Saigon Toastmasters

Club
Club No. 1513681, 1st Public Based Club in Vietnam, since 2010
Meeting: Saturday afternoons, every fortnight
Attire: Smart Casual | Guest fee: 30,000 VND, free for ERC staff and students

113th Chapter Meeting

October Theme: Mystery
Upcoming
Schedule

Meeting Information

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Date: Sat, 04 October 2014

Time: 2:00 4:30 pm
Venue: Avartar Theater, Level 3, 88
Huynh Van Banh, Phu Nhuan District.

Mission

Meeting 114th:
11th October 2014

Provide a supportive learning

environment for the members to
develop their communication
and leadership skills.

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Meeting 115 :
18th October 2014

Club Contacts

Time

Motto

Quote of the day

It is said that unless

you are born a God,
your life, from its very
beginning, is a
mystery to you
Jamaica Kindcaid

Professional
Entertaining
Empowered

Rewarding

Agenda

Duration

Registration, fellowship and networking

2:05 PM

Toastmaster of the Day

2-3 mins

Quan Do

2:10 PM

Opening Address

2-3 mins

Lan Anh Nguyen, CC

2:15 PM

Educational Training

2:20 PM

Word of the Day

Duc Minh NGUYEN (090.604.0216)

Hang LAM (094.761.4791)
vpe@toastmasters.vn

2:25 PM

Prepared Speeches

VP OF MEMBERSHIP (VPM)

Linh PHAN (090.250.4365)

Tom LE (090.670.0677)
vpm@toastmasters.vn

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (20142015)

PRESIDENT
Harris DO, CC
psd@toastmasters.vn | 0162.984.7445

VP OF EDUCATION (VPE)

VP PUBLIC RELATIONS
(VPPR)

3
5

Project 1 Break The Ice

Get connected
Project 2 Organize Your Speech
Mom and I
Project 3 Get to The Point
An Odd Comparison
Project 4 How to say it
The Law of Attraction
Project 6 Vocal Variety
Who are you?
Timers Report & Voting for Best Speaker

5 mins

Appointment Holders

2:00 PM

All

5 mins

Dzung Doan

2-3 mins

Hien Nguyen

4-6 mins

Phong Vo

5-7 mins

Tam Dao

5-7 mins

Mai To

5-7 mins

Giang Le

5-7 mins

Rich Haslam

1 min

Huy Nguyen

Hien NGUYEN (090.688.6280)

Dzung DOAN (0123.412.9160)
vppr@toastmasters.vn

2:55 PM

BREAK

15 mins

All

SECRETARY

3:10 PM

Table Topics

15 mins

Maurice Hodgson

Hang HOANG
(094.516.1228)
sct@toastmasters.vn

Timers Report & Voting for Best Speaker

3:25 PM

1 min

Huy Nguyen

Speech Evaluations

TREASURER

Evaluating Phongs speech

2-3 mins

Hai Nguyen

Hai NGUYEN
(093.798.2394)
tsr@toastmasters.vn

2
3

Evaluating Tams speech

Evaluating Mais speech

2-3 mins
2-3 mins

Tom Le
Holmes Nguyen

Evaluating Giangs speech

2-3 mins

Hang Lam

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS (SAAs)

Evaluating Richs speech

2-3 mins

Maurice Hodgson

Rich HASLAM (090.290.1427)

Long DO (0168.345.0404)
saa@toastmasters.vn

IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT (IPP)
Hai Linh TRAN, ACB/ALB
(0912.705.903)

Club Mentors
Hai Linh TRAN, ACB/ALB
Douglas FOSTER, ACG/ALB
Judy LEE, ACB/ALB
Follow us SaigonToastmasters on

Facebook & Youtube

Venue Sponsored By

Timers Report & Voting for Best Evaluator

1 min

Huy Nguyen

3:40 PM

Grammarian Report

5 mins

Hien Nguyen

3:45 PM
3:48 PM

Ah-Counter Report
General Evaluator

3 mins
5 mins

Nha Huynh
Anh Linh Nguyen, CC/CL

4:05 PM

Winner Announcement & Closing Address

3 mins

Lan Anh Nguyen, CC

Register for next meeting appointments

ATTENTION:

Giang Le

AREA CLUB CONTEST:

- Time: 1:00PM - 5:00PM; Sunday, October 5th, 2014
- Venue: Seminar Hall - ERC Main Campus (88 Huynh Van Banh
Street).

