Loghandran is No.2 in world public speaking contest

theSun Fri, 19 Sep 2008
WEB EDITION :: CityPlus
Loghandran is No.2 in world public speaking contestLIKE Cuban American singer Gloria Estefan’s hot dance number, ‘The Rhythm’s Gonna Get You’, Loghandran Krishnasamy , found his very own ‘rhythm’ to make the country proud when he emerged first runner-up in the 2008 World Championship of Public Speaking (WCPS) in Canada last month.
Backed by 15 years experience as a toastmaster, Loghandran presented his captivating speech entitled ‘Finding The Rhythm’ to win the hearts of a 1,600-strong international audience at the annual event in Calgary, Alberta, on Aug 26.
His crisp, clear words and cutting-edge stories stole the thunder from most of the other participants, including those from Ireland, England and Australia at the qualifying rounds, who spoke in their respective accents.
"Generally, Malaysians are articulate and pronounce words which are easily understood. This may be a plus point for them in winning public-speaking contests," the 54-year-old corporate financial training consultant said in a interview.
WCPS, organised by Toastmasters International, saw the participation of about 25,000 toastmasters from 92 countries in the event.
Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organisation which teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs.
Annually, over 230,000 members from 11,000 clubs across 92 countries participate in WCPS where competitors deliver a seven-minute speech, judged on core message, speech development, language and delivery techniques.
Currently, Malaysia has 321 active toastmasters clubs, with more than 55 situated in Selangor and Klang Valley.
Loghandran, whose home club is the Speaker’s Dream Toastmaster Club (Malaysia) District 51, described his achievement as the highest honour in the international contest ever achieved by any toastmaster at Asian level.
He also received a letter from the Prime Minister’s office, congratulating him on the achievement.
Asked what inspired him to use the theme, ‘Finding The Rhythm’ in his speech, Loghandran said he chose the theme after observing the lives of people "who have everything but are not happy".
The success in WCPS had given him full conviction that his story-writing skills won the public speaking championship, apart from delivery, he said.
"I will be taking the writing skills to theatre, book writing and movies in future," he said.
Loghandran said he had always pursued a world-class standard, adding that taking part in the WCPS was a confirmation that he had achieved the standard.
"I also have this conviction that we can domestically be driven to world class," said Loghandran who hails from Kuala Lumpur.
Loghandran has so far won other awards in public speaking, including the World Taped Speech champion and PAN Sea champion in 1993 and District Speech champion in 1998 and 2008. – Bernama
Updated: 12:29AM Fri, 19 Sep 2008

sourced taken from The SUN newspaper dated 19th September 2008

Division Humorous & Evaluation Contest Dates

By now , all clubs would have conducted their Club contest as well as participating in an area contest. Listed below are the dates of the division finals in our district, please contact your respective Division governor for the exact time and location.......

Please feel free to give your invaluable feedback and if there is any extra information.....

Division Division Humorous & Evaluation Final
Div A ~ Johor, Melaka 19th Oct ~ Sunday

Div B ~ Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, East Coast
18th Oct ~ Saturday Sunway College 2pm

Div C ~ Petaling Jaya
18th Oct ~ Saturday SEGI College USJ

Div D ~ Kuching
18th Oct ~ Saturday

Div E ~ Miri, Sibu , Bintulu
04th Oct ~ Saturday 1-6pm Dynasty Hotel

Div H ~ Medan, Riau
End October ~ T B A

Div I ~ Jakarta, Indonesia
25th Oct ~ Saturday

Div J ~ Jakarta, Indonesia
25th Oct ~ Saturday

Div K ~ Sabah, Brunei
26th Oct ~ Sunday / Sabah Hotel Sandakan 9am

Div M ~ Mandarin Clubs
Evaluation~13th Nov / Humorous 14th Nov

Div N ~ Penang, Kedah
25th Oct ~ Saturday 2~6pm Intel Penang

Div P ~ Kuala Lumpur
18th Oct ~ Saturday 1pm Menara TM

Div S ~ Perak, Penang
12th Oct ~ Sunday

Div W ~ Federal Territory KL
25th Oc t~ Saturday/ Women's Inst.Mgmt, Taman Tun

Contact Person of Division Governor
E~mail & Cellular Phone
Div A Bernard Wong, ATMG, CL
bwongtk@streamyx.com
016-702 2212

