Area S4 held its International Speech and Table Topics Contest on 26th March, 2016. There were several clubs that participated in the contest and as usual, Tampines Changkat sent its Club Contest winners to represent the club in the Area Contest. The representatives from our club were:
International Speech Contest: Hyder Muhammad Taufik
Table Topics Contest: Arjun Chakrabarti
The battle was gruesome and veteran speaker Michael Wee commented that even at the area level, the quality of speeches was fantastic and the competition was fierce. People were excited to see their club representatives go for gold. All clubs sent members to support their representatives. Once again, as usual, Tampines Changkat Toastmasters Club turned out to be the most enthusiastic of the lot by sending an entourage of screaming and excited supporters. In addition, members like Toastmasters Joe, Michael and Murali had taken up the roles of Contest Chair, SAA and Tally Counter respectively.
Contest Chair Joe Wan kept the audience entertained and on the edge of their seats with his flair, flamboyance and natural sense of humour.
When time came for the International Speech Contest, people were mesmerized by Toastmaster Hyder's speech titled "The Natural". Hyder had poise, style and used excellent vocabulary. He mesmerized judges and audience alike with his story of becoming a confident speaker. It seemed that he was definitely one of the contenders of the first prize. Of course, his competitors Michelle and Harsh were very good as well.
The next part of the contest was Table Topics. The topic was: "Leadership is born and not bred". Toastmaster Arjun did a fantastic job entertaining the audience while delivering a clear message. As any member of Tampines Changkat would know, Arjun specializes in using props on stage and this contest was no different. The other contestants were also extremely competitive and provided him with a good challenge.
The program went well and now it was time for the results. Both members of Tampines Changkat Toastmasters Club did win medals but only one came first and got his chance to move to the next level. The results were as follows:
International Speech Contest -
Champion: Harsh
Runner-Up: Hyder Taufik Mohammed (Tampines Changkat Toastmasters Club)
Table Topics Contest -
Champion: Arjun Chakrabarti (Tampines Changkat Toastmasters Club)
Runner-Up: Michelle Lobia
The club members were extremely happy with the results and are looking forward to the Division Contest. Make sure you are present to support Arjun on 7th May, 2016.
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