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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Area Gov of the Year (Div G: 2012-2013)
Select Distinguished Area - G1 (2012-2013) /
Area Gov of the Year (Div G: 2012-2013)
Area Gov of the Year (Div G: 2012-2013)
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
President's Distinguished Club 2011-2012
Bangsar TM Club Honored at Awards Night (16th Nov 2012)
... during the District 51 Semi Annual Convention.
... during the District 51 Semi Annual Convention.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
VIP Visits...
Past District 51 Governor (1996-1997), Dunstan Chan, DTM,
visited BANGSAR TM Club (# 8773) this evening (31st July 2012)
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Sharmini - Toastmasters provides healthy environment for self growth!
As
I planned on introducing group coaching as part of my life coaching services, I
thought it was a good idea to brush up on my public speaking skills and did a
Google search on Toastmasters clubs in the region. I picked out Bangsar
Toastmasters Club as I live in Kajang, and the club was close to public
transport amenities. I sent an email of inquiry to Lucky and was pleased to get a very prompt and welcoming reply on
the same day!
From the first meeting that I attended,
I realized that Bangsar Toastmasters Club was a nice blend of quality and congeniality.
The members are friendly, warm and often witty. And amongst them are many very good
speakers. Though I was soon to realize that I had a hitherto unknown fear of
public speaking (the increased heartbeats and shortness of breath before I
delivered a speech attested to this...), my fellow Toastmasters were very
encouraging and helped with many suggestions to help me overcome this.
The good thing about Bangsar
Toastmasters Club is that the members are serious about improving their public
speaking skills and helping their fellow Toastmasters do the same; and they do
so in an atmosphere of encouragement, genuine constructive feedback and fun!
The tagline ‘Where Leaders Are Made’ is very clear to see here as everyone is
encouraged to hone their self-leadership skills
As I was to leave for India in a few
months, the seniors of the club – my mentor, Lakhmichand (Lucky), President,
Lourdes and VP for Education, Ranjit made it possible for me to deliver all of
my first 10 speeches in just 3 months!! (2 of my speeches were delivered at the
Advanced Toastmasters Club – another good club with friendly members).
Joining Toastmasters has been one of the
best decisions I’ve made recently. Being
a life coach, I can appreciate the healthy environment for self growth that
Toastmasters provides. I look forward to hearing and delivering more speeches
at the club and encourage folks to join a Toastmasters Club near you. You’ve
got a lot to gain – not just improved leadership and speaking skills but the
bonus of learning from able mentors and cultivating new friendships as well.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Meeting Review : 01 May 2012 (2012 / #10)
| THEME: | WHAT's NEXT ? | |
| WORD OF THE DAY: | SUCCESSION |
| Started at : | 7.30 pm |
| Ended at : | 9.22 pm |
| Attendees | |||
| MEMBERS ( 15 ) | ROLE | ||
| Amir Abdul Samad | GRAMMARIAN | ||
| Chandran, V | CC | ||
| Dinesh Sai Menon | TME | ||
| Indraveni Kamalanathan | TIMER | ||
| Lakhmichand M. A. | ATMB | ALS | |
| Lourdes Chandramohan | DTM | ||
| Malavika Anand Kadakol | |||
| Patricia Kolandai | |||
| Punitha Manickam | |||
| Raja Reubendran Selvaraju | CC | GE | |
| Ranjit Singh | ACG | CL | |
| Sham Sunder Lakhiani | ACB | SAA | |
| Sharmini S.Sivapragasam | |||
| Uma Narayanan, K N | CC | ||
| Wai Leong Soon | AH |
| SPEECHES | |
| CC Manual (Basic) | |
| # 1 - Lourdes Chandramohan | |
| " Chiled Maketh A Man " | |
| # 10 - Patricia K | BEST |
| " Dream or No to Dream " | |
| Advanced Speeches | |
| # 5 - Entertainment - UMA | |
| " People & Food " | |
| EVALUATORS | |
| Sharmini S.Sivapragasam, CC | |
| Lakhmichand M. A., ATMB, ALS | |
| Sham Sunder Lakhiani, ACB | BEST |
A warm welcome to new members - Amir, Juliana, Malavika, Omar, Punitha and Steven. Great to have you join us and wishing you all the best in achieving your public-speaking goals!!
Omar, haven't seen you for the last 2 meetings, hope you'll be able to make it for the next one (before I return to India). Shobha, Anita, Sabrina - misssing you lovely ladies! Do try to make it for the next one.
