Date: 2nd August, 2009 (11:30am to 3:00pm) Place: Court Royale Chinese Restaurant, Tiara Melaka Golf and Country Resort
Today’s event:
The Installation of Malacca Toastmasters Club Executive Committee is a yearly occasion. The 2009-2010 term starts from 1st July 2009 – 30th June 2010. In Toastmasters Club, the club EXCO changes every year providing leadership and communication opportunity to fellow members. In the Installation Ceremony, last year officers were discharged, and the new officers were inducted.
Malacca Toastmasters Club is part of the Toastmasters International with its headquarters located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA. Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization, and was established on October 22, 1924 by Ralph C. Smedley, who conceived, and developed the idea of helping others to speak more effectively. The organization now has over 235,000 members in 11,700clubs in 92 countries. Malacca Toastmasters Club is part of District 51 with over 300 clubs cover ing Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. Malacca Toastmasters Club meets regularly giving everyone an opportunity to practice:
- Conducting meetings
- Giving Impromptu Speeches
- Presenting Prepared Speeches
- Offering Constructive Evaluation
In Toastmasters, members learn leadership skills by organizing and conducting meetings and by completing projects stated in the leadership manuals. Leadership projects address such skills as listening, planning, motivation, and team building and give members the opportunity to practice them. Just as Toastmasters learn to speak by speaking, they learn leadership by leading.
The success of individuals depends on communication. Individuals face an endless exchange of ideas, messages and information as they deal with one another. How well they connect and share their ideas with customers, clients, co-worker, family members, and friends can determine whether the individual succeed in life. Especially in the current economic crisis, good communication skills will give an added advantage to be employable in the job market.
Malacca Toastmasters Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Semabok Inn from 7:30 pm to 9:30pm. To learn more about Toastmaster, please contact Henry (012-6375476) or Melvin (019-6657288).
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