Social Collider Demonstration Meeting as Guest Speaker, 09th November 2019

On the 09^th November 2019, I was at Social Collider, as guest speaker.  This was a demonstration meeting, with a view to chartering a club.

The Toastmaster of the Day was Raymond Zhang, the table topics master was Mohamad Saddiqi bin Mohamad Said, the timer was Jenny Rachel Wan, the ah counter was Lisa Wong Pui Wan, and the language evaluator was Margrette Lo Foong Quan.

The meeting began with an opening address by Russ Neu Wee Teck, giving all of those attending a background of Social Collider, as a start-up incubator.  He alluded on the parable of teaching a man to fish, and explicitly stated that his role is to be a fishmonger.  His passion and dedication to changing the world for a better place is evident.

The Division A Director, Celia Jacqueline Lim, touched on the importance of being able to communicate effectively, particularly in pitching for funds, and addressing stakeholders.

Cindy Gan Chia Ee spoke of her journey to becoming a better leader, through becoming a better communicator.  She started out as a nurse, with a background in theology as well.  Now, she is a financial advisor.  Perhaps, she was preparing to sell afterlife insurance in case her patients did not make it, and ended up selling insurance.

Julie Ong P. S. is the co-founder, and director, of Solarite Technology, which patented a low concentrate voltaic cell.  They aim to be a leader in the renewable energy sector.  She detailed her journey as a start-up, and of being mentored in the Shell incubator, the Shell IdeaRefinery.  He presentation was a full pitch, and demonstrated how Toastmasters training is effective.

I gave a presentation on the art of pitching, and what funders and investors look for in a pitch, and how to use rhetoric to enhance that presentation.

Eric Tan Shi Wei gave a comprehensive presentation on the Toastmasters Pathway programme, and how it works in the three spheres of leadership, communication, and networking.  He went into some detail on certain projects, and how they apply in the start-up scene.

The evaluators were Joshua Tay W. H., and Zhuo Shu Zhen.

I would like to thank all the people, from Social Collider, and the Toastmasters community in Singapore, who dropped by to support this demonstration meeting.  This also included my friends representing private funding groups.  We are now looking to organise to get the club chartered.  The sponsoring clubs are AIA Toastmasters Club and Kampong Kembangan Toastmasters Club.