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Toastmasters Are Really Cool!
A new era is opening up in
Toastmasters around the world. If you
have noticed, on the top right corner
of this first page of our newsletter, we
have a brand new logo by
Toastmasters International.
It was a fresher and modern
approach to changing the old logo
that has been used for more than 70
years since Toastmasters was
established in 1924 under the
guidance of a great visionary Dr.
Ralph C. Smedley, whose hopes and
dreams was to help young university
graduates to speak confidently and
at ease.
Dr Smedley‟s vision certainly
resonates in TARC Toastmasters, in its
earliest inception last year that took a
lot of determination, a belief for
change, and the need for growth in
our own college students‟ career
potential and personal growth.
The point that our club took 17 years
to charter being repeated in our own
club meetings was to remind every
member of the perseverance and
commitment of many Toastmasters
who wished to bring the benefit of
The Editor‟s Say
President
Eric Low Chern Yuen, TM
Vice President Education
Vincent Chow Soon Kit, CC
Vice President Membership
Kevin Lim Yoong Meng, TM
Vice President Public Relations
Heng Songher, TM
Secretary
Ming-See Michele Chang, TM
Treasurer
Tan Zu Liang, TM
Sergeant-at-Arms
Sarawanakkumaran, TM
Committee Members
Jonathan Lim, TM
Steven Yong, CC
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Silly Moments:
TM Jonathan
Lim getting a
close-up shot
with Division W
Executive
Committee
and TLI
Organizing
Committee
during Division
W’s TLI @ TAR
College on 23rd
July 2011.
public speaking and leadership to
TAR College, including Sam A.
Leong (Area W5 Governor), Geoff
Andrews (MIM Toastmasters),
Francis Ng (Money Mastery
Toastmasters), Vincent Hor (past
Division W Governor) and Ng Lay
Choo (TAR College lecturer).
It‟s even more interesting to note
that many Toastmasters who
strived to establish a Toastmasters
club in TAR College are also ex-
students from the college itself,
some even from 30 years ago!
The new logo also carries an
inspirational theme “Leaders Are
Made”. It is true that leaders are
never born but nurtured from
experience and learning.
In this newsletter, we are featuring
updates on the first session of
Toastmasters International in
which we are given the privilege
to host, catch ups on our previous
Toastmasters meetings, and also
articles from our own members.
Here‟s hoping a brighter success
for our „tiger cub‟ club!
Vincent Chow, CC
Sept-Oct 2011 Newsletter Editor
TARC Toastmasters Club
Area W2, Kuala Lumpur
Club No: 1759651
TAR College Toastmasters Club
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President‟s Message
The months of August and September
are full of contests after contests. Are
you one of the contestants? An
audience member? Or volunteering
as role players letting go of a chance
to compete to ensure that any
contest runs smoothly? Regardless of
whatever roles you are playing, I
would like to hereby congratulate you
for doing a good job in contributing to
the Toastmasters‟ fraternity.
For the brave contestants who
volunteered or „being volunteered‟,
job well done! After attending many
contests, I could safely say that all of
you are champions. Regardless of
winning it or not, you definitely did
your best. I believe you do learn a lot
in the process.
As they say, as least you try rather
than not trying. The experience is
definitely priceless and at least you
can walk with your head held high
and be proud of yourself that you take
up the opportunity to improve yourself
better.
There are also unsung heroes who
ensure that contests are organized
with great precision and care. Just
ask me as I volunteered to play any
available roles just to get the break –
through experience.
Besides contributing to Toastmasters,
we also learn on how to work together
effectively as a team.
For the guests who patiently observed
with hungry hearts for great speeches.
Toastmasters’
Tips:
Call-Backs
Craig Valentine, winner of the
1999 World Championship of
Public Speaking said that call-
backs are important to establish
a closer connection to your
audience.
Call backs can mean
remembering back the events
that has just happened
recently, such as quoting a
previous speaker‟s
presentation, or a personal
event that just happened to
you a few minutes ago.
