Toastmasters Club

Past Presidents of Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club loh sang together during the auspicious Chinese New Year at Oriental Pavilion restaurant in Jaya33 ... Mr Donald Trump was not invited as he is current :-)

Being one of the very first toastmasters clubs that was set up in Peninsular Malaysia, it’s previous name was IBBM Toastmasters Club (“Institut Bank-Bank Malaysia”).

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(left) Mr Loghan, Hor Kam Peng, Ong Siew Chien, KC Leong, Robert Hue

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Youth Leadership Program 2010

Extol Toastmasters Club, a non-profit organization, is organizing the annual Youth Leadership program again.

This program aims at developing teenagers from 12 to 18 years old in communication and leadership skills. Building up their self-confidence means the youths are better prepared for their future.

This year, it will be held from 10th to 12th December 2010 (Friday to Sunday), from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily.

Venue for the program is at : Wisma CNS, No. 2-6 Jalan SS 19/1G, Subang Jaya

If you have teenaged children and wish to enhance their communication skill for better competitive ability, please click this link to take you to Extol Toastmasters Club blogsite.

Please click here for Toastmasters International website.

Drama Comedy - The Condo Cocoon

Spot-On Theatre’s 4th production

The Condo Cocoon

Genre : Dark Comedy
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Concept: When a woman takes revenge, there is no stopping

Theme: You have got to be street smart to survive
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Date: 18 & 19 June 2010
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Time: 8:30 p.m.
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Venue: PJ Life Arts in Jaya One ... 2A-3, Block K, Jaya One, Section 13, 72A Jalan University, 46200 Petaling Jaya.
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Website:http://www.pjla.com.my/
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Box Office:Phone: 603- 7960 0439
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Admission Fee: RM 50 per ticket (call Box Office for early birds & groups discounts; Other terms and conditions apply)

Click here for an article appearing in The New Straits Times on 11 June 2010
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The Play
It tells of Angela, a straight A student who is set up by her own ex-schoolmates to marry a playboy lawyer. The marriage ends in divorce. Years later, when Angela meets an ex-convict, Sam, and learns the truth, she plans her revenge. Cast includes Lolitha Chin (Angela), Vijay V. (Sam), Chow MYuen (Tora, ex-classmate), Larry Hoo (Golan, condo spirit who knows everything) and Lay Choo (Cheh Cheh, Angela’s stepsister).
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About Spot-On Theatre
Spot–On theatre is a unique theatre production group. The casts are all members of the Speaker’s Dream Toastmasters club. Every year a play is written.

Click here for Speaker's Dream Toastmaster Club.

Posted by KC ... who belongs to the same Speaker's Dream Toastmasters Club.

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Toastmasters Awareness Month

Speakers' Dream Toastmaster Club invites you to to its Club meeting that can help you improve your communication skills and to overcome the fear of public speaking amid a fun-filled and conducive learning environment.

Date: Monday 8 March 2010

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam, KGPA, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur

Click here for Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club (for more details).

Click here for Toastmasters International website.

Toastmasters: Public Speaking and More

The first thing most people hear about Toastmasters is that, by joining, they can become better presenters and conquer public speaking fears. That’s true – but Toastmasters membership offers a lot more than just public speaking skills.

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SDTMC Club Officers Installation Nite

Anyone interested to join me to have an evening of fun? KC... 012- 266 8166

Date: 18 July 2009 (Saturday)

Time: 7.30 pm – 10.00pm

Venue: Restoran Mutiara, Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam, Bukit Kiara, KL

Theme: “Tribute to Michael Jackson” - Wear white gloves, military wear, hat, white socks or even bring an orang utan etc!! Or come as you are! Make it fun!!!

Programme also includes games & a tall tale contest!

Dear Esteem Members,

Have you marked 18 July (Saturday) on your calendars? Besides the installation ofthe new EXCO team for 2009/2010, the night promises a lot of fun with games and a mini TALL tale contest!

