Congratulations to winners!

1) Toastmasters International One DCP Point for October Renewal Due Submission
Ann Joo Steel Club

Dell Penang Club
MCA Bukit Gelugor Club
Seberang Jaya Club

2) Toastmasters International Smedley Award
MCA Bukit Gelugor Club

3) District 51 Club 90% Renewal Submit On Time Recognition
(result pending verification)

4) DISTRICT 51 MEMBERSHIP DOSE CAMPAIGN
Club Award: (USD 20 voucher)
MCA Bukit Gelugor Club

Sponsor Award: (USD 10 voucher)
1) Goh Su Yin (MCA BG Club)

2) Sunny Foo (MCA BG Club)

3) Tan Saw Hoon (MCA BG Club)

New Member Toastmasters Pin:
(15 names pending verification)

What makes 30-Sep-2008 so important to Toastmasters?

1) October Renewal Due
2) Smedley Award Due
3) District 51 Club 90% Renewal Submit On Time Recognition
4) District 51 Membership Dose Campaign Due

Yes, today is an important date for us, multiple programs cut off today. Which means after some hard works, it’s time to enjoy the recognition.

I am waiting for Toastmasters International to publish the final report tonight.

Learn from the BEST

Humorous Speech Contests are held from Club level to Area level lately. Next month, Area Champions will proceed to Division Level.

I noticed some Area Champions are attending all other area contests to learn from their competitors. We always learn from the best! All the best to upcoming Division Contestants.

Found a very good video clip about one Humorous Speech Champion from other District.
View online here:
http://www.toastmasters.org.tw/d67web/ch/speech/06hs-e01-c.html

Should you cannot view online, may download from this link
http://www.toastmasters.org.tw/d67web/ch/convention/video/hs/06hs-e01-all.wmv

Perak Trip: Area S2 Speech Contest & Joint Installation Dinner at Teluk Intan

Divsion Council was invited to Perak toastmasters activity, this time the event was held at Teluk Intan.

This is a dual event program:
1) Teluk Intan Toastmasters Club & Langkap Toastmasters Club Joint Installation Dinner
2) S2 Area Humorous & Evaluation Speech Contest

Officers attended the event were:
· Division Governor, Tan Chia Lih, DTM
· Asst Division Governor Education & Training(PG), Christopher Choong, CC,CL
· S1 Area Governor, Praba, CTM
· S2 Area Governor, Ong Kok Cheng , CL
· S3 Area Governor, Cheah Ee Liang, CC, CL
· S6 Area Governor, Johnson Tang, CC, CL (myself)

Will update some photos taken once available.

Area S6 DCP Report as at 26-Sep-2008

Fellow Toastmasters,

Great progression of clubs in our area in DCP achievement.

Congratulations to early achievers below:

4 DCP points achiever
MCA Bukit Gelugor Toastmasters Club WOW!!
1 point for CL Award achieved by Sunny Foo, CC, CL
2 points for 8 new members recruited
(Sponsors are: Sunny Foo, Tan Saw Hoon & Goh Su Yin)
1 point for Oct Renewal submission by Treasurer Shuy Yau Leng,CC


2 DCP points achiever
Dell Penang Toastmasters Club
1 point for CL Award achieved by Christopher Choong, CC, CL
1 point for October renewal submission by Treasurer Lai York Keong

1 DCP point achiever
Seberang Jaya Toastmasters Club
1 point for October renewal submission by Treasurer Ng Wei Jern


Details report published by Toastmasters International can view as below.

Area Governor Club Visit Sharing #3

Fellow Toastmasters,

This is my club visit sharing.
Should you find the practices useful to your club, just implement it!

Club: Dell Penang Toastmasters Club
Venue: AP1 Cafeteria
Date: 25-Sep-2008 6.15PM

A) Meeting setup:
1) Good U-Shape layout, each member can see stage clearly
2) Role Players Name Tag display on the desk, good practice to let everyone know who is doing what
3) Perhaps the club can write new member’s name on board, this is to make new member felt welcome in new environment and existing members can pronounce new member’s name correctly

B) Program agenda:
1) Club President urged everyone strike their best involving in the meeting to practice their skill and learn something from the meeting. This is good approach as President set the tone for the meeting and reminds members on their purpose in meeting.

