Yesterday, I made my way to Kuala Lumpur, specifically Rumah Puspanita at Jalan Hose to attend the Deepavali-themed NAWEM Toastmasters Club meeting. I had sought a 6-minute slot to promote my books, TDIYS and TPOYS – and thankfully, DTM Low Chooi Ping, who is the Vice-President of Education was kind enough to accede to my request.
I very nearly didn't make it to the meeting because the confirmation came only at 05:52 PM.
And before I could sit back to enjoy the speeches, I was volunteered to take part in the Table Topics session. (In case you don't know, Table Topics is a long-standing Toastmasters tradition intended to help members develop their ability to organize their thoughts quickly). Thereafter, I was co-opted to be Speech Evaluator for speaker No. 2 because the original evaluator had to pull out. (BTW, I was voted Best Evaluator).
Of course, I did give my little talk on my books. Essentially, I sold them the idea that if the attendees have genuine interest in public speaking, they'll want these books, for sure! I even told them I personally approve of these gems of a book! 😁😁
I'm happy to report sales of nine books, of which 4 were TDIYS and 5 were TPOYS.
Photos from the meeting:
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