Showing posts with label Toastmasters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toastmasters. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
The First of March
Hi Guys,
When I woke up this morning I looked at the Calendar and realized, among others, that I have not been up dating this blog since 7 February 2013.
When I woke up this morning I looked at the Calendar and realized, among others, that I have not been up dating this blog since 7 February 2013.
The main reason for that was because I have been very busy with my day job which needs my fullest care and attention.
Besides, I have was busy with my extra-curricular activities, as Judge in Speech contests in Toastmasters, and the Asian English Olympics at the Bina Nusantara University in Jakarta.
Actually there are so many topics that I can choose, especially about Politics, Laws and Environment.
Therefore I will encourage (and motivate) myself to write again on this blog. Wish me luck guys.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Horrible Traffic
Yesterday I faced one of worst experience in my history of driving car.
I was supposed to be a Judge of for a Speech Contest held by the Motivators Toastmasters Club which take place at the Mayapada Building, Central Jakarta, which starts at 6.30 pm.
Usually, it would take me not more than one hour to get to that place. But considering that it was raining quite heavily since 4 pm, I left my office in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, at 4.30 pm.
The streets that I passed were so heavily crowded with cars, motorcycles, bicycles, taxis, big and small buses. Some of the streets were inundated by water at the depth of around 10 centimeters, forcing drivers to move very slowly and stop causing a very bad traffic jam.
At 6.30pm I only reached the street in front of the Hotel Sultan, Central Jakarta, which means that I only reach a half way of my destination, and the vehicles in front of me were almost not moving.
I tried to call Tantia the Chief Judge at Motivators but not answered so I sent a text message via Blackberry Messenger (BBM) telling her about the ugly situation and apologize that I cannot come to the Club.
After half an hour, I decided to return home by taking the toll road, so I ascended the Semanggi flyover and drove to Jl Gatot Subroto. The traffic was also jammed and I reached the nearest toll gate at 8 pm. Thank God the toll road road was not so crowded.
I reached my house in South Jakarta at 9pm feeling so very tired body and soul.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Me & Toastmasters
Last Saturday, I attended a gathering of Indonesian Toastmasters which was held at the Prasetya Mulya Business School in Cilandak, South Jakarta.
The event was organized by the Toastmasters Leadership Institute of District 87 to provide training for members of the Executive Committees (EXCO) of Toastmasters Clubs in Indonesia.
I am not a member of Exco of my club i.e. the Jakarta Toastmasters Club or other clubs, but I was there as Governor of Area I1 which covers 4 Toastmasters Club : Jakarta TMC, Carsurin TMC, Masterpiece TMC and Sari Husada TMC.
We gathered at 12.30 pm for socialization and lunch, and the training itself started at 1 pm and ended at 6.30 pm.
For those who are not familiar about Toastmasters, I deemed it necessary to explain that Toastmasters is a non profit organization based in California, USA, which provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment for its members to develop their communication and leadership skills (in English) which in turn foster self esteem.
Toastmasters came to Indonesia on October 1979, with the setting up of the Jakarta Toastmasters Club. Today, there are 78 Toastmasters Clubs all over Indonesia i.e. Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Bali, Medan, Batam, Riau, Balikpapan, Soroako. And the number of clubs is growing every year.
Toastmasters in Indonesia is part of District 87 of the Toastmasters International, which covers Indonesia, West Malaysia and Brunei.
For further details, please visit the following websites :
- www.jakarta-toastmasters.org
- www.toastmasters.org
If you want to develop and practice your English communication skills, Toastmasters is the answer.
The event was organized by the Toastmasters Leadership Institute of District 87 to provide training for members of the Executive Committees (EXCO) of Toastmasters Clubs in Indonesia.
I am not a member of Exco of my club i.e. the Jakarta Toastmasters Club or other clubs, but I was there as Governor of Area I1 which covers 4 Toastmasters Club : Jakarta TMC, Carsurin TMC, Masterpiece TMC and Sari Husada TMC.
We gathered at 12.30 pm for socialization and lunch, and the training itself started at 1 pm and ended at 6.30 pm.
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| Me (standing - No.4 from right) and Exco of the Jakarta Toastmasters Club |
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| With Fathia (left) & Valeria (right) |
Toastmasters in Indonesia is part of District 87 of the Toastmasters International, which covers Indonesia, West Malaysia and Brunei.
For further details, please visit the following websites :
- www.jakarta-toastmasters.org
- www.toastmasters.org
If you want to develop and practice your English communication skills, Toastmasters is the answer.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
The Toastmasters Movement
Toastmasters International (here) is a non profit organization that provide opportunities to its members to develop their Communication and Leadership skills.
Since 1924, more than 4 million people all over the world, including Indonesia, have become more confident Speakers and Leaders because of their participation in Toastmasters activities.
Headquartered in Santa Margaritha, California, USA, today Toastmasters International has more than 250,000 members who improve their Public Speaking and Leadership skills by attending one of the 12,500++ Clubs that make up Toastmasters global network of meeting locations.
