Nee Soon South TMC as Project Speaker, 16th September 2019

On the 16^th September 2019, I was at Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club, as project speaker.  This was my 62^nd club visit on the 78^th day of the Toastmaster year.

The Toastmaster of the Day was Chan Ah Cheng.  She was also the table topics master.  The language evaluator was Ajit.  The timer was Tess.

The president’s opening address, by Lim Jun Song, was about the challenges of reaching the Moon, and that was the analogy of running a small club.  According to the president, it sometimes feels like a farmer ploughing a field without buffalos.  But whenever he felt overwhelmed, he learned to reach out to others.

Tess spoke of her pursuit of passion, as her icebreaker.  She introduced herself as a Residents’ Committee member, a professional engineer with LTA, and an elder sister.

Louisa Lim told us she works in IT, just like her husband.  And that how, aside from IT, they have very different interests and social circles. Despite this, it was love at first sight when they met.  She joined Toastmasters to overcome her fear of public speaking, and in that time, acquired a taste for rhetoric, and is a member of multiple clubs.

I spoke about the use of insurance policies as financial instruments by the wealthy, and how it differed from what conventionally is done.

The evaluators were Shanmugam, Sivanesan K. Murugayan, and Muhammad Nurhakim bin Mohamed Yusop.  Lim Jun Song was the general evaluator.

Best Speaker: Myself; and

Best Table Topics Speaker: Ajit.

There was no voting for best evaluator.

Nee Soon South TMC as Project Speaker, 19th August 2019

On the 19^th August 2019, I was at Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club, as project evaluator.  This was my 35^th club visit on the 50^th day of the Toastmaster year.

The Toastmaster of the Day was Chan Ah Cheng.  The language evaluator was Celine Goh.  The timer was Jennifer Lim.  The ah counter was Rina Tay. Sim Seck  The table topics master was Johann Thang Zhi Rong.

The president, Lim Jun Song, was overseas, so Chan Ah Cheng stood in for him, and got the meeting underway.

Terra Tea gave a PowerPoint presentation about the negative human effects on nature.  She spoke specifically about the detrimental effects of microplastics on fauna, and what we can do about it.

Shanmugam spoke about Singapore when Lee Kuan yew was Prime Minister, how he was uncompromising in his values and standards.

I spoke about mentoring, and the overarching concept of formulating a club and district policy to mentor, not just new Toastmasters, but new leaders that can step up, and contribute to society.  This was a special project speech, distinct from the Pathways.  I also expressed my gratitude to Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club for always accommodating us, and providing AIA Toastmasters Club with speaking and project slots.  We owe several of our Triple Crown achievements to project speeches done here.

Julie Ong P. S. gave a presentation on her leadership style, and how it evolved as she grew into her role as club president of Leng Kee Advanced Toastmasters Club.  In the end, she concluded that she was an authoritative leader.  I could have told her that.

The evaluators were Willie Loh Chung Wei, Alvin Ho, Sivanesan K. Murugayan, and Ajit.

Best Evaluator: Ajit; and

Best Table Topics Speaker: Rina Tay Sim Seck.

There was no voting for best speaker since only two project speakers qualified.