Friday, December 4, 2009

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.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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