Public Speaking in Vancouver!
Posted in Meetings on Jan 4th, 2009
Hello everyone,
as your chairperson, I proudly announce our theme for the next meeting:
“What will you do when you grow up?”
As a kid, did you dream about doing the job you are doing right now? What was it? If yes, would you go back in time and congratulate your kid self, or say “what were you thinking”? […]
Posted in Meetings on Dec 3rd, 2008
Hi Everyone,
So sorry to send this out late. I have been out of town for the last few days at a salsa ‘congress’ as it is called in Seattle. In light of how much fun I had I am dedicating this week’s meeting to
PERSONAL PASSIONS AND HOBBIES
What is your passion? What do you love to […]
Posted in Meetings on Nov 25th, 2008
Hi everyone,
We will have a very special meeting this Thursday.
“Friendship”, a fascinating topic. Isn’t it? What does friendship mean to you? How important is friendship to you? How did you choose friends? …..no need to send me intro in advance, but do bring one to the meeting, please.
We will Also have a very interesting […]
Posted in Meetings on Nov 20th, 2008
Over the weekend, the news featured another candidate for political office who achieved the great victory longed for by supporters and predicted by pundits. By campaigning on a platforms calling for change, the fresh-faced, charismatic leaders of reform movements can energise their followers and gain the support of the general public. This is a double-edged […]
Posted in Meetings on Nov 12th, 2008
This week’s meeting theme is “Your dream job“.
When you were a kid, did you dream of one day being a firefighter, or a jet pilot, or a… well, fill in your dream job here! And once you grew up (for those of you who have grown up! have your dreams turned to some other […]
Posted in Meetings on Nov 5th, 2008
Hi Night Visioners,
Inspired by a humorous speech at division B contest, I’d like to share tips and lessons about lying. We will discuss: why we all lie and shall do so, how to improve your lying stills and to lie seamlessly, how to recognize lies and avoid damage from lies, last but not the least, how […]
Posted in Meetings on Oct 20th, 2008
Hi Everyone,
the theme is
“Rules of Distraction - how to live without TV?”
1) How much power (or how little) do you have when it comes to resisting the urge of channel endless surfing?
2) How many times have you seen the re-runs of your favourite sitcom?
I have lived without television for years, precisely because the answer to […]
Posted in Meetings on Oct 13th, 2008
Dear Night Visioners:
This week’s meeting theme is LIMITS.
One day, when I had access to the entire collection of the Seinfeld sitcoms, I just sat there and watched one episode after the other. I was aware the day was passing by and nothing was being accomplished. But at the end of each episode, I couldn’t find […]
Posted in Meetings on Oct 6th, 2008
About experiences, people, or even places we’ve been to in our life that have changed us, for good. From that point forward, we were no longer our same old self. Like a butterfly, it has to go through larval, caterpillar, pupal, and a spectacular metamorphosis, before flipping its colorful wings.
The milestones of life.
I certainly have […]
Posted in Meetings on Sep 22nd, 2008
Hello all NVTM members,Our theme this week is “Competition”.
Our club held a Humorous speech contest and Table Topics speech contest last meeting. I was wondering how the participants handled the pressure? Or was it even pressure? Was it excitement in anticipation of the contest? How do you react to being a contestant? […]