www.asiaspeakers.org

1. 10th ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
2013

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

3. Item 1:
Confirmation of Minutes
of the AGM held on
30 July 2012

8. Item 2:
Treasurer’s Report
Raymond Thomas

9. Financial results 2012-2013
INCOME SGD$
1 Books - 88 Secrets 1,915.60
2 Christmas Party 2,588.82
3 Convention 2013 25,250.00
4 Membership Fees 36,286.80
5 Monthly Meeting Receipts 19,600.00
6 Other Income 313.00
7 Professional Development Lunch (PDL) 1,420.00
8 Raise Your Game (RYG) 14,100.00
9 Speakers Academy 10,767.00
Total Income 112,241.22
EXPENSES
1 Accounting and Tax Prep 3,500.00
2 Ads and Constant Contact 7,208.26
3 Bank/PayPal Charges 2,994.67
4 Christmas Party 2,944.35
5 Convention 2013 40,530.54
6 Courier & Postage 44.90
7 Donation 1,000.00
8 Magazines 1,093.53
9 Monthly Meetings/Seminar Expenses 17,790.12
10 Office Supplies 112.94
11 Phone/Web 2,196.62
12 Professional Development Lunch (PDL) 1,195.09
13 Raise Your Game (RYG) 12,652.00
14 Secretarial Services 12,000.00
15 Speakers Academy 1,198.40
16 Transportation - Public 356.43
17 Travel & Entertainment 4,000.00
Total Expenses 110,817.85
Surplus 1,423.37
INCOME STATEMENT
ASSETS
Current Assets
Bank A/C 1 045-5 16,705.70
Bank A/C 2 682-8 31,481.84
Cash In Hand 1,066.81
PayPal 12,700.50
PayPal USD 204.53
Stock- Books 88 Secret 503.16
Total Cash 62,662.54
Account Receivables 1,346.30
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 64,008.84
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Advanced Payment - Jul
2013 Meeting 393.68
Total Current liabilities 393.68
Net Asset 63,615.16
Accumulated Surplus 62,191.79
Net Surplus - Current Year 1,423.37
BALANCE SHEET

10. Source and application of funds by activity
Financial results 2012-2013
Revenue 14,100.00
Expenses 12,652.00
Surplus/
Deficit
1,448.00
RAISE YOUR GAME
Revenue 2,588.82
Expenses 2,944.35
Surplus/
Deficit
(355.53)
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Revenue 10,767.00
Expenses 1,198.40
Surplus/
Deficit
9,568.60
SPEAKERS ACADEMY
Revenue 21,020.00
Expenses 18,985.21
Surplus/
Deficit
2,034.79
MEETINGS/PDL ANNUAL CONVENTION
Revenue 25,250.00
Expenses 40,530.54
Surplus/
Deficit
(15,280.54)
Revenue 38,515.40
Expenses 34,507.35
Surplus/
Deficit
4,008.05
ADMINISTRATION

11. Item 3:
President’s Report
Andrew Chow

12. Andrew Chow
APSS President, 2012-13

13. Theme for 2012-13

14. 10 x Monthly Meetings

15. Exclusive Roundtable Sessions
with APSS Professional Members
Monthly Meeting
30 July 2012
Thaddeus Lawrence
Tremaine Du Preez
Andrew Chow
Eric Feng
Heather Hansen
Tim Wade
Christian Chua

16. Eloquence and Excellence Monthly Meeting
28 Aug 2012
Michael Podolinksy, CSP Andrew Bryant, CSP

17. The Future of Professional Speaking
Monthly Meeting
28 Sep 2012
Tony Ryan, CSP Fredrik Haren, CSP

18. Owning Your Own Space
Monthly Meeting
5 Oct 2012
Chiew Yu Sarn Facilitated by Ron Kaufman
Ron Kaufman (facilitator)

19. Strategies for Success in the
Speaking and Training Business
Monthly Meeting
6 Nov 2012
Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP Rob Salisbury, CSP

