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Grand Newsletter 2012/01/30

2012-01-31T10:15:00.002+08:00

Issued: January 30, 2012

Words from Member 會員小語

Chinese new year is coming. I’m glad to have this holiday. The piles of unread books in my room,

can’t wait to read all of them.

Finally, I could spend more time in southern Taiwan. It is time to wear wetsuit to surf. Hope you all have a fantastic holiday without any pressure.

Taking a rest helps going further. Looking forward to hearing more speech this year.

By Sharen Chan

News & Event(s) 大事小事

l Spring Wine Party will be held on February 11 (Saturday noon) at “Gina’s Kitchen”. All members are invited to join the fun time. Please contact Gina Cheng, tell her what food or drink you will bring if you will come.

l We are going to invite a guest speaker Ms. Moonshine Lin to deliver a special speech on February 15. Ms. Lin is a current cabin chief of China Airlines. She is also a trainer of China Airlines of communication and etiquette on service industry.

Club Officer Announcement 會務通告

l Grand had move to the new venue.

Meeting Minutes (01/18):

1/18's meeting was the last meeting of Rabbit year. Chinese New Year decoration / New Year atmosphere was full of the meeting venue. Our Madam President prepared “lucky bag" for every members. Inside the luck bags were the little gifts and appreciation words which were written by president and members. What a sweet surprise.

I was touched by the prepared speech speakers; they did such a terrific job. We all thanked to them.

Wish you all a prosperous dragon year and a safe Chinese New Year holidays.

See you all on Feb, 1st, 2012.

Meeting photos: Click to view January 18 photos

By Helen Lin, ACS

Meeting Agenda 2012/02/01

2012-01-31T10:14:00.001+08:00

Time	Program	2012/02/01	2012/02/15
6:45	Reception & Social Gathering(Photographer)	Roy Lee	Roy Lee
7:00	Meeting called to order	Jimmy Chang, ACB	Jimmy Chang, ACB
	The Mission of the Club: (please stand up) The Mission of a Toastmasters club - is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity - to develop communication and leadership skills which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
7:02	Words of Welcome	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
7:05	Toastmaster :Introduction of the Program	Jimmy Wu, CTM	Yvan Chu
	Timer	Jimmy Chang, ACB	Angela Huang
	Ah Counter	May Huang	Helen Lin
	Vote Counter	Angela Huang	Piao
	White Board
7:20	Joke Session	Jenny Chen	Yolanda Wu
7:30	Table Topics	Billy Chen, ATMB	Sharen Chan
7:40	Prepared Speech

#1	C2	Stand by Me	5’-7’	Sharen Chan	Zoy Zhuang
#2	C6	Happy New Year	5’-7’	Brian Wu	Jenny Chen
#3	A6	DNR	5’-7’	Yvan Chu, CC	May Huang
#4					Joel Wright

	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Table Topic, Prepared Speeches)
8:00	Intermission----Social Gathering
8:15	Individual Evaluation (2’-3’ Per Evaluator)
	#1	Organize your speech	Yolanda Wu	Brian Wu
	#2	Vocal variety	Erin Ke, CC	Jimmy Wu
	#3	The speech to inform	Helen Lin, ACS	Victor Chu
	#4			Jimmy Chang
	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Evaluations)
8:30	Language Evaluation		Joel Wright	Erin Ke
8:40	General Evaluation		Victor Chu, ACB	Billy Chen
8:45	Presentation of Awards		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
8:50	Guests Feedback		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
9:00	Meeting Adjourned		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL

Grand Newsletter 2012/01/16

2012-01-17T09:14:00.003+08:00

Issued: January 16, 2012

Words from Member 會員小語

I had a wonderful time during my ten days journey in New Zealand. The weather in December is in summer but very comfortable. The pure and clean natural landscape is filled with endless green mountains, green lawn, and groups of sheep, cows or deer. I had a complete relaxing and happiness. Hiking along the glacier, riding a small boat watching the light worms in a dark cave were also special experience. If you want to forget your pressure, escape to the wonderland.

By Tina Liang, ACB

News & Event(s) 大事小事

l Spring Wine Party will be held on February 11 (Saturday noon) at “Gina’s Kitchen”. All members are invited to join the fun time. Please contact Gina.

l We are going to invite a guest speaker Ms.

Moonshine Lin to deliver a special speech on February 15. More information will be announced.

Club Officer Announcement 會務通告

l Grand had move to the new venue.

