Joke for the Day

A pirate walks into a bar and the bartender says, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened, you look terrible!"

"What do you mean?" the pirate replies, "I'm fine."

The bartender says, "But what about that wooden leg? You didn't have that before."

"Well," says the pirate, "We were in a battle at sea and a cannon ball hit my leg but the surgeon fixed me up, and I'm fine, really."

"Yeah," says the bartender, "But what about that hook? Last time I saw you, you had both hands."

"Well," says the pirate, "We were in another battle and we boarded the enemy ship. I was in a sword fight and my hand was cut off but the surgeon fixed me up with this hook, and I feel great, really."

"Oh," says the bartender, "What about that eye patch? Last time you were in here you had both eyes."

"Well," says the pirate, "One day when we were at sea, some birds were flying over the ship. I looked up, and one of them shat in my eye."

"So?" replied the bartender, "what happened? You couldn't have lost an eye just from some bird shit!"

"Well," says the pirate, "I really wasn't used to the hook yet."

PD TMC Members' Social Responsibilities

A few of PD Toastmasters Club members, namely, Amy Siew, Robert Tan and Chandran helped a group of hardcore poor students near Port Dickson to improved on their communication skills.

TM Amy Siew - Giving some tips on answering 

TM Chandran- Demonstrating the correct body gestures 

DTM Robert Tan - One on one private guidance

More coaching and teaching 

The children's time to show what they have learned

The mentors keeping an eye while the children interact

More guiding and mentoring by senior TM Chandran

Congratulations to the Toastmasters for giving back to the society.

PD Toastmasters Meeting on the 22nd March 2016

What a session! We had a lower than normal crowd but it is more than made up with the bolstering energy that everyone emitted. We had good Table Topics questions followed by well taken answers from all, even brand new members.
The prepared speeches was one of the best for a while and everything when on clockwork precision. Two guests even signed up for membership that night! Please enjoy the photos if you missed that beautiful meeting.

Table Topics Speakers

More TT Speakers

Yum Yum food prepared by Royal Sg Ujong Club

Prepared Speech Speaker Stephen Francis with 'Generating Profits'

TF Tey with his speech 'Happiness"

AD Nages with 'A Splendid Vision'

DTM Robert Tan

TM Kay Ku

TM Tan Soo Guan

The well deserved Winners!!!!

Everyone finished the meeting refreshed from another powerful learning experience. See you all for the next meeting on the 12th April 2016.

Happy Easter to all celebrating!

How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking: 3 Tips

Committee Meeting on 15th March 2016 in Much More Training Centre

Top. Yohan (Acting President), Amy, Kay, Robert, Chandran (all Advisers), Rosa (Secretary), Shun (VPE)
Left. Lai Hock (Adviser), Stephen (Treasurer)
Right. SooGuan (Adviser)

The committee deliberate on a few matters namely a) 'Presidential Distinguish Club' goals
b) Increase of semi-annual fees c) Incoming 2016/2017 Committee.

The club is on track to achieve the Presidential Distinguish Club award. With the gung ho spirit of the club's members, we are sure we should reach the maximum 10 points in no time at all.

Due to increased in fees by TI to USD45 semi annually and food and rental charges, the club's semi annual fees will be increased accordingly. The amount will be announced by the Acting President Yohan in the coming meeting.

Acting President Yohan was asked to continue as President in the new term to ensure continuity in the club. He will select his own committee.

4 Reasons to Take Control of Your Destiny

by Jim Rohn
One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, "If it is to be, it is up to me."

For you, that means that your success, your course is up to you. This doesn't mean that you do it all alone. It simply means that you take responsibility for your life and your career.

Too many people today look at opportunity and figure it is up to someone else to make sure they get it. They wait and wait, figuring that it is up to someone else. And then the wait is over, and it is too late to do anything. Their life is over and they are filled with regret.

But this isn’t true for you. You know that you must take responsibility for your life.It is up to you.

The fact is, nobody else is going to do it for you. You must do it yourself.

Now, some people might think, That's a lot of responsibility. But here's what I think: That is the best news you can ever hear. You get to choose your life. Hundreds of millions of people all around the world would give anything to live in the situation you do—to have the opportunity to take control of their destiny. "It is up to you" is a great blessing!

Here’s why:

1. You get to chart your own destiny.

Maybe you want to start a small business and stay there. That's great because you can choose that. Maybe you want to create a small chain of stores. Maybe you want to have a net worth of $100 million. That's OK, too. The point is that you get to choose. You can do whatever you like. Different people have different dreams and they should live them accordingly.

2. You reap what you sow.

Sleep in and go to work late and reap the return. Or get up early and outwork the others and earn a greater return. Place your capital at risk and earn a return. Place your capital at greater risk and perhaps reap a greater return. You decide what you will sow and thus what you will reap.

3. No one else can stop you from achieving your dream.

Yes, there will always be obstacles that come up and people who may not like what you are doing, but you can just move on and chart your own course. There is great freedom in that.

4. You experience the joy of self-determination.

There is no greater pride than knowing you set your mind on something and accomplished it. Those who live with a victim mentality never get to experience the joy of accomplishment because they are always waiting for someone else to come to the rescue. Those who take responsibility get to live the joy of seeing a job well done.

Let me ask you a question: Where will you be in five years? Ten years? Twenty-five years? Do you know? Do you have an idea? Have you ever dreamed about it or set a goal for it? Are you willing to take responsibility and recognize that it is up to you?

You will be wherever you decide to be at that point. You decide. It is up to you.

And that is very exciting!

Using Humor in Speeches

Impromptu Speaking

PD Toastmasters Women's Day Meeting on 8th March 2016

An appropriate Toastmasters meeting on Women's Day. In 1973 Toastmasters International began officially admitting women even though TI was started in 1924.

To celebrate this day, PD TMC women took charge and the Toastmaster of the Day was none other than Rosa Phua to start the meeting.

Let us enjoy the meeting in pictures..............

Table Topics Speakers

More TT Speakers

Even More TT Speakers

A 20 minutes break to enjoy Royal Sg Ujong Club sumptuous dinner before the second part of meeting resumes.....

Prepared Speech Speakers, Klara and Mariah doing their Ice Breakers and Tey on his 4th speech.

Evaluators for Prepared Speakers

Other Roles Player

Congratulation to the Winners!!!