implementing Speechcraft workshops in Divisions and Areas of District 80.
• b. Trained Speechcrafters to organize and conduct Speechcraft workshops in Areas and Clubs.

II. Contents:

• a. Core competencies of organizing speechcraft workshops.
• b. Speechcraft logistics (publicity and administration)
• c. A positive attitude of imparting public speaking skills to fellow Toastmasters.
• d. Skills include “How to do the Ice-breaker” speech, “How to organize a Speech”, “How to conduct a Table Topics Session” and “How to evaluate a speech”.

III. Methodology:

• a. Lecture & discussion
• b. Role play using a mock-up of a Speechcraft session
• c. Questions & answers

I. CONTENTS:

• 1, By Role-play, enact a Speechcraft workshop scenario. Pose some questions likely to be raised, “How do I organize a Speechcraft workshop for my Club?”, “What are the logistics needed to be provided?” “Who can I call upon to assist me?”
• 2. Publicity – Banners, posters, by email to potential participants, CEOs of companies. Stress on benefits of Toastmasters.
• 3. Registration – Register with names, contact numbers, email addresses.
• 4. What to charge Speechcrafters? Membership of club?

II. Ice-Breaker speech – how to, what to say, how to organize, how to summarize my life experience in 4-7 minutes? What areas to highlight?

III. How to “Organize Your Speech” – introduction, body, conclusion.

IV. Project Evaluation – How to evaluate? What to highlight? How to give feedback, to encourage without discouraging speaker? What is Whitewash?


V. Table Topics session – What topics are suitable? How to organize a TT speech in 2 minutes? Proven format, if any.

VI. How does Speechcraft enhance my personal development? My career?

An Easy Way to Get Valuable Leadership and Management Experience

The following article is by Josh Kaufman, Editor of The Personal MBA:

Jacqueline writes:

“I do not have an MBA degree. I am also not in a managerial position but hope to be someday soon. My financial situation does not allow me to join any courses for now.

“How can I learn the managerial skills required when I’m not yet at that position and I am not financially secure enough to invest in a course? I really want to learn but I do not currently have the exposure or the experience. I just do not know where or how to begin. I really did not know whom to ask.

“Can you please advise me? I’d really appreciate any help, advice, guidance that you can offer.”

Here are two suggestions for anyone in Jacqueline’s position:

1. Find an organization or non-profit you like and volunteer to lead. There are many groups out there that could use a good leader / manager, and it’s a free way to get valuable experience and make a difference at the same time. Hiring managers love to hear about community leadership experience, and if getting a new job is your goal, stepping up to lead in your community gives you plenty of things to talk about during the interview process. If you’re able to demonstrate the ability to lead others in a non-business role, people will be more likely to trust you to lead in a business capacity.

Daylon: Organisations like Toastmasters International constantly provides wonderful opportunities for members to realise their full leadership capabilities. The learning environment is encouraging for anyone who is keen to be a better communicator or leader and you'll find like-minded individuals outside of your profession to network too!

2. Start your own side project, then recruit and lead a team of volunteers or an outsourced virtual team to get things done. You can find people to help from all sorts of places – interns from colleges or universities, schools, or volunteers you find online. For $69/mo, you can hire a virtual team to help you with pretty much anything. Managing your own project will teach you a lot about how to lead, and you don’t need anyone’s permission to get started.

Daylon: Often, you'll find members from Toastmaster clubs who are specialist in their own field (e.g. Business Consultants or HR Managers), as a fellow Toastmaster, you may enquire more about their domain of expertise and acquire new insights. Try doing the same by cold calling their office, you probably won't get pass his/her personal assistant!

September Speechcraft Workshop - Advance With Communication

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BVTMC September Speechcraft Workshop - Advance With Communication

12 September (SAT) 1.30pm - 5.30pm

19 September (SAT) 1.30pm - 5.30pm

24 September (THUR) 7.15pm - 10pm

Venue : Buona Vista Community Club
Block 36 Holland Drive Singapore 270036

Register with Buona Vista Community Club or call Daylon for more information.

buonavistatmc@gmail.com

Photos from Humorous Speech & Evaluation Club Contest

Humorous Speech & Evaluation Club Contest 2009

Congratulations to all participants and especially to the following award winners.

