Extol Toastmasters Club

Extol Toastmasters Club Exco 2011/2012

2011-12-01T10:21:00.001-08:00

President: Krishna Kumar, CC

012-353 5670 kkrishna99@hotmail.com

VP Education: Steven Tan

012-383 5128 chongyew.tan@gmail.com

VP Membership: Pun Yew Kee

016-221 7732 punyewkee@yahoo.com

VP Public Relations: Ian Chuah

016-220 5172 ianchuah@live.com

Secretary: Margie Kaur, CC

012-607 5508 skmargie@gmail.com

Treasurer: Goh Sock Cheng, CC

012-390 8595 gsc1112@yahoo.com

Sergeant-At-Arms: Wan Mohd Amin

014-738 9266 mocha_xzit@yahoo.com

Youth Leadership Program 2011

2011-11-12T20:00:00.000-08:00

The annual Youth Leadership program is here again. This year, it will be held from 16th to 18th December 2011 (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

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.

As Extol Toastmasters is a non-profit organization, any proceeds from the event will be used to promote activities of the club and the mission and vision of Toastmasters International. No individuals will directly profit from the event.

For registration, please print and complete the brochure below and return the form together with payment as indicated in the form.

Click on the image below to enlarge the form.

For more details, please contact:

Ms. Patricia Tan 016-216 0632 patricia.tan07@gmail.com

Mr. Ratnam 012-232 3578 skratnam2011@gmail.com

Ms. Kwa Ngan Eng 019-231 9800 nganeng@gmail.com

1st June Meeting

2011-06-08T00:27:00.000-07:00

Toastmasters Re-Branding

2011-06-07T21:52:00.001-07:00

Hello Friends,

Toastmasters is undergoing a re branding exercise. Hence, expect a different logo, colors scheme in months to come. The letter below explains the re branding and what it means to you. Please also find the FAQ below to answer your questions with regards to the rebranding.

Qns such as these would be answered:

Regards,

Ridzuan

The Toastmasters
Brand Refresh

We’re in the midst of an exciting time in the history of Toastmasters International – on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, the first day of International Convention, Toastmasters International will officially unveil its refreshed brand!
This project began more than two years ago at the request of the Board of Directors. Since then we’ve gone through many phases, including research, development, feedback, refinement and finally production of materials. More than simply a logo and colors, our brand is the identity of our great organization. Although the mission of the organization and what it represents has not changed since Toastmasters was founded in 1924, the needs and ideals of our members and prospective members have evolved. The refreshed brand symbolizes that evolution.
In late 2009, World Headquarters and its branding partner conducted research to better understand Toastmasters’ position in the market. The research was comprised of interviews with members and prospective members from around the world, club and district leaders and board members; attendance at conferences, club meetings and club leader trainings; analysis of the competition and a thorough review of our materials.
Out of this research we learned that our organization faces many challenges, but the most significant challenge is perception control. A clear and consistent brand tells one story of an organization. An ineffective brand tells many stories, the majority of which are inconsistent and inaccurate.
While the mission of Toastmasters International is in part to, “continually expand its worldwide network of member clubs, thereby offering ever-greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from its programs,” the varying perceptions of the organization are an impediment to our ability to successfully fulfill the mission. To do so, we must create consistency in the story we tell. The primary objective of the rebrand is to communicate one consistent Toastmasters’ identity that is recognizable wherever you may be and accurately symbolizes the benefits of this great organization we are all proud to be a part of.
Because the brand launch is still a few months away, all of the details are not yet available. You can find answers to your brand-related questions by visiting the Rebrand FAQs. This document will be updated periodically, so check back often.
In the months leading up to the rollout, you may find that items you are hoping to purchase through the online store are unavailable as a result of inventory levels becoming depleted. We apologize for the inconvenience and are committed to replenishing all products by August 17, 2011.
We are excited as we look to the future of Toastmasters International and our strategic initiative to create a consistent look and feel for our organization worldwide. It will soon be a brand that is recognized in countries around the world by the color, the content and the symbol used to advertise us.
Sincerely,

Pat Johnson Daniel Rex
International President Executive Director

Rebrand FAQs

District leaders, club leaders and members – how to prepare

To prepare for the exciting update in August, please read the Toastmasters Brand FAQs.

Why is Toastmasters updating its brand?
Toastmasters International has long been known as an organization that helps people improve their public speaking skills. Over the years, Toastmasters clubs and districts have increasingly created websites, conference materials, meeting materials and other communications that displayed their individuality. In early 2008, it became clear that this customization had evolved to the point where the Toastmasters brand was suffering from a lack of consistent perception and recognition among members and prospective members.

In late 2009, World Headquarters and its branding partner conducted research to better understand Toastmasters’ position in the market. The research was comprised of interviews with members and prospective members from around the world, club and district leaders and board members; attendance at conferences, club meetings and club leader trainings; analysis of the competition and a thorough review of our materials.

Out of this research we learned that our organization faces many challenges, the most significant being perception control. While the mission of Toastmasters International is in part to, “continually expand its worldwide network of member clubs, thereby offering ever-greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from its programs,” the varying public's perceptions of the organization impede the clubs’ and districts’ ability to be successful.

A clear and consistent brand tells one story of an organization. An ineffective brand tells many stories – some of which are accurate and consistent, but the majority of which are inconsistent and inaccurate. In order to realize our mission, we must create consistency in the story we tell. Therefore, the primary objective of the rebrand is to create and deploy one consistent Toastmasters.

To achieve this objective, we have developed a set of tools to help clubs and districts around the world consistently share this identity. Through the consistent use of the new visual system and positioning, we will successfully:

Accurately set and maintain the public’s perception of Toastmasters.
Expand the organization's reach into emerging markets.
Reduce the volunteer leaders’ workload by providing brand guidelines to use when creating materials.
Garner more recognition and media coverage.
Become the consistently recognized world leader in leadership and communication development.
Create a more consistent member experience, regardless of geography.

When will the new Toastmasters brand be made public?
The refreshed brand will be launched on the first day of International Convention, Wednesday, August 17, 2011.

How does the rebrand impact me?
More than simply a logo and colors, the brand is represented through everything we do. Each of us will interact with the new brand in different ways, from how we communicate with prospective members, to building new clubs, to the materials used for district conferences and club meetings, to how we communicate the mission of Toastmasters International.

Will districts still have unique themes? Will we have a new organization theme?
One of the drivers behind this brand refresh is the need to strengthen the Toastmasters International brand by creating a unified global perception of the organization through consistent messaging. The benefits of membership and our mission do not change, yet having a theme that changes each year implies a change in mission or direction.

