KKTMC International Speech and Table Topics Contests (18th Feb 2011)

Dear Fellow Toastmasters and Guests,

Please join me to congratulate the winners of the KKTMC International Speech and Table Topics Contest held on 18^th Feb 2011:

                       

International Speech Contest:

Champion: Joanna Liew (Never Say Never)

1^st Runner-Up: Jamie Chieng (It’s the Little Things)

2^nd Runner-Up: Lily Chin (life is Unexpected)

Table Topics Contest:

Champion: Sivakumar Kumaresan

1^st Runner-Up: Lily Chin

2^nd Runner-Up: Karis Chong

A huge round of applause to all 6 International Speech contestants and 5 Table Topics contestants! Yes, indeed our speakers stirred us to prepare for the unexpected, adapt to surroundings with heart and mind, champion for world peace, never give up on our goals and while doing all that, never say never! What an inspiring evening it was for everyone present. Even the Table Topic question What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Stronger was inspiring. Our contestants certainly proved that entering a speech contest indeed did not kill them but made them stronger! :)

So congratulations to ALL of our contestants for embracing the challenge to take one step forward, one level higher to becoming a better speaker. 

Special thanks to:

Organising Chairperson TM Christopher Shaw and his team for making this annual event another successful one.

Contest Chairs Sylvia Maten, ACS (Table Topics) and Melissa Betsy, CC (International Speech) for leading such entertaining sessions

Chief Judge Christine Yap, DTM for briefing and guiding the judges and role players

Our winners will be representing the Club to the Area K1 Level Contest on 25^th February 2011 at Ahmad Nifsu Theatre, UMS @ 7.30pm. For more information, please contact Area Governor Jasmine Leong. Be sure to be there to support our champions!

Let’s continue to Move, Express and Inspire! :)

Yours in Toastmasters,

Nora Ridzwan, CC,CL

President 2010-2011

Kota Kinabalu Toastmasters Club

Area K1 and K4 Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests (1st October 2010)

Dear Fellow Toastmasters,

The Area K1 and K4 Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests were successfully held on Friday, 1st October 2010.

Please join me to heartily congratulate Area K1 Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests CHAMPIONS, KKTMC's very own Dr. Sivakumar Kumaresan, CTM and TM Lily Chin! :)

Winners of the Contests were:

Area K1

Humorous Speech Contest:

Champion: Lily Chin (KKTMC)

1st Runner Up: Jason William Vitales (Polytechnic)

Evaluation Contest:

Champion: Dr. Sivakumar Kumaresan (KKTMC)

1st Runner Up: Jason William Vitales (Polytechnic)

Area K4:

Humorous Speech Contest:

Champion: Jess Ambrose (KK Advanced)

1st Runner Up: Ophelia Domingo (SWEPA)

Evaluation Contest:

Champion: Pamela Teng (KK Advanced)

1st Runner Up: Alice Liu (SWEPA)

Congratulations to all winners. Thank you, Dr Sivakumar and Lily for doing KKTMC proud! Also to Jess Ambrose who represented KK Advanced Toastmasters, but also a member of KKTMC. :)

Let’s support them as they advance to the Division Level Contests in Tawau on 10th October 2010.

Yours in Toastmasters,
Nora Ridzwan
President 2010-2011
Move. Express. Inspire.

3rd Meeting of the Term 2010/2011: Another fun-filled and inspiring night - 10th August 2010

The night was another night fueled with a lots of warm laughter and positive support. The room filled up close to 30 members and guests prompting Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms TM Andy Wong to order more food from Celyn hotel to ensure members and guests were well fed!

Our invocator of the night was DTM Yee That Hian who shared some wise words from the best selling author book, “Who Moved My Cheese” and some inspiring quotes from Brian Tracy.

Toastmaster of the Evening (TME) was none other than DTM Abu Bakar Sheriff who with his great sense of humor warm up the audience with such ease and had us laughing right from the start. What a great way to start a meeting!

The word of the evening that was chosen by Grammarian and Wordmaster ACB Melissa Betsy Jilimin was "Revelation"

With 14 guests and 16 members, first-timer Table Topics Master TM Sophia Hong was able to shoot 10 table topics for members.

We had three inspiring speakers that night.

1. TM Wesley Koh - CC2 "Pecha Kucha" evaluated by CC Joanna Liew

TM Wesley Koh shared his Pecha Kucha Power Point Presentation method which was introduced by an architect from Japan. This method is based on the concept of 20x20, which is to spend 20 seconds on a 20 slides presentation with minimal text and more on graphics. This method is useful when you're given an alloted time to present your speech using the Powepoint and you want to deliver it effectively and efficiently.

2. TM Bernie Chan - CC4 "First Part Time Job" evaluated by CTM Florence Majanil Liau

TM Bernie Chan shared her first part time job experience in New Zealand when she was 16 years old. She landed her first part time job because she wanted to buy her first pair of basketball shoes. This pair of shoes had motivated Bernie and until today, still reminds her of when  she shed her sweat and tears while doing part time job as a waitress in the Chinese Restaurant.

3. TM Effy Chung - CC5 "My Childhood Incidents" evaluated by CC Sivakumar Kumaresan

TM Effy Chung shared her experience with dogs and other animals. She started with torturing and disecting insects, dog bullier until one days she got into troubles with dogs. Since then, Effy has some phobia with dogs until she started to have a little Chihuahua as her pet. Till then, she started to be a great dog trainer which able to train her dog shakes hand, dancing and other tricks.

TM Andy Wong was our Humor Haster of the evening. He shared his humor speech during his trip with his family to Bario. Andy's sense of humour became our icing of the cake tonight. He even inpressed his daughter also came as a guest and agreed that her dad did a great job on being a Humor Master.

 

Thanks to our General Evaluator Jasmine Leong, ACB, CL  who was always encouraging and supporting to each and every one of us including the roles players as well as the manual speakers.  

The Obligatory Group Picture.


Cheers!