Humorous Speech Contest

Winner : Nicholas Tan, CC
"Real Talent"
1st Runner-up : Enniwati Tow, TM
"Uniquely Singapore"
2nd Runner-up : Lim Chee Siong, CC
"Kick the smoker image"

Evaluation Contest

Winner : Nicholas Tan, CC
1st Runner-up : Daylon Soh, TM
2nd Runner-up : Juey Ong, CC/CL

Special thanks to the people who made this event successful.

Organising Chair - Adeline Chik
Contest Chair - Lorraine Chin CC
Chief Judge - Lum Sau Ying ACB/CL (NUSS Toastmasters Club) and her team of judges
Test Speaker - Loke Lee Yin (ACCA Toastmasters Club)
Tally Counters - Jerlynn Ang CC/CL, Azhar Risyad Sunaryo TM (IPA Toastmasters Club)
Timekeepers - Tracy Ma and Phyu Nitar
Sergeant-at-arms - Edwin Seah CC/CL and Shao Ning, CC

Nicholas Tan will advance to Humorous Speech & Evaluation Area U1/U3 Contest on 10th October 2009 at Buona Vista CC. Congratulation!

Lim Chee Siong
President, BVTMC

Super Judge 101 Workshop

Date: 23 August 2009, Sunday
Time: 1.30pm - 5.30pm
Venue: Level 3, The Frontier CC
Address: 60 Jurong West Central 3, Singapore 648346

Your Investment: S$5 per pax (early bird for 1st 100 members, register by 16 August 2009)
S$20 per pax (after 16 August 2009 or at the door)

To register, please email Rose Ho at roselyn678@yahoo.com.sg:


Name:
Club Name:


Register today to avoid disappointment. Seats are on First Come First Serve basis.

Renew Your Promise today to be a Super Judge!

July Chapter Meeting

Date: 2nd July '09
Venue: Buona Vista Community Club

BVTMC Speechcraft 2009 Preview

Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests 2009/2010

Club's Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest
Date : 6th August 2009, Thursday (August Chapter Meeting)
Time : 7.15 pm - 10 pm
Venue : Buona Vista Community Club
Block 36 Holland Drive Singapore 270036, Meeting Room 2-5

Club members kindly register with our Vice-President Education, Ronald Sim or the Organising Chair Adeline Chik.

Visitors are welcome to sit in.

Area U1 & U3 Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contest
Date : 10th October 2009, Saturday
Time : 1.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Venue : Buona Vista Community Club
Block 36 Holland Drive Singapore 270036, Meeting Room 2-5

Winning contestants from individual clubs will be qualified for this combined Area Contest.

Division U Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contest
Date : 24th October 2009, Saturday
Time : 1.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Venue : Whampoa Community Club
300 Whampoa Drive Singapore 327737, The Mini Theatre

Winning contestants from Area U1 - U4 Contests will be qualified for the Division U Contest.

project evaluation

IFPAS uploaded my video on youtube! Well, since I'm already exposed online, might as well share with all of you.

My evaluation at IFPAS Toastmasters Club for Kenneth Wee's AP3 Speech "Diffusing Verbal Criticism" from the Interpersonal Communications Manual on 3 November 2008.

Division U Club Officers Training 1

Our Exco team attended Division U Club Officers Training 1 held at Whampoa CC Mini Theatre full force!!! Excellent spirit! I'm so proud of all of you!

Division U - Club Officers Training I

Division U - Club Officers Training I 2009/2010

Date : 4th July 2009
Time : 2.00pm - 5.00 pm
Venue : Whampoa Community Club
300 WHAMPOA DRIVE, Singapore 327737

Achiever's Day 2009

Division U Achiever's Day on 6th June 2009 at Whampoa Community Club


Representatives from Buona Vista TMC. William and Daylon.