How Does It Work?
The Toastmasters program offers many benefits that help people in all walks of life. As a result of participating in Toastmasters, you will:
Step 1:
Visit a Toastmasters club. You can find clubs near you by using the Meeting Locations tool.
At the meeting, ask the vice president membership for a membership application and fill it out.
Step 3:
Give your application and dues to the vice president membership at the club.
Today, more than 100 Toastmasters Clubs have been opened in many parts of Indonesia i.e Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Bali, Medan, Pekanbaru, Batam, Balikpapan and Soroako, Sulawesi.
Since 1924, more than 4 million people all over the world, including Indonesia, have become more confident Speakers and Leaders because of their participation in Toastmasters activities.
Headquartered in Santa Margaritha, California, USA, today Toastmasters International has more than 250,000 members who improve their Public Speaking and Leadership skills by attending one of the 12,500++ Clubs that make up Toastmasters global network of meeting locations.
How Does It Work?
- A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a friendly atmosphere. A typical group has 20 to 40 members who meet weekly, biweekly or monthly. A typical meeting lasts 60 – 90 minutes.
- There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, members evaluate one another’s presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program’s success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings and develop skills related to timekeeping, grammar and parliamentary procedure.
- Members learn communication skills by working in the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking.
- Members also learn leadership skills by taking on various meeting roles and working in the Competent Leadership manual. In our learn-by-doing approach, we don't lecture members about leadership skills; we give them responsibilities and mentoring to help. Then we ask them to lead.
The Toastmasters program offers many benefits that help people in all walks of life. As a result of participating in Toastmasters, you will:
- Increase your self-confidence
- Become a better speaker
- Become a better leader
- Communicate more effectively
- $20 New member fee
- $27 Dues for six months, plus any club expenses. (Some clubs may charge a nominal fee in addition to the regular dues for items such as meeting space and club supplies.)
Step 1:
Visit a Toastmasters club. You can find clubs near you by using the Meeting Locations tool.
- Each group has a different personality, so you may wish to visit more than one. Your visit is free, and some clubs may allow you to return as often as you like.
- It’s easy to find a time and location that works for you. Meetings are held seven days a week, mornings, afternoons and evenings. It’s a good idea to call or email in advance to confirm a group’s meeting time and location.
At the meeting, ask the vice president membership for a membership application and fill it out.
Step 3:
Give your application and dues to the vice president membership at the club.
- Once you are voted in by the existing membership, the club officer will send your application and fees to Toastmasters’ World Headquarters.
- Your New Member Kit should arrive in the mail in about two weeks (kits outside of the U.S. may take longer).
Today, more than 100 Toastmasters Clubs have been opened in many parts of Indonesia i.e Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Bali, Medan, Pekanbaru, Batam, Balikpapan and Soroako, Sulawesi.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
British Toastmasters Invitation
Presenting a proposal for a prospective American investor...and DA*$...my English SUCKS
Have an interview invitation for a promising position with an MNC...will I be able to do well?
Now my Boss wants me to lead the monthly team meeting...goodness...what should I say? How to prepare?
Fellow Toasties,
Have you ever been in one of those stressful situations above? Or maybe you are in a similar situation right now? Do you realize that being in such a distress position can actually reveal to those around you how well your communication and leadership skills actually are? Would you prefer to transform those stressful situations to successful moments OR would you prefer to transform your distress into disgrace? Well, the choice is yours. But British Toastmasters Club is here to help you to achieve the former...transforming those stressful situations to become your successful moments...through the development of your communication and leadership skills...
SO...join us this Thursday as The British Toastmasters Club presents...
"MAYDAY!!! MAYDAY!!! MAYDAY!!!"
--- Ooh, this is an S.O.S ---
Thursday, May 20, 2010
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Mercantile Athletic Club, World Trade Centre Building, 18th Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Jakarta - Selatan
Attendance Fee: Rp. 30,000
Learn the tips and tricks of effective communication and develop your leadership skills in a friendly, supportive, and sometimes crazy-filled-with-laughters environment at The British Toastmasters Club. Improve your communication skills, enhance your leadership skills and have fun with us!
To assist with meeting venue and catering, please confirm your attendance by Wednesday, May 19, 2010 by contacting Shabrina (0856 2288 934) / Mike (0855 100 6453).
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To find out more about The British Toastmasters Club, please visit us at http://britishtoastmasters.
To find out more about Toastmasters International, please visit http://www.toastmasters.org
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CINDY RESITA
Monday, September 7, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Political Storytelling
Politicians around the world have used storytelling to win the hearts of people who listens to their speeches. In this regards, Caren S. Neile, Ph.D wrote an interesting article titled Spinning on the Stump in the Toastmaster magazine last November. Here is an extraction of the said article:
One of the late US President Ronald Reagan’s favorite stories concerned the meeting of two men, one from the USA, the other a Soviet citizen.
