tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116714562908251012024-03-13T07:01:33.388+08:00IEM Toastmasters (922435-51)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746499100591344965noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-1445121866685658082015-05-04T14:18:00.000+08:002015-05-04T14:19:29.745+08:00Division E International Speech and Table Topics Contests 2014/2015<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Toastmasters Division E International Speech and Table Topics Contests were held at Open University Malaysia, K.L. on Sunday last, the 19th of April from 12 noon until 6 pm.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The event was hugely popular and drew in crowds of Toastmasters, well-wishers, die-hard supporters and guests from near and far. They came in droves to witness, admire and relish the experience of this public speaking and table topics Championships. The participants comprised the 'best of the best', the 'cream of the crop' and the 'creme de la creme' if you will, in public speaking.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The venue's lobby was packed to capacity, almost bursting at the seams, streaming and swarming with people and activity. The sweltering afternoon heat and the foreboding forecast of impending wet weather later on did little to dampen the spirits of the over zealous attendees from enjoying the show. So, the place was a hive of activity with the club officials feverishly helping out with the registration process, guiding and directing the assembly to the welcome spread of food and light refreshments served for Lunch so that the Contests can start in earnest. Imagine the Division Governor herself and her coterie of Area Governors stepping out from their lofty positions to lend a hand to the diligent Role players as a show of passionate and unflagging support. That was indeed true toastmastership. It was a heartening sight to see such steadfast commitment and almost fanatical dedication and devotion to their cause. Next the exuberant contestants and role players were given the standard pep briefing by the Chief Judge along with both the contests' and Organising Chair persons in tow.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The Sargeant-At-Arms (SAA) emphatically and energetically struck the gavel sharp on the dot, calling the Contest to order. House rules were interpreted succinctly and to the point by the sprightly and spirited Kevin Teh, CC, for the audience to abide by. A hush descended over the crowd in the opulent hall where everyone was seated comfortably cozy in eager anticipation for the enthralling events to unfold.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">First off, the elegant and enchanting Toastmaster of the Day, Shafida, ACB, ALB took to the podium to extend a gracious welcome to the expectant audience with her mellifluous voice, setting the stage for an exhilarating evening of fun, fusion and fanfare! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The Organizing Chair, the pleasant and pleasing toned Rama, CC. CL, laid out the Welcome Mat, so to speak, to the approving smiles and support of the audience.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Moving on, the Contest Chair, the bright and bubbly personality Sharon Wong, TM, was fluent with her brief introduction of the International Speech rules, paving the way for the contestants to take the stage by storm and belt it out. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">There were 5 Speakers namely Ahmad Tabeh, Vincent Hoy, S.T. Ang, Alex Lu and the lone and lovely rose among the thorns, Dilaasha. The subjects ranged from Toying with emotions, Rings, Lemons, Nostalgia and Happiness. The fan favorite, Vincent Hoy took the pole position followed by Ahmad Tabeh and Alex Lu clinching 2nd and 3rd places respectively. The audience were thrilled to bits, witnessing such power packed performances by the Speakers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The intermission was more of a 'Break & Bond' Session where everyone was seen boisterously exchanging notes, pleasantries and delightfully mixing and mingling with carefree abandon while savoring some light meals. That was indeed a welcome sight to behold.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The SAA once again promptly called the Contest to order. Group Photo Session ensued with veteran in house 'photographers' 'calling the shots'. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The talented Toastmaster of the Day Shafida graced the floor to pump in more vibrant energy into the proceedings by her 'Energizer' talk-piece. The Table Topics Contest Chair, the charming and communicative Indra Renganathan, ACB, CL, then took control to specify the Rules governing this part of the Contest with crisp-clear clarity. Having received the 'Topics' from the Chief Judge, the fashionably flamboyant Tuan Haji Hashim, ACB, ALS, the Contest Chair proceeded to conduct the Session. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The 7 Table Topic Speakers namely Sashi, Eddy Pun, Kunavathy, Anita Wong, Lee Meng Tze, Anand and Jessynder, sure impressed the listeners with riveting performances. It was a hard choice for the Judges. Anita Wong the star speaker, without a flicker of a doubt was gloriously crowned champion with runner-ups being Lee Meng Tze and Eddy Pun. All in all the Contests portrayed a tapestry of colorful Speakers who wowed the audience endlessly. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The wonderful and warmhearted DTM Sue Ding, Lieutenant Governor, Education and Training, gave a short and sweet address in dulcet tones to inspire us to reach greater heights of excellence in our Toastmasters' speaking and leadership journey and we thank her from the bottom of our hearts for it. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Presentation of certificates to all participants plus glittering Trophies to the Champions by the Division Governor and the Contest Chairs ensued with great fiesta and fanfare to thundering applause and acclamation from the floor. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Our Division E Governor, the Iconic Toastmaster personality, the charming and charismatic S.K.L. Mama Walia, DTM, stole the limelight of the evening's showtime. A warm and hearty smile flickering across her face said it all while heaping lavish praises and plaudits on her fabulous Team for their tireless and relentless efforts and showing gratitude to the Participants, Members and Role players for the overall success of the Contest. She singled out our very own Area Governor, the bright and brilliant Meera Shanmughanathan, ACS, ALB, for her immense and immeasurable contributions in chartering, nurturing and mentoring numerous new Clubs and ensuring IEM TM achieves and stays President's Distinguished Club for 2015. Kudos to our beloved leaders! We in IEM are mighty proud and pleased to have our in our midst 3 Champions. Bravo to them! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">(This blog post was written by Anthony Kolandai, ACB)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746499100591344965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-91833166731679620132015-01-11T21:16:00.002+08:002015-01-11T21:26:18.079+08:00IEM Toastmasters International Speech & Table Topics Contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Last Thursday, 8 January 2015 saw IEM Toastmasters Club holding
its International Speech and Table Topics contest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">The evening started off with the organizing chair, Mok Zhen Yick welcoming
all the guests present and thanking the organizing team.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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There were 8 contestants and the contest was a very closely fought battle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">First up was the Sim Bock San, the 2012/2013 District International
Speech and Humorous Speech Champion, with his speech “inside out”. Sim’s take
home message was that sometimes, merely saying sorry was all that was needed,
but doing so from the “inside out”, from the heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Anita Wong was next with her speech “Plan B”. The lesson she
imparted to the audience that night was that chasing paper qualifications was
not really important, but rather what was important was doing was one wanted in
life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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speech “Bounce Back” recounting her experience exactly 2 years prior to the
contest date when she suffered a stroke at such a young age, but managed to
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speech was titled “No one can touch you unless you allow them”. In this speech,
Mac, recalling incidents of bullying in school and on the road, spoke of his
father’s advice that no one can make a person feel any less or inferior unless
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contestant, Kanagaraj Pillay, who stood out with a horror story of a Joke Gone
Wrong, ending the speech with suspense and the audience wondering what was the
conclusion of the story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his grandfather and his contributions to the town of Sandakan, inspiring the audience
with the values that he was brought up with. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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story of getting fit, ending with a call to action to stop and smell the roses,
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">After a short interval, the evening progressed further with the following
table topic contestants taking part in the table topic contest: Anita Wong, Ng
Yee Chia, Ismail Omar, Chi Je-Mein, Lee Meng Tze, Andrew Nathan, Ho Aaron and
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with the first runner-up to Alex Lu and the second runner up to Mac Chanachayai.
