Jive with The STARS

Jive with The STARS was the theme for the evening of 26 March 2007. It was the second meeting of the Toastmasters Awareness Month where we share with members of the community about how Toastmasters can transform a ‘shy mouse’ to a ‘roaring lion’.

Our two themes for the month of March 2007 have earned the club 5 new members. With this achievement, our club is once again remained in the ‘shining light of the District 51’ by responding to their membership drive campaign.

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This success was attributed to the great teamwork from members of Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kudos!! to our President, Mentors, Past Presidents, EXCO and Members who roped in their friends, we certainly created a new record in recruiting 5 new members within one month.

President Gwendoline and the EXCO welcome our new members to Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club :-

Caryl Hean

YU Foong Sin

Ong Choo Kheng

Gui Huey Sywu

Leo Koo Seng Yik

The year 2007, have been very auspicious for Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club where we have May Lim who emerged to support the club in January and Loretta joined shortly in February 2007.

Our Club now has 7 new members which equates to 1.75% of DCP Goals for the membership goal. Let’s all try to get 1 more new member to garner the 2 goals for membership to reach the President Distinguished Club status.

This evening started off with our VPE Robert who was always early to ensure the meeting setup was in order, was held up as one of his car tyre punctured. We had no meeting agenda. As usual, the reliable VPE Robert was determined to reach the venue as soon as possible. He did made his appearance at the club meeting on time.
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We had a vibrant opening with the ASA role undertaken by TM Loretta who was cheerful and followed by our vivacious President Gwendoline with her motivating presidential speech. The General Evaluator ACS Hor Kam Peng compared the original meeting agenda via email and the current one, it has made a 180 degrees change but with TME DTM Siew Chien and the roleplayers who filled in the vacant roles quickly, ensure the smooth flow of a wonderful meeting.

There were 2 Do Your Thing sessions where ACS Hor Kam Peng reminded us to SMILE and it can mean a great change in our daily lives. CC Chow Mun Yuen took the second session and shared with us, her transformation from the naïve and shy Ms Chow into the confidence Chow Mun Yuen. She was grateful and appreciative as she made the right decision in joining Toastmasters. Recently, she was assigned within 24 hours to attend a conference in Abu Dhabi. She was delighted at herself for being able to mingle around with the overseas crowd with confidence.

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The Table Topics Session was undertaken by CC Lee King Thim who chose topics on ‘nature’ where 5 members from the audience took part.

TM Carlyn Hean emerged as the Best Topic Speaker for the evening.

There were two speakers who participated in the Speech Presentation session where CC Chow Mun Yuen attempted the Entertaining Speaker manual with her title, “Wait & See – Life is a Wonder.” She was instructed by her boss to leave for Abu Dhabi within 24 hours and was not given the liberty of time to pack or take time off but to come to work with her baggage and leave for the airport from the office. Can you imagine a single Chinese lady going to a Middle East country alone for the first time of her life. She was narrating her interesting and unexpected experiences in Abu Dhabi.

ACS Simon took the assignment from the Speeches by Management manual with speech entitled, “The Alignment,” He spoke of the 4 important elements of life and they are living, love, learning and legacy.

The programme progressed with Humor Session undertaken by CL Ng Cheong Boon who gave his version of Tai chi and how to pass the buck on when you encountered an issue, the work smart way.

CL Cheong Boon narrated a story where a marketing manager of a company visited an island in the Pacific Ocean and noticed the women do not know how to wear bras. He made a marketing report and suggested promoting the benefits of wearing of bras in that island and to find a market for his company.

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We took a ‘Teh Tarik break’ and continue with Networking session for 10 minutes. KGPA serves very smooth ‘Teh Tarik.’

The meeting resume with the General Evaluation session conducted by ACS Hor Kam Peng and her talented team who gave valuable feedback.

It was certainly another wonderful evening with interesting flow of events and participation of the members and guests.

To find out what is happening on 9 April 2007, come see for yourself, the surprises and experiences you may gain that evening.

Goodnite.

By Ong Siew Chien, DTM.

CNY Toastmasters Club Meeting

Dear Esteemed Members

“Yes, a meeting that is unlike any other meeting, an event that you should not miss. Do keep a date with us!!!

Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club warmly welcomes all members and their guests to join us in the forthcoming celebration,

Abundance and Prosperity Gong Xi Fai Chai.”