At the start of 2011, the organization sent an email to all district leaders notifying them that there will no longer be an International or President's theme. Districts were also encouraged not to create a year-long theme for 2011. Although districts should no longer create year-long themes, they are encouraged to develop conference-specific themes that relate to the educational material, speakers and topics that will be presented during the event.

In August 2011, a new and enduring brand message will be introduced for use across all levels of the organization. This message, when used consistently across club, district and International communications, will reinforce the benefits of Toastmasters membership while creating unified awareness for members and prospective members alike.

Are all materials being rebranded?
Yes. This is the first complete rebrand in Toastmasters’ 86-year history, and as a result, all materials are being redesigned to match the new visual system.

I have a large inventory of club/district materials that have the old logo. Will I have to discard everything in August?
As of August 17, we ask that you begin using the newly branded materials instead of using materials that have the blue text emblem or current look and feel. It is not Toastmasters intention to place undue financial hardship on clubs and districts and we recognize that you cannot simply discard materials that you have purchased. We therefore ask that you phase them out as quickly as possible and purchase the newly branded materials when your existing supply has been exhausted.

Do I have to replace my educational manuals and certificates with newly branded materials in August?
No, the content of Toastmasters educational manuals and certificates will remain the same. In August the design of these materials will be updated with Toastmasters new branding.

I am currently progressing through my manuals and will receive an educational achievement award in the next few months, will the rebrand affect my progress?
No, the rebrand will in no way impact your progress. If you complete your manual after August 17, 2011 you will receive a newly branded certificate of completion.

When should I place my club or district orders for the 2011-2012 year?
To ensure that you do not spend your valuable funds on materials that will be obsolete in a few short months, certain products will be removed from the store until the rebranded products are available. The branding on all materials and products currently offered on the Toastmasters online store will be out of date August 17, 2011.

Following are key dates to prepare for:

Badges

District Badges. Orders cannot be placed from April 21 – June 30. District leader lists will be accepted June 15 and orders will re-open July 1 with the new look and feel. Orders will be processed and delivered before the International Convention training and will be rebranded for the 2011-2012 district leadership team.
Club officer and member badges. Orders cannot be placed from May 1 – June 30. Orders will re-open July 1 with the new look and feel.

Banners

District and Club banners. Orders cannot be placed from April 21 – June 30. Orders will re-open July 1 for banners with the new look. All districts and clubs are encouraged to purchase a new banner. A 20% discount will be given to clubs and districts that purchase a new banner by October 31, 2011.

Lecterns

Orders cannot be placed from April 21 – June 30. Orders will re-open July 1 with the new look. All clubs are encouraged to purchase a new lectern. Clubs that purchase a new lectern by October 31, 2011, will receive a 20% discount.

All other store items will be available throughout the rebrand process until the current supply is exhausted. Detailed notification for each product will be available on the Toastmaster Online store. On August 17, the full product line will be available.

How can I learn more about the Toastmasters rebrand and who do I contact if I have questions?
International directors, appointed brand ambassadors, district leaders and club officers will be invited to attend orientation sessions created especially for them. During the session, they will learn more about the brand research, as well as the methodology behind the rebrand. They will be introduced to the updated Toastmasters International positioning and have a first look at the new look and feel. They also will be introduced to the tools created to guide them in the purpose and usage for Toastmasters' new brand.

The training schedules are as follows:

International Directors – May 11
Brand Ambassadors – May 23 and 25
District Leaders – June 22, 23 and 27
Club Officers – July 6, 7 and ongoing

Recordings of the district and club leader webinars will be posted in July on the Toastmasters website for the leadership to prepare for this exciting launch.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact brand@toastmasters.org.

Who are the appointed brand ambassadors?
Brand ambassadors include past international presidents, past international directors, 2010-2013 region advisors, active accredited speakers and world champions of public speaking, 2010-2011 district governors and other influencers in Toastmasters International.

Will there be guidelines for incorporating the new Toastmasters brand into our district and club materials?
Yes, district and club leaders will have access to a complete Brand Manual on the Toastmasters International website. The manual will included both verbal and visual guidelines to help you understand how to use the new brand elements.

Should club and district websites be updated with Toastmasters International new branding in August?
Yes, the rebrand will impact the design of club and district websites. On August 17, 2011 FreeToastHost (FTH) will post a widget for each club website to automatically update its design to match the new brand of Toastmasters International; three branded templates will be available. In addition, those clubs that do not use FTH will be given guidelines and the visual elements necessary to refresh their club websites. These resources will be available on a new virtual brand portal.

International Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest 2011

2011-01-20T02:00:00.000-08:00

The Event - International Speech Contest (ISC) and Table Topics Contest (TTC) 2011

This yearly event happened on 19 January 2011 starting from 7.30pm.

After much planning and organising, the Organising Chair, Marvin Lau, put together the much anticipated event, assisted by a team of role players comprising of ASA, Ballot Counter, Timers and the Contest Chairs.
Some members from other Toastmasters Clubs (Stamford College TMC and Sime Darby Healthcare TMC) had so kindly offered to help in taking up roles. Thank you.

Organising Chair Marvin Lau

There were 6 contestants for ISC and 5 contestants for TTC. The contestants were a mixture of senior and new Toastmasters.

TTC Chair - Sock Cheng

ISC Chair - Patricia Tan

The results were as follows:

International Speech Contest

Champion : S K Ratnam

1st Runner Up : Krishna Kumar

2nd Runner Up : LF Chan

ISC Champion - S K Ratnam

ISC 1st Runner Up - Krishna Kumar

ISC 2nd Runner Up - L F Chan receiving the trophy from Area Governer Shirley

Table Topics Contest

Champion : L F Chan

1st Runner Up : Wan Mohd Amin

2nd Runner Up : S K Ratnam

TTC Champion - LF Chan

TTC 1st Runner Up - Wan Mohd Amin

TTC 2nd Runner Up - S K Ratnam

Congratulations to all the winners. The Champions and 1st Runner Up will be representing Extol Toastmasters Club at the Area C3 ISC and TTC on 26 February 2011. The 2nd Runner Up will be on standby in case either of the Champion or 1st Runner Up cannot participate.

I must congratulate the new members who had taken their courage to step out of their comfort zone to participate in the contests. Whether you have won a placing or not is not important. What is more important is you have conquered your fear and for that, you are already winners.

To all readers : Don't just stop reading! Go and be part of the audience at the Area C3 Contests on 26 February 2011 at Stamford College.

Till we meet again.

Sayonara...

