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SIM II Toastmasters Club (Club No. 5110)
Toastmasters International District 80 • Division B (Singapore) • Area B1
Newsletter of SIM II Toastmasters Club Issue 2, Oct - Dec 2005. MICA(P) 216/08/2005
Christmas Party
2005
@ the SIM Management House
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Contributors
KELLY YEO
Kelly joined SIM II Toastmasters Club in 2003 to equip
herself to handle challenges at work, like hosting a business seminar, presenting proposals to management,
communicating marketing ideas across departments
and persuading customers to sign up for the products
under her care.
Through SIM II Toastmasters, her communication skills
have improved by leaps and bounds. She is now a confident communicator who enjoys crafting and making
speeches filled with excellent vocal variety and body language. She credits her
achievements to regular attendance and participation at the chapter meetings.
“Hey Toastmasters, take a cue from me!” says a pleased Kelly.
MUN SIONG YOONG, CTM
“Communications is such a huge subject with so much
to learn!“ declares Siong Yoong.
He’s spent the last few months trying to understand,
then communicate the unique attraction that is SIM II
Toastmasters. “I keep hearing about the friendliness of
the members and the nurturing environment. It’s truly a
club where - one learns best among friends!“
With this in mind, he has updated SIM II Toastmasters’
website to better reflect the brand and streamlined the site to improve the surfing experience for all who visit. To experience the warmth of SIM II Toastmasters in cyberspace, head on over to www.sim2toastmasters.com.
ZHAO NING
Zhao Ning is a lady who dares to push herslf into new
experiences and adventures. She arrived in Singapore
from Sichuan in 2001 and discovered SIM II Toastmasters a year later.
She so fell in love with this warm and cheerful group of
people that in Oct 2005, she represented the club and
won the first runners up trophy at the Area B1, District
80 Humorous Speech Contest.
In addition, she helped organize the 2005 Christmas Party as a game master/
gift master. To see her many contributions, please head over to the Christmas
party photo gallery on page 7.
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
2005/2006
President
Yan Kum Seng, ATM-B, CL
Office: 6370 7627
Mobile: 9630 3457
E-mail: [email protected]
Immediate Past President
Lee Suhwe, ATM-S, CL
Office: 6418 1192
Mobile: 9819 0586
E-mail: [email protected]
Vice President, Education
Kelly Yeo
Mobile: 9111 3533
E-mail: [email protected]
Vice President, Membership
Linda low, CTM
Office: 6830 4675
Mobile: 9068 7951
E-mail: [email protected]
Vice President, Public Relations
Mun Siong Yoong, CTM
Office: 6274 2960
Mobile: 9798 4499
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary
Jack Wen Qi
Office: 6862 4855
Mobile: 9825 4855
E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer
Zhao Ning
Office: 6215 4247
Mobile: 9838 0058
E-mail: [email protected]
Sergeant At Arms
Ee Chang Jen
Office: 6744 3356
Mobile: 9699 0757
E-mail: [email protected]
The SIM II Toastmasters
meets every First and Third Friday
of each month at the
Hotel Inter-Continental Singapore
Sunda/Karimanta Room, Level 3
at 7.30pm.
DTM - Distinguished Toastmaster
ATM – Advanced Toastmaster
(Gold, Silver & Bronze)
CL - Competent Leader
CTM - Competent Toastmaster
# Visiting Toastmaster
Features
Feature
s
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Words of Wisdom
One of the reasons why we learn to communicate is so that we may have meaningful
relationships with people we meet and lead. Bring your relationships to a higher level
by learning how to Motviate People from Toastmasters’ Leadership Excellence Series.
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Events
Our Christmas party at SIM Management House, 41 Namly Avenue.
Mutant reindeers, bizarre social games and a pregnant Santa Claus - we have them all!
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Best Prepared Speeches
A bumper crop of three of the best prepared speeches. Each speech presented now
comes with the given time limit allowed as well as the speech objectives. This is in
addition to the full transcript and the evaluators’ comments. Now you have even more
tools to enrich your learning experience.
