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23th December NUS Toastmasters Club Chapter Meeting

  • January 3, 2015August 2, 2015
  • by Koh Shi Ting

“Christmas is the day that holds all the time together”

– Alexander Smith

Fun-filled Chapter Meeting!
Fun-filled Chapter Meeting!

It’s finally the much anticipated Christmas-themed meeting and the enthusiasm and warmth of the members has certainly enfolded our hearts. For the extra special chapter meeting, we had a hat-sorting session where we were allocated into different groups before the meeting commenced.

Tse Wei led the Table Topics segment in Room 2 with his Christmas-themed topics. Ruoyu was asked what Christmas meant to him while Minh Anh answered the question on how to celebrate Christmas. Jackie deliberated on why we tend to wait until Christmas to give and celebrate while Yi Feng pondered on whether Christmas had been overly commercialised.
Moving on to the prepared speech segment, Spandhana gave us tips on how to battle the illusion of not having enough time. Following that, Shi Ting gave her speech on impulsive shopping while Richen invited the members to go Clubbing with him. To wrap up the segment,  Nathaddeus Tan, who was the best prepared speaker of the night, contemplated on how joining the Club has ruined his life.
Room 3 was assembled by SAA Wan Wen. The TME Ivan began the evening by introducing the appointment holders. Movingly on ,we had our table topics hosted by Fuk Kin. Sharafina encouraged everyone  to spend time with our family members during Christmas while Meng Dan shared with us her wish for a Europe trip if Santa were to grant her a present. Vishnu told us even naughty kids should receive Christmas gifts from Santa. Yunus received the question,”what do you do when you receive  a present you dislike”. He said it depends on whether he would be able to use the gift.
Yunus achieving competent communicator. Congratulations!
Yunus achieving competent communicator. Congratulations!
After which we proceeded to the prepared speeches.  Meng Dan informed us how to effectively manage our lives by developing  a winning attitude. Sharafina shared with us the skills for  socialising. Yunus completed his project 10 by  sharing with us his lowest point in life. “When you are at your lowest,  you are  open to the greatest  change”-Aang,Avatar. Lastly, Vanessa enchanted us with Cupid’s romantic love story.

For room 4, Roy, the table topics master, asked us about Christmas. Kanash spoke about his most romantic Christmas, where he met his wife Laviya while doing community service. Jiahao shared with us about his favourite Christmas Song – First Noel. Lavinya finished the table topics segment by explaining why chocolate is her favourite holiday snacks. All three of them were first-timers at Toastmasters and we received them warmly.

Moving on to the prepared speeches, the first speaker, Jun Han, read us a poem that we would have heard in the movie Interstellar, titled Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.  He called us to live life such that we would not have regrets when we are done in this world. Next, we had Ai Xin, who shared with us her memorable and fraught-ridden trip to the summit of Mt Fuji, and how it all paid off in the end when she saw the splendid sunrise the following morning. Following that, Jaysree, confided in us her experience with racism since young, and persuaded us to improve so that the future would be brighter. Also, Jaysree’s project marked the tenth speech of her competent communicator manual. Congratulations, Jaysree! Last but not least, Perry informed us about how we can mitigate the threat risks poses to our family with insurance. We wrapped up the session with a prized presentation: the best table topics speaker is Kanash, and the best speaker for the evening is Jaysree.

Article by Ho Fuk Kin, Roy Dai and Huan Hock Lim, Edited by Koh Shi Ting and Photos by Cool Clickers

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