The Club Experience...

Dear All,

Today I wanted to share the Toastmaster meeting experience with you... there is no better way than for you to see an actual meeting, so please enjoy the video...  

Hope you enjoyed the video, but indeed our club is more fun, our toastmaster of the day come out with a theme in each meeting and it becomes more fun. Sometimes the theme comes along with our present occasion such as eid, ramthan or even back to school time...

The ICE BREAKER

Project one (P1) it’s your ice break into the club, in the first speech you need to introduce yourself to your fellow club members and give them some information about your background, interests, and ambitions.


You will have time from four to six minutes, and your objectives is to begin speaking to audience and discover speaking skills you already have and skills that need attention.

In June 4th 2012 I gave my 1st speech under the title "The One".... I presented as below:

"If you could all close your eyes and imagine with me for few min, we are all hungry, we are all thirsty... we are all waiting, surrounded by the family at the house garden under the clear sky, and suddenly you hear (then i played the athan by my mobile phone).

In this special spiritual moments, you can all open your eyes like the very first time i opened my eyes to the world. Yes I was born in the holy month of Ramathan many years ago.

Toastmaster of the day, fellow toastmasters, our guest, good after noon.

I am the only kid in the family, who was raised with a single parent. During school days, though i had many friends around, but i only had one best friend. I graduated from high school in 1999. And graduated from University with a Bachelor in Business Information Technology from Luton University, UK in 2004.

Two months later, i joined my current company as a trainee. We were six, three girls and three byes but only one got hired after six months training, guess who? Yes I was the one...

Now i have completed eight years with my employer, started with procurement and tenders department, after two years i moves to recruitment in HR, and currently i am with training and development team.

I am now married with one daughter, who is enlightening my world.

Number ONE had a big role in my life, though i was born in a very special month, today i found that all months are special in their own way. When i used to ask my mum to go out with friend, she used to always ask, which group you are going out with. School, college, university or work? I found that I have lots of friend from different stages of my life with more than one best friend :)

Today i go back to my mother's house, i am not the only one anymore, not the princes of the house, i have a friend, a partner, a brother and husband who share the love of my family.

Though i still have one daughter, i wish to have many more kids in future..."

The whole speech were within the time giving, I might have said more than what’s written but this are the most outline of my speck, I was well prepared which made me a confident presenter.

Below are the evaluation Q&A

What strong points dose the speaker already have?
Confidence

How well did the audience get to know the speaker?Very well

Did the speech reflect adequate preparation?
Sure

Did the speaker talk clearly and audibly?
Yes

Did the Speaker talk clearly and audibly?
Yes

Did the speech have a definite opening, body and conclusion?
Yes

Please comment on the speaker;s use of notes.
Not using the notes.

What could the speaker have done differently that would have improved the speech?
Concluded with passion in future.

What did you like about the presentation?
Confident

YES YES YES... It was my first speech and i made it and was voted for the best project speech speaker of for the day...

Toastmasters International Club...

Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. With membership is 280,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 13,500 clubs in 116 countries that make up their global network of meeting locations.

Membership in Toastmasters is one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself, it is also one of the most cost-effective skill-building tools available anywhere.

How Does It Work?
A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere.
There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, members evaluate one another’s presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program’s success.

Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings and develop skills related to timekeeping, grammar and parliamentary procedure.

Members learn communication skills by working in the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking.

And Since my orgonisation have their oun club, I BECAME A MEMBER... since few months now. And I have already finished my 3rd Compentent Communication (CC) project.

I ready for my fourth now but i would like to share them all in right order in my future post inshallah..

Did i mentioned it??!
I am sooooo missing blogging, and hope this enthusiasm do not go away soon...

Hope you are still out there my readers...

For more information about the club visit www.toastmasters.org