KHTM

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TM Club Number:798766
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Weekly Newsletter
Established: 25 October 2005 website: khtoastmasters.com
website: khtoastmasters.com Location:
Location:Hyewha,
Hyewha,Seoul
Seoul S.
S. Korea
Korea

Club Officers Happy Chuseok! Announcements

President: Brendan Alexander
VP Education: Bob Kienzle It was KHTM’s Chuseok Celebration this Tuesday and the Kingdom was in a festive mood. Thanks to those who
VP Membership: Vacant came out to celebrate with us and Happy Chuseok to everybody who couldn’t attend.
VP Public Relations: Tim Pelletier
Just a reminder that KHTM will be electing a new VP of Membership at the upcoming Sept 28th meeting.
Treasurer: Vernon Phillips Candidates, please prepare a 1 min speech for the event. Good luck to everybody!
Secretary: Kate Baklitskaya
Sergeant at Arms: Grace Lee And don’t forget Sept 28th is also the last day to pay your Membership Renewal Fee. Make sure to bring
Lieutenant of Leadership: Robyn Pazicni 29,000won to Tuesday’s meeting or contact Vernon at vernon@vernonsadventure.com for payment details.

Member Profile Meeting Summary for 21st Sept 2010

(3 Questions asked to Rose Ferreira)
Theme: Harvest

1. You have a background in theater, how First time Toastmaster Lauren Go took the stage and hosted our
has that helped you as a public speaker? special Chuseok celebration! The theme of the night was the harvest
Toastmaster Lauren proceeded to ask each role-taker about
Yes I do ...have performed 50 times and something they have ‘harvested’ in their life this year. New jobs, trips,
memorized 25 plays...and it has given me the language and love were all part of the KHTM harvest this year.
courage to just be me on stage and relax
Next up Vernon gave a science review and talked about the
2. You will be participating in the poetry importance of the scientific method as a tool in humankind’s endless
contest this week. Do you often write search for the truth.
poetry? What do you have in store for us?
Next was a unique Table Topics session lead by Brendan, who
Yes I will be.....hitting the floor with rhyme...I
brought with him a bag of objects. Each brave speaker had to pick and
love writing poetry I did it since I was a kid object and tell the audience a story about it.
with my dad...I will cause you to feel like
you‘re on a boat.. Word of the Day Lastly but not least we had a great speech session. Peter told us
- Sook Young about his experiences free-diving and how it gave him a new found
3. As a professor at SKKU how important
is public speaking to your job? Has KHTM respect for the importance of breathing. Sue gave us a guided tour of
deliberately (adj) - carefully Melbourne Australia. Finally, Saurabh informed us about the many
helped you in your profession?
weighed or considered; types of audiences and how best to communicate to each.
intentionally
It is vital ...we make the rough diamond into a
reflecting rainbow of all you can be on stage Thanks to everybody who participated!
to communicate a message that is clear and
convincing. Speaker Speech # Time Evaluator Time
Peter #4: How to Say it 5-7 min Bob K. 2-3 min
Why Did You Come Up?
Sue #8: Get Comfortable w/ Visual Aids 5-7 min 2 Park 2-3 min
Why do I Love Thee?
Birthdays Saurabh #13: Speaking to Inform 5-7 min Vernon 2-3 min
Feedback
Peter B Sept 3
Christine Sept 8
Bob K Sept 27 Table Topics Science Review
Our Table Topics was hosted by Brendan, each speaker - Vernon
had to pick an object from a box and tell a story about it.
TM Anniversaries Here are the speakers and their objects:
1. a deck of cards – Bob 1. Observe
2. a teddy bear – Sook Young 2. Hypothesize
Inhee Sept 08 - 2 years 3. a soju bottle – Justin 3. Predict
Robyn Sept 09 - 1 year 4. a birthday card – Victoria 4. Experiment
5. an alarm clock – Jacob 5. Conclude

Upcoming Events Next Week …

28 Sept – 2nd Annual Poetry Contest – hosted by Tim Pelletier this fun event turns public
speakers into poets and thespians. Contact Tim Pelletier to request a role or for more details
on the meeting at timothymarcpelletier@gmail.com

5 Oct – Members-Only Night – the doors will be closed to guests for a members-only
meeting. It will be highlighted by an educational session by Jacob Michaels and an open
discussion on the state of the club.
The
23 Oct – Toast Fever – Korea Toastmasters’ annual PR event. Don’t miss it! Workshops,
2nd Annual KHTM
Gala & and after party. Email Tim at timothymarcpelletier@gmail.com for details. Poetry Contest
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