DDYPC TMC Installation Event

On the 8th of January, 2009, the Development Division Young Professional’s Toastmasters Club launched its first ever Installation Ceremony on the 40th floor of PETRONAS Twin Towers 1. To showcase the achievements of its current members and normal flow of events of a typical toastmaster session to the higher management and guests, a demo meeting was held prior to the ceremony to demonstrate.

Gracing the event with their distinguished presence were En. Azhar Noordin, Senior Manager of Development Division, En. Kamal Bahrin Ahmad, upcoming Senior General Manager of Development Division and several members of DD Management Committee. We also had the privilege of receiving other external guests such as Datuk Dr. Prof. Wan Zin, Toastmaster International (TMI) Division P Governer, TM Hakim Hamzah, mentors of DDYPC TMC from MCOBA Toastmaster Club (TMC), as well as toastmasters from surrounding areas such as MIM KL TMC, TMIKL TMC, Semarak TMC, Bintang ITC TMC and the first Malay Toastmasters Club from Pidato Perdana.

Representatives from various PETRONAS Operating Unit (OPU)’s Young Professional Club such as HYPE from Group Human Resource, NEXC from Exploration Division PCSB, EXCITE from PMU as well as its very own members from DDYPC PCSB were also present to show support for the first Installation event.

At 12.15pm, Toastmaster of the day, Tunku Indra, called the meeting to order, thanking all who were present for their generosity in accommodating this ceremony in their hectic schedules to attend this event.

Mas Rizal, Table Topics Master of the day, then gave everyone present a taste of giving a spontaneous speech, testing the wits and integrity of those who were brave enough to volunteer for a 2-minute speech on a topic disclosed only on the spot. The audience was entertained by Khairul Fadhli’s recollection and elaboration on the causes of road accidents, impressed by Nurashida’s opinions on the importance of words instead of actions, and sharing Farid Wahid’s strong support for the Manchester United team.

Siti Aishah, from Petroleum Engineering Department, a loyal member of DDYPC TMC, then gave her 2nd project speech entitled “Chocolate Heaven”. This confident engineer not only educated all present on the health benefits of chocolate consumption but also surprised some lucky souls with several bars of Cadbury chocolates.

Suhana Sidik, Competent Communicator (CC),

the 1st runner up for Area P4
Humorous Speech Contest in November 2008, then gave a demo speech entitled “Thank You”. Her aptly opening remarks, by firing up our pride in the achievements and success stories of our nation certainly caught the attention of everyone present. Gently steering into the topic of Malaysian courtesy, conducting a short self-evaluation, she ended her speech by reminding us to be true to our roots by practicing common courtesy at all times, just by a simple word of ‘thank you’.

TM Ahmad Salahuddin, champion of the Area P4 Humorous Speech Contest in November 2008, then embarked on this demonstration speech on 3 tips to keeping a marriage alive. Successfully injecting anecdotes, analogies and jokes in unexpected areas of his speech won him a strong round of applause from the floor whose funny bones were tickled ‘til no end from the moment he began, at the same time absorbing what he imparted with knowing smiles.

The demonstration session was then ended by TM Ahmad Fakhri, who gave an evaluation on TM Siti Aishah’s speech and commended her on her excellent element of surprise, which surpassed her speech objective, indicating her enthusiasm to excel in the area of public speaking.

The airing of a documentary video on the role play of a normal Toastmasters meeting and the major breakthrough one undergoes upon becoming a member then preceded the Installation Ceremony of the year 2008/2009 Office Bearers of DDYPC Toastmasters Club.

As Datuk Prof. Dr. Wan Zin officiated the installation of the officers by stating the duties and responsibilities of each office bearer, the incumbents proudly declared ‘I will’ and passed on the gavel from the Sergeant-at-Arms , Vice-Presidents and finally to the President. En. Azlan Mohaideen, President of DDYPC TMC thanked all present and stated his action plan and mission for the club. Tokens of appreciation were subsequently presented to the club mentors, sponsors and high achievers of the club.

At the end of the ceremony, En. Azhar Noordin, gave a closing speech and strongly reiterated his vision to see this club growing into a strong organization, which would build up the courage and spontaneity of PETRONAS employees, indirectly fulfilling the organization’s business needs and the individuals’, especially during negotiation with local hosts government internationally on all business dealings.

At 2.00pm, all present were then invited for a photo session at the hanging bridge of Level 42 to mark the beginning of the development of prominent individuals and a reminder of the strong community of support for this young club within the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur.

With continuous support from all levels, DDYPC TMC will strive to bring out the best in its members, spark enthusiasm in improving public speaking skills and take charge in inspiring desires to change for the better to face the challenging times ahead.

Therefore, let us all join a Toastmasters Club today. After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. You have nothing lose, but everything to gain. Come and experience it for yourself and you will see the difference!

More Pictures are available at: http://photo.ddypc.org/installation_ddypctmc/

History of DDYPC TMC

The initiative of setting up of the DDYPC TMC was first mooted in January 2008 by the PCSB’s Development Division Young Professional Club (DDYPC)-Year 2007/08 with support from the Development Division’s Management to enhance and improve the overall communication and presentation skills of DD fraternity.

An introduction to Toastmasters International (TI) was organized to interested staff on 28 February 2008 with cooperation from MCOBA Toastmasters as the Mentor Organisation. The mock session received an overwhelming response, with more than 100 enthusiastic participants, some of whom had the opportunity of taking part in a “live” demo of spontaneous speaking.

Subsequently, the new committee for DDYPC TMC was set up with the first meeting held on the historic date of 2nd April 2008. Our greatest gratitude to TM Ganesh from Maxis TMC and TM Haji Anuar from MCOBA TMC, the duo who have been playing a crucial role in mentoring the club and helping us realize our vision to have the club chartered, effectively on 26 June 2008.

Meetings are held every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 12-2 pm. The club has since gotten overwhelming support from external guests who have has warmly grace us with their presence in every meeting. Our big THANK YOU.

What is Toastmaster?

You might wonder how Toastmasters came about, so let us share with you some history of how Toastmaster International was established.

In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming a club “to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members.” The group took the name “Toastmasters.”

Soon men in other communities and states asked for permission and help to start their own Toastmasters clubs. By 1930, a federation was necessary to coordinate activities of the many clubs and to provide a standard program. When a speaking club in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, expressed interest in forming a Toastmasters club, the group became known as Toastmasters International.

Toastmasters International enters the new century as the undisputed world leader in public speaking training, with over 10,500 clubs and more than 200,000 members in approximately 90 countries. In the years to come, more people than ever will benefit from Toastmasters leadership and education.

We are in District 51 which comprises 3 countries namely, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Toastmasters International offers successful programs and gives its members valuable learning experience in communication skills helping them in turn to gain confidence in speaking in public.

The objective of DDYPC TMC is to ensure that members have the opportunity to learn communication skills that would turn them into articulate and eloquent speakers - and the only way to learn is to do it.

There are 3 main parts of our Toastmasters club meeting.

Firstly, the Table Topics Session, where members can practise their "Thinking and Speaking extemporaneously on their feet" skills. Table topic speakers have 1 to 2 minutes to speak.

In Part 2, which is the Prepared Speech session; we have members who will be delivering speeches based on the 10 projects from the basic Communication & Leadership Manual as well as the Advanced Manual.

In Part 3 our General Evaluator will preside over the Evaluation Session.

Do come to any of our session to learn more.