MASTER YOUR MIND, &

Be a Better Communicator

Part I: Flight of Courage: From Headless Chicken to Soaring Eagle

• Learn the skills and techniques to be able to speak before a group of people

• Learn how to control the butterflies within you to impress, persuade and to inspire

Speaker: Eric Feng,

BC (Hons), ACC, ATM-B

Eric is an entrepreneur, trainer and public speaker since the age of 18. He started a training company in 2004 and has been training over 2000 students and adults from corporate organizations extensively. He has taken part in and won many National levels (Area/Division) Contests.

Part II: Mind Mastery: The Art of Mental Excellence and Achievement

• Learn about Mind Mastery Modeling and its dynamic applications to speaking
• Learn how to expand your mind powerfully beyond its current capabilities

Speaker: Wekie Tay,

BA, DTM, NLP Trainer (USA), Mind Mastery Prac (Aust), AMA Certified Trainer,

Design Human Engineering Prac (USA)

Wekie is a Trainer, a Speaker as well as a Professional Excellence Consultant. He brings more than 16 years of experience in conducting numerous trainings for multi-national corporations, government agencies, organizations, and schools on leadership, N.L.P, persuasion, selling and negotiation, presentation skills, relationships, creativity and confidence empowerment.

Date: 13 March 2007 (Tuesday)

Time: 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm

Venue: The Corporate Office

(near Tanjong Pagar MRT)

Level 9 (Great Wall Room)

138 Robinson Road

Singapore 068906

Investment: $8.00

For enquires and registration:

1) David Wong

97456794

dk_raven at hotmail.com

2) Kent Soo

97637619

kent.soo at keppellog.com

Upcoming Events for 2007

6 January 2007 (Sat): COT at NTU Alumni 2 to 6 pm
15 February 2007 (Thurs): Club International Speech and Table Topics Contest
10 March 2007(Sat): Area International Speech and Table Topics Contest (Leng Kee CC)
13 March 2007 (Tues): Education Workshop
15 March 2007(Thurs): Chapter Meeting
12 April 2007(Thurs): Education Workshop
19 April 2007 (Thurs): Chapter Meeting
21 April 2007 (Sat): Division International Speech and Table Topics Contest
17 May 2007 (Thurs): AGM

The Speechcraft course is a short practical course in public speaking for the novice

speaker. You'll be joining several other people who want to learn the basics of public

speaking quickly in a supportive, friendly environment. Everyone is involved in all the

activities each session. You'll make new friends, learn new things, and have a lot of fun!

It's a great way to start your public speaking career!

A Speechcraft course will help you to:
* Gain confidence in public speaking
* Develop your communication and language skills
* Learn to think quickly and clearly
* Become an effective listener
* Use body language and visual aids
* Advance your social skills
* Improve your job or promotion prospects

Investment: S$180 (for all 4 + 1 sessions)
Early-bird discount: $150 (if you sign up and pay before 19 October 2006)
Special Discounts available for registrations of 2 or more people together

The Open Alumni Toastmasters Club's Speechcraft will be held on
4 + 1 Thursday evening sessions in the month of November:
Session 1: 2 November 2006
Session 2: 9 November 2006
Session 3: 16 November 2006
Session 4: 23 November 2006
Session 5: 30 November 2006

To register for the speechcraft, please email/call the contact persons:

Contact Person:
YEC
yekker @ gmail.com

KS
p4500 @ singnet.com.sg

The Open Alumni Toastmasters Club
Humorous Speech and Evaluation Speech Contest Results
Held on 26 August 2006 (Saturday) at The NTU Alumni Club House

Humourous Speech Contest Winners

Champion : Wong Kok Wah

1st Runner Up : Yoong Ee Chuan

2nd Runner Up : Kent Soo

Evaluation Speech Contest Winners

Champion : Yoong Ee Chuan

1st Runner Up : Wong Kok Wah

2nd Runner Up : Elaine Tan

Congratulations goes to all who took part in the contests! All are winners for taking the courage and conviction to participate in the contests! Kok Wah and Ee Chuan will go on to represent the club at the Area B2 Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests to be held on 30 September (Saturday) 1.30 pm at the NTU Alumni Club House. Do come down and support our contestants!