VOTE FOR BEST SPEAKER

VOTE FOR BEST TABLE TOPICS SPEAKER

VOTE FOR BEST EVALUATOR

TI Terms
VP - Vice President
SAA - Sergeant-at-Arms
LE - Language
Evaluator/Grammarian
GE - General Evaluator

Communication Track

Leadership Track

DTM - Distinguished Toastmaster

ACG - Advanced Communicator Gold
ACS - Advanced Communicator Silver
ACB - Advanced Communicator Bronze
CC Competent Communicator

ALS Advanced Leader Silver

ALB Advanced Leader Bronze
CL Competent Leader

Competent Communication Manual

Project 1 The Ice-Breaker
Time: 4 to 6 minutes

Project 2 Organize Your Speech

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Project 3 Get to the Point

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Objectives:
+ To begin speaking before an audience.
+ To discover speaking skills you already have
and skills that need some attention.

Objectives:
+ Select an appropriate outline which allows
listeners to easily follow and understand your
speech
+ Make your message clear, with supporting
material directly contributing to that message.
+ Use appropriate transitions when moving from
one idea to another.
+ Create a strong opening and conclusion.

Objectives:
+ Select a speech topic and determine its general
and specific purposes.
+ Organize the speech in a manner that best
achieves those purposes.
+ Ensure the beginning, body and conclusion
reinforce the purposes.
+ Project sincerity and conviction and control any
nervousness you may feel.
+ Strive not to use note.

Project 4 How to Say It

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Project 5 Your Body Speaks

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Project 6 Vocal Variety

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Objectives:
+ Select the right words and sentence structure
to communicate your ideas clearly, accurately
and vividly.
+ Use rhetorical devices to enhance and
emphasize ideas.
+ Eliminate jargon and unnecessary words. Use
correct grammar.

Objectives:
+ Use stance, movement, gestures, facial
expressions and eye contact to express your
message and achieve your speechs purpose.
+ Make your body language smooth and natural.

Objectives:
+ Use voice volume, pitch, rate and quality to
reflect and add meaning and interest to your
message.
+ Add pauses to enhance your message.
+ Use vocal variety smoothly and naturally.

Project 7 Research Your Topic

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Project 8 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Project 9 Persuade with Power

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Objectives:
+ Collect information about your topic from
numerous sources.
+ Carefully support your points and opinions
with specific facts, examples and illustrations
gathered through research.

Objectives:
+ Select visual aids that are appropriate for your
message and the audience.
+ Use visual aids correctly with ease and
confidence.

Objectives:
+ Persuade listeners to adopt your viewpoint or
ideas or to take some action
+ Appeal to the audience's interests
+ Use logic and emotion to support your position
+ Avoid using notes

Project 10 Inspire Your Audience

Time: 8 to 10 minutes
Objectives:
+ To inspire the audience by appealing to noble
motives and challenging the audience to
achieve a higher level of beliefs or achievement.
+ Appeal to the audiences needs and emotions,
using stories, anecdotes and quotes to add
drama.
+ Avoid using notes.

Advanced Communication Series (5 projects each)

The Entertaining Speaker
Speaking To Inform
Public Relations
Facilitating Discussion
Specialty Speeches

Speeches by Management
The Professional Speaker
Technical Presentations
Persuasive Speaking
Communicating on Video

Storytelling
Interpretive Reading
Interpersonal Communication
Special Occasion Speeches
Humorously Speaking