20. Be Seen. Be Heard in the Media
Monthly Meeting
16 Jan 2013
David Lim, CSP Lars Voedisch

21. Pecha Kucha Night (Chit Chat)
Monthly Meeting
4 Feb 2013

22. Building the Speaker’s Enterprise
with Branding and Technology
Monthly Meeting
18 Mar 2013
Jean Tan Sharon Connolly

23. Bundle Up! Heat Up Your Speaking
Business for Greater Success &
Mentoring Programme Panel
Monthly Meeting
28 May 2013
Nicole Stinton Andrew Bryant, CSPHeather Hansen

24. Boost Your Referrals and
Increase Your Sales
Monthly Meeting
20 Jun 2013
Kevin Ryan, CSPLindsay Adams, CSP

25. 3 x Added-Value Sessions

26. Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Recognised in 2013
Added-Value Session
16 Jan 2013

27. Post Annual Convention Takeaways
Added-Value Session
28 May 2013

28. Ready, Aim, Talk : Dominating the
Conversations of Generation Y.
Added-Value Session
20 Jun 2013
Krystal Choo

29. 4 x Professional Development
Lunches (PDL)

30. David Goldwich
Telling Stories Off the Platform
To Get On the Platform
PDL
12 Nov 2012

31. Ricky Lien
The Empowered Voice PDL
23 Jan 2013
Ricky Lien

32. Kenneth Kwan
Understanding DISC Personality Profiling
From a Trainer’s Perspective
PDL
18 Mar 2013

33. Philip Merry
Team Styles – The Proven Formula
That Drives Team Success
PDL
4 Jun 2013

34. Associate / Professional Members
(AM/PM) Lunches

35. Ken Wong Associate Members
Lunch - 24 Oct 2012

36. Andrew Chow
Associate Members
Lunch - 19 Mar 2013
Special Thanks
To Nick French
for opening his house

37. 3 x Annual Events

38. Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Festive Christmas Party
8 Dec 2012

39. Raise Your Game 2013 21 Feb 2013

40. 88 people attended Raise your Game 2013

41. Pre-Convention Gala Dinner 2013 22 April 2013

42. Annual Convention 2013 23 April 2013

43. 12 x Executive Committee
Meetings

45. New Initiatives in 2013

46. Mentoring Programme Oct 2012 – April 2013
APSS Mentors (Oct 2012 – April 2013)
(CSPs, Founding Members & Past Presidents)

47. Mentoring Programme Oct 2012 – April 2013
APSS Mentees (Oct 2012 – April 2013)
(Current Professional Members)

48. Mentoring Programme May 2013 – Nov 2013
APSS Mentors (May 2013 – Nov 2013)
(CSPs, Founding Members & Past Presidents)

49. Mentoring Programme May 2013 – Nov 2013
APSS Mentees (May 2013 – Nov 2013)
(Current Professional Members)

50. Speakers Academy March 2013

51. HR Summit Exhibition 24-25 April 2013
2 Days
8 Volunteers
54 Training surveys
60 Books given
120 Name cards
250 Members’ directory
300 Brochures

52. HR Summit Exhibition 24-25 April 2013
Andrew Bryant, CSP Self Leadership
Christian Chua How to be a Success Magnet
David Lim, CSP How Leaders lead
David Lim Mountain To Climb
Eric Feng Get to the Point
Eric Feng Unlock Your Personal Charismas
Heather Hansen 3 x Powerful People Skills
Marianna Pascal English Fast and Easy 3: Useful Idioms and Phrases
Nishant Kasibhatla, CSP Maximise Your Memory Power
Philip Merry Simply Happy
Ron Kaufman Assorted titles
Scott Friedman, CSP Celebrate
Sharon Connolly Effective Networking
Shirley Taylor, CSP Model Business Letters, Emails & Other Business Documents
Shirley Taylor, CSP Email Etiquette
Shirley Taylor, CSP Communication Your Key to Success
Tey Bin Yuen Life beyond the Comfort Zone
Thaddeus Lawrence Runaway Success : Life Lessons from Ultra Endurance Racing
Tom Abbott 'The SOHO Solution: 21 Selling Strategies For Growing Your Small Business
Book Contributors

