The Meeting on Tuesday 24th June 2014

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Why Join Toastmasters

Why Join Toastmasters

Looking to improve your speaking and leadership skills? Ace a job interview? Ignite your career?

You’ve come to the right place. Since 1924, more than 4 million people around the world have become more confident speakers and leaders because of their participation in Toastmasters.

Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Today, our membership is 292,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 14,350 clubs in 122 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations.

Membership in Toastmasters in one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself. At $36 every six months (club dues may vary), it is also one of the most cost-effective skill-building tools available anywhere. Read more about the Features, Benefits and Value of a Toastmasters International membership.

How Does It Work?

    A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. A typical group has 20 to 40 members who meet weekly, biweekly or monthly. A typical meeting lasts 60–90 minutes.

    There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, members evaluate one another’s presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program’s success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings and develop skills related to timekeeping, grammar and parliamentary procedure.

    Members learn communication skills by working in the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking.

    Members also learn leadership skills by taking on various meeting roles and working in the Competent Leadership manual. In our learn-by-doing approach, we don't lecture members about leadership skills; we give them responsibilities and mentoring to help. Then we ask them to lead.

Why should I join?

The Toastmasters program offers many benefits that help people in all walks of life. As a result of participating in Toastmasters, you will:

    Increase your self-confidence

    Become a better speaker

    Become a better leader

    Communicate more effectively

Membership is affordable – a great value that can change your life that costs less than a dollar a day. Your initial investment:

    $20 New member fee

    $36 Dues for six months, plus any club expenses. (Some clubs may charge a nominal fee in addition to the regular dues for items such as meeting space and club supplies.)

More than 4 million people have discovered the benefits of this proven learning formula. What are you waiting for? Joining is easy – just a few simple steps:

Step 1:

Visit a Toastmasters club. You can find clubs near you by using the Meeting Locations tool.

    Each group has a different personality, so you may wish to visit more than one. Your visit is free, and some clubs may allow you to return as often as you like.

    It’s easy to find a time and location that works for you. Meetings are held seven days a week, mornings, afternoons and evenings. It’s a good idea to call or email in advance to confirm a group’s meeting time and location.

Step 2:

At the meeting, ask the vice president membership for a membership application and fill it out.

Step 3:

Give your application and dues to the vice president membership at the club.

    Once you are voted in by the existing membership, the club officer will send your application and fees to Toastmasters’ World Headquarters.

    Your New Member Kit should arrive in the mail in about two weeks (kits outside of the U.S. may take longer).

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The Meeting on 10th June 2014

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Date/Time/Venue:
10th June 2014 19:30 Level 21 AMODA

Theme - getting to know you
TME - I suggest we have 2 - one from Nawem & one from Tmikl.
Since nawems will be a lady, suggest a guy from Tmikl
Decor - I have some ideas; anyone else with ideas pls let me know
Food - we need to prepare more than Mee Hoon, cookies.
I can sponsor a cake

TTM - Shaun
Many tmikl'ers wanna make a speech –
kerain #3
Ceyvian #1
Yi Kang #10
Nik Ayman & Dalilah #4
Cyril #4 from the advanced manual
President - Anthony (pls be present) as you will make opening speech &
Chooi ping (nawems TM president) will make closing speech

SAA - Tmikl
Invocator - Tmikl
Humor master - Nawem
Grammarian - Nawem
Ah counter - Nawem
Timer - Tmikl
Table topic evaluator – Tmikl
 Speech evaluators from Nawem - Andal, Rita

Meeting on Tuesday 27-5-2014

TME: Yikang Lim


Project Speakers:
Kerain Shah CCM #2
Shaun Heng CCM#3
Col Dzulkarnain CCM#5
Emily Lau ACM#4
Cyril Jonas ACM#$

GE: Meera S Nathan ACB, CL

Evaluators:
Chin Yeow Hon
Cyril Jonas
Richard Toh
Anthony de Souza

TTM: Rhoda Omar CC CL
TTE: Col Nik M Zaki CC CL

Others TBA

Joint Meeting at NAWEM Monday 19-5-14

Our special Joint Meeting with MAWEM Toastmasters

National Association of Women Enterpreneurs of Malaysia (NAWEM)
(Persatuan Kebangsaan Usahawan Wanita Malaysia)
Lot 13 Rumah Puspanita,
5171 Jalan Hose,
50460 Kuala Lumpur

Meeting Starts at 18:30

See Next Meeting in the Right Panel -->>

Next Meeting 6-5-2014 AGM Day

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Day/Date; Tuesday 6-5-2014 at 19:30

What can I talk about?

