This document provides the agenda and supporting documents for the 10th Annual General Meeting of the Asia Pacific Speakers Singapore chapter held on 30 July 2013.
The agenda includes confirmation of minutes from the previous AGM, the treasurer's report which outlines the organization's financial results and position, the president's report which summarizes the activities and initiatives from the past year, and the election of the executive committee members for the coming year.
Supporting documents include more detailed information on the treasurer's financial reports, the president's summary of the monthly meetings, events, and new programs held throughout the past year, and the list of nominees for the executive committee election. The organization has grown substantially in membership and activities over
2. AGENDA
1. Confirmation of Minutes of the 9th AGM
held on 30 July 2012
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. President’s Report
4. Election of Exco members (Aug 2013 to Jul 2014)
5. Any Other Business
15. Thaddeus Lawrence
Tremaine Du Preez
Andrew Chow
Eric Feng
Heather Hansen
Tim Wade
Christian Chua
Exclusive Roundtable Sessions
with APSS Professional Members
Monthly Meeting
30 July 2012
23. Nicole Stinton
Heather Hansen
Andrew Bryant, CSP
Bundle Up! Heat Up Your Speaking
Business for Greater Success &
Mentoring Programme Panel
Monthly Meeting
28 May 2013
24. Lindsay Adams, CSP
Kevin Ryan, CSP
Boost Your Referrals and
Increase Your Sales
Monthly Meeting
20 Jun 2013
51. 2 Days
8 Volunteers
54 Training surveys
60 Books given
120 Name cards
250 Members’ directory
300 Brochures
HR Summit Exhibition
24-25 April 2013
52. Book Contributors
Andrew Bryant, CSP
Christian Chua
David Lim, CSP
David Lim
Eric Feng
Eric Feng
Heather Hansen
Marianna Pascal
Nishant Kasibhatla, CSP
Philip Merry
Ron Kaufman
Scott Friedman, CSP
Sharon Connolly
Shirley Taylor, CSP
Shirley Taylor, CSP
Shirley Taylor, CSP
Tey Bin Yuen
Thaddeus Lawrence
Tom Abbott
Self Leadership
How to be a Success Magnet
How Leaders lead
Mountain To Climb
Get to the Point
Unlock Your Personal Charismas
3 x Powerful People Skills
English Fast and Easy 3: Useful Idioms and Phrases
Maximise Your Memory Power
Simply Happy
Assorted titles
Celebrate
Effective Networking
Model Business Letters, Emails & Other Business Documents
Email Etiquette
Communication Your Key to Success
Life beyond the Comfort Zone
Runaway Success : Life Lessons from Ultra Endurance Racing
'The SOHO Solution: 21 Selling Strategies For Growing Your Small Business
HR Summit Exhibition
24-25 April 2013
54. HR Summit Survey Results
• Staff Strength
Singapore
Regional
No info
4
33
<100
22
11
101-500
12
3
501-1000
5
1
1001-5000
8
3
>5000
3
3
Yes
40
43
34
No
14
11
20
• Does your organization….
a. Hire external speakers for company event?
a. Engage external trainers for in-house program,?
a. Engage facilitators for company retreats?
A 4-page survey report will be available for all members
for downloading after the AGM
56. Spirit of Service
Presidents' Award
Heather Hansen
Spirit of Service Award
Tim Wade
Annual Award Winners
Spirit of Service Award
Shirley Taylor, CSP
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Nicole Stinton
Gustav Gous, CSP
Gary Gopinathan
Michelle Ong
Elisabetta Franzoso (rejoin)
Paul Hutton
Michael Lum
Titus Yong (rejoin)
New Professional Members
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Mariah Elizabeth Hu
Vijaykumarr
Winifred Lim
Tanvi Gautam
Benjamin Loh
Dean Shams
Maxine Teo ( Rejoin)
Faizal Zulkarnaen
Sarah Goh Yin
Michael Chong
Kydon Tay
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Wilson Ong
Sunil Chandiramani
Chris Han
Narayan Subramanian
Jacinta Noonan
Antoine Ting
Cindy Tien
Manoj Vasudevan
Mark Jamieson
Ben Truong
Martha Lee
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Grant Rawlinson
Terence Matthew Choo
Dennis Lim
Catherine Ong
Jass Malaney
Patrick Liew
James Chang
Tara Vernest
Avi Liran
Diana Thomson
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Karolina Gwinner
Agostino de Angelis
Georgina Chin
Ferris Wee
Sean Seah
Samuel Tay
Oh Hock-Chong
Pauline Chua
Tim Hamons
Yasmine Khater
New Associate Members
77. "Don't worry about how
we divide up the pie.
There is enough for
everybody. Let's just
build a bigger pie!"
Cavett Roberts
Founder of National
Speakers Association
79. Nominated Members (by 5 July)
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Thaddeus Lawrence (PM, Exco 2 years)
Sarah Schubert (PM, Exco 2 years)
Raymond Thomas (PM, Exco 1 year)
Fredrik Haren (PM, CSP)
Cynthia Zhai (PM)
David Goldwich (PM)
Santanaram Jayaram (PM)
Benjamin Loh (AM)
Karolina Gwinner (AM)
Andrew Chow (PM, Current President, Exco 2 years)
Bhavani Prakash (AM)
Nicole Stinton (PM)
John Ogier (AM)
Shirley Taylor (PM, Past President, CSP, Exco 4 years)
Tim Wade (PM, Past President, Exco 5 years)
Election of Executive Committee Members
80. Final List of Nominated Members for Election (16 July)
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Thaddeus Lawrence (PM, Exco 2 years)
Sarah Schubert (PM, Exco 2 years)
Raymond Thomas (PM, Exco 1 year)
Fredrik Haren (PM, CSP)
Cynthia Zhai (PM)
David Goldwich (PM)
Santanaram Jayaram (PM)
Benjamin Loh (AM)
Karolina Gwinner (AM)
Andrew Chow (PM, Current President, Exco 2 years)
Election of Executive Committee Members
81. APSS Election Procedure
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All nomination statements of election candidates have been sent to members
PINK Form is for Professional Members only
YELLOW Form is for Associate Members only
If you are a proxy for another member, please ensure you have the correct number
and correct colour of forms
5. You are only required to vote for a maximum of 7 candidates. Current President will
be required to serve another term based on constitution
6. Total Ex Co members for 2013-14 will be 8 in total
7. You are given 3 minutes to go through the voting form and exercise your voting
rights as members
8. Please do not talk or discuss with anyone during those 3 minutes of silence
9. Put a tick on the box next to the name of your choice
10. Devina and her assistant will be collecting the voting forms back
11. Counting will begin immediately after the voting. All members are requested to
leave the room for a 10-min break
Election of Executive Committee Members
82. APSS Voting Counting Procedure
1. Voting will take place on the tables at the back of this room
2. Two counting teams will count the votes independently.
1. Devina and Shirley Taylor, CSP,
2. Tim Wade and Beth Talbot
3. The counting and results will be checked and verified by two
Past Presidents: Nishant Kasibhatla, CSP and Christian Chua
4. Any forms with 8 ticks or more will be considered void
5. The results will be announced when we resume before the
main meeting.
Election of Executive Committee Members