Toastmasters - Division U (Singapore)

Public Speaking in Singapore

2007-06-24T13:57:00.000+08:00

How To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking in Singapore?

Speaking with confidence is really useful. However, not everyone can do it.

You may have read books on how to conquer the fear of public speaking.
You may have attended courses or workshops on how to improve your communication skills.

However, you lack a platform for practice.
Practice is the key to helping you improve in public speaking.

Visit Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club!

Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club holds regular chapter meetings where members gather to improve their public speaking and communication skills.Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club is one of the warmest toastmasters clubs in Singapore.
Guests are welcome to visit us!It's free of charge and there is no obligation that you have to join our club.

Just come, relax and see what toastmasters are all about!

Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
Open to all interested parties who are over 18 years of age

Meeting Place:
Kowloon Club Conference Room, Toa Payoh Central #05-02, Tao Payoh Central Community Bldg, Singapore 319194
Click here to see the Location Map

Meeting Time:
4th Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. in January, March, May, July, September & November, and
4th Saturday at 2.30 p.m. in February, April, June, August, October, and December

Coming Meeting Dates:
24 July 2007 (Tue) @ 7:30p.m.
25 August 2007 (Sat) @ 2:30p.m.
25 September 2007 (Tue) @ 7:30p.m.
27 October 2007 (Sat) @ 2:30p.m.

Contact:
Mak Wai Lam (Vice President of Membership) at 9677 7212

How Toastmasters Changes Lives

2007-01-28T15:05:00.000+08:00

The Benefits Are Clear

- Improved speaking, listening, thinking & leadership skills
- Discover hidden abilities & talents
- Obtain an expanded vision of the role of communication
- Increase self-esteem through active participation in personal development

English Speaking Skills Workshop - "Speak Your Way To The Top" organised by Kowloon-Singapore Toastmaster Club (3, 10, 17 & 24 Mar 2007)

2007-01-28T14:54:00.000+08:00

New Competent Leader Manual Reference File

2007-01-21T01:12:00.000+08:00

Download a reference file for New Competent Leader (CL) Manual...

"Leadership is a popular topic today. People complain about current leaders, and we need more leaders. Leaders themselves talk about the issues facing them. The world is complex and changing. Every organization needs leaders who can influence others to achieve goals, who can rise to the challenge, bring us together and take us into the future with purpose and confidence.

Your toastmasters club offers you the opportunity to learn some of these leadership skills and enables you to become a leader in your business and community. This manual will guide you through the learning process and give you practical leadership experience. This manual focuses on leadership skills you can learn by serving in various toastmasters meeting roles. You can learn how to listen, think critically, plan, organize, manage time, facilitate, motivate, mentor and build a team..."

Plan and do your CL projects now!

http://division-u.org/resources.html

http://division-u.org/guides/New_CL_Manual.pdf

Education Progression Diagram for the new TI Education Track & Leadership Track

2006-10-08T02:11:00.000+08:00

It is a one-page Education Progression Diagram for the new TI Education Track & Leadership Track.

This file is created by DTM Kan Kin Fung, Division U Head Speech Coach 2005-2006.

Hope this help! :)

Great News for Division U

2006-05-26T10:06:00.000+08:00

A Very Special Programme Sheet...

2006-05-01T12:49:00.001+08:00

Do you want to see a special designed programme sheet?

We have one. This is a very special programme sheet for Division U International Speech and Table Topics Contests 2006 held on 29 April 2006 designed by Martin Tang.

Results for Division U International Speech and Table Topics Contest 2006

2006-05-01T12:49:00.000+08:00

List of Advanced Manuals

2006-03-31T14:46:00.000+08:00

It is a one-page list of advanced manuals, with project names and timing.

This file is complied by DTM Kan Kin Fung, Division U Head Speech Coach 2005-2006.

Kowloon-Singapore Speechcraft Workshop 2006

2005-12-30T12:49:00.001+08:00

Details:

TI's New Educational Program

2005-11-13T23:58:00.000+08:00

TI Introduces New Leadership Manual and Awards...

Results for Division U Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests 2005

2005-10-13T11:13:00.000+08:00

Humorous Speech:
Champion: Ng Seng Chuan (U3 / Tanglin)
Runner Up: Kamalan Ganesan (U4 / Kowloon-Singapore)
2nd Runner Up: John Seah (U2 / ITMA )

Evaluation:
Champion: Jasmeet Walia (U1 / Fort Canning)
Runner Up: Ng Seng Chuan (U3 / Tanglin )
2nd Runner Up: Kan Kin Fung (U4/ Leng Kee)

How To Do Project Nine - Persuade with Power

2005-10-12T17:23:00.000+08:00

Don't Know How To Deliver Your Project 9 - Persuade with Power?

Division U Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests 2005

2005-09-27T10:47:00.000+08:00

Hi,

Just a quick note for the upcoming event.

Division U Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests 2005

Date: 8 Oct 2005 (Sat)

Time: 1:15 pm to 6:00 pm

Venue: Hong Kah North CC, Performance Art Centre (2nd floor), 30 Bukit Batok St 31 (5 mins walk from Gombak MRT)

Admission Fee: S$5.00 (Non-Appointment Holders and Guests)

Contact: Cherlene Chua @ 9832-8070 or Lawrence Quek @ 9459-4197

To view all our upcoming events, please visit http://www.division-u.org/events.html

Thanks!

Everything YOU want to know about Evaluating

2005-09-18T09:49:00.000+08:00

Hi,

If you would like to improve your evaluation skills, please check out the January 2005 issue of The Toastmaster Magazine. It's a special issue for evaluations.

