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oastmasters has been around for 96 years or so. This non-profit
organisation has helped millions of people to discover their confidence as
competent public speaker, communicator, and as a leader. The network of
Toastmasters clubs worldwide is found in each country which facilitates the
personal and professional development of people. It is a cost-effective way to
enhance one’s talents that is latent or already manifested. It could be
worthwhile to develop the skills in toastmasters, rather than pay thousands of
dollars on costly training programs which may often run for a few days.
So being a member one can have the fun of learning and boot their talent at the
same time.
The meeting was heralded by
the Toastmaster of the Evening, KL Loh, ATMG, who showed slides which described
the history of Toastmasters and about our club. The highlight of the meeting
for me was that it was my first time to see photographs of the Founder President,
the late Hj. Naburi Idin, ACB, CL, and the son of the club, late Francis Ng,
DTM. KL Loh, ATMG, paid a moving tribute to these two persevering and capable
gentlemen who made Money Mastery-KL Toastmasters club a strong club.
The Table Topics® session was
called and four speakers gave their timed speeches. Table Topics are
impromptu speeches and they were Harpeet Kaur, Elysia Teh, Guest Bharat and myself. The
purpose of the Table Topics® section is to help members think on
their feet and speak on a given subject for between one and two minutes. It
also allows speaking opportunities for those who are not programmed for other
roles on the agenda.
The
project speakers featured three zealous and eloquent speakers and there was
much to be learnt from their presentation style and content. Pathways has
several paths that are useful for the working world. We should bear in mind
that while presentation is what Toastmasters was there for originally but with
the introduction of Pathways, we can see the directions given on a platter of
choices that one can use in the world of work. They require a speaker to
present well in speaking but also to present proper appropriate and correct
content which educates. A speaker can be eloquent and expressive as an orator,
but the content is what people are going to hear. Presentation is the wrapper
and content is the confection. It is the confection that people want.
The
first speaker was Mathew Philippose. EC4. He gave a speech which had an
interesting title. It pricked the ears. But the message or content which he
conveyed was the importance on must show in customer service and salesmanship.
Without smiling, being enthusiastic and excited about your clients, it is
difficult to sell your products to them. Excellent work, Mathew!
The second speaker was Abdulrahman,
PM2 who spoke using visual aids to describe the message of his speech. Acting
out your speech is important in delivering your message and he demonstrated a
way to it as appropriate to the nature of his speech. Abdulrahman, PM2 used a
lot of vocal variety and body movement to illustrate the message. Well done
Abdulrahman!
The third speaker was Elysia
Teh, DTM, a certified professional coach. She gave her speech about her
expertise about interviews. The presentation was a marvel and she demonstrated
her professionalism as a coach through her speech. The speech was done with
participation by Ron Yeap, ACG, ALB. It was done in the style of an interview.
Now this is new to me. I do not think that many of us have seen this style of
speech. Splendid work, Elysia Teh!
The
meeting rounded off with evaluation of the Table Topics® session and prepared
speeches. In every meeting, we appreciate the best performers:
i)
Best
Table Topics Speech: Elysia Teh, DTM
ii)
Best
Project Speech: Mathew Philippose, EC4
iii)
Best
Assigned Speech Evaluation: Hj Hashim Adnan, DTM
Overall,
it was an educational experience and informative. I am very glad to have seen
the presentation styles of the prepared speeches.
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