| Theme | : | WELCOME |
| Word of the Day | : | BRILLIANT |
| Attendees | ||
| Members (12) | ROLES | |
| Aishah Ayub | CC | TTE |
| Bryan Yong | TME | |
| Chandrasiri De Silva | ASA/VC | |
| Chandran V | CC | |
| Lakhmichand | ATMB, ALS | TTM |
| Lourdes Chandramohan | DTM | Invocation |
| Nicole Marife Helwig | Grammarian | |
| Ranjani Visvanathan | ||
| Saranjit Singh | Timer | |
| Sham Sunder Lakhiani | ACB | |
| Uma Narayanan, K N | Clap Master | |
| Wai Leong Soon | WM / AH | |
| Guest(s) (2) | ||
| KL Loh (MM TM Club ) | ATMG | GE |
| Lim Mooi Kheng (past) | ||
| Table Topics Speakers | ||
| Chandran V | ||
| Bryan Yong | ||
| Uma Narayanan, K N | BEST | |
| Lim Mooi Kheng | ||
| Wai Leong Soon |
| Speeches |
| Basic C&L Manual |
| # 10 - Uma Narayanan, K N |
| " Inspired by the Nobility of Human Spirit " |
| Advanced Manual(s) |
| # 5 - Story Telling |
| " Marilyn Monroe " |
| Speech Evaluators |
| Chandran V, CC |
| Lourdes Chandramohan, DTM |
The first meeting of the term kicked off BRILLIANTly with an attendance of 14 persons. We were graced by the presence of Toastmaster KL Loh, ATMG as our GE. We also have Mooi Kheng coming back to join us after being away for months. We are most delighted to welcome her back into this cozy family. Everyone was in cheerful mood despite the rainy season we have had in KL lately. And that’s just the beginning!
Chandrasiri called the meeting to order, leading us in the Toastmasters’ Promise (his first time), and he did a wonderful job. Next we had our dear President, Lucky, giving us a very warm welcome as well as a brief introduction of the club and the club officers.
Following that, the TME took control and introduced the role players. We had two new roles in the meeting, namely the Word Master and the Clap Master. The Word Master is charged with counting the usage of the Word of the Day (Brilliant), and the Clap Master is in charge of leading the claps. Our Clap Master Uma introduced the Rain Clap to us, just in time for the rainy season! The Invocation was done by Lourdes, DTM. It was his first meeting after a long time to speak not as the President; he is now the IPP. You couod almost hear the difference as he spoke!
Next was the most exciting and heart gripping session, the Table Topics session! Our TTM for the day was our President, Lucky! This session was direct and simple, with the topic of “What do we want to achieve in the club, by when do we want to achieve it, and how will achieving it benefit us?” This same topic applied to all table topic speakers. The speakers were chosen via a “Lucky” draw, and the first speaker draws the second, and so on. Chandran started the first speech with a disclaimer, which was very witty. The rest of the speakers were relieved from repeating the same disclaimer, which was a good thing. One amazing similarity among all the speakers was how everyone gave specific goals but stressed or hinted that the goals are not necessarily completed in the said manner. Overall, everyone gave a brilliant speech laden with threads of personal experience and a dash of humour. Our TTE, Aishah, gave a detailed evaluation of each speaker pointing out the strengths and room for improvement. It was a great insight filled with tips for others to take note as well.
For the refreshments session, we had delicious pizzas and a heavenly cheesecake with strawberries to boot! It was to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our beloved Bangsar Toastmasters Club. With that spirit and atmosphere, the break was more of a feast than just a simple refreshment break. Everyone took their share and we gathered around for a group photo as well.
After the break, it was time for assignment speeches. We had Uma and Ranjani both completing the final speech in their manuals. For speech number 10, Inspire Your Audience, Uma brought us to a scene in Afghanistan where we are workers of an NGO who had lost our jobs over a temporary closure of the office. As a Regional Representative, she flew over and spoke to us, giving us hope and assurance that our needs are attended to as well as future employment opportunities. She brought herself down to empathize with the listeners and proceed to lift us all up with her assertive tone as she gave us hope. Truly an inspiring speech not to be missed! As tradition, we gave her a standing ovation in recognition of her completion of the CC manual.
Next up was Ranjani, completing her Story Telling manual with the assignment topic Bringing History to Life. She began with vivid descriptions and various adjectives of Marilyn Monroe. It was like listening to a documentary detailing the life and times of Marilyn Monroe from a personal perspective. Embedded within the speech itself were a few jokes such as the dumb blond joke, the healthy exercise joke, and even the cheap as a deck joke! Listening to the speech was like going on an emotional roller coaster. We sympathized with the circumstances Monroe has been through, but every once in a while we would laugh at the jokes. This was addressed specifically by Lourdes in his evaluation later on. Ranjani also received her round of applause for completing her advanced manual. Overall, we had two wonderful speeches in their own way, one an inspiration and the other an entertainment.
Evaluations for the speeches were no less entertaining than the speeches themselves. Chandran gave a very detailed evaluation for Uma’s speech, pointing out every good point as well as a few tips for improvement. It was an encouraging “job well done” evaluation with a dash of witty humour as typical of Chandran. Lourdes’ evaluation of Ranjani’s speech was much more entertaining in comparison, especially when he pointed out that when we make a speech as a tribute to a dead person, we do not by any means insult or humiliate the person. As he continued pointing out specific examples of that, the roars of laughter got louder and louder. Personally, that was one evaluation that will always be remembered.
