Saturday, January 19, 2008

Poetry Reading Workshop...

By Bill Sim, ACG




HPL Program with KL Advanced TMC 2008

The High Performance Leadership Program (HPL) is a program a Toastmaster needs to complete in order to earn an Advanced Leader Silver award. Kuala Lumpur Advanced Toastmasters Club hosted this January to June 2008 HPL in line with the club's intention to help its members and other Toastmasters become Distinguished Toastmasters.

Fisrt Session: 18th Jan 2008



















The first session began at 7.50 pm after a sumptuous boxed dinner, so sumptuous some had second helpings, so boxed some took the boxes home :-)

40 Toastmasters from as far as Melaka turned up (so far I can't even frame her in this picture).




















Oh by the way, the facilitator is Division W Governor, DTM Azmi Shahrin. I wonder what he takes to sustain his high energy level and voice volume for almost 2 hours ...

Look at his hand gestures; so fluid and dynamic (and leader-like) my camera managed a blur. Rest assured he was not shaking his right hand vulgarly (we were in a Toastmasters session ...)




















Look at the concentration!

"Now listen up ... this program will make you better leaders in 6 months. Either that or it will make you grow tired of me in 6 months he he he ..."




















Overheard: "... darn it, I didn't know I need to take a quiz to become a leader. Oh what the heck, it's just a quiz. Darn again, I need to add and divide some numbers too ... 1 + 1 is 2; now what is 2 divided by 2?"




















A participant trying to plot a radar chart of her "before" service leadership dimensions score. The "after" score will be plotted at the end of this program in June 2008. The idea is ... the score should improve.

Do you know service leadership has 6 dimensions? Of course you do ...



by Rohijas Md Sharif

Monday, December 31, 2007

Happy New Year 2008

To ALL Toastmasters Everywhere...

Saturday, December 29, 2007

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).

Monday, December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas...

To ALL our Christian Friends...

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Season's Greetings...

To ALL our Muslim Friends...

Thursday, December 13, 2007

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