At the 30 July 2012 monthly meeting of APSS (Asia Professional Speakers Singapore) I talked through a slideshow showing snippets from the past year. I've added a commentary here so that people who were unable to attend the meeting can see it too. I hope you enjoy it.

1. Shirley Taylor
APSS President
2011-12
I showed this special slideshow during my
President’s address at the 30 July 2012
meeting. I’ve added some commentary on
here for those who may not have attended.

2. In August 2011, APSS President Tim Wade passed on
the Presidency of APSS to me
Tim handed over the book ‘A Lasting Legacy’ about Cavett Robert,
the founder of the NSA in 1973.

3. APSS
2011-12 Theme:
PASSION  PURPOSE  PROGRESS

4. Our APSS Year
in Pictures

5. 10 Monthly Meetings

6. We had lots of fun and laughter in our meetings

7. Some speakers had us doing some strange things!

8. And of course we all love having our photos taken

9. Some speakers were immortalised in visual images

10. Some speakers used visual aids. Here is Eric Feng
throwing lots of balls into the audience!

11. Tim Bean showed us how 5 pounds of muscle compared to
5 pounds of fat!

12. And of course
when the speaker
was very
handsome, we all
wanted our
photos taking
with him!

13. 5 Added-value Sessions
These are one-hour sessions before
monthly meetings – free for members
as a special benefit.

14. Making Money in Your Pyjamas!
with Rebecca Morgan, CSP

15. Ethical Dilemma Facilitation Evening with Tina Altieri

17. Convention Feedback
Facilitation

19. Roundtables with
Certified Speaking
Professionals
Singapore has 7 CSPs: Scott
Friedman, Nishant Kasibhatla, Rob Salisbury,
Brenda Bence, David Lim, Andrew Bryant
and Michael Podolinsky

20. 3Members at Other Events
Networking Evenings
Networking evenings are great ways to
get together with members and friends in
a relaxed setting.

23. Newton Circus
Networking Evening with
Convention Speakers

24. Reverse Bungee Evening

25. 3 Associate Members
Lunches
6 or 7 Associate Members get together
with a Professional Member in a
downtown café. The PM leads discussions
on challenges and any questions.

26. Associate Members lunch meeting at Shirley’s home

27. 3 Professional Members
Lunches

28. Professional Members lunch meeting at Shirley’s home

29. Cookie normally stars at gatherings
at Shirley’s place!

30. Christmas Party
Time to let our hair down!

34. Chinese New Year Lo-Hei

37. Help setting up
Mastermind Groups
We have helped to set up several
Mastermind Groups at APSS. If you are
interested, please approach an Exco
member.

38. Our group has been running for almost 3 years now.

39. Some APSS Firsts

40. Live Webinar
with Gihan Perera

41. Pecha Kucha Night

42. Heather Hansen conducted the first
Professional Development Lunch:
Getting Started with Videos
Doing videos means we get to show lots of our funny faces!

43. Here’s Heather’s real face!

44. YouTube finds the funniest shots of these APSS members too!

45. … and more!

46. Annual Events

48. 81 people attended the pre-convention dinner

49. We welcomed speakers from all over the world!

50. At the dinner there was fun, laughter and song!

51. 121 people attended the Annual Convention
(APSS folk are big huggers)!

52. All the fabulous speakers at our Annual Convention

53. No special reason for this photo – just Tim’s funny face!

54. I love this fabulous group shot at the Marina Mandarin

55. APSS Spirit of Service Awards
were given to Andrew Chow and David Lim

56. And also
to me.
Thank
you!

57. 122 people attended Raise your Game 2012

59. At Raise your
Game 2012, we
were very proud
to launch the
new APSS book

60. This book was written by 22 Professional Members
of APSS, and compiled and edited by Shirley Taylor

61. A dragon dance launched the new APSS book

62. Here are many of the 22 contributors to this book

64. Members at Other Events
APSS members in the media

74. Members at Other Events
Members out and about

75. Here’s Kevin Cottam speaking
at a TEDx event

76. Here’s Deborah
Torres-Patel and
Heather Hansen
speaking at a
Toastmasters
Annual Event

77. Nishant Kasibhatla and Deborah Torres-Patel
spoke at the National Achievers Congress

78. I’ve been proud to wave the Singapore Here I am posing with Cavett Robert,
flag at conventions in Australia and USA the NSA founder

79. APSS online

80. Our APSS website got a major spruce up this year

81. Thanks to
Sarah
Schubert for
all her work
compiling our
APSS
newsletters

82. Thanks to all APSS members and friends for all
the social buzz on our APSS Facebook page

83. Thanks to all members of the Executive Committee for your support and service

84. Special thanks to Heather Hansen and Nishant Kasibhatla
who received Special Appreciation Awards for their excellence in service

85. In Summary…

86. This year we celebrated and boosted
THE SPIRIT OF APSS big time!

87. "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

88. “Our theme this year was
PASSION PURPOSE  PROGRESS.
This year we have seen a lot of
PASSION from APSS members.
We have seen a lot of PURPOSE,
commitment and dedication shown
by the Exco and our members.
And I’m very proud to say that
APSS and its members have made a
great deal of PROGRESS.
Let’s consolidate this Passion,
Purpose and Progress in the coming
year. Let’s enhance the SPIRIT OF
APSS, and increase the size of the pie
for all of us!”
Shirley Taylor
APSS President 2011-12