In the month of December, we have had 1 new member join our club! Remember

to introduce yourself to Rabeya and make her welcome when you see her.

In this issue

Meet new members 1

Editorial 1

Christmas Party &

Meeting 2-3

Catch up and

meeting highlights 4

Roll of Honour 5

Announcement 5

Important Dates 5

Toastmaster’s

Wisdom 6

Meet Our

Toastmaster 7

Meet Our New Members

Canning Vale

Toastmasters D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 V o l u m e 3 , I s s u e 2

Rabeya

Chowdhury

To our new member:

Welcome to Canning Vale Toastmasters and

congratulations on taking that first step in

your Toastmasters journey.

Every member is willing to help you at any

time and we will all support you with your

progress towards your goals.

To make the most of your membership, be sure

to read A Toastmasters Promise in your

Competent Communicator Manual.

We all look forward to watching you become

the speaker and leader you want to be.

Ho Ho Ho!!! Welcome to the December edition of CVTM Newsletter, the last

edition for 2013. Thank you for all the positive feedback I received for my last

newsletter. I feel like a star. :P

Anyway, I hope everyone has had fun this jolly festive season. Despite all the

fun, don’t forget to set your Toastmasters goals (and personal goals/

resolutions) for 2014 too.

Lets check out what had happened in the month of December...

Editorial

P a g e 2

C a n n i n g V a l e T o a s t m a s t e r s

Christmas Party

Christmas Meeting

Nom Nom. The food was good!

Nice tie,

Colin.

CVTM Christmas Feast!

A big thanks

to John &

Phyll for

hosting CVTM

Christmas

Party at their

place.

Our Christmas

meeting

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Christmas Meeting cont’d

Table Topic Special—

Secret Santa

“The

difference

between try

and triumph

is just a little

umph!”

P a g e 4

Pen versus Sword

is equivalent to

using

inspirational words

against violence in

a battle .

C a n n i n g V a l e T o a s t m a s t e r s

The Icebreaker

Don’t we love to listen to ice breaker speeches? This month, we had some fabulous

speech debuts at CVTM from some of our new members:

Ronnie enlightened us into the secrets of being dr iven to achieve —

have older brothers!

Dishant told us that the m ost perfect child in the world w as born in

1996. Wondering who that child is, Dishant?

Naveen shared w ith us the journey of his life from India to standing

before us presenting his Icebreaker.

Catch up & Meetings Highlights

Our members, Ben

& Susanty tied the

knot on the 16th

December.

Congratulations

to them!

CVTM 2013 ended with a warm and

fun Christmas meeting. Throughout

the year, we gained many new

members, learned more about our

members and discovered much new

information from the many

members’ speeches. Like always,

we continually learn new things

from every Toastmasters meeting.

Mike Palmer presented

Robyn with her 2nd

DTM. Congratulations

on your achievement!

Of the 291

drownings, 82%

are men and 25%

involve

alcohol. Don’t

drink & sail! —

use a personal

floatation device.

We hope Diana makes a speedy

recovery from her operation.

Get well soon, Diana. We hope to

see you “sitting” at a meeting

early in 2014!

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Positive Promotion

Premiership (PPP)

Help us win the PPP award at the

2014 convention! Grab the Toastmasters

Magazine with the club stamp from the club and

place it at your surgery/dentist waiting room.

Send your picture evidence to Huili at

hleow13@gmail.com.

First Meeting for 2014!

Tuesday 21st January

Our first meeting of 2014 will be held in the Sanctuary Waters Park, on

Alexandria Boulevard, Canning Vale from 6pm—8.30pm. Bring along your

own drinks and a plate of food to share. An Esky to keep your drinks cold

during the meeting would be good, unless you are John Cecchi who will drink

his during the meeting!

Important Dates

Roll of Honour

Smedley Award for 5 new

members during August &

September

Founders Award for

helping 235 Toastmasters

Club to charter

Announcements!

Mentoring Program

Would you like to have a mentor?

Would you like to mentor another

member? Email Diana Veitch at

dianaveitch@hotmail.com.

Power Up On The

Peninsula

District 17 Convention

May 23-25th 2014

Registration is NOW OPEN for the May

District Convention. Book your place NOW

for the early bird discount rate before 1st

February 2014.

Note: Canning Vale will be subsidising all

member’s tickets to this outstanding event.

For more information, visit the website:

http://www.poweruponthepeninsula.com/

We need your help to stage

the best ever convention for

District 17!

See Emma or Mark to find

out how you can help!

