How To Say It Right!

Dear members,

Have you ever wonder, how can you communicate effectively or engage in conversation with others by ensuring that the message that you pass to is always audible to your audience?

Metropolitan Bilingual Toastmasters Club is organizing a workshop on "How to Speak English with Confidence" whose the trainer is none other than Miss. Lily Fu.  Lily Fu holds a Master in Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) from University Malaya, An Associate Diploma in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL) from Trinity College, London and a Certificate in TESOL from Sheffield Hallan University, UK.  She is also a professional trainer certified by IPMA, UK, an associate consultant with QUEST LEARNING Sdn Bhd and a certified trainer in Tourism English.

So, what will you learn in this workshop?

At this interactive workshop, you will be introduce to the basic IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)- a powerful tool that can help to make a difference everytime you speak. Thus, learning how to pronounce the words correctly, improve your enunciation, boost your speaking confidence, and enhance your professional image.

Do Sign up ASAP, as opportunity such as this doesn't come often. For more details about the venue, fee  and the workshop date is stated below:

Where?
Date: Tuesday, 6th March 2012
Time: 7.00pm - 10.00 p.m
Organizer: Metropolitan Bilingual Toastmasters Club
Venue : Level 2, Wisma WIM 7, Jalan Abang Haji Gopeng
              Taman Tun Dr Ismail
              60000 Kuala Lumpur

How much?
RM 10.00 per pax for TM Only

RM 15:00 per pax for Members of the Public.

If you have any enquiries, purchase or reservation of tickets, please contact Henry Fu (012-3023088) or email him

Morning walk/jog Bukit Kiara Park

Dear members,

Shall we meet up for a morning walk this Saturday 3 March 2012 at Bukit Kiara Park? Let's meet 7.30 am! 

For some of us who have signed up for the Brooks Marathon on 11 March 2012, this would be a great opportunity to start training!

We can go for breakfast at nearby TTDI square after the walk! 

Let me know if you're joining us and we can arrange to meet at the foot of Bukit Kiara Park!

International & Table Topic Speech Contest

It was a truly amazing and enjoyable contest with courages and experience contestants from D'Utama Toastmaster Club competing against themselves to represent the club for annual International Speech & Table Topic Contest for the term 2011/2012. The purpose of this contest is to allow the members to gain impromptu experience in a contest and also to promote the club to the guests around the Klang Valley region. It was a big turnout from our members & guest this year. The whole room was fulfill with laughter and joy while our contestants are sharing their wonderful and interesting stories.  We have 5 contestants for the International Speech & 8 contestant for the Table Topic Contest.


CONTESTANTS -
INTERNATIONAL SPEECH : 

1. Johnson Yike
2. Alex Tan
3. Steven Lai
4. Hoo Sze Ling
5. Henry Fu

TABLE TOPIC:

1. Henry Fu
2. Chu Shi Wei
3. Joseph Tham
4. Marcus Loi
5. Hoo Sze Ling
6. Billy
7. Alex Tan
8. Johnson Yike

I must said a big thank you to our organizing chair, Steven Lai for organize such a successful contest. Credit also given to all the role players and Our Chief Judge, Ng Lay Theng, and her judges team who play a very important part in this contest...



Humorous Speech Contest: 
1st - Steven Lai
2nd – Hoo Sze Ling
3rd - Alex Tan

Table Topic Contest: 
1st – Johnson Yike
2nd – Hoo Sze Ling
3rd - Chu Shi Wei

Well done! Congratulations to all the winners and participants. And we hope everyone have gained valuable experience by participating and witnessing the contests.

Do come and support our president Steven Lai and Johnson Yike for the next competition which is going to held at Larfarge Uptown on 10th March 2012. Details as below:

Date: 10th March 2012 (Saturday)

Time: 1.00pm - 1.30pm (Registration & Light Lunch)
          1:30pm - 2.00pm (Contestants & Judges Briefing)
          2.00pm                (Contest proper)

Venue: Larfarge Malayan Cement Bhd Corporate Office,
             Leve 12,  Bangunan TH Uptown 3,
             No. 3, Jalan SS21/39, Damasara Utama,
             47400 Petaling Jaya

Fees : RM 10 for non-participating members/ guests.

Contact: Area B4 Governor Gan Teong Hock


Written by Joseph

How D’Utama Toastmasters Club celebrates Lunar New Year

If you didn’t already know, fellowship is the cornerstone of what makes D’Utama Toastmasters Club an awesome club! Going beyond making speeches and evaluations, we always have an excuse to meet up and have fun! Here’s how we celebrate the Lunar New Year this year!

1. Get a former member to hold an Open House


Yap Bell Xun, treasurer for the term 2010/2011 moved to Australia last year and returned for a short holiday. So we manhandled him to throw an Open House for us on the second day of the Lunar New Year! His sister, Ying Shuen is the current secretary for the club so they had no excuse not to invite us!

2. Get invited to a Past President’s House


On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Past President Calvin Lim welcomed us to his house, force-feeding us with noodles and super hot chilli, supplemented with free flow of soft drinks. We were spoilt beyond belief!

3. Show up at the current President’s house


On the seventh day, President Steven Lai invited us to his house for the Lunar New Year celebrations. He and his lovely wife served up noodles, spring rolls and red bean soup. Not only did we go for second rounds, we went for thirds and fourths, while catching up and trading stories.

There was no better way to usher in the Year of the Water Dragon! Here’s to many more fellowship activities!


Reported by
Hoo Sze Ling, ACB
Vice-President Membership 2011/2012

The Mizuno Wave Run

On 15 January 2012, some members of the D'Utama Toastmasters Club signed up for the Mizuno Wave Runat UPM. Shi Wei, Sze Ling, Jonathan and Levin decided to try a new way of rocking a Sunday morning! Levin reports on how the going for the 10km was like!

Some of the D'Utama Toastmasters pose with other runners at the end of the Mizuno Wave Run

"On January 15, 2012 I joined my first run in more than 10 years, the Mizuno Wave 10km run. The men’s run started 10 minutes after the women’s. Once the announcer gave the green light, I was pumped with excitement and adrenaline. For the first 10 minutes, I managed to keep running before I had to slow down. As the many runners went past me, to my surprise I saw a couple strolling along with their baby. I thought myself how embarrassing it would be to outrun by a baby. I continued to pick up my pace but somehow one way or another, the baby was always ahead of me throughout the entire run.

Finally after the 3km, I reached the first checkpoint where I enjoyed a quick sip of Mountain Dew. Despite being tired, I continued on, not stopping for breaks. Not seeing the runners from my party, I thought I must be far behind, so I was determined to catch up. When I reached my second checkpoint, one of the guides keep showing the number 6, I was surprised that I managed to reach 6km faster than I expected to.

After the second checkpoint, the third checkpoint seemed like it was just around the next corner. So I kept on running and hopping to catch a glimpse of the finish line. As I approached the end, the final leg of the run involved running up a hill. But because it was so close to end, I did not want to stop for a break. Finally after a 1 hour 27 minutes 42 seconds, I crossed the finish line. Even though running is not exactly my favourite thing to do, I am glad I signed up for this. I would like to thank Jonathan Moh and Hoo Sze Ling for nudging me to sign up, where else before I was lamenting at how I allowed them to convince me into signing!"

(Photograph provided courtesy of Sharon Chrisdee)