Toastmasters web site will be down Feb 10th 1030pm Malaysian Time

The TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL Web site Will be Down!
February 10, 2009
The entire Toastmasters Web site will be inactive Tuesday, February 10, 2009, from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time), for upgrades and maintenance.
Malaysian Time FEBRUARY 10th 10:30p.m. to 12p.m.

We appreciate your patience during this process and on behald of TI WHQ, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your club.

Calling for 2009/2010 Nominations

District 51 Calling for 2009/2010 nominations
District 51 will soon call for NominationsNominate yourself or others for leadership roles in District 51!All District 51 Toastmasters in good standing, from clubs in good standing, are entitled to nominate themselves and others to positions that serve Toastmasters across District 51.
Gain leadership experience.· Make new Toastmaster friends outside your home club.· Satisfy requirements for the Advanced Leader Silver award (see below).
Do not be shy about nominating yourself; stepping forward to fill a role indicates personal interest and is an admirable offer of service to the district. You may also nominate one or more other Toastmasters for particular roles.

District Officer Mission, Purpose and Qualifications
THE MISSION OF THE DISTRICT
The mission of the district is to enhance the performance andextend the network of clubs, thereby offering greater numbersof people the opportunity to benefit from the Toastmasterseducational program by:□ Focusing on the critical success factors as specified bythe district educational and membership goals.□ Ensuring that each club effectively fulfills its responsibilitiesto its members.□ Providing effective training and leadership developmentopportunities for club and district officers.
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL VISION
Toastmasters International empowers people to achieve theirfull potential and realize their dreams. Through our memberclubs, people throughout the world can improve theircommunication and leadership skills, giving them the courageto change.
The mission/purpose and qualifications of each elected officer as follows:
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Mission/PurposeAs the district's chief executive officer, directs the district in away which fosters strong clubs; produces maximum growth ineducation completions, club and membership; and isconsistent with the interests of members of ToastmastersInternational. Responsible for motivating the district toachieve Distinguished District. Achieves the mission of thedistrict in a manner which motivates volunteer leaders andpromotes a standard of excellence in all district activities.
Qualifications.
At the time of taking office, the district governor shall haveserved at least six (6) consecutive months as a club presidentand at least twelve (12) consecutive months as a lt. governoror division governor or a combination thereof and must be amember in good standing of a Toastmasters club in goodstanding..
LT. GOVERNOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Mission/Purpose Under the guidance of the district governor, strives to haveevery club and each member reap the benefits of theToastmasters educational program and to have every clubbecome a Distinguished Club. Responsible for achievingDistinguished District goals for CCS, ACS and DistinguishedClubs. Provides direction and counsel todivision governors, area governors, and club officers on theeducational opportunities in Toastmasters. Responsible forthe design and conduct of successful district trainingprograms, conferences, and other district educational events.
Qualifications (at the time of taking office)
The lt. governor education and training shall have served atleast six (6) consecutive months as a club president and atleast twelve (12) consecutive months as a lt. governor,division governor, or an area governor, or a combinationthereof and must be a member in good standing of aToastmasters club in good standing..
LT. GOVERNOR MARKETING
Mission/Purpose Under guidance of the district governor, makes the benefits ofToastmasters membership available to greater numbers ofpeople. Plans, develops, implements, and directs short-termand long-term district marketing objectives. Develops anddirects programs for new club development, club rescueefforts, club membership promotion, and membershipretention. Responsible for achieving Distinguished Districtgoals for membership and club growth. Promotes standards ofservice to the member and to the club.
Qualifications (at the time of taking office)
The lt. governor marketing shall have served for at least six(6) consecutive months as a club president and at least twelve(12) consecutive months as a lt. governor, a division governor,or as an area governor, or a combination thereof and must be amember in good standing of a Toastmasters club in goodstanding..
DIVISION GOVERNOR
Mission/Purpose Achieves the mission of the district within the division,accomplishing district goals in membership building andretention, club extension, and educational accomplishments.Ensures that each club realizes its mission and fulfills itsresponsibilities to its members. Responsible for achievingDistinguished Division Program goals and for ensuring thatareas and clubs within the division achieve Distinguishedstatus. Serves the division clubs by providing district supportand resources through the area governors.
Qualifications (at the time of taking office)
A division governor shall have served at least six (6)consecutive months as a member of a district council (e.g.,club president, vice president education, area governor, districtsecretary, district treasurer) and must be a member in goodstanding of a Toastmasters club in good standing.
AREA GOVERNOR
Mission/Purpose Provides district contact, support, and assistance to the club sothat it may achieve the club mission and fulfill itsresponsibilities to its members. Helps clubs by keeping inregular contact with club presidents in the area and by visitingeach club at least twice during the year. Is responsible forachieving Distinguished Area Program goals and for ensuringthat each area club is a Distinguished Club.
Qualifications (at the time of taking office) Insofar as practicable, an area governor should have served asa member of a district council (e.g., club president, vicepresident education, or district officer) and must be a memberin good standing of a Toastmasters club in good standing.

