AIA TMC, NFNF, 28th July 2022

On the 28^th July 2022, AIA Toastmasters held its first NFNF meeting for the term.  The appointment holders were as follows: 

Toastmaster of the Day

Linda Lee, MS1 

Table Topics Master

Sandra Phua Siang Kiang, PM1 

Language Evaluator

Gerald Yong Kim Heong, DTM 

Ah Counter

Amos Yio Zhi Yan 

Timer

Gordon Liew Wan Kong 

Creative Director of the Day

Rominia Leonard Sarte, PI1 

Photographer

Ariel Wu Xiao Fang 

Speakers

Eric Tan Kar Liong

Maria Tricia Abraham, DL1

Eileen Chan Hui Li 

Project Evaluators

Frances Goh Ching Yee, PI4

Terence Kenneth John Nunis, DTM

Landly Sudjana

Margrette Lo Foong Quan, SR5, PI1 

Workshop Speaker

Eric Tan Shi Wei, DTM 

We had three speakers, who coincidentally shared about family.  Eric Tan spoke about his struggles with gambling, when he was much younger, and how, with the support of family and friends, he overcame it.  It was heart wrenching tale of emotional and psychological turmoil, and the triumph of family.  Maria Abraham, DL1 shared an amusing take on negotiating with her father about getting married, when she was still young.  It was a paradigm shift on the project, Negotiate the Best Outcome.  Eileen Chan gave us another take on the theme of dealing with addiction, but this time as the spouse.  She spoke of the values of co-parenting, and how to do it right. 

Part of speaking is having the courage to share pieces of ourselves, to that we can connect to the audience.  We are all part of that river of humanity, making its way through the canyons of time, until we meet that ocean of humanity.  It is our celebration of triumph, our commemoration of loss, and our understanding that we are all part of something greater than ourselves. 

Eric Tan, DTM, gave a short workshop on evaluation, because the next club meeting is our Speech Evaluation and Table Topics contests, to be held on the 11^th August.  His workshop, “Evaluate to Elevate”, touched on the intent of an evaluation, and its use, both within a Toastmasters context, and a professional context.  It was 20 minutes of tips, concepts, and advise.  Eric Tan, DTM, is a serial contest winner for speech evaluation, at club, Area, and Division level, and has represented the club at District level as well. 

The attendance was over 20 despite it being an afternoon lunch events.  We had three non-Toastmasters in attendance.  One has since joined the club, and the other two are in process.  Overall, it was a good meeting, and well attended. 

The club also had a birthday celebration for members born this month.  They are:

Cindy Gan Chia Ee, DL5, PI2

Gerald Yong, DTM

Heny Chen Wan Ching, MS1

Shirley Faith Chia Xue Li, DL2 

Best Project Speaker: Maria Abraham, DL1

Best Project Evaluator: Terence Nunis, DTM

Best Table Topics Speaker: Reuel Sim Siang Boon 

The next meeting, on the 11^th August 2022, is our Table Topics & Speech Evaluation Contest. This will be at AIA Tampines, Level 6, Premier 2, from 1900h.