SYTC Meeting # 408
Date: October 22, 2024
Time: 19:00～21:00
Location: 5F, No. 115, Zhongshan Rd., Shinying District (新營區中山路115號5樓)
Meeting Theme: Self-love
Joy Wang was the Toastmaster of the Meeting. She chose the meeting theme "Self-love," which means we appreciate our values and accept our imperfections.
The variety session master was Darren Lin. He led a game called "Describe the Picture." People had to make a story based on the picture. The game stimulated people's creativity.
The meeting had three prepared speakers. The first speaker was Alex Chandra, who gave a humorous speech titled "My Wife is Always Right." The second speaker, Gina Wu, talked about how "Concentration" is needed everywhere, including cooking. The third speaker, Steve Huang, spoke about the passing of his elementary school friend due to cancer.
Ian Chen was the Table Topics Master. He prepared questions about expressing "Self-love." The speakers in the Table Topics were Chin-Chi Lai, Grace Chen, and Joy Wang.
Chin-Chi Lai was the General Evaluator. The speech evaluators were Emerson Lai, Grace Chen, and Darren Lin. They gave careful and constructive feedback.
The Grammarian, Sophia Chiu, briefly reported the language used during the meeting. The General Evaluator, Chin-Chi Lai, assessed the quality of the entire meeting in the end.
The best speakers were:
Best prepared speakers: Alex Chandra
Best table topics speaker: Grace Chen
Best individual evaluator: Emerson Lai
Congratulations!
SYTC Meeting # 407
Date: October 8, 2024
Time: 19:00～21:00
Location: 5F, No. 115, Zhongshan Rd., Shinying District (新營區中山路115號5樓)
Meeting Theme: Peace and Tranquility
Camila Wu was the Toastmaster of the Meeting. She chose the meeting theme because nowadays, we get distracted quite easily by various phone apps. Our phones are useful tools, but they may take away our peace.
The variety session master was Anna Wu. She conducted the "Guess Who I Am" game. People asked Yes/No questions to guess which character was the one. It was fun and brought laughter.
The meeting had three prepared speakers. The first speaker was Darren Line, who talked about Efficient Learning: from Memory to Mastery. The second speaker, Rita Lin, shared her public relation strategies within her organization. The third speaker, Doreen Huang, spoke about her e-newslettter project to promote Toastmasters to broader people.
Ian Chen was the Table Topics Master. He prepared questions related to "Peace and Tranquility." The speakers in the Table Topics were Chin-Chi Lai, Joy Wang, Anna Wu, and Yun Her.
Gina Wu was the General Evaluator. The speech evaluators were Joy Wang, Alex Chandra, and Chin-Chi Lai.
The Grammarian, Steve Huang, prepared a short report summarizing his observations and feedback. The General Evaluator, Gina Wu, presented her evaluation, outlining the strengths of the meeting, areas for improvement, and any noteworthy aspects.
The best speakers were:
Best prepared speakers: Darren Lin, Rita Lin, Doreen Huang
Best table topics speaker: Joy Wang
Best individual evaluator: Chin-Chi Lai
Congratulations!
SYTC Meeting # 406
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 19:00～21:00
Location: 5F, No. 115, Zhongshan Rd., Shinying District (新營區中山路115號5樓)
Meeting Theme: Moon Festival
During the moon festival, the moon is the brightest and roundest it will be all year. Gina Wu, the Toastmaster of the meeting, chose Moon Festival as the meeting theme because the festival was celebrated one week earlier.
Darren Lin took the role of the Variety Session master. People had to guess some English proverbs by giving some clues without mentioning the words used in the proverbs.
The meeting had three prepared speakers. The first speaker was Joy Wang, who talked about myths from her childhood. The second speaker, Chin-Chi Lai, shared about the Atomic Habit book she read. The main idea is forming a habit to succeed. The third speaker, Carol Chou, spoke about her past working experience in swine husbandry.
Sophia Chiu was the Table Topics Master. She prepared questions related to the "heritage." The speakers in the Table Topics were Darren Lin, Coco Lin, Yun Her, Carol Chou, and Chin-Chi Lai.
Steve Huang was the General Evaluator. The speech evaluators were Camila Wu, Jasmine Yen, and Coco Lin.
The Grammarian, Alex Chandra, encouraged members to improve their language skills by providing constructive feedback. The General Evaluator, Steve Huang, offered constructive feedback to improve the overall quality and efficiency of the meetings.
The best speakers were:
Best table topics speaker: Coco Lin
Best prepared speaker: Joy Wang
Best individual evaluator: Jasmine Yen
Congratulations!
