Seniors Ambassador of Tsao Foundation 做个活跃的乐龄大使

Miss Cheung Po Chu (張宝珠小姐), the first speaker at the Tsao Foundation "Seniors Talkshop" Oral Presentation Evaluation Session on 17 Aug 2009. She kindly consented to film the video clip of my presentation which was uploaded to YouTube. Acknowledged with thanks.

I went back to class on 15 Aug 2009 and 17 Aug 2009 to learn how to be an active "Seniors Ambassador" (做个活跃的乐龄大使).

The "Seniors Talkshop" (乐齢讲堂) course in Mandarin was initiated by the Tsao Foundation at their training center at 298, Tiong Bahru Road, # 15-01/06, Central Plaza, Singapore 168730.

This is another new and creative activity of the Tsao Foundation. (另一项曹氏基金会的创新活动).

The TSAO Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for older people by alleviating the hardships of ageing through its community health services; promoting successful ageing; and pioneering new approaches to ageing and eldercare throughout Singapore and the region.

The 2-day course was conducted by Ms Serene Seng (盛雪靈年轻老师), an experienced and bubbly bilingual teacher in public speaking.

I plucked up enough courage to enrol for the course and scored several "firsts":

* First time to attend a public speaking training course in Mandarin;

* First time when the fire alarm was activated abruptly in the midst of a presentation;

* First time I created a YouTube account to post a video-clip of the course assignment for a 5-minute presentation here.



I thought the video-clip was quite funny and would like to share it on this blog.

Can you spot at which point during the presentation the fire alarm went off?

The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Celebration in Singapore in 1953. Decoration of banner at the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation Building opposite the seafront at Clifford Pier.