Special Meeting on 5 January 2011 - Talk on Table Topics

2011-01-12T21:12:00.000-08:00

First of all, I like to wish all readers a very happy new year 2011. May the new year brings cheers and smiles to everyone. May all be healthy and successful in your life.

Come 5 January 2011 at 7.00pm, Extol will be conducting its next meeting, the 1st meeting in the year 2011. This meeting will be special as we have invited a Past District Governor, Low Yat Seow, DTM to be the General Evaluator.

He will also be presenting a 30-min talk on Table Topics (Impromptu Speaking).

For Toastmasters, you will benefit from the talk whether you are going to participate in your club's upcoming Table Topics Contest or you are going to apply the skills in your regular club meetings.

For non-Toastmasters, learning how to speak spontaneously without preparation is a skill vital in your everyday life.

You may be attending an interview. How do you attempt questions directed to you?

You may be asked by your boss to give some comments on a subject related to your work? The skills in Table Topics will help you.

Ladies, you may be a finalist in a beauty contest. When asked to speak on a given topic, how would you handle it?

Do come and join us in our meeting this Wednesday to pick up some tips.

Meeting Venue : Wisma CNS, No. 2-6 Jalan SS 19/1G, Subang Jaya.

The Meeting on 5 January 2011

Low Yat Seow presenting his talk on Table Topics

Toastmaster of the Evening, Kumar conducting the meeting

Best Evaluator Robert Ram from IEM Toastmasters Club

Best Project Speaker Ng Chak Ngoon from Extol Toastmasters Club

Youth Leadership Program 2010

2010-11-20T15:27:00.000-08:00

The annual Youth Leadership program is here again. 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

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.

As Extol Toastmasters is a non-profit organization, any proceeds from the event will be used to promote activities of the club and the mission and vision of Toastmasters International. No individuals will directly profit from the event.

For registration, please print and complete the brochure below and return the form together with payment as indicated in the form.

Click on the image below to enlarge the form.

For further details, please contact the following persons:

Ms. Kwa Ngan Eng    019-231 9800   email: kwa.ngan.eng@simedarby.com.my
Mr. S K Ratnam         012-232 3578   email: melanie@pl.jaring.my
Ms. Patricia Tan         016-216 0632   email: pat.tan@extolcorp.com

Extol TMC Exco 2010/2011

2010-11-19T03:47:00.000-08:00

President: Kwa Ngan Eng +6019-2319800 kwa.ngan.eng@simedarby.com
VP Education: Marvin Lau +6012-2364226 marvinlhh@gmail.com
VP Membership: Vera Ng +6016-2000118 verangyl@gmail.com
VP Public Relations: Krishna Kumar +012-3535670 kkrishna99@hotmail.com
Secretary: Margie Kaur +012-6075508 skmargie@gamil.com
Treasurer: SK Ratnam +6012-2323578 melanie@pl.jaring.com
Sergeant At Arms: Ling KIea Han +012-2215919 chojin90@streamyx.com
Committee Member: Patricia Tan +6012-6986111 pat.tan@extolcorp.com
Committee Member: Goh Sock Cheng +012-3908595 sc.goh@gps-intl.com
Committee Member: Pun Yew Kee +016-2217732 punyewkee@yahoo.com
Immediate Past President: SK Ratnam +6012-2323578 melanie@pl.jaring.com

Map to Extol TMC Meeting Venue @ Wisma CNS

2010-11-16T19:24:00.000-08:00

Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest 2010

2010-11-11T09:02:00.000-08:00

At Club Level

Extol Toastmasters Club held its yearly Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest on 4th August 2010. A total of 6 contestants took part in each of the contests.

The results:

Extol TMC Humorous Speech Contest 2010

Champion : S K Ratnam (When the God of Prosperity Comes to Your House)

1st Runner Up : Margie Kaur (My Young Teachers)

2nd Runner Up : Patricia Tan (Fatal Distraction)

Contest Chair : Goh Sock Cheng

Extol TMC Evaluation Contest 2010
Test Speaker : Molly Yee (Dancing For Health, Let's Dance)
Champion : Margie Kaur
1st Runner Up : Patricia Tan
2nd Runner Up : Krishna Kumar

Contest Chair : Roy Boyd

The champion and 1st runner up were to represent Extol Toastmasters Club to compete at the Area C3 level on18th September 2010.

At Area Level

There were 6 contestants for each of the contests, 2 from each club in Area C3. The participating clubs were Stamford College TMC, Sime Darby Healthcare TMC and Extol TMC. The contests were held at Sime Darby Healthcare, Subang Jaya.

Representing Extol TMC were:

Humorous Speech Contest : S K Ratnam and Margie Kaur

Evaluation Contest : Margie Kaur and Krishna Kumar

The results:

Area C3 Humorous Speech Contest 2010

Champion : Margie Kaur from Extol TMC (I Am Crisis Proud)

1st Runner Up : S K Ratnam from Extol TMC (When the God of Prosperity Came Visiting)

2nd Runner Up : Choong Jay Vee from Sime Darby Healthcare TMC (Look and Learn)

Contest Chair : Kwa Ngan Eng

Area C3 Evaluation Contest 2010

Test Speaker : Chong Mei Teng (How To Deal With Difficult People)

Champion : Chong Eu Jynn from Sime Darby Healthcare TMC

1st Runner Up : Margie Kaur from Extol TMC

2nd Runner Up : Ong Siew Ming from Stamford College TMC

Contest Chair : Wong Siau Fui

Take a look at the admirable trophies .... don't you wish to be the owner of at least one of them?

Humorous Speech Contest Trophies

Evaluation Contest Trophies

At Division C Level

Representing Area C3 at the Division C Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest were Margie Kaur and Chong Eu Jynn respectively. Division C Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest was held at UMC Toyota, Shah Alam on 2nd October 2010.

There were 7 contestants each representing area C1 to C7.

The results:

Division C Humorous Speech Contest 2010

Champion : Margie Kaur from Extol TMC, Area C3 (I Am Crisis Proud)

1st Runner Up : Sew Chang Wei from IME TMC, AreaC2 (Credit Card A Neccessay Devil)

2nd Runner Up : Allan Gan from NLP TMC, Area C7 (Raising Boys)

Contest Chair : Robert Ram (Area C2 Governor)

Division C Evaluation Contest 2010

Test Speaker : Hoo Tze Ling (The Cairo Fiasco)

Champion : Tan Ken Wayne from IEM TMC, Area C2

1st Runner Up :Chong Eu Jynn from Sime Darby Healthcare TMC, Area C3

2nd Runner Up : Khairir Khalil from UTTC TMC, Area C5

Contest Chair : Bryan Soo (Area C7 Governor)

At District 51 Level

Here came the final level for Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest. It was held on 31 October 2010 during the District 51 Semi-annual Convention at Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. There were a total of 10 contestants in each contest, representing their respective Division A, B, C, G, H, K, N, P, S and W. The contests were witnessed by close to 350 Toastmasters from District 51 and other districts.

