Taman Indrahana Toastmasters Club

Believe it of not. it must have something to do with the dates!!! On 11/01/11, we had 14 guests and now on 22/02/11, we had 13 guests at our meeting!!! Both these were just our routine meeting and not a "Guests' Nite". That's simply incredible!!!! The best part is that 4 of them were accepted as members on 22/02/11. Thanks to Suat Hoong of MAICSA TMC; Past Pres Paru and Pres Kay for introducing these 4 new members to the club. Thanks also to IPDG Ritchie for introducing one of the 13 guests who thoroughly enjoyed themselves on 22/02/11.

Indrahanians and guests (and role-players too) flocked to IJM Cobra Club on Tuesday, January 25 to witness the club-level International Speech and Table Topics contest. There were a more than decent crowd of 32 who came, of which seventeen were Indrahanians. Peggy Yeap was the Organizing Chair and as one would expect from an Indrahanian, it was superbly organized. In the International Speech contest , there were five participants who recited their speeches in the only way they know how – splendid delivery, sublime content and superior entertainment value. At least that’s how I see it! When the results were announced, Weng May came out tops with her speech “Not Now”. First runner-up was Thian Seng with his “The Dream Stealer” speech and second runner-up was Victor Ong with his “A Life of Failure” speech. Table Topics was next, and this time, the topic given was a lengthy one but again, all five contestants acquitted themselves very well. Victor Ong was the club champion, first ru...

Successful Event with 'Unlocking the Keys to Contests' Workshop by DTM Loghan, on 8 Jan 2011 Dear Indrahanians, I'm happy to report to you that today we had a successful day with our workshop, 'Unlocking the keys to contests'. I think it must have been quite some time since Taman Indrahana organised a public workshop (if my memory serves me right). Certainly for this term, this is the first time we are organising one. I'm happy to say that we must have hit at least 100 ticket sales (we shall await KK's report), which means that we were able to bring a very meaningful & relevant workshop to some 90 participants at least. My personal target was 120 to 150 tix sold - but as we went along, we realised that we were competing against Div P's TLI2, many company functions, & many people still on leave. So I think I'm just grateful for what we achieved:-) Ho ho ha ha ha! Coming from the champion horse's mouth, Loghan therefore played a bi...

Happy Birthday to our January babies... Robert, Dom, Alice, Chee Yan, Choi Woon and May!   Out of the six champions of the year, three of them are our past presidents. Robert (1994/95), Dominic(2003/04) and Choi Woon(2008/09), brought the club to greater height during their term of service. Each of them has their uniqueness that all members can relate to... ROBERT is cheerful, DOM is humorous, CHOI WOON is meticulous.  What about ALICE? She keeps us inspired that learning is a life-long journey. We love her humor, so authentic and heart-warming that touches the heart of everyone! CHEE YAN is the youngest member of the club, carried with him the maturity that speaks beyond his age. We are impressed with your value in life and certainly proud to have you with the club, Chee Yan! And MAY, a very meticulous and responsible secretary for the club, that we are all impressed by her thoroughness. We love h...

Happy Birthday to KK and Weng May!  Our past president, who is always optimistic about life. He is a coach, who is passionate in helping young people achieve their dream in career progression.  Someone who walks his talk, that's KK. A pretty lady who is relatively new in the club,but not a new toastmaster. Someone who looks quiet, but make an impression when she speaks.  Someone who has the quiet and vocal presence, that's Weng May. Stay healthy and happy! Lots of love, from Taman Indrahana     

Dear Fellow Indrahanians, Our November 23rd meeting was another qualified success. Like all Taman Indrahana meetings. Here we participated, we learned and we shared. Kay Wong started the ball rolling with her presidential address – she was telling us about Darren Le Croix and how he went from “chump to champ”. As she pointed out, if an ordinary guy like Darren could make it, so can we. She listed out seven great tips from Darren: (1) What is your intent? What do you want to share with your audience? (2) Are you in the dialogue (3) What would I give if this is to be my last presentation? (4) Never turn down stage-time! Never say, No! (5) Record yourself every time you speak – so you can look back and review (6) Be humble, and (7) Crave for feedback. Many of these pointers resonated with us because they made sense. Anyway, these were indeed invaluable lessons, and I know we took them to heart. Teresa Chan took the stage next as Toastmaster-of-the-Evening, and it was great to have her ...

Taman Indrahana Toastmasters decided to team up with Stamford College Toastmasters by having a Joint Meeting on November 09 at the latter’s premise in Jalan Barat, PJ. Normally, attendance at joint meetings is just so-so, especially if it is not hosted at our own venue. But it was most heartening to see seventeen Indrahanians came to give support! I was visibly touched! In fact, it was also a special gathering because it was Hong Yuan’s last meeting with us before she leaves for the UK to join her husband. And so, I came, tears welling in my eyes and before the evening was over, I had selfishly grabbed one whole box of tissues for myself, only to leave behind a crumpled and sodden mass of wringing-wet sheets that marked my teary-eyed farewell. I am sure the others felt the same except that they were made of sterner stuff and so they hid their sadness very well! In the large room at Stamford College that served as our meeting room, forty-six Toastmasters and guests came, packing them...