Meeting Minutes (01/04):

The first meeting of 2012 was full of happiness. Our president ,Gina Cheng ,prepared lots of delicious food, Zoy brought us egg-rolls, Victor Chu's dried beef and Jimmy Wu's chocolate made us mouth-

Our new member, Brian Wu led the meeting smoothly. He arranged the substitute at the last minute and made the meeting started well. Gina hosted the induction ceremony to welcome Jenny Chen to be a member of Grand family. Yolanda Wu warmed up the meeting by her two jokes and several members showed their support. May Huang's topics were very realistic and educational. The prepared speakers shared their interesting stories. The individual evaluators gave their recognitions and precise suggestions. Tina Liang shared her observation of the meeting.watering. We in fact had a big year-end meal.

The meeting ended with a great atmosphere and satisfactory happiness. Wish all members have a happy Chinese Lunar New Year.

Meeting photos: Click to view January 4 photos

By Tina Liang, ACB

Meeting Agenda 2012/02/01

2012-01-17T09:13:00.001+08:00

Time	Program	2012/0118	2012/02/01
6:45	Reception & Social Gathering(Photographer)	Roy Lee	Roy Lee
7:00	Meeting called to order	Jimmy Chang, ACB	Jimmy Chang, ACB
	The Mission of the Club: (please stand up) The Mission of a Toastmasters club - is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity - to develop communication and leadership skills which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
7:02	Words of Welcome	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
7:05	Toastmaster :Introduction of the Program	Victor Chu, ACB	Jimmy Wu
	Timer	Jimmy Wu, CTM	Jimmy Chang
	Ah Counter	Angela Huang	May Huang
	Vote Counter	Piao Piao	Angela Huang
	White Board	Jimmy Chang
7:20	Joke Session	Sharen Chan	Jenny Chen
7:30	Table Topics	Erin Ke	Billy Chen
7:40	Prepared Speech

#1	C1		4’-6’	Jenny Chen	Sharen Chan
#2	C2		5’-7’	May Huang	Brian Wu
#3	C8	The World’s Best Mummy	5’-7’	Yolanda Wu	Yvan Chu
#4

	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Table Topic, Prepared Speeches)
8:00	Intermission----Social Gathering
8:15	Individual Evaluation (2’-3’ Per Evaluator)
	#1	Ice Breaker	Gina Cheng	Yolanda Wu
	#2	Organize your speech	Billy Chen, ATMB	Erin Ke
	#3	Add impact to your speech	Joel Wright	Helen Lin
	#4
	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Evaluations)
8:30	Language Evaluation		Yvan Chu	Victor Chu
8:40	General Evaluation		Helen Lin, ACS, CL	Joel Wright
8:45	Presentation of Awards		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
8:50	Guests Feedback		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
9:00	Meeting Adjourned		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL

Grand Newsletter 2011/12/30

2011-12-30T14:54:00.004+08:00

Issued: December 15, 2011

Words from editor 老編綴言

Many members wrote articles for this newsletter in the past six months. I want to show my appreciation to all your support. We hope to provide all members a place to share their love, their happiness, their appreciation and sometimes their sorrow. We are expecting your continuous support in the coming year. Write something and send it to me, we will arrange to put it in our newsletter.

Wish everyone a prosperous year 2012 in all aspect. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Billyogs ATMB

News & Event(s) 大事小事

l 11 Grand’s members joined the Division H Christmas party held on December 17. Grand’s Russian Folk Dance “Kalinka” had become the hottest spot of that night. Click to view Christmas Party Click to view Rusian Folk Dance Click to view Youtube video Click to veiw another video. But this does not come from nothing. The dancing squad had spent a lot of time and effort in practicing that made them the outstanding dancers. Click to veiw rehearsal of dance We want to thank our member Roy who provided costumes he bought in Moscow. We want to also thank our regular guest Piao for joining the dancing squad. Member of Formosa TMC Peggy Chang & the sister of Gina, they help to reproduce the dancing costumes. The duplication was so perfect. Even Roy cannot tell which on is the copy one. Of course, without Sherry Li who organized the team and trained the dancers, there will be no such an outstanding performance.

l Our guest Jenny Chen decides to join Grand as a member. She is preparing her ice breaking speech. Erin Ke, CC, will be her mentor. Welcome aboard Jenny.

Club Officer Announcement 會務通告

l Grand had move to the new venue.

Meeting Minutes (11/17):

Our last meeting was the first time for me to visit our new venue and I found it quite cozy and inviting, I think it an appropriate size for our club. Even though we will of course grow bigger because all the guests who have come in the past will end up joining our wonderful club, we will still have the room to accommodate everyone!

