Where is everybody…?!!! Our 157th meeting was only attended by 13 members and 2 guests, Danny and Derrick.
Anyhow, it was still a laudable meeting because everyone present was courageous to take on more than one role, just like the good old days. And Danny and Derrick became our 2 newest member by the end of the meeting, kudos.
KH Song said it aptly in his invocation… why are we here? Remember always:
to develop courage to speak
to conquer fear of public speaking.
Table topics session was interesting as Huey Yee attempted to get the speakers to ‘story us’ (ala tall tale contest style). Fortunately or unfortunately, most of our speakers are very honest people and the truth was more often the focus rather than stretching/expanding the topic out of proportion. Sigh. Nevertheless, kudos to Francis, Cindy, Paul, Hj Hashim and Nini Yeoh for being courageous to volunteer. (And no ill intent was intended, apologies if I wasn’t sensitive).
Poh Yew kept me in rapture with her 4th speech, “What happiness means to me”.
To her, happiness is ability to get what you want in life, and not at the expense of others. I Love the mottos which she lives by:
Let your mind be free from worries.
Let your heart be free from hate.
Live simply, expect little and give much.
So, practical stuff that you can start putting into practice is start a ”worry bank”. Deposit ie write down all your worries, as soon as they appear in your mind. Surprise, surprise! Almost all your worries won’t materialize.
Paul finally finished his Humorously Speaking Manual, speech no.5, “What do you do”. I have to salute him…if everytime I attempt a humorous speech and I fall flat on my face, I’d rather abandon ship and try another manual. So, bravo, Paul, for following through with your goal of finishing this manual.
Kudos to our roleplayers…our GE, Cindy Foong; Grammarian, Nini; ah counter, Sharon Siow; and time keeper (role jointly responsible for by Alwin, Cindy and Gean).
Dates to note:
Joint meeting of many clubs (heard, it’s more than 10), hosted by AFC TMc at AFC House, Bukit Jalil, on 13th Oct 2008.
Our own meeting on 14th Oct 2008.
Have an awesome week ahead,
Cheers,
Huey Yee
AFC TMc Meeting #4 (22 Sept 2008)
I attended the 4th meeting of AFC Toastmasters Club earlier this evening. Francis was there too.
AFC Toastmasters Club, chartered on 18 August 2008 has something that some clubs strive hard for… the camaraderie of its members and the commitment to excellence. And they meet every Monday evening too! Whoa!
They were at least 10 to 20 mins early (some even earlier) for fellowship, bonding and getting to know their roles better, bravo.
Their President is a stickler for time… so, almost everyone speaks within time, very commendable.
All the members are forthcoming and already started volunteering for their maiden speech, the ice breaker. And because the members are from all nationalities, not just Malaysians, audience get a ‘taste’ of their culture through their speeches.
It is indeed a young club to be reckoned with…may the force be with you.
Note: We’re the sponsoring club for AFC Toastmasters Club.
Cheers,
Huey Yee
AFC Toastmasters Club, chartered on 18 August 2008 has something that some clubs strive hard for… the camaraderie of its members and the commitment to excellence. And they meet every Monday evening too! Whoa!
They were at least 10 to 20 mins early (some even earlier) for fellowship, bonding and getting to know their roles better, bravo.
Their President is a stickler for time… so, almost everyone speaks within time, very commendable.
All the members are forthcoming and already started volunteering for their maiden speech, the ice breaker. And because the members are from all nationalities, not just Malaysians, audience get a ‘taste’ of their culture through their speeches.
It is indeed a young club to be reckoned with…may the force be with you.
Note: We’re the sponsoring club for AFC Toastmasters Club.
Cheers,
Huey Yee
Meeting #156 (9 September 2008)
What a turn out at our 156th meeting… only fifteen or so people, and our only guest for the evening, ‘ran away’ from the meeting after the break. Whoa! Speak about scaring people away…guys, you’ve got to be more approachable- less male bonding, more mixing with the guests.
So, for the first time in a very long, long time, our members had to play more than one role. It’s déjà vu for me…the last time we experienced this was in 2002 or 2003, when our club was at its infancy.
Anyhow, our members who attended made this meeting memorable. Marcus Chee was entertaining as the TME. Paul Tan was our Table Topics master.
We had a good number of volunteers for table topics.
After the break, we were entertained by 3 speakers…
James Chow with his ice breaker, “A Happy-Go-Lucky Guy”,
Sharon Siow, did his 3rd speech, “Change your mindset”,
Cindy Foong, did her 6th speech, “Saved by a Smile”.
The speeches were thoroughly entertaining and I learned a lesson or two from James, Sharon and Cindy.
We definitely got to know James better…though the youngest in the family, he’s a goal getter and determined to graduate with first class honors from UTAR. Bravo, James…as a man thinketh, so he becomes.