Div B Zaharah Ibrahim
zaharah_ac2@yahoo.com
019-385 4885

Div C KN Devan
inpro93@tm.net.my
012-320 8373

Div D Victor Foong
vshfoong@yahoo.com
013-801 2681

Div E Bobo Wong
bobowongt@yahoo.com
013~811 0323

Div H Sukiman Saragih
sake_eng@hotmail.com
6281-1638292

Div I Arlan Setiawan, ACG, ALB
arlansetiawan@yahoo.com
62 81 8339119

Div J Hariyanto, CTM CL
hari_tnl@yahoo.com
6281 2812 1126

Div K Annie Cheng
chenghg2003@yahoo.com
012-8381 725

Div M Paul Cho Pow Ngen, ACB
leongyow@streamyx.com
6012-681 4180

Div N Eddy Chew
ecbh@my-viridis.com
012 4908 285

Div P Dato' Dr. Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus
wanmdzin@gmail.com
019-351 3056

Div S Charles Tan Chia Lih, DTM
chialihtan@yahoo.com
012 4777 687

Div W Dr Sharon
drsharon@streamyx.com
012-2102 404

FIRST ISSUE OF DISTRICT 51 NEWSLETTER “COURAGE 51”

FIRST ISSUE OF DISTRICT 51 NEWSLETTER “COURAGE 51”

The first issue of District 51 newsletter “Courage 51” is out, simmering hot, from the oven.
In this issue, you can find

- D51 1st runner-up of WCPS, K.Loghandran , DTM

- exclusive interview with Chris Ford, DTM

- useful articles on speech contests from past district champions

- insights on how to tranform to a president’s distinguished club

- distinguished clubs/areas/divisions for the term 2007-2008

To read the newsletter, please download it from the district website at http://www.tmdistrict51.org .

Educational achievements and Goals

Please endeavour to complete your educational goal/s living to the District
theme of having 'The Courage to Conquer'.

We will monitor your personal achievements in achieving COMPETENT COMMUNICATOR or ADVANCED COMMUNICATOR as well as COMPETENT LEADER & ADVANCED LEADER, DTM and be rewarded with an engraved DISTRICT THEME PIN 2008/2009 -
Thru your Division/Areas (Size 2.5 cm x 2cm ~Green on silver background. The font has been made bold)

Educational Award ~ As of September 10th 2008
July 2008 CC - 28 AC - 21 CL/AL/DTM - 30
Aug 2008 CC - 27 AC - 09 CL/AL/DTM - 09
Sept 2008 CC - 13 AC - Nil CL/AL/DTM - 04
District Goal
Competent Communicator - CC ~ 494
Advanced Communicator - AC ~ 141
Leadership Award - CL, AL, DTM ~ 303

Double Trouble Updates September 07th 2008

Eight Essentials of Effective Speaking
___________________________
How to Speak With Humor, Substance, and Style


THIS SUNDAY ~ SEPTEMBER 07th 2008 at


VENUE : AUDITORIUM, PAN PAC HOTEL KL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT


TIME : 5 ~ 7 PM


TICKET : RM50
(Auditorium seats 184 only, please confirm by e~mail to Ritchierc@yahoo.com or SMS'es to Ritchie at 012~2939 272)



Humor, substance, and style: these are the big three in public speaking and David Brooks will show how each can be accomplished.

Participants can learn such critically important skills as how and why you should seek friendly faces in every audience, why you should write your speeches word for word, why you should know your rate of speech, how to bring life to your words with colorful images and examples, how to use six emotions to connect with any audience, why you should keep a personal story file, and how to get laughs even if you can’t tell a joke.

This program is packed with useful information and lots of laughs.

It also features audio clips from other World Champions as they elaborate on the points David makes.


~ David Brooks is an award-winning professional speaker and trainer who has taught more than 10,000 business professionals to speak and write clearly, concisely, and confidently.

For three consecutive years David was the top-rated trainer with an international seminar company, and he has spoken extensively across the U.S. and Canada, and in Puerto Rico, Ireland, Sweden, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Bahrain, Oman, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

In addition to his teaching, writing, and training skills, his skill as a public speaker has been even more prominently recognized. In 1990 he emerged from a field of more than 25,000 competitors to become the Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking.

Since then, he has taught, coached, and mentored six subsequent World Champions and dozens of finalists. He has been published in national magazines, and has appeared on nationwide television and radio broadcasts in the U.S., Canada, Taiwan, Oman and Tasmania. He was also once featured in a segment on National Public Radio.