*Note that offices satisfying a requirement for the Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) award are District Governor, Lt.Governor Marketing, Lt. Governor Education and Training, Public Relations Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, Division Governor, and Area Governor.

Toastmasters April 2009 Dues Renewals

Club Officers:
Please Look For Your Renewal Invoice in Your E-Mail Inbox!

Toastmasters International in their effort to focus on environmental concerns, will send the upcoming April 2009 member dues renewal invoice via email rather than through the postal service, an effort to provide first-rate service to members with environmental stewardship.

• Club officers and members will benefit from this change in several ways:
  
• Renewal invoices will be delivered faster and more efficiently.
  
• E-mail delivery is cost-effective, saving the organization (and its members) from unnecessary spending.
  
• Delivery by e-mail is more convenient for many members.
  

Club officers, please look for the April 2009 dues renewal invoice in your e-mail inbox the first week of March. Remember, member renewals are due by April 1, 2009.

Club officers will be able to submit renewals online through the Club Business login: www.toastmasters.org/clubbusiness starting the first week of March.

Speech Contest Rulebook 2009

It's Contest season and once again I wished you all a great learning opportunity as well as exercising the clubs right in having equal representation for the division and eventually district final...

I am attaching here with the SPEECH CONTEST RULEBOOK 2009 in soft copy format for your perusal.

Toastmasters Speech Contest Rulebook 2009 (Click on it)

Area Report of Club Visit

Conducting an effective club visit
Part of the district’s mission is to ensure every club fulfills its responsibilities to its members. To achieve this, the district must establish and maintain positive, supportive relationships with each club.
To this the Area Governors play a critical role in preserving this relationship through club visits, which are required twice a year and should take place between July 1 – October 31 and again from January 1 – April 30.
Submit the Area Report of Club Visit form online by following the link below.

Club Visit Form

A copy of the form will automatically be sent to your district leaders and the club president. Reports are due twice a year. Deadlines are November 30 and May 31.

David Brooks Magic Moment 1990 WCPS

Magic Moments 1 & 2
By David Brooks - WCPS 1990 Champion

Want a better speech? Start with better parts.
Learn what all great speakers know: the greatest speeches are built on a foundation of magic moments. Watch and learn from Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking finalists who demonstrate dozens of specialized speaking skills.

This two-volume set of DVDs features Magic Moments 1, the best-selling educational program ever recorded at a Toastmasters International convention, as it was recorded live at the 2001 convention in Anaheim, California. It also features the equally popular follow-up program, Magic Moments 2, which was recorded live at the 2004 convention in Reno, Nevada.

In these two video disks, you can learn by watching superlative examples of such critical skills as gestures and body language, rhythm and momentum, repetition and restatement, theme development and reinforcement, and movement and staging. In addition, you will see how the masters use natural humor, crisp writing, and personal stories to make their messages memorable.

