Despite the June school holidays, and several of our members being away, our 18 June chapter meet had the conference table filled with members and guests.

The Sergeant at Arms, Suanny got us to introduce ourselves and asked us “What good thoughts we had today”.  Some were thinking of their holiday plans, others felt good that they had accomplished the day’s tasks.

Our Language Evaluator, Judy gave us the word of the day; ‘Conjure’ and urged us to use the word in our speeches where relevant. Suanny, our Toastmaster of the Evening (TME) explained the evening’s program. She then invited our President Judy to give the opening address.

Judy gave a sparkling speech to summarise her journey as Club President. She praised each of the Exco members for the fabulous job they had done during her term.  The club’s decision to focus on the quality of each meeting made each chapter meeting enjoyable.  Judy felt that this strategy has proven to be effective as shown by the number of guests who have returned.  Some have even signed up for membership.

Judy’s speech was followed by the election of the new Exco committee, conducted by our Immediate Past President, Wayne Burnett. The annual report was presented and accepted by Alan Puah and seconded by Suanny. The elections followed, and Wayne conducted it fast and efficiently.   

Project speeches followed. The first speaker, Alan Puah, did his Project 10 titled “The Great Equaliser”. He urged the audience to make each day count as we do not know when is our last.  The second speaker Mani, a long lost Tanglin toastmaster, did an advance project from the Humorously speaking manual. He spoke on the humorous side of Frequent Flyers. Leaving us with more than a smile.

The break allowed guests, visitors and members to mingle over refreshments. Patricia brought those yummy bun sandwiches from Sweet Secrets. The evaluators used some of the break time to prepare and write out their evaluations.

After the break, evaluators Ann Vijay of Dover TMC and Wayne Burnett gave insightful feedback to the speakers, and the rest of the audience on what the speakers did well and where there was scope for improvement.

The timekeeper for the evening was Patricia, who worked like clockwork and ensured that everyone spoke within their allocated time.

The Table Topics Master was Judy. She wore many hats for the evening and this role was impromptu. She resourcefully chose the beginnings of old songs as topics.  The younger members were not familiar with some of the lines, but all had a go. Everyone had a chance to voice their views on the topics selected for them.

Language Evaluation by Judy highlighted the interesting phrases spoken and good use of language during the course of the evening.

Judy presented the award for the evening;

Best Table Topics Speaker was Risyad from IPA TMC

Congratulations!

President Judy did her final closing address and the meeting was adjourned.

Next meeting: 16 Jul 2009

~ Suanny ~