Dear D80 Division Governors,
EXPERIENCE SHARING is highly regarded an act of GREATNESS for the betterment of humankind. I am confident that Division Z Achiever's Day Report will be an enriching paradigm for all leaders in general. I gratefully thank Division Z Governor Stanley CHEN, CC/CL and all the Area Z Governors especially Organizing Chair - Area Z5 Governor LUM Sau Ying, CC/CL for the inpiring article belows:
"Division Z officers have successfully organized the Achiever’s Day on 13 December 2008 at Yusof Ishak House, National University of Singapore. About 25 participants attended this event. The enthusiasm of the project speakers, the commitment of the appointment holders and the support of the other participants have helped to make this event possible.
The purpose of organizing Achiever’s Day is to enable toastmasters to present their final projects before they achieve Competent Communicator, Advanced Communicator or Competent or Advanced Leader titles. It is also a day when toastmasters received their educational goal or leadership goal awards, DCP awards and other accomplishments that have been achieved.
Six speakers presented their prepared speeches during this event. 3 of them presented their basic projects while the other 3 presented advanced projects. Their interesting speeches had entertained and enlightened the audience. Among these six speakers, two of them were working on their final projects before they achieved their desired award.
The project evaluators provided constructive feedback to the speakers. They analyzed and highlighted the speakers’ skills in their given speeches and suggested areas for improvements. The speakers have benefited from the respective evaluations. They valued the feedback that was given by the evaluators.
Division Z has achieved many accomplishments, with 21 outstanding toastmasters receiving an award in Communication or Leadership track in the term 2008-2009. There were 14 Competent Communicator Awards, 4 Advanced Communicator Awards, 1 Leadership Excellence Award and 2 Competent Leader Awards. We were honoured to have our District Governor, DTM Goh Wei Koon, to present these awards on the recipients. In addition, we had toastmaster Bai Hongwei from Nanyang Brasstacks TMC and Nithiarani Rajasingham CC, from Bishan TMC, who presented their final project speeches, which earned them the Competent Communicator Award and Advanced Communicator Bronze Award respectively. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them.
We must not forget the appointment holders. They were the ones who supported and sustained the quality of this gracious event. Patricia Ng from Civil Service College TMC, helped out with registration to keep track of the participants who attended the event. Wee Ming Hwee from Ulu Pandan TMC, being the Sergeant at Arms, conducted an ice-breaking session to help the participants get to know one another. Dawn from ACCA TMC, as the timer, ensured that the event would end on time and Amelia Ching from NUSS TMC, our Toastmaster of the Day, ensured a smooth flow to the day’s program by introducing each speaker and appointment holder. Christine Lim from NOL TMC and Ang Soo Kuang from NUS TMC have helped out with the logistics.
It was indeed a challenge to conduct Achiever’s Day. Most of the toastmasters have enjoyed themselves. There is no doubt that everyone is looking forward to the next Achiever’s Day in the year 2009."
(By Lum Sau Ying, CC/CL - Area Z5 Governor, Division Z, District 80)
Toastmasters yours,
Paisal Sae Lor DTM - Div. T Hon. Adviser
District 80 Public Relations Officer 2
6th January 2009