The Table Topics Contest was won by Anita Wong, with the first runner-up to Lee
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In this digital day and age, we are constantly bombarded with so much information on the internet. Our actions, personal details etc are constantly updated and broadcasted over the internet and social media. It comes as no surprise that we have come to a state where we are either paranoid with the publicity of our actions on the internet or quite willing to share information without fully comprehending the risks associated with loss of privacy and the use and misuse of information on the internet.</div>
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Next Meeting is Tuesday 27-11-14 from 19:25<br />
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SAA: Alvin Chia, TM<br />
Invocator: Bock San Sim, CC<br />
Presiding Officer: Ismail Omar, DTM (Introduces Guests)<br />
TME: Patrick Lee, TM (Introduces Role Players)<br />
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TTM: Ng Yee Chia, ACB, CL<br />
TTE: Alex Lu, ACS, ALB<br />
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GE: Johan Irwan, ACS, ALB<br />
Grammarian: Bock San Sim, CC<br />
'AH' Counter: Seyyed Mohsein, TM<br />
Timer: Shy Lin Ng, TM<br />
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Project Speakers:<br />
Lim Terk Yiang, CC: CC#2: The 3 Lessons<br />
Andy Sani TM: CC#5 Magic Tree Story<br />
Aaron Ho TM, CC#5 Time Management<br />
Mariappan ACB: ACM#4: Don't Bark at Dogs<br />
Meera S Nathan, ACB, ALB ACM#5: Big Data, Data Protection<br />
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Speech Evaluators:<br />
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Chia Meng Yee, ACB, ALB<br />
Anthony Kolandai, ACB<br />
Rhoda Omar, CC, CL<br />
Col Nik M Zaki, CC, CL<br />
Kanagaraj Pillai, ACB, CL<br />
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See you thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-37873291495499386552014-09-04T08:37:00.002+08:002014-09-04T08:37:27.742+08:00Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests 14th August 2014Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests 14th August 2014<br /><br />Organising Chair:<br />Ho Aaron<br /><br />Advisor:<br />Ismail Omar<br /><br />Contest Chairs:<br />Humorous Speech Contest:<br />Lim Suleen<br />Evaluation Contest:<br />Joe Yap<br />SAA:<br />Chief: Alex Lu<br />ASAA<br />
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<li>Mock Zhen Yick</li>
<li>Chong Ee Lian</li>
<li>Suresh Kumar</li>
<li>Steven Ang</li>
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<br />Results of Contests:<br /><br />Humorous Speech<br /><br />
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<li>Robert Ram</li>
<li>Andrew Nathan</li>
<li>Lee Meng Tze</li>
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<br />Speech Evaluation<br /><br />
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<li>Robert Ram</li>
<li>Lee Meng Tze</li>
<li>Ng Yee Chia</li>
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Presiding Officer: Ismail Omar, DTM<br />
SAA: Ho Aaron TM<br />
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TME: Meera Shanmuganathan, ACB, ALB<br />
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GE: Francis Lim, CC<br />
Grammarian: Engr. Aaron Ho, TM<br />
'AH' Counter: <br />
Timer: Ee Lian Chong,TM<br />
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Project Speakers:<br />
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<li>Engr. Zhen Yick Mock, TM: CC#2: Organise Your Speech</li>
<li>Ir. Lim Suleen, TM: CC#4: Mobile Device Technology</li>
<li>May Ong, #3 (OUM TM) </li>
<li>Alex Lu, ACB, ALB, ACM#5: Story Telling, Historical Figure – Lincoln </li>
<li>Ir. Andrew Nathan, ACM#5 Persuasive Speaking, It's worth Drinking</li>
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Speech Evaluators:<br />
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<li>Yee Chia Ng, CC </li>
<li>Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB</li>
<li>Clement Ong, DTM</li>
<li>Robert Ram, DTM </li>
<li>Engr. Lee Meng Tze, DTM</li>
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<b>Minutes of the Meeting #204 held on 31st July 2014</b><br />
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(Recorded by Andrew Soosainathan)<br />
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The meeting started at 19:30 with the SAA Aaron Ho called the meeting to order. DTM Ismail Omar welcomed everyone and got the meeting underway. Immediate past president Alex Lu also spoke about the Semi Annual Convention to be held this November.<br />
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The meeting followed on with TME, Meera Shanmughanathan taking charge immediately and introduced the Table Topics Master, Juleen Lim. Five contestants took part; Sivalingam, May Ong, Lee Meng Tze, Robert Ram and Andrew Nathan.<br />
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The Timer was TM Lian Chong – there were no disqualifications for Table Topics speaker.<br />
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Intermission was declared by the SAA – 20:30<br />
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Meeting resumed at 20:45 with the TME introducing in turn five project speakers; Zhen Yick Mok, Lim Suleen, May Ong, Alex Lu and Andrew Nathan.<br />
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At the end of the project speech presentation, the GE, CC Francis Lim took charge and called out the following people to give an account of the events:-<br />
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‘AH’ Counter – Alireza Parpaei<br />
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Grammarian – Aaron Ho<br />
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Timer – Ee Lian Chong<br />
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GE Francis Lim then hands the controls back to the IEM president DTM Ismail Omar.<br />
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The president then announces the following winners:<br />
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Table Topics – DTM Sivalingam<br />
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Best Evaluator – DTM Robert Ram<br />
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Best Speaker – ALB ACB Alex Lu<br />
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The meeting is then adjourned at 22:30<br />
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Next meeting is planned for the 14 August 2014 which would be the Club Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-83487767956784366962014-07-24T17:13:00.003+08:002014-07-26T01:26:05.623+08:00Minutes of The Meeting at IEM Toastmasters 24-July-2014<br />
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Presiding Officer: Ismail Omar, DTM<br />
SAA: Ho Aaron TM<br />
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TME: Ir. Lim Suleen TM<br />
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GE: Chan Yew Choong, CC<br />
Grammarian: Yee Chia Ng, CC<br />
'AH' Counter: Engr. Chong Ee Lian, TM<br />
Timer: Maysin Ong, TM<br />
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Project Speakers:<br />
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<li>Ir. Joe Yap, TM: CC#2: Get to the Point –A Story Between Him and Me.</li>
<li>Engr. Ho Aaron, TM: CC#3: Get to the Point – The Leader in You</li>
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Speech Evaluators:<br />
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<li>Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB </li>
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TTM: Patrick Lee, TM<br />
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Responders:<br />
Mariel Fong, TM<br />
Peter Huang, (Guest)<br />
Mahendran Chelliah, TM <br />
Scott Brand, CC<br />
Aaron Ho, TM <br />
Ir. Suleen Lim, TM<br />
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Next Meeting is Next Thursday 31st July 2014<br />
Selamat Hari Raya<br />
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">On the 11th of July 2014, IEM Toastmasters Club proudly celebrated the excellent achievements of the club for the term 2013/2014, which was made possible by the leadership of a team of diligent and dedicated club officers together with the support and hard work of every member in the IEM Toastmasters Club family. This momentous day was celebrated with a Star-Wars-themed gala dinner at Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club Kuala Lumpur, attended by members and distinguished guests who dressed to the nines for a night of fun and celebration. Significantly, it was a night that marked a new dawn for the incoming 2014/2015 club officers led by Club President, Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM whilst it was a night of gratitude to the 2013/2014 club officers led by Immediate Past President, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB.</span></div>
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opening address by Organizing Chair, the ever-smiling and cheerful Ir. Lim
Suleen, TM. Soon, the fun started with the entertaining and comical party games
session co-chaired by Engr. Suresh Kumar, TM and Engr. Ho Aaron, TM. The first
game was a charade, and the participants have to guess words relating to
football, in-conjunction with the football fever experienced as a result of the
FIFA World Cup 2014. Football terms such as “freekick”, “offside”, “banana
kick” and many more were successfully guessed by most members who were into the
most popular game on this planet. However, it was not without our selected
actors painstakingly trying to act out the given words, and at the same time
drawing guffaws from the crowd due to their hilarious and whimsical acting. For
the next game, participants were tested of their ability to use physical senses.