Every Guest Matters
Any guest who comes in
through your door has
something in mind – they are
interested in your meetings and
will think „What’s In It for Me?’
Our goal is to keep them
interested by having an exciting
Toastmasters meeting
consistently, by having
members delivering a mix of
basic and advanced speeches.
Toastmaster of the Day/
Evening should welcome the
guest and acknowledge him or
her at all times.
Have one member to sit with
the guest as well and explain
the meeting flow. It‟s also
encouraged to have the guest
participate in Table Topics as
the last speaker after observing
other speakers doing the same,
and join in an Open Evaluation
if your club has any.
Avoid coaxing the guest to join
as member, but allow the guest
to immerse in the excitement
and learning goodies of the
meeting, and soon the question
of joining pops out naturally.
Eric Low, TM
President
TARC
Toastmasters
Club
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Yup, without you people, there
will be no contest! You all are
the roots that inspire the
contestants to speak on stage.
Without your support, I believe
the contest will be as jumbled
up as a jigsaw puzzle plain as
white.
In Toastmasters, it is not always
about contesting but also
about giving. That is why,
Toastmasters is so great! It not
only builds your speaking
ability, but it also builds your
leadership quality. To all those
who are still in doubt of this
wonderful program, why don‟t
you just drop by in one of our
meetings?
Soar with us and this will be the
last thing you will regret in your
life as TARC Toastmasters is a
great place to be as this is a
family where Toastmasters Are
Really Cool!
Together Towards
Tomorrow
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DIVISION W’s TOASTMASTER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE SESSION (1)
“I’ve put so much effort into setting a Toastmasters
Club in TAR College for the past 10 years, and just
when I was sleeping, it miraculously popped out!”
Area W5 Governor Sam A. Leong, who was the
emcee at the TLI session on 23rd July 2011
Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI)
sessions are organized twice every year to
provide training and practical skills for
clubs‟ officers to enhance their skills in
leading their club. At least 4 club officers
from each Toastmasters club would need
to attend the session.
TARC-TMC is proud to be selected to be
hosting this year‟s TLI. The event took place
in function room at club house in TARC
main campus, Kuala Lumpur. Our main
highlights for the days are “Attracting New
Members” by LGEM, DTM Kiang Faang
Pyng, „Charting a Course for Club Success”
by LGET, DTM Ramdas Nayar, and last but
not least “Motivating Achievement” by DTM
Johnson Yike.
We were exposed to effective and efficient
ways of growing a club, maintaining good
club condition as well as keeping everybody
who pays visit to any Toastmasters meetings
happy at all times.
After our lunch break, we were all divided
accordingly to our positions. The Presidents,
Vice President of Educations, Vice President
of Memberships, Vice President of Public
Relations, Secretaries, Treasurers, and
Sergeant at Arms of all clubs were then
grouped together and were briefed on
details in regards to their roles in the club by
knowledgeable mentors. Here, any questions
were raised and answered, issues discussed
and experiences were shared.
All in all, TLI Session 1, 2011 was a huge
success. TARC TM wishes to thank the
mentors for all their sharing and guidance,
the dedicated club officers who came, and
also ACG, ALS Ng Lay Choo, who put part of
her life in TARC TM and finally, the organizing
team members who ensured the event runs
smoothly.
Written by,
TM Kevin Lim Yoong Meng
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(From clockwise):
All charter members of TARC Toastmasters Club were awarded their certificates by District 51 and
Division W Executive Committee;
TM Lee Yoong Wai co-hosting the event with Area Governor W5 Sam A. Leong;
Panel speakers: LGM Kiang Faang Pyng, LGET Ramdas Nayar, and DTM Johnson Yike.
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TOASTMASTER MEETING’S HIGHLIGHTS – 16 JULY 2011
TOASTMASTER MEETING’S HIGHLIGHTS – 30 JULY 2011
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Working as a Team:
(Top)TM Lee Yoong Wai speaking with his evaluator, CC Helen
Quat, and (bottom) CC Anna Chin as General Evaluator
working together with the role-players.