Yes, a tall tale contest which anyone can join. The liar will be given a 1-2 minutes to lie on stage. The best liar will be selected by the audience.

Where else can you lie with the blessings of everyone? So, start thinking on how to lie convincingly! Strategise and have lots of fun that night!

The theme for our Installation Night is "Tribute to Michael Jackson". So, please, if you can, wear white gloves, military wear, hat, white socks, or even bring an orang utan!! Or bring anything "Michael Jackson" to 'spirit' in the Night or just come as you are!

Please book your tickets fast with me! Bring a friend that you would like to introduce to the world of Toastmasters.

Programme

7.00 pm - Registration and arrival of guests
7.30 pm - Welcome Address by Master of Ceremony
7.45 pm - Installation Ceremony
8.00 pm - Address by New President
8.10 pm - Dinner and Lucky Draws
8.40 pm - Toastmaster of the Year Award presentation
8.50 pm - Tall Tale Contest
9.20 pm - Games
9.40 pm - Lucky Draws
9.50 pm - Sayonara and Goodnite

Best regards,

"A proficient liar in the making"
Chow MY

Organising Chair
016- 218 7876

Click here for more details (Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club blogsite).

MK 2 - the comedy goes on

Yours truly (KC) at the Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

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A group of 20 toastmaster members from Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club went to support the opening show of Monti and Logi on Thursday 8 January 2009. Yes, we have a good and hearty laugh watching the comedy performance – Malaysia Kini 2 – which Monti and Logi are really good at.

It was a continuous laugher of 90 minutes with no break during performance. The laughter is contagious and at times causing secondary ripple effect – the other audiences laugh because of some funny laughter in the hall.
.(L-R): Part of the members - Rudy, KohTL, MokSP, Mee Yee, Jessica, LimHC
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Logi, acted by Distinguish Toastmaster K. Loghandran, is a World Award Winner in Public Speaking. click here and here. He is excellent in mimicking the voice of past Work Ministry, Datuk Seri Samy Velu. The favourite quote from Logi’s past performance is “Where There is a Will, There is a Highway (way)!”

In MK2, there is one part where a philosopher Swami Mahaguru Shockalingam (acted by Logi) who is back from India with his assistant Elvis Laddubonda (acted by Monti) to teach his students on what is life and try to understand why some people behave the way they do.

Interwoven in the scene is the chanting by Swami: La Ipsa loquita… Veni vidi vici … Lambada … Lavida loca … La prima Italia … Caveat emptor … Cest la vie …

Of course, the Swami also comments on the Malaysian politics sex video of Choi Soi Lek. One of the funniest moments is that Swami revealed that he is actually Samy Velu. Due to bad time, he has to change to survive. As you can see, the chants are actually Latin, French and legal words.
.Monti and Logi
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Swami Mahaguru Shockalingam and Elvis Laddubonda
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Partial synopsis of MK2

This is a collection of short comedies that tell the story of Malaysians coming back to the country, how the country has changed and some finding ways to adapt to the life. It starts of with a comparison of 2008 and 2009

The Landslide of Bukit Antarabangsa.

Paul Kok returning to Malaysia after many years working in Singapore. After being retrenched he comes back to find his life here in Malaysia. He met up with his old friend Peter Kok at a snooker parlor to explore opportunities in this country.

Dr Chua and Samy velu

We also have two fathers who migrated from India and China and how they make it in this land of opportunity and how they observe the Idiosyncrasies of life – to stay or migrate to Singapore.
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Cooking up a (comedy) storm
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Click here to watch two short video clips on other performances:

click here ... on Samy Velu:
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click here ... on Teresa Kok (MP for Seputeh)
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Loreta click here and K. Loghandran
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Show Time of MK2:
The show will run from 8 to 18 of January 2009

Venue: The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre (note: after that, the studio will be demolished and shift to KLPAC, Sentul)
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Time: 8.30 pm every night, except Sunday Matinee at 3.30pm

For tickets, please call 03-2094 0400 / 1400
Tickets: RM67, RM57, RM47, RM52, RM42, RM32(Student and senior citizen)
Don’t forget to ask for 4 plus 1 package (buy 4 get one free)
.The Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club click here members posing with Logi and Monti - the Stars of the evening!
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Posted by KC
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Breakthrough To World Class

Note by KC: Okay, this posting in not about running or trekking; it is about public speaking. I am pleased to introduce my sifu in toastmasters, DTM (Distinguished Toastmasters), K. Loghandran, who will be conducting a special workshop. He came back competing in the World Championship in Canada recently and he was the 1st Runners up in the contest.

