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Area Website

Area H6, though a new area, has her website launched by the end of Sep.

The website includes:

Committee member

a brief introduction to all the committee members.

Recent & Upcoming Events – all mega events in Area H6

Resources Centre

calendars, maps, application forms, award details, resources for running contests, etc.

Communicators corner

Some Tips on Communication; using Humour in Public Speaking; Ideas for Giving a Speech; Developing your Speech Material; How the Voice Work; Organization for Persuasive Speech; Basic & Advance Manuals; Better Speaker & Successful Club Series

Bookmasters Club

A place for bookmasters.

Herbert has contributed 3 lists of book for

1) Impromptu (table topics)

Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds by Milo Frank

What to Say Next by Susan RoAne

2) Basic skills (including writing/content)

The Toastmasters International Guide to Successful Speaking by Michael Aun and Jeff Slutsky (Chicago: Dearborn Financial Publishing, 1997)

How to Write, Speak and Think More Effectively by Rudolph Flesch (New York: HarperCollins Publishers)

The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B.White (New York: Macmillan Publishing Co.)

The Elements of Speechwriting and Public Speaking by Jeff Scott Cook (New York: Collier Books, 1989).

3) Advanced skills (my second favorite book!)

Moving Mountains by Henry M Boettinger. Subtitled, "The art of letting others see things your way,"

More is coming: I have invited Alex Cheung, King Kwok, Philip Lai, Talis Wong (in alphabetical order) to give me their favorite list.

Area Newsletter

Sep issue, Nov issue and more …

Bulletin Board

All important messages from TI, District 51 and Division H, eg Step by Step Guide on Semi-Annual Dues (by Lillian Lau, District 51 Governor)

Photo Album

Related Links – to TI, District 51, Division H, all clubs in the Area

Awards

Patrick Chim Memorial Award

Most Accomplished Toastmasters Year Round

Division Outstanding Toastmaster Award

Division Outstanding Club Officer Award

https://areah6.tripod.com/aboutareah6/id4.html

Kuching Semi-Annual Convention

Date: 15-18 November 2001

Venue: Crowne Plaza Riverside Hotel, Kuching, Malaysia

Full Convention Package: MYR390 (excluding air-hotel costs)

To know more about the convention, please visit the following websites:

1 Convention (http://go.to/kuching2001)

2 Toursim in Kuching (http://www.sarawaktourism.com)

New Members Orientation

Theme: Create Your Destiny via a PhD “Prosperous & Healthy Division”

Date: November 24, 2001 (Saturday)

Time: 2:30pm to 5:30pm

Venue: Business Centre, 4/F, the Empire Hotel, 33 Hennesy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Fee: HK$30

Registration: VPMs of your Toastmaster Club (Pre-registration preferred)

Enquiries:

Dara Au (9199-1981) / Eva Lo (9085-2962)

Club Officers Training

Date: 1 Dec, 2001 (Sat)

Time: 2:00 - 6:00 pm

Place: Room 502, The Boys' and Girls' Club Association of HK, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Fee: HK$50.00

Please be reminded that it is one of the PDC requirement to have at 4 present at the training.

All to-be-CL must attend one COT in order to be qualified.

Club events

Centraler TMC

PARROTS AND OWLS -- Come to see what MIND-MAPPING is.

Direction: November 7, 2001. 7:00PM at Furama Hotel, you will find a nest called "Centraler" and it's the place worth going.

Cost: $100 for non-members and $50 for members.

Sounds a bit expensive? Yes it is. Because it worths

New Year’s Eve Party

venue: hong kong jockey club, 8/ visitors’ stand (happy valley race course)

date: 31 december 2001

price: toastmasters $480, non-toastmasters $520

theme: red

dress code: something red (semi-formal / smart casual)

highlights: cocktail 19:30; set dinner 20:00; on-stage performance, prize, dance

Kowloon TMC

Walkathon

Date: 04 Nov 2000 (Sun)

Meeting Time: 0945 (departs at 10:00am sharp)

Meeting Place: Hang Seng Bank Counter inside

the Jordan MTR station

Duration : Around 3-4 hours

Destination: Shek Lei Pui Reservoir Area

All toastmasters and guests are welcome. We will have a late lunch (dim-sum) together after the hike.