We poked fun at having a “Sumo
Wrestling” themed meeting! Luckily, it‟s not
the type where you pack up the pounds, strip
naked, and put on your cable – it‟s about
learning two meanings from the word
“SUMO” itself.
The first meaning of SUMO is „Speak Up, Move
Out”, a brilliant title suggested by past
Division W Governor DTM Vincent Hor and so
we spread this message to all our members.
The second meaning of SUMO is discovering
the art of kaizen – The Japanese discipline of
self and constant improvement, learning from
mistakes and becoming better every day.
Table Topics session was conducted
hilariously by TM Daryl Lim with most of the
questions related to sumo.
We also enjoyed listening to our Toastmasters
TM Bong Yang, TM Daryl Lim and TM Lee
Yoong Wai with their speeches from their CC
manual.
We also welcomed CC Anna Chin from
Phoenix TMC and CC Helen Quat from Metro
TMC, as well as many interested guests.
TM Tan Zu Liang took up the challenge to
become our TMM. He practiced and practiced
for days with his script, and on the meeting day
itself, he had forgotten to bring it!
However, Zu Liang is a proven that with
adequate preparation, he does not need the
script at all. Cool, calm and collected, he led
the meeting to immense success.
TM Phillip, TM Jonathan Lim, TM Serene Long and
TM Eric Low stepped up their game and present
their speeches. Praises also go to TM Kevin Lim
and TM Yoong Wai for evaluating the speakers
for their first time.
We also enjoyed the new addition of an “Open
Evaluation” session on this day too.
We also thank CC Sharon Yee from MAICSA-
TMC as G.E. and Madam Cheng from SSH
School for attending!
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone – A Whole New Experience
TM Tan Zu Liang leading the meeting as the
Toastmaster of the Morning (TMM).
Cool, calm and collected.
For more details on our meetings and pictures, access our blog link below!
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AREA W2 HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST & SPEECH EVALUATION CONTEST 2011
Humor and Feedback Brings Everyone Together: Four Toastmasters clubs within Area W2 – Speakers’ Dream TMC,
Great Eastern Insurance TMC, TAR College TMC, and HP Malaysia
TMC will be competing this year!
Area W2 Humorous Speech Contest and
Speech Evaluation Contest are coming soon!
Toastmasters from four Toastmasters Club in Area
W2 (as on the left) will be locking horns to laugh
your socks off and give their wisest feedback to
a mysterious test speaker who will be doing a
speech demonstration on contest day.
The details for the said event are as follows:
Date – September 10th, Saturday
Time – 1.30pm to 4pm
Venue – HP Towers,
Bukit Damansara,
50490 Kuala Lumpur.
As TAR College TMC was not able to organize
their club level contests, they are able to send 2
of their own members to represent the club for
both contests in Area W2.
We wish the best of luck to TM Michele Chang,
CC Vincent Chow (who will be representing his
home club, Speakers‟ Dream) and CC Steven
Yong as they join in the Speech Evaluation
Contests!
BEING A TEST SPEAKER – AN ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE!
Our hardworking Toastmasters,,
TM Lee Yoong Wai (left) and TM Eric Low (right)
went to Phoenix TMC and MAICSA-TMC
respectively to become test speakers for the clubs‟
Speech Evaluation Contest.
A test speaker is someone who gives a
demonstration speech before he or she is
evaluated by contestants from the club. A Test
Speaker is usually someone who is not affiliated with
the club organizing the contest, so that contestants
can give independent, unbiased feedback.
A test speaker is the most rewarding role-player during
a contest, as he or she receives enriching feedback
from a lot of people who pay close attention to the
speech.
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ENRICHING LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN TOASTMASTERS By Kevin Lim Yoong Meng, TM
“ There is this club which am I in, it‟s a public
speaking club, where you would need to do
speech and leadership projects to advance
and trust me, you would be welcomed no
matter which club you go at any other
places. You would also be internationally
recognized. ”
-Ng Lay Choo, TARC lecturer encouraged her
students during my lecture break
Amazing isn‟t it? So I decided to register and
join. The warm welcome, the excitement and
thrill of speaking on the spot when asked to
and the challenges the members have to
take to improve not only themselves but the
club as well; she spoke the truth.