Two lucky participants were selected and blindfolded, and their mission was to
guess the person sitting in front of them by using hands to touch and feel
their hair and faces. Everyone had an enjoyable time watching the antics of the
participants of the games session, indeed the games tested their senses and
skills, akin to the skillful warriors of Star Wars fighting to suppress the
Dark Side.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The conclusion of the games session marks the start of our main event of
the day - Appreciation and discharge of 2013/2014 term club officers and
Installation of new 2014/2015 term club officers. This momentous and history
ceremony was carried out by none other than our beloved Division E Governor,
Madam SKL Walia, DTM. Our past term club officers were called onto the stage
one after another accompanied by the thunderous applause by everyone present.
The proud achievements of the club in term 2013/2014 were the fruits of success
and diligence made possible by the exemplary leadership by club officers who
ardently paved the road to excellence for members of IEM Toastmasters Club. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Next, came the moment that 2014/2015 term club officers had been waiting
for, the installation of new club officers that marked the official beginning
of duty and to carry on the success and heritage of the club. Sergeant-at-Arms,
Engr. Ho Aaron, TM were the first to head on-stage, officially receiving the
club officer's pin and taking his oath of office. Followed by Secretary, Rhoda
Omar, CC, CL, and the club’s famous twin sisters of Ir. Lim Suleen, TM and Ir.
Lim Juleen, TM who proudly took up the responsibilities of Vice President of
Membership and Vice President of Education respectively. Club officers not in attendance were Vice
President of Public Relations, Ir. Andrew Nathan, ACS and Treasurer, Ng Yee
Chia, CC. Last but not least, our club president, the commander of a team of
vibrant and enthusiastic club officers, Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM, took the stage to
take his oath of office. This ceremonious and decorated session ended with our
Immediate Past President, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB officially handing over the club
officer’s pin to Club President, Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM, under the witness of Division
E Governor, Madam SKL Walia, DTM. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">In no time, Club President, Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM began his first
official duty by delivering his Presidential Speech. It was pin-drop silence as
everyone listened attentively to his address, pausing briefly for laughter, as
our experienced Club President expertly popped in a few jokes to relate better
to his addressees. It was indeed a
speech full of vision and hope, with the President reiterating the importance
of willingness and courage to take up the role of a leader. The ultimate goal
for him is to groom the current pool of club members into to take up leadership
roles, a herculean task which can be turned into reality with the continued
effort of all members. Lastly, our distinguished guest, Immediate Past District
51 Governor, Madam Kiang Faang Pyng, DTM, was invited to say a few words. In
her address, she was impressed with the achievements of IEM Toastmasters Club,
which continued to produce commendable success year after year. It was her
sincere hope that IEM Toastmasters Club is able to churn out proud achievements
for many years to come.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Toastmasters event would not have been complete without a Table Topics
session, hence our resourceful Table Topics Master, Patrick Lee, TM, took on
the stage to preside over the Table Topics session. Three of our invited guests
bravely took up the challenge, with each delivering an impromptu speech to
inspire everyone present. Guests who were not members of Toastmasters were able
to catch a glimpse of the ability of a Toastmaster to tackle the stage skillfully
with confidence. The humor session was next on the agenda. Robert Ram, DTM, our
Humor Master of the day, who was clad in a splendid Baju Melayu, tickled the
crowd with his rendition of Toastmasters jokes. His witty antics, complemented the
humor of his jokes, and caused everyone to burst into laughter.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lastly, awards session was the final agenda of the day. The lucky draw
session rewarded lucky attendees with gifts. IEM Toastmasters Club Awards
rewarded outstanding and dedicated members for the term of 2013/2014 who
contributed significantly to the list of achievements by the club for the past
year. Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, CL won the award for the Most Outstanding
Toasmaster; Ir. LimJuleen, TM was awarded with the Most Dedicated Toastmaster;
and finally Ng Yee Chia,CC was voted
as the Most Improved Toastmaster. Engr. Lee Meng Tze, DTM, who came dressed as
a Stormtrooper, a character from the Star Wars trilogy, and Robert Ram, DTM who
was in a mood of Hari Raya Aidilfitri with his Baju Melayu complete with
Songkok and Kain Pelikat, took home the Best Dressed Awards for ladies and
gentlemen respectively. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The gala dinner was declared closed by Club President, Ir.Ismail Omar,
DTM with his closing speech, but not before a surprise birthday celebration for
our Club President who celebrated his 75<sup>th</sup> birthday. Wishes were
made, as our Club President blew all candles signifying the years of his life,
made memorable by his active involvement in Toastmasters. Everyone present
gleefully took photographs with each other, before heading home with wonderful
memories of the night.</span></div>
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IEM Toastmasters Meeting #201 on 26 June, 2014 was called to order by Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen Forghani, TM at 7.30pm twenty four attendees coming from near and far:-<br />1. Anthony Kolandai<br />2. Chia Meng Yee<br />3. Fan Chen Keat<br />4. Ken Chan<br />5. Heng Jing Yi<br />6. Chong Ee Lian<br />7. M Yazid<br />8. Steven Ang<br />9. Gopal A (PD TMC)<br />10. Lee Boon Siang<br />11. Tengku Noreena<br />12. Meera Shanmughanathan<br />13. Lim Suleen<br />14. Seyed Mohsen<br />15. Joe Yap<br />16. Suresh Kumar Kandasamy<br />17. Jayaram Krishna<br />18. Ismail Omar<br />19. Sim Bock San<br />20. Anita Wong<br />21. William Cheah<br />22. Lim Chih Chuan<br />23. Lim Juleen<br />24. Mahendran C<br /><br />This meeting commenced with the Presiding Officer, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB welcoming all guests followed by attendees introducing themselves. After completing a round of introduction, the Presiding Officer then handed over control to the Toastmaster of the Evening (TME), Ir. Lim Juleen, TM. She introduced Toastmasters International (District and Club), meeting program and role-players.<br /><br />The Project speeches session then began with five public speakers presenting project speeches:<br />• #1 Ir. Andrew Nathan, ACS: Persuasive Speaking #4: Addressing the Opposition – Into the Night. This speaker spoke of the disappearance Malaysian Airline Flight MH370.<br />• #2 Anthony Kolandai, ACS: Humorously Speaking #4: Keep Them Laughing – Savoury Snippets. This public speaker entertained the audience on his visit to the doctor.<br /><br />An intermission of 15 minutes was announced. The meeting was resumed by Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen, TM after which the General Evaluator, Ken Chan, DTM took control.<br /><br />• #3 Chong Ee Lian, TM: CC #1: The Ice Breaker – My Hobby – “Purposive Interpretation: The Way to Go”. This communicator spoke on painting being her hobby.<br />• #4 Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM: CC#2 Organise Your Speech – Embracing Technology.<br />• #5 Engr. Suresh Kumar Kandasamy, TM: CC#3: Get to the Point – What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast.<br />• #6 Patrick Lee Boon Siang, TM: CC#4: How to Say It – Book is My Second Home.