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My Toastmasters CC Journey….

Sunday, June 13, 2010 9:40 2 Comments

In Toastmasters program, the 1st level of award as a better speaker is called Competent Communicator (CC). To receive this award, a member must complete 10 speeches in the CC manual. I gave my 10th speech at Dell (Penang) Toastmasters Club last Tuesday,   8-Jun 2010. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… In my previous Vista Penang Toastmasters Club meeting, [...]

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Don’t trust your amygdala…

Saturday, May 8, 2010 19:27 No Comments

“Papa, let us follow the short cut road home”. My 5 years old daughter asked me to follow the short cut road going back to our apartment. I looked at her and stopped my car at the road side and pointed to a road sign and started to spell “ J A … Ja, L [...]

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Talent is never enough..

Sunday, February 28, 2010 12:58 No Comments

I gave this speech during Vista Penang Toastmasters Club meeting (23-Feb,2010): John C. Maxwell wrote a book titled “Talent is Never Enough”. For those who are wondering who John is, he is one of the leading international leadership guru who has sold more than 12 million copies of his book such as The 360 Degree [...]

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SIER: Sense, Interpret, Evaluate & Response to Effective Body Language

Monday, December 28, 2009 12:28 No Comments

Taken from my previous Toastmaster Speech about body language. Knowing how to control your body language will help you to win in your interview. ……………………………………………………………………………………. My fellow Toastmasters & Guest, I had a tough time preparing this speech just because this assignment required me to practice body language and at the same time deliver an [...]

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F.O.R – Make our life simple

Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:14 2 Comments

I gave this speech during my previous Toastmasters meeting. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. My fellow Toastmasters & Guest, We are living in a very complex world. Most of the things that are happening around us is based on a very complex system that are working together helping us to live a better life. Let me take a personal [...]

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Just focus on your strength

Sunday, August 9, 2009 11:36 3 Comments

This article is taken from my speech during our last Toastmaster meeting. Do you know what is the only thing that will never stop until you die other than the pumping of your heart? You will never stop learning from the day you were born until the day you end your life. Learning is a [...]

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Glossophobia

Sunday, March 8, 2009 20:21 No Comments

First of all, my apologies for not writing any articles for some time in this blog. I was tight up with our latest product that will be available in April – May’09 time frame. I’m extremely excited working to complete the product that I’m sure will benefit and enhance your career marketing. Stay tune!! …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [...]

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15 Personal Skills You Need on the Job

Thursday, January 29, 2009 17:35 No Comments

Article provided courtesy of ACT, an independent, nonprofit organization that provides assessment, research, information and program management services in education and workforce development. For more information on how to assess and build upon these and other “personal” skill areas—as well as “foundational” skills such as math, reading and writing—go to www.act.org/workkeys. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Employers are looking [...]

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Is my job secured?

Saturday, November 15, 2008 16:38 2 Comments

We are now in another cycle of worldwide economic recession. Ironically, this is not the first time we are going through it. Historically proven that every 3-10 years, the world will face some sort of economic recession and it is a known fact which many of us will forget as soon as we recovered from [...]

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Are you satisfied with your career?

Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:12 No Comments

  A typical reason most of us left our work for another opportunity because we are dissatisfied with our current career. The dissatisfaction can be due to poor relationship with the boss, colleagues, unexciting job responsibility/scope, low salary, family pressure, poor business conditions and many other reasons.   I did a research in the internet [...]

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