United College Toastmasters Club

Building resilience for the future💪🏻

Four years have passed since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and HongKongers have faced numerous challenges along the way👣 Fortunately, we are now returning to our normal lives. As we step into 2024 with renewed hope🌟, let’s reflect on the lessons learned during these trying times. Share the challenges you have overcome during the pandemic😷 How can we apply these lessons to prepare for and respond to future pandemics or crises?Share your thoughts on how individuals, communities, and governments can work together to build resilience and adapt to unpredictable situations🦾

Date: 11 January 2024 (Thu)
Time: 19:00-21:00
Venue: Si Yuan Amenities Centre

A wonderful night with our members :) Really great to be hearing all your fascinating sharings🥳

The theme of the meeting was time travel adventures, and we were delighted to hear our members' stories on this topic.

We would like to extend our congratulations to the following individuals:

Elaine for being the Best Prepared Speaker🥳

Jessica for being the Best Evaluator😎

Victor, Amy, and Peter for being the Best Table Topics Speakers. 🎤

We would also like to express our gratitude to Mr. Frederick P**n, who served as our General Evaluator🤩

Ms. Joyce Lee, who took on the role of Language Evaluator. 😋

See you all again this week！

We had a wonderful gathering on Thursday and it was a pleasure 😘to have each and every one of you present. Despite being in the midst of mid-term exams, we had a respectable turnout for our Halloween meeting. It is evident that our members possess excellent time management skills. 🥳The theme of the meeting was time travel adventures, and we were delighted to hear our members' stories on this topic. We would like to extend our congratulations to the following individuals: 🤩🤩Elaine for being the Best Prepared Speaker, Jessica for being the Best Evaluator, and Victor, Amy, and Peter for being the Best Table Topics Speakers. We would also like to express our gratitude🤩 to Mr. Frederick P**n, who served as our General Evaluator, and Ms. Joyce Lee, who took on the role of Language Evaluator.
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Our second regular meeting has come to a fruitful end!🥳
We’re really happy to have so many new members proactively taking roles and take the stage! 🎤It was indeed a great evening with all of you!😎😎

A big round of applause to all the new members who bravely embark on the journey of conquering the fear of public speaking!

Congratulations to:🥳🥳

Best prepared speech speaker: Amy
Best table topic speaker: Roy
Best evaluator: Tracy

Special thanks to: 💕
Language evaluator: Ms. Tessa Stewart, English Language Teaching Unit (Honorary Advisor of UCTMC)
General Evaluator：Ms. Jenny Chan (K2 Area Director)

The mid-term period is currently in full swing.😵‍💫 In order to help our members relax and unwind🤩, we have organized another meeting this week that is more enjoyable and light-hearted🥳. Stay tuned for more updates!

On the previous Thursday, members were given the opportunity to take on roles for the first time! We want to give a big round of applause to all the new members who bravely took the stage and took the first step towards conquering their fear of public speaking.
A Special congratulations to:🥳🥳
Best prepared speech speaker: Amy
Best table topic speaker: Roy
Best evaluator: Tracy
Special thanks to: Language evaluator: Ms. Tessa Stewart, English Language Teaching Unit (Honorary Advisor of UCTMC)
General Evaluator：Ms. Jenny Chan (K2 Area Director)
The mid-term period is currently in full swing.😵‍💫 In order to help our members relax and unwind🤩, we have organized a Halloween meeting for this week that is more enjoyable and light-hearted🥳. Stay tuned for more updates!

Our first official Meeting has come to a fruitful end on Thursday! 🥰
It’s our pleasure to meet new members this academic year, and see every one of you proactively taking roles to stand on stage!

Congratulations to 🏅
Best evaluator -Betty the VPPR
Best table topics speaker - Victor the president

Special thanks to 🥂
Professor Stephen H S Wong, Head of United College, CUHK
Professor Tang Sze Wing, Associate Head, United College, CUHK
Dr Tony Chan, College Secretary, United College, CUHK

Ms Shirley Lam, Honorary Advisor of UCTMC
Ms Jenny Chan, Area K2 Director
Mr Tony Ma, Former Area K2 Director
Ms Rainbow Lee, D89 University TMCs Support Chair

A brief recap📽
-Inauguration Ceremony: Wish our New exco members the best of luck!
-Table topics: It was very intense, and we were glad to see new members actively sharing their thoughts!
-Evaluations: Practical, constructive, and direct responses were given! Thanks for the demonstration from Ms Shirley Lam and Ms Rainbow Lee.