Well, the elections of the exco went on smoothly. Highlights were the mini-political-rally type speeches given by the nominees for the Secretary's post. Patricia, that was one of the best impromptu speeches I have ever heard you give! :)
Lourdes delivered his Icebreaker (for the 3rd time) and though I was hoping to 'roast' him with some fiery evaluation, I was sternly advised again this line of action by GE Reuben. Non-silent backbencher, Chandran (Yeah, I know... surprise, surprise, he actually made it to the meeting...) too was instigating me to 'draw blood' but alas.... I gave in to TI protocol and Lourdes was spared... sigh... Lourdes, I promise you, you haven't seen the last of my evaluations, yet... mua ha ha (evil laughter...)
Then we had two great speeches by Patricia (truly served the objective of inspiring us in a hearfelt manner) and Uma (who whet our appetites with her speech on food and has been advised not to show her face at the next meeting without bringing along some gulab jamuns for all the sweet-toothed. Gentle reminder this... :)
Certainly looking forward to attending the next meeting for more fun-filled growth.
Feel free to add or comment on this post. I know for a fact that Bangsarians are not just good speakers but writers as well...
Omar, haven't seen you for the last 2 meetings, hope you'll be able to make it for the next one (before I return to India). Shobha, Anita, Sabrina - misssing you lovely ladies! Do try to make it for the next one.
Well, the elections of the exco went on smoothly. Highlights were the mini-political-rally type speeches given by the nominees for the Secretary's post. Patricia, that was one of the best impromptu speeches I have ever heard you give! :)
Lourdes delivered his Icebreaker (for the 3rd time) and though I was hoping to 'roast' him with some fiery evaluation, I was sternly advised again this line of action by GE Reuben. Non-silent backbencher, Chandran (Yeah, I know... surprise, surprise, he actually made it to the meeting...) too was instigating me to 'draw blood' but alas.... I gave in to TI protocol and Lourdes was spared... sigh... Lourdes, I promise you, you haven't seen the last of my evaluations, yet... mua ha ha (evil laughter...)
Then we had two great speeches by Patricia (truly served the objective of inspiring us in a hearfelt manner) and Uma (who whet our appetites with her speech on food and has been advised not to show her face at the next meeting without bringing along some gulab jamuns for all the sweet-toothed. Gentle reminder this... :)
Certainly looking forward to attending the next meeting for more fun-filled growth.
Feel free to add or comment on this post. I know for a fact that Bangsarians are not just good speakers but writers as well...
Cheerio,
Sharm
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Meeting Review : 06 Mar 2012 (2012 / #6)
| THEME: | Discovering Wisdom | |
| WORD OF THE DAY: | JUDGEMENT |
| Started at : | 7.30 pm |
| Ended at : | 9.45 pm |
| Attendees | |||
| MEMBERS ( 12 ) | ROLE | ||
| Dinesh Sai Menon | TTM | ||
| Lakhmichand M. A. | ATMB | ALS | GE |
| Lim Mooi Kheng | CC | ||
| Lourdes Chandramohan | DTM | ||
| Ranjit Singh | ACG | CL | ASA, SPKR,EVAL |
| Rema Paul Gopal | DTM | TME, EVAL | |
| Sharmini S.Sivapragasam | TTE, SPKR | ||
| Shobha K.N. Janardanan | CC | INVOCATION | |
| Uma Narayanan, K N | CC | AH, SPKR | |
| Wai Leong Soon | |||
| Wun Tuang Wong | |||
| Mahendran A K | TIMER | ||
| GUESTS ( 3 ) | Guest of | ||
| Amir Samad | Lucky | ||
| Omar Zeidan | Lucky | ||
| Alistair Yong Wai Yip (MAICSA) | Sharmini | GRAMMARIAN | |
| TABLE TOPICS SPEAKERS | |
| Ranjit Singh | |
