Unforgettable Mentor

Mentoring programs are widely practised in most professions, if not all.



In mentoring programs, newcomers are 


usually paired with more experienced people or


mentors in this case to guide and advise them


throughout  their advancement.





Toastmaster, a nonprofit organisation is no


stranger to this system, too.



In fact, this system lays an unshakeable


foundation for the growth of this international


organisation.





Instead of letting newcomers squirm over the 


   blunders made after giving a speech,




the appointed mentors will shower them with
  
  constructive advices and encouragement

    for achieving self-improvement.




Basically, this is how the mentoring system 


works in Toastmaster.




Whether the system is fully utilised, it depends


heavily on the respective individual.



 
Some consciously realise the existence of this


system, yet, somehow, subconsciously, they


are unwilling to fully subscribe to the


system for certain reasons.





In some cases, the system works so well that


the ordinary mentorship updates to the


unexpected friendship. (Isn't that great?)
 




In conducting a mentoring session, some


prefer the old, proven ways while some opt 


for novelties to inject bits of freshness.



Either way, they share the common objective, 


that is to attain self - improvement for the 


mentees themselves and ultimately the growth


of the organisation.
 




Whatever your mentoring experience is, come


and join us.



Share it with us if you want and see how


others' can serve as an eye-opener to us.

        Event : Unforgettable Mentor  

                       

        Date : 21.03.2012 (Wednesday) 

          Time : 08.00pm – 10.00pm

          Venue : Gurney Hotel (Second floor)

For further enquiries, please log on to 
         

     http://www.facebook.com/gurneyhydrotmc

                              or

call 012 627 8056 for Vice President of Education.

 
Mentor is someone whose hindsight can be


your foresight.

Movie Night 2 : The Saga Continues

Innovation and creativity are the qualities that Gurney Hydro Toastmaster Club always exudes.

In contrary to the common perception, public speaking doesn't always  have to be the experience that seems terrifying, serious and stiff to you.

This is especially true for the coming meeting of GHTC that will guarantee you a whole new learning experience.

This time around, the venue will still be a typical conference room, but the happenings inside the room will somewhat take a little twist.

As what many have anticipated, the coming event will be unveiled with the theme ‘Movie Night’ and GHTC will conjure the place to a theatre of fun.

You have probably heard of Disney on Ice where fictional 

characters congregate and skate 

                                                but

 have you ever come across Toastmasters in Theatre 

  where fictional  characters, 

  be them popping out from cartoon world or live action films, 

      meet and  speak? And even join you for popcorn and movies?

No kidding. ︻┳═一.Agent 007 has been engaged to host this grand event and there is still a lot more to unfold.

For just RM 1, you are invited to join GHTC and witness just how those personalities come alive.

               Event : Movie Night                         

          Date : 07.03.2012 (Wednesday) 
          Time : 08.00pm – 10.00pm
          Venue : Gurney Hotel (Second floor)

          Entrance fee : RM 1

  * Popcorn will be served.

For further enquiries, please log on to 
         
     http://www.facebook.com/gurneyhydrotmc
                              or

call 012 627 8056 for Vice President of Education.

 

In terms of enhancing 

    

    self –confidence and public speaking skills,

GHTC has so much to offer and 

     

    you can see that in every meeting.

Dubbing itself as the most happening club in town

 in this page is not enough to show you how much

 GHTC has got.

Do drop by this time to experience and feel the passion yourself.

Let's Leap for the Leap Year, Speaker Night

What happens once every four years?

Yes, I could sense the Wikipedic you have the spur to rattle off a list of answers..

US presidential election, Taiwan presidential election, the Olympic Games..

The list goes on..

However, the swift you would have known the most precise answer in this context, Leap Year.

Another question, what is the most special day in this Leap Year (in this context)?

Yes, it is Leap Day.

What makes it more extraordinary is that a special meeting will be held by Gurney Hydro Toastmaster Club, to the special you.

Like how the theme is put, this meeting acts as a remarkable starting point for the young and radiant speakers to leap towards their goals and grow along the way.

After listening to a host of sensational speeches by the club’s veterans, it is time for the youngsters to show what they have got.

For the curious you, here is the chance that has never been perfect like this before.

