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Snapshot of Meeting on 18 August 2010
2nd Chapter Meeting
Alan Choo, ACS, CL, kicked off the meeting with an ice breaker – he asked everyone to get to know 5 people in 3 minutes. What a great way to start the meeting, as it got everyone on the feet and talking to each other! Bernard was asked to name the 5 people he had got to know and he passed this test with ease.
Next, our Toastmaster of the Evening, James Lim, DTM, started singing, “I believe I can fly,” inspiring everyone to pursue their dreams. He also introduced all the appointment holders of the evening.
Following this, our new President, Melissa Wang, gave her opening address. She delivered an inspiring speech about luck and the importance of taking a leap of faith sometimes. I particularly liked her joke about how speaking in front of us “felt like eternity”.
Next, Mindy shared with us how to evaluate effectively by giving us 5 precious tips, namely
1) Show that you are interested
2) Consider the speaker’s objective
3) Personalize your language
4) Evaluate the speech, not the person!
5) Promote self-esteem
Thank you Mindy for the precious tips!
The word of the day “persevere” was introduced by our Language evaluator John Tan, ACS, CL. He taught us how to pronounce the word and gave us many examples on how to use it.
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