In addition, District 51 will also be presenting to you the

2008 World Championship of Public Speaking Finalist and 1st runner~up winner in the recently concluded Toastmasters International 77th annual convention ~

LOGHANDRAN KRISHNASAMY, DTM.

You will able to witness Loghandran winning speech "Rhythm of Life" and hear his personal testimony of the sacrifices and preparation that he has put into the winning speech.


Call now or SMS 012-2939 272 your name, club name for your seat/s .


Sunday 07th September awaits you and your friends support.

Updates on Sunday Event ~ Double Trouble

Attention Toastmasters ~ Finalising final details......

For Sunday Double Trouble......David Brooks and Loghandran Special appearances.....

on Venue, Ticket and Flight Confirmation!!!!!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Real Soon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Double Trouble September 07th 2008 ~ Sunday

If you’re looking for a speaker who can persuade, inspire, and entertain... or, if you’re looking for a trainer who knows how to make learning fun...
...you just found him.

District 51 presenting World Champion of Public Speaking 1990

David Brooks, DTM

this coming Sunday 7th September 2008 5-7pm. (Within KLIA vicinity)

along with District 51 2008 World Championship Public Speaking 1st Runner-up

Loghandran Krishnasamy, DTM.

David Brook's is the author of The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters that will help anyone develop the presentation strategies and skills exemplified by the Master Presenters interviewed in this book, whether for a one-on-one presentation, a sales call, a talk to a small group, or a speech to an audience of a thousand or more. It is co-authored with Dr. Brad McRae, CSP, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Details to follow : Please reserve your seat/s thru District LGET Ritchie at Ritchierc@yahoo.com

or reply here at this posting.

More updates at this Blog by this afternoon ~ Friday 12pm.

D51 “MEMBERSHIP DOSE” CAMPAIGN

This campaign runs from 1st September to 30th September 2008.

The Objective of the Campaign is to promote Toastmasters and recruit as many new members possible while driving Clubs to achieve DCP Goals;

Rewards and recognition had been lined up as follows:

a) Every new member who joins in the month of Sept 08 will receive a Toastmasters International membership pin;

b) Every member who sponsors/recruits at least 3 new members in the month of Sept 08 will receive a COURAGEOUS token in the form of TI Voucher for USD10/-; ( Sponsor or Club Officer to advise LGM by 15Oct08 )

c)Every CLUB that achieves a minimum net growth of 8 members for the period Jul08-Sep08 will receive a COURAGEOUS token in the form of TI Voucher for USD20/-; ( Club President/VPE/VPM to advise LGM by 15Oct08 )

d) Every AREA that achieves a minimum net growth of 25 for the period Jul08-Sep08 will receive a COURAGEOUS token in the form of TI Voucher for USD30/-; ( Area Governor to advise LGM by 15Oct08)

e) Every DIVISION that achieves a minimum net growth of 100 for the period Jul08-Sep08 will receive a COURAGEOUS token in the form of TI Voucher for USD50/-; ( Division Governor to advise LGM by 15Oct08)

Rewards and Recognition in respect of this Campaign will be given upon
due verification from TI Database/records;

Please help blast this campaign to as many people as possible and create the
much needed awareness to grow the membership in D51. We should all work
towards making “Toastmasters” a household name in everyone’s life!

I appeal for all your help to promote this campaign and win the rewards
at the same time.

Drive with DETERMINATION , Create OPPORTUNITIES, SACRIFICE little time and effort & Flood ENTHUSIASM in chatting about Toastmasters to everyone you know and meet, at all occasions.

The simple TONIC of DOSE should take all of us to a greater D51 !

Should additional info or clarifications be required, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.


Humbly Yours

Thannimalai L CL, CC
LGM 2008/2009
Email : thanni6@gmail.com
HP : 012-4067074

October 1st Dues

You can now start renewing your club Dues Online Starting Sept. 5 2008.

By now, your club president should have received the dues renewal invoice from Toastmasters International. We encourage you to collect dues from all members as soon as possible, and to submit them online.

Even if the invoice hasn’t been received, club officers can access a list of members online.
Just log in to the Club Business section of the Web site. Due date: October 1 2008.

Any questions, e-mail renewals@toastmasters.org.

2008~2009 Membership Building Contest

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION JULY 01ST 2008 ~ JUNE 30TH 2009
Why Did You Join Toastmasters?