26 February 2007, happens to be the auspicious 9th day of the Chinese New Year and 23 members and guests participated in this eventful meeting. We had long lost member Christine and ‘busy’ members like Celine, DTM, Loghan, DTM and KC Leong, CL who made their appearances in this ‘momentous’ meeting.

The meeting room was certainly filled with festive feeling and the creative decorations of the Chinese New Year, sets the momentum. Lovely handmade mini baskets of oranges for everyone were placed around the tables. The theme “Abundance and Prosperity Gong Xi Fai Chai” for the evening offered what it promises earlier to the members and guests who made the right choice to spend the evening with Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club.

President Gwendoline presented the Prosperity Pyramid Angpow to all members. It is an ancient belief of the Indians and if you continue to say the phrase “Everyday in every way, I am getting richer and richer” for 15 times every morning with the Prosperity Pyramid in your hand for 30 days. Try it out, a surprise could come your way.

Meeting started off with the building of Abundance and Prosperity project. Members gather round the table with the basket of oranges and as a team built the tallest Abundance and Prosperity Tower within 1 minute. It was certainly an indication of good team spirit among the members and guests to come up with a great idea in a short space of time.

Loghan, DTM as usual, will share his ideas or articles and this time, he spoke on ‘Hope” where the audience listened attentively to his tips.

Table Topics was lead by our Immediate Past President Kam Peng, ATMB who made a conscientious effort by crafting the lovely handmade baskets (from used CNY cards) as gifts for our members and guests. She has specially designed her topics to suit the festive occasion and all participants were rewarded with Angpow and basket of oranges.

We had another interesting session where 3 speakers presented invaluable tips for our audience. Choo Yew Fai presented his 5th speech from the Communication and Leadership Manual, entitled “I got time to hurry.” He reminded us to spend carefully and to save for the rainy days.

Alfred Koh, CTM presented his title “English as the second language” from the advanced manual, “Speaking to Inform.” He gave a good account on how to educate and capture the interest of children in learning the English Language. It was certainly very useful for members who can use the valuable tips to guide their children.

Simon Soh, ATMB who attempted the advanced manual, Public Relations with his title “Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions.” He portrayed as the Public Relations Manager of High 5 Bread Company where the issue of cleanliness appeared in the Press recently. He appeared so cool and composed when responding to the questions of the audience. A great transformation of Simon, normally he is a ‘stressed’ speaker. Well done Simon!!

General Evaluation was undertaken by Loghan, DTM who had a good team and gave excellent reports on evaluation of assignment speakers and others.

As in the spirit of giving, we had door gifts worth RM50 and lucky draw worth RM180 sponsored by Embun Day Spa. The lucky draw was won by Leo, our prospective member.

A well attended event with good teamwork to ensure this meeting was a success!!

Kudos!! to President Gwen and her EXCO

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March 2007 happens to be

the Toastmasters Awareness Month……………

What is happening in the forthcoming meeting …….12 March 2007???

Move Ahead with The Dream Stars

With

An evening of interesting & entertaining speeches

And

Spice up with Humor session and Do Your Thing Session

Where

Members take the opportunity to unlock their talents and bring them on stage in their speech presentation

12 March 2007 (Monday) at 7.00 pm at KGPA.

Keep a date with us .

Your presence will certainly make a big difference.

Bring a guest and share with them about Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club. Further queries, contact :-

Robert Hue – 013-3901055
Mun Yuen – 016-6781431
Siew Chien – 012-3113026

Spot the 2007 Stars

SPEAKERS’ DREAM TOASTMASTERS CLUB 220-51
presents

SPOT THE 2007 STARS

Congratulations!!!
The winners of the 2007 International Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest

Where DTM Celine Teh emerged as the champion in the 2007 International Speech Contest while ATMB Simon Soh as the champion in the Table Topics Contest!

The overall official results are as follows:

International Speech Contest:
Champion = DTM Celine Teh
1st runner up = ATMS Lim Hin Chong

Table Topics Contest:
Champion = ATMB Simon Soh
1st runner up = DTM Celine Teh
2nd runner up = ATMB Koh Teck Lee

It was certainly a commendable effort made by other contestants who spend their time and efforts to make the Club’s contests a success. Indeed, each of them is a winner for rising up to the challenge.

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DTM Celine Teh’s winning speech entitled “Half Time” where she displayed wit and humour to ‘spice up’ her speech presentation which caught the hearts of the audience. DTM Celine was superb in her showmanship and vivid expression.