<br /><br />He invited the following evaluators to present their evaluation of the speeches:<br />• Speech Evaluator #1: Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB<br />• Speech Evaluator #2: Heng Jing Yi, ACS, CL<br />• Speech Evaluator #3: Ng Yee Chia, CC<br />• Speech Evaluator #4: Rosidah Hardiani, ACB, CL<br />• Speech Evaluator #5: Lim Juleen, TM<br />• Speech Evaluator #6: Lee Meng Tze, DTM<br /><br />The timer’s report was presented with all speech evaluators speaking within time to be qualified in the voting for the best evaluator. The general evaluator then invited other role players to present their report.<br />• Grammarian : Sim Bock San, CC<br />• Ah Counter : Ir. Joe Yap, TM<br /><br />Upon receiving the comments from the evaluators and role players, the general evaluator presented his comments. After he concluded, Timer Steven Ang, TM presented his report for all speakers and role-players, including the general evaluator.<br /><br />The President then presented appreciation to the general evaluator. He also presented awards to the following:<br /><br />• Best Project Speaker: Patrick Lee, TM<br />• Best Evaluator : Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB<br />Best Project Speaker<br /><br />Best Evaluator<br /><br />There were a few announcements on the upcoming events as set out below, before the President delivered his closing remarks for this wonderful Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10.00 pm.<br /><br />• The next club meeting #202 is on 10 July 2014 at 7.30 pm, at 2nd Floor, Wisma IEM.<br />• Club officer installation ceremony will be held on 11 July 2014 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort.<br />(This blog post was written by Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB.) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-5141136621564627922014-06-05T01:09:00.001+08:002014-06-30T00:02:24.691+08:00IEM Toastmasters Meeting #200 12th June 2014Today we celebrate the 8th Anniversary of our Charter 1st June 2006.<br />
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IEM Toastmasters Meeting #200 on 12 June, 2014 was called to order by Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen Forghani, TM at 7.30pm twenty six attendees coming from near and far:-<br />
1. Alex Lu<br />
2. Lim Juleen<br />
3. Jaden Lim<br />
4. Ir. Ismail Omar<br />
5. Ng Yee Chia<br />
6. Patrick Lee<br />
7. Ho Aaron<br />
8. Lee Meng Tze<br />
9. Genny Ong<br />
10. Gan Poh Lin (Phoenix TMC)<br />
11. Johnson Yike (D’Utama TMC)<br />
12. Andrew Soosainathan<br />
13. Shen Chong<br />
14. SKL Walia, DTM<br />
15. Tan Ken Wayne<br />
16. Lim Suleen<br />
17. Kanagaraj Pillay<br />
18. Seyed Mohsen<br />
19. Meera Shanmughanathan<br />
20. Rhoda Omar<br />
21. Mahendran C<br />
22. Mok Yen Zick<br />
23. Sim Bock San<br />
24. Anita WOng<br />
25. Jaya<br />
26. Indra Renganathan<br />
This meeting commenced with the Presiding Officer, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB welcoming all guests followed by attendees introducing themselves. After completing a round of introduction, the Presiding Officer then handed over control to the Toastmaster of the Evening (TME), Ir. Lim Juleen, TM. She introduced Toastmasters International (District and Club), meeting program and role-players.<br />
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Next came the table topic session where the following members and guests practised their impromptu speaking skills:<br />
Jaya<br />
Patrick<br />
Aaron<br />
Sim<br />
Meera<br />
Andrew<br />
The Project speeches session then began with five public speakers presenting project speeches:<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#1 Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM: CC#1: The Ice Breaker – Sungai Besi to Marine Parade. This speaker spoke of his young adulthood and his journey to the UK to study engineering.<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#2 Patrick Lee, TM: CC#3: Get to the Point – The Language of Life. This public speaker spoke of music being the universal language of life, and how we communicate our emotions through music.<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#3 Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB – ACM: Specialty Speeches #1: Speak off the Cuff – Impromptu Speaking – “Purposive Interpretation: The Way to Go”. This communicator was requested by the evaluator to speak on the said subject, which was chosen from 5 different topics prepared by the speaker, the other subjects being on internet marketing, health, goal setting and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.<br />
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Next came the induction of new members, Mahendran and Jaden. Congratulations to Mahendran and Jaden!<br />
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An intermission of 15 minutes was announced. The meeting was resumed by Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen, TM after which the General Evaluator, Johnson Yike, DTM took control.<br />
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He invited the following evaluators to present their evaluation of the speeches:<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Table Topics Evaluator: Gan Poh Lin, DTM<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Speech Evaluator #1: Engr. Lee Meng Tze, DTM<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Speech Evaluator #2: Genny Ong, CC, CL<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Speech Evaluator #3: SKL Walia, DTM<br />
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The timer’s report was presented with all speech evaluators speaking within time to be qualified in the voting for the best evaluator. The general evaluator then invited other role players to present their report.<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Grammarian : Ir. Lim Suleen, TM<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ah Counter : Engr. Ho Aaron, TM<br />
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Upon receiving the comments from the evaluators and role players, the general evaluator presented his comments. After he concluded, Timer Jaden Lim, TM presented his report for all speakers and role-players, including the general evaluator.<br />
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The President then presented appreciation to the general evaluator. He also presented awards to the following:<br />
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Table Topics Speaker: Sim Bock San, CC<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Project Speaker: Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Evaluator : SKL Walia, DTM<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Dressed Man: Ir. Ismail Omar, DTM<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Dressed Woman: Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB<br />
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There were a few announcements on the upcoming events as set out below, before the President delivered his closing remarks for this wonderful Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10.00 pm.<br />
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The next club meeting #200 is on 26 June 2014 at 7.30 pm, at 2nd Floor, Wisma IEM.<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Club officer installation ceremony will be held on 11 July 2014 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort.<br />
(This blog post was written by Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB.)<br />
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IEM
Toastmasters Meeting #199 on 29 May, 2014 was called to order by
Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen, TM at 7.45pm with sixteen attendees
coming from near and far:-<br />
1. Anthony<br />
2. Seyed Mohsen<br />
3. Chong Ee Lian<br />
4. Steven Yong (Dell TMC)<br />
5. Alex Lu<br />
6. Suresh Kumar<br />
7. Ng Yee Chia<br />
8. Lim Juleen<br />
9. Lim Suleen<br />
10. Tan Ken Wayne<br />
11. Oumar Alansares<br />
12. Yogaraj Rajalingam<br />
13. Lee Meng Tze<br />
14. Mok Zhen Yick<br />
15. Patrick Lee<br />
16. Lim Wei Keong<br />
17. Victorine Lee Su-Ling<br />
18. Mahendran<br />
19. Jayaram Krishna<br />
20. Indra Renchathan<br />
21. Rhoda Omar</div>
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This
meeting commenced with the Presiding Officer, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB
welcoming all guests followed by attendees introducing themselves. After
completing a round of introduction, the Presiding Officer then handed
over control to the Toastmaster of the Evening (TME), Ng Yee Chia, CC.