The meeting itself was a very good one. It had a very "Christmassy" feeling to it, even right down to a small tree and blessings meticulously prepared by Sharen. Gina conducted a very nice Impromptu session where everyone got the opportunity to exchange blessing with other members. We all got the opportunity to hear Sharen's Ice breaker speech "Eat, Pray. Love", which was a very good effort for a first speech. Erin also had a good speech "The best revenue Officer of the Year". We all celebrated Victor's birthday as well with a nice big Blackforest Chocolate cake! All in all a great meeting, great atmosphere all controlled smoothly and effortlessly by our first time TOE Yolanda! Once again, Season’s Greetings to all! Cheers! Joel

Meeting photos: Click to view December 21 photos

By Joel Wright

Meeting Agenda 2012/01/04

2011-12-30T14:52:00.000+08:00

Time	Program	2012/0104	2012/01/18
6:45	Reception & Social Gathering(Photographer)	Roy Lee	Roy Lee
7:00	Meeting called to order	Jimmy Chang, ACB	Jimmy Chang, ACB
	The Mission of the Club: (please stand up) The Mission of a Toastmasters club - is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity - to develop communication and leadership skills which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
7:02	Words of Welcome	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
7:05	Toastmaster :Introduction of the Program	Brian Wu	Victor Chu
	Timer	Sharen Chan	Jimmy Wu
	Ah Counter	Erin Ke, CC	Tina Liang
	Vote Counter	Angela Huang	Piao
	White Board	Piao	Jimmy Chang
7:10	Induction ceremony New member: Jenny Chen	Gina Cheng, ACB
7:20	Joke Session	Yolanda Wu	Sharen Chan
7:30	Table Topics	May Huang	Erin Ke
7:40	Prepared Speech

#1	A5	Go Home	7’-9’	Yvan Chu, CC	May Huang
#2	A17	Kalinka	2’-3’	Gina Cheng, ACB	Angela Huang
#3				Helen Lin, ACS	Yolanda Wu
#4

	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Table Topic, Prepared Speeches)
8:00	Intermission----Social Gathering
8:15	Individual Evaluation (2’-3’ Per Evaluator)
	#1	Bring story to life	Victor Chu, ACB	Gina Cheng
	#2	Mastering the toast	Jimmy Wu, CTM	Billy Chen
	#3		Billy Chen, ATMB	Joel Wright
	#4
	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Evaluations)
8:30	Language Evaluation		Joel Wright	Yvan Chu
8:40	General Evaluation		Tina Liang, ACB	Helen Lin
8:45	Presentation of Awards		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
8:50	Guests Feedback		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
9:00	Meeting Adjourned		President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL

Grand Newsletter 2011/12/15

2011-12-22T09:58:00.002+08:00

Issued: December 15, 2011

Words from member(s) 會員小語

My dearest Grand friends,

I've not seen you for several months, I miss you all very much. During those days I was learning cooking for making lunch boxes for my daughter every weekdays. I addition, I will finish my

I hope I can return to Grand club after I achieve my goals in the future, and I would like to tell you all that, Grand is always in my mind. 3 years mini retirement and go back to my business for work in Feb. next year , and I also plan to finish my Master's thesis next year , I hope I can get my Master degree in 2013 successfully.

Wishing you all Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2012 brand new year.

Welcome to visit my blog(sallywang1688.pixnet.net/blog) , I will update mycurrent situation from time to time.

Yours,

Sally Wang (CC, CL)

News & Event(s) 大事小事

l Division H Christmas party will be held on December 17. Grand’s Russian Folk Dance Squad will perform in the party.

Club Officer Announcement 會務通告

l Grand had move to the new venue.

Meeting Minutes (11/17):

The first meeting in the new venue 中正公民會館 was very successfully. With 3 min walk from MRT Shandao Temple Station,Our TOE Helen ran the meeting smoothly and explained toastmasters to our guests thoroughly.

Billy conducted the joke session and warmed up the meeting immediately.

After Yulanda's inspirational table topics session, we learned a lot from our experienced members.

In the prepared speech session, we also witnessed the excellent performance of Brian and Sherry. Not to mention the Russian folk dancing rehearsal, everyone had a good time.

The new venue is cozy and warm, we believe that Grand will attract more and more guests.And of course, Grand will be getting more and more prosperous.