For most members it’s because someone invited them to a meeting.
What about you? Have you invited anyone to your club meeting lately?
Think of the people you know who should join Toastmasters.
Think of what Toastmasters has done for you.

The same can be said for many others, now and in the future. Give them the opportunity!

Aside from feeling good about your contribution, you can earn the following:


A unique 2008~2009 theme pin, for those individuals who sponsor five new members.


A Silver Star pin (NEW Design), the reward for those sponsoring 10 new members.


A Toastmasters necktie or scarf for individuals sponsoring 15 or more new members.

District 51 achievements recognised in 77th Annual Convention

District 51 have been recognised and presented with these awards at the just concluded Toastmasters International 77th annual Hall of Fame in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

1) President's Distinguished District

(Awarded to Top 6 achieving districts of Toastmasters International)

2) Presidents's Extension Award ~ District Governor K K Chee 2007~2008

(Presented to Top 3 District for outstanding achievement in club extension and retention)

3) Presidential Citations R.Sivanganam District 51 Governor 2006~2007

The Presidential Citations program was begun in August 1976. Toastmasters International recognizes those members whose dedication and service to the organization have helped it to grow and achieve.

4) Excellence in Education & Training awards signifies a district has been successful in achieving and exceeding Distinguished District program goals in Training & educational accomplishments.

Joseph Gomez, DTM -LGET D51 2007~2008

5) Excellence in Marketing award signifies a district has been successful in extending the benefits of Toastmasters to others and achieving & exceeding Distinguished District Program goals in club extension & membership growth.

Richard Chong @ Ritchie ~ LGM D51 2007~2008

WCPS Updates

World Championship of Public Speaking 2008 in Telus Convention centre, Calgary, Canada.

World Champion ~ LaShunda Rundles of Northeast Texas and Western Louisiana, District 50, Region III

1st Runner-up ~ Logandran Krishnasamy, Brunei, Indonesia & Malaysia, District 51 ~

DNAR ~ District not assigned to region

2nd Runner-up ~ Katherine Morrison, Rhode Island & Eastern Massachusetts, District 31 ~ Region VII

World Championship Public Speaking

By 7pm Saturday evening Malaysian time, the World Championship of public speaking by Toastmasters Int will begin.
Loghandran Krishnasamy has been drwan to be speaking as contestant number 3.

We wish him all the every best of luck!

Annual Business Meeting & Elections

Telus Convention Centre, Calgary, Canada

Election of 2008~2009 international officers and directors.

Toastmasters International annual business meeting will be held Friday, August 15th 2008
(Malaysian time 16th Aug 10am).

Delegates will be electing for the office of International President, a senior vice president, a second vice president and a third vice president as in our home district candidate John Lau, DTM.

The campaign and candidates showcase has been a quite a successful outing for John Lau alongwith his Campaign Manager J 'Andree Brooks.
Good luck and awaiting the great ballots to be cast in less than 3 hours.

Creating History!

K.Loghandran beats the jinx for District 51!

Interdistrict Contest Speech B has now been concluded!

K.Loghandran won the Contest speech among 07 contestants.

He will now be competing in the WCPS final this Saturday!

Congratulations!

For the first time, District 51 qualified for the World Championship of Public Speaking!

Well done Loghandran!

Supported by District trio, Ibu Maimunah, 3rd VP Candidate John Lau, Rebeccca , Ivy Lau & Barbara Jabu!

Calgary, Canada

Greetings! District Officers Training for both Sunday and Monday is now completed.

Training was conducted by Acting Executive Director of Toastmasters International Daniel Rex.
Volunteer Services Manager Stephanie Demiris, DNAR International Director 2007-2009 Mohd Murad 2006-2008.

Interdistrict International Speech contest will be starting at 7pm 12th August -Canadian Time which is 9am 13th August ~Wednesday Malaysian Time.

District 51 Champion K.Loghandran has been drawn into Interdistrict Contest B and will be contesting as the 6th contestant out of 07 contestant.

At this point of writing, K.Loghandran is now undergoing microphone testing session at the contest hall....
Wish him luck and will update you all soon.
Any message , please write at the comments column!

HOW TO EASE THE STRESS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

By J.A. Gamache 3rd place Champion in 2001 at
Toastmasters International's World Championship of Public Speaking

Stress before a speech can be avoided by proving to yourself that you deserve the right to speak in front of the group.
So before your presentation, make sure that your intentions are good, that you are competent enough to speak on the subject, and that you did your homework.

