Chong Pang TMC as Table Topics Master, 13th October 2019

On the 13^th October 2019, I was at Chong Pang Toastmasters Club, as table topics master.  This was my 87^th club visit on the 105^th day of the Toastmaster year.

The sergeant-at-arms was Yuvraj Aher.  The Toastmaster of the Day was Wendy.  The timer was Jack.  The ah counter was Anthony.  The language evaluator was John Tan.

Kok Yee Keong conducted a workshop on table topics.  He went through, from memory, seven methods he used to address speaking off the cuff on any topic.  It was enlightening.

Tony Tan Sein Wee spoke about the different aspects of mentoring.  He said that our first mentors are our parents, and we take our values from them.  He segued onto the challenges of finding a job in Singapore, after his graduation, which was especially difficult considering he was not a Singaporean then.  His mentor through this was his school career counsellor, who guided him.

Chang Soek Khim shared with us, on some very nice slides, the art of negotiation.  She said that there are six steps: Preparation, planning and research; the opening – rapport, agenda, purpose, and timing; active listening, probing, and persuasion; proposal – anchoring, and framework; concession trading; and finally, the agreement.  This is very useful for those who want to be better negotiators.

The evaluators were John Sih, and Michael Yonathan.

Best Table Topics Speakers: Kok Yee Keong, & Guest.

There was no voting for best speaker, and best evaluator.