Many years ago, I attended his Humorous Workshop conducted by Institute Bank-Bank Malaysia Toastmasters Club (now calls Speaker's Dream Toastmasters Club). After attended his workshop, I was inspired to take up the challenge in public speaking. And most importantly, the way to speak and write humorously.

Click here to read more ...

Date : 15 Dec 2008 (Monday)
Time : 7.15 pm to 9.30 pm
Venue: Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA), Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur

Those with World class mentality talk about ideas. They are always looking for ways to grow, increase, become better, build, influence more, impact more, do more, be more. They associate with positive, excited people and avoid negative, limiting people.

Spend an evening with us to take your Profession or vocation to world class
Achieve your targets………….and Attain best performance by using Public speaking

Learn the tips from our World Award Winning Speaker

Learn to trail blaze in areas never attempted before.

Analyse world class behaviour and match them.

Special techniques to energise your thoughts

Conducted by :- Loghan@Loghandran,

World Taped Speech Champion 1993

1st Runners up World Championship of Public Speaking-2008

International Training consultant, Keynote Speaker, Coach in Public Speaking, sales, project management, teambuilding and customer service .

A Producer, Director, Actor and Playwright in English Comedy Theatre

Your Investment: RM20 per pax OR RM50 for a group of 3 pax
(inclusive of refreshments and workshop materials)

Who must attend this workshop :-
Contestants for Speech Contests and Debate
Individuals who wants to make an impact in their presentations
Sales teams, Project Leaders & Managers

For reservations and enquiries, please call or sms :-
Sew Chen: 012- 311 3026 / Mun Yuen: 016 – 218 7876
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Organised by Speaker's Dream Toastmasters Club

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International Speech Contest

Note: work is in progress to process photos of Adidas King of the Road run by courtesy of Jason Lee. With the Olympics fever, I may take much longer time to process... :-) KC

What is your feeling when one of the members in your Toastmasters Club represents Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia and competes in the international level?

I am pleased to inform that the distinguished Toastmaster K. Loghandran, from Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club (where yours truly is the 7th Club President) will be representing District 51 to compete in the international level at Calgary, Canada from 13-16 August 2008. District 51 comprises of all Toastmasters Clubs from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.
xLoghandran - The Contest Chair at the recent Tall Tales Contest

The winner of the International Speech Contest will be crowned the “World Champion of Public Speaking”.

Here is what it takes to be able to represent District 51: a speaker has to be the Champion at the following levels:-

Club Level
Area Level (consists of 4 to 5 Clubs)
Division Level (consists of 4 to 5 Areas)
District Level (consists of 4 to 5 Divisions)
International Level

Click here to access Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club website, maintains by yours truly (KC) also.

Click here to read the comedy show performed by Loghandran.
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Conducting a workshop in June 2008

About eight years ago, I decided to join a Toastmasters club wanting to improve my public speaking skill. Which Club to join? After all, there are many clubs in Kuala Lumpur. So one day, I was introduced by a friend to a Humorous Workshop conducted by Loghandran in IBBM (Institute Bank-Bank Malaysia) Toastmasters Club.

The workshop was humorous, very lively and full of fun. Seeing and hearing the eloquent and charismatic speaker conducted the workshop, I decided that I want to join this club and emulate his professional speaking skill and the ability to instill humours. Over the number of years, I do learn a lot from him. Later, the Club changed the name to Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club.
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The Parliamentarian during 2008 Club AGM

Not only we get to learn public speaking in this Club, with the help of Loghandran, he directed (and acted also) a few comedy dramas involving most of the Club members:

Funny Money
Flagrante Delicto
I will Survive

The above shows were staged in The Actors Studio, Bangsar Shopping Complex, Kuala Lumpur.

