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NURTURING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
THE SUNWAY TOASTMASTERS CLUB

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The Sunway Toasttnasters Club held its President : Dr. L J Fredericks (SWG) The Club Mentor is T M (Competent
inaugural meeting on 22 December 1987 Administrative Toastmaster) Steven Si, a past president of
under the sponsorship of D'Utama Club Vice-President: Wang Yeong Khang (SWG) D'Utama Toastmaster Club. Meetings of the
Toastmasters Club. Our main goal in setting Sunway Toastmasters Club are held on the
up this Club is to ensure that our members Educational second and fourth Thursdays of every month
gain self-confidence and expertise in the art Vice-President: Peter Ling Shuoy Huah in Room 305 of Sunway College. We are
of effective speaking and communication grateful to the Director for allowing us the
skills through a programmed course of Secretary : Gina Yeap Bee Lertg use of this room on a regular basis.'
regular meetings and role playing. Treasurer : Veronica Lim Bee Yan
(SWG) The pro-tem Committee has laboured
The inaugural meeting attracted over 20 hard to ensure that our meetings are held as
persons almost evenly divided between SW Sergeant- : David Lee Poh Leong scheduled. With the assistance of D'Utama
Group staff and members of the public. at-Arms (SWG) Toastmasters Club in particular, we have all
Apart from introducing the participants to Committee : Mushtaq Hussin bin played various roles in our regular meetings
the toastmasters movement, a pro-tem Members Ahmad (SWG) and are slowly but surely gaining the self-
committee was elected consisting of the Jeremy Earls Abraham assurance of speaking in public. Because of
following: the structured format of the Toastmasters
Hon. Auditors : Lee Tian Hock (SWG) meeting, members have many opportunities
Chew Fatt Seet (SWG) to participate in public speaking and benefit
by the constructive evaluations that form an
integral part of each meeting. The formal
competence of our toastmasters is evaluated
by the successful completion of structured
speaking assignments, each one building
upon the variety of skills and confidence-
displaying aspects required of a polished pro-
fessional speaker. At the highest levels of
competency, a toastmaster is capable of
delivering a speech on nearly any topic with
skill, eloquence and confidence.
Join us for your self-improvement and
partake of the fellowship that is generated
by an identification with and commitment
to the common goal of self-improvement by
A member delivering having superior communication skills.
Members of the Sunway Toastmasters Club his speech

HOW TO MAKE MONEY GROW ON TREES"
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Since the motion of time, men have con- place. For now we will just assume that we The battle now is to keep the external
tinually tried to control the environment have obtained such a seed. forces at bay and to provide a constant
and the world's resources to make them- Now, to make the seed bear money, flow of minerals to the roots. Dynamism
selves wealthy. Fortunately, wealth creation you must know what minerals to feed to and plant behavioural relations should be
is likened to growing a money tree. As long the seed to make it start growing. There are observed at all times.
as you understand how to plant a money basically six types and can only be obtained
tree, you understand how to make your- from a money institution. Only a money After the gestation period, the seed
self wealthy. will grow into a tree and bear money.
institution sell them because we are talking Do the harvesting and distribution
about planting a money tree. Using the according to your desire.
It all starts with identifying what kind correct formula and a well-balanced recipe,
of tree you want to plant. Here the size of leaves will start developing from the seed. A short dedication to end.
the tree is very important. A big sized tree Continue to inject the six types of minerals This article brings back memories of
Can grow more money than a smaller sized but be cautious of the exteriial forces now. the time my Harvard-trained business
one. Common sense will then state that the The leaves and virgin roots may not grow school professor impressed upon me the
seed of a big sized tree will be harder to find if damaged by the external environment. philosophy of how to create wealth and
than a smaller sized one. Nevertheless, if The external factors to look out for are how it would be distributed. It is to Kim
you want to find a seed that grows into a I dedicate this short article.
big sized money tree, you must be persistent as follows:
in your search so that you can do the right 1) God's foolish acts Ngan Kim Sang
planting at the right time and the right 2) Lallangs and predators Internal Audit Department
3) Itchy fingers and big foot