He introduced Toastmasters International (District and Club), meeting
program and role-players.</div>
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Next came the table topic session where the following members and guests practised their impromptu speaking skills:<br />
• #1 Su Ling<br />
• #2 Indra<br />
• #3 Mok Zen Yik<br />
• #4 Mahendran<br />
• #5 Yoga<br />
• #6 Omar</div>
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The Project speeches session then began with five public speakers presenting project speeches:<br />
• #1 Aaron Ho, TM: CC#2: “4 tips for a New Toastmaster”<br />
• #2 Lim Juleen, TM: AC#7: Organize Your Speech – “Engineering with EHS (Environment, Health, Safety)”.</div>
An
intermission of 15 minutes was announced. The meeting was resumed by
Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen, TM after which the General Evaluator,
Steven Yong, ACS, ALB took control.<br />
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He invited the following evaluators to present their evaluation of the speeches:<br />
• Table Topics Evaluator: Andrew Nathan, ACB, ALB<br />
• Speech Evaluator #1: Rhoda Omar, CC, CL<br />
• Speech Evaluator #2: Lee Meng Tze, DTM</div>
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The
timer’s report was presented with all speech evaluators speaking within
time to be qualified in the voting for the best evaluator. The general
evaluator then invited other role players to present their report.<br />
• Grammarian : Chong Ee Lian, TM<br />
• Ah Counter : Seyed Mohsen, TM</div>
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Upon
receiving the comments from the evaluators and role players, the
general evaluator presented his comments. After he concluded, Timer
Patrick Lee, TM presented her report for all speakers and role-players,
including the general evaluator.</div>
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The President then presented appreciation to the general evaluator. He also presented awards to the following:<br />
• Best Table Topics Speaker: Mahendran</div>
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There
were a few announcements on the upcoming events as set out below,
before the President delivered his closing remarks for this wonderful
Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10.30 pm.</div>
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• The next club meeting #200 is on 12 June 2014 at 7.30 pm, at 2nd Floor, Wisma IEM.</div>
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IEM Toastmasters Meeting #198 on 22 May, 2014 was called to order by acting Sergeant-At-Arms Azlina Hani, TM at 7.30pm with sixteen attendees coming from near and far:-<br />
1. Anthony<br />
2. Seyed Mohsen<br />
3. Chong Ee Lian (Guest)<br />
4. Jayaram Krishna (PD TMC)<br />
5. Alex Lu<br />
6. Sim Bock San<br />
7. Ng Yee Chia<br />
8. Lim Juleen<br />
9. Lim Suleen<br />
10. Tan Ken Wayne<br />
11. Kris<br />
12. Meera Shanmughanathan<br />
13. Lee Meng Tze<br />
14. Mok Zhen Yick<br />
15. Patrick Lee<br />
16. Lim Wei Keong<br />
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This meeting commenced with the Presiding Officer, Ng Yee Chia, CC welcoming all guests followed by attendees introducing themselves. After completing a round of introduction, the Presiding Officer then handed over control to the Toastmaster of the Evening (TME), Mok Zhen Yik, TM. He introduced Toastmasters International (District and Club), meeting program and role-players.<br />
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Next came the table topic session where the following members and guests practised their impromptu speaking skills:<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#1 Ng Yee Chia<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#2 Jaya<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#3 Seyed Mohsen<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#4 Ee Lian<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#5 Suleen<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#6 Alex Lu<br />
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The Project speeches session then began with five public speakers presenting project speeches:<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#1 Lim Wei Keong, TM: CC#1: The Proposal – “The Breakable Me”<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#2 Patrick Lee, TM: CC#2: Organize Your Speech – “The Perils of Sharks”.<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>#3 Ng Yee Chia, CC – ACB#1: Story Telling – “A Good Story”<br />
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An intermission of 15 minutes was announced. The meeting was resumed by Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen, TM after which the General Evaluator, Tan Ken Wayne, ACB, CL took control.<br />
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He invited the following evaluators to present their evaluation of the speeches:<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Table Topics Evaluator: Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Speech Evaluator #1: Anthony Kolandai, ACB<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Speech Evaluator #2: Sim Bock San, CC<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Speech Evaluator #3: Lee Meng Tze, DTM<br />
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The timer’s report was presented with all speech evaluators speaking within time to be qualified in the voting for the best evaluator. The general evaluator then invited other role players to present their report.<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Grammarian : Kris Perumal, TM<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ah Counter : Chong Ee Lian, TM<br />
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Upon receiving the comments from the evaluators and role players, the general evaluator presented his comments. After he concluded, Timer Lim Suleen, TM presented her report for all speakers and role-players, including the general evaluator.<br />
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The President then presented appreciation to the general evaluator. He also presented awards to the following:<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Table Topics Speaker: Ng Yee Chia<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Project Speaker: Ng Yee Chia<br />
•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Best Evaluator : Sim Bock San<br />
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There were a few announcements on the upcoming events as set out below, before the President delivered his closing remarks for this wonderful Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10.30 pm.<br />
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The next club meeting #199 is on 29 May 2014 at 7.30 pm, at 2nd Floor, Wisma<br />
IEM.<br />
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(This blog post was written by Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, ALB.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-80881578655878050012014-04-11T00:22:00.000+08:002014-06-04T00:27:16.843+08:00IEM Toastmasters Meeting #195 on 10 April 2014<br />
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IEM
Toastmasters Meeting #195 on 10 April, 2014 was called to order by
Sergeant-At-Arms Seyed Mohsen Forghani, TM at 7.30pm with twenty five
attendees coming from near and far:-</div>
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1. Anthony Kolandai</div>
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2. Azlina Hani</div>
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3. Paul Tan (WIM TMC)</div>
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4. Ho Aaron</div>
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5. Seyed Mohsen Forghani</div>
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6. Ir. Lim Suleen</div>
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7. Rhoda Omar</div>
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8. Alex Lu</div>
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9. Meera Shanmughanathan</div>
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10. SKL Walia</div>
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11. Ng Yee Chia</div>
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12. Chia Meng Yee</div>
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13. Steven Ang</div>
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14. Andrew Nathan</div>
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15. Tan Ken Wayne</div>
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16. Kanagaraj Pillay</div>
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17. Anita Wong</div>
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18. Suresh Kandasamy</div>
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19. Maureen Lopez (Guest)</div>
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20. Thavanandan S (Guest)</div>
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21. Robert Ram</div>
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22. Wendy Chiam (TMIKL TMC)</div>
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23. Lim Juleen</div>
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24. Lee Meng Tze</div>
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25. Patrick Lee</div>
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This
meeting commenced with the President, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB welcoming all
guests followed by attendees introducing themselves.<br />