With his vast experience in public speaking, we have the full confidence in him. Here is wishing him all the best in the coming ‘clash of the titans’ international speech contest. I am proud and excited to be one of the members in this Toastmasters Club.

By KC Leong

Tall Tales Contest

Please click here to view 54 photos taken by yours truly (KC).

Immediately after work on Monday 14 July 2008, I drove to attend a special event (Tall Tales Contest) organized by Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club – the club where I hone public speaking skill. Click here to know more of the Club.

Traveling along BestRaya heading towards Kuala Lumpur, I was caught in a 45-minute traffic jam. The 3-lane highway was squeezed into one lane caused by police roadblock in anticipation of protest by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s supporters. It was really an ironic situation that due to this sodomy case, the majority of folks in Kuala Lumpur are affected. Most people were not pleased with the traffic jam especially when the petrol price soared so much recently.

The Tall Tales contest is similar to a normal Club meeting except that all speakers on that day will be regaling the audience with a 3- to 5-minute long tall tales of their own making. These are not ordinary speeches. The speech must be highly exaggerated, improbable in nature and have a theme or plot. Of course, it would be fun if the speech is humorous too.

During the meeting, The Contest Chair, while addressing the audience, said: "... when come from the front, it is tsunami; from the back, it is sodomy. Now we can adjourn for tea break and have mee." The phrase rhyme... The audience gave a good round of applause.

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L-R: K. Loghandran (Contest Chair), Ong Siew Chien, Mok Soo Pon (with the sash), Koh Teck Lee, GG, Azmi, Chow Mun Yuen.
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Lyn Loh (left) posing with other toastmasters members
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K. Loghandran - the Contest Chair
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Good laugh - responding to the hilarious and exaggerated speeches
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The venue: Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA), Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur

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SDTMC Toastmasters

While waiting for the exciting photos and stories from the photographers and runners going to Singapore International Marathon on Sunday 2 December, let me introduce another discipline to you. This time, one does not need to move the legs (or hands) much, as in running, cycling or trekking. You just have to move your mouth only – in public speaking.
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Installation ceremony for Club Officers

Two Saturdays ago, Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club, Kuala Lumpur (“SDTMC”; formerly known as Institute Bank-Bank Malaysia Toastmasters Club – for bankers) celebrated its 10th Anniversary. Coincided on the same evening, the Club officiated the Club Officers Installation for the in-coming EXCO 2007/2008.

Please click here to take a glimpse of the happenings on that evening, with photos taken by yours truly. Other than the solemnity of the occasion, it was also an evening of camaraderie, fun and games.

Miss Yap - sworn in as one of the EXCO

When one achieved 10 assignment speeches, a speaker is awarded the title, CTM that stands for Competent Toastmaster, which we also call it “Can Talk Much” since one would have acquired the license to talk a lot after overcoming stage-fright, butterflies in the stomach, etc.

Applause with approval from the members

SDTMC produces numerous distinguished speakers who are now embarking on the journey as trainers, consultants, international comedian, etc. If you are interested to improve on your public speaking skills, contact me or the SDTMC EXCO for more details. The URL link of SDTMC is located at the left sidebar of this weblog.

Let us drink a toast to the Club

Being one of the past club presidents of SDTMC, I am now taking on a different role as the webmaster of the Club. That sound familiar, right? I am also the webmaster of the most talked about Pacesetters Athletic Club Malaysia (among runners), besides maintaining my own weblog, KC&SR.

Good camaraderie

As you can see, I spent much of my leisure time on the two “…ters” – the toastmasters and pacesetters. In the morning, running around as in pacesetters; in the evening, attending club meetings as in toastmasters. What a unique way to live life - stretching my limbs and brain.

Written by KC