Thank you, Sunway TES!

The Sunway TES Youth Leadership Program (June 26-28, 2015) is one of nine components of a 2-week “PPAM Bridging Program” created by Sunway TES for PPAM scholars.

 

Sunway University Toastmasters became involved when their Head of Programs (CAT/ACCA) Lum Pey Wah brought a group of PPAM students to our regular Toastmasters Club meeting one Thursday evening. She was sufficiently impressed that she decided to rope us in to add value to the aforementioned Bridging Program. And that's how we proposed the YLP.

 

Indeed, the Youth Leadership Program has worked its magic on the student participants and I can see they have learned well. And their confidence has been boosted that they can now find their voice to speak. Of course, Toastmasters made this possible.

 

We learn by doing – that’s why YLP works. We provide the opportunities to practise in a friendly and non-threatening environment. It’s as simple as that.

 

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The highlight of the YLP was the finale, the “speech showcase” where the YLP’s 1, 2, 3 & 4 winners – three from each YLP group – put their speaking talents on display for everyone to see (and listen). And they spoke well.

I am sure everybody was impressed. I was!

 

Thank you, Sunway TES. Thank you, PPAM scholars. And thank you, Toastmasters.

A Good Learning Environment @ Sunway TES YLP

The Sunway TES Youth Leadership Program was a challenge because we were given just eighteen days to organize it. And it was no mean feat because I don't think anybody has done a YLP that involves more than ninety participants at one time. 

 

Moreover, we know we cannot carry this event alone – even if we had eleven of our own members giving up their weekend for this YLP. We still had to seek help from Toastmasters outside of the Sunway University Toastmasters Club.

 

And in true Toastmasters' spirit, they answered the call.

 

Therefore, I wish to record my heartfelt thanks to the Toastmasters who had stepped forward. It would be a very long list if I were to name all of them – You know who you are! – but the least I could do is to name the Toastmasters Clubs they come from: ITC Bintang Toastmasters Club, TMIKL Toastmasters Club, KL Advanced Toastmasters Club, Monash Toastmasters Club, D'Utama Toastmasters Club, D'Utama Advanced Toastmasters Club, AmBank Toastmasters Club, Super Speakers Toastmasters Club, MidValley Toastmasters Club, Scope Toastmasters Club, MAD Toastmasters Club, Crystal Toastmasters Club, WIM Toastmasters Club, Money & You Toastmasters Club, APU Toastmasters Club, Pesona Toastmasters Club, Premier Advanced Toastmasters Club, MIM Toastmasters Club of Kuala Lumpur, Phoenix Toastmasters Club, Taman Indrahana Toastmasters Club, EY Toastmasters Club, OUM Toastmasters Club, and Kelana Bilingual Toastmasters Club.

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Sunway TES Youth Leadership Program

Sunway University Toastmasters Club and Toastmasters from more than 20 clubs came together for the Sunway TES Youth Leadership Program starting Friday.

 

This two-and-a-half day interactive workshop at Sunway University was designed to help ninety-four PPAM (Peneraju Profesional Akauntan Muda) scholars who are enrolled on the professional accounting courses to be equipped with communication skills, the Toastmasters way. Most important of all, the YLP was to give the young participants a good level of confidence to allow them to go up on the stage and speak before an audience.

 

We covered "Organizing your Speech", "Importance of Good Listening Skills". "Effective Evaluation", "Work with Words", "Vocal Variety", "Gestures in Speaking" and "Impromptu  Speaking", accompanied by lots of exercises. Suffice to say, by the end of Saturday, all participants would have learned public speaking. It was not just the learning but as we all know, Toastmasters provide a conducive environment which is both supportive and fun!

 

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