AMD Cyberjaya Toastmasters Club 11th Meeting

Location: Wonder Woman, AMD Cyberjaya Office
Date:22th November 2011
Time:1830-2100
Organizer: Mohamed Annuar

Call to order and Welcome by ASAA - Heemi-Fazeere Hanif
ASAA called to order and started the meeting.

Toastmaster of the Evening - Mohamed Annuar
TM Annuar , the Toastmaster of the Evening started with reading out the history of Toastmasters Club International and introduce the Word of the Day - METICULOUS.
He then called out each role player to explain on their roles and responsibilities.

1. General Evaluator - TM Rosa Phua, DTM
2. Grammarian - TM Aida-Jazmin, Azmi
3. Ah-Counter - TM Norshela Mohamed-Azahar
4. Timer - TM Fairizul Mohamed

Table Topic Session - Table Topic Master TM Heemi

During this portion of the meeting, club members (and willing guests) practice impromptu speaking by responding to questions or topics prepared by the Table Topics Master. Sometimes the topics are simple, such as "My Favourite Holiday", and sometimes they are more challenging, focusing on issues of the day, such as Elections, the Olympics, Health, Education or Crime, where you may be required to give an opinion, or argue a point of view.

TM Heemi have 5 Doraemon boxes on the screen and volunteers will need to choose one of the box. When the box opened and revealed the object behind it, volunteers need to talk about the object directly or indirectly. The Table Topic Speakers and their topics for this meeting were :

1. TM Aida
2. TM Dropati
3. TM Norman
4. TM Ain Nabilah
5. TM Asmah

Project Speakers Session

In this section, Toastmasters practice their public speaking skills by giving a prepared presentation from the Communication and Leadership Programmes. Each project in every manual has a specific objective in an area that helps you practice different speaking techniques. These objectives are designed as guidelines to help you think about the various qualities that comprise a good speech. Some speakers may be giving an icebreaker, while others may be trying to persuade you to their point of view, or inform you about technical issues relating to their hobby or occupation. You'll learn something new with every speech you listen to!
In this meeting we have speakers who did their speech for 3 different projects.
Speakers their topic in this meeting were :
Project 2 Organize Your Speech

1. TM Dropati Ramnawal- Adopting a child
2. TM Hasbullah Harun - 5 important things in a relationship

Project 3 Get To The Point
3. TM Norman Ahmad Osman - Same Species, Different World

Project 5 Your Body Speak
4. TM Asmah Abd Rahman - What I have learnt from my kids

Table Topic Evaluation - TM Asmah
TM Asmah gave evaluation for all table topic speakers.

Project Speech Evaluation and Reports
In this session, all the evaluators presented their evaluation project speakers. General Evaluator, TM Tanes upon all the speech evaluator to come in front and present their evaluation.
The evaluators for this meeting are :

1. TM Rosa Phua, gave her evaluation for Project Speaker 1 TM Dropati.
2. TM Vallie gave evaluation for Project Speaker 4 TM Asmah.
3. TM Amin Labaran provided his evaluation for both Project Speaker 2 and 3, TM Hasbullah and TM Norman respectively.

TM Rosa Phua then called upon all the role players to present their reports :

1. Timer's Report - TM Fairizul
2. AH Counter's Report - TM Shela
3. Grammarian's Report - TM Aida

General Evaluator and Invocator evaluation

At the end, General Evaluator TM Rosa Phua gave her evaluation on overall meeting. Some of her points :
Need improvement

1. Speakers need to inject more values into their speeches (more valuable content)
2. Do not repeat your speech title as it has been mentioned by the TME when he introduces the speakers.
3. Audience is advised not to disturbed the speaker (eg, jump in and ask speaker a question) while they are presenting their speech.
4. Timer is suggested to hold the card longer as not to let the speaker miss seeing it (hold for more than 15 seconds)
5. For table topic evaluation - TM Rosa Phua suggested that when TME introduces the TT Evaluator, he/she tells the audience what criteria that will be evaluated in the TT session that day, eg will only evaluate the content, or the body language etc. Fix one or two criteria to be evaluated and let the volunteers know.

Something GOOD

1. AMD Cyberjaya Club meeting was as usual, very well organized.
2. The strength of the club's meeting is the fun style of the table topic session.

Awards
TM Heemi (on behalf of the President) announce the winners of the awards for this week, based on voting from all attendees.

1. Best Table Topic - TM Dropati
2. Best Speaker - TM Norman
3. Best Evaluator - TM Amin Labaran

Congratulations!!

