Toastmaster

DATE: JULY 22,2006

今晚，我去朋友的一个活动， 叫作“Toastmasters Club Installation Dinner & Humorous Speech Contest”. 这是个简单的晚会，但全部人都很热心。先谈食物吧！ 很多人都认为，贵的食物比便宜的食物好吃。我认为每一样食物都有特别的味道。Hotel你的贵东西，不一定好吃喔！

什么是Toastmaster? 这名词是我25岁时第一 次听到。正真的历史，我也不是很清楚。朋友说，以前西方人早餐时，都会一路谈天，一路吃早餐。从而演变成现在的Toastmaster ------ 一个让人突破自己在大众前演讲的活动。谁是胆小鬼的话，可以去参加 Toastmaster club. 那儿的人不会讥笑你，但会鼓励你好好发挥及提升自己。我是个天生的聆听者，我不害怕演讲，我只是比较喜欢听故事。:p

为什么有华语和英语版本呢？我是用华语交谈的，用话语表达当然容易啦！但写华语正的好难，汉语拼音都忘了！写英文是因为有些“香蕉”朋友不会华语，所以被逼写英文。 希望大家都满意！:p

Tonight I went to my friend, Giap, Farlim Toastmasters Club Installation Dinner & Humorous Speech Contest. Let’s comment on the food first. The dinner is held at Visxxxx Hotel in Penang. People always think that expensive food is more delicious than cheap food. For me, every food has their own unique taste, money is not the only parameter to define delicious. So, food in the hotel is not always the delicious one :p

Now, what is toastmaster? First time I heard this term is in my age of 25 years old. The history of it…….. try to google it yourself. I like to listen to stories, but I not really like to speak. Toastmaster is someone who likes to speak, to present and to communicate! The world is fair, there are speaker and there will be listener. I like to be a listener, not because I scare to speak in the public, but I just like to listen to stories.

So, anyone who like to improve their communication skills, you can join the Toastmaster club. They encourage you to speak and express yourself. :) Anyway, I prefer to express myself in a passive way ……writing. Hehe