The results:

District 51 Humorous Speech Contest 2010

Champion : Ooi Ing Chyuan from Seberang Jaya TMC, Division H (Dealing With Flatulance)

1st Runner Up : Zaina Mustafa from Division ? (Manglish)

2nd Runner Up : Lee Xi Wen from TTDI and MBTC TMC, Division W (Positive Thinking)

Contest Chair : Azizah Abdul Hassan (Division A Governor)

HSC Contestants HSC Winners

District 51 Evaluation Contest 2010

Test Speaker : Stephen Fernando (One More Day)

Champion : Muthukumaran Kodiappen from Renesas TMC, Division S

1st Runner Up : Bernard Louis from D U Advanced TMC, Division B

2nd Runner Up : Seetho Whye Kit from TTDI TMC, Division W

Contest Chair : Vincent Hor (Division W Governor)

EC Contestants EC Winners

Conclusion

Margie, you made it ..... all the way to District level! This is your first attempt at Humorous Speech Contest and you have gone soooooo....... far.

CONGRATULATIONS !

You have raised the flag of Extol Toastmasters Club to a much higher level. We are very proud of you!

For Ratnam and Krishna Kumar, we are proud of you too! We wish to see you at the top in the next round of contest. Keep it up!

Meeting #246

2008-01-02T01:25:00.000-08:00

Meeting started on time – 7.00pm despite the rain & traffic jam.

TME/LF Chan started the meeting with a bang for the New Year 2008.

Table Topics Master/Chak Ngoon gave topics pertaining to current affairs in Malaysia ranging from Astronauts, China Maids, traffic lights, equality of the sexes and should ‘Politician lead an exemplary life’….

A very appropriate topics for all to share and enjoy and we even continue debating during our fellowship break. There were laughter and wild guesses.

Project Speakers:-

1. LF Chan spoke on phobia and how to overcome it and it was a very informative speech.
2. Gerard Tan spoke on ‘Absorption Chillers’ of our airconditioners, which is quite technical for project No. 7
3. SK Ratnam spoke on spooky titled ‘Strangers in our midst’ and got our Guest/Segar interested and he added his encounter with the ‘Strangers’…

LF Chan emerged ‘Best Speaker’ for the evening with his external & internal events concerning ‘Phobia’. – Congratulations.

I admire the courage of Mikey, who volunteer to speak during Table topics session and I noticed he has improve since his father brought him 2 meetings ago.

Meeting ended at 9.23pm.

Next Meeting will be on the 16th January, 2008 at 6.59pm.

TME will be ACB – Ng Chak Ngoon

Project speakers:

1. CC/Velu – to be confirm
2. CC/Marvin – successful club series (CL)
3. TM Gerard – speech no. 8
4. DTM Patricia – Speech no. 2
5. TM Hui Peng – speech no. 2 (sunway club)

See you all on the 16th January….

Happy New Year 2008!

President Marvin Lau

Joint Meeting with Sunway Toastmasters

2007-12-14T03:03:00.000-08:00

A joint meeting between Extol and one of our neighboring clubs, Sunway Toastmasters was held last night at the latter's regular meeting venue in Sunway University College. To say that the meeting was enjoyable is an understatement!

President of Sunway Toastmasters, CTM Murphy Lum

Sunway Toastmasters extended their warmest welcome to the Extol entourage (or Extourage if you may) by serving delicious curry fish and omelette (among others) free of charge! The "Extourage" consisted of President CC Marvin, Treasurer ACB Chak Ngoon, Secretary DTM Ngan Eng, DTM Patricia, TM SK Ratnam, TM YP Koh and myself.

The role players were:-
1. Toastmaster of the Evening: CC Nicholas (Sunway)
2. Invocator: ATMS/CL Dr Alvin (Sunway)
3. Table Topics Master: CTM Danny (Sunway)
4. Table Topics Evaluator: TM David (Extol)
5. Language Evaluator: DTM SK Ratnam (Extol)
6. Humor Mastear: ATMB/CL Stewart (Sunway)
7. AH Counter: TM Eveline (Sunway)
8. Time Keeper: TM Yi Jieh (Sunway)
9. Sergeant-at-Arms: Tm Yi Jieh (Sunway)
10. General Evaluator: ACB Chak Ngoon (Extol)

During the meeting we heard an excellent Ice Breaker from TM Jun Keen, whose speech was evaluated by Sunway Toastmasters' Immediate Past President CL Kenny Koay. Despite having just recovered from a bout of measles, TM Jun Keen gave an impressive performance that left the audience wanting more. Not only did the 19-year old make full use of the time allocated, he also showed little nervousness and didn't use notes!

TM Kwee Lan, who was presenting her C&L#4, taught us that if we don't know what gift to buy for person, try thinking about something that we would like to receive as a recipient. Very apt considering Christmas is just around the corner! Her speech was evaluated by DTM Patricia from Extol Toastmasters. The third and final speaking slot belonged to CC Shane, who was doing his 10th speech from the C&L Manual. His powerfully inspiring speech was evaluated by a no-less powerful man from Extol, Mr President CC Marvin Lau.

In all Toastmasters meetings, there is always something to take home for everyone. Last night was no exception. General Evaluator ACB Chak Ngoon proposed that we should consider employing open-evaluations as well, given the advantages and effectiveness we observed at Sunway Toastmasters. We wish to congratulate all members who have upped a notch in their C&L ladder last night, and thank Sunway Toastmasters, in particular Mr President CTM Murphy Lum for the warm reception and great meeting.

CTM Murphy has also indicated that Sunway Toastmasters will reciprocate by coming to Extol some time early next year. Looking forward to that one!

YC's Farewell

2007-12-03T18:18:00.000-08:00

Dear all,

I enjoyed last Friday's event (the Recognition Dinner 2007) and especially the company that you had provided.

I have learned much from my relative short stint as the President of Extol Toastmasters. By administering club affairs and events with the wonderful mix of members in the club , I felt fortunate to have improved my understanding and appreciation of good leadership and the fruits of the Toastmasters programme. It was an eye-opening experience for me and it takes more than words to describe the exhilaration I felt and the little, little things that made me tick in my busiest moments working for the club.

