Thursday, March 15, 2007

Evaluation Guides

Every member of the Toastmasters must undergo the Basic Communication and Leadership Manual which is given free when they pay their subscription. In this Manual there are 10 Projects and the member has to attempt one at a time.

The Evaluation Guides which has been reproduced here was the work of our current VPE Sherine Lim. She must have taken lots of her precious time to complete this exercise.

Our Objective of publishing this Guides are merely for the Evaluators who may no longer have their C&L Manual with them to read the objectives of the Evaluation. In this way Evaluators will be able to focus on their evaluation better.

Thanks again to Sherine for the wonderful efforts.

#10 Evaluation Guide for Inspire Your Audience

Title

Evaluator Date

NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to inspire the audience to improve personally, emotionally, professionally or spiritually, relying heavily on emotional appeal. The speech should appeal to noble motives and challenge the audience to achieve a higher level of beliefs or achievement. The speaker is to use the skills learned in previous projects and not use notes. In additional to your verbal evaluation, please complete this evaluation form by checking the appropriate column for each item. Add comments for those items where special praise is warranted, or where you can offer specific suggestions for improvement.


COULD COMMENTS /
EXCELLENT SATISFACTORY IMPROVE SUGGESTIONS


· Was the speech topic relevant to the
occasion selected? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker understand and express
the feelings and needs of the audience? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Was the speaker forceful, confident
and positive? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker effectively use stories,
anecdotes and / or quotes to help convey
his or her message? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker’s words convey strong,
vivid mental image? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker’s use of body language
enhance his or her message? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speech uplift the audience and
motivate them as the speaker intended? ___________ ___________ ___________



· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?



· What did you like about the speech?

#9 Evaluation Guide for Persuade with Power

Title

Evaluator Date


NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to present a persuasive speech that combines logical support for his / her viewpoint with a strong emotional appeal. The speech should focus on the self-interest of the audience. The speaker also has been asked to avoid using notes, if possible. In addition to your oral evaluation, please complete this evaluation form by checking the appropriate column for each item. Add your comments only for those items where special praise is warranted, or where you can offer specific suggestions for improvement.


COULD COMMENTS /
EXCELLENT SATISFACTORY IMPROVE SUGGESTIONS

· Did the speaker project sincerity
and conviction? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Was the speaker a credible source of
information about this topic? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker phrase his / her appeal
in terms of the audience’s self-interest? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speech opening capture the
audience’s interest? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker use facts and logical
reasoning to support his or her views? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker properly use emotion to
persuade the audience to support his or
her views? ___________ ___________ ___________


· Was the speech organization effective? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker’s body language and
vocal variety contribute to the message? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Were you persuaded to accept the
speaker’s views? ___________ ___________ ___________


· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?



· What did you like about the speech?

#8 Evaluation Guide for Get Comfortable with Visual Aids

Title

Evaluator Date

NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to present a speech that uses two or more visual aids. The visual aids selected must be appropriate for the message and audience, and be displayed correctly with ease and confidence. The speaker is to incorporate what he or she has learned in previous projects about purpose, organization, word usage, body language and vocal variety. The speaker also is to use appropriate suggestions from the evaluations received and thoroughly research the subject. Please complete this evaluation form by checking the appropriate column for each item. Add comments for items where special praise is warranted or where you can offer specific suggestions for improvement.

COULD COMMENTS /
EXCELLENT SATISFACTORY IMPROVE SUGGESTIONS


· Were the visual aids appropriate for
the speech and message? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did each visual aid help you to understand
and remember the speaker’s point? ___________ ___________ ___________


· Was each visual aid clearly visible? ___________ ___________ ___________

· If the speaker used computer-based visuals
or overhead transparencies, was each visual
easy to read and well-designed? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker use the visual aids smoothly
and with confidence? ___________ ___________ ___________


· How clear was the speaker’s purpose? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Did the speaker use body language to
reinforce the message? ___________ ___________ ___________

· Was the speaker’s word choice effective
and appropriate? ___________ ___________ ___________


· Was the speech well-researched? ___________ ___________ ___________



· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?



· What did you like about the speech?

