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Engage to win – Give others a reputation to uphold

Sunday, April 24, 2011 12:42 No Comments

Continue based on extract from book, Engage to win – 25 Ways to Win With People by John C Maxwell & Les Parrott. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Treat a man as he appears to be and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him [...]

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Engage to win with People- Create A Memory & Visit It Often

Sunday, April 17, 2011 18:39 No Comments

Adapted from the book ”Engage to win – 25 Ways to Win With People” by John C Maxwell & Les Parrott. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… CREATE A MEMORY AND VISIT IT OFTEN ‘Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things’. – Cicero Few things bond people together like a shared memory.  Soldiers who battled together, teammates who win a [...]

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SMART vs VISTA: Leveraging for career goal setting process?

Saturday, January 8, 2011 23:29 No Comments

Being a subscriber of LinkedIn Learning & Development group couple of months back, I came across a discussion about S.M.A.R.T as a prehistoric method of goal setting process and should be replaced with V.I.S.T.A. Many chiped in their responses and shared their thoughts about S.M.A.R.T and V.I.S.T.A. Overall, there is a mix reaction but overall [...]

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My Toastmasters CC Journey….

Sunday, June 13, 2010 9:40 6 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 7 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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