Truly, my life would have been much poorer and my lot lesser without this serendipity.

The weathering trials of Extol Toastmasters made me realize the weight of the words of Winston Churchill in his inaugural speech," I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." To the all the past Presidents of Extol Toastmasters, I admire the work that you had wrought, the trials endured, and the finest moments that you had. You have been the inspiration to me and I would urge all members to learn from all that they have to share.

A Teacher can only bring you so far in your journey, the rest of it, you will have to walk yourself. Members, please take whatever advice they offer seriously and make the first step. There is nothing more depriving than to be blinkered by self-doubt and fettered by avoidance. When you have truly tried, without the fear of failure and reprimand, that will be your finest moment.

In the coming months,

I see Extol Toastmasters uniting in purpose despite their differences and personal biases.

I see Extol Toastmasters overcoming many obstacles that would have mired the meek.

I see Extol Toastmasters rising above the rest because they have told themselves,"We shall overcome."

Some say that I already see the heavens.

(haha... ok~!)

We are not too far from making this club a grand success, what lies ahead requires a little bit more from each of you. And, I am sure you have within you this power and wisdom to make the difference.

A piece of advice that I picked up along the short way of my life,

Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, Love more;
And all the good things will be yours.

Please cooperate with your incoming President CC Marvin Lau. I have every confidence in him to carry on this great tradition of Extol Toastmasters and to bring it to greater heights.

This is my last public message as your President. The French madamoiselles and Camembert cheese are waiting for me, and I dare not tarry any longer. "Oui, madamoiselles... je vais! "

Au Revoir!

Sincerement,
Monsieur YC Lim
apres le president des Extol Toastmasters

Recognition Dinner 2007

2007-12-03T17:58:00.000-08:00

We recognized the contribution of all members to Extol Toastmasters in this event. It was held at TGI Fridays, Subang Parade on 30 November and organized by The Pink Pimpernel and his troupe of Flying Trapeze Elephants.

The special event coincided with VEL-LAU's (brother of Marvin Loo, also VPE of Sai Masters Club) birthday, and so, he became Extol's Official Jester for the evening. Let the pictures do the talking:

Suffice to say, we had a lot of food, fun, and volume during the event and it marked a turning point for the club: the incoming President Marvin Loo is un-officially recognized.

In Extol Toastmasters, it ain't just about the speaking, it's about the fun and the camaraderie too~!

Extol Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme 2007

2007-11-30T23:34:00.000-08:00

Extol Toastmasters has done it again! For the fifth year now, Extol Toastmasters has been organizing the Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) to allow teenagers to develop their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. This year's YLP took place last weekend, from 23 - 25 November 2007. Given the overwhelming response we've got this year, we are almost certain that there will be a sixth YLP from Extol Toastmasters next year.

In the finals held last week, Alexander Leong emerged Champion. His speech was an excellent display of confidence, humour and skills he had picked up on the first and second days of the YLP. Yap Pei Qi was first runner-up, followed by Jitesh Menon in third.

Alexander Leong

Yap Pei Qi

Jitesh Menon

There were also awards for the Most Creative and Most Improved participants, as observed throughout the whole programme. Hetish Menon was recognized as Most Creative, while Cherish Chin was named the Most Improved participant in the YLP.

Hetish Menon

Cherish Chin

Congratulations to all winners! If we had our way, we would love to award everyone with a winner's trophy because indeed, all students who participated in the YLP were winners in their own right. By joining the YLP, they have taken the first step towards becoming an excellent communicator, influential public speaker, and a future leader.

Subang Jaya Youth Leadership Programme

2007-11-23T08:34:00.000-08:00

Extol Toastmasters was formed in 1998 at Taipan, USJ. It is a non-profit organization under Toastmasters International. Throughout the past decade it has established itself as an exemplary Toastmasters club in promoting public speaking and leadership skills to the community of Subang Jaya and USJ. The club has won numerous awards since its founding – it has been awarded the President’s Distinguished Club, a coveted award among Toastmasters clubs, for the past 8 consecutive years.

Anne Sexton, a poet, once said,

The joy that isn’t shared dies young.

To share the experience and skills that its members have gained, the club has conducted Youth Leadership Programme in Subang Jaya for the past 5 years. The purpose of the programme is to develop speaking and leadership skills in young people. These skills help make young people better in facing the today’s challenges. A recent survey shows that communication skills ranked as one of the most highly desirable trait of an employee, and, very likely, a successful person.

This programme has 8 sessions covering meeting organization, basic public speaking, impromptu speaking, speech organization, listening, gestures in speaking, voice and vocabulary. In the final session, parents and guardians are invited to a showcase competition between the participants.

In the past years, this community event has had good responses from the students, their parents, and even the coordinating Toastmasters. It is always a new learning experience for everybody involved in the event.

Extol Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme 2007
As Extol Toastmasters is a non-profit organization, any proceeds from the event will be used to promote activities of the club and the mission and vision of Toastmasters International. No individuals will directly profit from the event.

This programme is open to all youths 11 – 18 years old and it will be held on 23 – 25 November, 9am – 5pm at Wisma CNS, No. 2 – 6, Jalan SS 19 / 1G, Subang Jaya. For details, please email Lim Yeong Chuan: yeongchuan@gmail.com.

Map To Extol Toastmasters

2007-11-05T01:19:00.000-08:00

The following are maps of Subang Jaya and USJ with landmarks and directions to Extol Toastmasters.

The address of Extol Toastmasters is

No. 5 - 5
Jalan USJ 9 / 5Q,
Taipan Business Center,
47620 Subang Jaya.

Click the maps below to enlarge.

A Night of Financial Crisis and YLP Marketing

2007-10-31T09:37:00.001-07:00

Extol Toastmasters had its First Adv. Communication Meeting last night. We had a lot of guests during the evening, including the adorable Shu May, daughter of TM LF Chan, and Shu Mei, the adorable daughter of speaker then-CTM-now-ACB Wong Piang Yow.

Time flew as ACB Wong Piang Yow got the audience rapt in a game of financial strategy. It created an interesting opening to his talk on the impending Financial Crisis.

If a Financial Crisis coming within 5 years time didn't excite the audience, the following evaluation sure did the job. Our invited evaluators CTM Arthur Lai, (in house) DTM SK(ewer) Ratnam, and ACS ALB Soh Fong Wai, as well as the audience gave salvos after salvos of Crisis evaluation to our dear speaker.

After the exciting evaluation, TME Gerard "Pastor Lim" Tan allowed ACB Chuck to spread the word and to preach to the audience the upcoming Youth Leadership Programme.

