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Anonymous
Gavelier of the Afternoon
Gavelier Lavithra
Inspirer
Pak Peter CTM, CL
Word Master
Gavelier Ranveer
Table Topics Master
Gavelier Ryne Cheow
Humour Master
Gavelier Vishagen
Grammarian
Gavelier Komagan
"Ah" Counter
Gavelier Eric Anthony
Evaluators
Sita Ram ATM-B
Uncle Cheah ACG
Vasantha Raghu ATM-B
ATM-B CK Lee
Time Keeper
Rayman Ng
Manual Speech Projects
1. Tarvinder Kaur
CC#1 The Ice Breaker 4 - 6 minutes
2. Jason Ong
CC#2 Organize Your Speech 5 - 7 minutes
3. Richard Tan
CC#3 Get to the Point 5 - 7 minutes
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Anonymous
Gavelier of the Afternoon
Gavelier Azad
Inspirer
vacant
Word Master
Gavelier Pinky Chan
Table Topics Master
Gavelier Lavithra
Humour Master
Gavelier Jason Ong
Grammarian
Gavelier Ryne Cheow
"Ah" Counter
Gavelier Rayman Ng
General Evaluator
Gavelier Richard Tan
Time Keeper
Gavelier Racky Lee
Manual Speech Projects
1. Gavelier Ellen Hah
CC#1 The Ice Breaker 4 - 6 minutes
2. Gavelier Malathi
CC#1 The Ice Breaker 4 - 6 minutes
3. Gavelier Merryn
CC#1 The Ice Breaker 4 - 6 minutes
4. Gavelier Yau
CC#1 The Ice Breaker 4 - 6 minutes
Posted by
Richard
Haha...
Well...
We've got our club's "TRADEMARK"...
That's Our club banner!!
...
Haha...
Gaveliers!! Cheer up..!
Posted by
Anonymous
1. FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS
Objective - To give instructions
a. Drawing objects. Place a card on the lectern with a simple picture or word on it. The speaker has to describe the object, without using gestures or naming it, for everyone to draw on a piece of paper. At the end, members show what they have drawn or printed.
b. Identifying descriptions. Place a picture from a magazine on the lectern. The speaker must describe it without saying what it is. Everyone writes their guess on a piece of paper.
2. READING ALOUD
Objective - To practice reading on request, e.g. when acting as Secretary. Speakers to be asked to read in an impromptu manner. The session can use instructional material, poems, etc.
3. LETS IMAGINE - FAMOUS PEOPLE
Objective - To use imagination
Speakers to be asked to imagine they are famous people in the past coming back to life. They are to comment on life as they find it.
4. USING IMAGINATION WITH SIMPLE OBDECTS
Objective - To use imagination
Speakers to be given a simple object and asked to describe how many uses they can imagine for it, e.g. a piece of string, paper-clip, set of keys, etc.
5. TELEPHONE TOPICS
Objective - To practice using a telephone
Use a telephone handset or mobile phone.
a. Speakers to be asked to carry on a conversation with an imaginary person to explain a situation, sell a product, etc.
b. Using two telephones, conversations can be arranged between two speakers.
6. "MAN-IN-THE-STREET" INTERVIEWS
Objective - Practice use of microphone
a. Use a portable cassette recorder to conduct "man in the street" interviews. The interviews can be played back after the meeting.
b. Alternatively, conduct interviews as members arrive at the meeting and play them back during topic session.
7. CEREMONIAL OCCASIONS
Objective - Making formal speeches
Use pairs of speakers for events, e.g. One speaker presents a gift and then a second responds or one says goodbye to a member moving interstate who then responds.
8. MIMING TOPICS
Objective - To encourage use of gestures
Use pairs of speakers. One speaker is asked to pretend he has lost his voice. He is given a
piece of paper with a note asking him to convey a message or to find some information from
the 2nd speaker.
9. IMPROVISATION SKITS
Objective - Acting a part
Use pairs of speakers. One speaker plays the role of a particular person. The second speaker has another role and is given a piece of paper defining the task that he has. The audience and first speaker do not know the task. e.g. First speaker is Editor of a local paper. The second speaker must persuade him to publish an article about Toastmasters.
1O. TV TALK-SHOW INTERVIEWS
Objective - To practice interviewing
Use pairs of speakers sitting in chairs at front of the room. One speaker is the Host of a TV show. The other speaker is introduced in a role and has to be interviewed. The session is best when all interviews have a common theme, e.g. Use Guinness Book of Records and introduce each "guest" as the holder of a particular world record.
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Anonymous
1. Preparation for table topics
To get a good start in table topics requires adequate preparation. Find out from your Vice President Education (VPE) whether there is a theme. If there is, style the topics around the theme. For example, if the theme is 'Spring', you can make the topic Spring Memories, e.g. spring break, most memorable spring, first spring, etc. If there's no theme, you are free to be as creative as you can be in coming up with a theme/topic for your session. Also find out from the VPE who the prepared speakers for the evening will be as you generally will not ask them to speak and give other, non participating, members the opportunity to speak.
2. At the meeting
When the Toastmaster introduces you, go up to the lectern and start the session. At this point I'd like to repeat the first rule of the table topic session: YOU are the master of the session. Members will follow your lead - if you seem in control, members will trust you are and follow your lead.
If your club has voting slips, explain how they are used for the benefit of guests and visitors. Also explain the timing (one to two minutes) and ask the timekeeper to illustrate how the lights work (one-green, one and a half-amber, two-red).
We generally like to give a speaker around 10 to 20 seconds to think on the topic. How we do this, is the table topic master tells the audience what the topic is for this specific speech (8 seconds), tells the audience who will do it (3 seconds) and ask that person to come to the lectern (9 seconds). When the speaker is close to the lectern, you repeat the topic, give the speaker's name, applaud and move to sit down when the speaker starts speaking. Some clubs have members speak from where they are seated (just standing up) and this is also acceptable, but remember it is not either/or: let your speakers know whether they should come to the front or not.
After the speaker is done, applaud him while moving back to the lectern and retaking control of your session. A good table topics master has now attentively listened to the speaker and makes a short comment on the speech (e.g. "now I know I won't do that again"), a 'thank you' or any other bridging technique that may seem appropriate. You then introduce the next topic and welcome the next speaker and so on till you have called on all your speakers or ran out of time.
If there was voting to be done, ask the sergeant-at-arms to collect the voting slips. You then hand control back to the president or chairman of the meeting. During the meeting you then count the slip and afterwards announce the winner of the table topic session. And then that is it - you have conducted a table topics session, table topics master.
These guidelines to conducting the table topics session is specific to how CIS Toastmasters Club does it, but you are free to follow it if you wish. An additional guide can be found in the back of your Communication and Leadership manual in the chapter 'About Your Club'.