#7 Evaluation Guide for Research Your Topic

Title

Evaluator Date

NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to select a subject of importance to the audience that requires a large amount of research. The speaker is to collect information from numerous sources and carefully support points with specific facts, examples, and illustrations, rather than with just the speaker’s own opinions. The speaker is to incorporate what he or she has learned in previous projects about purpose, organization, word usage, body language and vocal variety, as well as use appropriate suggestions from the evaluations received. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please write answers to the questions below.

· How well did the speaker’s topic apply to the audience?



· Was the topic well researched?



· How well did the speaker support his or her main points?



· Was the support material appropriate for the point made?



· Did the speaker vary the types of support material?



· How clear was the speaker’s purpose?



· Was the speech effectively organized?



· Did the speaker take advantage of body language and vocal variety?



· What could the speaker have done differently to improve the speech?



· What did you like about the speech?

#6 Evaluation Guide for Vocal Variety

Title

Evaluator Date


NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to use a voice that is pleasing to listen to, with proper balance of volume, pitch and rate, and use pauses to enhance his or her message. The speaker’s voice should reflect and add meaning to the thoughts he or she is presenting. The speaker is to incorporate lessons learned in previous projects about purpose, organization, word usage and body language. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please complete this evaluation form by checking the appropriate space for each category. Add comments where praise is warranted or where you can offer specific suggestions for improvement.


· Topic selection: ___ Facilitated vocal variety ___ Satisfactory ___ Could improve

· Volume: ___ Excellent ___ Satisfactory ___ Too loud or soft

· Rate: ___ Excellent, varied ___ Satisfactory ___ Too fast or too slow

· Pitch: ___ Varied, conversational ___ Satisfactory ___ Monotonous, artificial

· Quality: ___ Pleasant, friendly ___ Satisfactory ___ Harsh, monotonous

· Pauses: ___ Appropriate, effective ___ Satisfactory ___ Could improve

· Expressiveness: ___ Conveyed emotion, meaning ___ Satisfactory ___ Could improve

· Vocal variety: ___ Enhanced speech ___ Satisfactory ___ Could improve

· Organization: ___ Logical flow of ideas ___ Satisfactory ___ Should improve

· Word usage: ___ Vivid, descriptive, accurate ___ Satisfactory ___ Could improve

· Body language: ___ Natural, expressive ___ Satisfactory ___ Unnatural, distracting



· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?




· What did you like about the speech?

#5 Evaluation Guide for Your Body Speaks

Title

Evaluator Date

NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to use stance, body movement, gestures, facial expressions and eye contact that illustrate and enhance his or her verbal message. Movement, gestures, facial expressions and eye contact should be smooth and natural. Body language should enhance and clarify the speaker’s words and help the audience visualize the speaker’s points and overall message. The message you see should be the same one you hear. The speech must have a clear purpose and appropriate organization. Also, the speaker must use words and arrangements of words that effectively communicate his or her message to the audience. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please complete this evaluation form by checking the appropriate space for each item. Add your comments for those items deserving praise or specific suggestions for improvement.
COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS
· Topic Selection: ___ Facilitated body language
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· Preparation: ___ Excellent
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· Manner: ___ Confident, enthusiastic
___ Satisfactory
___ Nervous, tense

· Posture: ___ Poised, balanced
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· Gestures: ___ Natural, evocative
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· Body Movement: ___ Purposeful, smooth
___ Satisfactory
___ Awkward, distracting

· Eye Contact: ___ Established visual bonds
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· Facial Expression: ___ Animated, friendly, genuine
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· Speech Purpose: ___ Clear
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· Speech Organization: ___ Logical, clear
___ Satisfactory
___ Could improve

· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?


· What did you like about the speech?

#4 Evaluation Guide for Hot to Say it

Title

Evaluator Date

NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to use words and arrangements of words that effectively communicate his or her message to the audience. The speaker should select clear, accurate, descriptive and short words and choose verbs that convey action. Sentence and paragraph construction should be simple and short. The speaker needs to include rhetorical devices, avoid jargon and unnecessary words and use correct grammar. The speech must have a clear purpose and be appropriately organized. Please complete the evaluation form below by checking the appropriate column for each item.

COULD COMMENTS /
CATEGORY EXCELLENT SATISFACTORY IMPROVE SUGGESTIONS


· Was the speech topic appropriate for ___________ ___________ ___________
this particular assignment?

· Did the speaker use simple, short ___________ ___________ ___________
and clear words?

· Did the speaker use vivid, descriptive ___________ ___________ ___________
words that created mental images?