After the sales talk, Chuck weathered some questions from the audience before the ~~dynamite~~ dynamic evaluation team picked their way through. Chuck was evaluated by CTM Arthur, ACS ALB Soh, and ATMG David Ann(pronounced "Ahn" as in Aunt). Again, our audience also took part in the grilling.

The faces and response of the audience, evaluators, and speakers showed that our first ACM was nothing short of a success. This ACM is a workable programme that can enhance our members speaking and organization skills. I am looking forward to our next ACM already!

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PRIDE Support Breast Cancer research.

Div B Contests this Saturday, 2pm, at Sunway College.

Sojourn: Shaklee Dynamics Toastmasters

2007-10-28T03:52:00.000-07:00

CC Wong Piang Yow and I visited SD Toastmasters today. As their IPP B.H. Gan (a.k.a Big, Handsome Gun) had said it,"It is a small but high quality crowd." The meeting was quite energetic and well-run despite the sparse audience.

CC Wong presented the 5th assignment of his professionally speaking series project and he managed to "wow" the crowd with the prophecy of the impending economic crisis.

We're back~!

2007-10-21T19:46:00.000-07:00

My access to Blogger.com came to some glitches 2 months ago and so the site was left without any updates. Many sorries. Thanks to the good support chaps at Blogger.com and Google.com, access was restored today.

And so, we are back~!

Very soon, I will update on the activities of the past few weeks and the upcoming weeks.

By-election Report for Extol's EGM

2007-10-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

After a moving speech by ACB Ng Chak Ngoon, we conducted the EGM for By-Election. It was attended by 10 members meeting the quorum of Extol TMC.

The by-election was witnessed by AG CTM Gina Chan and conducted by DTM Kwa Ngan Eng.

Please welcome the following elected excos for the semester Jan - June 2008:

CC Marvin (President)
TM YP Koh (VP Public Relations)
DTM Patricia Tan (Sergeant-at-arms)

The other exco positions are maintained. When the time comes, please work with your elected representatives and offer whatever support they may require from you to make Extol Toastmasters the BEST CLUB in District 51!

Let's make this year a memorable one where all member worked together to make it the best place to learn public communication and leadership skills.

When the going gets tough the tougher gets going!

Explore, Excel, Extol!

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The following is recorded for posterity:

Nomination for President
Marvin (1st YC, 2nd Gerard)
Francis (1st Marvin, 2nd Justin)

Closed by YP Koh (2nd Chak Ngoon)

Nomination for SAA
Patricia Tan (Volunteered, 2nd Gerard)

Closed by Nicholas (2nd YP Koh)

Nomination for VPPR
YP Koh (1st Marvin, 2nd Chak Ngoon)

Closed by YC (2nd Gerard).

Club Humourous Speech and Evaluation Contest 2007

2007-08-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

I thought last evening was great! Whether the contestants had won or lost or somewhere in between, I saw that all seem to perform better in the contests. A contest is a personal challenge and an engine for self-realization. By knowing where we stand, we can better prepare the journey ahead of us. A little bit of wisdom goes a long way.

By being God's Gift to Women, SK Ratnam nabbed the Humourous Speech Contest Championship. This is followed by our alway-young-at-heart Master Wong with his leech(erous) adventures in Mount Mulu.

Among 6 astute evaluators, we have the champion Michael Chong and 1st Runner-up Marvin Lau. 2nd Runner-up goes to our double contender SK Ratnam. At this point, I'd like to mention our test speaker Nicholas Chu did a good job by daring to take up the challenge and he had made a confident speech.

The Area C5 contests will be on 12 September. Champions and 1st Runner-up please prepare for them. The 1st Runner-ups will be the stand-by area contestants.

Thanks to Div C Gov DTM Parames, Chief Judge CTM CL Kenny Koay, and all other fellow toastmasters for their help and support to make this event successful and well-run.

Meeting #233

2007-07-19T07:38:00.001-07:00

In Meeting #233, our Area C5 Governor Gina Chan visited our club and
we witnessed many pleasant surprises.

We saw all our 3 promising new members performed their speeches.

Nicholas Chu made his enthusiastic Icebreaker (standing ovation, please...).

LF Chan gave us an entertaining course in strategic problem solving
for roof leaks, chocolate vs. vanilla, break the printer but don't
tell anybody (... and I suppose I missed the point).

Our good-looking (according to comments by our AG Gina Chan) YP Koh
recounted his escapades: getting scolded while doing a "full monty"
(a.k.a "being stark naked") and being chased by a fierce dog. Of
course, before our imaginations run wild, I'd like to mention that it
all happened in his earlier days when he wasn't as young as he is
today.

All of them gave strong and encouraging performances.

Best Table Topics Speaker: LF Chan
Best Project Speaker: YP Koh
Best Evaluator: Patricia Tan (it pays to evaluate 2 people in a meeting!)

We had 3 guests:

Ivy, who has been our plaque and badge supplier for N years, and her
daughter Wendy, who is an accountant with Marcus Evans, an
event-organizing company from U.K.

SAA's Daydream: Having a plaque supplier in Extol TMC would be a very
valuable "asset" to our club because it definitely could cut down
to-and-fro hassle of ordering and retrieving the plaques!

Also, we had Satchit Anantha from KPMG TMC and Sunway TMC (and
hopefully Extol TMC soon). He has pledged a project speech in our next
meeting.

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Our next meeting date will be on 1st of August. Be there~!

Toastmasters Leadership Institute 7 July.

2007-07-11T09:13:00.000-07:00

Just before the 070707 Joint Installation Dinner, 5 Extol officers (VPM Daniel, Treasure Chak Ngoon, Secretary Ngan Eng, and VPPR Marvin) had a fine time rubbing shoulders with other club officers at the semi-annual TLI event. This time, the event is held at SEGi College in Subang Jaya.

Just before the main event, these hungry Extol Toastmasters were caught hanging around the cafeteria posing for photos.

Joint Installation 2007

2007-06-17T10:59:00.001-07:00

Click to enlarge.

Extol is proudly organizing a Joint Installation with our sister clubs in the Area: Subang, DiGi, and IEM Toastmasters.

Venue: Kota Permai Golf and Country Club, Kota Kemuning.
Date: 7 / 7 / 2007
Time: 7:07 pm (cocktail reception 6:07 pm)

Guest of Honour: Incoming District 51 Governor KK Chee.

Apart from installing the incoming officers and recognizing members' achievements, this event is also the perfect avenue for socializing with members from our sister clubs. Indeed, there will be performances, games, singing, and other activities associated with an evening of merriment.