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Notice Board
We are moving after having spent five wonderful years at Hotel Intercontinental. More
details can be found at the Calender of events plus club member photos from various
Toastmaster events.
The Distinguished Club Program
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Goal
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4
5
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Two CTMs
Two more CTMs
One ATM-B, ATM-S or ATM-G
One more ATM-B, ATM-S or ATM-G
One CL, AL or DTM
One more CL, AL or DTM
Four new members
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Four more new members
Minimum of four Club officers trained during
each of two training periods
Goal
Achieved
Milestone
Toastmaster Involved
Aug 05
David Sim
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Y
Y
Aug 05
Nov 05
Nov 05
Lee Suhwe (ATM-S)
Law Chee Liang (ATM-G)
Law Chee Liang (AL)
Y
Jul 05
19 Aug 05
Oct 05/Dec 05
Jul 05
Benjamin Chan, Koh Shiao Yin
Nick French, Albert Tan
Toh Hong Seng, Elvin Koh
Ee Chang Jen, Lee Suhwe,
Linda Low, Mun Siong Yoong,
Yan Kum Seng
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One semi-annual membership report and one
Club officer list submitted on time
As encouraged by Toastmasters International (TI), the Distinguished Club Program / Club Success Plan helps the Club in accomplishing its purpose by focusing on two areas, i.e. Educational Awards and Membership.
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WORDS OF WISDOM
Th e Leadership Excellence Series
Motivating People
To a s t m a s t e r s I n t e r n a t i o n a l ’ s T h e L e a d e r s h i p
Excellence Series is a set of programs
addressing the subject of leadership.
Members will learn about
the skills they need to
be successful inside
and outside of
To a s t m a s t e r s .
Motivating People – Background for
Presenter
Most of the Programs in the series may be
presented by the Vice President Education or
other club member and may require up to 10mins
for presentation. If you have more time available,
you can involve the audience in the program by
leading some of the points covered in the script or
by selecting an appropriate exercise for them to
complete. You may also want to personalize your
presentation by giving appropriate examples form
your own experiences to illustrate some of the points
in the script.
Motivating People – Presenter’s Script
One of the distinguishing characteristics of
a successful enterprise is a highly motivated
workforce. The ability to motivate people – getting
them to perform in a superior fashion – is one of the
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most valuable skills a leader can have. This is just as
true in Toastmasters, where everyone is a volunteer,
as it is in the corporate world.
Because humans are complex, so is motivating
them. Motivating people would be easy if we were all
alike, if our motives were all the same, and if we all
had the same needs, wants and desires. But people
have different backgrounds. As a leader, your goal
is to understand the needs of your team members
on the job. If you satisfy those needs, or even come
close, you are more likely to have motivated team
members who will succeed.
WORDS OF WISDOM
A motivated team will overcome obstacles of all
types to accomplish its goals. Though it is part
of your job, you are not primarily responsible for
motivating team members to a successful
performance. It is their job to motivate
themselves. You can however, create and
maintain an environment where team members
have the opportunity to achieve a high degree
of motivation.
provide clear direction and purpose and not to retreat
when you are confronted with tough decisions or
difficulties.
Bec ause humans are complex, so is
motivating them.
Basic Principles
People prefer rewards over punishment.
It is better to reinforce your instructions with
the promise of a reward than with the threat of
punishment.
Misused rewards demotivate people. If you
overuse praise or reward the wrong people,
team members will lose their respect for you
and their motivation to do well.
People like to do meaningful work. When
people believe what they are doing is important, they
will feel good about their work and want to do it.
People must believe you. Team members must
know that you will do what you promise.
People want you to act like a leader. Team
members do not like indecision, disorganization, or
lack of direction in their leader. They want you to
As I mentioned earlier, people are motivated by
different things. You must find out what motivates
each of your team members and use this to motivate
them. Once you know what motivates them, develop
reward systems that match what they value.