ATMS Lim Hin Chong gave an illustrative speech on forgiveness where he managed to touch the hearts of the audience. He crafted a ‘heartfelt speech’ which struck a cord in many of us that evening.

ATMB Simon Soh’s speech entitled “Triple A” where he shared with us, his experience in raising his son, Victor. Choking with emotions, Simon succeeded in presenting his inner fears and pride on the trials and tribulations of being a father.

CTM Alfred Koh as a new entrant into the International Speech Contest, jolted the audience with his speech, “Ego Talk’ when he dished out stories of ego and with a touch of his animated self to entertain the audience.

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In the Table Topics Contest, contestants were given the topic, “Fear is the greatest motivator”. The audience had the opportunity to witness the skill and wit of the contestants who had ‘to think on their feet’.

Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club’s International Speech and Table Topics Contests on 22 January 2007 were indeed unique. No only was the audience entertained by the creatively crafted speeches and the showmanship of our contestants but were given a chance to participate as ‘judges’ in the Spot the 2007 Stars Contest. Each winning entry must match the official results of the judges. Matching the official results was no easy task.

Kudos! to the sole winner of the Spot the 2007 Stars Contest, Sue Ding and was awarded a gift voucher worth RM120 sponsored by Embun Day Spa.

Everyone who attended this event was appreciated with a door gift worth RM50 sponsored by Embun Day Spa.
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Speakers’ Dream Toastmaster Club would like to thank all the judges, role players, contestants and audience for making our first club event in 2007 a success.

Appreciation of thanks also goes to ACER and Embun Day Spa for their generosity in sponsoring the event with prizes, souvenirs and door gifts.

Look out for the next exciting event in February 2007……..the Chinese New Year…..more highlights and surprises to be revealed on 12 February 2007 club meeting.

Goodnite.

From the desk of the Organising Chairman
Mun Yuen, CTM

Spot The 2007 Stars

Come spot the 2007 stars and win a prize.

It’s a simple task!

Just match the official results of the International Speech Contest (Club Level)

• Come and listen to the wit and humour of our contestants
• Learn a tip or two on how to think creatively at the spur of the moment
• Let us entertain and while you unwind

Keep this date with us…
22 January 2007 (Monday), 7:00 p.m.
Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA)
First Floor, Kiara Room
Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur

Get your tickets @ RM10 (inclusive of light refreshments) Now!!

Limited seats only. First come first served basis.

For reservations and queries, please contact :
Siew Chien: 012-311 3026 / Email – siewchien2001@yahoo.com
Robert Hue: 013-390 1055 / Email -- roberteuh@yahoo.com
Chow Mun Yuen 016-678 1431 / Email -- mychow@pd.jaring.my

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Club Installation Night

September 11, is one date everyone will always remember and what was happening in our club on this very day.

Our annual event, the Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club Installation Nite was held. Our club is now moving into our 10th year of existence and with every year achieving the President Distinguished Club status.

The club has produced 10 Club Presidents, all first timers as Presidents in this club. Gwendoline Gwee, CTM CL is the fourth lady president in this club. She gave an impressive speech where one will certainly remember ‘3 G from Celcom’ to her meaning of 3 Gs for our club. She ‘took the cat out of the bag’ and elaborated on her version of 3 Gs..…

Gain Give Grow

The crucial ingredients to achieve excellence and success in an individual

Our Past District51 Secretary DTM Celine took the role of the Installation Officer for the Installation Ceremony of the Club Officers for the term 2006/2007. DTM Celine, being a charter member of the club, will certainly want to ensure that the club will have another term of continuity for Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club.

We are certainly fortunate to have our dedicated Webmaster KC Leong, who had just made headlines in the recent Rat Race 2006 and became the winning team for RHB Bank . Kudos KC!!!

KC came with his camera and he certainly does not want to miss anything that was happening, right beneath his nose. Another dedicated member who did his best by promoting both clubs ie Speakers’ Dream and Spot-on Theatre via his photos and most of all…..creating Memories of Achievement for our club.

Next was the Event of Dedication……The Toastmaster of the Year Award. As usual, we took another way in nominating award winner than the norm of selection by the EXCO. Instead, the members were given an opportunity to cast their votes for the TME Award. 75% of the votes goes to DTM Siew Chien for the The Toastmaster of the Year Award. Congratulations Siew Chien!! Keep it up and be the guiding example for our new members for dedication and commitment.

