I was asked to attend a Toastmaster Program, but i was rather skeptical of the program as i had attended a year of public speaking class and i am required to attend a week long english program powered by PETRONAS. Putting on a positive mind, i drove as early as 6.30a.m. to Bangi, not knowing the whereabouts of the said place. Unfamiliar faces but managed to get along with the others. i ended up enjoying the 2 days class. the speaker, mr azmi shahrin managed to capture my attention. that is so unlikely of me to focus in class and participate joyfully. we were given a crash course on public speaking, the do’s and dont’s of public speaking, and shown of clips of good speeches.
friends were great. they are all good in english. minimal speech crutches. i benefited a lot from the program. though my english is okay, still need to be brushed up here and there. i talk with lots of speech crutches. good thing is i am applying what ever i got from the program whenever i have an opportunity.
http://thatsofarah.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/when-i-was-toastmastered/
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