· Did the speaker use words that had ___________ ___________ ___________
more than one meaning or were inaccurate?

· Were the speaker’s sentences short, ___________ ___________ ___________
simple and understandable?

· Did the speaker use rhetorical devices ___________ ___________ ___________
to enhance his or her ideas?

· Did the speaker avoid jargon and ___________ ___________ ___________
unnecessary words?

· Did the speaker use proper grammar ___________ ___________ ___________
and pronunciation?

· Was the speech purpose clear? ___________ ___________ ___________


· Was the speech effectively organized? ___________ ___________ ___________


· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?



· What did you like about the speech?

#3 Evluation Guide for Get to the Point

Title

Evaluator Date

NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to prepare a speech that has a clear general purpose ( to inform, persuade, entertain or inspire ) and a specific purpose. The speech is to be organized in a manner that best achieves these purposes. The beginning, body and conclusion should all tie into and reinforce the purposes. The speaker is to project sincerity and conviction and strive not to use notes. Any nervousness displayed should be minimal. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please complete the evaluation form below by rating the speech in each category.

5 = Excellent
4 = Above average for the speaker’s experience level
3 = Satisfactory
2 = Could improve
1 = Needs attention

CATEGORY RATING COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS

· The general purpose of the speech 5 4 3 2 1
was clear.

· The specific purpose of the speech 5 4 3 2 1
was clear.

· The speech organization supported 5 4 3 2 1
the speech’s specific purpose.

· The main points and supporting 5 4 3 2 1
material contributed to the speech’s
specific purpose.

· The beginning, body and conclusion 5 4 3 2 1
reinforced the specific purpose.

· The speaker achieved the specific 5 4 3 2 1
purpose.

· The speaker appeared confident 5 4 3 2 1
and sincere, with minimal nervousness.

· The speaker did not rely on notes 5 4 3 2 1
throughout the speech.



· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?



· What did you like about the presentation?

#2 Evaluation Guide for Organise Your Speech

Title

Evaluator Date

NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: The speaker is to present a talk that is organized in a manner that leads the audience to a clearly defined goal. The speech includes a beginning, a body and a conclusion; major facts or ideas; and appropriate support material, with smooth transitions between the facts and ideas. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please complete this evaluation form by rating the speech in each category and offering comments or specific recommended action where warranted.

5 = Excellent
4 = Above average for the speaker’s experience level
3 = Satisfactory
2 = Could improve
1 = Needs attention

CATEGORY RATING COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS

· Speech Value 5 4 3 2 1
(Interesting, meaningful to audience)


· Preparation 5 4 3 2 1
(Research, rehearsal)


· Organization 5 4 3 2 1
(Logical, clear)


· Opening 5 4 3 2 1
(Attention – getting, led into topic)


· Body 5 4 3 2 1
(Flowed smoothly, appropriate
support material)


· Conclusion 5 4 3 2 1
(Effective)


· Transitions 5 4 3 2 1
(Appropriate, helpful)


· What could the speaker have done differently to make the speech more effective?



· What did you like about the presentation?

/# 1 Evaluation Guide for The Ice Breaker

Title

Evaluator Date


NOTE TO THE EVALUATOR: In this speech the new member is to introduce himself / herself to the club and begin speaking before an audience. The speech should have a clear beginning, body and ending. The speaker has been advised to use notes if necessary and not to be concerned with body language. Be encouraging and point out the speaker’s strong points while gently and kindly mentioning areas that could be improved. Strive to have the speaker look forward to giving another speech. Your evaluation should help the speaker feel glad about joining Toastmasters and presenting this speech. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please write answer to the questions below.


· What strong points does the speaker already have?



· How well did the audience get to know the speaker?



· Did the speech reflect adequate preparation?



· Did the speaker talk clearly and audibly?



· Did the speech have a definite opening, body and conclusion?



· Please comment on the speaker’s use of notes.



· What could the speaker have done differently that would have improved the speech?



· What did you like about the presentation?

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Closing Invo on 13 Mar 2007

THE PERFECT FRIEND

Today I found a friend who knew everything I felt
She knew my weakness and the problems I've been dealth.
She understood my wonders and listened to my dreams
She listened to how I felt about life and love and knew what it all means.
Not once did she interrupt me or tell me I was wrong
She understood what I was going through and promised she'd stay long.
I reached out to this friend, to show her that I care
To pull her close and let her know how much I need her there.
I went to hold her hand to pull her a bit nearer
and I realised this perfect friend I found
was nothing but a Mirror.

