What Is Toastmasters And Why Toastmasters? What is Toastmasters?

No, we don't make toasters!From a humble beginning in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters International has grown to become a world leader in helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. The nonprofit organization now has nearly 220,000 members in 11,300 clubs in 90 countries, offering a proven – and enjoyable! – way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills.Most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of approximately 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or two. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian.There is no instructor; instead, each speech and meeting is critiqued by a member in a positive manner, focusing on what was done right and what could be improved.
And What Toastmasters Can Do For You?
Your potential is limited only by your own excuses.
History has proven that 99.9 percent of people failed in whatever they do are those whom has the habit of giving excuses in things that they once committed to do.Whether you work in a corporate environment, or from home, whether you are a student, or a retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining communication and leadership skills. Become a Better Speaker Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. By learning to formulate and convey your ideas, you open a new world of possibilities. You will be more persuasive and confident when giving presentations and you will improve your one-on-one dealings with others. Become a Leader Leadership is the art of persuading others to do what you wish. To succeed, you need to communicate, and you need to work as a team. In Toastmasters, you’ll do both. And you’ll find out how to vary your approach to suit the needs of different people, be they the audience for a speech, the committee for a fundraiser or your coworkers and managers. It Really Works! Don’t worry! Everyone in a Toastmasters club was once at the level you are now. The environment is friendly and supportive, and the self-paced program allows you to build confidence with each speaking assignment. And you’ll love the applause! Constructive evaluation is the heart of the Toastmasters program. Each time you give a prepared speech, an evaluator will point out strengths and suggest improvements. What Happens When I Join? With more than 220,000 members in 11,300 clubs in 90 countries, you’re sure to find a meeting near you. Most groups meet weekly or biweekly for one to two hours. The meetings are organized so that everyone will have a chance to speak, should they want to. You schedule your own speaking assignments a few weeks in advance, so you’ll have plenty of time to prepare. Speaking assignments are varied, with the first one designated as an “ice breaker” – a description of yourself and your life that lasts between five and seven minutes. You’ll be assigned a mentor to help you settle in and get through your first speaking roles. As you grow in confidence, you assignments will grow with you. Importantly, whenever you stand up and speak, you receive encouraging, helpful feedback on how it went and how you can improve next time. And there has even more benefits for you to discover when you join a Toastmasters club!

In Penang Island, we are one of those well established up-and-coming Toastmasters club for the people from all walks of life to join together and share this wonderful experience together, by supporting each other, learning from each other's mistakes together, and growing together to achieve a greater level of success in life and in whichever path that we'd chosen for our career!

Come and join us to experience our showcase meeting which will be held regularly at;

Venue : Safira Country Club, Seberang Jaya (Opposite Birds Park and Sunway Hotel )

Date : (Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of a month)
This upcoming meeting is on 20th November 2007 (Tue),

Time : 8pm

Attire : Smart Casual

For more information or enquiries, please call ;

Erik Ooi - President 012-4702688
David Choo - VP Education 012-5227707
Robin Hoo - Secretary 016-4639698

Pleasure Moment ~ 2 Oct 2007

Meeting : 2/10/2007
Venue : Safira Club, Seberang Jaya, Perai.
1) Induction of New Member


I Swear, I will no longer call myself Mr. Pathmanathan, start from this moment I will call myself Toastmaster Pathmanathan.







Vilas was being appointed as Pathmanathan's mentor

President Erik said, this is my pleasure to have this 1st Induction...hopefully, every month will have once for the incoming.

2) B'day Celebration

Happy Birthday to you.....

Photo Gallery - Aug 2007

Find Out More ......Competition!!!

Please come and join us to witness the Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contest 2007.

Date : 21/08/2007 (Tue)
Time : 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Venue : Safira Club, Seberang Jaya, Penang.
Contact : 012-5227707 (or) 012-4702688

Ex-Co Meeting No.2

Date : 14/08/2007
Time : 8pm-10pm
Venue : Safira Club, Seberang Jaya.

Photo Gallery - July 2007

Attention Please.....I have something to talk....

Together We SOAR!!!

JID : Joint Installation Dinner


Dated : 28/07/07 (Sat)
Venue : CityBayview Hotel, Penang
Time : 6:30pm-(ard)11pm
Ticket : RM50 Only
Pls grasp the ticket from Chea 012-4607213)

Ex-Co Meeting No.1

Our Ex-Co Meeting will be held on :

Date : 31/07/07 (Tue)
Venue : Safira Club, Seberang Jaya
Time : 7:30pm

AGM No.9th

Dear Fellow Toastmasters,

Let's attend the 9th Annual General Meeting of the Seberang Jaya Toastmasters Club tonight. We wil have our meeting as usual sharp on 8pm, and will start our AGM around 9:10pm.Please note that our attendance is very important to form a quorum. See you there!

The Educational Goal

This is the link for the educational goal we have already achieved. I will let you know soon about the projected educational goal soon. Thanks.

http://www.mediafire.com/?dxitnw0xwlv

change of email

hi! elaine, our new webmaster. :) , could you pls change my email address from lsmsb@streamyx.com to 5227707@gmail.com. the former email is my company
mail, the later is my private mail.

I really hope that in future, our meeting agenda, activities, announcement, member's educational performance and award, question especially from new members could be held it here.

It is because sometimes we are busy or occupied to stay in touch together face to face. I found it should be a effective commication tools for us to use to encourage more communication. instead of we just meet up once bi-weekly or maybe weekly.

so.....elaine, I really look forward you could present and promote the way of using this blog. because a lot of our member still not aware of it. for future, if we got any information, maybe we just sms member that we have a new message in this blog site instead of stating all in info in SMS where normally it is too long for a SMS ( SHORT message service ).

Correct me if I'm wrong, Eric. Thanks.

July 2007 - Calender / Checklist

TLI : Area N & S Training
Dated : 14/07 (Sat)
Venue : Distead College, Penang
Time : 1pm - 5pm

New Born Officers 07/08

The term has indeed just begun. It is now our new term 2007/2008. Below are our new born officers name list:

President Erik Ooi Seng Chai, ATMB, CL

E-mail : 5227707@gmail.com
VPE David Choo

E-mail : lsmsb@streamyx.com
VPM Jessica Tan

E-mail : jesstsp@gmail.com
VPPR Elain Wong, CTM

E-mail : elainwg@gmail.com
Secretary Long Pin Hoo, ACB,CL

E-mail : hlongpin@yahoo.com
Treasurer Oh Kia Boon

E-mail : kboh@sig.com.my
SAA Chin Kin Ngen

Say Hi!

Hi! all toastmaster member of SJTC. Just to say Hi! to you all. It is really interesting if we can share our view here too beside in ours toastmaster meeting...and we can have more updated information if our club will publish notices here too. See you in meetings. Bye!