tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57542130785462837852024-02-02T14:19:18.975+08:00The ProVoicesSpeak Out & Step UpTheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-12193204618193486262016-11-29T15:54:00.002+08:002016-11-29T15:57:00.697+08:00ACM: Speeches by Management<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Managers encounter a variety of speaking situations in the work environment. This manual offers instruction in giving briefings, preparing and presenting technical speeches, motivating a team, giving a status report and speaking to a hostile group.<br />
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<span id="p1" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Project #1: The Briefing</b></span><br />
<b>Executive Summary:</b><br />
A briefing is the abridged presentation of a topic designed to quickly and competently inform listeners. A versatile tool, the briefing must distill details and be easily understood.<br />
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<b>Objectives:</b><br />
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<li>Organize your briefing material tailoring to your audience's need.</li>
<li>Give a briefing according to a specific objective (explain, instruct, persuade, or report) so the audience will have an understanding of the information.</li>
<li>Effectively handle a question-and answer session following the briefing</li>
<li>TIME : 3 to 5 minutes for speech – 2 to 3 minutes for the question period.</li>
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<b>Note to the Evaluator:</b><br />
The purpose of this presentation is for the speaker to deliver a three- to five-minute briefing to explain, instruct, persuade, or report. The goal of the briefing is the effective communication of information to accomplish specific objectives. The speaker may use visual aids. A two- to three minute question-and-answer session should follow the presentation. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please write answers to the questions below.<br />
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<span id="p2" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Project #2: Appraise With Praise</b></span><br />
<b>Executive Summary:</b><br />
Everyone benefits from productive feedback. If given correctly, feedback motivates the receiver to share responsibilities, complete task properly, and increase productivity. When the suggestion for improvement bring results and recognition, individuals are more likely to listen to future suggestions.<b><br /></b><br />
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<b>Objectives:</b><br />
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<li>Give a speech demonstrating the importance of how you personally use feedback techniques in your daily life.</li>
<li>Use constructive evaluation to help someone improve their performance.</li>
<li>Offer support to empower them to change.</li>
<li>TIME : 5 to 7 minutes</li>
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<b>Note to the Evaluator:</b><br />
The purpose of this assignment was for the speaker to work with a partner to enact an evaluation situation and use the constructive techniques discussed in this project to provide an evaluation. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please write answers to the questions below.<br />
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<span id="p3" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Project #3: Persuade And Inspire</b></span><br />
<b>Executive Summary:</b><br />
Motivation is complex conundrum. You need to recognize individuals' unique personal motives if you wish to motivate them to achieve their maximum potential. Show you listeners how their existing personal goals align with the goals of your Toastmasters club, an organization, or company. Use positive imagery, graphic descriptive language, and energetic gestures to convey your message. Conclude with a decisive call to action.<br />
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<b>Objectives:</b><br />
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<li>Understand the concept of motivation.</li>
