Training Session No.2 24-july 2008

REVIEW OF MEETING NO.2 – 24 JULY 2008

The meeting was attended by 16 people – 11 from IEM and 4 from Kuching Toastmasters Club and 1 from Connection Toastmasters Club.

Speakers and their evaluators were:

TM Rudy Zulfika Yusof who made his ice-breaker speech. He was evaluated by CC,CL William Chin who urged him to move on to the next speech. Congratulation on the first speech and don’t wait too long for your next speech.

TM John Lau introduced a new word, infantilize in his speech. A good speech for parents or would-be parents with small children. The message: don’t pampered them too much until adulthood. He was later evaluated by ACB,CL Alvin lim

ACB,CL Nicholas who did the advance manual speech for making a toast. His toast was inspirational with the message for new president and his ex-co to bring success to the club. ACB, CL Robert Chang evaluated the speech.

ACB,CL Leslie Chai set the scenario with all the audience imagining themselves as newly recruited employees in Sarawak Energy Berhad. He made a presentation on the expectations and opportunities in company and ended with a two-way questions - "Are you right for the company? Is the company right for you?". ACB,CL Campbell Apau evaluated him.

Table-Topics

Before we started the table-topic, ACS Victor Foong set an encouraging mood by introducing the benefits of table topics and that we shouldn’t shy away from this session. This was his tips for table-topic speakers –

Remember PREP

P – Your proposition of the topic. What is your stand – is it for or against.

R – Reasons to support your stand

E – examples

P– Proposition but making a summary of it.

The other method is the Pendulum effect – Why good or for the topic, then why bad or against, and then sum it all up.

The time-line method.

TM Grace Tan, TM Diong Lee Jiuan, CC Khairulnizam and ACB Fauzi were the table topic speakers for the night while Benjamin Lim was the Table Topic Master.

General Evaluation

How was the meeting generally? CC,CL Diong Lee Jiuan was the general evaluator and this was what she had to say:

The meeting was well conducted (Great work CC Kueh Hua Men for putting up the program and running the session)

Warm welcome of the guests

Great introduction of the benefits of table topic before starting.

All evaluators made encouraging and motivating evaluations.Good table arrangements

(We will continue to maintain this)

Improvements include

keeping to the time in the program

Speakers to keep within the timing of the speech

Applause to be led by the TOE

Seats at the front are empty and can be filled up

(We will work towards improving on this suggestions)

NEXT meeting is 14 August 2008 and the TOE is Benjamin Lim.

Fauzi

Prez