Speeches

This is the speech that I delivered when I ran for the position of president of the Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society (MUMS). I was unsuccessful. I was, instead, elected to the position of Education Officer. Hello everyone, how are we all today? My name is Daniel Yeow, I’m currently in the 6th...
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Melbourne This speech was written to be given at the beginning of the 2004 academic year by myself as the immediate past president of the group to the Melbourne University Amnesty International group. It was never actually delivered because the executive made a decision to, instead, start the year with a fun group activity....
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My successor as president of the Melbourne University Amnesty International group, Anthony Nicholas, began a fairly regular weekly poetry reading on something human rights related. As the outgoing president, I was called on to present the first poem. It is not very good. The final paragraph is borrowed from the Norwegian poet Nordahl Grieg....
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This poem was delivered to the volunteer crew of the Amnesty International comedy gala “Stand Up For Your Rights” by Daniel Yeow about two hours before curtain, in an attempt to inspire them and also as a sound check for the microphone on the lectern. Committee, Crew, Comedians, lend me your ears! I come...
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Well, here we are. What a year it has been. The year gone by was groundbreaking in many ways. We had the latest AGM date ever, we held our first ever trivia night and, to top it all off, our locker was broken into, not once, not twice, but at LEAST three times. Incredibly,...
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Friends, Australians, Countrymen, lend me your ears! I come to bring news of the year that has been, and what a year it has been. As president of the Eltham roller skating club incorporated, I have been fortunate enough to oversee one of the clubs best years in recent memory. From the Southern Cross,...
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