<li>Use the described strategies to align the audience's goals with your objective.</li>
<li>Deliver a motivational speech and influence your audience to a specific action.</li>
<li>TIME : 5 to 7 minutes</li>
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<b>Note to the Evaluator:</b><br />
The purpose of this presentation was for the speaker, as a team leader, to deliver a five- to seven-minute motivational speech designed to persuade and inspire by making the audience understand the personal goals can be realized through the achievement of organizational goals. The delivery should make use of vivid descriptors and dynamic gestures. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please write answers to the questions below.<br />
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<span id="p4" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Project #4: Communicating Change</b></span><br />
<b>Executive Summary:</b><br />
Change is the only constant in the universe. The challenge is persuading people not only to accept, but to embrace change. Open, sincere communication and empathy are the best methods of gaining support and instigating enthusiastic adoption of change.<br />
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<b>Objectives:</b><br />
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<li>Introduce a new idea or change to established operations or method.</li>
<li>Show the audience how the change will benefit them.</li>
<li>Overcome any resistance to the new idea and gain the audience's support.</li>
<li>TIME : 5 to 7 minutes</li>
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<b>Note to the Evaluator:</b><br />
The purpose for this presentation was for the speaker to deliver a five- to seven-minute speech introducing a new idea or change to a group. The speaker is to emphasize how the change will benefit the audience, overcome any resistance to the new idea, and gain the audience's support. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please write answers to the questions below.<br />
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<span id="p5" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Project #5: Delivering Bad News</b></span><br />
<b>Executive Summary:</b><br />
Not every message you deliver will be a positive one. Proficient speakers must master one of the most difficult communication skills - the art of delivering bad news. Your goal for this project is to delivery bad news in a positive, professional, respectful way. Preparation and organization are vital to successfully accomplish this goal.<br />
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<b>Objectives:</b><br />
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<li>Deliver bad news with tact and sensitivity.</li>
<li>Organize your speech appropriately for your audience.</li>
<li>Conclude with a pleasant note and maintain the audience's goodwill</li>
<li>TIME : 5 to 7 minutes </li>
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<b>Note to the Evaluator:</b><br />
The speaker has the option of organizing a five- to seven-minute speech designed to deliver bad news to a group or to role play a scenario (with a partner) delivering bad news to an individual. It is recommended that you read the entire project before the presentation. In addition to your verbal evaluation, please write answers to the questions below.<br />
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<i>For more information:</i><br />
<a href="http://toastmasters.org/226f" target="_blank" title="Toastmasters International Speeches by Management">Item 226F</a>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-32398762359890296942015-11-20T15:00:00.000+08:002015-11-20T14:57:17.502+08:00Final Round (決賽), 17th Malaysia National Lion Dance Championship 2015 (第十七屆馬來西亞全國舞獅錦標賽)2015 17th Malaysia National Lion Dance Championship (第十七屆馬來西亞全國舞獅錦標賽), Final Round (決賽) organized by Resort World Genting.<br />