This is Toastmasters, where everyone
says that it is the platform for self
improvement, only if you want to improve of
course, and to meet people from all walks of
life. Yes, you have Malays, Chinese, Indians,
and Caucasians in the fraternity, which fits
comfortably with our 1 Malaysia slogan.
From young teenagers to wiser oldies,
people in Toastmasters have only but one
goal, Speaking to Enrich People, in short STEP.
Fear of speaking in front of crowd, fear of
public speaking, fear of delivering
speeches, all these little diseases could
be cured with the project speeches,
guaranteed without fail. Well, that‟s what
I was told when I was in, but there is more
than meet the eyes; body movement,
gestures, vocal variety, speech sincerity
and eye contact is also what we learned
other than just speaking. Owh boy, talk
about flying before knowing how to walk,
sounds difficult right?
Well, this is what we get to learn slowly
and steadily but surely. I did see a
change in my class assignment
presentation through toastmasters
meetings and workshops held by of
course, Toastmasters, where else could
you express yourself freely and make a
fool of yourself with encouragement and
pat on the back and everyone clapping
once you finished talking in front? And
this is only the beginning as I am just a
newbie here and have not begun my
road on leadership projects yet.
Oh, you must be thinking, how expensive
are the membership fees? Well, let‟s just
say that the benefits outweigh the fees a
lot, a lot more otherwise there won‟t be
anyone in Toastmasters.
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GO THE DISTANCE By Ng Lay Choo, ACG, ALS
Ever felt that there were more to public
speaking than just completing all the project
speeches?
If you have, you should consider competing.
It is totally different and the experience is
exhilarating. After having competed for the
first time in the Humorous Speech and
Evaluation Speech contest, I felt the
requirement to increase my level of speech
crafting and delivery. Besides crafting the
speech, it was the practicing and
remembering without it being regurgitating
during delivery.
Competing is different as it gives your
adrenaline a jolt and when you know that
you shall be competing with some more
experienced participants, it keeps you on
your toes. It takes about a week for me to
incubate the type of stories that I want to
share and which is entirely personal.
Remember one of the key criteria is originality
and only your personal story that allows you
to maintain that.
Moreover, from my observations, all winning
speeches must be crafted from personal
experience as it gives stronger conviction
than trying to relate others‟ stories. So this is
the first formula towards a winning speech.
Start with YOUR STORY and it is so personal
that you shall be able to deliver them with
conviction.
When crafting your speech, try to use
descriptive words that shall bring out the
color of your story. Remember that these
descriptive words should conjure vivid
pictures into your listeners, make it as simple
as possible with only two to three syllable
words and make it light too. Thereafter, the
DELIVERY is equally important, because that
was the primary reason for participating
and crafting the speech.
Distinguished Toastmasters K Loghandran
shared that we need to practice at least
twenty one times otherwise your effort of
crafting the speech shall be futile. The next
is to PRACTISE at least twenty one times.
Imagine thousands or even millions of time
including dreaming about the delivery.
Finally ENJOY the competition because it is
the experience that is more important than
winning. Winning is just the bonus, like the
icing on the cake! So go for it!
The winners of the World Championship of Public Speaking 2011 in Las Vegas.
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Consider these two scenarios:
Scenario 1 (My true story!)
Once upon a time, I was a Test Speaker at a
club‟s Speech Evaluation contest. I had just only
completed my CC#2 speech in my Manual at
that time and I lack experience to give a quality
speech.
There was one contestant who made very
stinging remarks in his evaluation for my speech:
“Your speech organization was terrible! It was
boring and uninteresting. I can see no
improvements to suggest.”
That was a true story. I was terrified and
depressed when I was given that feedback.
How would you feel if you are in my shoes now?
Scenario 2 (Another true story!)
This is another true story, but it happened to
another member whose club I happened to visit.
