Recap: 218th Chapter Meeting – 9th September 2023

An awesome afternoon which started with an epoch-making workshop by the renowned James Harris Jr. (MS5, EH5) on the key topic “The Uncomfortable Zone’. For the whole forty-five minutes, we were all glued to our screens and took many important points from James to ponder over. For instance, ‘Every speech is for the audience’ ; ‘Being imperfect is what makes you perfect’; ‘Be a little curious’ ; ‘Burden is me, Blessing is we’, just to mention a few.

The meeting then moved on to the three prepared speeches by three speakers, Olivia Oliveiro (MS4), Dyland Lam (TM) and Sandhya Maruvada (TM). Olivia’s speech was ‘Lessons Learnt’, through her speech she explained the three fundamental steps which help prepared in advance for an event or a speech. The steps were planning ahead, asking for assistance and starting early on time. Dylan’s speech on ‘Power of Belief’ shared about the story of an elephant and how its limiting beliefs can restrict the elephant and how should overcome the limiting beliefs in them. Sandhya’s speech titled ‘Values and my journey with them’. She meticulously explained how she had followed integrity, adaptability and empathy to achieve balance in her personal and professional life. All three speakers delivered their purposes of their speeches with utmost clarity.
 

Table Topics segment hosted by Prabha Jayaraman, TM was refreshing and interesting. Many fellow toast masters volunteered and participated actively. It was an engaging and fun twenty minutes for all participants.

  

For project evaluation segment, we have visiting Toastmaster, Brahmakumar, DTM, our club mentor, Jenny Au (DTM) and Audrey Lim (PM3) presented their candid yet encouraging evaluations to the speakers. 

The meeting programme concluded with evaluation by our guest General Evaluator, Tay Zan Jun, PM5 on the appointment holders which were straight forward and easy to understand.

  

The 218th chapter meeting ended with Club President's closing speech and the annoucement of award winners. 
Best Speaker: Olivia Oliveiro, MS4
Best Table Topics: Brahmakumar Balakrishnan, DTM
Bes Evaluator: Audrey Lim, PM3

We appreciate all our appointment holders who took time and effort to conduct a well-coordinated meeting and made it wonderful, meaningful for everyone.

List of appointment holders for the meeting

1.    Sergeant-at-arms: Constantine Koh, TM

2.    Toastmaster of the Day: Venkat Voleti, PM3

3.    Timer: Bharathi, IP5, PM5

4.    General Evaluator: Tay Zan Jun, PM5

 
Do stay tuned for more exciting and enriching chapter meetings of Anchorvale CC Toastmasters Club. 
 
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Written by Prabha Jayaraman, TM.