For the rest of the evening, we had the opportunity to witness Simon and Cheong Boon presenting their contest humorous speeches where the audience was the evaluators.

A reminder from Toastmasters International on building quality members and club came in timely where Assistant Division Governor Education and Training DTM Tang Sum Chee shared with us on the new Competent Leadership module.

The evening was filled with dedication and commitment from members who came and support the event. New members like CTM Alfred from Gua Musang and Yew Fai who had a crucial business meeting but attended the event immediately after his meeting.

CTM Alfred brought along with him two guests with the hope of getting new members for the club. Senior and distinguished member like DTM Celine, despite her busy business schedule, ensured the club officers are officially installed. Not forgetting the support from other Past Presidents of our club who came and supported the event.

The Installation Nite was a fellowship nite with new and senior members got together to commemorate the event and most of all, Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club is now officially registered
with Registrar of Societies.

Good nite.

From the desk of VPPR

Flagrante Delicto - The Celebration

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Photos by KC

Showtime

Please click here to view 124 photos on rehearsal.

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Please click here to view 89 photos during showtime at the Actors Studio.

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It was most satisfying to hear the burst of continuous laughter of varying intensity from audience. On Wednesday 26 July, 8.30pm, it was the first of the five consecutive performances at the Actors Studio, Bangsar Shopping Complex. It was a reflection of months of hard work by the 19 cast members, the Director and the Producer.

To ensure the sequence of acts/scenes were smoothly executed, the cast did the final rehearsal again in compressed or fast-forward mode with the Sound and Lighting technicians (from the Actors Studio), and Stage Manager at 6.30pm – two hours before show time. The results: almost flawless performance with transition from one act/scene to another.

From audience’s feedback after the show last night, they were satisfied with the performance. Here are the extracts of their feedback:

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From an American couple:"We enjoyed the show. We can see the cast enjoyed doing their roles."
From others:"Certainly an entertaining show, we enjoyed ourselves. We will tell our friends to come."

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From KH:

My pleasure to be there to laugh out loud!! Laughter is the Best medicine.All the best to all of you. Wishing you success in your performance.
All of you are so talented… not just oral communication but acting as well.

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From Steven:

B4 the play, the lady announcer announced that the play will last for 90 minutes...my 1st reaction was "WAH! 90-long minutes! How to survive?"

The stage's lights on and off...the casts all lined-up to be introduced. "WAH! 90 minutes has passed"... this proved that the play is really entertaining - makes us laugh and happy. That's why time flies.

Well done.

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From Lilian:

Thanks for getting the tickets and just wanna say that we enjoyed the show. A very talented and enthusiastic cast, they really look like bank people. Especially 'the lady with the big eyes' who is just quite outstanding although everyone had their moments!

Not easy when there are so many in the cast, but good fun nonetheless! Well done to you and all your friends who put this together. Looking forward to the next one!


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From Jason Chin:

It's was good show with great cast! My favourite is the Big Hair Lady (I forgot her name)… She looks so natural!

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From May Ching:

It was a pleasure to attend the show and thanks for getting the tickets.

The most enjoyable aspect of the show for me was not the jokes or the committed performance of the cast. It was the simple fact that the cast had friends in members of the audience - this was obvious by the easiness of the audience in some more slight nuances or responses to some specific acts or jokes during the show. It was a show of warmth and camaraderie of the audience, and a genuine sense that they were supportive of a really good job done by the cast.


Knowing the cast were all real life normal people, and that they were all members of SD Toastmasters, I had great admiration for the guts of the various fine individuals, old and young, who put out their part time and weekends to prepare for the show. And to perform for a live audience, to act on stage, this is perhaps the greatest validation of a toastmaster's skill - that words, is in form of spoken, written, and expressed through body language. Also, it always feel good to perform for an audience you can relate to - your friends and family. Congratulations on a job well done! I'm sure the high feeling will hold for a while :-)

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Cheers to great team work of Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club.

Compiled By KC

Appearing in The EDGE Malaysia

Another appearance of the Flagrante Delicto comedy drama in the The EDGE Malaysia (Business & Investment Weekly) today for the week of July 24 - July 30, 2006.

Show time: From Wednesday 26 July to Sunday 30 July.

Please scroll down the postings for more details.

