Nee Soon East Toastmasters fielded their champion speakers - Kenneth Goh, Lin Yi-
NEE SOON EAST TOASTMASTERS
CLUB WINS BIG AT 2009 SPEECH
CONTEST!
Bronze winner, Lawrence, Organizing Chairman, Kuma-
ran, Gold winner, Kenneth with Host, Saddiq flew the Nee
Soon East Toastmasters Club flag HIGH at the 2009 Contest
Text Saddiq
Design Kenneth
With a bang and a massive round of ap-
plase from the audience, the Area S5 International Speech
& Table Topics Contest got off to a fiery start. Contestants from the
4 clubs that form up Area S5 - Nee Soon East, Fuchun, Seagate
and Motorola Toastmasters Clubs - vied with each other to clinch
the ultimate prize - the Gold Trophies for both contests. True
to the generous spirit of Fuchun Toastmasters, the Contests
were held at Fuchun Community Club. Incidentally (more
likely due to ingenious planning), the Toastmaster for
the contests was none other than the genial and gra-
cious Mohamad Saddiq, CC, President of Nee Soon
East Toastmasters!
hao and Lawrence Chan againts veterns from Fuchun Toastmasters delivered vet-
eran powerhouses Kelvin Thiang and Marcus Wong, amongst esteemed others.
Yihao was first on the speaking roll. He brought along a red box which kept
the audience in suspense, wondering what could possibly be contained with-
in those shiny exeterior. Lawrence on the other hand used his baritone voice to
great effect, wowing the audience with his professionalism and speaking ability.
2009 Table Table Topics champion,
Kenneth in action
Lawrence receiving
his bronze award
Double Ks GOLD award
winners: Kelvin and Kenneth
The Table Topics Contest commenced soon after everyone had Congrats to Lawrence & Ken-
their fair share of the food (some had “fairer” portions compared neth for a job well done!
to the rest!). Since the very idea of the Table Topics Contest is to
promote quick thinking and impromptu speaking skills, contestants
were not allowed to sit in the room before their turn came up un-
like the International Speech Contest.
To promote the spirit of competition, all contestants willingly sur-
rended their phones to the Toastmaster (hmmm what’s inside the
phone...) and were led out to the holding area by the Sergeant-at-
Arms.
During the table topics contest , It was obvious that the audi-
ence enjoyed the impromtu speeches immensely judging from
the peals of laughter emanating from them. Kenneth in par-
ticular galed everyone with his dramatic and flavourful ac- Editorial Team
count of scandalous love triangles in junior college plus the
fact that he would rather stay single and enjoy the benefits of
Editor
living in Mum & Dad Hotel.
Kenneth L. Goh
All good things had to come to an end...with the Awards Pre-
sentations Ceremony. Kelvin Thiang came in first for the speech
contest. Meanwhile, in a playful mood, the Toastmaster delib- Writer/ Photos
erately held back the name of the Table Topics Contest cham- Saddiq
pion. Screams of disbelief came from the man himself as a
shocked and utterly taken aback Kenneth Goh staggered to Art Director
the front to shake the Area Governor’s hand!
It was an historical first, with Nee Soon East Toastmasters Kenneth L. Goh
bagging 2 major awards, Gold and bronze in the speech &
Table Topics catogories
Nee Soon East Toastmasters April - May 2009 Newsletter - Done by: Kenneth Goh