Read by Masdiana Ooi Abdullah
Written by Shannen Wrass

Invocation on 13 Mar 2007 Meeting

The best of Friends

The best of friends,
can change frown,
into a smile,
when you feel down.

The best of friends,
will understand,
your little trials,
and lend a hand.

The best of friends,
will always share,
your secret dreams,
because they care.

The best of friends,
worth more than gold,
give all the love,
a heart can hold.

Presented by Masdiana Ooi Abdullah
Wriiten by Jill Wolf

Meeting on 13 March 2007 - "Friendship"

I am glad to say that we continue to have another Excellent meeting with 100% attendance from Role Players. Well done Role Players - you kept your promise.

A total of 18 people were at the meeting including 1 visiting Toastmaster DTM Ramdas Nayar, one guest brought in my Anna Ms Siew Foong and 16 loyal members.

It was a great night with lots of gifts from Kish and some kind members. Kish who was our Table Topics Master came just to carry out her role and have to rush home after the break just to take care of her family members who are sick. Thank you Kish for a good session and also for keeping your promise.

Our TME Anna Hue, as usual handled the meeting very well and also brought her school mate to come. Thank you Anna for sharing TM to others. Masdiana had researched and selected one appropriate poem and presented the Invocation based on the Theme which was well received by all. Philip the Table Topics Evaluator as usual with his smile gave some positive feedback to the speakers.

The table topics speakers for the night were:

1. Dr Gem on "A friend in need is a friend in deed."
2. Masdiana on "One loyal friend is worth more than 10,000 relatives."
3. Levine on "Slower to change friends than your thinking."
4. Mohamad on "The only unsinkable ship is Friendship."
5. Siew Foong on "To have a friend be a friend."
6. Adam on "A mirror is an old friend."

The highlight of the meeting was the induction of Dr Gan Eng Meng (GEM) introduced by Anna. She seems so excited and we were all happy to see such an enthusiastic and happy person to be in our midst. We welcome you Dr GEM. The Induction ceremony was performed perfectly by our VPE Sherine Lim. I never saw anyone conducting an Induction anywhere near her for the past 26 years. Great to have you Sherine at the helm.

The Manual assingment speakers and evaluators for the night were:

1. Leong Yip Sau on "Up Close and Personal with Yip Sau" evaluated by Joyce
2. Raja on "Who is my best friend?" evaluated by Leong Kok Wah
3. Levine on "True Beauty" evaluated by Mohamad
4. Monsieur on "an Unforgettable Experience" evaluated by Janice.

The other role players for the night were:

1. DTM Ramdas Nayar (VTM) as General Evaluator
2. Dr GEM as Grammarian
3. VPPR Ho as Timer
4. Humourous Adam as Ah's counter

As usual at the end of the meeting Acting President Sherine invited Guest Siew Foong to say a few words.

Just before we close, Masdiana read another poem on Friendship to inspire those present. I hope I am not sounding like blowing my trumpet to say that the Invocation I introduce over 20 years ago has been made a part of our District tradition and now I like to introduce that before we close our meeting we must also say a few words to the members before we part.

I wish the Exco will consider that we create a new Role which must be done by one of the Past Presidents (to give importance to it) to read an encouraging Poem before we part. I would also like to suggest that PP will also say something before we part and that something should be the same all the time which means that the PP have to memorise it or read it.

Hall of Fame:

1. Best Table Topic Speaker: Adam Fung
2. Best Project Speaker: Leong Yip Sau
3. Best Evaluator: Janice Ooi
4. Best Role Player: Adam Fung (The Aah's counter)
5. The Most Friendly Person: Mohamad Abdullah

Take care and till we see again on 27 Mar 2007.

Monday, March 05, 2007

Meeting on 27 Feb 2007 - Gong Xi Fa Cai

Another great meeting was conducted with Leong Kok Wah as our TME. The meeting started with the President Jeffrey Lee presiding at 7.05pm. Everyone was asked to introduce themselves and also to give a brief story of how they spend their CNY holidays. He later introduce our TME Leong who conducted it promptly.