Event : Let's Leap for the Leap Year, Speaker 

            Night

Date : 29.02.2012 (Wednesday)
Time : 08.00pm – 10.00pm
Venue : Gurney Hotel (Second floor)

          

  *Admission is free.

For further enquiries, please log on to 
         
     http://www.facebook.com/gurneyhydrotmc

                              or

call 012 627 8056 for Vice President of Education.

To literally witness how the rookies can benefit from 

  the constructive and user-friendly system of Toastmaster

    to improve their overall public speaking performance, 

      be it in terms of intonation, choice of words, 

          

          body gesture, eye contact or self-confidence,

     

     

the inquisitive you really, really cannot afford to miss the chance.

' In order to learn the most important lessons of life, one must each day surmount a fear.'
                                                 Ralph Waldo Emerson
                                           

Who's Valentine

Before we discuss about Who's Valentine, let us have a quick glance at what valentine is.

According to an English Dictionary, its meanings are as follow:


1. a card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or 
   comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another Valentine Day, 
   sometimes anonymously

2. a sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day

3. a written or other artistic work, message, token, etc., expressing affection
   for something or someone

Clearer now? To narrow the context of our topic, meaning no.2 is referred. 

So who the earth is Valentine?  Well, it depends. It can be a girl friend, a boy friend, a book, a cat, etc. that means so much to the person.

To those who haven't found his or her valentine, Gurney Hydro Toastmaster Club's coming meeting might be a great platform for you to search for one.

While  I can't assure you a 100% success rate, I'm certain that you will be realizing that Gurney Hydro Toastmaster Club is your long-sought valentine after attending the meeting.

I mean, who else will be sitting there quietly and listening attentively to what you speak if you are poor in this part and giving you constructive and friendly suggestions for speech improvement

                                                                  

                                                              or

who else will always be there wowing and cheering non-stop at your speaking flair if you have one? None except your valentine-to-be, GHTC.

Now, here is your love letter:

Event : Who's Valentine

Date : 15.02.2012 (Wednesday)
Time : 08.00pm – 10.00pm
Venue : Gurney Hotel (Second floor)

For further enquiries, please log on to
        
     http://www.facebook.com/gurneyhydrotmc


                              or

 call 012 627 8056 for Vice President of Education.


 
To people who always yearn to improve self- confidence and public speaking skills, 

           no point of  sitting there and hoping the gift will fall on you someday.

                   no, until you take the very first step, walk out from your comfort zone. 

Give GHTC a chance and give yourself a try.

See you there, GHTC's valentine-to-be.



Finally, wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day.

                          

Table Topic Contest and International Speech Contest 2012

Looking up for ways to improve your public speaking skills?

Prior to that, perhaps you might want to accept the challenge as a listener to the Obama-style of speeches.
                      

Here is your chance!

Event : Table Topic Contests & International Speech Contest

Date : 01.02.2012 (Wednesday)

Time : 07.30pm – 10.00pm

Venue : Gurney Hotel (Second floor)

Admission is FREE! 

Mystery gifts will be given to guests who attend this event.






   For more info, please log on to    
   http://www.facebook.com/gurneyhydrotmc

Or call 012 627 8056 for Vice President of Education.

See you!

Gurney Hydro Toastmasters - Guest Nite, 20th April 2011

Let Toastmasters help you
break out of your shell !

Having to make a presentation to your colleagues.
Getting called on to answer a question in a meeting.
Being stopped by your boss in the hallway.

All these situations can cause much anxiety, especially if you're not comfortable thinking and speaking in your feet.

Visit our next meeting this coming Wednesday and learn how membership in Toastmasters can help you stretch your wings!

                           Date           :  20th April 2011 (Wednesday)

                           Time          :  8:00pm
                                                  (Registration starts at 7:45pm)

                           Venue       :  Gurney Hotel - Level 2 Boardroom

As the saying goes, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"-- Lao Tzu. See you this Wednesday. Be there or be square! =)

It's Contest Time!

Join us this 2nd March 2011 to witness who amongst us in the Club have the gift of gap. Witness the Contest yourself and see who will emerge as our Winner.
See you soon~

Caring For Children Protection Society

The Children's Protection Society (CPS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization catering to the needs of neglected and/or abandoned children in Penang. Their priority is to provide children at risk with a safe, supportive and conducive environment (The Shelter).