We will keep going along with the enjoyable atmosphere this semester!

Thursday's Demo Meeting went off without a hitch! 🥳A big thank you to everyone who have joined us in this wonderful night; it’s always great to hear insights from all of you🗣️

Congratulations to 🏅
Best speaker – Miu Miu So
Best evaluator – Jessica Lee
Best table topics speaker - Crystal

Special thanks to 🤝🏻
Mr. Chih Au, our General Evaluator, for delivering such a fascinating table topic workshop
Mr. Johnson Chan, our Language Evaluator, for all the constructive feedbacks on our spealers

A brief recap 🎞️
-Prepared Speeches: an incredible prepared speech “Climb to Change” by VPPR Miu Miu
-Table topics: Thanks all for your active participation, and sharing of your unique insights
-Evaluations: Mr. Johnson Chan provides a thorough, insightful, and useful critique. Additionally, Mr. Chih Au showed us how effective communication is important for all of us. For this reason, you should join Toastmasters!

Missed the demo meeting but still want to join our club? Not a problem! You can still join our club by clicking the link in the bio🤓

Mr Johnson Chan, our LE from ELTU has also kindly made notes for all joining members. 📝 They have been sent to those who attended. For all who did not attend the demo meeting but would like to get a copy and take a look, please feel free to contact us! 👋

Are you seeking opportunities to enhance your English speaking abilities? Are you struggling to overcome your fear of public speaking? 😩Now you have an incredible opportunity! By joining Toastmasters🥳🥳, you will have abundant chances to practice English. Besides, you will also have chance to engage with individuals from different universities and people from all walks of life.😎 What are you waiting for? Sign up now!🥳 The link can be found in our Bio.

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Want to understand what a meeting is like? Have a try for our upcoming demo meeting!🥳 Registration link in bio🤓

Date: 21st September
Time: 6:45 - 9:00pm
Venue: UCC4, TC Cheng Building

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Wanna know more about us after reading the previous posts? Stop by our booth and speak with us in person.🥳!

Come and initiate your first step in the journey of public speaking and get your unique gifts🤩

Date: 4th September
Time: 16:00-20:00
Location: Booth 11A, Open space outside Cheung Chuk Shan Building

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Not able to come to our booth? No worries! You can still register for the demo meeting🤓 Registration link in bio

Date: 21st September
Time: 6:45 - 9:00pm
Venue: UCC2, TC Cheng Building
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Hiiiiii, guys! We are the United College Toastmasters Club! 🤪Do you want to encounter your fear in speaking publicly? Do you want to excel yourself with in the field of public speaking? If yes, join us now!

The United College Toastmasters Club (UCTMC) is for all UC students who want to develop their English speaking skills in a friendly environment. 🥳We strive hard together and embrace public speaking at this highly supportive and professional platform for honing your speaking talents. UCTMC is part of the Toastmaster community:

What is Toastmasters International? 🥳

Toastmaster is an international English speaking club founded in 1924.🤓 Since Toastmasters began, members have benefited from the organization’s communication and leadership programs. Toastmasters International have over 15,800 clubs and more than 300,000 members in approximately 149 countries.🤩

What does our club do? 🤪

We are proactive United College students who gather every other Thursday. We are eager to establish a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone, even if you are timid to speak, in order to inspire members to challenge themselves.💪💪

We provide you with a welcoming practice space! 😎This is definitely the ideal site for you if you want to increase your social circle and reduce social anxiety! At first, we seemed not very proficient. Your willingness to push yourself beyond of your comfort zone is what matters. 🫂

Come join us with various roles, from facilitators like Toastmaster of the evening (host), to speakers of impromptu speech or prepared speeches. You’ll for sure finds your place here!🤩🤩

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Wanna know more about us? Come to our booth and understand more about our club🌍!
Date: 4th September
Time: 16:00-20:00
Location: Booth 11A, Open space outside Cheung Chuk Shan Building

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Want to understand what a meeting is like? Have a try for our upcoming demo meeting!🥳 Registration link in bio🤓

Date: 21st September
Time: 6:45 - 9:00pm
Venue: UCC2, TC Cheng Building

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📢📢 ❗Coming up: Register NOW to support the Top 10 finalists of the 2023 Greater Bay Area Tertiary Students Speaking Contest🤩🏆! See you at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University on 25th March 2023 to watch their performance and network with the other professionals😁😁!