53. HR Summit Survey Results
• Survey Size : 54 companies
• Industries:
– Consulting - 6
– Education - 6
– Banking - 5
– Executive Search - 4
– Health Care - 4
– Hospitality - 3
– Manufacturing - 3
– Training - 3
– Finance - 2
– IT - 2
– Media - 2
– Military - 2

54. HR Summit Survey Results
No info <100 101-500 501-1000 1001-5000 >5000
Singapore 4 22 12 5 8 3
Regional 33 11 3 1 3 3
• Staff Strength
Yes No
a. Hire external speakers for company event? 40 14
a. Engage external trainers for in-house program,? 43 11
a. Engage facilitators for company retreats? 34 20
• Does your organization….
A 4-page survey report will be available for all members
for downloading after the AGM

55. Annual Award Winners in 2013

56. Spirit of Service
Presidents' Award
Heather Hansen
Annual Award Winners
Spirit of Service Award
Tim Wade
Spirit of Service Award
Shirley Taylor, CSP

57. Members in the Media

58. Be Heard on Media

59. Be Heard on Media
Raise Your Game
Radio Talk Show Series
( 9 episodes of 20 minutes )

60. Members Out and About

61. Members Out and About
Andrew Bryant
spoke at the National
Achievers Congress

62. Members Out and About
Michael Podolinsky, CSP
awarded
Trainer of the Year 2013
by SIM

63. Members Out and About
Maxine Teo awarded
Trainer of the Year 2013
by SIM

64. New
Certified Speaking Professionals

65. New Certified Speaking Professionals in 2013
Shirley Taylor, CSP

66. New Certified Speaking Professionals in 2013
Fredrik Haren, CSP

67. New
Professional Members

68. New Professional Members
1 Nicole Stinton
2 Gustav Gous, CSP
3 Gary Gopinathan
4 Michelle Ong
5 Elisabetta Franzoso (rejoin)
6 Paul Hutton
7 Michael Lum
8 Titus Yong (rejoin)

69. New Associate Members
1 Mariah Elizabeth Hu
2 Vijaykumarr
3 Winifred Lim
4 Tanvi Gautam
5 Benjamin Loh
6 Dean Shams
7 Maxine Teo ( Rejoin)
8 Faizal Zulkarnaen
9 Sarah Goh Yin
10 Michael Chong
11 Kydon Tay
12 Wilson Ong
13 Sunil Chandiramani
14 Chris Han
15 Narayan Subramanian
16 Jacinta Noonan
17 Antoine Ting
18 Cindy Tien
19 Manoj Vasudevan
20 Mark Jamieson
21 Ben Truong
22 Martha Lee
23 Grant Rawlinson
24 Terence Matthew Choo
25 Dennis Lim
26 Catherine Ong
27 Jass Malaney
28 Patrick Liew
29 James Chang
30 Tara Vernest
31 Avi Liran
32 Diana Thomson
33 Karolina Gwinner
34 Agostino de Angelis
35 Georgina Chin
36 Ferris Wee
37 Sean Seah
38 Samuel Tay
39 Oh Hock-Chong
40 Pauline Chua
41 Tim Hamons
42 Yasmine Khater

70. APSS Online Presence

71. APSS Online Presence
http://www.asiaspeakers.org

72. APSS Online Presence

73. APSS Online Presence

74. APSS Online Presence

75. APSS Online Presence

76. Summary

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

78. Item 4:
Election of
Exco members
(Aug 2013 to Jul 2014)

79. Election of Executive Committee Members
Nominated Members (by 5 July)
• 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)

80. Election of Executive Committee Members
Final List of Nominated Members for Election (16 July)
• 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)

81. Election of Executive Committee Members
APSS Election Procedure
1. All nomination statements of election candidates have been sent to members
2. PINK Form is for Professional Members only
3. YELLOW Form is for Associate Members only
4. 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

82. Election of Executive Committee Members
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.

83. Item 5:
Any Other Business