AON Singapore TMC as Project Evaluator, 26th July 2019

On the 26^th July 2019, I dropped by AON Singapore Toastmasters, in my capacity as Director, Area A2.  I was also in the programme sheet as general evaluator.  This was their first meeting of the new term, and they had many non-Toastmasters in attendance.  This was my 17^th club visit, on the 26^th day of the Toastmasters year.

Penny Anne Radcliffe gave a humorous speech about her misadventures in cooking for guests.  She was animated, she was dramatic, and she was explicit, as she brought us along, describing the horror she inflicted on unsuspecting guests over for dinner.  All that, over copious amounts of wine. She was hilarious in her own understated British manner.

We then returned to sobriety with Subhash Chandra, the immediate past president, who explained to us, why he chose his Pathway, Effective Coaching, and how he arrived at his own self-realisation about his style of dealing with others and stress.

The table topics section was conducted by Carmen Chan.  She put a lot of effort into creating a presentation with interesting questions formulated around the theme of identity.  What is most heartening is that we had a lot of new people try their hand at speaking off the cuff, and there is a lot of potential there.  This club has good speakers, and I hope to see them grow in ability and confidence.

I gave a short address, as Area Director, Area A2, explaining how, as corporate clubs, we utilise Toastmasters and the Pathway programme as a form of continuous executive training, in the areas of leadership and effective communication.

There was no voting for prepared speeches and evaluations because there were only two speakers for both.  The best table topics speaker was myself.