Christmas meeting + Penang Street Food @ the Mage Cafe (10/12/2009)

Dear Members and Friends,

Don't forget our date with you on the 10/12/2009, this Thursday at the Mage Cafe. The agenda is as follow for your reference.

See you!

Happy Birthday Mr President (04/12/2009)

Uncle Foong,

Another year of Special Times
A year filled with good fortune in everything you do,
A year that sees your wishes and dreams all coming true…
A year to find contentment right from the very start,
A year for all the special things you hold close to your heart….
A year to just enjoy your life with never a regret,
A year for making memories that you will not forget.
Happy birthday and may you have peace and love in all you do.

From D'Utama Advanced Toastmasters Club

Happy Birthday to you Chee Wah!

Happy Birthday to you...

our dearest Charter President DTM Tham Chee Wah

Amidst prolific Exco meeting this evening, it never deterred us from having an earlier and simple Birthday (9th Dec 2009) celebration with our dearest Charter President DTM Tham Chee Wah.

Fellow members, do join us to wish him....

"Dearest Chee Wah
May many happy returns
Of the day of your birthday;
May many happy blessings
To brighten your pathway on earth;
May friendships to cheer
And provoke you to mirth.

Glass held high -----
To your Birthday,
To a healthy year;
cheers!!!"


from Exco
D'utama Advanced TMC
2nd December 2009

International Speech Contest & Table Topics Contest

Dear D'Utamians,

Happy Wednesday!

Our club's International Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest is scheduled on 5th February 2010 (Friday). Your participations would truly add colours to these 2 interesting contests.

Have you registered as one of the contestants? If yes, congratulations as you have already embarked on the fun learning journey and also for us to share what we have learnt in Toastmasters all these years. If you are yet to do so, why wait and let this opportunity slip away?

Please call the Organizing Chair, DTM Tham Chee Wah at 012-315-2811 or email him at thamcheewah@gmail.com.

Look forward to hear from you! More information will be published, do stay in touch.

Our meeting on the 12/11/2009

26 persons have witnessed the recent meeting on the 12/11/2009. We have 2 visiting toastmasters, Joanne from Metro Toastmasters Club and Fun Mun Wah from University Malaya Toastmasters Club.

The President who fondly known as Uncle Foong shared a personal story during his opening speech. He was describing how a slow driver enjoying his drive and rocking in the car without noticing other cars around him. The moral of the story is we can be happy anywhere anytime and we have to look for our own happiness.

The meeting was interesting as we have a guest speaker, Ms Susan Kwok from Fragrant Blessings whom have shared a lot on Lifestyle Aromatherapy: Essential Oils for Public Speaking. The 30 minutes talk was so interesting and we learnt about what is aromatherapy, what are essential oils and the source of essential oils. Susan has shared with us that before we could determine which essential oil to be used for public speaking, we have to set our intention as a speaker, i.e. alertness and focus as the first intention and energetic as the second intention. With the priority of intentions, then only we could move forward to determine which oil to use. The questions and answers session was so interesting and we learnt that the rule of thumb in using essential oil, i.e. less is more.

We had a great 20 minutes break and everyone was still busy talking about the essential oils while eating. After the break, we have witnessed how entertaining was Victor Ong with his speech The Killing Song. He was attempting the first assignment from The Entertaining Speaker Manual. We were carried away by the play about the Cinderella delivered by Nancy Liew. She was attempting assignment #4 from The Interpretive Reading Manual.

The Past President of Deloitte Kassim Chan Toastmasters Club, Tan Kian Yoong flew back from US and had attended our club meeting. Towards the end of the meeting, he was presented with the Toastmasters of The Year Award 2007/2008 for Division B by Dennis Wee.

The meeting ended with a meaningful quote from the President, Uncle Foong. He quoted this:

Be a fountain, not be a drain.

Use time as a tool, not as a couch.

(Video recorded, edited and published by Tham Chee Wah)

Christmas with Penang Street Food - 10 Dec 2009

Dear Friends

Good afternoon, getting ready for another weekend of holiday and fun?

It is the time of the year to plan for some fun time, relax, just laugh, be merry and fill up your belly.

We at D'Utama Advanced Toastmasters Club, are starting early.
Getting ready to usher in the Yuletide celebration next month.

And we like to extend you an invitation!

Christmas with Penang Street Food

When?
10 Dec 2009
Our Regular Thursday meeting
7.30pm - 10.00pm

Where?
The Mage Cafe
32, Jalan SS22/21
Damansara Jaya
(fronting Atria inner square)

How much?
For DU Adv members - RM10.00
For all our friends - RM20.00

What is the Penang Food Buffet Menu?