| Amir Samad | |
| Shobha K N J | BEST |
| Rema Paul | |
| Wun Tuang Wong | |
| Omar Zeidan | |
| SPEECHES | |
| CC Manual (Basic) | |
| # 2 - Ranjit Singh | |
| " What Can Drive You Mad? " | |
| # 10 - Sharmini | BEST |
| " Where Leaders Area Made "" | |
| # 3 - Entertainment - UMA | |
| " Facebook: Social Network, or ...? " | |
| EVALUATORS | |
| Lourdes, DTM | BEST |
| Ranjit Singh, ACG | |
| Rema Paul Gopal, DTM |
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Meeting Review : 21 Feb 2012 (2012 / #5)
| THEME: | Affairs of The Heart | |
| WORD OF THE DAY: | BEWITCHED |
| Started at : | 7.30 pm |
| Ended at : | 9.45 pm |
| Attendees | |||
| MEMBERS ( 12 ) | ROLE | ||
| Dinesh Sai Menon | TIMER | ||
| Gan Pek Po | |||
| Indraveni Kamalanathan | |||
| Lakhmichand M. A. | ATMB | ALS | TME |
| Lim Mooi Kheng | CC | ||
| Lourdes Chandramohan | DTM | TTE | |
| Mahendran A K | |||
| Ranjit Singh | ACG | CL | ASA, GRAM, INV |
| Sabrina D'Costa | |||
| Sharmini S.Sivapragasam | TTM | ||
| Tilagavathy Anita | AH | ||
| Uma Narayanan, K N | CC | GE | |
| GUESTS ( 2 ) | Guest of | ||
| Tirath Sidhu | Lucky | ||
| Amir Samad | Lucky | ||
| TABLE TOPICS SPEAKERS | |
| Lucky | |
| Gan Pek Po | |
| Dinesh Sai Menon | |
| Amir Samad | |
| Tilagavathy Anita | BEST |
| SPEECHES | |
| CC Manual (Basic) | |
| # 1 - Sabrina | BEST |
| " Knowing Me A Little Better " | |
| # 2 - Lim Mooi Kheng | |
| " Credit Cards " | |
| # 9 - Sharmini | |
| " Simply Speaking " | |
| EVALUATORS | |
| Lucky, ATMS, ALS | |
| Lourdes, DTM | |
| Uma Narayanan, K N, CC | BEST |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Meeting Review : 07 Feb 2012 (2012 / #4)
International Speech & Table Topics Contests
RESULTS
| Started at : | 7.30 pm |
| Ended at : | 9.15 pm |
| Attendees | |||
| MEMBERS ( 11 ) | ROLE | ||
| Chandran, V | CC | ||
| Lakhmichand M. A. | ATMB | ALS | CJ |
| Lourdes Chandramohan | DTM | ||
| Patricia Kolandai | Contestant | ||
| Ranjani Visvanathan | ACB | Contestant | |
| Ranjit Singh | ACG | CL | O/C, C/C |
| Sabrina D'Costa | SAA | ||
| Sham Sunder Lakhiani | ACB | ||
| Sharmini S.Sivapragasam | Contestant | ||
| Tilagavathy Anita | Timer/Counter | ||
| Wai Leong Soon | |||
| GUESTS ( 2 ) | Guest of | ||
| Mahendran | Lucky | Timer/Counter | |
| Dr Mohd Rafiq (KL Adv) | Lucky | SAA | |
RESULTS
| International Speech Contest | |
| Champion : | Patricia Kolandai |
| 1st Runner-up : | Sharmini S.Sivapragasam |
| 2nd Runner-up : | Ranjani Visvanathan |
| Table Topics Contest | |
| Champion : | Sharmini S.Sivapragasam |
| 1st Runner-up : | Patricia Kolandai |
| 2nd Runner-up : | Ranjani Visvanathan |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Meeting Review : 31 Jan 2012 (2012 / #3)
| THEME: | THINK | |
| WORD OF THE DAY: | MEMORIES |
| Started at : | 7.30 pm |
| Ended at : | 9.40 pm |
| Attendees | |||
| MEMBERS ( 10 ) | ROLE | ||
| Lourdes Chandramohan | DTM | TTE | |
| Ranjit Singh | ACG | CL | TME |
| Lakhmichand M. A. | ATMB | ALS | TTM |
| Dinesh Sai Menon | GE | ||
| Lim Mooi Kheng Lim | CC | TIMER | |
| Patricia Kolandai | |||
| Ranjani Visvanathan | ACB | ||
| Sabrina D'Costa | GRAMMARIAN | ||
| Sharmini S.Sivapragasam | |||
| Tilagavathy Anita | ASA / AH | ||
| GUESTS ( 1 ) | Guest of | ||
| Mahendran | Lucky | ||
| TABLE TOPICS SPEAKERS | |
| Patricia Kolandai | |
| Mahendran | |
| Lim Mooi Kheng Lim | |
| Ranjit Singh ( BEST GESTURES ) | |
| Ranjani Visvanathan | |
| Dinesh Sai Menon | BEST |
| SPEECHES |
| CC Manual (Basic) |
| # 6 - Sharmini |
| " A Brush With The Dark Side " |
| EVALUATORS |
| Ranjani Visvanathan |
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