We welcome all who are interested to attend this event. This annual event is the best way to bring out the camaraderie and spirit of Toastmasters!

Please contact yeongchuan@gmail.com or dwjshun@gmail.com for further enquiries.

Meeting #230

2007-06-06T08:28:00.001-07:00

We have a new furniture arrangement in our usual meeting place today.

I am impressed with DTM Ngan Eng's innovative table topics approach: weave a story that had each speaker continue where the previous speaker stopped. This idea should be integrated into one of our repertoire of table topics.

The story itself was convoluted and Steven Spielberg himself wouldn't have thought of the ending. It started with a homicidal Uncle knocking the back door then continuing on to Alien-mimicking, homicidal Kindergarteners who abducted an adult and put him/her into a cell.

YP Koh first role in Extol was as a Grammarian. He will be the incoming Ah Counter and I believe he will make our club rich with the "Ah Count Donation".

Talking about Ah Counting, our Ah Counter LF Chan also took on his first role in Extol. In his words, "I am lenient (because a few members had zero count), but when I give ONE Ah Count, it means that was a disaster." (or something to that effect).

We had Jennifer Lee as our guest. She enjoyed the meeting and she looks forward to visiting our next meeting.

President's Distinguished Club 2006/2007

2007-05-16T09:26:00.000-07:00

This is a belated photo post for the Toastmasters District 51 Convention. I was reminded of this by DTM Azmi during today's meeting. So thar' she goes:

The award was handed over by DTM Azmi to President ATMG Shirl today.

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ACME (ack-mee) peak. highest degree. e.g., "His business flourished during his 40's because he was at the acme of his performance."

The past year has been Extol's anno mirabilis and acme (ding!) of the club's glorious history so far.

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Despite the crowded room somewhere in USJ, the lack of oxygen and, not to mention, ~~red is light~~ a couple of benighted sentences, the meeting today was raucous. We had 5 guests including 2 little 'uns -- eloquent Sophia and her adorable sister.

The acme (ding!) of today's meeting, in my opinion, was the Mother's Day table topics session hosted by DTM Patricia. LF Chan, one of our newly inducted members, gave us a touching tale of his mother who had recently received a bouquet of flowers sent to her by her daughter-in-law.

We were reminded that a man (or woman or child) can be hanged and a picture can be hung. But a man (or woman or child) cannot be hung.

But, interestingly, can heads be hung? Make your choice:

a) We hung our heads in amazement when we had heard that.

b) We hanged our heads in amazement when we had heard that.

In any case, CTM Wong PY keynote address was to remind us to chop our heads off (metaphorically speaking).

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In another note, we welcome

Extol Toastmasters Club Joint Installation Dinner Organizing Chair incoming VPM TM Daniel Wong

and...

Extol Toastmasters Club Humour Workshop Organizing Chair CC incoming VPPR Marvin Lau.

to lead the charges into the first 2 major events as we move on into the new term.

Please give them your full support!

Upcoming Meeting notice: 16 May 2007.

2007-04-29T23:52:00.000-07:00

Firstly, let me say these:

Workers, UNITE! Labour Day greetings to all proletariats! (And everybody else who needed a day off.)

Also, a holy Wesak Day to all Buddhists and may all beings be free from pain and suffering!

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Recognizing the above holidays, Extol Toastmasters Club, USJ, Subang Jaya will hold its next meeting on 16 May 2007.

IPP DTM Azmi Shahrin will be presenting awards recognized by the District to the deserving members.

As usual, we'll need role players to play the playful play!

District 51 Annual Convention at Johor Bahru (2007)

2007-04-29T23:40:00.000-07:00

This just in from Extol's historian-at-large and Immediate Past President DTM Azmi Shahrin who attended the Annual Convention:

Dear Extol,

We just came back from the District 51 Annual Convention in JB which was held at the Hyatt JB, 27-29 April. The following is a record of mentions for our club Extol TMC.

1. Patricia stood for the office of Lieutenant Governor Marketing of District 51 (2007/2008) and was unsuccessful despite Extol and Pidato Perdana club members running a spirited campaign for her.

2. Azmi Shahrin stood for the office of Division W Governor (2007/2008) and was successful.

2. Danny Lim was awarded the DTM medalion by the District 51 Governor, Sivanganam.

3. Extol was recognized as a President's Distinguished Club, one of the 16 clubs in District 51 who achieved PDC on 1 April 2007. I have collected a trophy on behalf of President Shirl Cheah.

4. Veloo and Marvin won the Star Education Award for completing the CC durng the promo period. I have the award in my safekeeping.

5. Our 5 members who attended the Annual Convention were Patricia Tan, SK Ratnam, Danny Lim, Jayakumar and Azmi.

I will present the awards in our club meeting on 16 May, 2007 and I would like President Shirl, Veloo and Marvin to be present to receive them. I would be grateful if the Exco could please reimburse the 5 convention delegates from our club with the usual RM100 subsidy per delegate.

Regards
Azmi Shahrin
Immediate Past President

That just shows how well Extol Toastmasters Club did in the past year.

With another affirmation of the proud tradition of Extol TMC, I hope that every member will continue to work hard to support the Vision and Mission of Extol TMC, that every member will remain united despite the diversity of opinions and personalities, and that every member will continue to demostrate strong abilities in communication and leadership.

Explore, Excel, Extol!

Division C Contests

2007-04-07T16:58:00.000-07:00

Extol members DTM Patricia Tan was the Chief Judge, DTM SK Ratnam was the presiding Division C Governor and I was the impromptu fill-in for the Sergeant-at-Arms :)

Champions, their supporters, and guests poured into the USJ Summit auditorium around 2pm. Organizing Chair Area C1 Governor DTM Ganesh led the programmes and the Toastmaster of the Day DTM Bernard Louis carried the floor.

Our club champion TM Jayakumar gave a touching presentation that brought sniffles to the audience. Nevertheless, the contenders too were champions as well and they too gave powerful performances.

The champion of the International Speech Contests was Dharshini and the champion of the Table Topics Contests was Fabian Fidellis.

Results of AGM

2007-04-04T09:11:00.000-07:00

DTM Azmi Shahrin chaired the Annual General Meeting of 2007.

This is the result of Extol's 2006/2007 Annual General Meeting:

The Pussycat Team prevailed with this position: Women are NOT better generals than men.

OK. That was not in the AGM actually... Here's the real result:

The Executive Committee Members for term 2007/2008 are:

President: TM Lim Yeong Chuan
Vice President of Education: TM Gerard Tan
Vice President of Membership: CTM Daniel Wong
Vice President of Public Relations: CC Marvin Lau
Treasurer: CC Ng Chak Ngoon
Secretary: DTM Kwa Ngan Eng

I would like to thank all club members for having their faith in me and I will carry on the proud tradition of Extol TMC and fulfill my obligations to the club.

