LATEST REPORT ON CLUB PERFORMANCE IN DCP GOALS

GOAL RECOGNITION
Achieve any five of 10 goals Distinguished Club
Achieve any seven of 10 goals Select Distinguished Club
Achieve any nine of 10 goals President Distinguished Club


Club 8141 - "Money Mastery-KL Toastmasters Club"
District: 51 Division: W Area: 1
Membership Base: 46
Membership to Date: 48
GOAL ACTUAL ACHIEVED
[1] CCs 2 1
[2] Additional CCs 2 0
[3] ACs 1 1 *
[4] Additional ACs 1 0
[5] CL, AL, or DTM 1 1 *
[6] Additional CLs, ALs, or DTMs 1 1 *
[7] New Members 4 4 *
[8] Additional New Members 4 13 *
[9] Officers Trained (both required)

June-August 4 7
and December-February 4 6 *
[10] Submitted on time (both required)

October or April Renewal 1 2
and Officer List 1 1 *

Total Goals Achieved To-Date: 7


We are SELECT DISTINGUISHED CLUB as of today, 24th March, 2009. The Latest point was contributed by Hj Naburi Idin who achieved ACB on 19th March, 2009. Congratulations! This is possible with the cooperation of our advisor DTM Francis Ng.
We need only 3 more points to be President's Distinguished. At tonight's meeting Calista Chan will deliver her 10th speech to complete her CC project speeches. Well done Calista who will add another point to our DCP goals. So those who have committed please do your part in order to keep the Club's record of President's Distinguished Club for the 7th consecutive year. Kudos and keep up the good work to all members of Money Mastery KL TMC.

Posted by:
Hj Naburi
VPPR

Meeting #169 = 10th March, 2009

DWELL IN POSSIBILITY

That's the theme for our first meeting in March. It is appropriately coined by our TME Gean Lau especially under the present Economic Slowdown faced by all Malaysians as a result of Global Economic Downturn. As usual the President, Hj Hashim expounded his words of wisdom in tune with the theme of our meeting.

"To dwell in possibility is good, but to act when you see a possibility is more important. Seize the moment! Opportunities are coming to you everyday... that's the possibility...you must believe in it. Today was once the future from which you expected so much in the past. Live for today. Don't let what you have within your grasp today be lost entirely because only the future intrigued you and the past disheartened you.

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. When can you live if not now? All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. Ellen Metcalf said, "There are many people who are at the right place at the right time but do not know it" It is OK to take time to plan the possibility, but when the time of action has arrived, stop thinking and go for it.

The most important thing in our lives is what we are doing now. Know the real value of today. I agree with Jonathan Swift when he said, " May you live all the days of your life" The future that you long and dream for begins today. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Write it in your heart that every day is the best day of the year"

The regrets that most people experience in life come from failing to act when having the opportunity. Albert Dunning said, "Great opportunities come to all, but many do not know that they have met them"

So ladies and gentlemen, dwell and act on those possibilities.

Delivered by Hj Hashim
and posted by Hj Naburi

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HOPE AND CHANGE - The Theme for Club Meeting #168

The President, Hj Hashim Adnan, CC, CL in his opening remark for the meeting held on 24th February, 2009 expounded his words of wisdom as follows:

HOPE AND CHANGE

Most People stop growing in life because they are unwilling to make changes but they have lots of hopes.

All mankind is divided into three classes:
(1) those who are unchangeable,
(2) those who are changeable and
(3) those who cause the change.
You cannot stand still and make changes only through hopes.
You must go forward and be open to those adjustments that improve you.
The most unhappy people are those who fear change.

It has been said many times: You can't make an omelet without breaking an egg.
Accomplishment automatically results in change.
One change makes way for the next, giving us the opportunity to grow and achieve our hopes. You must change to master change. Playing it safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world.

So open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. You are custom-built for change. You are not a rock.
AT any point, at any age, any of us, you and me, can change.

