Welcome to West Coast Toastmasters Club!
Our club believes in developing and enhancing one's communication, public speaking and leadership skills through building upon one's confidence.
To do this, we not only provide an atmosphere filled with genuine support and encouragement, but also comfortable environment so one can feel at ease.
If you have the 2nd or 4th Saturday afternoon of the month free, pay us a visit!
Meng Hau
Club President
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Gabriel Yee
Secretary
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Why should I join a Toastmasters Club ? (for the executive)
Why should you join a Toastmasters Club ? What is a Toastmasters Club, anyway ? Before the questions are answered, consider the following situation :
You are an engineer/accountant/civil servant/... and you have been appointed/tasked/conferred... to do a presentation to your superiors which could mean the difference between getting that landscape cityview office room or being stuck in that cramped cubicle of yours, cluttered with all the mess.
As you are not too sure about how to go about giving A Winning Proposal/Selling the Idea/The Technical Presentation/..., you decide that the best thing to go is to give your presentation a Powerpoint makeover. Cramming every available information you have on to the Powerpoint slides, you end up with 113 slides consisting of the most technical jargon and ideas.
Proud of your achievement in getting all the slides done, you decide to add in some sound effects and visual effects that will spice up your presentation. Before you know it, all 113 slides have some kind of effects. Now, you are really proud of yourself, giving yourself a pat on the back (thinking what is so difficult about a presentation), then getting back to sleep.
The next day, in front of your superiors and subordinates, you present your masterpiece. Line by line, word for word, slide by slide, you start reading from the Powerpoint with all the sound effects. Rather than capturing the attention of the audience, you notice that they are drifting away to their BlackBerry or Palm. Desperate, you slow down and keep your tone neutral, hoping they will look at your slides but to your horror, they look tired now ( and you seem to catch your subordinate yawning as well ).
You try your best to trudge on, but it is too late. Your superior cuts you off, tells you that the time is up and there is another agenda to move on. You look at your slides, you are not even halfway through and it is over. Silently, you sit back in your chair, wondering what went wrong. A week later, your superiors decide to take another plan from another executive. The executive gets the project and a few months later, he gets the cityview landscape office as well while you lay slumped in your cramped cubicle.
What went wrong ? Well, quite a lot. This is where a Toastmasters Club can help. A Toastmasters Club is a club whereby members give speeches/presnetations to improve their communication skills. It is also a place that provides a mutually supportive and positive learning environment where every member has the opportunity to develop communication skills and foster self-confidence. If you interested in joining West Coast Toastmasters Club, you can contact the WebMaster at West.Coast.TMC@gmail.com. We will give a prompt reply as soon as possible.
You are an engineer/accountant/civil servant/... and you have been appointed/tasked/conferred... to do a presentation to your superiors which could mean the difference between getting that landscape cityview office room or being stuck in that cramped cubicle of yours, cluttered with all the mess.
As you are not too sure about how to go about giving A Winning Proposal/Selling the Idea/The Technical Presentation/..., you decide that the best thing to go is to give your presentation a Powerpoint makeover. Cramming every available information you have on to the Powerpoint slides, you end up with 113 slides consisting of the most technical jargon and ideas.
Proud of your achievement in getting all the slides done, you decide to add in some sound effects and visual effects that will spice up your presentation. Before you know it, all 113 slides have some kind of effects. Now, you are really proud of yourself, giving yourself a pat on the back (thinking what is so difficult about a presentation), then getting back to sleep.
The next day, in front of your superiors and subordinates, you present your masterpiece. Line by line, word for word, slide by slide, you start reading from the Powerpoint with all the sound effects. Rather than capturing the attention of the audience, you notice that they are drifting away to their BlackBerry or Palm. Desperate, you slow down and keep your tone neutral, hoping they will look at your slides but to your horror, they look tired now ( and you seem to catch your subordinate yawning as well ).
You try your best to trudge on, but it is too late. Your superior cuts you off, tells you that the time is up and there is another agenda to move on. You look at your slides, you are not even halfway through and it is over. Silently, you sit back in your chair, wondering what went wrong. A week later, your superiors decide to take another plan from another executive. The executive gets the project and a few months later, he gets the cityview landscape office as well while you lay slumped in your cramped cubicle.
What went wrong ? Well, quite a lot. This is where a Toastmasters Club can help. A Toastmasters Club is a club whereby members give speeches/presnetations to improve their communication skills. It is also a place that provides a mutually supportive and positive learning environment where every member has the opportunity to develop communication skills and foster self-confidence. If you interested in joining West Coast Toastmasters Club, you can contact the WebMaster at West.Coast.TMC@gmail.com. We will give a prompt reply as soon as possible.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
A new member : TAN Hong Yue
The club is very pleased to formally welcome Miss TAN Hong Yue into the club. Hong Yue is currently a second year Economics student at Nanyang Technological University. Her hobbies are singing, playing with the piano and hanging out with her friends.
On behalf of the club, we wish Hong Yue all the best in her academic pursuits and her journey in Toastmasters !
On behalf of the club, we wish Hong Yue all the best in her academic pursuits and her journey in Toastmasters !