I was asked by fellow group member about finding topics for speeches. 
I would like to share the answer I gave her in the hopes that it might be helpful to others. 

~~ "Sit down with pencil and paper and start with pre-school. Write down everything you can remember (a toy you played with, a teacher who said something you never forgot, a place you visited)... 
do this for all your early school years. You will remember things you have not thought about in a loooong time! 

Some of them will be relevant to who you are today and will make interesting stories as to what has made you the person you have become. If you can pull a piece of advice from these stories for your listeners to use, too, that would be great!" 

~~ Now find a pencil and paper, and start writing!
By David Levy from Toastmasters International Group on Facebook

Stories make the best speeches for beginners and experienced speakers. Try this method for preparing your speeches. Base it on a story from your own experience, preferably a recent experience.

The speech will be in three parts:

1. Start with a simple statement of the point, meaning or significance of your speech.

2. Tell a story which illustrates the statement, point, meaning etc

3. End by restating the point or meaning.

In your preparation, there are two important parts.

First, select the incident or event.
Second, work out the significance for it. The second part, deciding on the point or the significance, is what makes it a speech in terms of public speaking. It will probably be the hardest part of your preparation.

Use the methods employed by good storytellers.
Set the scene – describe places, facial expressions and physical movements.
Use pauses to heighten the interest, particularly before the conclusion, the final part of the story. Include conversation and report direct speech – the actual words spoken.

Look around at the audience – make them feel you are telling it to them. Relax and speak at a steady pace.

Visit a Toastmasters meeting!  Toastmasters clubs meet in the morning, during lunchtime or in the evening in communities and corporations all over the world.

Project Speeches:

Kerain Shah CC#1 (Evaluator Cyril)
Endrea Hugh CC#3 (Evaluator Richard)


The Rainbow Fairies

from Lizzie Hadley

Two little clouds one summer's day
Went flying through the sky.
They went so fast they bumped their heads,
And both began to cry.

Old Father Sun looked out and said,
"Oh, never mind my dears,
I'll send my little fairy folk
To dry your falling tears."

One fairy came in violet,
And one in indigo,
In blue, green, yellow, orange, red,--
They made a pretty row.

They wiped the cloud tears all away,
And then, from out the sky,
Upon a line the sunbeams made
They hung their gowns to dry.

Lizzie M. Hadley

The Meeting of Tuesday 22-4-2014

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Date/Time: Tuesday 22-4-14 from 19:30

Presiding Officer - Anthony de Souza
SAA - Col Nik M Zaki

Invocator -

TME - Cyril Jonas, ACS, ALS

Table Topics Master - Richard Toh
Humour Master -
Table Topics Evaluator - Col Dzulkarnain

General Evaluator -Cyril Jonas, ACS, ALB
Grammarian - Mariel Fong, TM
AH Counter - Wendy Chiam, TM
Timer -Ismail Omar

Prepared Speech - Shaun Heng #2 Title: Habits: The Good the Bad and The Ugly
Prepared Speech - Nik Ayman #3 Title: My New Crave
Prepared Speech - Col Szulkarnain Abdullah #4 Title: Gratitude
Prepared Speech - Emily, ACB, CL ACM The Entertaining Speaker #3
                              Title: My childhood dreams

Speech Evaluator - Lim Yikang, TM
Speech Evaluator - Ismail Omar, DTM
Speech Evaluator - Richard Toh, CL
Speech Evaluator - Anthony se Souza, TM

Word of the Day - Dearth
Theme - Favourite Books

Toastmasters Statistics Worldwide -
Current Active Clubs: 13957, Memberships: 319166