Too often we doubt ourselves. Since we're not sure that we deserve to be at the microphone, we get very nervous right before speaking. When this happens, our inner dialogue kicks in, ?
What am I doing here? I have nothing to teach them.
They're more skilled than I am!? and so forth.

Here are a few questions you should answer to erase your doubts and lower your stress ?before the game:?
1- Are your intentions good? Do you want to do good to the people who came to listen to you? Are you convinced that your message is important because it will help many people in the audience? If you have any doubts, you should change the content of your message until you are certain that your speech should be heard.
2- Do you have the qualifications to speak on that subject? It's normal to be nervous when you're an impostor trying to pass yourself off as an expert. Is this the case with you? Maybe you're too hard on yourself. It's not always necessary to have diplomas and ten years of experience to write a lecture on something. Your personal experience may be enough. When in doubt, ask the people around you if, in their opinion, your experiences are worth sharing. The important thing here is not to misrepresent yourself, or else you'll increase your stress, and rightfully so!
3- Did you do your homework? In other words, are you ready? Did you research your subject thoroughly? Did you practice your presentation? If you didn't do your homework, it will be normal for you to be stressed on the day of your presentation. On the other hand, if in all good conscience you know that you did everything in your power to be ready, you'll avoid pointless stress. For your next speech, check the above-mentioned points: make sure you're there for the right reason, you're skilled, and you did your homework. This way you'll stop doubting the legitimacy of your presence on stage and be less nervous on the day of your presentation.

©2008 J.A. Gamache www.jagamache.com All rights reserved. ---------------------------------
PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO REPRODUCE THIS ARTICLE in whole or in part if a copy of the reproduction is sent to J.A. Gamache at info@jagamache.com after publication and also provided that the following byline appears along with the reproduction:

This article was reproduced from the "Speaking in public with J.A." FREE electronic magazine, authored by J.A. Gamache, International Inspirational Speaker. To subscribe to his FREE e-zine or to find out more about his presentations, visit www.jagamache.com ---------------------------------

July Educational Achievers

Dear fellow Toastmasters,

Greetings! District 51 congratulates these courageous educational achievers for the month of July - Our very first month for the term 2008~2009.

Well done to the clubs and the achievers.... Browse thru these names and if you recognise them, please join us in congratulating them for their achievements.

It's all about Toastmasters - Empowers people to achieve their full potential and realise their dreams.

Complete your educational Goals today and most importantly this term...

Its all about you having and taking the Courage to Conquer your dreams when you first decide to join Toastmasters!
~ Improving oneself, Overcoming fear of speaking, Learning by doing etc......

01 ) 07 Courageous members achieved the Prestigious DISTINGUISHED TOASTMASTERS

Jayam, G. D'Utama Toastmasters Club
Soh Fong Wai D'Utama Toastmasters Club
Robert Tan Port Dickson Toastmasters Club
Djojonegoro, Wardiman I. Jakarta Motivators Club
Teddy Lesmana Jakarta Motivators Club
Arlan Setiawan I.E.U Toastmasters Club
Low Chye Seng Ukay Toastmasters

02) 21 courageous members achieved the


ADVANCED COMMUNICATOR - GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE





ACG Manickam, Meyyappa Deloitte KassimChan
ACG Seong, Lee Wei D'Utama Advanced
ACG Setiawan, Arlan I.E.U Toastmasters Club
ACG Hassan, Alban Hj Sandukong Sandakan Toastmasters
ACG Yee, Ong Shiow Satu Hati Club
ACG Low, Chye Seng Ukay Toastmasters
ACS Walia, Skl IEM Toastmasters Club
ACS Buja, Alexson Kelling Miri Club
ACS Kueh, William Lutong Club
ACS Hernawan, Harry Nizam Jakarta Club
ACS Yapp Chi Yen, Agnes Kota Kinabalu Club
ACS Howe, Eddy Chew Boon Achievers
ACS Fan, Chen Keat Speecom
ACS Sin, Siew Fun Maicsa
ACB Meng, Fu Hwa Henry Metropolitan Bilingual
ACB Kueh, William Lutong Club
ACB Setiawan, Johan Jakarta Club
ACB Joibi, Stanley Kota Kinabalu Club
ACB Chin, Norman Sandakan Toastmasters
ACB Mui, Chin Poh I T C Bintang Club
ACB Yong, Wai Yip Maicsa Toastmasters Club