Following Are Things That Motivate
People
Money. Some people value pay increases and fringe
benefits. Although this option is not possible in our
Toastmasters club, it often works in our business
environment.
Praise. Some team members respond to praise.
They like to know that they are appreciated. Make a
point to meet with the team member and thank her.
Follow up with a written note of appreciation.
Public Recognition. Acknowledgement in meetings
and in the company or in Toastmasters Club or
district newsletter may inspire some team members.
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WORDS OF WISDOM
More responsibility. Giving team members greater
control over their work provides some team members
more satisfaction and a desire to perform well.
Reward only the desired behaviour. Reward only
the behaviour that you want, and reward only when
the team or person performs better than the standard.
Punish undesirable behaviour. If you do not punish
those who are not performing to your expectations,
you will give them the message that their poor
behaviour is allowed. This will allow the behaviour to
continue, and other team members who do perform
well will become discouraged.
Eliminate demotivators. Often factors in the
environment can cause problems for an frustrate a
team. Removing these problems can create a more
positive environment for the team.
Promotion. Some members like the opportunity to
achieve and advance in an organization.
Reward Properly. Recognising positive behaviour
should be done carefully.
Recognise immediately. Reward somebody as soon
as possible after the achievement. This encourages
repetition of the behaviour.
Reward somebody as soon as poss ible after the
achievement. Th is encourages repetition of the
behaviour.
Match Skills To Jobs
As you work towards creating a climate that motivates
people, consider another factor. People like to use
their talents and skills. Direct a teams member’s skills
to the job that best fits these skills. For example,
if one of your team members has excellent public
relations skills and enjoys meeting and speaking with
others, ask the person to be the Vice President Public
Relations for your club instead of Club Secretary or
Treasurer.
The club will benefit, and the member will be
motivated by the opportunity to use his natural skills.
Conclusion
Be specific. Explain why the behavior is being
rewarded.
Match the reward to the achievement. A team
member who completes a complex, year long project
should be rewarded more substantially than a member
who spent an extra hour reviewing a document.
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When you understand what inspires individual
team members to perform well and reward them
appropriately when they do perform, team members
will be committed to your goals and be willing to work
hard to achieve them. You will have a climate that
fosters motivation, and in turn, success.
EVENTS
Christmas Party 2005!
We pulled out all the stops and the resulting
f u n , l a u g h t e r, g r e a t f o o d a n d p r i z e s g a l o r e e n sured ever yone ended the year on a most memo r a b l e n o t e . TERS
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forw ard to our cha pter meet ing
Merr y X’m as and Happ y New Year! “
Rega rds,
Rosa lind Ho, CTM, CL
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EVENTS
Th anks Kelly!
You and your team - sponso rs & organizers - did a
great job ! Th e food is the best I have had in rec ent
memory in SIM II. Th e sense of fellows hip and toget herness is most encouraging. Keep up the creativ ity & we’ll be assured of a great 2006. Merr y Christ mas
and wishin g all a happ y 2006.
Cheers,
Chan See Chin, CTM
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Pa rti cip an ts do wa rm
bu ffett.
prep are to assau lt th e
He’s making a list ! And chec king it twice!
One of them’s naughty! And the ot her one’s nice!
Kelly Yeo, on behalf of SIM II Toastmasters, thanks SIM’s Michelle Tan, AL-BKL
(Advanced Leader - Bao Kar Liao) for her
tireless supp ort of our club.
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EVENTS
Reindeers gone wild!
Winter break 2005.
Spectators watched in awe as the champion lumberjack
felled the mighty log cake with his one arm tec hnique.
All the natives were pleasantly surprised wh en National
Geographic turned up to rec ord their rarely seen and highly
sec ret ive Christ mas log cutt ing ceremony.
Hello everyone,
Good Morning and Greet ings from Bangkok (Sawadee
Ka) Internationa l Airport. Anot her hour to go before I
board and head back to Singapore. I feel guilty being
one amoung the MIAs and for miss ing the party.