Their priority is the running of The Shelter, caters for 34 children, ages between 5 to 17. Many of their children came from traumatic and painful background. Therefore, many of their children are not regular school goers, this majority are academically weak when they go to the home.

On a beautiful Sunday (Jan 30), few of us from Gurney Hydro Toastmasters including some friends were present at the Children Protection Society (CPS).

As Chinese New Year is just round the corner, we wanted to spread some love and joy with the children at CPS Shelter. When we arrived, we were delighted to be greeted by some of the children and the housemother - Mrs. Bala that we met two years ago.

Thanks to our members that were present to make this event a successful one and we would also like to extent our special thanks to the followings:

• Immediate Past President (IPP) Chan Jyh Woei and his wife Boon Bee for coming all the way from Singapore;

• Mr Clement Chang and Ms Betty from Harrisons Trading (Sabah) Sdn Bhd / Ten to Ten Marketing Sdn Bhd for donating seven cartons of Milo for the children;
• Ah Kit and Kelly from Ming Xiang Tai Pastry House for their delicious egg tarts and pastries;
• UMW Staffs for their kind cash contributions;
  Sam Koay             RM 300         Jeffrey Pang         RM 150          Lynx Chong          RM 100
  Looi Lai Fung        RM 100        Ng Yong Shan       RM 100         KB Tan                 RM 50
  Sandra Cheong      RM 50          Peter Loke             RM 50          Shamsul               RM 50
  Ng Kam Pun          RM 50           Fly Lim                  RM 20          Chew Lay Khoon   RM 20
  Tan Boon Kai         RM 20         Teh Hun Seng         RM 20          Cheng Chin Seng   RM 20
• Friends and family for their contributions
  Ai Ling, Willie & Natalie Song        RM 200               Helen Lee                    RM 100
  Ooi Poh Hua                                   RM 100               Chan Jyh Woei             RM 100
  Ai Li                                                RM 50                 Rudi Herrmann             RM 50
  Tan Hooi Koon                               RM 50

Attached is the receipt of the workbooks & books that we bought including donations.
 We got the children lots of educational materials, cartons of Milos, freshly made egg tarts that smelt heavenly, mandarin oranges, set up the projector, displayed some gifts that we wanted to give out to the children for participating and preparing for the sharing session from both Toastmaster Simon Tan and Sam Koay.

We bought them workbooks, dictionaries, story books, colour encyclopedia and lots of different motivational books such as Stephen Covey, John Maxwell, Dale Carnegie, Andrew Mathews and etc.


As we are setting up the place, the children amused themselves by watching us and going through the pile of educational materials and gifts that we brought in. Toastmaster Ai Li started the afternoon by introducing to the children Toastmaster Simon Tan and Sam Koay. She encouraged them to pay attention to the sharing, as their active participation during the Q&A session at the end will earn them special gifts that they can pick from the gift table.

The children we all excited when Simon started his sharing by giving out peeled mandarin oranges. He shared with the children on how to reuse the orange peel to make enzyme for cleaning purposes and the enzymes will be ready for use after three months.Some of the children were happily telling us that they do take turns to help out with the some cleaning chores at the Shelter.

After Simon's session, Sam introduced himself and continued his sharing by showing the children a video of Nick Vujicic. The video was about Nick Vujicic, an inspiring man being born without arms or legs but the love he holds overcomes any physical limitation that he faces in life.

Sam encouraged the children to speak up and share their thoughts after watching the video and a lot of them participated actively.

A lot of them were grinning from ear to ear after sharing their opinion and they get to choose their little gift. We started to distribute to them Milos, mandarin oranges and egg tarts at the end of the session.

Lucky us, we had the opportunity to taste some very delicious and fresh from the oven egg tarts and mini chicken pies from Ming Xiang Tai Pastry House.

It was mouth watering and the kids loved it!

Ok, sharing is caring. Pssst, if you're wondering where you can get these tarts, their shop is available along the row of heritage shops at Burma Road on your left after Telekom.

It was a Sunday well spent. I look forward to visiting the children again =) Let us know if you're keen to join us the next time we are visitng Children's Protection Society. See you soon!