Do you think a combination of black turtleneck sweater - old jeans - sport shoes is a good choice for a public speaker? I don’t think so. However, a gentleman who was attired in this manner every time when he presented some of the most influential IT devices on the planet on the stages attracted millions of people over the world. The gentleman was awarded the worst dressed executive in the region containing many world-class technology corporates by a men’s wear magazine for a period of time. Unfortunately, he was unable to defend the title last year. He was beaten by a more “fashionable” gentleman who usually wears elastic jeans and flip-flop in his office - the gentleman is the founder of one of the most popular social networking services at present. In terms of men’s wear, I have no idea whether you would agree that they are fashionable. However, in terms of their ideas, I have no doubt that you would agree they are two of the most fashionable. So, what’s your definition of “fashion”?
In our regular meeting on 19 Mar 12, our speakers showcased their “fashions” to us. In the prepared speech session, Ernest Mak, our Ice Breaker, shared his freedom-rich life style by introducing one of his backpacking trips to the audience. The backpacker also shared with us a humorous episode about his experience of being brought to the police station in a trip. In a CC Project 2, Steven Wong who introduced himself as a “qualified time waster” recommended some methods of spending time meaningfully. He also motivated us to be “volunteers” and create a meaningful life schedule. Louisa Tsang, the winner of the International Speech Contest at both of club level and area level, inspired the audience again by her winning speech. Louisa was the best prepared speech speaker in the evening.
In our regular meeting on 19 Mar 12, our speakers showcased their “fashions” to us. In the prepared speech session, Ernest Mak, our Ice Breaker, shared his freedom-rich life style by introducing one of his backpacking trips to the audience. The backpacker also shared with us a humorous episode about his experience of being brought to the police station in a trip. In a CC Project 2, Steven Wong who introduced himself as a “qualified time waster” recommended some methods of spending time meaningfully. He also motivated us to be “volunteers” and create a meaningful life schedule. Louisa Tsang, the winner of the International Speech Contest at both of club level and area level, inspired the audience again by her winning speech. Louisa was the best prepared speech speaker in the evening.
In the table topic session, Sandy, the best table topic speaker of the night, brought her experience of being surrounded by “men in G2k” to and frankly shared the comfort from her designer’s handbag with us. The venue was fuelled by humor by the lady’s speech.
In the evaluation session, we enjoyed a comprehensive evaluation that included a lesson about how to breathe in order to make good voice. Thanked Joanne Chuk, our best evaluator in the meeting.
Last but not least, we would like to express our gratitude to Angela Zhang, the Lieutenant Governor Education & Training of District 85 2011-12, for being our General Evaluator and demonstrating a sophisticated evaluation to our club. We also thanked Sarah He, the Division I Governor of District 85 2011-12 and Ivy Cai, the Area L1 Governor of District 85 2011-12, for their participation and support.
How fashionable you are may not be equal to how fashionable your wear is or how fashionable the device you are using. It’s about own style - attitude to life. I believe people will not remember your designer’s suit or handbag but people will remember your speeches, ideas, insights and personality. Our audience would not forget who brought us the “Men in G2k ” and who reminded us there was an evaluator who “killed” our “baby” in the venue in the meeting. I think this is style and this is fashion.
Clement Wong
President 2011-12
Hong Kong Toastmasters Club
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