Click on name to order ~ DavidBrooks

District annual convention promotional rate of RM400

Promotional Rate for

District 51 2009 Kuching April Annual Convention Fee

RM400 for 10 pax / RM 450 for single pax

Promotion valid until 28 February 2009

**Convention package includes convention kit, welcome dinner, 2 lunches, workshops, tea breaks, banquet dinner and speech contests.**

Payment by cheque must be made to
Elenawati Yeap binti Abdullah
CIMB Account Jalan Satok Kuching 110 500 150 64 052
Contact No.:+6 012 8865470 Fax No.: +6 082 459816

Agenda - DAY 1: FRIDAY 17th, APRIL 2009
8.00am Registration Starts
11.00am - 1.00pm District ExCo Meeting
1.00pm - 2.00pm District ExCo Lunch
2.00pm - 4.30pm District Council Meeting
4.30pm - 5.00pm Refreshments
5.00pm - 6.00pm • Mandarin Meetings• Pidato Meetings
6.00pm - 6.30pm • Contestant Briefing and Balloting (Run Offs)
• Judges & Role Players Briefing (Run Offs)
7.30pm - 11.30pm Welcome Night

DAY 2: SATURDAY 18th, APRIL 2009
7.00am District Governor’s Breakfast
8.00am Opening Ceremony - Chief Minister of Sarawak
10.00am - 10.30am Refreshments
10.30am - 11.30am Plenary Session
11.30am - 1.00pm • Table Topics Contest Run Off A• Table Topics Contest Run Off B• Mandarin Table Topics Contest
1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch
2.00pm - 3.30pm • International Speech Contest Run Off A• International Speech Contest Run Off B• Mandarin International Speech Contest
3.30pm - 4.00pm Refreshments
4.00pm - 4.45pm Concurrent Workshops 1, 2 & 3 (2 English & 1 Mandarin)
4.45pm - 5.30pm Concurrent Workshops 4, 5 & 6 (2 English & 1 Mandarin)
5.30pm - 6.00pm • Contestant Briefing and Balloting (Finals)• Judges & Role Players Briefing (Finals)
7.30pm - 11.30pm Installation Banquet and Awards Presentation

DAY 3: SUNDAY 19th, APRIL 2009
8.30am - 9.30am Table Topics Contest
9.30am - 10.00am Refreshments
10.00am - 11.30am International Speech Contests
11.30am - 12.00pm Certificate Presentation and Results Announcement
12.00pm - 1.00pm Closing Ceremony
1.00pm - 2.00pm Farewell Lunch
2.00pm - 4.00pm Incoming District Officers Training
4.00pm - 4.30pm Refreshments

Venue - Riverside Majestic Hotel -Formerly known as Riverside Crowne Plaza
Strategically located in the heart of Kuching's entertainment, dining, shopping and business district, Riverside Majestic Hotel is 20 minutes from the Kuching International Airport and minutes away from the city's major tourist attractions. Overlooking the historical Fort Margherita across the Sarawak River, it commands a panoramic view of the city and the Kuching Waterfront; and is adjacent to a 5-storey shopping podium with a Cineplex and bowling alleys.
From Kuching International Airport (KIA)
Distance: 10 KM / 6.21 MI South West to Hotel
Taxi Charge (one way): MYR18.00 (MYR) Time by taxi: 15-20 minutes

For hotel rates and adjacent hotels : Click on this link
http://kuching2009.com/docs/hotel_rates.pdf

39 clubs with at least 05 DCP points

As of January 24th 2009 club performance updates for Distritc 51, 39 clubs have achieved at least 05 DCP points (requirement to be recognised as Distinguished club and beyond).
Once these clubs submit their renewal dues for more than 20 members or an increase of 05 members from their club base (beginning July 01st 2008), they will be certain to be awarded with the Distinguished, Select or the Prestigious President's Distinguished Club Status.

(click on the chart to enlarge graphic)

District 51 wishes Toastmasters Happy Chinese New Year

District 51 wishes all Toastmasters members

the world over especially in

District 51 -Brunei, Indonesia & Malaysia

Happy Chinese New Year!

