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Keynotes for the meeting on 10/10/2011

Dear Crystal Ladies, Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish It was a night of tribute to Apple Icon Steve Jobs (1955-2011) It was night of hunger, hunger for knowledge , hunger for creativity , hunger for excellence ... It was a night where 18 Crystal members and 8 guests were invigorated, galvanized and uplifted by the overwhelming ambiance and atmosphere created by President, TME, role players and speakers. Our President, Emily Bong, CC delivered an insightful and inspiring opening speech. She spoke about her passion in toastmaster, her commitment for excellence; and her unwavering belief that Crystal would achieve the Passion Drive 1 set by District 51. That night she proudly announced that Crystal Toastmasters Club was one of the three clubs in Division B that has fulfilled all the criteria for PASSION DRIVE 1 and the reward was a new Toastmasters International banner worth US$100. Our Toastmasters for the evening was the energetic and meticulous Sharon Lum , CTM got meetin...

"How To Mentor-First Mentoring Workshop"

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Dear Fellow Toastmasters and friends Would like to share with all of you on a workshop organized by TTDI on "How To Mentor-First Mentoring Workshop" done by Jon Tan, on 15th October 2011. A very interesting, inspiring and intelligence workshop that brings the Mentor and Mentee together. Photos as below and a few links that wasrecommanded by Jon Tan. Happy viewing !! By courtesy of Jon Tan Personality Type Profiling: FREE psychometrics testing 1. Prior to firming up on your Core Values and Core Personality Traits, it will be immensely useful to find out your Personality TYPE/PREFERENCE. MBTI, DISC and Big-5 (OCEAN) are among the world's most popular (respected) psychometrics testing models, for this purpose. Here are 3 sites you can do FREE Testing for the above. MBTI http://humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm DISC http://www.tonyrobbins.com/ue/disc-profile.php Big-Five (OCEAN) http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/ Happy Mentoring! ...

The ACM Advanced Meeting - Exotic Bali

Dear Fellow Toastmasters DTM Soh Fong Wai, from ACM has appointed Crystal TMC to host the Advanced Meeting in November and December. In spite of the Advanced Meeting, Crystal will be still have our regular fortnightly meetings on the 2nd and 4th week of Monday. I shall be the coordinator for the Advance Communicator Meeting for these both months. More good news! The ACM Advanced Meeting in November will be held in Exotic Bali -- sun, surf and wind, extravagance style all the way. You get to be in the company of distinguished toastmasters/good friends and immersed in an opportunity of learning -- the Bali Convention. It will be good that you can join me to experience this meeting overseas, as I find it is a great opportunity to meet and attend at least one or two workshops, listen/and rub shoulders with some of the great speakers. Highlight of the trip as follows: 1) ADVANCED Meeting (Hosted by Crystal Toastmasters Club)- Nov 10, 2011...one day before Bali Convention 2) Bal...

The Art of Effective Evaluation

By courtesy of Johnson Yike Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with you on the topic I'm personally passionate about. The interaction, questions and participation made the session ever so lively and I truly appreciate the experience. In order not to SPAM every one's e-mailbox with attachments, I have uploaded the Presentation Slides and Presentation Notes to the following site; http://www.theprovoices.org/2011/10/art-of-effective-evaluation.html I hope it will be helpful. Updated by Linda Phoon VPPR

Keynotes for the meeting on 26 September 2011

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D ear members and guests , It was another eventful and rewarding night . The momentum was set off by the opening address by our President Emily Bong, CC . She spoke passionately on the power of belief and the magic of Toastmasters’ Spirit and how they have helped her to venture out of her cocoon. She said “ I am moving out of the ordinary and mundane existence and will be exploring the realm of extraordinary . TME Siew Tho, CC  moved the momentum one notch up with her effervescent personality . She was an amiable host and created an atmosphere of interest and expectation for the audience. Li Xi Wen, ACG a young , handsome and vibrant, president of TTDI Toastmasters Club was our Humour Master. He entertained us with a string of jibes at infamous traffic jam, corruption and other topical issues.The laughters he garnered from the floor was a testimony that Xi Wen ‘got talent’ and his jokes were funny. In the table topics session, our Table Topics master, Carolin,...

Karen Hee's Birthday

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Birthday wishes from All the Crystal Members .................

Instalation Night 2011/2012

Pictures Courtesy by Michael and Video Presentation by Saw Bee ............. http://youtu.be/criLwM-_E0w/crystal Happy viewing !! Linda VPPR