3) 28 courageous members achieved the COMPETENT COMMUNICATOR





Jogulu, Kanniah Johor Bahru Club
Kanesamoorthy, Sharmini MIM Club of Petaling Jaya
Lorinda Ram, Aasharani Surian Club
Sendon, Catherine Chief Minister's Department
Wee, Jonathan Eng Ghee Miri Club
Ting, Luk Leh Bintulu Foochow
Hock, Tang Siong Bintulu Foochow
Siburian, Nazly Arfiyanti Medan First Club
Safrin, Drs Medan Miracle Pidato Club
Budiman, Andreas Intan Polonia Toastmasters Club
Mulkin, Mulyanah Sorowako Toastmasters
Mulkin, Nadia Sorowako Toastmasters
Ambarwati, Hernie Lippo Karawaci
Yee, That Hian Kota Kinabalu Club
Lee, Jia Jing University Club
Ku, Yun Boon Chung Hwa Alumni Assoc
Ku, Yun Boon Chung Hwa Alumni Assoc
David Deo, En Tien Chung Hwa Alumni Assoc
Mohd Rawather, Sahul Hameed B. YMSC Penang Bilingual
Raju Mohamed, HJ Faruk V. YMSC Penang Bilingual
Anak Jikoi, Louis CPA Kuala Lumpur Club
Lee, Chun Kit Gurney Toastmasters Club
Keong, Loh Chee Renesas Success Penang
Ramananthan, R. Kuganeswari MIA Toastmasters Club
Sei, Yap Mei Maicsa Toastmasters Club
Khean, Foo Poh Maicsa Toastmasters Club
Hor, Yuen Foong Maicsa Toastmasters Club
Chow, Phooi Phooi Maicsa Toastmasters Club





4) 11 courageous members achieved the ADVANCED LEADER SILVER & BRONZE

ALS Jayam, G. D'Utama Toastmasters
ALS Wai, Soh Fong Klang Bilingual
ALS Tan, Robert Port Dickson
ALS George, Albert AZAM Toastmasters Club
ALS Setiawan, Arlan I.E.U Toastmasters Club
ALS Low, Chye Seng Ukay Toastmasters
ALS Tan, Paul Pan Leong Money Mastery-KL
ALS Ong, Christine May Ee Mid Valley Club
ALB Setiawan, Johan Jakarta Club
ALB S, Iswahyudi Surabaya Toastmasters


ALB Tshin, Grace Chiu Kui Sandakan Toastmasters



5) 12 courageous members achieved the COMPETENT LEADER



Lau, John P. H. Connections
Hwang, Boon Huat Miri Club
Wee, Jonathan Eng Ghee Miri Club
Ongko Subroto, Carlo Carmen Jakarta Motivators Club
Pranata, David Surabaya Toastmasters
Firmansyah, Arry Lippo Karawaci
Ambarwati, Hernie Lippo Karawaci
Thien Kon Tzu, Andrew MCA Kota Kinabalu
Yee, Ong Shiow Satu Hati Club
Foo, Sunny Eng Ball MCA Bukit Gelugor
Tang, Sum Chee TTDI Toastmasters Club
Suat Hoong, Khoo Maicsa Toastmasters

Last Call for Proxies!

Club Presidents! Make arrangements for your club's votes to be cast in TI International Convention.

All proxy votes will be cast in August 15th at the 2008 Annual Business Meeting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
If your club has lost or misplaced its proxy, call or write WHQ with the name and address of your club president.
Please remember only one duplicate proxy can be sent to each club.
There are three ways a club can use its proxy:

Complete the proper proxy and give it to District Governor Joseph Gomez or myself and LGM Thanni in Penang who will be attending the convention.
You can also mail the proxy to our immediate past district governorKK CHEE, whose name and address appears on the reverse side of the proxy.
This allows the 2008-2009 district governor Joseph to cast your club's vote.

Note: Please do not mail your proxy to WHQ.

Time is running out - take steps to ensure that your club's voice is heard.