Meeting photos: Click to view December 7 photos

By Victor Chu, ACB

Meeting Agenda 2011/12/21

2011-12-21T09:42:00.003+08:00

Time	Program	2011/1221	2012/0104
6:45	Reception & Social Gathering(Photographer)	Roy Lee	Roy Lee
7:00	Meeting called to order		Jimmy Chang, ACB
	The Mission of the Club: (please stand up) The Mission of a Toastmasters club - is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity - to develop communication and leadership skills which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
7:02	Words of Welcome	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
7:05	Toastmaster :Introduction of the Program	Yolanda Wu	Sherry Li
	Timer	Angela Huang	Sharen Chan
	Ah Counter	Jimmy Wu, CTM	Brian Wu
	Vote Counter	Gary Kao	Angela Huang
	White Board	Victor Chu	Piao
7:10	Joke Session	May Hwang	Gary Kao
7:20	Table Topics	Brian Wu	Yolanda Wu
7:30	Prepared Speech

#1	C1	Eat, Pray, Love	5’-7’	Sharen Chan	Jimmy Chang
#2	A5	Rokkaho	7’-9’	Yvan Chu, CC	Carrie Chiang
#3	A8	The Best Revenue Officer of The Year	5’-7’	Erin Ke, CC	Gina Cheng
#4

	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Table Topic, Prepared Speeches)
8:00	Intermission----Social Gathering
8:15	Individual Evaluation (2’-3’ Per Evaluator)
	#1 Ice breaker	Jimmy Chang, ACB	Victor Chu
	#2 Bring story to life	Joel Wright	Helen Lin
	#3 Accepting an award	Billy Chen, ATMB	Jimmy Wu
	#4
	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Evaluations)
8:35	Language Evaluation	Helen Lin, ACS, CL	Joel Wright
8:40	General Evaluation	Sherry Li, ATMB	Tina Liang
8:50	Presentation of Awards	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
8:55	Guests Feedback	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
9:00	Meeting Adjourned	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL

Grand Newsletter 2011/12/05

2011-12-05T11:59:00.005+08:00

Issued: November 11, 2011

Words from member(s) 會員小語

Toastmastering and Parenthood

To raising kids need lots of energy, money and patients; meanwhile you will get lots of feedbacks.

Just like Toastmasters Club, you gain what you give and of course, no pay no gain. Whether you will become a great speaker / communicator is totally depends on how much efforts you invest in. from them as well.

Three weeks ago, Talun and I celebrated our twins’ ( Linda Sung and Sharon Sung) one year old birthday. I wish I could use the communication/leadership skills which I learned from my 10- years Toastmastering experience to educate my girls. To become their best friends and to pass my love to them by leading them to develop their own life.

By Helen Lin, ACS

News & Event(s) 大事小事

l Though we postponed the joint meeting with Excellence so members could meet Mr. Mark Hunter, 2009 World Champion of public speaking, and listen his speech “The journey to the world champion of public speaking”. Many members of both Grand & Excellence joined this event. It is an very inspiring speech and they all feel that it is worthwhile. Click to view photos

Club Officer Announcement 會務通告

l Grand will move to a new venue. Starting from December 7, we will move to a new venue: Room 801 of Zhongzheng Public Assembly Hall Click to view map中正公民會館. It locates in the exit #5 of Shandao Temple Station, Taipei MRT. The meeting time will also be changed to 1^st & 3^rd Wednesday every month due to the availability of meeting venue. We hope that the new venue can provide club members a cozier environment and more convenient traffic with less expense. We apologize for the inconvenience it may cause to some members for the change of the meeting time & venue.

Meeting Minutes (11/17):

The joint meeting with Excellence Toastmasters Club is full of laughter. The variety session hosted by Theresa of Excellence is fun. Erin asks “If you are a rookie in your office, what will you do?” The two prepared speakers from Excellence took the assignment just one day before, and they all do a good job. We are impressed by the leadership and spirit of support of Excellence TMC. We cheer with new wine Beaujolais. This is the last meeting we will have in NCTU. We share many good memories in this place. We will move to 中正公民會館next meeting..

Meeting photos: Click to view November 17 photos

By Billy Chen, ATMB

Meeting Agenda 2011/12/07

2011-12-05T11:52:00.001+08:00

Time	Program	2011/1207	2011/1221
6:45	Reception & Social Gathering(Photographer)	Roy Lee	Roy Lee
7:00	Meeting called to order	Jimmy Chang, ACB	Jimmy Chang, ACB
	The Mission of the Club: (please stand up) The Mission of a Toastmasters club - is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity - to develop communication and leadership skills which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
7:02	Words of Welcome	President Edward & Gina	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
7:05	Toastmaster :Introduction of the Program	Helen Lin ACS, CL	Yolanda Wu
	Timer	Sharen Chan	Yvan Chu
	Ah Counter	May Hwang	Jimmy Wu
	Vote Counter	Piao Piao	Gary Kao
	White Board	Jimmy Chang	Victor Chu
7:10	Joke Session	Billy Chen, ATMB	May Hwang
7:20	Table Topics	Yolanda Wu	Brian Wu
7:30	Prepared Speech