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After completing a
round of introduction, the President then handed over control to the
Toastmaster of the Evening (TME), Tan Ken Wayne, ACB, CL. He introduced
Toastmasters International (District and Club), meeting program and
role-players.</div>
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Next came the
induction of new members, Aaron, Hani and Patrick. The members were
inducted by mentoring chair, Kanagaraj Pillay, along with their mentors –<br />
Alex Lu, ACB, ALB,<br />
Rhoda Omar, CC, CL and<br />
Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB
respectively.<br />
The session ended with IEM Toastmasters members pledge to
support them in their journey with IEM Toastmasters.<br />
Welcome to IEM
Toastmaters ~ Aaron, Hani and Patrick!<br />
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The Project speeches session then began with five public speakers presenting project speeches:<br />
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•
#1 Azlina Hani, TM CC#1: “This part of my life”. Hani spoke on her
educational background and the various changes and lessons she
experienced in the different careers.</div>
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•
#2 Ho Aaron, TM CC#1: “My first step”. Aaron spoke on his mixed
cultural heritage and of his procrastination in joining Toastmasters and
the events that finally prompted him to join Toastmasters.</div>
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•
#3 Suresh Kandasamy, TM CC #2 – “Improving People’s Life”. This speaker
gave valuable suggestions on how to improve one’s life.</div>
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•
#4 Anthony Kolandai, ACB ACM: Humorously Speaking #2 – “Driven Crazy
2″. Anthony had the audience in stitches when he spoke of his
exasperating experiences with call centres.</div>
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•
#5 Patrick Lee, TM CC#1 – The Ice Breaker: “The Child Within”. The
young and energetic Patrick entertained the crowd with his humour and
puns, speaking of his various interests and ambition to be a great
communicator.<br />
All public speakers met the time qualification.</div>
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General
evaluator, Paul Tan, CTM, ACS then took control. She invited the
following evaluators to present their evaluation of the speeches:</div>
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• Speech Evaluator #1: Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB</div>
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• Speech Evaluator #2: Andrew Nathan, ACS</div>
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• Speech Evaluator #3: Rhoda Omar, CC, CL</div>
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• Speech Evaluator #4: Anita Wong, CTM, CL</div>
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• Speech Evaluator #5: Meera Shanmughanathan, ACB, CL</div>
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The
timer’s report was presented with all speech evaluators speaking within
time to be qualified in the voting for the best evaluator.</div>
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The general evaluator then invited other role players to present their report.</div>
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• Grammarian : Lim Suleen, TM</div>
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• Ah Counter : Lim Juleen, TM</div>
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Upon
receiving the comments from the evaluators and role players, the
general evaluator presented his comments. After she concluded, Timer Ng
Yee Chia, CC presented his report for all speakers and role-players,
including the general evaluator.</div>
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Next,
Area E2 Governor, Steven Yong, presented his Area Governor’s report. In
his report, the Area Governor highlighted the following points:</div>
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• That IEM Toastmasters Club was a high performing club</div>
• IEM Toastmasters Club had many distinguished leaders, including the following:<br />
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• District 51 Secretary Engr Lee Meng Tze, DTM</div>
• Past Division E Governor Robert Ram, DTM<br />
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Past Area E2 Governor and Organising Chair for Semi-Annual Convention
to be held in November in the Klang Valley: Alex Lu, ACB, ALB<br />
• Current Nominee for Division E Governor: SKL Walia, DTM<br />
• In terms of club achievement:<br />
• The club had achieved President Distinguished 10 out of 10 DCP points on 11 January 2014;<br />
• The club is to be awarded an achievement under the Baby Bloomer campaign, with 6 new members<br />
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• Membership in Area E2 has grown by 70%, with IEM Toastmasters contributing the most number of members;</div>
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•
In terms of achievement in contests, IEM Toastmasters members, Robert
Ram, Meera Shanmughanathan and Anita Wong, had swept all prizes at
Division E level for international speeches, and even managed a 3rd
placing for table topics by Robert Ram.</div>
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The President then presented appreciation to the general evaluator. He also presented awards to the following:</div>
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• Best Project Speakers: Ho Aaron and Patrick Lee</div>
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• Best Evaluator : Anita Wong and Meera Nathan</div>
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There
were a few announcements on the upcoming events as set out below,
before the President delivered his closing remarks for this wonderful
Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10.30 pm.</div>
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•
The next club meeting #196 is on 24 April 2014 at 7.30 pm. Nomination
for club officers for the term 2014/2015 must be given to the nomination
committee prior to the next meeting.</div>
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• The Annual Conference will be held in Kuala Terengganu from 2 to 4 May 2014, and members were encouraged to attend.</div>
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IEM Toastmasters Meeting #192 on 27<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1509" style="vertical-align: text-top;">th</span> February 2014, was called to order by Sergeant-At-Arms, Ng Yee Chia, CC at 7.45pm with twenty three attendees (19 members and 4 guests).</div>
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<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1486" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ng Yee Chia</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1487" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Meera Shanmughanathan</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1488" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rhoda Omar</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1489" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Anita Wong</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1505" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Robert Ram</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1511" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chia Meng Yee</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1512" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sim Bock San</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1513" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Andrew Nathan</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1514" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ir. Lim Juleen</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1515" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ir. Lim Suleen</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1490" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wong Ling Kui</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1516" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mok Zhen Yick</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Suresh Kumar</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jaden Lim</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lim Wei Keong</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Azlina Hani Bt Zulkifli</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1491" style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Salwani Ismail (Guest)</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ang Fook Long Steven (Guest)</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Patrick Lee (Guest)</li>
<li style="list-style-type: decimal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Al-FiFi Mousa Sharif H (Guest)</li>
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Word of the Day: Ebullient</div>
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The President, Alex Lu, ACB, ALB welcomed everyone and invited the grammarian, Lim Juleen to introduce the Word of the Day. After that, it is followed by attendees introducing themselves. He highlighted his gratitude to Yee Chia for his great efforts of getting the role players replacement in order, and to Juleen for recommending the Theme and Word of the Day.</div>