Unfortunate ly, I think I’ll be an MIA for anot her 3
months - at least till end March, aft erwhich I hope to
be a Regular again :-)
Santa Benjam in explains how he took over
the stork’s delive ry duties.
Oops, anot her 40 mins to go. Got to run, catchup at mid
day in Singpaore :-) Taking this opp ortunity to wish
one and all Merr y Christ mas and a
very Happ y New Year.
God Bless you all.
Cheers,
Vinod A. Devathas
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B E S T P R E PA R E D S P E E C H E S
Date
2 nd D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 5
Event
C h a p t e r M e e t i n g 11 / 0 5 / 0 6
Manual
Advanced (Public Relations)
Speech No
P1 - The Public Relations Speech
Time
5 -7 mins
Objectives
Prepare a talk that will build goodwill in your organisation by supplying useful information of interest to
the audience
Why SIM II Toastmasters?
T h e w a r m h o s p i t a l i t y o f S I M I I To a s t m a s t e r s
members is a major reason why so many guests
d e c i d e t o j o i n t h e c l u b . M u n S i o n g Yo o n g i s
convinced that one learns best among friends.
Good evening Madam President, fellow
Toastmasters, ladies and gentlemen.
Public Relations Is A 24/7 Activity
I was reviewing the guidelines of speech one from
the Advanced Toastmasters’ ‘The Public Relations
Speech’ manual and it says that ‘Almost all of us are
in the public relations business… When you apply
for a job, make a sales call on a customer, or bring
the boss home for dinner, you are engaged in public
relations’. I totally disagree!
Let me share with you why by way of a story. When
I graduated from university, my church decided
to make us over through employing an image
consultant who’d teach us how to present ourselves
in the workforce. When I met this trainer, I was
informed, even before I opened my mouth, that my
prospects for promotion would be severely hindered
by my choice of eyewear.
No, not this pair on my face. But this pair. [changes
glasses]. Please don’t laugh so obviously. I can see
from your reactions that there is an impact yes?
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Therefore, we are caught in the business of public
relations every second of the day whether we like it
or not. People assess us silently all the time, and not
only when we are due for a promotion and certainly
if they want to figure out if SIM II Toastmasters is the
club to join.
So the question for tonight is “Why SIM II
Toastmasters?” And more importantly, what is the
SIM II Toastmasters image we’d like to project when
people are making a decision about our club?
Why SIM II Toastmasters?
To understand why members have not only joined
SIM II Toastmasters but also stayed on for many
years, let’s ask some of our members who’ve been
with the club for awhile “Why did you choose to stay
in this club?” [solicit responses]
OK, I hear your answers. I did also ask this question
discreetly during my informal conversations with
many of you in this room over the past few months.
And I keep hearing the same few words. They like
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SIM II for her friendly atmosphere,
welcoming environment and
supportive members. If you ask
me, that’s a great compliment to
everyone in this club, so please
give yourselves a round of
applause!
All of us stay here because we have decided that
‘We learn best among friends’. Sure there are many
champion clubs out there. We are a champion club
too! But what sets us apart is that we are also a club
where people come to see their friends and laugh
away their stress on a Friday night.
“If the word ‘Toastmasters‘ was left out of the title, it would like
given SIM II the club more prominence over Toastmasters the organisation; as stipulated in the speec h objectives.” Prabhu Deva, CTM
Our Unique Selling
Proposition
So now with this input in
mind, Public Relations set out
to communicate this value
proposition of SIM II Toastmasters
to the world at large. Let’s
remember that we are a friendly
people. Yes there are many
champion clubs out there, but how
many of them have a supportive
environment that’ll help you along
in a gentle and in an encouraging
manner? I am not sure how many
clubs out there offer this, but I’m
pretty darn sure I like it here a lot.
That’s why I’m staying!
This value proposition is also reflected in the
re-designed corporate website http://www.
sim2toastmasters.com. As you can see, the colour
scheme is full of reds and browns. It uses a simple
interface and the emphasis is on giving you the
information that you seek. For example, if your are a
guest looking to find out more, there’s information on
the background of the club and how you can join us.
