At #455 meeting an apt 'theme of the day' coined for
toastmasters and guest of Money Mastery-KL Toastmaster Club (MMKL), a President's
Distinguished Club since 2003. A visionary theme to instill a sense of purpose in MMKL toastmasters mind for their designated
roles. Toastmasters started to arrive with full of enthusiasm and desiderate for
a purposeful meeting echoing the theme. What a night it would be, with good and
positive vibes seen in every toastmaster’s expressions.
Meeting officially started with a banging
of gavel by ASAA Nanthakumar. Every member followed him in reciting club's
pledges. Who is better to take the lead if not the President KL Loh, ATMG
himself. He led by example with his motivational speech. By reminding everyone
the reason they joined toastmaster, he set the tone and purpose for toastmasters
to follow. He encouraged toastmasters to continue practice to be a good speaker
and to overcome fear. His speech followed with thunderous applause by toastmasters
as a sign of agreement. Toastmasters seemed to be in full of energy to perform
their task confidently after president's speech.
Then, everyone stood up one by one
and introduce themselves with their own distinct speaking style which would be
the beginning of something spectacular later on during the meeting.
After completion of introduction session,
Abdulrahman PM2 introduced as a Toastmaster of the Day (TME). He started off
with a brief on history of Toastmaster International and heritage of MMKL. His
cheerful & fun filled yet professional conduct calms the nerves of speakers
and role players. Then, technical role players introduced their roles. Wendy Sim,
CC as a Ah-Counter, Rey Thean, PM1 as grammarian, Timer EK Yeo,CC,CL and Eng Ze
Ru,CC, CL as a General Evaluator.
Ron Yeap, ACS, ALB handled the Table
Topics® session with ease speaks volume of his ability as a speaker.
His prepared topics were about life and related to the theme of the day. Very
interesting topics indeed. All impromptu speakers spoke confidently without
showing any sign of fear. Special mention to our only guest Hosna who spoke confidently
with a smile in front of unknown audiences.
Next, the most anticipated session
the assigned speaker session started by our youngest speaker, Preston Ong with the
title 'Overcoming the Parkinson's Law'. He presented a very informative speech
in a confident and composed manner that belies his age. A definite star speaker
for the future. The second speaker Victor Ong, DTM spoke about a folk tale with
title 'The Tortoise and the Hare'. He masterfully expressed common folk tale
with mixtures of humour, well chosen words and cute expressions which kept
other toastmasters glued to his speech. Finally the third speaker Ron Yeap,
ACS, ALB closed the session with his speech titled 'The Toastmaster in You'. Continuously
engaging with audiences while giving speech are tough task to perform but
pulled off with ease and skilfully by him. He had just uplifted the mood of
toastmasters with his speech. Well Done!
All were really exhausted at the end
of a productive session so we all went for a deserved break to rejuvenate with
nasi lemak and drinks.
Meeting started again. Eng Ze Ru, CC,
CL (General Evaluator) took over the charge of the meeting from Abdulrahman, PM2.
GE started his speech by praising the MMKL club and its toastmasters. Next, KL
Loh, ATMG as a Table Topic Evaluator gave an honest and constructive feedbacks
to each Table Topics® participant. After that, assigned speech
evaluators Hj. Hashim, DTM, CP Lau, DTM and Julia Leong, ACG, ALB gave their valued
evaluations to their respective speakers. Everyone nodded their head in
agreement with the evaluations. It's a privilege to be evaluated by such a
experienced and seasoned speakers. In open evaluation session a few other toastmasters
stood up and gave their honest opinions and suggestions in the spirit of
friends helps friends to succeed.
Next, the GE asked the roles players
to announce their reports and took extra time and effort to provide feedbacks
to the speakers, evaluators and role players. His opinions and recommendations
were well received by all toastmasters and desiderate to meet him again as a GE
in near future. Winners award presented to Rey Thean, PM1 as a Best Table Topics®
speaker, Ron Yeap, ACS, ALB as Best Project Speaker and Hj. Hashim, DTM as a Best
Evaluator. Congratulations to all of them for their impeccable speech; definitely
a benchmark for everyone to follow.
Finally, KL Loh, ATMG, the President
of MMKL thanked toastmasters for their effort in making the meeting a successful
one . He praised General Evaluator Eng Ze RU, CC, CL's effort in acknowledging
all role players importance in making a successful meeting. The meeting ended
with souvenir giving ceremony to GE, group photo session and cake cutting
session for CP Lau, DTM and Wendy Sim, CC.
Blog Writer: Nanthakumar
Regards,
MM-KL EXCO
2019/2020
