apss 10th agm meeting & president report
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10th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2013
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
Item 1: Confirmation of Minutes
of the AGM held on 30 July 2012
Item 2: Treasurer’s Report
Raymond Thomas
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
Source and application of funds by activity
Financial results 2012-2013
Revenue 14,100.00
Expenses 12,652.00
Surplus/
Deficit1,448.00
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/
Deficit9,568.60
SPEAKERS ACADEMY
Revenue 21,020.00
Expenses 18,985.21
Surplus/
Deficit2,034.79
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/
Deficit4,008.05
ADMINISTRATION
Item 3: President’s Report
Andrew Chow
Andrew Chow APSS President, 2012-13
Theme for 2012-13
10 x Monthly Meetings
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
Eloquence and Excellence Monthly Meeting 28 Aug 2012
Michael Podolinksy, CSP Andrew Bryant, CSP
The Future of Professional Speaking Monthly Meeting 28 Sep 2012
Tony Ryan, CSP Fredrik Haren, CSP
Owning Your Own Space Monthly Meeting 5 Oct 2012
Chiew Yu Sarn Facilitated by Ron Kaufman Ron Kaufman (facilitator)
Strategies for Success in the Speaking and Training Business
Monthly Meeting 6 Nov 2012
Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP Rob Salisbury, CSP
Be Seen. Be Heard in the Media Monthly Meeting 16 Jan 2013
David Lim, CSP Lars Voedisch
Pecha Kucha Night (Chit Chat) Monthly Meeting 4 Feb 2013
Building the Speaker’s Enterprise with Branding and Technology
Monthly Meeting 18 Mar 2013
Jean Tan Sharon Connolly
Bundle Up! Heat Up Your Speaking Business for Greater Success &
Mentoring Programme Panel
Monthly Meeting 28 May 2013
Nicole Stinton Andrew Bryant, CSP Heather Hansen
Boost Your Referrals and Increase Your Sales
Monthly Meeting 20 Jun 2013
Kevin Ryan, CSP Lindsay Adams, CSP
3 x Added-Value Sessions
Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Recognised in 2013 Added-Value Session 16 Jan 2013
Post Annual Convention Takeaways Added-Value Session 28 May 2013
Ready, Aim, Talk : Dominating the Conversations of Generation Y.
Added-Value Session 20 Jun 2013
Krystal Choo
4 x Professional Development Lunches (PDL)
David Goldwich
Telling Stories Off the Platform To Get On the Platform
PDL 12 Nov 2012
Ricky Lien
The Empowered Voice PDL 23 Jan 2013
Ricky Lien
Kenneth Kwan
Understanding DISC Personality Profiling From a Trainer’s Perspective
PDL 18 Mar 2013
Philip Merry
Team Styles – The Proven Formula That Drives Team Success
PDL 4 Jun 2013
Associate / Professional Members (AM/PM) Lunches
Ken Wong Associate Members Lunch - 24 Oct 2012
Andrew Chow Associate Members Lunch - 19 Mar 2013
Special Thanks To Nick French for opening his house
3 x Annual Events
Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Festive Christmas Party 8 Dec 2012
Raise Your Game 2013 21 Feb 2013
88 people attended Raise your Game 2013
Pre-Convention Gala Dinner 2013 22 April 2013
Annual Convention 2013 23 April 2013
12 x Executive Committee Meetings
New Initiatives in 2013
Mentoring Programme Oct 2012 – April 2013
APSS Mentors (Oct 2012 – April 2013) (CSPs, Founding Members & Past Presidents)
Mentoring Programme Oct 2012 – April 2013
APSS Mentees (Oct 2012 – April 2013) (Current Professional Members)
Mentoring Programme May 2013 – Nov 2013
APSS Mentors (May 2013 – Nov 2013) (CSPs, Founding Members & Past Presidents)
Mentoring Programme May 2013 – Nov 2013
APSS Mentees (May 2013 – Nov 2013) (Current Professional Members)
Speakers Academy March 2013
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
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
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
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
Annual Award Winners in 2013
Spirit of Service Presidents' Award Heather Hansen
Annual Award Winners
Spirit of Service Award
Tim Wade
Spirit of Service Award Shirley Taylor, CSP
Members in the Media
Be Heard on Media
Be Heard on Media
Raise Your Game Radio Talk Show Series ( 9 episodes of 20 minutes )
Members Out and About
Members Out and About
Andrew Bryant
spoke at the National
Achievers Congress
Members Out and About
Michael Podolinsky, CSP
awarded
Trainer of the Year 2013
by SIM
Members Out and About
Maxine Teo awarded
Trainer of the Year 2013
by SIM
New Certified Speaking Professionals
New Certified Speaking Professionals in 2013
Shirley Taylor, CSP
New Certified Speaking Professionals in 2013
Fredrik Haren, CSP
New Professional Members
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)
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
APSS Online Presence
APSS Online Presence
http://www.asiaspeakers.org
APSS Online Presence
APSS Online Presence
APSS Online Presence
APSS Online Presence
Summary
"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
Item 4: Election of
Exco members (Aug 2013 to Jul 2014)
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)
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)
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
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.
Item 5: Any Other Business