2) Toastmasters-Of-The-Evening (TOE)
a) He started with roll call. This is good practice to warm up the meeting atmosphere and everyone know who-do-what
b) TOE encouraging the team to include Word of The Day in their speech. Good encouragement as team members learned one new word today and immediately practices it on the spot.
c) Avoid apology for mistake happened, instead try to recover it and present the best to your audience
d) Besides leading the meeting agenda, another important role for TOE is make sure meeting start and end on time

3) Table Topics Session
a) Table Topics Master explained purpose of TT session and time allocation. This is good approach to help new members and guests to follow the program easily
b) Table Topics are in good variety and mixture of easy and tough topics. Good practice as different level of participation can adopt

4) Timer
a) Good tracking of time alert to speaker in both Table Topics and prepared speech sessions
b) Perhaps he can comment if overall Table Topics Speakers are within or out of time allocation

5) Grammarian
a) Able to detect grammatical error and provide example of correction
b) Also able to catch good words used

6) Ah Counter
a) Good catch of all filler words including “ah”, “er”, “hmm”
b) Suggest Ah Counter to sum up all filler words to help speaker easily understand how many total filler words used

C) Other good practises:

1) Meeting started after work 6.15pm. Some light refreshment provided to temporary fill the stomach will enable people focus on meeting.

2) "The Best Table Topics" Ribbon presented by members voting. Good encouragement on Table Topics participation.

Overall rating by Area Governor: "Exceptional Meeting" rating.







More photos can view here.

Area Governor Club Visit Sharing #2

Fellow Toastmasters,

This is my club visit sharing.
Should you find the practices useful to your club, just implement it!

Club: MCA Bukit Gelugor Toastmasters Club
Venue: Level 14, IJM Building, e-Gate
Date: 24-Sep-2008 7PM

A) Meeting setup:
1) Good layout with standard meeting desk, each member can see stage clearly
2) Role Players Name Tag display on the desk, good practice to let everyone know who is doing what
3) Perhaps the club can write new member’s name on board, this is to make new member felt welcome in new environment and existing members can pronounce new member’s name correctly

B) Program agenda:
1) Club President announced good response from Membership Campaign and 8 new members recruited this month. This is good approach as President set the tone and create excitement for the meeting

2) Toastmaster-Of-The-Evening (TOE)
a) He makes a round of roll call. This is good practice as to warm up the meeting atmosphere and everyone know who-do-what
b) Perhaps TOE may double confirm each Role Player are aware of their role before meeting start, this will avoid last minute surprise.
c) TOE encouraging the team to include Word of The Day in their speech. Good encouragement as team members learned one new word today and immediately practices it on the spot.

3) Invocator session conducted. This is good practices as not many club practice this, additional learning opportunity for members to take back.

4) Table Topics Session
a) Table Topics Master explains purpose of TT session.
b) Perhaps he can also inform 2 minutes time allocation so that new member aware of the rules
c) Table Topics are in good variety, ranging from current affair to Financial and Economical topics.
d) Perhaps easier topics can include so that new members can try it as well, example “Which color do you like most?”, etc.

5) Speech Evaluator
a) Point out strength already have with speaker
b) Point out area can further improve
c) Encourage speaker continue their assignment by incorporate improvement area shared

6) Club President invites feedback/comment from new members. This is good approach as it creates opportunity for them to speaker up if they have not ready take part in the meeting roles.

C) Other good practices
1) Each Role Player assigned Silent Evaluator. Good practice for role players to learn and earn credit towards Competent Leadership Award.

2) The Best Table Topics Award" voting by everyone, this encourage everyone to speak and practice in table topics session.

Overall rating by Area Governor: "Exceptional Meeting" rating.








More photos can view here.

Perak Trip: Joint Installation Dinner at Ipoh

19-July-2008 Division Council was invited to Joint Installation Dinner at Perak.

Officers attended the event were:
· Division Governor, Tan Chia Lih, DTM
· Immediate Past Division Governor,Yoon Peng Yew,ACS,CL
· S1 Area Governor, Praba, CTM
· S2 Area Governor, Ong Kok Cheng , CL
· S3 Area Governor, Cheah Ee Liang, CC, CL
· S6 Area Governor, Johnson Tang, CC, CL (myself)

This was the first time I won two lucky draw in one event. Just unbelievable!
Chia Lih also won a hamper.

More photos prepared by OC Chen Kar Mun, can view from below link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30712564@N07/

How to pay due renewal online?

Fellow Club Officers,

Would like to share some guidelines on how to submit due renewal online.

Download your copy of guide here. (1.3MB)

Area S6 DCP Report as at 19-Sep-2008

Fellow Toastmasters,


Just two months plus in office, clubs in our area are progressive well in DCP achievement.
Congratulation to early achievers below:


Dell Penang Toastmasters Club
1 point for CL Award achieved by Christopher Choong, CC, CL
1 point for October renewal submission by Treasurer Lai York Keong


MCA Bukit Gelugor Toastmasters Club
1 point for CL Award achieved by Sunny Foo, CC, CL



Details report published by Toastmasters International can view as below.

Area Governor Club Visit Sharing #1

Fellow Toastmasters,

This is my club visit sharing.
Should you find the practices useful to your club, just implement it!