The TTM was Levine Lee doing her maiden attempt at the Role. She was well prepared with questions in a Red Packet for all. The TTE was Masdiana Ooi and as ususal she gave some good commendations and recommendations to the respective speakers. She also recommended to the TTE to shorten her Table Topics so that the speakers could understand and handle.

The Assignment Speakers were Mohamad Abdullah C&L #6 with a title "Focus on F.O.C.U.S.". This speech was in preparation for the forthcoming Area Contest where he will be representing the club and members were asked to give him their Evaluation personally. Next was Monsieur Tilaka who attempted C&L #10 with the title "Get Yourself Insured". His advise to us all was prepare ourself before it is too late. There are 36 critical illnesses that insurers have identified that can be insured at a reasonable premium.

The next assignment speaker was Kishna Fitra and she spoke on "One Nation one Team" to get her CC award. She introduced the term HRC which stands for Harmony, Relationship and Cooperation to unite the people of Malaysia. Following her speech was our President of the Foo Chow Association who gave his speech to his members. this was done by PP Phillip Wong under the Advanced Manual.

Present for the meeting were: ASAA Sherine, President Jeffrey, TME Leong, TTM Levine, TTE Masdiana, HM Tilman, Evaluators Betty, Richard & Adam, Grammarian Raja, 1st time Timer Dr Gan, Aah Reporter yip Sau, GE Lay Kun.

The General Evaluator was imported from DUtama TM Club President Lim Lay Kun CTM, CL. She was very kind with her words and had full of praises for the club. She was happy with the warmth of members, the room decorations and the display of our Banner and the ribbons. She commended that we used the theme of the meeting well as many of our members came in RED, Oranges for each of them and even the Agenda and the Ballot papers were in red. Leong even had our Club's name made out of the Ang Pows sticking on the whyte board.

One of her best remarks was that ALL our members named in the Program Sheet came to handle the Role which I too am proud. Syabas MII TMC Members!

Hall of Fame for the Evening:
> Best Table Topics Speaker: Adam Fung, CTM
> Best Project Speaker: Mohamad Abdullah, DTM
> Best Evaluator: Adam Fung, CTM
> Best Role Player: Leong Kok Wah
> Most Friendly Person: Adam Fung, CTM
> Special for the Night is Best Dress Award goes to PP Phillip Wong, CTM

The Meeting was a success and recognition was given to Leong Kok Wah for his efforts in putting everything together. Salute to Leong for his untiring efforts to ensure that every detail is covered.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Gong Xi Fa Cai Meeting 27 Feb 2007

Report from VPE Sherine:
....... a little bit update for you on our meeting last night. Philip walked away with the special gift sponsored by the TME - Leong for the " Best dressed Award " last night with his Traditional Chinese Hot Red Colour Shirt, and Mohamad practised his Contest Presentation Speech during the meeting on F.O.C.U.S. and all of us gave him feedback to support him. Philip also practised his dinner opening speech for the Foochow Association Dinner during the Club Meeting.

Adam won 3 awards last night - Best Table Topics Speaker, Best Evaluator & Most Friendly Person Awards. Congratulations to him too ! Kish & Monsieur finally finished their 10 speeches of C&L Manual and they are the first male and female members with Competant Communicator title now.

And we were complimented by the President of D' Utama Toastmasters Club, CTM, CL Lim Lay Kun who was the General Evaluator last night on our perfect meeting schedule without any amendment on the role players.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

"Be My Valentine" Meeting 070213

This is one of the best meeting I have attended at MII TMC and am proud to have a Team of dedicated members and officers working together to make each meeting better than the last. Congratulation to our VPE Sherine Lim for taking on the role of Acting President, Ho our VPPR as our TME, Joyce as our ASAA and our Treasurer, Levine as our Invocation Presenter and buying the Pick Candles, Leong the backroom guy who produce the Pink Program and whatever you see in the room and many more.

We had 23 people present and they are
Members: 1Sherine, 2Kish, 3Ho, 4Joyce, 5Mike, 6Anna, 7Larry, 8Thilo, 9Tillman, 10Monsiuer, 11Betty, 12Levine, 13Adam, 14Leong and 15Mohamad
Visiting TM: 15Sam, 16Ernest, 17Simon
Guests: Four and I only remembered on and dare not mention her name only. If anyone could let me have their names I would appreciate it and make the change.
Inductee: Leong Yip Sau.

Meeting starts with VPE Sherine taking the floor and asking everyone to introduce themselves and also to share with the rest what our plans are for Valentine Day.

