Happy New Year 2008

To ALL Toastmasters Everywhere...

Workshop on...

"The Art & Craft of The Champion Speaker"

Details	:
Date	:	Thursday 10 January, 2008
Time	:	7:00pm (Refreshment)
		7:45pm (Presentation)
Venue	:	Wisma WIM,
		No 7, Jln Abang Haji Openg,
		Tmn Tun Dr Ismail,
		Kuala Lumpur.
Fee	:	RM15.00
		Limited tickets are available.
		Please book your tickets now to avoid disappointment
		mail - azmishahrin@gmail.com
		SMS: 012-9198557
		before 5 January 2008.

About the Workshop:
Division W will be organizing this workshop, be facilitated by Leann Tang, DTM and Kim Chow, ATMS. This exciting workshop will be invaluable for contestants of the 2008 International Speech Contest and Toastmasters in general who would like to bolster their Public Speaking repertoire with advanced and easy to apply techniques. The workshop will cover in detail the recipe of a championship speech and the finer points of physical and mental preparation leading to the contest day.

Be a Champion Speaker this term and start your campaign with the right foot forward by attending this great workshop.


Our 2 Dynamic workshop facilitators:

Leann Tang, DTM is well known both within and outside Toastmasters circle as a dynamic speaker and presenter. She is a member of Indrahana Club since 1995 and has served as Club president, Area Governor, Division C Governor and recently as the Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) Chairman in 2006/2007.

She has won numerous contests at the Club, Area and Division levels. She continues to use her dynamic presentation skills to help members become better communicators and leaders.

She now puts communication and leadership skills acquired from the Toastmasters International program in managing a private landscaping firm.

Kim Chow, ATMS has vast experience in the fields of image development, communication, education, insurance, negotiation and event management.

In the education sector, she has served as a Science teacher and English lecturer. In the corporate sector, she has hands-on experience in business development, business support, customer relations, public affairs, damage control, event management, team building, mentoring and training.

Currently, she is a corporate trainer in image development, communication skills and emcee skills. She is an experienced Master of Ceremonies and comperes private and corporate functions. She also operates an insurance business that continuously sharpens her skills in public speaking, communication, negotiation, teamwork dynamics and crisis management.

A lady with a burning desire for learning and sharing, Kim Chow shares her expertise in the various courses conducted by KimChow Communicators Sdn Bhd.

A Toastmaster since 1997, she has served as President of Friendship Club and District 51 Secretary. She has won speech contests at club, area and division levels. Most recently, she was the Division W Champion for International Speech (2006/2007) and Humorous Speech (2007/2008).

Merry Christmas...

To ALL our Christian Friends...

Season's Greetings...

To ALL our Muslim Friends...

Toastmasters Leadership Institute - 2

Division W

01st December, 2007

AREA	Club Name	No	Attended
W1	KL ADV	1982	6
W1	MIA	3705	4
W1	Money Mastery-KL	8141	7
W1	BANGSAR	8773	5
W1	KPMG -KL	1052344	4
W2	Ernst & Young's	5039	4
W2	UEM Academy	590971	5
W2	HELP University College	599567	5
W2	Hasil	984614	2
W2	EXACT ADC 1	1033508	4
W3	K L Sentral	8955	0
W3	Speakers' Dream	220	4
W3	UEM Group	6472	5
W3	MII	8495	4
W3	Sai Masters	1024907	4
W4	Speecom	4751	0
W4	Money & You-KL	4964	1
W4	TTDI	5111	6
W4	WIM	789320	4
W5	Maicsa	6895	6
W5	Mid Valley	585859	4
W5	Securities Commission	740708	4
W5	DHL KL	913363	3
W5	University Malaya	1028031	4
W6	Kelab Pidato Perdana	654898	5
W6	Friendship	5380	5
W6	Great Eastern	950005	4
W6	HP Malaysia	1024975	4
W6	HSBC KL	850514	5
		Total	118

DTMs...

CONGRATULATIONS!

Distinguished Toastmasters

Francis Ng

Muhendaran Suppiah

For having achieved
your DTM Awards.


Division W is PROUD
of Your Achievement!

Francis Ng, DTM
Money Mastery - KL
Awarded on 28 Nov 2007

Muhendaran Suppiah, DTM
BANGSAR
Awarded on 1 Dec 2007

Story Telling Treasure...

In his workshop, "Using stories to get your message across", Dunstan Chan, DTM, mentioned that internet is an avenue for you to find stories you can use...

I have a treasure to share with you - not only there are the stories, but you can LISTEN TO as well as read them!

It is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can:

* Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,
* Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer,
* View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen,
* Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.


There are four ways to get started:

1. Browse by Author. You can pick your stories by the author's last name.
2. Browse by Title. You can pick your stories by title.
3. Search Database. You can search the collection by title, author, keywords or reading level.
An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.

4. Launch iTunes. If you have iTunes software installed on your computer, you can download many of the selections directly into your iTunes library. The free iTunes application for either Macintosh or Windows computers may be downloaded directly from Apple, Inc.


I hope you will find this site very helpful, specially if you are doing the StoryTelling / Advanced Manuals. You will certainly find the audio files very helpful to master the art of vocal varieties...

Even if you are not you might just enjoy listening to them, or prefer to keep themas a collection...

You never know when you will become a grandfather and need to tell stories to your grandchildren...


Have Fun...


The site to visit is:

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/index.htm