Participants:

Humorous Speech Contest:

Wong Kok Wah (CL)

Yoong Ee Chuan (CL)

Soo Wing Hock, Kent

Tan Li Xin, Elaine

Tee Chuan Yuan, Tony

Evaluation Contest:

Wong Kok Wah (CL)

Yoong Ee Chuan (CL)

Soo Wing Hock, Kent

Tan Li Xin, Elaine

Tee Chuan Yuan, Tony

The Open Alumni Toastmasters Club can now be found at:

http://theopenalumni.freetoasthost.info/

Check it out!

The Open Alumni Toastmasters Club
21 September 2006 Chapter Meeting

Date: 21 September 2006 (Thursday)
Time: 7.30 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Address: The Corporate Office
Level 9, 138 Robinson Road
Singapore 068906

Instructions on "Getting There":
(By MRT: Exit Tanjong Pagar MRT station and walk towards Capital Tower, The Corporate Office is located next to Union Trust Building and before Chow House.)

The Open Alumni Toastmasters Club - Calendar of Events for 2006-2007

Theme
Achieving excellence, leading by example!


July 2006:

• 8 July 2006 (Sat): Combined Division B and Division Z Club Officer Training at Grassroots Club
• 20 July 2006 (Thurs): Installation of ExCO and Monthly Toastmaster Meeting (prepared speeches, table-topics)
  

August 2006

• 26 August 2006 (Sat): Combined Humourous Speech and Speech Evaluation Contest with ACCA and NTU Alumni Toastmasters Clubs at NTU Alumni Toastmasters Club @ One-North

October 2006 /November 2006

• 5 Oct, 12 Oct, 26 Oct, 2 Nov (Thurs): Speechcraft
• 19 Oct (Thurs): October Club Chapter Meeting

2007
January
- International Speech and Table-Topics Contests

March
- Educational Workshop

April
- Speechcraft

Alumni Toastmasters Club
Exco Installation Night
20 July 2006 (Thursday) Meeting

Join us at our next meeting on:

Date: 20 July 2006 (Thursday)
Time: 7.00 pm (registration) - 7.30 pm
7.30 pm to 9.50 pm

Venue: 141 Market Street, AEC Centre
Queens Room 4, 5th Floor (Near to Raffles Place MRT station)
Singapore 048944

All are Welcome! Light Refreshments will be provided.

Just drop VP(E) Ee Chuan an email at yekker (at) gmail.com or call 9 688 2300.

New Executive Committee (ExCo) for Alumni Toastmasters Club

The Alumni Toastmasters Club has conducted its annual general meeting on 18 May 2006 and elected the following office-bearers for 2006-2007:

ExCo Club Officers
President || Annabelle Yong
Vice-President (Education) || Yoong Ee Chuan
Vice-President (Membership) || Kent Soo
Vice-President (Public Relations) || Tony Tee
Secretary || Chen Yongchao Gabriel
Treasurer|| Wong Yuming David
Sergeant-At-Arms || Elaine Tan
Immediate Past President || Wong Kok Wah

We look forward to our club members' continued support and pledge to continue to lead the club into greater heights and to serve all our club members and fellow toastmasters to the best of our abilities.

International Speech and Table-Topics Contest 16 March 2006

Alumni Toastmasters Club successfully organised our club contest for both International Speech and Table-Topics and would like to congratulate the following winners and runners-up for their efforts. We thank all our appointment holders, contestants and club members for participating in this event.

International Speech Contest
Winner - Annabelle Yong
Runner-Up - Yoong Ee Chuan

Table-Topics Contest
Winner - Elaine Tan
1st Runner-Up - Annabelle Yong
2nd Runner-Up - Tony Tee

The March 2006 Alumni Toastmasters Club Newsletter Vox Vocis (size: 1.13 megabyte) is available! Get your copy now.

Editor, Vox Vocis
Yoong Ee Chuan, VP(PR)
Alumni Toastmasters Club

Alumni Toastmasters Club
Club #7498 District 80 Division B Area B2 Established since 1 Jan 1998

Communication, Leadership and Networking
These are the hallmarks of the Alumni Toastmasters Club. We welcome all who are interested in taking charge of their lives in creating the possibility of enhanced communications, inspirational leadership and warm networking with fellow self-motivated individuals who come together as a group to share a common vision.

Join us every third Thursday of the month for our meetings!
Venue: 141 Market Street, AEC Centre, Singapore 048944 (Near Raffles Place MRT)
Next Meeting: 15 June 2006 (Thursday), 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

Meetings for 2006
20 July 2006, 17 August 2006, 21 September 2006, 19 October 2006, 16 November 2006