Bali Semi Annual Convention November 2008

CONVENTION PACKAGE
Package Normal Price
Mandarin IDR1,000,000 MYR370
English IDR1,300,000 MYR480
Mandarin + English IDR1,500,000 MYR 560
Family Member Normal Price
Adult IDR550,000 MYR205
Children under 12 year old IDR450,000 MYR165
Accomodation (Single/Double)Net Price
Superior Garden Wing IDR525,000 MYR195
Deluxe Tower IDR600,000 MYR225

Terms and Conditions
All payments are non-refundable;
Accomodation is strictly based on twin sharing basis and breakfast for 2 persons;
Check-in time is at 12:00 onwards and check-out time is at 12:00;
Early check-in or late check-out is subjected to room availability;

All accommodation and convention packages will be confirmed
subject to the availability vacancy at Grand Bali Beach Hotel;

Package for family member includes Welcome Dinner,
1 (one) day tour with lunch and Gala Dinner;
1 (one) day tour: Niti Mandala museum, Renon -
Museum Puputan - Lunch @ Nusa Dua - GWK - Uluwatu.

Registration and PaymentTo register, save (download),
fill in and fax/email to us the Registration Form below:
Registration Form

For those who wish to pay by cheque or cash, kindly bank in into our convention account:

Name of Bank :Bank Niaga
Account Payee:BALI TOASTMASTERS ( Swift Code : BNIAIDJA )
Account No:047 01 09741 009

To confirm your payment, please contact:
Convention program & Registration Director
Susantry Sihombing (Susan)Fax.: +62 361 270737 Mobile: +62 812 3814682
E-mail: ssihombing@tnc.org
Director of Finance Cahyo Triharyanto Mobile: +62 812 3887715
E-mail: ctriharyanto@tnc.org

Leadership & Communication Skills handouts

District 51 2008/2009 - "The Courage to Conquer"

Dearest fellow Toastmasters in District 51,

This year, Toastmasters International is making an effort to reduce the usage of paper at the International Convention in Calgary, Canada.
They were asking all those district officers and Toastmasters members in attendance to select the education session that they plan to attend and print out that speakers' handout and to bring it with them to the Convention as not all speakers are providing handouts.

Below is a complete listing of the 2008 educational sessions and links to all available handouts.
Therefore, we ask you to take opportunity of this great handouts in amplifying the leadership and communication skills in you.
Simply click on that session title to access the handout.Click on the session title highlighted to download a copy of the 2008 speaker handouts.

Best Wishes and Keep well always.
Please write if need any clarification...

2008 Speaker Handouts

Thursday, August 14, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

David Hobson - "IMPROVing Your Confidence for an Out-of-Club Experience" ~ No Handout
Sheryl Roush - "Sparkle When You Speak"
Dave Sheffield - "5 Sales Secrets for Club or Corporate Success"
Frank Felsburgh - "Listening, the Forgotten Skill"

Thursday, August 14, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Jeffrey Washington - "Dealing With Difficult People"
Dorothea Hendriks - "Being Engaged Doesn't Always Lead to Marriage: Strategies of Small Talk" ~ No Handout
Carl Duivenvoorden - "From Citizen to Leader: How to Channel Talents that Will Help You Change the World"
Joan Binetti & Jean McAllister - "Recipes for Successful Clubs"

Thursday, August 14, 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Paul Endress - "Persuasion Dynamics: The Art and Science of Persuading Others to Your Way of Thinking"
David McLauren - "Building Bridges with Diverse Cultural Communities" ~ No Handout
Corporate Club Panel (Moderator - Ken Tanner, Panelists - Barbara Jabu, Darlene Porter, Kevin Safinuk) - "Creating Long-term Success in the Corporate Environment" ~ No Handout Friday,

August 15, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Bob Hooey - "The Power of One! You Can, Do and Will Make a Difference!"
Shawn Doyle - "The 10 Foundations of Motivation" Saturday, August 16, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
John Kinde - "The Obvious is an Illusion: The Art and Science of Good Humor" ~ No Handout Saturday, August 16, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Vikas Jhingran - "Public Speaker - An Emotional Approach" ~ No Handout
Dee Dees - "Finding Speech Topics and Preparing Painlessly"
Gary Ryan Blair - "Your Personal Strategic Plan" ~ No Handout
Panel Discussion (Moderator - Dilip Abayasekara, Panelists - Mona Cooley, Chip Larson, Ray Roman, Kathleen Wong) - "Achieving Success in the Distinguished District Program" ~ No Handout

These handouts will remain available until February 1, 2009.