Appearing in New Straits Times

Yes, the cast of Flagrante Delicto appears in the New Straits Time today, Friday 21 July 2006. Please turn to Page 74, Life & Times.

Please scroll down the pages to see the original photo which contains only part of the 19 cast members.

Flagrante Delicto Comedy Drama

The Show

Our first major performance is “Flagrante Delicto” which means ‘the act of committing a crime’ in Latin. This is a dark comedy. The story revolves around a group of senior bank employees who planned and managed to pull off an act of crime. They made a total of RM9 million but the bank incurred no loss. It was to be a perfect crime.

The bank auditor’s investigative vibes were alerted. The auditor’s relentless search leads him through a trail of lies, seduction and intrigue. The director and script writer, Distinguished Toastmaster, K. Loghandran has added twists towards the end. Come and find out whether the saying “Crime does not pay” stills work today!

The Cast

The cast comprises of 19 actors and actresses from Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club. This is their second performance as a group after the successful "Funny Money" comedy drama.

The entire script is an original piece of work by the talented writer cum director, Distinguished Toastmaster, K. Loghandran. He is an experienced and sought after talk-show artiste who is fondly known as Loggie from the popular comedy duo Loggie & Monti.

Spot-on Theatre

Spot-on Theatre is a performing theatre community club founded in 2005. The members are mainly experienced toastmasters who have performed in theatre shows before. They will be performing a comedy drama to entertain an audience with a one-and-a-half-hour of duration. The show will be performed over 5 days and it is expected to attract a crowd of 1,300 persons. We seek your support to purchase tickets to our show.

The details are as follows:

Dates: 26 - 30 July 2006 (Wednesday to Sunday)
Time: 8.30 pm
Venue: Actors Studio, Level 3, Bangsar Shopping Complex, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2094 0400 or 03-2094 1400
Tickets: RM 33 and RM 45

Note: Only Sunday show is at 3 p.m.

The date of the comedy drama coincides with the KL Arts Festival in July 2006.

The proceeds will go to the Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club.

If you have further queries, please contact :
1) Siew Chien at 012-3113026 / Email : ongsiewchien@yahoo.com
2) Norashikin at 012-3903525 / Email : shikin.kassim@gmail.com
We would like to enlist your support in our endeavour to develop acting and speaking skills.

We look forward to your positive response in supporting local theatre.

Yours faithfully,

Ong Siew Chien

Producer Spot-on Theatre, Petaling Jaya
Tel : 012-311 3026 / 03-7960 6368
Fax : 03-7960 6369
Email : ongsiewchien@yahoo.com

The Art of Possibility

Dear Esteemed Members,

In the measurement of the world, you set a goal and strive for it. In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold. Let not the opportunity pass, for it may not return.

Our customary mind-set about who we are may even undermine our ability to have a say in the way things go from here.

Therefore, over the next six days don't let our customary mind-sets get in our way. We have the obligation to be creative and a commitment to become Distinguished or better. We have the Power To Change.

For three-quarter of the Term 2005/2006, SDTMC had only achieved Select Distinguish status. We take pride that the members are able to rise up to the occasion during the last Lap and give the club the long awaited goals. We are going for 10/10-President Distinguished Club and this will be the 9th time SDTMC had consecutively maintained the President Distinguished Club status. We would like to congratulate the following members for delivering us the goals during the last 2 weeks:-

CTM Mok Soo Pon - achieved her ATMB

TM Sabapathy - achieved his CTM

TM Fong Wai Choon - achieved her CTM

The above 3 members have help to deliver us the 3 goals. We are proud of you. The final two goals will be delivered during the last meeting on the 26 June 2006. for the Term 2005/2006 and is none other than our President ATMB Hor Kam Peng who will be completing her final speech to achieve her ATMS and once again our ATMB Mok Soo Pon who will be doing her 2nd CL. So, ladies and gentlemen we would urge you to be present for the final LAP and rallies the friends on. Do bring a friend.

Attach is the Meeting Agenda on Monday, 26 June.

Date: 26 June
Venue: Kelab KPGA, Mutiara Room
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

Find Your Voice and Serve the World

Yours Truly,

Gwen Gwee
Vice President – Education

Flagrante Delicto Rehearsal

Please click here to view 66 photos taken by KC during today's rehearsal, Sunday 11 June 2006.