🌕✨ **Moon Festival** Toastmasters 例會來囉～ ✨🌕
想要在輕鬆無壓力的環境中提升自己的溝通技巧嗎？這是你的機會！🎉 無論你是害羞的演講新手還是有經驗的老手，我們的致力於相互支持，一起成長。
🍂 Moon Festival🌕
來和我們一起分享中秋節吧！這次例會不僅有故事分享、歡笑，還有關於如何成為更好的演講者和領導者的小訣竅，幫助你更自信地表達自己。我們鼓勵互相學習，這是一個不斷成長的機會！💬✨
💡 友善的夥伴們 (真的很友善 😄)
💡 輕鬆的練習空間
💡 充滿趣味且有建設性的回饋
別錯過這個在月亮下閃耀的機會，和我們一起開始你的演講之旅吧！🌝✨
✨ Speak. Lead. Transform. ✨
SYTC Meeting#406
📅 時間：113/9/24 (Tue.) 19:00～21:00
(18:45 即可入場 check-in available)
📍實體例會地點：
新營區中山路115號5樓
新營天廈五樓國際學習空間
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#公眾演說 #演講技巧 #個人成長
#Toastmasters #PublicSpeaking
#moonfestival #JoinUs #中秋節 #英文 #新營
SYTC Meeting # 405
Date: September 3, 2024
Time: 19:00～21:00
Location: 5F, No. 115, Zhongshan Rd., Shinying District (新營區中山路115號5樓)
Meeting Theme: The Power of Consistency
Joy Wang took on the role of Toastmaster of the meeting for the first time.
Her opening was, "Consistency is the key to making progress."
Scott "Mr. Cowboy Hat" Hsu led the Variety Session with his Nintendo Switch. Everyone enjoyed playing bingo.
The meeting had three prepared speakers. The first speaker was Darren Lin, who gave a humorous speech about eating hotpots. The second speaker, Steve Huang, shared his Toastmasters journey joining SYTC. The third speaker, Alex Chandra, spoke about the first blind student from India who studied at MIT. His name is Srikanth Bolla.
Chin-Chi Lai was the Table Topics Master. She took red envelopes with questions. All questions are related to the meeting theme "Consistency." The Table Topics speakers were Scott Hsu, Jasmine Yen, Gina Wu, and Anna Wu.
Gina Wu was the General Evaluator. The speech evaluators were Camila Wu, Anna Wu, and Terence Ai. In addition, Chin-Chi became the fourth evaluator by evaluating Anna Wu's evaluation.
The Grammarian, Jasmine Yen, presented a report providing feedback on the language used by speakers. She noted errors while offering constructive feedback to help members improve. The General Evaluator, Gina Wu, provided feedback on the overall flow and organization of the meeting.
The best speakers were:
Best table topics speaker: Scott Hsu
Best table prepared speaker: Alex Chandra
Best table evaluator: Anna Wu
Congratulations!
Toastmasters Outing！
一起來溪頭森林遊樂區享受大自然的美好吧！
Toastmasters 不僅僅是提升英語演講能力的地方，透過精心安排的 Pathways 課程，會員們還能累積領導力和舉辦活動的經驗。這次活動真的要特別感謝台南勤美分會的會員用心籌劃！他們甚至在遊覽車上準備了演講和團康遊戲，讓我們在路途上也能開心互動（其中的演講還是會員的課程進度呢！）。
這一天充滿了歡笑和美好的相聚時刻，期待下次的活動！😊
#Toastmasters #郊遊 #溪頭森林遊樂區 #新營
SYTC Meeting # 404 Date: August 20, 2024Time: 19:00～21:00. Location: 5F, No. 115, Zhongshan Rd., Shinying District (新營區中山路115號5樓). Meeting Theme: The Word of My Life ❤️Anna Wu took on the role of Toastmaster of the meeting for the first time. She was well prepared and asked the president Chin-Chi questions to ensure she could do it well. Yuan Yen led a game in the Variety Session. People needed to guess Chinese Quotes and Movies. The game was fun!⭐️The meeting had three prepared speakers. The first speaker was Zack, who broke the ice by making his first speech, "I'm Zack," to introduce himself as a fitness coach. The second speaker, Mark Han, the current Area K4 Director, shared his past experiences in creating his colorful life. The third speaker, Camila Wu, told us how to see the truth by putting ourselves in other people's shoes.✨During the table topics session, Ian Chen asked questions about the audience's one keyword about the future and the highlight moments.Chin-Chi led the evaluation session. Three speech evaluators evaluated three prepared speakers. The speech evaluators were Joy Wang, Theresa Lu, and Alex Chandra. In addition, Chin-Chi became the fourth evaluator by evaluating Joy Wang's evaluation.The grammarian, Gina Wu, made careful observations during the meeting and gave an educational language evaluation session, followed by the general evaluator, Chin-Chi, to evaluate the meeting and provide valuable suggestions.The best speakers were:Best table topics speaker: Scott HsuBest table prepared speaker: Mark HanBest table evaluator: Joy WangCongratulations! #公眾演說 #英文 #領導力 #演講技巧 #個人成長#Toastmasters #PublicSpeaking #自我提升 #新營 #TheWordOfMyLife
#公眾演說 #英文 #領導力 #演講技巧 #個人成長 #即興演講 #自信 #toastmasters #新營
SYTC Meeting # 402
Date: July 16, 2024
Time: 19:00～21:00
Location: 5F, No. 115, Zhongshan Rd., Shinying District (新營區中山路115號5樓)
Meeting Theme: Change in Direction
A best-selling author, Rhenald Kasali, once said, "No matter how far you have walked in the wrong direction, turn around!" Sometimes, we must stop and turn around to move in the right direction.