Xin Nian Kuai Le!!!

Toastmasters : The Courage to Conquer

District 51 Toastmasters Newsletter - 2nd Edition

District 51 newsletter "COURAGE 51 "EPISODE 2" IS NOW OUT....

Among the write-ups, you will find messages from our district governor Joseph Gomez, DTM as well as many educational and members experiences...

• DNAR International director Poh Kim Siong, DTM shares his thoughts on leadership and contest judging.
• District 51 2008 Table Topics Contest Champion Marianna Pascal.
• Want to relive the magic of Bali 2008 and find out why you should go to the next convention in Kuching?
• Special report on Speechcraft from our versatile District Treasurer, Lim Kah Hong, DTM.
• Toastmasters -a journey of learning and unlearning by Kiang Faang Pyng, DTM.
• Gavel club program by June Lim, Area N3 Governor.

We are also honoring a list of members who have excelled in their education goals and membership recruitment this term.

Find out more on who are the outstanding Toastmasters that were honored in Bali November 2008 district convention.

Click on to link below to view the online newsletter :
http://www.tmdistrict51.org/material/courage51_second_edition.pdf

Comments & Feedbacks are most welcome....

Educational awards achievement

District 51 educational awards achievements.

Breakdown into months beginning the term

July 2008 to currently January 2009 as of 19th Jan 2009.

How to start & conduct a Speechcraft!

Definition of Speechcraft

• Speechcraft is a program designed to teach non-members public speaking skills.
  
• Speechcraft brings prospective new members into your club to see, first-hand, what Toastmasters is all about.
  
• Participants should be charged for program

Speechcraft Materials - Order from TI WHQ

• Speechcraft Starter Kit Item 205
  
• Member Price USD20 per kit
  
• Contains 3 Coordinator Guides
  
• 5 Speech crafters book # 204H
  (extras can be purchase at USD2.50)
  
• 5 Participants certificate # 261
  

For more information in conducting a speechcraft for your club, please contact your area governor or division governor as well as the district top trio.

Important update from WHQ

Greetings club Leaders,

Recently, an email from one of the member from a district in North America has been distributed to clubs and district leaders throughout the world requesting that they provide Nigel Reed with updated contact/meeting information for each club, with the intention of plotting this information on Google Maps.

Toastmasters International is currently in the process of investigating this matter. In the interim, it is important that you know that the email that has been circulated by Mr. Reed is not an official e-mail from Toastmasters International and TI WHQ do not endorse it.

TI WHQ recommend that you and your clubs do not reply to the e-mail or provide Mr. Reed with any club contact information. It is important that Toastmasters International have current contact information for each club on file.
Please direct your clubs to the club business section of the Toastmasters International Web site in order to update club information. https://ecommerce.toastmasters.org/ecommerce/timssnet_new/timssnet/login/tnt_login.cfm

Toastmasters: The Courage to Conquer!

Positively Toastmasters!

Starting 5th January 2009 which is today , our courageous Toastmasters from Speakers Dream Toastmasters will be on Air between 6.45 am to 7.00 am on RTM2 being Interviewed by Wan Zaleha Radzi in a programme entitled 'Positively AM' .
The Toastmasters are Loghandran, Celine Teh and Ong Siew Chien.
This will be aired daily for about two weeks together with other speakers.
These are motivational topics.

As advised by our District most awarded speaker -
Loghandran Krishnasamy
World Award Winner in Public Speaking

Submission of New Members, Educational awards etc is now on!

Toastmasters International has successfully completed its annual inventory process and the submission of Educational awards such as Competent Communicator, Advanced Communicator and Competent Leaders, Registration and payment of new members and renewals of members are now available online.....

NOTE * However, Reinstated, transfer and dual members cannot be submitted online. Please Fax to World Headquarters at +1-949-858-1207.

Thank You!

Toastmasters: The Courage to Conquer.