Closing
We close the meeting with speech from TM Heemi. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Report prepared by: Asmah Abd Rahman

AMD Cyberjaya Toastmasters Club 10th Meeting

Location: Wonder Woman, AMD Cyberjaya Office
Date:9th November 2011
Time:1830-2100
Organizer: Nabila Kadir

Call to order and Welcome by ASAA - Heemi-Fazeere Hanif
ASAA called to order and started the meeting.

President's Address - Tanes-Kumar N-Maniam
Club's President, TM Tanes gave opening speech.

Toastmaster of the Evening - Nabila Kadir
TM Nabila , the Toastmasters of the Evening started with reading out the objectives of Toastmasters Club and introduce the Word of the Day - STUPENDOUS.
He then called out each role player to explain on their roles and responsibilities.

1. General Evaluator - TM Tanes
2. Grammarian - TM Siti Zalikha
3. Ah-Counter - TM Dropati
4. Timer - TM Remy

Table Topic Session - Table Topic Master TM Asmah

During this portion of the meeting, club members (and willing guests) practice impromptu speaking by responding to questions or topics prepared by the Table Topics Master. Sometimes the topics are simple, such as "My Favourite Holiday", and sometimes they are more challenging, focusing on issues of the day, such as Elections, the Olympics, Health, Education or Crime, where you may be required to give an opinion, or argue a point of view.

TM Asmah brought a paper bag which includes 10 objects inside. Volunteers for table topic will need to put their hands into the paper bag and select one object (without looking).

The Table Topic Speakers and their topics for this meeting were :

1. TM Hasbullah - A red Ferrari toy car
2. TM Ain Nabilah - A portable toothbrush and toothpaste
3. TM Nazzatul Ain - A pink and purple unicorn toy
4. TM Heemi -A piece of flyer for a slimming center
5. TM Aslina - A measuring tape

Project Speakers Session

In this section, Toastmasters practice their public speaking skills by giving a prepared presentation from the Communication and Leadership Programmes. Each project in every manual has a specific objective in an area that helps you practice different speaking techniques. These objectives are designed as guidelines to help you think about the various qualities that comprise a good speech. Some speakers may be giving an icebreaker, while others may be trying to persuade you to their point of view, or inform you about technical issues relating to their hobby or occupation. You'll learn something new with every speech you listen to!
In this meeting we have speakers who did their speech for 3 different projects.

Speakers for Organize Your Speech project and their topic in this meeting were :

Project 1 Ice Breaker

1. TM Aida Jazmin - Absence makes the heart grow fonder
2. TM Nurfiedayu - Personality
3. TM Fairizul - Myself

Project 3 Get to The Point

1. TM Alagappan - Plan

Project 4 How To Say It

1. TM Viji - You are what you eat for breakfast

Table Topic Evaluation - TM Stand Lye Wei Ling
TM Stand gave evaluation for all table topic speakers.

Project Speech Evaluation and Reports
In this session, all the evaluators presented their evaluation project speakers. General Evaluator, TM Tanes upon all the speech evaluator to come in front and present their evaluation.
The evaluators for this meeting are :

1. TM Stand, CL , gave his evaluation for Project Speaker 1 TM Aida.
2. TM Amethyst gave evaluation for Project Speaker 2 TM Nurfiedayu and Project Speaker 3 TM Fairizul.
3. TM Barry Ong, DTM provided his evaluation for both Project Speaker 4 and 5, TM Alagappan and TM Viji respectively.

TM Tanes then called upon all the role players to present their reports :

1. Timer's Report - TM Remy
2. AH Counter's Report - TM Dropati
3. Grammarian's Report - TM Siti Zalikha

General Evaluator and Invocator evaluation

At the end, General Evaluator TM Tanes gave his evaluation on overall meeting

Awards
The President, TM Tanes announce the winners of the awards for this week, based on voting from all attendees.
Best Table Topic - TM Ain Nabilah
Best Speaker - TM Aida Jazmin
Best Evaluator - TM Barry Ong, DTM
Congratulations!!

Closing
We close the meeting with speech from Mr President. Meeting adjourned at 9 PM.

Report prepared by: Asmah Abd Rahman

AMD Cyberjaya Toastmasters Club 9th Meeting

Location: Wonder Woman, AMD Cyberjaya Office
Date:2nd November 2011
Time:1830-2100
Organizer: Tanes-Kumar N-Maniam

Call to order and Welcome by ASAA - Heemi-Fazeere Hanif
ASAA called to order and started the meeting.

