Division B - District 102 ( Previously 51 )
Club Officers Training (COT) 1
East Coast Clubs
Venue: Mingstar
Hotel
It was the first
time that Lekor Toastmasters Club has play host for the Club Officers Training
(COT) in the East Coast. Lekor Toastmasters Club's Immediate Past President,
Sea Shin Tyun has been eager to be the host this time around as she believes in
bringing the benefit of Toastmasters to the people of Kuala Terengganu. The
training was held in Mingstar Hotel on the 5th August, 2012 from
9:15 am till 2 pm.
The COT team
consist of Division B Governor Meyyappa, Kak Zaharah Ibrahim, Area B3 Governor
Joyce Loh, Area B6 Governor Albert Chua, and Division B East Coast Coordinator
Burney Choo. The training was also graced by the presence of Area K1 Governor
Karu.
The participating
clubs for this COT consist of club officers from Lekor TMC, Kuantan TMC and all
the way from Kelantan, Magical Tanah Merah TMC.
COT 1's purpose
was to prepare the newly elected Club Officers in their various positions by
helping them to understand their roles and responsibilities. However, this COT1
was special. It was not only attended by Club Officers but for the very first
time, attended by guests who were not Toastmasters members. One of the guests
who attended the training was a singer, Anis Suraya.
Division B3
Governor Meyya started the training with his opening address followed by the
session, Charting a Course for Club Success. Subsequently, Kak Zaharah
conducted the session on “Motivating Achievement”.
After the
break-out session, Div B East Coast Coordinator took the opportunity in his
session, “Attracting New Members” to highlight to the guests the many benefits
of the Toastmasters program. Following that, Area Governor B3 Joyce Loh
explained in details how to do online submission. Division B Governor Meyya
conducted a special Evaluation Workshop before concluding the COT training with
his closing address.
It has been a
successful training with exco members having a much clearer understanding of
their roles and responsibilities and with 4 guests signing up as Toastmasters
member of Lekor TMC.
SAY IT RIGHT WORKSHOP BY LILY FU
11TH AUGUST 2012 AT 2.00PM AT
LEVEL 12, UPTOWN 3, DAMANSARA UTAMA, PETALING JAYA
At 2.00pm, the efficient SAA, Emil Anthony
summoned everyone to be seated. As the snacks were delicious, there were last
frantic efforts to finish the last bites on the plate. Then the charming MC,
Jennifer Pan, calm and sporting a sweet smile, invited the Organising Chair,
Albert Chua to say a few words and to introduce the star of the show, LILY FU.
As
the capacity crowd of 61 eager participants was there to see and hear her, Lily
jumped straight into action by asking how many versions of the English language
are being used in Malaysia. Answers like Manglish, Singlish, Queen’s English
and American English were heard. With vibrancy and full of vitality, Lily
sailed into the workshop proper stealthily and also dealt with some commonly
mispronounced words, vowels, diphthongs and consonants.
True
to her professional experience, her gestures, facial expressions, lip
synchronisations, positioning of the tongue, intonation, and crisp clear
pronunciations with a smiling face made the session highly enjoyable and
mesmerising. It was not a ‘hear me out’ 2 hour workshop but one that was full
of interaction, giggles and fun. As time passes quickly when one is gainfully
engaged, the workshop ended at about 4.30pm with a thunderous applause to a
highly informative and educational session.
Comments
like, ‘ fantastic presentation’, ‘highly enjoyable workshop’. ‘ opened my eyes
and ears’, ‘learned a lot’, ‘never knew that English is so lively’, ‘look
forward to attend more sessions’. ‘have to improve myself now’, ‘very
motivating and fun’, were some of the statements heard during the interval and
at the end of the event.
After
presenting Lily with a momento of appreciation, the Organising Chair heartily
thanked the participants for their attendance. He also gave his appreciation to
the organising team for making the workshop a thunderous success. The host of
the venue, Lafarge TMC was also complimented for their support.
Prepared by Albert Chua, Organising
Chair.
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