Toastmasters - Never Shy to Embrace Dreams

While we worry and be concerned about the global financial slowdown, the news of job cuts and the current rainy season, remember that many people in this world are worse off than we’ll ever be.

But unless we take a moment to see things in perspective, we will be doing ourselves, and those around us, an enormous wrong - namely, to develop a distorted view of reality.

Whenever life throws you a curve ball, just remember all those times when it went easy on you, too.
Without the curves, you wouldn’t appreciate the pitches that enabled you to hit one out of the park.
Without the rain, we might not know to pack our bags hurriedly and head for the beach on a sunny day.
Without sickness, what would good health really mean to us?

The bad things in life really do help us to appreciate better of the good things. So we should not merely count our blessings.

We should be thankful for the falls we’ve experienced on life’s dance floor.
Without them, we could never have learned how to dance.
And in those most difficult of times when the dance music actually stops and the silence is out of your control, brace yourself and hold on to the floor.
Life’s band members are just taking a break to see if you are truly appreciative of their music. Just stay out there on the dance floor for the next song.

A toastmaster, never shy to embrace Dream, tells us that just holding on is a virtue. That next song will be played for you. It will come. Continue your Journey, participate and practice your presentation skills in your coming club meeting, achieve that dreams of completing your Competent Communicator, Advanced Communicator and beyond.
You have an another half of the term as we usher into the New Year 2009!

May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future.
I take this opportunity wishing you and all at home and loved ones,
a very Blessed and Wonderful Christmas and a Great New Year 2009.

Ritchie
D51 LGET 2008/2009

Non availability of New Members, renewals & educational awards facilities

As part of TI`s annual inventory process, adding new members, paying renewals or
submitting education awards will not be available until January 06th 2009 -Saturday Brunei/Indonesia/Malaysia time.

Submit application and dues/fees for my club’s new Member(s)Reinstated, transfer and dual members cannot be submitted online. Please fax or mail them with payment to World Headquarters. NOT AVAILABLE

Pay Dues for my club’s membersSubmit payment for renewing member(s) and new members added online but not yet paid. NOT AVAILABLE

Apply for educational award(s) for my club membersSubmit award applications here. NOT AVAILABLE

Please refer to my earlier posting on the same topic. :-
http://ritchierc.blogspot.com/2008/11/world-headquarters-inventory-time.html

Division Performance as of Dec 19th 2008

Click on Chart to enlarge.

Division A, E, M, I, B, P & C have all achieved more than 50% of membership renewal goals while the District achieved 49.95%.

Division D met its' CC's Goal with Division H, E & I surpassed 50% of their Division CC's Goal above the district achievement of 39.47% at the moment.

Division I met its' AC's Goal with Division J, E & K surpassed 50% and higher than District achievement of 51.06%.

Division I & E surpassed 50% of their Division Leadership awards goals such as Competent Leader (CL), Advanced Leader (ALB,ALS) and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). District achieved a low 31% on the leadership awards.

Toastmasters Website down / inactive December 20th 2008

The Toastmasters International Web site Will be Down! December 20, 2008

The entire Toastmasters Web site will be inactive Saturday, December 20, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), for upgrades and maintenance.
Sunday, December 21st from 12am to 8am (Malaysian time)
Toastmasters International world headquarters appreciate your patience during this process and they sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that may cause you.

On behalf of Toastmasters International and District 51, We wish you a joyful holiday season and a very happy new year!

Area & Division Contest 2009

Greetings and salutations fellow Toastmasters!

Its' coming to the year end and with your club final meeting for the year, TLI training for club officers and interested members, Christmas and New Year's celebration including school opening in less than 03 weeks, surely you will be very occupied among other things in your calendar.

Contest for 2009! Plan on competing in, volunteering for, or attending District 51's upcoming Area & Division International Speech and Table Topics Contests this 2009.
See Toastmasters International 2009 Speech Contest Rule Book.

