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.

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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

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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

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• 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.....

Toastmasters Leadership Institute 2 ~ TLI 2

These are the dates for the T L I 2 training for club officers and interested members in our district..Some information not available for the meantime and will be updated soonest.
Div Date Venue T ime
A 11/01 Cheshire Home,Tampoi
B 20/12 Sunway University College 2pm
C 10/01 6th floor, SEGI College, USJ 2pm
D N/A
E 06/12 Bintulu
H 31/01 Medan Club
I 13/12 Chevron, Sentra Senayan I 10th Floor 10am
J 13/12 Chevron, Sentra Senayan I 10th Floor 10am
K 08/02
M 15/02 Selangor Hokkien Asso. 12pm
N 18/01
P 10/01 UPM Serdang 1.30pm
S 18/01 Intel Penang TBA
W 13/12 WIM Bldg,Taman Tun 2pm

District 51 Annual convention 2009

April 17th ~ 19th 2009

Crowne Plaza Riverside Hotel Kuching

REGISTER NOW for only RM 450 (Valid until 31st December 2008)

Normal 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 0138021717
Website http://www.kuching2009.com/

World Headquarters Inventory Time~ Submit Education awards earlier

Advise from Toastmasters International that submission for new member kit, educational award etc will have to be by December 17th latest to get credit for the month of December 2008.
Important Inventory Notice

World Headquarter's Inventory Time is Coming!
It’s almost inventory time! Act early to avoid disappointing your members.

If you wait too long in December to place your orders, you may experience delays in getting your transaction processed.

In order to avoid problems, be sure to complete your transactions early in December. That way, you’ll have your materials and your members will be happy!

As part of TI’s inventory process, which is required by law, they will be unable to process the following transactions between December 18, 2008 through January 5, 2009.

This includes all submissions online and/or by mail:

• Supply orders
  



• New member kits
  



• Charter kits
  



• Education award certificates (including free advanced manuals)

Submissions received by Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time, will be processed and shipped.

Order received after that date will be held and processed after January 5 2009.
We suggest that if you can’t submit your transactions prior to December 18 that you hold your submissions until January 5 and then enter the information online. Submitting everything online will be the fastest way to get your materials.

Please be informed....

Palm Desert~New Convention Site for 2010 Toastmasters International Convention

Attached below excerpts from Toastmasters International announcement on the venue change for the 2010 annual convention.

New Convention Site for 2010! November 13, 2008

Nearly two years ago, in February 2007, Toastmasters International's Board of Directors selected Sydney, Australia, as the site of the 2010 International Convention. At that time, this was the right decision for the organization.
However, the recent global financial crisis and economic downturn have caused the organization to re-evaluate that decision.

After extensive financial analysis, taking into consideration the negative impact those economic influences have on the meetings, convention and travel industries, Toastmasters International has determined that conducting an International Convention in Sydney, Australia, would not be financially responsible at this time.

As a result, the venue of the 2010 International Convention has been changed to the Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, California - a property that has previously hosted two very successful Conventions in 1989 and 1998.

What does this mean for future Conventions held outside North America? World Headquarters staff will continue to assess that possibility and will provide the Board of Directors information allowing them to make a decision that is right for the organization and right for its members.

International President Jana Barnhill says, "While we fully acknowledge that many of our members will be disappointed, we could not ignore our primary responsibility to be prudent with your funds." In addition she points out: "We appreciate all the efforts of Elizabeth Wilson, the Host District 70 Chair, and the work her team has already done to prepare for a Convention in Australia. I hope they, and all of our members, understand that this was not an easy decision."

"Toastmasters International's Board of Directors and World Headquarters staff care deeply about the needs of the organization's 235,000 members around the world and they take their responsibility toward them very seriously," says Toastmasters Executive Director Daniel Rex.
"This was not an easy decision to make, but it is one that ultimately will benefit the interests of all members."

The Convention is an opportunity for men and women of all walks of life, career paths and educational interests to gather for an extraordinary experience. Meeting other Toastmasters from around the world, making new friends, reconnecting with existing friends and taking part in a superior educational program are hallmarks of a successful Convention.

With your understanding and support, we hope you will continue to make plans to join your fellow Toastmasters at the 79th Annual International Convention at Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, California - August 11-14, 2010.

Location:- Desert Springs Marriott Resort is conveniently located 13 miles southeast of Palm Springs and is a short two-hour drive from both Los Angeles and San Diego. The resort 11 miles from the Palm Springs Airport and connects with limousine service, taxis and rental cars.

Directions:- From Palm Springs Airport: Travel east on Ramon Road to Bob Hope Drive. South on Bob Hope Drive to Country Club Drive. Take Country Club east to resort.From L.A. Airport: Take I-405 north to I-10 east. Follow I-10 east to Cook Street exit (2 hours). South on Cook Street to Country Club Drive. West on Country Club to resort.

District 51 Toastmaster of the Year 2007~2008

Mandy Ong Shiow Yee from Satu Hati Toastmasters Club......helped chartered, Mentored, Sponsored not one, not two but many clubs in Division P surrounding Kuala Lumpur and beyond. Congratulations Mandy!!!

Toastmaster of the Year winner for the term 2007~2008 goes to MANDY ONG.

Area Governor of the Year 2007~2008

The winner is Area Governor S6 Christopher Choong.

Congratulations, Chris! For such a fine performance throughout the term 2007~2008.

Division Governor of The Year 2007~2008

At the recently concluded Bali District 51 semi annual convention Hall of Fame night, District 51 2007~2008 Governor K K Chee, DTM presented the award to YOON PENG YEW of Division S.

Congratulations to PENG YEW on behalf of District 51!