Toastmasters Club #620500, Beijing, China

Preparing for Year of Tiger!

So, no meeting on this Wed Feb10!

Happy Year of Tiger! Prosperous and energetic! Safe trip to home!

We will see each other again on Feb 24th Table Topics Contest!

Blessings from Global Communicators Toastmasters Club

Meeting minutes Feb3

Today’s meeting minutes by Cindy and CK

Theme of the meeting: The Best About I like…by Porsher
She leaded us to find much more bright sides of ourselves and our current situation by answering questions as TM i.e What do you like the most about yourself/your friends/ your job / your group like TM. In this way, THE MORE YOU LIKE YOURSELF, THE HAPPIER YOUR LIFE WOULD BE.

However, our lives sometimes disturbed by others’ bad times, so in Monica’s table topics session, we needed to overcome these disturbance and influence them positively. Jason’s wife complaint his lack of housework contribution. He comforted her by his love and gained respect from his wife’s understanding of his busy work load. Husband felt guilty by losing the wedding ring. Smart Tessa comforted him by blaming the naughty dog ‘Rocky’ and came up with the exciting suggestion that having a second wedding ceremony. Elsa refused her boyfriend’s cosmetic surgery as what if it turned out badly so she persuaded him to invest in the relationship like buying clothes for her. Our guest Bill’s daughter complaint about not getting enough pocket money. He promised to give installment if she could put more effort on her study. Angela’s co-worker complaint about the bad weather. She comforted her in respect and suggested her with some good indoor activities like girls day in shopping, going movies and coffee. Lucy’s employees complaint about too many meetings. She comforted them by pointing out their benefits on that and how to make complaint effective. Cindy imagined her boss and used her experiences entertained us on how not to angry with the secretary’s incapability. Lily as table topics evaluator enjoyed the session and encourage the essentials of being creative and use of body language in table topics session.

In prepared speech session, Lucy introduced a theory “All the behavior is our choice”, explained our feeling is kindly a behavior, so to be happier or sad, to be angry or calm, being picky or easy going depends on our choice. Be-aware that: Choose the right feeling/behavior means choose a better life. Tessa’s advanced project on communication on how we can talk to the strangers with ease. She used an interesting setting vividly elaborate tips like approaching to someone who is not in a group; start small talk with sincere, etc. Liu Bing’s “Make them Laugh” project shared his TM’s experiences on how we can draw audiences’ attention. Reminded us, a good opening, be free from mistakes and remember give a meaningful conclusion.

Newsmaster Justine gave us a joke on about how Obama outsource his job to an Indian technician. Wordsmith Simon rewarded us a penny to those used word of day “Slightly” better. And we still need to work on our pronunciation and usage of words. Kelvin used portion of John Denver’s ‘Sunshine on my shoulder’ lyrics to encourage us make good use of the moment right now. GE Jason reminded us the importance of motivating speakers in evaluation enhance their improvements.

News:
No meeting on Feb 10
Feb 24th - Table Topics Contest
Outing on visiting Disable’s center on March 20th. Details in the future email by VPPR Jason

Coming Meeting Feb3

Dear Friends,

It is time of having the last meeting before the Lunar Festival! It is gonna be something special! How special it is gonna be? Let’s take a look:

What about knowing yourself better and like yourself better? What about viewing things from a different point and making yourself a different one? What about making your upcoming days shinning and making this world a better place to live? We could find out ways of approaching through the theme of the meeting: “The Best About I like…”

Last but not least, it is special because of YOUR joining! It is gonna be a meeting of interaction and fun especially at the time of a closure and beginning of this traditional lunar year.

How you will be benefited? Come and see yourself!

Thanks and best regards
Porsher
Toastmaster of the meeting

Meeting minutes Jan27

Today’s meeting minutes takers: Jason and Tessa

Theme of the meeting: The magic of human nature by Vivan. After watching the movie “Avatar” she reminded us to cherish the nature and importance of connection of hearts.

Porsher’s speech on negotiation gave us some fresh ideas on how to negotiate with other people by putting ourselves in other people’s shoes first. Her demonstration showed us on how to insist our idea to persuade boss with a win/win situation.  Terra speech gave us encouragement to keep staying and improving in toastmasters. That definitely enhance our presentation and leadership skills.

Our news master, Simon told us there is a new law proposed on Animals Rights. So love our animal or we will get fined!

Today there was a special watching and learn in our “Evaluation Education Session” by Liu Bing, Evaluation in TM is about helping others to improve and enhance our presentation skills. Today’s tip is “Specific” Read more »

Coming meeting Jan27

In order to enhance our presentation in a more effective way. We will have a special learning by practicing “Evaluation education session” this meeting. So, don’t miss it!

Coming meeting Jan20

Meeting theme: Learning from mistakes

This is our treasurer Cindy 1st time as the toastmaster of the meeting. Don’t you want to come and see what she’s going to share and benefits us for the whole year? We also get a chance to know her friend, our new member Elsa’s ice breaker. I am looking forward to see you and join our table topics master Sebrina’s challenges.

Don’t hesitate and meet us this Wednesday. Learning from mistakes is a receipt of success!

Meeting Minutes Jan13

Dear fellows,

First time toastmaster Sebrina reminded us the best of having precious real friendship even it became harder in time. Especially when we faced some troubles in our friendship by table topics master Lucy. Zhang Lin had a good influence from his best friend. Rolf showed us how to get away the quarrel between women and men. Kelvin’s being helpful for friends in exams for hoping be remembered in the future. Simon chose to be the good man even his best friend won his girl friend’s heart. Kelly reminded us that need time to build up the trust between friends. Bonnie shared her rewarded story from trusting her friends. Marty had more than 200 friends will willing to borrow him money when needed. Ellen shared how men and women can have pure real friendship. Even we faced these, we had no doubt that “Friendship is the receipt for the happy life”. Read more »

Coming meeting Jan13th

Dear Global Communicators,
I’m so excited to be the first-time toastmaster in our meeting this week. I chose “real friendship “as the theme to make us share the different views about friends.

What occur to you when you hear the phrase “real friendship” ? Do you think there’s a real friendship happen to you? What it was like? Do you want to share? Or do you want to know other’s stories? Please join us, don’t miss it! I can’t wait for our meeting to get started.

Best regards,
Sebrina
Toastmaster of the meeting

Happy New Year! Jan 6th 1st meeting in 2010!

Hope everyone of you had a great New Year Holiday!

It is my great honor to be the 1st toastmaster of our club meeting in the year 2010. There is a famous Chinese saying: Good start is a half of success. I hope this meeting could present a successful year start for everyone of you and our TMGC!!! So wake up from the cold and bring your passion to warm up your life in this meeting!

Let’s get started! Come and join us on this Wed Jan6 “Start!”

Yours!
Jason - Toastmaster of the meeting

No meeting today

Seeing its nearing 2010, we will not be having a meeting this eveinging. Meeting will resume normally on 6th Jan 2010. See you next year.