Toastmasters speech contests have three main purposes:
1) to provide an opportunity for proficient speakers and those Toastmasters who are interested in competitive speaking to gain contest experience;
2) to provide an interesting educational program for Toastmasters and the general public (contests can create a community awareness of the opportunities in the Toastmasters program); and
3) to provide an opportunity to those Toastmasters who are not participating in the the contest to learn by observing proficient speakers. They are also a great way to meet other Toastmasters outside of your club, to see the "bigger" picture and scope of Toastmasters, and above all - have fun!

Each of these contests begins with competitions at the club level.

Club winners compete at the local Area Contest.

Area Contest winners compete at the local Division Contests.

Division Contest winners will compete at the District April 2009 Annual convention in Kuching, Sarawak.

District International Speech contest winner compete at the Interdistrict contest in August 2009 in Foxwoods, Connecticut,USA.

Winner of the Interdistrict International Speech Contest will go on to represent the District not assigned to Region (DNAR) at the World Championship of Public Speaking (WCPS) Finals on August 15th 2009.

Contestant EligibilityIn general, to be eligible for any contest, a contestant must be a member in good standing of a club in good standing (dues current). If a member belongs to more than one club, the member may enter the club contest for each club where he/she maintains good standing. However, a contestant may not represent more than one club at the Area level, even if the clubs are in different Areas or Divisions. District officers may not compete in any contest.For the International Speech Contest, the contestant must have completed six speech projects from the basic Communication and Leadership Program manual.

For Areas with 4 assigned clubs or less, District 51 will allow the 2 highest placed contestants from each Club to compete in the Area Contest.
For Divisions with 4 assigned areas or less, District 51 will allow 2 highest placed contestants from each Area to compete in the Division Contest.

An updated copy of the 2009 Speech Contest Rulebook was recently sent to the club President. If you are unable to locate your club's, new copies may be purchased from Toastmasters International.

See the link below:Speech Contest Manual - Item #1173

Division performance as of December 12th 2008

Click on the Chart above to enlarge.

• Division D has surpassed the CC's Goal.
• Div I has surpassed the AC's Goal.
• Division A achieved 61.94% of the Membership renewals goal for the term~highest so far.

Please feel free to comment and seek clarification if needed. Keep well everyone!

Radio Interview on Toastmasters 16th Dec 11AM

Click to listen live ~ http://www.bfm.com.my/assets/media/bfmfeed.html

Our District Governor Joseph Gomez, DTM will be live on air in one of the local radio station here in Kuala Lumpur on 16th December 2008 Tuesday 11am to present information about Toastmasters and to discuss on some of the common mistakes that we make in regards to Public speaking and presentation and what can we do to correct them.

It will be at BFM 89.9, Malaysia's First Business Radio Station.
BFM is a 24 hour radio station focused on business news and topics. Think of CNBC or The Edge but on radio. Core programmes include latest business news and stock market reports from Malaysia and other financial centres as well as interviews with business personalities, financial analysts, entrepreneurs, technologists and marketers. BFM also offers business education programmes spanning areas like marketing, finance, technology and business productivity to raise the business proficiency of the Malaysian public.BFM targets business executives, finance professionals and the investing public. There is no specific age target as the business audience spans all adult age groups. It is their interest in business that defines the listenership, not their age.

Am back!

Dear Friends in Toastmasters,

My apologies for not updating the site for the last 8 days as I was back in hometown KK to be with my wife and family as my mother in-law was called home to be with the Lord on the 8th December. It's been a week of Rosary prayers.

I am now back and shall update the performances hopefully by the next two days latest.

God Bless......

Division Performance for District 51 as of Dec 05th 2008

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Toastmasters :The Courage to Conquer

Educational Goal achievements by Division

District 51 Educational achievement by division ~ 14 division in total.....as of November 27th 2008 report.
COMPETENT COMMUNICATOR ~
Division D is leading after achieving its division CC's goal...... Division I is leading in the ADVANCED COMMUNICATOR goal by surpassing their division target.....