15th June Meeting : Food : An ingredient for Happiness

1st June Meeting : Laughter - the Best Medicine

18th May Meeting : Parents

4th May Meeting : Anniversary

20th April Meeting : The Green Generation

6th April Meeting : April Fool

16th March Meeting : Paranormal

2nd March Meeting : Unforgettable

Upcoming Area Contests

It is the time again, after a long Chinese New Year. We are back in business competing to be the champion within the Toastmasters Club. There will be quite a number of area contest coming up this week and the next. I will keep all of you posted in this current blog post.
*If I miss out any event, please leave a comment for me and I will add it in*

- Percy


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Area N1 (Our Area) + N7

Date: 22nd Feb 2009
Time: 2.00pm
Venue:

TESOL Learning Centre
Lot 2-06, The Gallery
1, Medan Batu Lanchang
11600 Penang

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Area N2

Date: 19th Feb 2009 ( Thursday)‏
Time: 5.30 p.m – 7.50pm.
Venue:

Intel PG9 IIP Room
Bayan Lepas FIZ
Penang

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Area S5

Date : 18th February 09 (Wednesday)
Time : 8.00-10.00pm
Venue :

Equator College ( Leith Street )

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Area S6 + S7

Date: 22nd Feb 09 Sunday
Time: 2pm
Venue:

Level 6 Cafeteria, IJM Land Building, E-Gate

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16th Feb Meeting : Valentines

2nd February Meeting : Yes, We Can.

19th January Meeting : Chinese New Year

Mavericks and Altera Toastmaster Club Joint International Speech and Table Topic Contests 2008/2009

Hi Fellow Toastmasters!!

You have the opportunity to witness 2 club contest in one night with one trip and better still its totally free of charge

No worries on parking as there is ample parking space and guess what? They are FOC as well.

So, why are you still hesitating,

Come join the fun and come over to

Venue : Masyarakat Penyayang
Room : Bengkel 2
Date : 15th January 2009
Time : 7pm-10pm

If you are unsure whereabouts please check this website below for the location:http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4178345&lon=100.3050846&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Datang. Jangan tak datang.
Come come. Don't miss out the fun!
一定要来， 别说你不来！
不见不散！

Come cheer for our very own club members!

Role Player - General Evaluator

Role

The General Evaluator evaluated everything that takes place during the club meeting. In addition, the General Evaluator is responsible for the Speech Evaluators, the Timer, Grammarian and ‘Ah’ Counter, making sure they know their responsibilities. Normally an Evaluator is assigned to each speaker; however, sometimes evaluations may be done by panels. The General Evaluator may set up any evaluation procedure desired, but must make sure each evaluation is brief yet complete.

Before the Meeting

• Checks with the Toastmaster to find out the program for the meeting and if there are any planned deviations from the usual meeting format.
• Contacts evaluators to brief them on their responsibilities, the speakers they will be evaluating and the evaluation format to be used.
• Emphasizes to Evaluators that evaluation is a positive, helping act that enables fellow Toastmasters to develop their skills. Emphasizes that an evaluation should preserve or enhance self-esteem of the speaker.
• Contacts Timer, Grammarian and ‘Ah’ Counter to remind them of their assignments.
• Prepares a brief explanation of the purpose, techniques and benefits of evaluation for the benefit of guests and new members. Emphasizes that evaluation is a positive experience designed to help people overcome weak habits and add power to good ones.

Upon Arrival at the Meeting

• Makes sure all Evaluators have arrived and arranges for substitutes if necessary.
• Checks that each Evaluator has the Speaker’s manual and understands the projects objectives and evaluation.
• Confirms the recommended time of each speech and notifies the Timer.
• Sits near back of room to fully observe the meting and its participants.

During the Meeting

• Takes notes on everything that happen (or doesn’t happen, but should).
• Observes every participant in the program, from the person giving the invocation to the last report by the Timer. Looks for good and less good examples of preparation, organization, delivery, enthusiasms and performance of duties.
• Doesn’t reevaluate speakers, but may offer something that the Evaluator have missed.
• Presents a brief on purpose, technique and benefits of evaluation and the methods today’s Evaluators will use.
• Concludes with the general evaluation of the meeting, referring to the notes taken during the meeting.