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Next, the President handed over control to the Toastmaster of the Evening (TME), Meera Shanmughanathan, CC. Meera introduced Toastmasters International history and IEM Toastmasters Club for the benefit of the guests. She highlighted that IEM Toastmasters has an excellent achievement of President Distinguish Club 10/10 since 2008, and further under the stewardship of “Godfather” Alex Lu, achieved the President Distinguish Club 10/10 in record time of 6.5 months on11th January 2014. She also reminded everyone that Toastmasters is about “learning by doing”.</div>
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The Table Topic Session was next with Table Topic Master, Rhoda Omar presenting challenging topics to the ebullient participants. Table Topic participants:</div>
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<li style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Anita Wong</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Robert Ram</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wong Ling Kui</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Azlina Hani</li>
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The meeting was then adjourned for an intermission of 10 minutes.</div>
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Sergeant-At-Arms Ng Yee Chia, CC, called for the meeting to be resumed. Project speeches session then began with three ebullient champion speakers presenting their project speeches:</div>
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#1 Anita Wong, CTM, CL – A Better Man .This public speaker spoke about using tolerance or negotiation instead of violence to solve a problem.#2 Robert Ram, DTM – Are You Sleeping. This communicator’s message to the audience was whether they were reaching their highest potential.</div>
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#3 Alex Lu, ACB, ALB – A Grandfather Story. Alex inspired the audience with his story of his grandfather and how he contributed to the society of Sandakan.</div>
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After the Project Speeches were delivered, TME Meera invited the General Evaluator, Jon Tan, DTM to take over the control of the meeting.</div>
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Firstly, Jon Tan invited the role players to read their roles and present their reports.</div>
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Grammarian : Lim Juleen, TM</div>
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Ah Counter : Lim Suleen, TM</div>
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Secondly, he invited the following evaluators to present their evaluation of the speeches:</div>
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Speech Evaluator #1: Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB</div>
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Speech Evaluator #2: Sim Bock San, CC</div>
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Speech Evaluator #3: Andrew Nathan, ACS</div>
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Following the reports and comments from the evaluators and role players, the general evaluator presented his comments. He praised IEM Toastmasters for being one of the well performing clubs with almost 40 members and fully supported the contest participants in the preparation for the upcoming contest, remarking that the club should now aim for the Table Topics championship, to claim the last instalment of Grand Slams when it came to public speaking. The General Evaluator gave some valuable suggestions for improvement, such as involving non-role players at a meeting in the table topics sessions as speakers, and suggesting that the club have 5 to 6 project speeches given the membership size.</div>
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After he concluded, Timer, Suresh Kumar, TM presented his report for all speakers and role-players, including the general evaluator.</div>
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The Presiding Officer then presented appreciation to the general evaluator and then presented awards to the following:</div>
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Best Project Speaker: Alex Lu, ACB, ALB</div>
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Best Table Topics Speaker: Anita Wong, CTM, CT and Azlina Hani Bt Zulkifli, TM</div>
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Best Evaluator: Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB</div>
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There were a few announcements on the upcoming events as below, before the President delivered his closing remarks. This meeting adjourned at 10.30pm.</div>
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Announcements:</div>
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<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1522" style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The District 51 Area E2 International Speech & Table Topics Contest will be held on Saturday, March 8, 1:00pm at Dell Global Business Centre. Those who wish to attend are to provide their details, name, IC and car registration number to Alex Lu for security registration at Dell.</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1521" style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">IEM Toastmasters Meeting #193 will be on Thursday, March 13 at 7:30pm, at 2<span style="vertical-align: text-top;">nd</span> Floor, Wisma IEM.</li>
<li id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1501" style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">OUM Toastmasters Club will be hosting the International Speech and Table Topics Contests on Saturday, March 1<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1401814889357_1520" style="vertical-align: text-top;">st</span> at 2:30pm. Members were encouraged to come and support some IEM members contesting at the club.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">TTDI Toastmasters Club will be organizing a debate session on the 23<span style="vertical-align: text-top;">rd</span> April 2014.</li>
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(This blog was written by Ir. Lim Suleen, TM)</div>
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1st Stephen Fernando <br />
2nd Arulkumar Ramasamy<br />
3rd Jeevan Prasad <br />
From: Ismail OmarUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-75842095582237243192012-03-30T22:54:00.001+08:002012-03-30T22:54:10.720+08:00"Controversial" meeting on 12.4.2012<div class="gmail_quote"><br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">chia mengyee</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chia_mengyee@yahoo.co.uk">chia_mengyee@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br>Date: 30 March 2012 18:32<br>Subject: Re: [iemtm] "Controversial" meeting on 12.4.2012<br> To:IEMTM <<a href="mailto:iemtm@yahoogroups.com">iemtm@yahoogroups.com</a>><br><br><br> <u></u> <div style> <span> </span> <div> <div> <div> <p></p><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span>hahaha, Anthony, thanks for bringing this excitement to a heightened level!<br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> anthony kolandai <<a href="mailto:anthonyad65@hotmail.com" target="_blank">anthonyad65@hotmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:iemtm@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">iemtm@yahoogroups.com</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, 30 March 2012, 17:59<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: [iemtm] "Controversial" meeting on 12.4.2012<br> </font> </div><div><div class="h5"> <br><div> <div> <span> </span> <div> <div> </div><div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr">Hello Madam President Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB ,<br><br>With all due respect to you and the esteemed gentlemen concerned, I am honestly at my wits end to fathom what's this 'Controversial' Meeting, which is about to unfold come 12th April is all about ? As it is, despite all your assurances that I am quite ready to take on Table Topics, you can get the hint that I still lack the courage, confidence and conviction to 'take the Bull by the Horns' so to speak. I get all freaked up when I get a whiff of the type of topics bandied about, like the ones that came up for the challenge last evening. Now after having read the two comments by Alex and Ismail Omar relating to this up-coming Meeting after what transpired at the Table Topics - crisis session, where one goes - quote ' I am getting a deja vu feeling...' and the other - quote 'despicable', I am really going bonkers. <br> As a newcomer, I am wondering whether there is some sort of real crisis brewing up in IEMTM or it's plain jesting by you, just to create some added excitement in line with the Meeting's theme - 'Controversies'; and when you chose to include the word 'ignominious' in your text, I am even more fuddled. Please drag this poor soul back to the real world, if you will, by clearing up my present jittery state of mind by enlightening me a bit more on this matter. Thank you.<br> <br>Regards,<br><br>Anthony - TM.<br><br><div><div></div><hr>To: <a href="mailto:iemtm@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">iemtm@yahoogroups.com</a><br>From: <a href="mailto:chia_mengyee@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">chia_mengyee@yahoo.co.uk</a><br> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:55:35 +0100<br>Subject: [iemtm] "Controversial" meeting on 12.4.2012<br><br> <span> </span> <div> <div> <div> <br><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>Dear fellow members of IEMTM and friends</div><div>After having survived crisis after crisis, as created by our Crisis Master, oops, Table Topics Master, ACS, ALS Ismail Omar, at our "Crisis" themed meeting yesterday, I believe we have emerged stronger, more resilient and thus ready to handle any controversies that we may be embroiled in at our next meeting on the 12.4.2012. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, brave yourselves, prepare and sign up (for speech and roles) for the "Controversies" themed meeting, otherwise we risk becoming <span style="font-weight:bold">ignominious</span> (Word Of The Day).</div> <div>Your President</div><div>Meng Yee :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="im"><div style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;padding:15px 0"> <a href="http://twitter.com/iemtm" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/iemtm</a></div></div></div> </div> <img width="1" height="1"> <br> <div style="color:#fff;min-height:0">__,_._,___</div> </div> </div><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-37832501479515832652012-03-25T17:14:00.001+08:002012-03-30T23:14:07.237+08:00Report on Meeting of 2012-03-29.<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The following members and guests participating in our Meeting on 2012-03-29.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Presiding Officer - Chia Meng Yee CC ALB</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Table Topics Master - Ismail Omar, ACS</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Humour Master - Everyone wants to be a joker</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Table Topics Evaluator - Alex Lu, ACB</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">General Evaluator - Sharmini Helen DTM (CIMA TMC) (Best TT Speaker)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Grammarian - Anthony</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Timer - Kho Suan Gaik </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Kanagaraj, CC </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(Vlad III)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Ismail Omar, ACS </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(You are special)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Alex Lu, ACB (Finacial Crises) (Best Speaker)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Speech Evaluators: </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Kol Nik M Zaki, CL</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Chia Meng Yee, CC</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Robert Ram, ACG (Best Evaluator)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-24398448144508829552012-03-25T11:53:00.004+08:002012-03-25T11:53:57.838+08:00Report of 22-3-12 Meeting<br />
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The meeting was called to order by our SAA sharp at 19.44. There were a total of sixteen attendees which includes one walk in guest.</div>
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Present were:-</div>
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1. Chia Meng Yee<br />2. Lee Meng Tze<br />3. Anthony Kolandai<br />4. Tan Ken Wayne<br />5. Kanagaraj Pillay<br />6. Kho Suan Gaik<br />7. Alex Lu<br />8. Robert Ram<br />9. Andrew Soosinathan<br />10. Hanna<br />11. Ismail Omar<br />12. Jessica Low (Money & You TMC)<br />13. Kol. Nik Zaki (Les Francophones TMC)<br />14. Tejinder (Cyberjaya Shell International TMC)<br />15. Lee Tong Fong (Puchong Mandarin & AFC)<br />16. Andy (Guest)</div>
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Word of the Day:<b> Piquant </b></div>
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The meeting was started with the presiding officer welcoming all guests followed by all attendees introducing themselves. After a round of introduction, the presiding officer handed over control to the Toastmaster of the Evening.</div>
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The TME briefed the guests about Toastmasters and its journey. After the briefing, the TME called upon the role players to introduce their roles before proceeding with Table Topics session.</div>
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The table topics sessions saw six participants in which the topics are related to current issues within the country and globally.</div>
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After the table topics session, the TME called for a 15 minutes intermission.</div>
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The SAA called for the meeting to resume after the break and handed over control to the TME. It was time for Project Speech Session and there were three participants.</div>
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The participants for the Prepared Speech are as follows:-</div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Project No.2 from Competent Communication Manual – “Too Late Too Soon” by Kho Suan Gaik.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Project No.1 from Competent Communication Manual – “Robert Is My Name” by Robert Ram, ACG, ALB.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Project No.2 from Competent Communication Manual – “Honoring Members Achievement” by Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB.</li>
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After the project speech session, the TME invited the General Evaluator CC, Jessica Low to take control. The General Evaluator invited other role players to present their report and after receiving their report, the General Evaluator presented her comments.</div>
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There were some announcements before the meeting ended at 22:00.</div>
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~From Kanagaraj Pillai, CC</div>
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-35093806453534636722012-03-22T21:07:00.001+08:002012-03-22T21:07:41.545+08:00Break Time<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jcUl5aaZYBs/T2skHUYj-ZI/AAAAAAAAAes/HgEBEv9peWQ/s1600/IMG-20120301-00034-761546.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jcUl5aaZYBs/T2skHUYj-ZI/AAAAAAAAAes/HgEBEv9peWQ/s320/IMG-20120301-00034-761546.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722707459653761426" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-4724934958842038062012-03-22T19:58:00.001+08:002012-03-22T19:58:45.850+08:00President's Opening Address<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K8bJd9YUnfY/T2sT9h3398I/AAAAAAAAAeg/ZSml84QFHw8/s1600/20120322_195433-725851.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K8bJd9YUnfY/T2sT9h3398I/AAAAAAAAAeg/ZSml84QFHw8/s320/20120322_195433-725851.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722689699290019778" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-88153853220239439402012-03-22T19:28:00.001+08:002012-03-22T19:28:45.936+08:00Pre meeting drink<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cr0IC2iDzoY/T2sM72Oez5I/AAAAAAAAAeU/OOcApy7sezY/s1600/20120322_192415-725937.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cr0IC2iDzoY/T2sM72Oez5I/AAAAAAAAAeU/OOcApy7sezY/s320/20120322_192415-725937.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722681973812416402" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-58639952890502347732012-03-22T07:35:00.001+08:002012-04-05T20:43:41.819+08:00Next Meeting 2012-03-22<div class="gmail_quote">
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The following members are participating in our next meeting on 2012-03-22.<br />
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Announcements / Requests - . <br />
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Presiding Officer - Chia Meng Yee CC ALB<br />
SAA - Chooi Jia Hoong TM<br />
Invocator - <br />
TME - Ken Wayne Tan, CC<br />
Table Topics Master - Anthony Kolandai TM<br />
Humour Master - <br />
Table Topics Evaluator - <br />
General Evaluator - Jessica Low (Money & You TMC)<br />
Grammarian - <br />
AH Counter - Aimran Bin Amir TM<br />
Timer - Chooi Jia Hoong TM <br />
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Prepared Speech - Kho Suan Gaik TM #2 Too Late Too Soon?<br />
Prepared Speech - Aimran Amir CC#3 - Goals<br />
Prepared Speech - Kanagaraj Pillay ACM (Story Telling) #5<br />
Prepared Speech - Robert Ram CC #1 - Robert Is My Name - 4 - 6 minutes<br />
Prepared Speech - CMY CC speech<br />
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Speech Evaluator - Andrew Nathan, CTM<br />
Speech Evaluator - Chia Meng Yee, CC, ALB<br />
Speech Evaluator - Ismail Omar, ACS, ALS<br />
Speech Evaluator - Lu Wai Leong, CC<br />
Speech Evaluator - Robert Ram, ACG, ALB<br />
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Word of the Day - piquant<br />
Theme - . <br />
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Kindly book your slots quickly at <a href="http://www.iemtm.org/sign_up.php" target="_blank">http://www.iemtm.org/sign_up.php</a></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11671456290825101.post-75913482124031709782012-03-21T22:46:00.001+08:002012-03-21T22:46:02.541+08:00Contest Day TMIKL<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRmdOblyzZE/T2npq_SiaXI/AAAAAAAAAd8/T4NdFjBnMNY/s1600/contest%2Bday-762542.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRmdOblyzZE/T2npq_SiaXI/AAAAAAAAAd8/T4NdFjBnMNY/s320/contest%2Bday-762542.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722361726303889778" /></a></p><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Ismail Omar<br><a href="http://ismail-omar.net/" target="_blank">http://ismail-omar.net/</a><br>+6019-2421939<br><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0