Next came Levine with her Invoccation telling us how the poor Phillipinoes having to leave their family and country, sell their belongs to seek fortune in other strange countries.

Yours truly as Table topics master gave 7 angpows with small gifts in each but strangely there is not enough as there are more volunteers than speakers for the night. Sorry AG Mike Teng, next Valentine, I shall ensure to reserve a question for you to participate.

Adam gave his usual frank and honest evaluation of the speakers whom we all agree were great.

Special for the night is the Induction of Leong Yip Sau. He must be feeling privilege to have been inducted in the midst of so many people. Sherine did her homework and everything goes well. Thank you Sherine for ensuring that such task can be done perfectly.

Dinner was a little special we had some nugget hearts to eat and as usual our food is always fantastic. Thanks to Leong and Sherine for insisting on quality.

After the dinner we had four Good speeches starting with Leong giving us "Feng Shui - Tools of the Trade" for his #8 Project. All of us didn't know that Feng shui has gone hitec now.

Following Leong we got Kish who spoke to us of "If tomorrow never comes". Here she related to us about her first love, her father and how she regrets for one action that gave an impact on her today. She reminded us to do it now and not wait as tomorrow may never come.

Thilo took the floor subsequently and he has to speak off the cuff. Larry chose a topic about Television and rattle on like a pro. I think if we give him more time he can still continue.

We had a guest speaker (a TM member from another club) taking the next speaking slot and talk to us about Gong Xi Fa Cai. He informed us about the Chinese Zodiac, Chinese Custom and Chinese Calender. We now learned that Chinese New Year should be on 4th Feb if they follow the Solar Calender.

Our GE Sam from another club then took control and called on the Evaluators and they were in order of speaking, Tillman, Mike, Larry and Anna. Then he called on the Grammarian, Time Keeper and Ah Counter for their report before he made his final evaluation.

In closing I must say this is one of our best meeting and I hope the next one on 27 Feb "Gong Xi Fa Cai" will be better. See you there in RED.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

International & Table Topics Speech Contests

Another eventful day for MII TM club members. We successfully conducted the two Contests eventhough our President who is supposed to be our Organising Chairman has to be called to Penang at short notice. As usual the enterprising and reliable VPE took the Chair and ably handed the two Contests smoothly.

We started with the Table Topics Contest with Tillman Shroeder as our Contest Chair. He ably handled the Contest well (with the AG Mike Teng mentoring); so if there is anything wrong the finger goes to Mike. The topic was "The flood in Johore is this the revenge of mother nature?" There were five brave Contestants,

1. Levine Lee
2. Monsieur Tilaka(sekaran)
3. Mohamad Abdullah
4. Leong Kok Wah
5. Philip Wong

The Winners were: Mohamad, Leong and Monsieur

As for the International Speech contest Masdiana OOi was given the honour to host it as Contest Chair. An experienced Contestant herself she handled it with ease and humour. The following kept their promise to participate:

1. Monsieur Tilaka - "Terror at 37,000 feet"
2. Mohamad Abdullah - "F.O.C.- U.S."
3. Joyce Chung - "Learn to forgive"
4. Leong Kok Wah - "Independence Day"

The winners were: Mohamad and Joyce

The Club would also like to thank all the Role Players and Judges who took their time to help out and they are:

1. Chief Judge: Pearly Yap (and her team of Anonymous Judges)
2. Area Governor: Mike Teng for giving away the prizes
3. SAA: Janice Ooi and Meyya (from DKC TM Club)
4. Ballot Counter: Richard and Betty Toh
5. Time Keepers: Mike and Leong (our latest addition)
6. Film Director: Ho who took the VDO
7. Guests: Li Lien (DKC) Shirley, Tania and * (from HSBC Bank), Charlie Foong, and a lady from Bank Negara and member of the Money Mastery, and a couple more that I cannot remember.
8. The OC: VPE Shirene Lim for sacrificing her entry to the Table Topics Contest just to take on the role.

Attendance Score: 54%

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Workshop Facilitators & Participants

Masdiana pondering and wondering


DTM Ramdas using body language and vocal variety


T Raja giving his attention to the speakers and some other participants discussing.

Workshop Participants

Sherine our VPE supporting her head.
Our SAA Leong thinking hard on what he hears.

Levine or Loving looks tired but very deep in concentration.