Please at least take a look at the articles "Evaluating the Championship-Level Speaker" and "Want to Win an Evaluation Contest?"

A simple tip is that we are going to evaluate the delivery of the speech, but NOT the content of the speech.

We should not retell the speech. I repeat don't retell the speech.

"Many evaluators simply retell the entire speech. This doesn't benefit the speaker or the evaluator. You may want to repeat small portions of the speech to highlight areas for improvement, but the evaluation should be your speech, not the speaker's speech.
Listen with a critical ear and find the areas for improvement: don't merely parrot back what you heard...."

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Extracted from the article : "Evaluating the Championship-Level Speaker"P.13 of the January 2005 issue of The Toastmaster Magazine.BTW, I am not a good evaluator yet, but I would like to share with you the great information source from the TI magazine.

BTW, I am not a good evaluator yet. : )
However, I would like to share with you the great information source from the TI magazine for helping us to become a better evaluator...

Yetti
P.S.The below is the judging criteria for evaluation contest. Please make sure that you have a conclusion too (15 marks). : )

> ANALYTICAL QUALITY (40 POINTS) refers to the effectiveness of the evaluation. Every evaluation should carefully analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the speaker's presentation. Were the evaluator's comments clear and logical? Did the evaluator identify specific strengths and weaknesses of the presentation?

> RECOMMENDATIONS (30 POINTS) are an important part of an evaluation. An evaluator not only points out the strengths and weaknesses of a speech, he/she also offers specific recommendations for improvement. Recommendations should be practical, helpful and positive, and they should enable the speaker to improve his or her next presentation.

> TECHNIQUE (15 POINTS) refers to the manner in which the evaluator presents his/her comments and recommendations. An evaluator should be sensitive to the feelings and needs of the speaker, yet inspire and encourage the speaker in his/her future speaking efforts.

> SUMMATION (15 POINTS) is how the evaluator concludes the evaluation. The conclusion should briefly summarize the evaluator's comments and suggestions, and. be positive and encouraging.

TI's new membership application form

2005-09-08T00:14:00.000+08:00

Hi,

Where can you find the new TI's application form?

You can download the new forms from:

http://toastmasters.org/artisan/detail.asp?CategoryID=1&SubCategoryID=1&ArticleID=2&Page=1 (all the forms)

https://www.toastmasters.org/fupload/media/400MembershipAppDI.pdf (new application form - non-Division Club)

Yetti

TI's Dues Increase

2005-09-07T23:58:00.000+08:00

Hi,

Please check out DISTRICT 80 GOVERNOR'S UPDATE for August/September 2005 for more details...

http://www.district80.org/officers/DGmsg(8-9).html

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"Dues Increase: Despite the feedback from several districts and individuals about concerns and implications of increasing dues, the motion was carried with 9,735 to 2,919 votes. This is mainly because a vast majority of Toastmasters all over the world believe that the movement remains the best value for personal development of communication and leadership. At our District 80 Ex-Co meeting on 24 Sep, we shall actively explore ways of managing this increase for all our Divisions.

As of October 1, 2005, the following fee changes (in USD) will be in effect:

Charter Fee: $125
New-Member Fee: $20
Dues: $27, payable every six months
This will affect clubs chartering on or after October 1, 2005

What Other Implications are there?

a. Division Budgets: Technically, since the annual grant / budget for Districts will be increased as a result, this should translate into a larger budget available for use by Divisions for their clubs. However, we will only be able to know the amount after TI WHQ gives us the exact information.

b. Other Questions: The IT WHQ website has detailed replies to many FAQs including those below. Go to the following:

http://www.toastmasters.org/fupload/media/DuesIncreaseFAQ.pdf

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Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests 2005 for Areas in Division U

2005-09-01T14:49:00.000+08:00

Hi,

Just a quick note for the upcoming events.

Combined Area U1 and Area U3 Humorous Speech and Speech Evaluation Contest 2005

Date : 10 September 2005

Time : 1.00 pm to 6 pm

Venue : Hong Kah North Community Club, Performance Art Centre, Singapore

Admission Fees : S$5.00 (For non-appointment holder and guest)

Contact : Elissa Chan @ 9181-3948 for more details

Combined Area U2 and Area U4 Humorous Speech and Speech Evaluation Contest 2005

Date : 17 September 2005

Time : 1.00 pm to 6 pm

Venue : Whampoa Community Club, The Mini-Theatre (#01-03, Singapore

Admission Fees : S$5.00 (For non-appointment holder and guest)

Contact : Lawrence Quek @ 9459-4197 for more details

To view all our upcoming events, please visit

http://www.division-u.org/events.html

Have a nice day!!
:)

How To Do Project One - Ice Breaker

2005-08-25T12:47:00.000+08:00

Fear of Public Speaking.

Don't Know How To Do Your First Project - Ice breaker?

Welcome to this Blog!

2005-08-25T12:02:00.000+08:00

This Blog is for Division U - A Division of Toastmasters International District 80!

Our main site is at http://division-u.org/.

"Born on 1 July 2004, Division U which was branched out from Division S, is the youngest brother among all the Divisions in District 80. While still in its infancy, it staggered and floundered through a rather bumpy lap. To all members in the Division, it might well be a blessing in disguise. We value good leadership more than we did. We treasure more how effective communication can make a difference. We appreciate more why we should strive to become a better Toastmaster and a better person.

We adopt “Rekindling and Reigniting” as the theme of our Division. We want to rekindle the fire of love and harmony and to reignite the passion of learning within us so that together we shall build a much more solid foundation for Division U before it starts to march and leap."

Click the below link for our Governor's Address:
http://division-u.org/