If you are a member, there are up to date files e.g.
program schedule, latest news and photos for you to
browse.
So please feel free to browse our community website
and direct guests there. By doing this, you’ll not only
have more time to connect
with your guests, you can
also leave the nuts and bolts
of how to become a member
and other procedural
details e.g. ‘how does one
become a Competent
Communicator?’ to the
website and other Public
Relations press releases.
You can spend your time
with people telling them
how you’ve learned from
SIM II, and when people
ask you how they too can
benefit from the experience,
feel free to show them
the friendly supportive
environment that you are a part of.
After all, you learn best among friends.
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What’ s ‘To
www.sim
B E S T P R E PA R E D S P E E C H E S
Date
18 t h N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 5
Event
Chapter Meeting
Manual
Communication & Leadership
Speech No
P9 - Persuade With Power
Time
5 -7 mins
Objectives
• Persuade the audience to accept your proposal or
viewpoint.
• Achieve this persuasive ef fect by:
• A p p e a l i n g t o t h e a u d i e n c e ’s s e l f - i n t e r e s t
• Building a logical foundation for agreement
• Arousing emotional commitment to your cause
An Essential Policy
A hospital insurance policy can help prevent a
medical crisis from turning into a financial one
a s w e l l , s a y s K e l l y Ye o .
President, Toastmaster of the evening, fellow
Toastmasters and guests.
Falling Sick Can Be Costly
In Singapore, 8,000 are diagnosed with cancer
every year. Every day, 3 women are diagnosed with
breast cancer. I can go on and on with the statistics
gathered. We do not know when we will be struck
with an ailment. Even if we don’t fall seriously ill
today, we will face aging ailments later like hip
fracture, osteoarthritis, stroke, etc. Treatment for
an ailment is extremely costly in Singapore. Let me
share some real life examples with you:
Last year, I had a breast lump removed. Fortunately,
it was benign. The cost for a one day stay plus
surgery at a private hospital came up to $6000.
In September this year, my mother had a total knee
replacement surgery on one leg at a private hospital.
The total cost exceeded $20,000.
My friend’s brother had a liver transplant in March
this year. The transplant was performed by the
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surgeon who had operated on Mediacorp artistes,
Andrea De Cruz. His fee alone was $250,000. The
total cost of the surgery exceeded $500,000. The
follow-up medical cost is minimum $5,000 per month
as long as he lives.
How can we afford this? I used to think that
Medisave and Medishield/Incomeshield and our
employer will cover all the medical costs. But
experience tells me otherwise.
For my operation last year, only $900 can be
deducted from my Medisave. My employer, then
DBS Bank, reimbursed me $1,500. The balance
amount was paid from my savings. Some employer
like DBS Bank or the government bodies, go by a
standard surgical table limit which limits the amount
of claims. If this operation falls under table 2c, then
its $850 + A class ward based on government
hospital rate. From Incomeshield, nothing because
Kelly Yeo Ka Lye
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the total claimable limit was less
than $1,500. Medishield and
Incomeshield cater to serious
discovered a breast lump last year. She paid $500 to
have it removed at the Singapore General Hospital.
The lump was tested benign. Her wound did not
“Th ere was good vocal variet y and her gestures were confi dent and well articulated.” I. Warton Ong, ATM-B
ailments like cancer and long term
stay in the hospital. The do not
pay 100% of the medical costs
incurred. Please note that we do
not have life long employment
today. So, do not rely on your
employer to meet your medical
costs.
My mother’s total operation
costs were about $20,000.
From her Medisave - $4,400.
From Incomeshield - $6100.
The balance amount was paid
from our savings. Post operation
care like physiotherapy which
amounted to more than $1,000
came from our savings.
Be On Guard Against
High Medical Costs
My suggested solution to these
high medical costs is to buy a
hospitalization insurance policy
when you do not have many
pre-existing medical conditions.