Sharon’s definitely improved from her previous speech…she’s speaking slower, so we, the listeners have time to ingest what has been said. The only constant in life is change. And we can only change ourselves, not others. Thank you for sharing your personal story with us.
I thoroughly enjoyed Cindy’s story about her mother’s (MK, it’s mother, not grandmother) saving grace, her smile. I really like her style of telling story…the eloquence of her words, the appropriate pauses, the weaving of a personal story…the ingredients of a good story. Kudos.
Our General Evaluator, was Alex Kwok, from Great Eastern TMc, a club we sponsored barely 2 years ago. He’s blossoming into a confident speaker and it was indeed refreshing and a privilege to have him give us constructive feedback, thank you.
We have missed many of you at this meeting. Yes, we know the jam’s horrendous this Puasa month. And no, that’s not a good excuse for missing the meeting. Leave the office earlier, take the LRT or car pool with other members…and we’ll See you at our next meeting this coming 23rd Sept 2008.
Cheers,
Huey yee
So, for the first time in a very long, long time, our members had to play more than one role. It’s déjà vu for me…the last time we experienced this was in 2002 or 2003, when our club was at its infancy.
Anyhow, our members who attended made this meeting memorable. Marcus Chee was entertaining as the TME. Paul Tan was our Table Topics master.
We had a good number of volunteers for table topics.
After the break, we were entertained by 3 speakers…
James Chow with his ice breaker, “A Happy-Go-Lucky Guy”,
Sharon Siow, did his 3rd speech, “Change your mindset”,
Cindy Foong, did her 6th speech, “Saved by a Smile”.
The speeches were thoroughly entertaining and I learned a lesson or two from James, Sharon and Cindy.
We definitely got to know James better…though the youngest in the family, he’s a goal getter and determined to graduate with first class honors from UTAR. Bravo, James…as a man thinketh, so he becomes.
Sharon’s definitely improved from her previous speech…she’s speaking slower, so we, the listeners have time to ingest what has been said. The only constant in life is change. And we can only change ourselves, not others. Thank you for sharing your personal story with us.
I thoroughly enjoyed Cindy’s story about her mother’s (MK, it’s mother, not grandmother) saving grace, her smile. I really like her style of telling story…the eloquence of her words, the appropriate pauses, the weaving of a personal story…the ingredients of a good story. Kudos.
Our General Evaluator, was Alex Kwok, from Great Eastern TMc, a club we sponsored barely 2 years ago. He’s blossoming into a confident speaker and it was indeed refreshing and a privilege to have him give us constructive feedback, thank you.
We have missed many of you at this meeting. Yes, we know the jam’s horrendous this Puasa month. And no, that’s not a good excuse for missing the meeting. Leave the office earlier, take the LRT or car pool with other members…and we’ll See you at our next meeting this coming 23rd Sept 2008.
Cheers,
Huey yee
Ara W1 HS&E Contests (13 September 2008)
Dear Fellow Money Mastery Toastmasters,
I was asked to blog about the Area W1 humorous & evaluation speech contest last Saturday at WIM by our DTM Francis. A word of caution, written in the eyes of a contestant. Here goes.
Sep 13th 2008 proved to be kind to Money Mastery – KL Toastmasters. We took 1st runners up and 1st in the the Area W1 humorous & evaluation speech contests represented by Paul & Marcus respectively. Congratulation.
Contest Chair for Humorous is MK Low.
Contest Chair for Evaluation is our President Hj. Hashim Adnan.
Noticeably missing are our president distinguish club members. Seriously, there are at least 5 cars we can car pool in to the venue. The Division W contest is schedule for the 25th October at the same venue.
In Toastmasters we got two tracks; public speaking and leadership. In a TM Speech contest, there are the same two tracks. For public speaking skills, there is the speech contest and as a test speaker. All the other role players are for the leadership track of the program. An educational experience best experience not read. Hence make plan to attend Division W contest where the "best" clubs champions in Div W will do battle.
Regards.
Marcus.
I was asked to blog about the Area W1 humorous & evaluation speech contest last Saturday at WIM by our DTM Francis. A word of caution, written in the eyes of a contestant. Here goes.
Sep 13th 2008 proved to be kind to Money Mastery – KL Toastmasters. We took 1st runners up and 1st in the the Area W1 humorous & evaluation speech contests represented by Paul & Marcus respectively. Congratulation.
Contest Chair for Humorous is MK Low.
Contest Chair for Evaluation is our President Hj. Hashim Adnan.
Noticeably missing are our president distinguish club members. Seriously, there are at least 5 cars we can car pool in to the venue. The Division W contest is schedule for the 25th October at the same venue.
In Toastmasters we got two tracks; public speaking and leadership. In a TM Speech contest, there are the same two tracks. For public speaking skills, there is the speech contest and as a test speaker. All the other role players are for the leadership track of the program. An educational experience best experience not read. Hence make plan to attend Division W contest where the "best" clubs champions in Div W will do battle.
Regards.
Marcus.
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