Meeting No: 152

Theme: What If

Word of the day: Envisage

At times, life can be dull. 

In the war between dream and reality, idealistic human beings are the one who suffer the most.

Some choose to surrender themselves to the gritty realism while some continue to wage the battle to achieve the utopia they crave.

Whatever category one is in, occasional spice-up of things in life is a must. In this aspect, the words ‘What If’ are a game changer. Let’s envisage no further than UMTMC.

ACB, CL Joseph, a much helpful guest from TARC Toastmaster Club joined the meeting as a Table Topic Master. 

TM Nicholas was the first challenger that rose up to the Table Topic Session and got a question which invoked a poignant memory. Conceding that he didn't fare well in Biology during secondary school’s times, currently Nicholas envisages not a single failure in his tertiary education.

Failure can be frustrating. What if you could turn the clock back and be given a chance to re-choose the path? TM Jacky firmly turned down such potentially life-changing opportunity and vowed he would stay put with the path chosen. A great chemical engineer is in the making!

What would CC, CL Wei Chin do had her got a windfall which made her a millionaire? Having been agonized by the disruption of water supply, Wei Chin promised to invest heavily in water supply facility so that this God-given asset can reach every part of the world which needs it.

What would Aaron, a guest do if he was alone with Mr. Obama in an elevator? Being a person who is concerned with the planet he resides, he would ask the president questions about world issues. Having said that, it might take a technical failure of the elevator to get those questions satisfied!

The next topic was interesting. Any unusual turnout or slip up might be considered as overstepping the boundaries of educational topics. Take this. What if one day you woke up to find CC Yik Ming, the president lying just beside you? Well, TM Pei San said nothing unusual happened. This marked the end of the session.

As for project speeches, TM Jacky gave his debut speech with the title One Step Closer. After participating several meetings by UMTMC, Jacky gradually did away with the initial prejudice towards Toastmasters Club. Now he envisages a future with this club.

TM Nicholas shared his authentic experience with the native people in a rural area called Pantos, Pahang . His sharing drove home a clear message, that all of us should always be grateful.

CC Chen Long illustrated a story which reminded everyone something – that Mother’s Day is just around the corner! Well, pretend to be a good kid if all this while being a true one is too much for you!

Next, it was the much awaited refreshment session. With the variety of the good food, one would often lament that 10 minutes were never enough.

Then came the great pantheon of evaluators led by ACS, ALB Eric. Dr. Tilah offered valuable advice on Nicholas’s speech while DTM Dr. Devi took either pain or pleasure in amending the crude expressions made throughout the meeting. It was true that in ACS, ALB Jing Yi’s words that Jacky didn't look in anyway like a first-timer throughout his speech.

Toastmaster of the Evening

Speech Evaluator

Speech Evaluator

Speech Evaluator

Project Speaker TM Nicolas 

Project Speaker CC Chen Long

Nice job, Aaron!

Winners

Deliciously nice!

Group photo

What if you had the opportunity to emerge as a great speaker by joining Toastmasters?