After the painful lesson last year,
I bought a hospitalization policy.
All insurance companies have an
exclusion clause for me. That is,
they do not cover any treatments
for breast related ailments. I don’t
have to worry now about medical
costs for any other ailments.
The Singapore Government has
promised affordable healthcare
for the needy. But experiences
from friends tell me that we need
to depend on ourselves.
heal. She developed complications a few weeks
later. Her surgeon did not respond promptly to her
General Practitioner’s query about her complications.
The case was later escalated to a Senior Doctor
who then attended to her. Her condition was later
diagnosed as 3rd stage cancer. She paid a few
thousands dollar to have her whole breast removed
and had to undergo chemotherapy.
Looking After Yourself and Your Family
I can go on and on to cite examples of what you can
expect from low cost medical treatment like being a
guinea pig for a novice doctor, scheduled surgical
appointments changed at the eleventh hour because
there are other emergency cases, numerous trips to
the hospitals, etc. Do you want to go through these?
Ladies and gentlemen, if something were to happen
to you, your loved ones would beg and borrow or sell
their assets to give you the best medical treatment.
Likewise, you would do the same for your loved
ones. Life is precious.
Do you love your loved ones? Hospital Insurance
Policy is an essential policy. It relieves your loved
ones the financial burden should you fall seriously
ill. We are responsible. Consider buying one to get
maximum medical coverage.
How many of you have a hospital insurance policy?
How many of you will consider buying a hospital
insurance policy after this evening?
Thank you.
Toastmaster of the Evening.
My mother’s friend in her 40s had
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B E S T P R E PA R E D S P E E C H E S
Date
7 th O c t o b e r 2 0 0 5
Event
Chapter Meeting
Manual
Communication & Leadership
Speech No
P 8 - A d d I m p a c t t o Yo u r S p e e c h
Time
5 -7 mins
Objectives
• To b r i n g t o g e t h e r a n d a p p l y t h e s k i l l s l e a r n t i n t h e
preceding projects.
• Learn the value of props in speaking.
• Learn how to use props ef fectively in your presen
tations.
Autumn Years
K e l l y Ye o t e l l s u s w h y w e s h o u l d w o r k o u r
bodies to keep it in optimum shape.
President, Toastmaster of the evening, fellow
Toastmasters and guests.
Have you thought of how you want to spend your
autumn years? Some of you may think that it’s still
a long time to your retirement. But time flies. In the
blink of an eye, you will find yourself in your autumn
years. Could you visualize your autumn years
jetsetting from city to city, beach resort to beach
resort? Sitting under the tree on a hot and breezy
afternoon, pretending to read a book but in actual
fact looking through your tinted glasses at fair and
beautiful girls in their bikinis or for the ladies, looking
at bare bodied men showing off their six-packs reminding you of your husbands or boyfriends once
upon a time. Or (pause) would you be going from
doctor to doctor, hospital to hospital and counting
your days to end your physical pain?
Last month, my mother had a knee replacement
surgery. The cartilage in her right knee had worn out
and she had been in pain in the last few years. She
decided to go for the surgery to have a better quality
of life. I found myself a new job as her caregiver
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since 14th September. The next day after the surgery,
she had to go for physiotheraphy. I accompanied
her to the physio department. Her ankle had to be
strapped with ankle weights like this (show ankle
weight strapped to the ankle) while lying on a low
table, she had to exercise her legs - up and down,
“Kelly’s choice of a walking quad stick as a
prop was very app ropriate for her message
and audience.” Prabhu Deva, CTM
forward and backward to strengthen the thigh
muscles (do exercise to show audience). She had
to learn how to walk with a walking frame and then
progress to quad stick like this (show quad stick and
how to walk with quad stick).
In the physio department, there were a number of
ladies in the 50s and 60s. Most of them were doing
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similar exercises like my mother.
I nosed around and checked
what’s wrong with some of them.
I was told that most of them were
recovering from strokes.
