Friendship on Tues 03 Aug 2010











Contestants Sivadas, Tony Lim, Thomas Chen, Roslyn Tan,
Kent Ho & Ben Fong

We will never know what exactly captivated the judges’ hearts. Was it
his smile? Was it his singing? Or was it his song choices? Our Humorous
Speech Champion did not just sing one song, he sang several as he
narrated about his Roller-coaster Ride of Love.

Our first runner-up winner spoke about “Relationship”. He shared with
us that men are simple creatures. They only converse for 30 seconds and
own 1 pair of shoes. Women on the other hand, are more complex, are
allowed to burst into tears for no reason and will be treated to free
dinners by men. His advice to other men is to treasure every moment
with your loved one and it is not necessary to understand the complex
nature of the fairer sex.

Humorous Speech Champion - Kent Ho
1st Runner Up - Ben Fong
2nd Runner Up - Thomas Chen

















Humorous Speech Champion Kent Ho

Evaluation Champion - Thomas Chen
1st Runner Up - Ben Fong

















Evaluation Champion Thomas Chen

Exact ADC on Tues 10 Aug 2010

In the winning speech “Life Saving Codes”, we learnt that men are
simple-minded where a Yes means yes, and a No means no. Women, on
the other hand, are harder to decipher, as her answers may not be
so straight-forward. For example, when a woman says “Fine”, do take
note of the pitch. A high pitch “Fine” means it is anything but fine!

We were also entertained by a speech on “Toilet Surviving Tests”. The
inspiration for this speech was the speaker’s 5 year old son who has
a phobia of public toilets. It was a treat listening to this humorous
speech.

Humorous Speech Champion - Brenda Loo
Evaluation Champion - Brenda Loo
First runner up for Evaluation Contest - Chan Hoey Teng














Brenda with Contest Chair Loon













Brenda with Ai Shiang

Humour Workshop on Sat 14 Aug 2010

There could not have been a better time for the Humour Workshop
organized by Division W, as we were in the middle of our Humorous
Speech Contest season. As expected, we had lots of laughter. What I had
not expected though, was an epiphany from DTM Loghandran – in order to
be humorous, you have to be happy first. To be happy, let go of our
emotional baggage, forgive and move on from the past.














At Tiffani Hall

He also informed us to read to get humorous material. Alternatively,
observe the people around us, remember jokes other people have used,
or even attend club level speech contests! His recommendation would be
no intellectual jokes. When we have to think too deep, we would not be
able to laugh.












DTM Loghandran with volunteer from the audience, James

ING on Wed 18 Aug 2010

Thank you to ING Leadership Toastmasters Club for hosting our Area W3
Contest. We were entertained by speeches on being “The Better Man”, how
parenting “Revolution” has evolved, and the enjoyment of “Childlike
Simplicity”. Superman made an appearance in the first speech. In the
second speech, we learnt the humorous aspect of parenting that doesn’t
come with an instruction manual. In the last speech, our take-home
message was – don’t forget the joys of our childlike simplicity days.
We should treasure it.

Area W3 Humorous Speech Contest Champion Aaron Lee (KPMG)
1st. runner up Brenda Loo (Exact ADC)
















Brenda, HSC Contest Chair Yuen Kai & Aaron

Area W3 Evaluation Contest Champion Grace Loh (KPMG)
1st. runner up Ben Fong (Friendship)














Evaluation Contest Chair KC, Grace & Ben

Next, our Area W3 Champions Aaron and Grace will be competing at
Division W Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests on 18 September
2010. Aaron has been preparing by delivering his speech and revising
it based on feedback provided. Grace has been studying the delivery
techniques of past Evaluation champions.

Our best wishes to Aaron and Grace. Join us at Wisma IJM on 18
September, be part of the enthusiastic and supportive audience, and be
part of Division W history.

Contributed by
Angeline Lee