-High Power Advanced Communicator Meeting-

In the month of April, other than the Kuching Convention, the High Power Advanced Communicator Meeting was the next important event in the Toastmasters calendar. For those who finished their Competent Communicator Manual, this event was more than educational - it blew us away.

The meeting was graced by many DTMs and attended by toastmasters from all walks of life, as the highlight of the event were the incredible speakers - DTM, Geoff Andrews, ATMB, Stephen Fernando and DTM Lum Moon Fong.The speakers each did different Advanced Manuals - The Interpersonal Manual, The Humourous Speaker and The Interpretive Reading Manual.

Unfortunately,we did not manage to take any photos during the event.Members who are interested in watching the video, please inform Jess Foong,VPE or Hui Shan,VPM so that they will be able to borrow the DVD from the organising chair.

Nonetheless, it was a successful event and many thanks to the members of Division W for being the organiser of such an educational event.

Last Meeting of The Semester

Last Tuesday (14/04/09) was our last meeting of the semester Jan 09. We had a special guest with us that day who is the Division B Gavernor, Zaharah Ibrahim, DTM.

That day also marks the day where we start to call Hafiz not by TM but by CC. Yes, Hafiz has completed his Competent Communicator Manual.

The Division B Gavernor, Zaharah Ibrahim, DTM also took the opportunity to award the members who achieved a milestone in their journey in Toastmasters.






So what's our activity during the break you might ask. Well, you have to stay tune for that. :D

.::The Meeting in "Thailand"::.

It was yet another fun meeting of the UNITAR Toastmasters Club.After all the laughters and Thai speaking "classes", the air conditioner decided to break down...nevertheless =) everyone had a great time, including our wonderful guests!!! *clap hands*

Below were the role players that evening:

TME: Hui Shan, CC
TTM: Julian, CC
SAA: Syah, CC
Grammarian: Lai Lien, CC
Ah-Counter: Lukreiza, CC
Timer: Sara, TM
Speakers: 1) Lukreiza, CC - Speaking to Inform Manual, #1 - "The Danger of Anger"
2) Jess, CC, CL - Professional Speaker Manual, # 2 - "For the First Time"
Evaluators: 1) Julian, CC
2) Lai Lien, CC
3) Johnson Yike, ACS, ALB (evaluated TME Hui Shan - Specialty Speeches Manual)
General Evaluator: Kuang Shan, CC

The meeting started with the introduction to the theme of the evening "Thai Fair".Lukreiza CC gave us small notes with information about the land of "SMILE", Thailand.It was very thoughtful of her.Our dear President, Julian CC introduced the "linking game" for table topics session.Despite the fact that it was the most ridiculous story ever...everyone laughed when it ended =D Right after that,our guest speaker, Poh Lin CC did the Values and Leadership Manual from the Leadership Excellence Series.Her speech inspired us to be aware of our values and put them to good use to lead our club.

Then it was crunch time after the break - prepared speech speakers to present their speeches! =) Lukreiza CC gave us yet another informative speech about the consequences of anger. As usual, she was helpful in giving us 5 tips to manage our anger and all these tips were as easy as "kacang putih". As for Jess CC, she made us laugh till we dropped off our chairs about her very first experience travelling to Thailand. All in all, both of them did well in their speeches.

Thank you to all our guests - Lai Lien CC, Kuang Shan CC, Johnson ACS,ALB, Poh Lin CC =) Thanks for joining in our meeting and we hope to see you again in our next mee to all the guestting!!!

NEXT MEETING: Tues/14th April 09, 5pm, *new venue*

We Bring You Closer To...

Thailand!!!

Want to learn a little more about our neighbouring country?Want to taste some delicious,mouth-watering Thai delicacies? Do not miss out on our next meeting on the 24th March 2009/Tuesday at 5pm in the Executive Training Room,Block B.

Bring a knowledge from Thailand to share with us,dress like a Thai to impress us,share a Thai handicraft with us.It is all about Thailand in our next meeting.Better yet,learn a few Thai words from our dear VPE Jess Foong.Such a fun and cultural meeting =) So,don't waste your Tuesday evenings with assignments or work!!

Come and spend the quality time with us!!

Please do inform any of our officers or members to confirm your attendance so that we can accomodate better to make you feel comfortable so that you can enjoy the experience of the UNITAR Toastmasters meeting.

P/S: If you happen to have any Thai friends,please do bring them along!! It is always a pleasureable experience to meet new people! =D

Visit to D'Utama Advanced Club

Be prepared, be ready cause everything about this club is Advanced - ahead the game,I should say.Our UNITAR Toastmasters Club had the privilege to visit the D'Utama Advanced Club this past Thursday. Even the massive traffic jam and thundering rain could not stop our little group to join in such an important meeting.We have definitely learned more than a thing or two from such a knowledgeable meeting.

The evening's event included an important session about the global financial crisis we are currently facing. The facilitator for the discussion was Low Yat Seow, DTM and three panels were invited to share their opinions and advice with all of us who were present. The three panels were the under the spotlight for the evening - Mr.Benjamin Looi, Mr.Mohd Abdullah, Mr. Wong Kah Ting.They answered 4-5 questions each regarding the global financial crisis and boy,was it an interesting session.Even as students, we got ourselves hooked, wondering if we will be able to survive right after graduation or will we be able to commit with any liabilities in future and when will this recession finally be over...

Right after the break, 3 impressive speakers entertained us with their speeches. The first speaker was SK Khor, TM whose speech title was "Speak Right to Stay Alive". His speech is a tip or two for us to learn about communicating our thoughts with the boss. He elaborated on three important points, "Speak to Death", "Silence to Death" and "Speak Right to Stay Alive".All these points lead to an important action - observation comes before action.By making the audience laugh with his genuine anecdote,he also taught us that observation is crucial before we take any action.

The next speaker came up with a cheerful smile and immediately made us laugh from the beginning of his speech till the very last words of his story. "Talking to Women", a title that stirs curiousity in every men's mind and every women's heart.Kenneth Shee, TM shared with the audience his fair share of miscommunications with the women who were present in his life.Though he loves women affectionately and passionately,he told the audience his frustrations of understanding the mechanisms of a woman's mind.After making us laugh,closed to tearing he told us till today,he has not a single clue about the mysterious woman mind.

The last but not the least,it was Pooyan,TM who was also our guest speaker from NLP toastmasters club.His title for his 7th speech was "Leaders in Denial".Pooyan immediately relate each and everyone of the audience into his speech with an opening of questions -"Have we ever been challenged? Have we ever deny something that is happening?" The stage of denial exists in human beings, as told by Sigmund Freud as he,himself was in denial when he knows smoking will eventually kill him. The speaker gave us more information about other world leaders like Henry Ford, the automobile master in the 1920s who denied to improve the "T Model" vehicle, George Bush who was in denial when the nation decided to not vote for him and all these leaders were once successful but fail to accept challenged in the right manner. As a closing,Pooyan gave a thought to ponder upon - to deny or not to deny?

The evaluation session was top-notched,professionally handled and audiences were also given a change to evaluate the speakers or rather give a suggestion or two regarding the speakers' speech or style etc.It was a great experience for us from UNITAR Toastmasters Club.

Well,well...We enjoyed, we learned and we were inspired! Therefore,UNITAR Toastmasters would like to thank D'Utama Advanced Club for having us in their meeting =)