The evaluation was done by someone who was
very new to Toastmasters, and it sounded like
this: “I like your speech a lot. You have done this
and that well, and I‟m looking forward to your
next speech.” It ended in less than one minute!
Have you realized an important element missing
above? There was no mention on how the
evaluator could have suggested or any
constructive criticism for the speaker to improve!
This is what we call „white-washing‟ and it leaves
the speaker unsatisfied because he or she is
derived feedback for improvement, growth and
development.
We Evaluate to Motivate
Our role as speech evaluator is to offer our
opinions based on our experiences in
Toastmasters, and not exposing a fault or a
EVALUATE TO MOTIVATE By Vincent Chow, CC
problem in a speech. It‟s important that as
we point out areas of improvement, we
also motivate the speaker to keep on doing
speeches and learn from his mistakes.
The „Sandwich‟ Evaluation Method
Instead of criticizing or complimenting, we
can use a more constructive feedback
language by structuring our evaluation
using the „Sandwich‟ method.
START THE KISS!
We first note what the speaker has done
well – has he achieved the speech
objectives from the manual? What other
strengths and uniqueness you observe?
Was his speech engaging, and has a take-
home lesson?
TIME TO KICK!
Then, we give feedback – YOUR opinion on
what improvements you can suggest to
improve the speaker‟s presentation. Will the
message be more meaningful if the
speaker uses proper vocal variety and
body gestures? If he does not achieve the
speech objectives, suggest ways on how
this can be done.
Avoid saying the word „BUT‟ because it
sounds like a shocking transition to
something bad. You can rephrase your
words this way: “You have a great speech
and I have a couple of suggestions you
can improve on.” Sounds better, eh?
ONE LAST KISS!
Then it‟s finally time to compliment, and this
is the best part where we can motivate the
speaker. For example, we can say “Your
speech has touched our hearts, and with
more polishing, you can inspire even more
people. Congratulations!”
Enjoy making a difference in people‟s life
by using this „Sandwich‟ evaluation
method!
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Goal Actual Achieved
[1] CC 2 0
[2] Additional CCs 2 0
[3] AC 1 0
[4] Additional ACs 1 0
[5] CL, AL or DTM 1 0
[6] Additional CLs, ALs or DTMs 1 0
[7] New Members 4 4 *
[8] Additional New Members 4 1
[9] Officers Trained (both required)
June-August 4 4
And December - February 4 0
[10] Submitted on Time (both required)
October or April Renewal 1 0
and Officer List 1 0
Total Goals Achieved to Date 1
TAR College
Toastmasters Club (2nd & 4th Saturdays)
M001 Tutorial Room
(School of Technology)
TAR College
Time: 9AM to 11AM
TARC – Toastmasters Are Really
Cool!
E-Mail:
Web Site: tarctmc.wordpress.com
The Editorial Team
Editor:
Steven Yong, CC
Contributors:
Vincent Chow, CC
Eric Low, TM
Ng Lay Choo, ACG, ALS
Kevin Lim, TM
PUBLIC SPEAKING
QUOTES:
“
Be who you are,
And say what you
feel,
Because those
who mind,
Don’t matter,
And those who
matter,
Don’t mind.
“
Dr. Seuss
Meeting Dates (2011 & 2012):
Sept – 17 & 24
Oct – 8 & 22
Nov – 12 & 26
Dec – 24
Jan 2012 – 14 & 28
Feb 2012 – 11 & 25
Mar 2012 – 10 & 17
Important! Meeting dates will be
subjected to change due
to examinations and
other unforeseen
circumstances.
Always check our
Facebook page and Blog
for new updates on
meeting dates.
DISTINGUISHED CLUB PROGRAM REPORT 2011/2012 TARC Toastmasters Club (No. 1759651)
District: 51 Division: W Area: 2
Membership Base: 20
Membership to Date: 27
“ President’s Distinguished Club
“ TARC-Toastmasters
Ain’t roaring yet,
But slowly growing bigger
healthier, and stronger!
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