Delivered by Hj Hashim
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The meeting was called to order by TM Sanjay and did a very good job as ASAA for the evening. KH Song as TME for the meeting guided us very well through the agenda which presented five speakers who did their assignment speeches in an excellent manner. The best project speaker went to Calista Chan who need only to deliver two more speeches to complete her BASIC manual to gain her CC award. Congratulations Calista and keep up the good work.
Hj Naburi aptly gave a toast to EK Yeo, whom he knighted as the unsung hero of the club for going the extra miles for the club and making sure that the club keep to the already high standard set.
The club happily welcomed our four guests comprising of Natalie, KC, Ati and Alvin who indicated that they were happy with what they witnessed and declare their wish to join the Club. KC and Ati are both foreign students from Nigeria and Iran respectively.
The evaluation session was led by the General Evaluator DTM Lee Swee Seng from Premier Advanced TMc who gave high praise to the club and our sincere thanks and appreciation to him.

Posted by Hj Naburi, VPPR
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RECENT EVENTS

Your writer was on strike, not really, but was not in the best of health and that means not in the proper state of mind to awaken the inner strength and to pluck the courage to tap on the key board of the laptop. So my humble apology to all.
Late postings.
Feb. 10th, 20009 - We had our Table Topics Contest and the Winners were:
1st. and champion Liew Siew Yin
First Runner Up: Hj Hashim Adnan
Second Runner Up: Marcus Chee

Liew Siew Yin represented our club at the W1 area Table Topics Contest held on 7th March, 2009 at the MIA venue in Brickfields. However the champion was Ms Fisher from KL Advanced TMc, Johnny from MIA TMc came second and Ra Delina from KPMG KL TMc came third.

Our K L Loh, the International Speech champion from our Club this year also came first runner-up at the W1 area contest held at the same time and place. The champion went to Raja Ahmad Muzamir of KPMG KL TMc. Karen Pang from MIA TMc was placed third.

The Division W International Speech and Table Topics Contests 2008-2009 will be held on Saturday, 28th March, 2009, at Sunway University College at 2:00 pm.
Anyone who wants to buy tickets for the contest may do so by contacting or informing the President, Hj Hashim Adnan.

All the speeches given by the contestants at both the International Speech Contest and the Table Topics Contest were recorded and posted into youtube by Victor Wan. Thanks to the initiative taken by Victor and job well done for it will be in youtube for eternity. All you have to do to access the speech is simply by typing the full name of the speakers at Google Search. So enjoy yourself. And congratulations to all the winners and to the brave members who took part in both the contests.

INCOMING AREA GOVERNOR FOR W1 was elected at the Area Council meeting held after the contest and she is Miss Syamala from Bangsar TMc.

Posted by: Hj Naburi, VPPR
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AAADD

People, this is so me, it is so not funny!

Pat









AAADD - KNOW THE SYMPTOMS

Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!!

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests itself:

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway,

I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,

I notice mail on the hall table,

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table,

Put the junk mail in the waste bin under the table,

And notice that the bin is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the rubbish first.

But then I think,

Since I'm going to be near the post box

When I take out the rubbish anyway,

I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my cheque book off the table,

And see that there is only one cheque left.

My extra cheques are in my desk in the study,

So I go to my desk where I find the cup of tea I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my cheques,

But first I need to push the tea aside, so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The tea is getting cold, so I decide to put it in the kitchen to wash up.

As I head toward the kitchen with the tea,

A vase of flowers on the worktop catches my eye -- they need water.

I put the tea on the worktop and

Discover my reading glasses that

I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I'd better put them back on my desk,

But first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the worktop,

Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.

Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,

I'll be looking for the remote,

But I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,

So I decide to put it back in the sitting room where it belongs,

But first I'll water the flowers.

I go to pour some water in the flowers, but most of it spills on the floor;

So, I set the remote back on the table,

Get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to Remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

The car isn't washed

The bills aren't paid

There is a cold cup of tea sitting on the worktop

The flowers don't have enough water,

There is still only 1 cheque in my cheque book,

I can't find the remote,

I can't find my glasses,

And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,

I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day,

And I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem,

And I'll try to get some help for it,

But first I'll check my e-mail....

Do me a favour: Forward this message to anyone you know,

Because I don't remember who the hell I've sent it to.

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!

Enrich Your Speech Content

A Five-Part Formula for Making a Content-Rich Speech

If you want to be known as a content-rich speaker, you will want to follow my PARTS Formula.

(By Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking)

P = Phrase

Have you ever seen a story or speech that was all over the place? Have you ever given one? Chances are this is because the speaker did not start creating the speech in the right place. You should start creating each story (or other anchor) by writing out your Foundational Phrase. This is the phrase upon which that entire story is built.

