Are You Hungry for Growth?
My club had just concluded a successful joint meeting with Toastmasters from the Nanyang Technological University as well as visiting Toastmasters from Hong Kong’s Lingnan University yesterday, and I must say it was indeed a refreshing experience and an eye-opener for me to have met so many like-minded youths from such diverse cultural backgrounds coming … Read more
Get Your First Out of the Way!
A member of my Toastmasters Club came up to share with me a story one day. In his own words, he said, “Gary, I was terrified to speak at first. And I was really horrified when I first served as the Toastmasters for the Evening (Emcee) at another Toastmasters Club. However, after all these months … Read more
Fear Busters – 10 Tips to Overcome Stage Fright!
Do butterflies attack your stomach each time you’re about to speak? Tired of standing on stage, gripped by fear and paralysed by nervousness? How would you like to be able to go through the entire presentation, or speak before a crowd with fear firmly at the back of your mind? In this very first edition, … Read more
Everybody Wants to Be Entertained!
Everybody wants to be entertained. And when I mean entertained, I do not mean entertainment in the Russel Peters or Jerry Seinfield sense! Entertainment is not necessarily confined to the field of humour. Horror, mystery, drama and fantasy are other forms of entertainment that appeal to the senses of people. Don’t you think so?
Friend over ‘Stranger’
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you’re about to meet someone new? Do likely scenarios of rejection flash before your eyes? Do scenes of embarrassment strike fear into your heart? Or does fear and uncertainty grip you? Honestly, who/what exactly do you see when you approach someone whom you’ve never met … Read more