P a g e 6

C a n n i n g V a l e T o a s t m a s t e r s

Speech Preparation

By Vanessa Chang

We all like to talk about ourselves and our

interests. We also have an insatiable appetite for

stories. These two things combined (yourself

and stories) make the Icebreaker the most

exciting and possibly one of the easiest speeches

to put together. Each individual has their own

fascinating story to tell. Tell your story with upbeat enthusiasm, energy and

passion and you will have your audience captivated.

Talking about the things that interest you ensure you are comfortable with

your topic. So comfortable, those six minutes almost isn’t enough time! My

mentor gave me great advice and by choosing only three things to talk about

meant my 20 minute blurb about “me” was cut to the allocated timeframe.

With any toastmaster role (especially as a club newbie) read your manual

and what is expected of you on the evening. Chat with your mentor or

others, as the manual recommendations sometimes slightly deviate from

what is expected at your own club. Try not to leave things to the last minute

and get into the habit of reading and jotting down notes for your role in the

week to come. I find this easier to do on the Tuesday evening as a week

disappears far too quickly!

Any spare moment of the day think about and practice your speech in your

head, as the more you practice the more confident you become with your

content. Then on the day you will know exactly what you will be saying

regardless of nerves. Stand in front of a mirror and practice how you will

deliver your speech. Practice how you stand, the gestures you make with

your hands, your body and where to add pauses. A stop watch App will also

give you some idea about the length of your speech.

When it comes to presenting, over the top always makes things more

interesting. Abraham Lincoln was an inspirational leader in his day and well regarded for his inspiring speeches. He was by no means a short man

and at 6’4” he would accentuate his tall lean stature by wearing a very tall

top hat. Presenting is not just about what and how you say things but also how you look. Do an Abraham and accentuate what you’ve got – even an

Icebreaker should and can be a spectacle!

The Toastmaster’s Wisdom

Table Topics for you

If you opened a restaurant, what would you call it and what food would you

serve?

Vanessa’s role as

Grammarian

Whilst listening to a Professor of Grammar

being interviewed on the radio I came to learn

grammar was removed from the school

curriculum in the 80’s. As a child of the

80’s , I was never taught grammar so in my role

as Grammarian, I simply had to

confabulate. An elderly neighbour who happens

to be an ex-English teacher, appreciated my choice of the word and

did offer another definition - he said it

was a marvellous way to say “bullshit”!

Word of the month

CONFABULATE (verb)

1) To talk together

2) To make

something up

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What do you like best about Canning Vale

Toastmasters?

Apart from being the nearest club to my home,

Canning Vale Toastmasters has a friendly cross-

section of members, and the atmosphere is

encouraging and supportive.

What do you do for a living?

Currently I am employed within the accounting

department of a settlement/real estate agency. My

background has been within the accounting/finance

departments of the television/adverting industry. My

previous occupation was Finance Manager for a

Community Television Station.

How has Toastmasters helped you in your

job?

For me Toastmasters has been more of a personal

journey, giving me awareness, confidence and insight.

The journey has of course given me communication

and leadership skills which can be definitely used in

any work environment.

What’s next for you in Toastmasters?

Currently I am the Area Governor of Area S31 and for

the last six months it has been an exciting and

wonderful journey. I look forward to the next six

months of being Area Governor with more confidence

and a willingness to do my best.

William Placanica

Why did you join Toastmasters?

Ever since I can remember I have always enjoyed

public speaking. At school it was a pleasure to

read in front of the class and at university giving

presentations was always a buzz. However during

those educational years there was nowhere I knew

that I could go and develop presentation skills. In

my adulthood I found out about Toastmasters. I

joined Toastmasters to gain confidence and the

skills necessary to be a competent speaker and

presenter.

How long have you been a member?

I initially joined Gosnells/Foothills in 2006 and

from late 2009 I took a sabbatical, returning in

April 2012. I have been a member of Canning Vale

Toastmasters ever since.

We meet every Tuesday 6.30pm

Canning Vale College Library

Dumbarton Road

Phone: 0448 166 422 (John)

Fax: 0407 851 361 (Robyn)

E-mail: president@toastmasterscv.net

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That’s all the updates for Dec 2013! Another

year is coming to an end. I hope everyone

had a fruitful 2013! If not, 2014 will be

better!

We have got many exciting events in 2014—

e.g. The Conventions! Also, look out for the

International & Evaluation contests in

2014—a great TM challenge & experience.

Have a wonderful holiday. Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year!

- Huili