For example, I tell a story about a boss who tried to keep me with the company by offering me more money. The Foundational Phrase to that story is “Your Dream is not for sale.” This is the point my audience walks away remembering. If you want your audience to remember your point, then leave them with powerful Foundational Phrases for each anchor you use. Make sure these phrases are fewer than 10 words.

A – Anchor

Every point you make should be anchored by an illustration of some kind. I use 4 kinds of anchors in almost every speech I give. I call these my “4 As for For Anchors.” They are

1. Anecdote (a story)

2. Activity

3. Analogy

4. Acronym

You probably already know that the essence of public speaking is to “tell a story and make a point (i.e. Bill Gove).” However, in longer speeches, you should mix up your anchors and use activities, analogies, and acronyms along with your anecdotes. Just make sure every single point you make is illustrated with an anchor. When your audience remembers the anchor, they will not forget the point, especially if the point is made using a strong Foundational Phrase.

R = Reflection

It’s not good enough for our audience to listen to us. Our job is to get them to listen to themselves. Through our speech, they should think and realize how they will use the tools (processes, formulas, recipes, steps, etc.) to improve their own lives. To do this, we must get them to reflect rather than just listen. You can do this by asking questions before, during, and after your anchor. For example:

• Before getting into the story I mentioned above, I ask, “What do you think is the number one thing that stands between most people and their dreams.”

• During the story, I talk about how we sometimes let the good get in the way of the best. I then turn to my audience and ask, “When it comes to your goals and dreams, are you too good to be great?”

• After the story, I ask my initial question again by stating, “So let me ask you now, what is the number one thing that stands between most people and their dreams?” Hopefully they have changed their perspective a bit because of the anchor.

Another example I use is in regards to imagination as I explain how I stepped on the world championship stage at least 1000 times in my mind before I ever got there physically. To get them to reflect on their lives, I ask my audiences, “What stage are you stepping on mentally at least 1000 times?” The key is to allow enough silence for them to be able to answer (in their own minds of course).

How are you currently getting your audiences to go beyond listening and to start reflecting?

T = Technique

If you want to have a long-lasting impact on your audience, then it is not enough to just give them theory. You must give them a way to turn that theory into a practice. For example, when I extol the benefits of using your imagination, I cannot simply just stop there. I must give them a technique for doing so. So I say to my audiences, “Write down your perfect day. Use all your senses, etc.” This gives them a way to turn the theory of imagination into something they can actually do.

When I talk to managers about innovation, I give them a process for using a WIP (Weekly Improvement Plan). Whenever the managers use the WIP, or my other audience members write down their perfect day, guess what? I am still speaking to them! What techniques (processes, tangible things to do) are you giving to your audiences?

S =Sale

Finally, it’s important to understand that when you are in speaking, you are in sales. We must learn to sell our messages and a great way to do this is to use “If…then” statements. For example, you might use the following:

“If you write down your perfect day, then you will find yourself moving towards your goals, dreams, and aspirations, even while you are sleeping.” [Opportunity for gain]

“If you don’t embrace this change, you will put your entire team at risk.” [Fear of loss]

Show them what they can get when they take an action, and show what they might end up with when they don’t.

Final thoughts:

This is the tip of the iceberg to the PARTS Formula. There are many dos and don’ts that go under each of these 5 keys. However, if you start reflecting on them now, then you will see areas you can immediately improve with your very next speech.

Coming next...

What is the definition of globalization?

Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization?

Answer: Princess Diana's death.

Question: How come?

Answer: An English princess

with an Egyptian boyfriend

crashes in a French tunnel,

driving a German car

with a Dutch engine,

driven by a Belgian who was drunk

on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling)

followed closely by Italian Paparazzi,

on Japanese motorcycles;

treated by an American doctor,

using Brazilian medicines.

This is sent to you by an American,

using Bill Gate's technology,

and you're probably reading this on your computer,

that uses Taiwanese chips,

and a Korean monitor,

assembled by Bangladeshi workers

in a Singapore plant,

transported by Indian lorry-drivers,

hijacked by Indonesians,

unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen,

and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.....

That, my friends, is Globalization