#1	C5	Go Back and Move On	5’-7’	Brian Wu	Sharen Chan
#2	A5	Go Home	7’-9’	Yvan Chu	Abel Chien
#3	A21	“P.A.S.”	10-14	Sherry Li, ATMB	Erin Ke, CC
#4

	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Table Topic, Prepared Speeches)
8:00	Intermission----Social Gathering
8:15	Individual Evaluation (2’-3’ Per Evaluator)
	#1 Body Language	Erin Ke, CC, CL	Jimmy Chang
	#2 Bring story to life	Tina Liang	Joel Wright
	#3 The Coach, Interpersonal communication	Garry Kao	Billy Chen
	#4
	Ah Counter’s & Timer’s Report (Evaluations)
8:35	Language Evaluation	Jimmy Wu, CTM	Helen Lin, ACS, CL
8:40	General Evaluation	Victor Chu, ACB	Sherry Li, ATMB
8:50	Presentation of Awards	President Edward & Gina	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
8:55	Guests Feedback	President Edward & Gina	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL
9:00	Meeting Adjourned	President Edward & Gina	President, Gina Cheng, ACB, CL

[Special Event] Christmast Party is here!!

2011-11-25T06:14:00.003+08:00

It's almost the end of the year!
Here comes the Christmas Party!!

This party will be held by Division H and lots of toastmasters are joining!
With diversified and interesting programs, you will laugh and get high!

Date: 2011/12/17 17:30~20:30
Venue: 新北市淡水區民權路19號 (靠近捷運竹圍站，步行8分鐘左右)
[竹圍南加州社區] [宴會廳]

Grand is preparing the Russian Folk dance for the night.
You, You and You want to even get higher that night?!
Register to Gina, Erin or Yvan. Be a dancer with us!!

sincerely invited,
Grand Toastmasters Club

Urgent Notice!

2011-11-14T09:50:00.009+08:00

My Friends:

President Gina Cheng of Grand TMC and President Edward Wang of Excellence TMC have jointly decided to POSTPONE the joint meeting scheduled on 11/15 to 11/17 (Thursday, our regular meeting date) so that our members would have opportunity to join the meeting of Formosa TMC to meet Mr. Mark Hunter, 2009 World Champion for Public Speech.

Time :
7:20 p.m. November 15th, 2011

Place :
2nd Lecture Hall, 9th floor, Gospel Building, Mackay Memorial Hospital, No. 92 Chungshan N. Road, Sec.2, Taipei (ShuangLian MRT)
台北市中山北路馬偕醫院福音樓(舊大樓) 9樓第二講堂 (近捷運雙連站)

We apologize for the change of meeting date and hope that everyone can come to the meeting on 11/17, Thursday.

If you want to know more details about Mark Hunter and his champion speeches, visit his website http://www.markhunter.com.au/

Best Regards,
Grand Toastmaster

Grand Newsletter 2011/11/11

2011-11-14T09:19:00.004+08:00

Issued: November 11, 2011

President’s Message

Many ideas just come to my mind to bring fun to Grand and make more fun. I really enjoy the photos of all smiling faces of members. I know Grand really make my kids happy, at least at that moment. Smile is the best cosmetic which also inspire me to deliver a speech about:

Magic power of Smile....敬請期待

The more I understand the mission of toastmasters club, the more I may clearly introduce people to join it. That's why I might deliver speeches about communication manual

Keep smile -

Keep positive thinking - (complaint does not change the condition, or even worse)

Being the president, like the captain of a cruise, I want to drive the cruise to a fun and bright direction..............

By Gina Cheng, ACB, President 2011-2012

News & Event(s) 大事小事

l Grand will prepare a program for Division H Christmas Party (to be held on December 17, 2011). Preparatory meeting will be held on November 12 at Gina’s Kitchen. Grand will have a secret weapon that will surprise everyone in the night of Christmas party. Please wait and see.

Club Officer Announcement 會務通告

l District 67, 2011 Fall Conference will be held on November 19~20, 2011, in Taichung. Members are encouraged to join this important semi-annual event. 2011 Fall Conference Website

Meeting Minutes (11/03):

The meeting was a success in terms of the performance of the speakers/evaluators as well as the number of participants. We have 10 guests. The Keynote speech delivered by Mrs. Janice Chang was especially inspiring, informative and most of all touching. She reminded us the traditional values like hard-work, sacrifice and persistence are very much alive in many overseas Chinese students’ mind.

Meeting photos: Click to view November 3 photos

By Jimmy Wu, CTM