President's Address - Tanes-Kumar N-Maniam
Club's President, Tanes gave opening speech with a couple of points :
Keep the meeting as simple as we can
To enjoy ourselves

Toastmaster of the Evening - Tanes-Kumar N-Maniam
TM Tanes , the Toastmasters of the Evening started with reading out the objectives of Toastmasters Club and introduce the Word of the Day - ARDENT.
He then called out each role player to explain on their roles and responsibilities.

General Evaluator - TM Jeevan Prasad, CC
Grammarian - TM Asmah
Ah-Counter - TM Aini
Timer - TM Amira

TM Tanes announced a new approach on how the audience can help to control the time for all speakers - after the 30secs buffer time passed, audience will drum the table.


Table Topic Session - Table Topic Master TM Nurfiedayu Mohd Yusof
During this portion of the meeting, club members (and willing guests) practice impromptu speaking by responding to questions or topics prepared by the Table Topics Master. Sometimes the topics are simple, such as "My Favourite Holiday", and sometimes they are more challenging, focusing on issues of the day, such as Elections, the Olympics, Health, Education or Crime, where you may be required to give an opinion, or argue a point of view.

The Table Topic Speakers and their topics for this meeting were :

TM Shaira Nadiah - 5 Ways NOT To Loose Weight
TM Norman Ahmad Osman- If You Were A Bird, What Type of Bird Would You Be?
TM Wai, Chan-Fai - Name a Famous person You would Like To Be FOr a Day and Why
TM Aida Jazmin -Describe Your Life If You Were a Princess
TM Dropati - What Name Would You Like To Give To Your Babies?


Project Speakers Session

In this section, Toastmasters practice their public speaking skills by giving a prepared presentation from the Communication and Leadership Programmes. Each project in every manual has a specific objective in an area that helps you practice different speaking techniques. These objectives are designed as guidelines to help you think about the various qualities that comprise a good speech. Some speakers may be giving an icebreaker, while others may be trying to persuade you to their point of view, or inform you about technical issues relating to their hobby or occupation. You'll learn something new with every speech you listen to!

In this meeting we have speakers who did their speech for 2 different projects.
Speakers for Organize Your Speech project and their topic in this meeting were :

TM Siti Zalikha- Lost In Translation
TM Norshela Mohamed Azahar - Idea
TM Nabila Kadir - Early Marriage
TM Heemi Fazeree - HPV : What You Should Know


Table Topic Evaluation - TM Amethyst Ong
TM Amethyst gave evaluation for all table topic speakers with some great improvement suggestions :
Table Topic Master to introduce the speaker before they starts - mention the Speaker Name - Topic, Topic, Speaker Name.
Speakers are advised to stand in front of ALL audience to address them easily.

Project Speech Evaluation and Reports
In this session, all the evaluators presented their evaluation project speakers. General Evaluator, TM Jeevan, CCcalled upon all the speech evaluator to come in front and present their evaluation.
The evaluators for this meeting are :
TM Amethyst Ong, gave her evaluation for Project Speaker 1 TM Siti Zalikha
TM Yeow Hann, CC gave evaluation for Project Speaker 2 TM Norshela.
TM Amin, CC provided his evaluation for both Project Speaker 3 and 4, TM Nabila and TM Heemi respectively.
TM Jeevan then called upon all the role players to present their reports :
Timer's Report - TM Amira
AH Counter's Report - TM Aini
Grammarian's Report - TM Asmah


General Evaluator and Invocator evaluation

At the end, General Evaluator TM Jeevan, CC gave her evaluation on overall meeting. Some of her points are :
What does he likes :
Very FUN club!
The venue - very comfortable and has a very good balance of the crowd
Timing is good
The way TME highlighted the changes to time keeping
What can be improved :
The rostrum position is an interference, try to move it to the side of the room
Table topic master advised to mentioned the name of the speaker
Audience advised to silent their phone
Mind the manners - audience talking and whispering to each other
Do not overdo when interfere with the speakers (making jokes, address etc)

Awards
The President, TM Tanes announce the winners of the awards for this week, based on voting from all attendees.
Best Table Topic - TM Norman
Best Speaker - TM Siti Zalikha
Best Evaluator - TM Amin
Congratulations!!

Closing
We close the meeting with speech from Mr President. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM.

Report prepared by: Asmah Abd Rahman