Thinking back on how much I have learn and progressed from the person whom I was 1 year ago, I have much to be thankful for, especially for all the help and advice that the members of Extol have accorded me. They have shared in my progress and by giving them my best effort in shaping the club I hope to repay the gratitude that I had owed them.

In my term, I hope to bring us a little closer to the vision of the Extol and let all know, whether they wish us well or ill, Extol's vision is to be the exemplary club of District 51!

Division C International Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest 2007

2007-04-02T08:14:00.000-07:00

Our club champion for International Speech Contest TM Jayakumar will be representing Area C5 in the Division Contests.

The Division Contests are going to be held at

Venue: The Summit Auditorium, USJ, Subang Jaya
Time: 1.30 pm

An event not to be missed!

As some seasoned oastmasters may suggest, Toastmasters public speaking contests can be much, much hotter than the political speeches for the upcoming Machap by-election.

Annual General Meeting

2007-04-02T07:54:00.000-07:00

The year 2007 committee will be voted in the upcoming meeting on 4th April 2007.

In the second half of the meeting, DTM Azmi Shahrin will be hosting a Political Debate! Club members are already fired up by the mere suggestion of a political debate.

This is going to be an interesting night.

International Speech and Table Topics Club Level Contest

2007-01-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

Extol Toastmasters Club will be having a Club Level contests for Speech and Table Topics. The contests are open to all members of the club. The winners of these contests will represent the club at the Area Level.

We welcome guests to visit our club during the contests.

The details are given below:

Venue: Extol Club
Date: 7 Feb 07
Time: 6.59 pm
Door fees : RM 5

Food will be provided.

Table Topics Speeches are impromptu speeches in which the topics are given after the speaker comes on stage and the speaker will speak immediately.

International Speech are prepared speeches.

Youth Leadership Programme 2006

2007-01-02T07:31:00.000-08:00

Extol Toastmasters Club organizes a Youth Leadership Programme for teenagers every year. This is our way of contributing our skills to the community. This year, it was held in the dates 24 - 26 November. We got 21 participants attending the programme.

From shy teenagers, these avid and active participants developed into confident public speakers after 3 DAYS of intensive and practical public speaking coaching and leadership skills training.

On the afternoon of the last day, the parents of the participants were invited to see a public speech competition. It was a moment of triumph and pride for all of us -- the participants, their parents, and the Extollian coordinators.

We are grateful to the Subang Jaya and USJ community for giving us the opportunity to impart what we have gained through Extol Toastmasters to the young leaders of tomorrow.

Invitation to Extol Toastmasters Meeting

2006-12-31T05:34:00.000-08:00

Extol Toastmasters Club is open to the community.

We welcome interested members of the public to join our meetings as guests. We believe that the easiest way to know what Extol Toastmasters is about is to join our meetings.

We meet every first and third Wednesdays of every month. We also meet on the fifth Wednesday if the month has it.

We meet at 6.59pm at the following address:

Extol Corporation,
5th Floor,
7-5 Jalan USJ 9 / 5Q,
47600 Subang Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia.

Please dress smart casual to our meetings.

We do appreciate if you can notify us in advance before you attend a meeting because we sometimes meet at other interesting places.

Although we are happy to take in new members, we do not believe in hardselling our guests to join us as members. After a few visits, if you think Extol is right for you, then you are welcome to join us.

Email Extol Toastmasters: extol-toastmasters AT yahoogroups DOT com
Email VP Public Relations: yeongchuan AT gmail DOT com

Raison D'etre

2006-12-30T18:25:00.000-08:00

Our mission

We of Extol Toastmasters Club serve the community of Subang Jaya and United Seafield Jaya (USJ) by living out the mission and principles of Toastmasters International.

We are a non-profit organization that provide a platform for members to develop communication and leadership skills through real public speaking and organization experience. We believe that through our activities, we also promote self-confidence and personal growth in our members.

Listening, speaking, and thinking are skills that can benefit a person for a lifetime. Through continual practise and experience, we believe that these skills can be cultivated and refined. Learning these skills, we promote self-actualization, create leadership potential, foster human-understanding, and contribute to the betterment of mankind.

Explore

We of Extol Toastmasters Club strive for perfection in public speaking and leadership skills. We explore the opportunities and ways to develop ourselves in new skills. This spirit of exploration is done in an atmosphere of trust and encouragement. When we explore the forbidden fire of the unknown, we find confidence and courage.

Excel

We work hard to excel in what we do. The challenge of becoming better is a challenge that every Extollian is excited to take on. The way to excellence may be neverending but so is our thirst for excellence. Excellence motivates!

Extol

The highest gift is the gift of knowledge. Along the path to excellence, we extol the values that we stand by and bring like-minded people into our fold to share our journey. We gladly contribute our skills to the community that has served us and should be served in return.

Explore, Excel, Extol! This is the motto of our club and what sets our club from others is the belief that these 3 words can bring out the best in all men.

Extol Toastmasters Club

Extol Toastmasters Club Exco 2011/2012

Youth Leadership Program 2011

1st June Meeting

Toastmasters Re-Branding

Hello Friends,

The ToastmastersBrand Refresh

Rebrand FAQs

International Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest 2011

Special Meeting on 5 January 2011 - Talk on Table Topics

Youth Leadership Program 2010

Extol TMC Exco 2010/2011

Map to Extol TMC Meeting Venue @ Wisma CNS

Humorous Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest 2010

Meeting #246

Joint Meeting with Sunway Toastmasters

YC's Farewell

Recognition Dinner 2007

Extol Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme 2007

Subang Jaya Youth Leadership Programme

Map To Extol Toastmasters

A Night of Financial Crisis and YLP Marketing

Sojourn: Shaklee Dynamics Toastmasters

We're back~!

By-election Report for Extol's EGM

Club Humourous Speech and Evaluation Contest 2007

Meeting #233

Toastmasters Leadership Institute 7 July.

Joint Installation 2007

Meeting #230

President's Distinguished Club 2006/2007

Upcoming Meeting notice: 16 May 2007.

District 51 Annual Convention at Johor Bahru (2007)

Division C Contests

Results of AGM

Division C International Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest 2007

Annual General Meeting

International Speech and Table Topics Club Level Contest

Youth Leadership Programme 2006

Invitation to Extol Toastmasters Meeting

Raison D'etre

The Toastmasters
Brand Refresh