Dear Esteemed Members of
Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club,

Can you see the excitement and enthusiasm in members’ faces when they rehearsed in this drama comedy on Sunday, 11 June? The Club is embarking on another project – acting in drama comedy.

For members of Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club who are not yet members of Spot-on Theatre and who are keen to be a part of this comedy, we do have roles for you.You can take up roles as stage manager, music man and so forth. Every role is a learning experience where you do not have to pay for a workshop but only small membership fees and be committed with a few hours of your time to learn and experience.

Spot-on Theatre is registered with the Registrar of Societies and is a non-profit organization where it was setup by members of our club. We want to hone our acting skills in Spot-on Theatre and have a platform to excel in our public speaking skills in Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club. We are the only club in Klang Valley or even in Malaysia who have this opportunity offered to our members of Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club.

Our drama comedy entitled 'Flagrante Delicto' is our first big gig in Spot-on Theatre with 5 shows from 26-30 July 2006 at the Actors Studio Bangsar Shopping Complex, Kuala Lumpur. The time of the shows will be 8.30 pm on 26-29 July 2006 and 3pm on 30 July 2006. Tickets at RM33 and RM45.

I can assure you, it is fun working in this team. Seeing is believing from the photos taken by KC Leong.

Keep a date with Flagrante Delicto from 26-30 July 2006. Spread the news to your friends and let us laugh together…. HA HA HA.

From the Desk of Vice President Public Relation,
Ong Siew Chien, DTM.

Club Meeting – Monday 12 June

12 June 2006 was certainly an eventful night. It was the first time in 2006 where all the assignment speakers made their way to the meeting and presented their wonderful speeches.

Mohd Noor set the ball rolling with how to revive your heart or loved ones from leading into a tragedy.

Sabapathy presented his 9th speech of persuasion with instilling us to have more than one income. He took himself as the example where he has 3 jobs. He did not waste his time during retirement but made full use of his productive twilight years.

Next presenter was Soo Pon, who procrastinate for a while but finally with inspiration from the rehearsals of Flagrante Delicto, she delivered one DCP goal for our club by achieving her ATMB title tonight. She narrated her story just as when she was 10 years old. This was certainly a skill you need to have and not forgetting time to rehearse before the speech was presented to us. Bravo Soo Pon!!

M Ariff was a long lost member, nevertheless he made it tonight by sharing with us, one week workshop he had recently. He condensed it to 7 mins. One of the things where I really concur with him from his speech is Steven Covey's book is the past and 'in thing' is empowering with knowledge that will bring us to the next level of success.

Simon, M Ariff's evaluator, suggested M Ariff should hold a one day seminar for his speech presentation.

The meeting this evening brought achievements to the club from Distinguished Status to Select Distinguished Status in Toastmasters International standards. President Distinguished status is just a kilometer away. With the contribution and dedication of our members in completing their CTMs and ATMS, we will achieve 10 goals as desired by Toastmasters International, USA. This the standard of a quality club instilled by Toastmasters International, USA.

This evening, we learned how to save a heart from collapse, reflect on our childhood memories, an eye opener of reality to arm ourselves with another income and close the meeting with reinforcement of acquiring more knowledge for the betterment of our lives.

Our President, Kam Peng, was just back from a wonderful trip to India. She has a tiring day but certainly was rejuvenated after the club meeting.

26 JUNE 2006 is the last meeting of the current term. We will have a surprise for you.

Keep a date with us and make this an eventful memory for you.

Good Nite.

From the Desk of VPPR
Ong Siew Chien, DTM



Changing Your Attitude

Very often, it is not how the world is. It is how we perceived it to be. Happiness and peace of mind are simply mental state that can be invoked, maintained, developed, or abandoned. Your attitude has a tremendous influence on your life. It can shape your thoughts, your behavior, the things you say or do, your habits. Collectively, these things form your life.

The wonderful thing about attitude is that although it has the ability to transform your entire life, it does not require a lifetime of meditative solitude state to change. Anyone can change their attitude virtually at the snap of a finger. Believe it or not, just try it.

If you are torn between staying home and watching the World Cup 2006 and coming for the Toastmasters meeting on Monday, just decide resolutely to come for the meeting, you will. Try it.

See you in tomorrow’s Club meeting, Bring a friend.

Date:- 12th June 2006
Time: 7.00 p.m to 9.15 pm.
Venue: KPGA, Kiara Room
1st Floor, Bukit Kiara

Attach is the Meeting Agenda for your perusal.