With Thanks and Gratitude,

Richard Chong @ Ritchie ACS / ALB
Lt.Gov Edu & Trng 2008/2009

*Smedley Award - August 1st - 30th September 2008
Any clubs that add five or more new, dual or reinstated members during August and September based on the recognition list sent by Toastmasters International will be rewarded the SMEDLEY Award ribbon for club banner + One module from The Better Speaker Series,
The Successful Club Series or The Leadership Excellence Series

19 Advanced Communicator Achievers

As of July 29th 2008 report from TI WHQ, 19 members have achieved their Advance Educational Goals as in Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS) Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG) :-

Yapp Chi Yen, Agnes
Hernawan, Harry Nizam
Howe, Eddy Chew Boon
Sin, Siew Fun
Buja, Alexson Kelling
Fan, Chen Keat
Kueh, William
Manickam, Meyyappa
Yee, Ong Shiow
Setiawan, Arlan
Seong, Lee Wei
Low, Chye Seng
Meng, Fu Hwa Henry
Setiawan, Johan
Mui, Chin Poh
Joibi, Stanley
Chin, Norman
Yong, Wai Yip
Kueh, William

District wishes to extend our profound appreciation to their achievement as well as congratulating them for their courage to Conquer themselves.

District 51 16th Annual Convention Kuching 2009

FRIDAY 17th, APRIL 2009 - SUNDAY 19th, APRIL 2009

Convention fee RM500
**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

Enquiries: Email to kuching2009@gmail.com or contact

Albert George Hp +6013~ 8021 717

Website: www.kuching2009.com

Venue : Crowne Plaza Riverside Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

The hotel special price for room is now open for booking.
Please go to www.Kuching2009.com , click "venue' follow by 'hotel booking'.
Guranteed lowest rate available RM200 per night!

First 21 CC's for the District 2008/2009

Greetings fellow Toastmasters! The first 21 achievers of Competent Communicator for the term.

Area Award Date Member Name
A 2 CC 7/9/2008 Jogulu, Kanniah Johor Bahru Club
C 4 CC 7/23/2008 Kanesamoorthy, Sharmini MIM Club of Petaling Jaya
C 5 CC 7/22/2008 Lorinda Ram, Aasharani Surian Club
D 2 CC 7/22/2008 Sendon, Catherine Chief Minister's Department
E 1 CC 7/4/2008 Wee, Jonathan Eng Ghee Miri Club
H 1 CC 7/19/2008 Siburian, Nazly Arfiyanti Medan First Club
H 1 CC 7/1/2008 Safrin, Drs Medan Miracle Pidato Club
I 4 CC 7/21/2008 Mulkin, Nadia Sorowako Toastmasters Club
I 4 CC 7/22/2008 Mulkin, Mulyanah Sorowako Toastmasters Club
K 1 CC 7/10/2008 Yee, That Hian Kota Kinabalu Club
K 1 CC 7/1/2008 Lee, Jia Jing University Club
M 2 CC 7/23/2008 Ku, Yun Boon Chung Hwa Alumni Assoc Club
M 2 CC 7/23/2008 David Deo, En Tien Chung Hwa Alumni Assoc Club
N 3 CC 7/18/2008 Mohd Rawather, Sahul Hameed B. YMSC Penang Bilingual
N 3 CC 7/18/2008 Raju Mohamed, HJ Faruk V. YMSC Penang Bilingual
S 3 CC 7/14/2008 Lee, Chun Kit Gurney Toastmasters Club
S 4 CC 7/23/2008 Keong, Loh Chee Renesas Success Penang
W 1 CC 7/4/2008 Ramananthan, R. Kuganeswari MIA Toastmasters Club
W 5 CC 7/24/2008 Khean, Foo Poh Maicsa Toastmasters Club
W 5 CC 7/7/2008 Chow, Phooi Phooi Maicsa Toastmasters W 5 CC 7/8/2008 Hor, Yuen Foong Maicsa Toastmasters Club

Congratulations! Please let them know that District is proud of their achievement! Rewards details soon!

Ritchie
Lt.Gov. Education & Training 08/09

Newest Clubs for the Term 2008-2009

These were the two newest clubs that was added to our District for the new term 2008~2009!

HICT Toastmasters Club - Club # 1211904 (HELP International College of Technology)

Chartered on July 01st 2008 in area C2 located in Klang.

MELIA KL Toastmasters Club - Club # 1211889

Chartered on July 01st 2008 in area P3 located in Kuala Lumpur

Credit must be given to 2007~2008 Division Governor C & P -

Parames Ramanathan of Div C & Ganesh Sankaran of Div P for their continuous help in the new club growth for their division and the District as well as DG 2007-2008 KK Chee for his meticulous planning!

Congratulations to the respective areas and divisions.