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The videos of each performance are in accordance to the list teams below. To view the list of videos, click on the playlist link here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJoIGoIa9yVXOYnrR7zEJTw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJoIGoIa9yVXOYnrR7zEJTw</a><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Top 10 finalist, performance sequence (出場序);</span></u></b><br />
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<li>雪蘭莪光藝龍獅體育會 Persatuan Tarian Naga dan Singa Kwong Ngai Balakong, Seri Kembangan, Selangor</li>
<li>斗湖藝術文化體育會醒獅團 Pertubuhan Kebudayaan Kesenian dan Kesukanan Tawau</li>
<li>彭亨關丹建造行醒獅團 Kelab Tarian Singa Persatuan Pembinaan Kuantan, Pahang</li>
<li>吉打州弘德體育會龍獅團 Pertubuhan Tarian Naga dan Singa Hong Teik, Alor Setar, Kedah</li>
<li>丹瑪安滿龍獅運動協會 Kelab Tarian Naga dan Singa Taman Aman</li>
<li>檳城美湖文化及體育會 Penang Meihu Culture and Sport Association</li>
<li>士拉央弘德體育會龍獅團 Hong Teck Dragon and Lion Dance Association</li>
<li>麻坡關聖宮龍獅團 Kun Seng Keng Lion and Dragon Dance Association Muar</li>
<li>武吉巴西關聖宮龍獅團 Kun Seng Keng Lion and Dragon Dance Association Bukit Pasir</li>
<li>吉隆坡光藝醒獅團 Kwong Ngai Lion Dance</li>
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Consultant: <b>Selangor & Federal Territory Dragon & Lion Dance Association.</b><br />
Venue: <b>Arena of Stars, Genting Resort World</b><br />
Date: <b>15 November 2015 (Sunday)</b>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Genting Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia3.4241392 101.795112199999953.4082887 101.77494219999996 3.4399897 101.81528219999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-1824573526996985102015-11-20T14:52:00.001+08:002015-11-20T14:57:27.072+08:00Semi Final Round (半決賽), 17th Malaysia National Lion Dance Championship 2015 (第十七屆馬來西亞全國舞獅錦標賽)2015 17th Malaysia National Lion Dance Championship 2015 (第十七屆馬來西亞全國舞獅錦標賽), Semi Final Round (半決賽) organized by Resort World Genting. <br />
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The videos of each performance are in accordance to the list teams below. To view the list of videos, click on the playlist link here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcLGsLAPfF4ust-xNaOPm6xU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcLGsLAPfF4ust-xNaOPm6xU</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Performing Teams;</u></b></span><br />
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<li>麻坡關聖宮龍獅團 Kun Seng Keng Lion and Dragon Dance Association Muar</li>
<li>彭亨關丹丹那布爹中學文化協會醒獅團 Pasukan Tarian Singa Kelab Kebudayaan SMK Tanah Putih Kuantan,Pahang</li>
<li>彭亨關丹建造行醒獅團 Kelab Tarian Singa Persatuan Pembinaan Kuantan, Pahang</li>
<li>武吉巴西關聖宮龍獅團 Kun Seng Keng Lion and Dragon Dance Association Bukit Pasir</li>
<li>永平馬青龍獅團 Yong Peng M.C.A China Lion Dance</li>
<li>拿篤潮州公會醒獅團 Persatuan Teo Chew Lahad Datu</li>
<li>雪蘭莪光藝龍獅體育會 Persatuan Tarian Naga dan Singa Kwong Ngai Balakong,Seri Kembangan, Selangor</li>
<li>斗湖藝術文化體育會醒獅團 Pertubuhan Kebudayaan Kesenian dan Kesukanan Tawau</li>
<li>沙巴亞庇三聖宮體育會龍獅團 Kelab Tarian Singa San Shen Gung Kota Kinabalu Sabah</li>
<li>吉隆坡光藝醒獅團 Kwong Ngai Lion Dance</li>
<li>檳城美湖文化及體育會 Penang Meihu Culture and Sport Association</li>
<li>士拉央弘德醒獅團 Hong Teck Sport Centre</li>
<li>吉隆坡大同白鶴醒獅團 Tai Tong White Crane Lion Dance</li>
<li>檳城大山腳馬章武莫青年會醒獅團 Tarian Singa Persatuan Belia Perkampungan Machang Bubok</li>
<li>吉打州弘德體育會龍獅團 Pertubuhan Tarian Naga dan Singa Hong Teik, Alor Setar, Kedah</li>
<li>士拉央弘德體育會龍獅團 Hong Teck Dragon and Lion Dance Association</li>
<li>丹瑪安滿龍獅運動協會 Kelab Tarian Naga dan Singa Taman Aman</li>
<li>雪蘭莪梳邦群樂體育會 Khuan Loke Dragon and Lion Dance Association, Subang, Selangor</li>
<li>加影育華龍獅團 Yu Hua Dragon and Lion Dance Association</li>
<li>沙威文青龍獅團 Persatuan Tarian Naga dan Singa Wen Ching</li>
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Consultant: <b>Selangor & Federal Territory Dragon & Lion Dance Association.</b><br />
Venue: <b>Arena of Stars, Genting Resort World</b><br />
Date: <b>14 November 2015 (Saturday)</b>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Genting Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia3.4241392 101.795112199999953.4082887 101.77494219999996 3.4399897 101.81528219999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-73296173688193971262015-07-28T16:30:00.000+08:002015-07-28T16:30:01.757+08:002015 4th Malaysia National Traditional Lion Dance Championship (第四屆馬來西亞全國南獅傳統公開賽)2015 4th Malaysia National Traditional Lion Dance Championship (第四屆馬來西亞全國南獅傳統公開賽). YB Ean Yong Hian Wah Cup (YB歐陽捍華杯) 26/07/2015<br />