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Highlights of meeting on 14th June 08
As usual, the club met up for our chapter meeting. However, this is no ordinary meeting. It was the installation of the new executive committee by the new Area B2 Governor, Johnny Teo. The meeting kicked off with a roaring start as the new President, Toastmaster Yew Menghau, gave a rousing speech to assure the club that it is on the right track and it will stay that way. Furthermore, he announced that by the end of this month, West Coast TMC would be a President's Distinguished Club again, making it 3 times in a roll.
Moving on, there were 6 prepared speeches given, ranging from Anger Management (TM Deepak) to More Exercise (TM Liu Lie), from drawing a face(TM Nicole Tuo) to buying Costa Rhu condominium as an investment (CL Mike Lian). Of course, who can forget about Table Topics? The theme? TV shows and movies! And what a fantastic time the audience had as everyone lapped up the humour and laughter. All in all, it make this chapter meeting not just fun and enjoyable but one that everyone can learn.
Moving on, there were 6 prepared speeches given, ranging from Anger Management (TM Deepak) to More Exercise (TM Liu Lie), from drawing a face(TM Nicole Tuo) to buying Costa Rhu condominium as an investment (CL Mike Lian). Of course, who can forget about Table Topics? The theme? TV shows and movies! And what a fantastic time the audience had as everyone lapped up the humour and laughter. All in all, it make this chapter meeting not just fun and enjoyable but one that everyone can learn.
Monday, June 16, 2008
West Coast Toastmasters Club 08/09 Executive Committee
West Coast Toastmasters Club formally installed its 2008/2009 Executive Committee on 14th June 2008. The following would be serving in their respective roles for the 2008/2009 term:
President : YEW Meng Hau
Description : Meng Hau has previously served as the Vice President for Education in the previous term and he is currently a first year Economics student in Singapore Management University.
Vice-President (Education) : Nicole TUO Xian E
Description : Nicole has previously served as the Vice-Preseident Education 2 for the Club. Nicole has won honours for the Club by coming in 3rd in the Area Prepared Speech Contest. She is undergoing training at NTU/NIE and she is currently teaching in Raffles Girls School.
Vice-President (Membership) : Louis, LU Yi
Description : Prior to his appointment, Louis has assisted the Division by serving as Assistant Division Governor (Membership) 2. He is currently working as an engineer in Port os Singapore Authority (PSA).
Vice-President (Membership) 2 : Deepak BHASKAR
Description : Deepak is one of the newest member in the club and holds no prior appointment. He is a Six-Sigma trained Black Belt and is currently working for DuPont Chemical Company.
Vice-President (Public Relations) : Daniel TAN Da Neng
Description : This is Daniel first appointment into the committee. He is currently a second year Engineering student in Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Treasurer : LIU Lie
Description : Liu Lie has helmed the portfolio of Treasurer since last year due to a reshuffle and he has retained the portfolio for this work year. Liu Lie is currently a researcher at Temasek Laboratories.
Secretary : Gabriel YEE
Description : This is Gabriel first appointment into the committee. He is currently a first year Information Systems student in Singapore Management University (SMU).
Immediate Past President : Perry LAI Kok Fai
Description : Perry served as the Club previous president and he has done the club proud by winning the Area Prepared Speech and Table Topics Contest and is the defending champion. Perry is currently a success management coach, motivational speaker and an author.
The Club would like to take this chance to thank the previous committee for their sterling work and also to the Immediate Past Area Governor Dennis Kwan for his help. The committee promises to work closely with the new Area B2 Governor Johnny Teo. The committee aims to attain the President's Distinguished Club for the 4th consecutive time.
President : YEW Meng Hau
Description : Meng Hau has previously served as the Vice President for Education in the previous term and he is currently a first year Economics student in Singapore Management University.
Vice-President (Education) : Nicole TUO Xian E
Description : Nicole has previously served as the Vice-Preseident Education 2 for the Club. Nicole has won honours for the Club by coming in 3rd in the Area Prepared Speech Contest. She is undergoing training at NTU/NIE and she is currently teaching in Raffles Girls School.
Vice-President (Membership) : Louis, LU Yi
Description : Prior to his appointment, Louis has assisted the Division by serving as Assistant Division Governor (Membership) 2. He is currently working as an engineer in Port os Singapore Authority (PSA).
Vice-President (Membership) 2 : Deepak BHASKAR
Description : Deepak is one of the newest member in the club and holds no prior appointment. He is a Six-Sigma trained Black Belt and is currently working for DuPont Chemical Company.
Vice-President (Public Relations) : Daniel TAN Da Neng
Description : This is Daniel first appointment into the committee. He is currently a second year Engineering student in Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Treasurer : LIU Lie
Description : Liu Lie has helmed the portfolio of Treasurer since last year due to a reshuffle and he has retained the portfolio for this work year. Liu Lie is currently a researcher at Temasek Laboratories.
Secretary : Gabriel YEE
Description : This is Gabriel first appointment into the committee. He is currently a first year Information Systems student in Singapore Management University (SMU).
Immediate Past President : Perry LAI Kok Fai
Description : Perry served as the Club previous president and he has done the club proud by winning the Area Prepared Speech and Table Topics Contest and is the defending champion. Perry is currently a success management coach, motivational speaker and an author.
The Club would like to take this chance to thank the previous committee for their sterling work and also to the Immediate Past Area Governor Dennis Kwan for his help. The committee promises to work closely with the new Area B2 Governor Johnny Teo. The committee aims to attain the President's Distinguished Club for the 4th consecutive time.
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