Tampines West TMC as Project Evaluator, 26th July 2019

On the 26^th July 2019, I visited Tampines West Toastmasters Club, as project evaluator.  This was the final programme in their series of four speechcraft sessions.  They managed to gain eight new members, which is an amazing achievement.  This was my 18^th club visit, on the 26th day of the Toastmasters year.

This visit was notable that we had almost all the area directors and the division director of Division A present, in a Division G club.  It was a coincidence since we were all contacted separately.  Thomas Chen Jun Ying, Director, Area A3; and myself were project evaluators.  Celia Jacqueline Lim, Director, Division A, was also a project evaluator.  Raymond Zhang, Director, Area A4, was general evaluator.

Gerald Yong Kim Heong, my mentor at AIA Toastmasters Club, when I first started out, was the language evaluator.

I evaluated Siti Marsita binte Atan’s speech, which a story of her first mentor, her father.  It was a poignant story of hope, then loss due to his untimely demise, and growth.  This is a story that we can all relate to, and it resonated with the audience.  She deservedly won best speaker.  I was voted best evaluator, but it could be due to the fact that I had excellent material to work with.

Rina Tay Sim Seck presided over the table topics.  The theme was inspired by her recent camper van visit of New Zealand, and all questions were based on the pictures she took.  She is a surprisingly good nature photographer.

Gerald Yong Kim Heong’s language evaluation began with the disclaimer that he is an accountant, not an English teacher.  However, he was excellent as usual, with an accountant’s eye for detail and nuances in language.

Raymond Zhang was thorough and detailed as general evaluator.  He was so thorough, I was waiting for my DNA test.

The speechcraft closed with the President, Stella Lo M. Y.’s address, congratulating everybody for making it a resounding success.