There was a lady who made a
deep impression on me. She was
probably in her late 60s or 70s.
She was wheeled in by her maid.
Her face was distorted and there
were tubes attached to her face.
She could not talk and her face
looked expressionless. Her maid
lifted her from the wheelchair onto
the table. Mind you, this lady was
quite big in size and her maid was
skinny. After she was lifted her
onto the table, her maid started
to flex her joints to let the blood
circulate in her body. I overheard
her maid’s conversation with
one of the physiotherapists.
She said she massages her
ma’am everyday but there was
no improvement. They came
because of the particular table
available in the hospital. What’s
so special about the table, I
wondered. Soon a tall, dark and
handsome male physiotherapist
came and strapped the patient
securely on the table. The table
was tilted vertically to support the
patient in the standing position.
After that, he started to press the
various pressure points in her
body to let blood circulate in her
body. Poor thing. At this stage, the
patient could not voice her protest
even if she was in great pain.
solutions and introduce you to the acroymn – FEES.
F - Finance. Set aside a little sum of money every
month for your autumn years and emergencies. If
you jetset from city to city, beach resort to beach
resort, you would want to holiday in style. Even if it’s
for medical treatment, you could afford to go to the
best doctor to lessen your pain. For your information,
the total cost of my mother’s surgery is more than
$20,000.
E - Eat Right. We are what we eat. If we eat
garbage, our internal organs land up processing
garbage and wear out faster. A healthy diet delays
the many symptoms and afflictions of the elderly.
E - Exercise. Exercise your body and mind. Exercise
strengthens not only the muscles but improves
circulation, respiration and mobility. It reduces the
risk of developing heart disease.
S - Social Recreational Activities. Take up
leisure pursuits to relax and release stress. Keep a
balanced lifestyle.
Practice FEES now if you want to have quality life
during your Autumn years.
Ladies and Gentlemen, close your eyes now.
Visualize yourself in your autumn years… jetsetting
from Gold Coast to Mauritius, Maldives to Hawaii,
sipping cocktails and reading a book under a tree.
Feel and smell the sea breeze. Is this your dream
autumn years? Is it possible? Yes. It is possible if you
make FEES a part of your life.
Toastmaster of the Evening.
Ladies and gentlemen, we will
age. It’s inevitable. Is this what
we should expect of our Autumn
years – to live in constant pain?
I think we can have a quality
life during our Autumn years
if we make preparations early
- regardless of your age now.
How? Let me share with you the
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NOTICE BOARD
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SIM II Toastmasters Club
You learn best among friends!
Calender
Fellow Toastmasters,
Please mark your calendar and make a date on these Fridays to attend the Chapter Meetings:
Date
Event
Venue
Chapter Meeting
SIM Management House, 41 Namly Avenue
20 Jan 06
Chapter Meeting
NUSS Suntec City Guild House*
3rd Feb 06
Chapter Meeting
NUSS Suntec City Guild House*
Chapter Meeting
NUSS Suntec City Guild House*
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6 Jan 06
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17 Feb 06
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3 Mar 06
International Speech & NUSS Suntec City Guild House*
Table Topics Contest
17th Mar 06
Chapter Meeting
NUSS Suntec City Guild House*
Chapter Meeting
NUSS Suntec City Guild House*
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21 Apr 06
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* Address of NUSS Suntec City Guild House: 3 Temasek Boulevard #05-001 Suntec City Mall (Tower 4)
Please use the lift next to Carrefour.
SIM II Toastmasters Club participated in the SIM Interest Group
Convention 2005 held on 29 October at Suntec Singapore
International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Level 3.
Members on hand to share the joys of public speaking include:
Front Row (L-R) Kelly Yeo, Linda Low; Back Row (L-R) Law
Chee Liang, Ee Chang Jen, Yan Kum Seng.
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President Yan Kum Seng holds court to a rapt audience at the
SIM Interest Group Convention 2005.
He shared with participants the five secrets of mental
preparation needed before delivering a winning speech that
will get you noticed by your listeners.