“In my country,” said the American, “I can walk straight into the Oval Office and say that I don’t like the way Ronald Reagan is running the United States.”
“I can do that with Gorbachev, too,” replied the Soviet.
Having heard about Soviet repression, the American was incredulous. “You’ve got to be kidding!” he said.
“Not at all,” replied the Soviet. “I can walk straight into Gorbachev’s office and say, “I don’t like the way Ronald Reagan is running the United States!”
In our cynical age, you might readily agree that politicians make great storytellers. After all, a common definition of “storyteller” is liar. But even the most jaded observers of politicians know that storytelling has long been a powerful tool for persuasion.
On May 13, 1901, Winston Churchill, who went on to become Prime Minister, gave a speech to the British Parliament in which he argued against increased government funding for the British Army. The language is a bit flowery, but the story stands out loud and clear:
“The government of the day threw their weight on the side of the great spending Departments, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Churchill’s father) resigned. The controversy was bitter, the struggle uncertain, but in the end the Government triumphed, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer went down forever, and with him, as it now seems, fell also the cause of retrenchment and economy, so that the very memory thereof seems to have perished, and the words themselves have a curiously old-fashioned ring about them.”
Mahatma Gandhi, a lawyer, became a famous proponent of non-violence as he led the successful Indian protest against the British occupation, or Raj. In a1919 speech he said:
“I am talking the other day to a member of the much-abused Civil Service. I have not much in common with the members of that Service, but I could not help admiring the manner in which he was speaking to me. He said: Mr. Gandhi, do you for one moment suppose that all we Civil Servants are a bad lot, that we want to oppress the people whom we have come to govern?” “No,” I said. “Then, if you get the opportunity, put in a word for the much-abused Civil Service.”
While these techniques may seem relatively benign, there are numerous ways in which political storytelling can seriously mislead and manipulate listeners, with often horrific results. Both Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich and its predecessor, the Weimar Republic, reworked old German fairy tales such as “Sleeping Beauty” to reflect their anti-Semitic agenda. In many countries, women’s rights are curtailed due to cultural beliefs and local folklore saying a woman’s place is in the home. And because the prevailing storyline of the American South for 350 years was that Africans were less than human, slavery was considered perfectly moral.
In connection with the general election in Indonesia on April 9, I felt that we should try to learn from history. Storytelling, like any other powerful tool, can be used by the power elite and the opposition – for good or for evil. So, it is our obligation as voters, to recognize when it’s being used.
One of the late US President Ronald Reagan’s favorite stories concerned the meeting of two men, one from the USA, the other a Soviet citizen.
“In my country,” said the American, “I can walk straight into the Oval Office and say that I don’t like the way Ronald Reagan is running the United States.”
“I can do that with Gorbachev, too,” replied the Soviet.
Having heard about Soviet repression, the American was incredulous. “You’ve got to be kidding!” he said.
“Not at all,” replied the Soviet. “I can walk straight into Gorbachev’s office and say, “I don’t like the way Ronald Reagan is running the United States!”
In our cynical age, you might readily agree that politicians make great storytellers. After all, a common definition of “storyteller” is liar. But even the most jaded observers of politicians know that storytelling has long been a powerful tool for persuasion.
On May 13, 1901, Winston Churchill, who went on to become Prime Minister, gave a speech to the British Parliament in which he argued against increased government funding for the British Army. The language is a bit flowery, but the story stands out loud and clear:
“The government of the day threw their weight on the side of the great spending Departments, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Churchill’s father) resigned. The controversy was bitter, the struggle uncertain, but in the end the Government triumphed, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer went down forever, and with him, as it now seems, fell also the cause of retrenchment and economy, so that the very memory thereof seems to have perished, and the words themselves have a curiously old-fashioned ring about them.”
Mahatma Gandhi, a lawyer, became a famous proponent of non-violence as he led the successful Indian protest against the British occupation, or Raj. In a1919 speech he said:
“I am talking the other day to a member of the much-abused Civil Service. I have not much in common with the members of that Service, but I could not help admiring the manner in which he was speaking to me. He said: Mr. Gandhi, do you for one moment suppose that all we Civil Servants are a bad lot, that we want to oppress the people whom we have come to govern?” “No,” I said. “Then, if you get the opportunity, put in a word for the much-abused Civil Service.”
While these techniques may seem relatively benign, there are numerous ways in which political storytelling can seriously mislead and manipulate listeners, with often horrific results. Both Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich and its predecessor, the Weimar Republic, reworked old German fairy tales such as “Sleeping Beauty” to reflect their anti-Semitic agenda. In many countries, women’s rights are curtailed due to cultural beliefs and local folklore saying a woman’s place is in the home. And because the prevailing storyline of the American South for 350 years was that Africans were less than human, slavery was considered perfectly moral.
In connection with the general election in Indonesia on April 9, I felt that we should try to learn from history. Storytelling, like any other powerful tool, can be used by the power elite and the opposition – for good or for evil. So, it is our obligation as voters, to recognize when it’s being used.
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