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About Us
Our History
SIM I Toastmasters Club (TMC) is an interest group of the Singapore
Institute of Management.
It was chartered in August 1984, when there were only
four toastmasters clubs in Singapore.
Right from the start, SIM TMC proved to be a formidable
force, a dynamic and vibrant club with a difference.
Tight programmes
were scheduled and events such as ‘under 6’ contests, speech
contests, inter-club contests, open debates and public previews of its
activities, went into full swing.
In less than a year, it bagged the President’s
Distinguished Club 1985 award and the President’s 40 Club award for
maintaining a minimum membership strength of 40.
In a short period of 2 years, the membership grew so big
that in 1987 the club split into SIM I and SIM II to accommodate the
growing numbers.
In the early days the 2 clubs kept in contact, with
members freely alternating attendance to either club. Later, each club
went its separate way to devise its own programme and pursue its
separate goals.
Today SIM I remains one of the strongest clubs in
Singapore in terms of membership strength and quality of communication
and leadership skills.
Many of its members are now successful consultants and
trainers and much sought-after workshop leaders.
SIM I achieved the distinction of producing
Singapore’s first Distinguished Toastmaster DTM Kelvin Ong; and
it’s Newsletter Contact I was the first in the District to receive
the World’s TOP 10 Newsletters Award 2000/2001 from TI.
The club has also produced two District Governors and many Area
Governors, positions that demand leadership and communicative skills.
There were also champion speakers who had reached District level of
excellence in public speaking.
SIM I’s dynamism may be attributed to the untiring
spirit and enthusiasm of its members and to the creativity of its
executive committees in constantly coming up with fresh ideas to enliven
each chapter meeting.
There were debates, humor sessions and other short
sessions worked into the normal meetings. These mini sessions included
topics of interest to members such as pronunciation, language use,
motivational talks or fashion sense.
There were occasional combined meetings with SIM
Mandarin TMC and with the Institute of Engineers Singapore TMC for some
bi-lingual, cross-cultural, cross-professional experiences.
Regular social events also help to foster close bond and
camaraderie among its members. X’mas parties, Chinese New Year
gatherings, BBQ’s, bowling, karaoke sessions and walking trips are
regular features in its social programme.
Fellowship is further strengthened by frequent
adjournment after each meeting, to the club’s water hole, the
‘Chatterbox’ of Mandarin Hotel.
The hotel is, unchanged for 20 years, the venue for its chapter meetings
held fortnightly on Friday nights on level 8 in the South Wing.
Speech Craft, English Language, presentation skills and
motivational sessions are regular workshops spread out monthly to meet
members’ learning needs and offer opportunities to hone
presentation skills and communicative competence.
In its 20 years of history, SIM I has experienced some
milestone events.
In January 2003, SIM I officially launched its website
www.sim1tm.org with pomp and ceremony, the event officiated by the
assistant Executive Director of Singapore Institute of Management.
In April ’04,
SIM I proudly commemorated its 20th anniversary with a grand celebration
attended by some 350 toastmasters and well-wishers, and an MP as
guest-of-honour.
The
event on 10th April 2009 (Friday)
is a memorable milestone for SIM I
Toastmasters Club as we celebrate our
Silver Jubilee, our 25th Anniversary
titled “Masquerade Ball”.
For
members and guests who were present, we are indeed honored to have you as
one of the 230 over attendees. You have witnessed an extraordinary event
in 2009 where there were many excellent and electrifying performances.
One of
the highlights of the night’s program is when we showcased the montage (a
series of photos) from 1984 to 2009. From the pictures, we can see the
transformation of SIM I
Toastmasters Club from a small club in 1984 to now, a leading Toastmasters
club in Singapore.
In
a nutshell, we are proud to be members of SIM I Toastmasters Club.
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