Appreciations to our U1-U4 Area Governors and Division U Governor, 2008/2009

Photos from June's Chapter Meeting

Angeline with her mandarin speaking puppet. Most memorable line - "Oh, its yellow light! We still have time..."


Best Table Topic - William Tang, ACS/CL

Congratulation to our new Competent Communicator

Best prepared speech - Peaks and Valleys, Ronald Sim

June Events!

DIVISION U ACHIEVER'S DAY 2

Date : 6 June 2008, Saturday
Time : 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Venue : Whampoa Community Club, The Mini Theatre

Open to all Toastmasters.

Members from our Club who are attending so far,

• Jerlynn Ang, CC/CL
• William Tang, ACS, CL
• Daylon Soh

For more information kindly contact the undersigned by email.

Cheers,
Jerlynn Ang, CC/CL


RAFFLES TOWN CLUB TOASTMASTERS CLUB DINNER & DANCE

Date: 25 June 2009, Thursday
Time: 7:00 pm - 10.30pm
Venue: Raffles Town Club, Dunearn Ballroom, 1 Plymouth Ave (next to Orchid Copthorne Hotel)
Attire: Broadway style preferred
Price: $28/= nett

• Come and enjoy the music, dance, play, games, songs, jokes, musical quiz plus lucky draw prizes.
• Sumptuous buffet dinner in Raffles Town Club Ballroom setting for only S$28/= nett.
• The most value-for-money dinner with live show in town.
• For vegetarian kindly inform us in advance.
• Complimentary parking available.

Open to all Toastmasters, families and friends.

Please get your reservation early to avoid disappointment - contact the undersigned by email.

Cheers,
William Tang, ACS, CL

Word of the Day - June

Staggering –
stag⋅ge⋅ring [stag-ge-ring]
–adjective
1. So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat.

Synonyms: amazing, astonishing, astounding, distressing, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, shocking, stunning

Dictionary
Thesaurus

- by Language Evaluator, June 09 – Lim Chee Siong, CC

PS: Enhance your learning experience by downloading WordWeb, the free one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows, today!

Good use of English
Alliteration
- unrehearsed, unplanned
Power of 3
- rest, relax and renew
Metaphor
- clinched this opportunity
- driving the point
- capture attention
- tackle the body
- off the cuff
- love is blind
- plucked up his courage
- mustered his confidence
Idioms
- early bird catches the fattest worm

Area U1 Governor 2009/10, Lorraine Chin, CC

Congratulation to Buona Vista CC Toastmasters Club member, Lorraine Chin, CC for the appointment of Area U1 Governor 2009/2010.



Lorraine has been a member of this club for past 2 years and has served in various appointment in the club's executive committee.

Division U Governor 2009/10, Jerlynn Ang, CC/CL

Congratulation to our Division Governor-Designate, Jerlynn Ang, for successfully elected to the office of Division U for the term 2009/10.


Division U Governor 2009/10 - Jerlynn Ang, CC/CL

Buona Vista CC Toastmasters Club appreciates Jerlynn's hardwork and passion to the Toastmasters community. Her dedication has helped her rise through the ranks from Club Secretary to Club President, on to Area Governor and now Division Governor. Congratulations and we look forward to your leadership.

Multiple NEWs, Multiple HAPPINESS

Started from Apr 09, we have our chapter meeting in NEW meeting room in NEW community club building. HAPPY!

In the April and May chapter meetings we had many visitors and seen many NEW faces. HAPPY!

We have 4 NEW members just joined in! HAPPY!

Nitar, Daylon, Juliet and Zhen Hua, you are warmly welcome to our club and thank you for bringing happiness to us.

We have a NEW blog created for our Buona Vista Toastmasters club. HAPPY!

I am very HAPPY to share my HAPPINESS.

Tracy

Best speakers for May 2009 Chapter Meeting

Best Prepared Speech - Daylon Soh


Best Table Topic

Congratulations to all winners