Greetings from the committee of Toa Payoh Central CC Advance Toastmasters Club, “TPCTMC (Advanced)”!
For the past months, our charter president, DTM Yeo Chai Tun and the mentors of TPCTMC toiled behind the scenes to bring us the TPCTMC (Advanced). As the basic club ballooned in membership, spinning off an advanced club will better serve the needs of members who may want to take their individual development further to become better speakers.
I joined TPCTMC in mid-2008. More than just a platform to continually hone your speaking skills, I’ve chalked up many “first experiences” – participating in contests, organizing contests, clubbing (visiting other clubs), attending workshops on speech crafting, evaluation, language usage, judging criteria, and even leadership training. Membership at TPCTMC has been synonymous with fun, fellowship and food – thanks to our diligent SAAs (and occasionally our beloved club mentor, Jenny’s famed sour plum and tomatoes) who keep our tummies filled as meetings lasted till 10pm.
Beyond fostering the great friendships and having more food, the advanced club aims to focus on developing advance skills. While the basic club trains members in fundamental speaking skills, the advanced club uses more tailored manuals to address specific speaking techniques e.g. persuasion, entertainment, technical presentations. With higher expectations, evaluations also consist of sharper critiques.
I can go on extolling the benefits of the toastmasters programme, but there are some experiences which you have to go through yourself in order to reap the most benefits. This is one of them. Where can you find a place outside school, outside work that you can stumble in the midst of achieving mastery, and still get away with it?
It’s only the beginning for TPCTMC (Advanced). There’s so much to explore, if only you are willing to see more, hear more and want more. Take the leap with us to achieve greatness together.
You really got to catch us at:
Toa Payoh Central CC Toastmasters Club (TPCTMC)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday and 4th Thursday of each month
Venue: Toa Payoh Central Community Centre (opposite Toa Payoh hub), mini theatre
Time: 7.30 to 10pm
Website: www.tpctmc.org
Facebook: Toa Payoh central cc toastmaster club (Singapore)
Toa Payoh Central CC Advanced Toastmasters Club (TPCTMC Advanced)
Meetings: Bi-monthly, 2nd Tuesday, at the same venue and time as above.