1. Nasi Ulam
2. Rendang Ayam
3. Assam Laksa
4. Fried Keow Teow
5. Spring Roll
6. Pasembur
7. Kueh Dadar & Serimuka
8. Bubur Gandum
9. Nutmeg Lime Juice

Contact?

RSVP required :
please call/email
Chee Wah 012-3152811 thamcheewah@gmail.com
Bernard 012-2680358 bvlmas@yahoo.com

DU Adv members, please RSVP before 30 Nov 2009. Thank you!

Will update you about the program for the meeting later.

Speechcraft Program with Jutasama Sdn Bhd (a Wah Seong subsidiary)

Speechcraft Program
20 & 21 November 2009

From Bernard Louis (MC Day 1, Topic Speaker, Mentor)

"The Speechcraft helped me improve my presentation skills and I was fortunate to work with the best. We had a group of participants because they were so receptive and proactive.

I could feel their enthusiasm and commitment. It was so evident on the second day when they presented their case studies. They were applying all the skills : organising the speech, body language and vocal variety. They even handled the evaluation session well. The bosses who attended the Speechcraft, participated with commitment. This made it a fruitful Speechcraft.

I learned that to make people participate, you have to make it interesting.

The team was cohesive, competent and committed, and it was an experience to remember. I had a great time and I would encourage others to participate in future workshops like this...........the experience is exhilarating. "

From Nancy Liew (Case Study Master, Topic Speaker, Mentor) :

"I was truly grateful having worked with a fantastic team in Speechcraft. The experience transcended me from a speaker to a consultant.

I will never forget the sincere and rapturous applause. I was really glad that the participants enjoyed and appreciated my song. It was a part of my sharing material. For this, I must thank D'utama Advanced TMC for providing me the opportunity for my vocal practice in our previous club meeting. The effort has strengthened my speaking confidence and added values for my presentation.

The Case Study presentation proved that they were humble, focused and positive. All of them were so much more competent compared to the 1st day.

I strongly encourage members to take up similar roles in the future. As we participate in the project; we yearned, we learned, we earned!"

From Siew Peng (OC, Topic speaker, mentor)

"I was fully confident that the Speechcraft has no other option except success. Everything worked for our good. Backed by a great team of enthusiastic, dedicated, committed and experienced toastmasters, one cannot ask for more. And as expected they churned out nothing but the best. Each and every one was at their peak performance.

The audience played a great part too in bringing out the best in us. The very fact that there was no absentism for both days spoke volumes. They were punctual and came with the right attitude. They possessed a strong desire to learn.

The Jutasama Speechcraft taught me organization skills, flexibility, tune in to the needs of the audience, self discovery, maximise human potential and how fast learning can take place when equipped with the right attitude. It has been a rewarding, enriching and fulfilling experience for me.

For those who have not participated or organized a Speechcraft, 'GO FOR IT.' The experience is worth its weight in gold."

From Wei Seong (Table Topics Master, Mentor)

"I have participated in numerous Speechcraft programs but each one is different in many ways. It is always exciting to be in a new place with new set of people of different profile. This group of 26 had shown interest and willingness to explore.

Many of them expressed their concern over their lack of proficiency in the English language. After the 60-minute of Table Topics session, it was a delight to witness 13 of them attempted on their given topic. Some of them struggled. Some did reasonably well. I found that English was not an issue after all.

I had a great time encouraging them. At the same time pointed out areas for consideration. I had put in time and effort to prepare, the topics were tailored to their level and it was an interactive session.

To all fellow Toastmasters who have yet to embark in Speechcraft, I would like you to go for it. Accept the role assigned to you, prepare and asked for guidance for an effective and dynamic show."

26 participants
9 Toastmasters

Our very capable team -
D'Utama Advanced Toastmasters Club members and
members from other Clubs helping out :

Organizing Chair
Chan Siew Peng

Master of ceremonies
Bernard (Day 1) & Siew Peng (Day 2)

Topic speakers
Siew Peng (Organizing Your Speech)
LeAnn Tang (Body Language)
Bernard Louis (Introducing Speakers & Effective Evaluation)
Ho Fong Ming (Work With Words)
Nancy Liew (Vocal Variety)
Lee Wei Seong (Table Topics Day 1)
Hartati (Table Topics Day 2)

Mentors/Evaluators
Chee Wah
Ivan Ho