Club: Seberang Jaya Toastmasters Club
Venue: Safira Country Club, Seberang Jaya
Date: 16-Sep-2008 8PM

1) Meeting setup:

a) U-shape table/chair layout -> good layout, eveyone can see the stage clearly, table available for writing/taking notes while learning

b) Display Guests' name on whiteboard -> good approach, guests felt welcome in the new environment and other may not wrongly spell guests' name

c) Display club banner & toastmasters club mission on stage

2) Program agenda:

a) Roll call when meeting start -> good approach, it served as ice breaker to the meeting and everyone knows who-do-what

b) Table Topics Session with variety of topics -> good topics mixed, both easy and tough topics, to cater for guest and senior members

c) Prepared Speech receiving proper evaluation -> Speech Evaluator explain well on evaluation, which part is good, quote the speech part and explain why that part is important in speech delivery.


Average example: Excellent speech because speaker has good hand gestures, good vocal variety. Good title selected........

Excellent example: Excellent speech because speaker has good hand gestures (explain what is the strength)
He opened his hand while explaining the size of elephant (quote which part of the speech is good)
This help audience to visualise the message explain giant size of elephant (explain why the strength is important in the speech)

3) Other good practices:

a) Induct new member within first or second meeting as soon as application form submitted. Mentor also assigned immediately to provide personal guidance to new member.

b) "The Best Table Topics Award" voting by everyone, this encourage everyone to speak and practice in table topics session.


Overall rating by Area Governor: "Exceptional Meeting" rating.







Other photos can get from here.

Renewal Notice Alert!

Some FAQ and useful tips regarding due renewal.

DISTRICT 51 NEWSLETTER “COURAGE 51” is published

Fellow Toastmasters,


The first issue of District 51 newsletter “Courage 51” is available now.
Download your copy here. (3.6MB)








Congratulations to clubs and area achievement in 2007/2008.






President's Distinguished Area Award won by Area S6 leaded by Area Governor, Christopher Choong, CC, CL.
















President's Distinguished Club Award won by:

1) Seberang Jaya Club leaded by President Erik Ooi, ATM-B, CL
2) Dell Penang Club leaded by President Johnson Tang, CC, CL















Select Distinguished Club Award won by MCA Bukit Gelugor Club leaded by President Pathma Priya, CC, CL

Announcement: D51 "MEMBERSHIP DOSE" Campaign

Fellow Toastmasters:

Exciting news to share!!

1) Every NEW member who joins between 1st to 30th September 08
---> will receive a Toastmasters Pin









2) Every member who sponsors a minimum of 3 new members (1st to 30th Sept)
---> will receive Toastmasters USD10 Voucher








Click to enlarge the campaign poster for better viewing.
















Refer District 51 website to learn more.

Please share this exciting news to your club members.

Congratulations to the Area Winners!

Joint Area Contests successfully conducted today.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Thank you to the committee members for put up a successful show today.









Area S6
Humorous Speech Contest Winner
1) Jessica Ho (Dell Penang Toastmasters Club)
2) Seanz Cham Kok San (Seberang Jaya Toastmasters Club)

















Evaluation Speech Contest Winner
1) Jessica Ho (Dell Penang Toastmasters Club)
2) Chuang Kuang Han (MCA Bukit Gelugor Toastmasters Club)



















Area S3
Humorous Speech Contest Winner
1) Muthukumaran (Penang Advanced Toastmasters Club)
2) Joanne Tan (Gurney Toastmasters Club)


















Evaluation Speech Contest Winner
1) Christopher Choong (Penang Advanced Toastmasters Club)
2) James Leong (Gurney Toastmasters Club)



























S3 & S6 Joint Area Contest Committee:

Organizing Chair - H'ng Siew Lee, CC, CL
Emcee - Tan Poh Ai, CC
Contest Chair (Humorous) - Pauline Sia, ACS
Contest Chair (Evaluation) - Rathiga R, ACB, CL
Chief Judge - SH Lim, ACS, CL
Timer Keeper 1 - Muhamad Nazir, CL
Timer Keeper 2 - Ooi Eng Ling
Tally Counter 1 - Siti Sharifah, ACB, CL
Tally Counter 2 - Chin Kin Ngen
Publicity Manager - Eric Yeoh, CC, CL
Registration 1 - Lilian Teh, ACS, ALS
Registration 2 - Yeoh Hui Kiang
Chief SAA - Lim Khee Seong, CC, CL
SAA 1 - Ong Wai Yeong, CTM, CL
SAA 2 - Tan Pei Yin
Prizes/souvenir - David Choo
Certificate - Chan Bien Chye
Photographer - Dylan
F&B - Cheah Ee Liang, CC, CL
Venue - Johnson Tang, CC, CL