Power To Change.

Yours Truly,
Gwen Gwee
VPE

From the desk of VPPR

22 May 2006 is not another ordinary club meeting but it is the 9th Annual General Meeting for Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club. Most of the Past Presidents were present to support this important event. Who else was there??

New members like Mohd Nor, King Thim and Alfred came to support the 9th Annual General Meeting. Our committee member Sabapathy wanted so much to come and support the AGM and to present his 8th speech but due to unforeseen circumstances at the last minute. Then we have our long lost member Mohd Ariff who finally made it to the AGM despite his busy schedule for meetings at the office. Celine T eh, DTM, despite her busy schedule also came to support the AGM by volunteering to take up the role as Parliamentarian. Our Treasurer took leave to attend the AGM cos it is impossible for her to attend the AGM after work. There are also other members who were quietly managing their stress level at work but gave their dedication and commitment to the club by showing support this evening.

Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club is indeed a fortunate club, well endowed with committed members and with full support by Past Presidents.

It was a smooth sailing AGM with the election of the new Executive Committee Members and they were :-

President - Gwendoline Gwee, CL
VP Education - Robert Hue, CTM
VP Membership - Chow Mun Yuen, CTM
VP Public Relations - Mohd Ariff, CTM
Secretary - Mohd Nor, TM
Treasurer - Ismail Fahmy, CTM
SAA - Choo Yew Fai, TM
Committee Members - Alfred Koh, CTM
Ong Siew Chien, DTM

Incoming President Gwendoline gave an impressive speech and acknowledged the dedication of mentors, Past Presidents plus seek the support of all members to make Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club, a stronger club for the betterment of community.

Before the AGM, we had the club meeting where our Club President Kam Peng presented the Best Speakers Series entitled “Take the terror out of the talk”. She shared with us, the breathing techniques and exercises for relaxation. The next speaker was Siew Chien, DTM who attempted assignment number 2 from the C&L manual with her title “Georgia” where she spoke of her sister’s pampered dog imported from Australia and lead a life where a small percentage of the dogs in the world were enjoying life on planet earth.

The next club meeting is on 12 June 2006, the EXCO would certainly urge all members to attend and share plus network.

From Ong Siew Chien, DTM.

Annual General Meeting - 22 May 2006

Below is the inaugural and inspiring speech presented by the in-coming President, Gwen Gwee, CTM.

Good Evening Fellow Toastmasters, I am very honoured today to be elected the President of Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club for 2006/2007. Let me share with you a bit of my Toastmasters History.

After having surveyed a few clubs, I joined IBBM TM club in Jan 2000. Unlike some of our fellow members who took Toastmastering like duck in the water the minute they signed up, it was definitely a love / hate affair for me. Love because I knew Toastmasters program offers the best value for money in self-development especially in the Communication and Leadership skills. But hate because speaking had never been my forte. I always have butterflies in my stomach every time I turn up for a meeting but I assure you after much practice the butterflies are flying in formation. That is because we have such a fantastic and supportive club environment.

I started as a Committee member, A Treasurer, a Secretary, Vice President Membership and with much encouragement/support from our DTM Ong Siew Chien I took up the post of Vice President Education.

To be or not to be – This is a question we had encountered very often in the course of our life. It had been said –To be Ordinary is easy but to be a little bit Extraordinary requires commitment and lots of insider’s job. Sometimes we cannot afford not to be, if we astay put, we atrophied. That is what Life is meant to be, creating a better you so that we can find Our Voice and Serve Our world. In the club, changes often does not occur instantly, it is through a series of invisible actions like:-

A word of encouragement
A comment that something said is interesting, meaningful, inspiring etc.
A push to next assignment / to come out of your comfort zone
A push to take up new roles.
People who rally you on.
Giving feedbacks for improvement.

With this I would like to acknowledge the contributions of the mentors / advisers for the club, DTM K.Loghandran, DTM Celine Teh, DTM Ong Siew Chien, all the Past Presidents, and also the Past VPEs. A big thank you to all of you for your contribution, advice, expertise ,encouragement and support. And to all club members, you do make a difference, without you there will be no club.

By functional default as a VPE, I am now President of the Club and I look forward to build a strong club with all your continuous support. Together as a Team we shape a better world , a better Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club and more important a better US.

With that, I hand over the control back to the President.