Meeting No: 136

                                              Theme : If I were...I'd be...

                                            Word of the day : Envisage

If I were a Toastmaster member who seeks for improvement from time to time, I would be volunteering myself for the Table Topic session…

This applied to most participants of the Table Topic Session.

First off, it was Chan Yew Choong from D' Utama Toastmasters Club attempting the topic “ If I were blind, I would be..” His words took us to the world of empathy and gave us an account how difficult the life would be to folks who don’t have vision. Indeed, now you see, now you don’t. Simply imagine how harsh life could be at times.

Whenever the Table Topic question is revealed, it is like a much anticipated mystery being unfold. However, I doubt ACS, CL Jing Yi felt the same with the topic “ If I were a pregnant teen, I..would…”. Apparently, there was a lot of imaginary work for Jing Yi to do to hold the stage.

As for the skinny TM Kevin, he finally got to taste the life of a Big Fat Boss for 2 minutes. Imagining himself as a Big Fat Boss, he promised he would sponsor the memberships fees of UMTMC, making the speaking platform free to anyone who is keen to learn. So benevolent of him!

Anyway.. if only this was true…

Lastly, Ricky Soo, a guest, had vividly painted a miserable and piteous life with the topic “ If I were the poorest man on Earth..”.

Moving on, we had TM Nicholas as the first speaker for Project Speech. Nicholas a.k.a. Lee Chong Wei shared with us stories about his passion (badminton) and his victory over a State Player with a stunning comeback. What a remarkable feat! Good luck to your future undertaking!

Second speaker, TM Pei San nudged us with the fact that she likes to play tricks on her friends. So watch out!

Mind you, both Nicholas and Pei San were just doing their ice-breaking speech. Yet, they were composed and confident in their delivery, showing no telltale clues about that.. One of them (Nicholas) even emerged as the Best Project Speaker. Excellent!

If you are the one who bears an interest in Greek Mythology, Jonathan Lim, President of TARC Toastmasters Club, is the man. In attempting his Monodrama Speech, he took us to the scene set in the ancient Thebes and showed us how a powerful king could be transformed to a deer for not giving due respect to the Goddess of Athena.

Lastly, Jing Yi enlightened us with her workshop of how members could construct a positive club climate. Feedback from guests and members were gathered.

A short ten-minute break was complemented by palatable pizzas, with the evaluators fully charged for the Evaluation Session before calling it a day.

Yik Ming as the Toastmaster of the Evening

Kevin Chee delivering a fruitful evaluation.

Jonathan Lim, President of TARC Toastmasters Club

                                           Beloved guests : Chan Yew Choong, Ricky Soo and                                   Khaw Jia Jian

If I were you, I would at least give myself a chance and give UMTMC a try, by attending the meeting.

If I were you, I would seize the opportunity to fulfill my personal development.

Personal development can be anything and public speaking is the most daunting species of its kind.

Come and brace yourself for the worst before stepping into the working world. Sooner or later you would find the experience extremely helpful.