Oasis TMC

Workshop: Stop Talking & Start Influencing

Date: November 26, 2001

Time: 7pm – 9pm

- an participative workshop led by Philip Lai, ATM-B, President of TGIT Toastmasters Club on acquiring and developing one's influencing skills

The ability to influence others, as opposed to controlling them, has become a critical leadership competency nowadays. As organizations are becoming leaner and, at the same time, flatter, the more important it is for leaders to lead and manage without much formal power. In this workshop, focus will be given to the practical aspect of acquiring influencing skills by surveying the key change models that are proven effective in inducing changes in others. Opportunity to practice will also be provided to enhance learning.

Speechcraft

Duration: Jan 7, 2002 to Mar 18, 2002

Time: 7pm – 9pm every Monday

Style: 9 lessons on public speaking + graduation ceremony + free entry to Area contest

South Horizons TMC

TGIT Club

Unlimited Joy with the Senior

Date: 10 November 2001 (Saturday)

Time: 11:00am - 5:15pm

Venue: St. Mary's Home for the Aged, 2, Welfare Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

Hightlights: Housekeeping services; Chatting; Variety Show / Games / Songs; Debriefing

Enrolment: Ms Genie Shum, Project Chair genieshum@sinatown.com)

Vocal Training by Pro

Saturday afternoons 2:30 to 4:30

Start from Nov 24

8 sessions, 4 before X'mas, we will take 1 to 2 weeks break at X'mas time and re-start the 2nd 4 sessions from 2002/01/05.

We may rent a room at Academy of Performing Arts (supposedly higher quality) or Empire Hotel (cheaper rental), or somewhere in Wanchai/Admiralty.

Assuming we have 12-20 persons in a class, it takes about $1000-1600 for each participants for the whole 8 lessons. So, if we can get more friends to join in, we can share a smaller amount of the fee, but I would suggest to limit the size within 20 persons.

ü Introduce the principles of healthy vocal use, through exercises;

ü Verse speaking as poetic texts provided a medium for us, then we can focus on the elements of relaxation, concentration, imagination, breath, resonance, articulation and pronunciation as parts of an effective process of communication;

ü Basic skills of interpretive work, focusing more on voice production and speech;

ü Introduce specific styles of writing, and particular poets, as well as covering the technical skills related to speaking texts, thus to cover all elements of good speech in working on the selected texts.

What’s happening in other Areas?

Putunghua workshop:

1. 在香港如何學好普通話

2. 廣東人學好普通話的竅門

3. 如何發揮你的演講技巧

（包括本會會員精彩示範演講）

主辦機構：香港普通話演講會

日期： 2001年11月28日（星期三）

時間：晚上七時至九時

地址：九龍富豪酒店

九龍尖沙咀東部麼地道71號三樓,盧森堡廳

費用： HK$50 (先到先得, 額滿即止)

報名: 教育副會長卓丹:9156 0854 電郵:cheuktan@ctimail3.com 或公關副會長李綿綿:9238 9084

電郵: shydoll@ctimail3.com.

譚成珠女士簡介

香港科技大學語言中心語言導師，中國國家級普通話水平測試員，大連現代影視學校教授及顧問。畢業於上海戲劇學院，國家一級演員；並為香港大學中文系哲學碩士。曾擔任香港電台“唱談普通話”節目顧問、香港商業電台“聽歌學國語”播音及導師、翡翠電視台“婦女新姿普通話”節目及各種香港普通話朗誦比賽評委。香港普通話研習社會員、香港中國語文學會會員、世界漢語教學學會（香港地區）理事。她著書有《現代漢語口語、句式特點研究》、《普通話朗讀、訓練與教學》等等。