The second training meeting for the term 2011-2012 was held on 17th July 2011 at our usual meeting place in Harbour View Hotel.
The theme for the night was "EYE POWER".
Toastmaster of the Evening (TOE) was Advanced Communicator Silver Campbell Apau, a.k.a. the Bright One in our club. He is a man well known for his eloquence and witty remarks. With the Bright One in charge of the training meeting, we were treated to a night of great fun and learning.
The first speaker for the night was Toastmaster Adrien Ting. A new member to the club, he was attempting the speech project from the Competent Communicator manual, a.k.a the CC manual. The CC manual contains 10 speech projects that highlights the fundamental skills of a public speaker.
His speech was about the Most Beautiful Lights in the World and he shared with the audience the beauty of the aurora and the rainbow.
The next speaker was Toastmaster Melvyn Ting. He spoke about how Apple was a successful brand due to Steve Jobs' ability to charm the users into buying Apple products. His speech drew great response and approval from the many Apple die-hard fans among the audience.
The third speaker for the night was Toastmaster Dominic Ting. He spoke about the importance of drinking the correct amount of water. As a result of his speech, everyone seemed to be drinking more water that night.
The fourth speaker for the night was Toastmaster Thow Soon Pheng. For his speech project, a.k.a Your Body Speaks, he needs to use his body language to enhance his speech delivery. His speech was entitled "Is Talk Really Cheap?". He delivered the speech in a humorous way and had the whole audience in stitches. Kudos to you TM Thow!
The training meeting was a blast and a total of 26 members and 10 guests attended the meeting. We even managed to recruit 3 new members on the same night!
With such an enjoyable experience, everyone is looking forward to our next training meeting which will be held on the 7th of August 2011.
It will be a special meeting because it is our "Guests Night". Everyone is welcome!
I will provide more info about the Guests Night in the next post. Stay Tuned! :)
Your VPPR,
Bernard Yong