Our club president Chin-Chi Lai was the Toastmaster of the Meeting. She asked an important question: "Have you ever had to change your direction?"
The meeting had something special. For the first time, participants read a short quote related to the meeting theme: "The efforts and persistence you are investing now will return to your life in various forms. Keep
moving forward."
Steve Huang had an exciting Variety Session that showed various tourist spots before the prepared speech session.
The meeting had three prepared speakers. The first speaker was Joy Wang, who talked about fascinating Vietnamese culture. Scott "Mr. Cowboy Hat" Hsu was the second speaker to speak about the lessons he learned about artificial intelligence. The third speaker was Anna Wu, who introduced the gods and goddesses in Greek mythology.
Darren Lin led the table topics sessions and asked questions about life and life directions.
Gina Wu, led the evaluation session. One speech evaluator evaluated each prepared speaker. Since there were three prepared speakers, there were three speech evaluators. They were Vivian Cheng, Alex Chandra, and Ian Chen.
The Grammarian, Camila Wu, gave an educational language evaluation, followed by the General Evaluator, Gina Wu, to provide an evaluation of the meeting in general.
#公眾演說 #英文 #領導力 #演講技巧 #個人成長 #即興演講 #自信 #新營 #toastmasters
端午連假的週末，獻上上週六SYTC Outing-安平實境解謎的花絮剪！很有趣的解謎設計，穿梭安平巷弄收集謎題、燒腦解答，很好玩！下次Outing 大家再一起出去玩嘿！
祝大家端午佳節愉快！Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
(雖然屈原落水的日子要祝賀怪怪的...但放假就是要愉快啦！)
#感謝才女會員Joy的影片製作
#下次例會0618
久違的 SYTC Meeting Minutes 終於再出爐囉～
雖然已是一週前的例會，但感動仍歷歷在目，整場例會熱鬧滾滾，一定要紀錄分享！
順便提醒大家.... 下週二 4/2 有例會，清明連假前來場學習吧！
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SYTC Meeting #394
本次例會是再度舉辦的OPEN HOUSE, 活動前打廣告，會長 Alex, VPE Chin-Chi & VPPR Darren 還特地到新營火車站發紙本DM, 希望能有新來賓能一起來體驗Toastmasters 的好！
Open House的內容也是精心設計，每位參與會員都做足了準備，資深會員、優秀傑出演講員(DTM) Gina Wu 優質主持，讓例會進行流暢．備稿演講時段 Chin-Chi 教大家如何成為充滿魅力的人 & Steve 則分享退休後的精彩人生．
特別、特別感動的是遠道而來，特地專程從台北南下、只為了支持SYTC的重量級貴賓、D67總會分會成長執行長、人生美好學校校長 Alex Huang 帶來激勵演說，不吝分享他的人生故事，分享了在Toastmasters裡的成長，也用實例證明了參加Toastmasters的好！Alex 特別帶來總會給予會長Alex 的肯定獎勵(沒錯，也叫Alex... Alex 頒獎給Alex)，感謝他對 Toastmasters D67 的貢獻．暖心的Alex 還在會後幫這一晚的Open House 製作小短片，真的是 super supportive!!!
最值得一提的是有好幾位都是第一次承擔該工作，但都能將該任務執行的很到位：
1. Joy Wang 第一次當Ah Counter, 聽得好仔細認真，(不曉得晚上回家耳朵會不會痛...)
2. Anna Wu第一次擔任Variety Session Master, 帶來好玩又能學習英語倒裝句法的小遊戲
3. 第一次嘗試講評的Ian Chen, 事前先做好功課、加上臨場觀察，點出演講者的優缺點
4. 第一次擔任總講評員的Darren Lin，把每位上台講評的、報告的都仔細介紹上台，簡直是當晚的 2nd TME (總主持人)
5. 當過無數次卻是第一次在SYTC 擔任Table Topics Master 的資深會員F
Toastmasters是近百年的優質國際非營利學習社團，分會遍及世界各角落，為渴望提升溝通技巧與自信心的朋友提供一個正向、安全的學習平臺。很幸運的，在新營我們也擁一個這樣的優質社團．
自2006創會以來，SYTC首次辦理Open House，誠摯邀請大新營及周邊地區的的朋友們，特別是那些希望提升英文溝通能力、挑戰上台恐懼、加強自信、以及熱愛學習成長的朋友們，一同參與下週二的特別例會，親身體驗上台的神奇魅力魔力！儘管可能會讓您感到有點緊張，但克服心理障礙後，您將會發現舞台是一個令人愈加享受的地方。讓我們一同探索成長的樂趣，共同迎向更自信、更卓越的自己！
參加本次開放日的朋友們，除了有上台實作演練的機會，還可獲得Toastmasters精美小禮品．
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SYTC OPEN HOUSE開放日
時間：113/1/16 (二) 19:00～21:00
(18:40 即可入場 check-in available)
地點：新營區中山路115號5樓
新營天廈五樓國際學習空間
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