The meeting was continued with reports by our role players, the Word Master – Wai Leong, the Grammarian - Nicole, Ah Counter – Shobha, and the Timekeeper - Saranjit. The reports were detailed and very concise indicating a job very well done. It’s not easy to listen attentively when you are enjoying the sessions so much, that I can attest to based on experience. Next was a very encouraging closing comment by our guest GE, Toastmaster KL Loh. It was a very positive feedback especially considering the amount of first-timers in this meeting.
Before we called it a night, we had the most exciting session of the meeting – the awards presentation! The best table topic speaker award went to Uma while the best speaker and evaluator award went to no one, because we had only two assignment speakers and evaluators. Apart from awards, our President also presented our guest GE with a token of appreciation for his visit to our club.
Chandrasiri called the meeting to order, leading us in the Toastmasters’ Promise (his first time), and he did a wonderful job. Next we had our dear President, Lucky, giving us a very warm welcome as well as a brief introduction of the club and the club officers.
Following that, the TME took control and introduced the role players. We had two new roles in the meeting, namely the Word Master and the Clap Master. The Word Master is charged with counting the usage of the Word of the Day (Brilliant), and the Clap Master is in charge of leading the claps. Our Clap Master Uma introduced the Rain Clap to us, just in time for the rainy season! The Invocation was done by Lourdes, DTM. It was his first meeting after a long time to speak not as the President; he is now the IPP. You couod almost hear the difference as he spoke!
Next was the most exciting and heart gripping session, the Table Topics session! Our TTM for the day was our President, Lucky! This session was direct and simple, with the topic of “What do we want to achieve in the club, by when do we want to achieve it, and how will achieving it benefit us?” This same topic applied to all table topic speakers. The speakers were chosen via a “Lucky” draw, and the first speaker draws the second, and so on. Chandran started the first speech with a disclaimer, which was very witty. The rest of the speakers were relieved from repeating the same disclaimer, which was a good thing. One amazing similarity among all the speakers was how everyone gave specific goals but stressed or hinted that the goals are not necessarily completed in the said manner. Overall, everyone gave a brilliant speech laden with threads of personal experience and a dash of humour. Our TTE, Aishah, gave a detailed evaluation of each speaker pointing out the strengths and room for improvement. It was a great insight filled with tips for others to take note as well.
For the refreshments session, we had delicious pizzas and a heavenly cheesecake with strawberries to boot! It was to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our beloved Bangsar Toastmasters Club. With that spirit and atmosphere, the break was more of a feast than just a simple refreshment break. Everyone took their share and we gathered around for a group photo as well.
After the break, it was time for assignment speeches. We had Uma and Ranjani both completing the final speech in their manuals. For speech number 10, Inspire Your Audience, Uma brought us to a scene in Afghanistan where we are workers of an NGO who had lost our jobs over a temporary closure of the office. As a Regional Representative, she flew over and spoke to us, giving us hope and assurance that our needs are attended to as well as future employment opportunities. She brought herself down to empathize with the listeners and proceed to lift us all up with her assertive tone as she gave us hope. Truly an inspiring speech not to be missed! As tradition, we gave her a standing ovation in recognition of her completion of the CC manual.
Next up was Ranjani, completing her Story Telling manual with the assignment topic Bringing History to Life. She began with vivid descriptions and various adjectives of Marilyn Monroe. It was like listening to a documentary detailing the life and times of Marilyn Monroe from a personal perspective. Embedded within the speech itself were a few jokes such as the dumb blond joke, the healthy exercise joke, and even the cheap as a deck joke! Listening to the speech was like going on an emotional roller coaster. We sympathized with the circumstances Monroe has been through, but every once in a while we would laugh at the jokes. This was addressed specifically by Lourdes in his evaluation later on. Ranjani also received her round of applause for completing her advanced manual. Overall, we had two wonderful speeches in their own way, one an inspiration and the other an entertainment.
Evaluations for the speeches were no less entertaining than the speeches themselves. Chandran gave a very detailed evaluation for Uma’s speech, pointing out every good point as well as a few tips for improvement. It was an encouraging “job well done” evaluation with a dash of witty humour as typical of Chandran. Lourdes’ evaluation of Ranjani’s speech was much more entertaining in comparison, especially when he pointed out that when we make a speech as a tribute to a dead person, we do not by any means insult or humiliate the person. As he continued pointing out specific examples of that, the roars of laughter got louder and louder. Personally, that was one evaluation that will always be remembered.
The meeting was continued with reports by our role players, the Word Master – Wai Leong, the Grammarian - Nicole, Ah Counter – Shobha, and the Timekeeper - Saranjit. The reports were detailed and very concise indicating a job very well done. It’s not easy to listen attentively when you are enjoying the sessions so much, that I can attest to based on experience. Next was a very encouraging closing comment by our guest GE, Toastmaster KL Loh. It was a very positive feedback especially considering the amount of first-timers in this meeting.
Before we called it a night, we had the most exciting session of the meeting – the awards presentation! The best table topic speaker award went to Uma while the best speaker and evaluator award went to no one, because we had only two assignment speakers and evaluators. Apart from awards, our President also presented our guest GE with a token of appreciation for his visit to our club.
Last on the agenda were feedback and business sessions led by our President.
That concluded the first meeting of the term in Bangsar Toastmasters Club.
by Bryan Yong (TME)
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