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The videos of each performance are in accordance to the teams listing below. To view the list of videos, click on the playlist link here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcKZ8p7uwb5_hbm5B5tLDU3r" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcKZ8p7uwb5_hbm5B5tLDU3r</a><br />
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<li>馬來西亞拜天公宇宙神聖運動 | Malaysia Baitiangong Universal Spiritual Movement.</li>
<li>雪隆鴻威南北 龍獅團 | Hong Wei Lion Dance Malaysia.</li>
<li>柔佛東甲金山體育會龍獅團 | Johor Tangkak Ledang Sports Association Lion Dance Troop.</li>
<li>甲洞弘德體育會 | Kepong Hong Teck Sports Association.</li>
<li>蒲種龍威文藝龍獅團 | Long Wei Lion Dance Troupe.</li>
<li>吉隆坡光藝醒獅團 | Kuala Lumpur Kwong Ngai Lion Dance Troop.</li>
<li>馬六甲文威龍獅體育會 | Persatuan Tarian Singa Dan Naga Wen Wei.</li>
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Venue: <b>Metro Point Kajang</b><br />
Date: <b>26 July 2015 (Sunday)</b>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Metro Point, 3-1, Jalan Semenyih, Bandar Kajang, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia2.9916131 101.793767500000062.9906221 101.79250700000006 2.9926041 101.79502800000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-90940176143123676932015-07-23T20:15:00.003+08:002015-07-23T22:15:27.363+08:0017th Malaysia National Lion Dance Championship (第十七屆馬來西亞全國舞獅錦標賽)2015 17th Malaysia National Lion Dance Championship (第十七屆馬來西亞全國舞獅錦標賽), Preliminary Rounds (初賽) organized by Resort World Genting.<br />
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The videos of each performance are in accordance to the list of districts and teams below. To view the list of videos, click on the playlist link here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcIcaPQidiH16G65uK-9oNOw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcIcaPQidiH16G65uK-9oNOw</a><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">北馬區 (Northern Region) | 出場序 (Sequence)</span></u></b><br />
1. 彭亨關丹關帝廟武術醒獅團 | Kelab Tarian Singa Persatuan Penganut Ajaran Buddah Kuan Ti Kuantan, Pahang.<br />
2. 彭亨丹那布爹中學文化協會醒獅團 | Pasukan Tarian Singa Kelab Kebudayaan SMK Tanah Putih Kuantan, Pahang .<br />
3. 吉玻龍獅體育會 | Pertubuhan Tarian Naga Dan Singa Kedah/Perlis.<br />
4. 彭亨關丹建造行武術醒獅團 | Kelab Tarian Singa Persatuan Pembinaan Kuantan, Pahang.<br />
5. 檳城美湖獅藝研究學院 | Penang Meihu Lion Dance Research Association.<br />
6. 霹靂江沙昭惠廟龍獅團 | Persatuan Kebudayaan Tarian Naga Dan Singa Chiau Hooi Beo Kuala Kangsar, Perak.<br />
7. 吉打州弘德體育會龍獅團 | Persatuan Kebudayaan Tarian Naga Dan Singa Hong Teik Alor Setar Kedah.<br />
8. 檳城美湖體育及文化協會 | Penang Meihu Cultural And Sports Association.<br />
9. 檳城大山腳馬章武莫青年會醒獅團 | Tarian Singa Persatuan Belia Perkampungan Machang Bubok.<br />
10. 霹靂江沙斗母宮龍獅團 | Persatuan Tarian Naga Dan Singa Tow Boo Keong Kuala Kangsar.<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">南馬區 (Southern Region) | 出場序 (Sequence)</span></u></b><br />
11. 永平馬青龍獅團 | Yong Peng M.C.A. China Lion Dance.<br />
12. 森州文丁軍警龍獅團 | Persatuan Bekas Pasukan Keselamatan Negara Malaysia Mantin.<br />
13. 麻坡獅人協會 | Persatuan Sri Singa Muar.<br />
14. 沙威西南宮龍獅團 | Persatuan Penganut Agama Buddah Xi Nan.<br />
15. 沙威文青龍獅團 | Persatuan Tarian Naga Dan Sing Wen Ching.<br />
16. 麻坡關聖宮龍獅團 | Kun Seng Keng Lion And Dragon Dance Association Muar.<br />
17. 丹瑪安滿龍獅運動協會 | Kelab Tarian Naga Dan Singa Taman Aman.<br />
18. 森州桂青文藝協會龍獅團 | Persatuan Kesenian Gui Qing N. S.<br />
19. 新山關聖宮龍獅團 | Kun Seng Keng Lion And Dragon Dance Association Johor Bharu.<br />
20. 武吉巴西關聖宮龍獅團 | Kun Seng Keng Lion And Dragon Dance Association Bukit Pasir.<br />
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21. 雪蘭莪雙溪威群樂體育會 | Khuan Loke Dragon & Lion Dance Association, Sungai Way, Selangor.<br />
22. 甲洞友誼健身社醒獅團 | Persatuan Pendidikan Jasmani Friendship W. P. Selangor.<br />
23. 吉隆坡大同白鶴醒獅團 | Tai Tong White Crane Lion Dance.<br />
24. 雪隆炫武龍獅公會 | Persatuan Tarian Naga Dan Singa Xuan Wu Selangor Dan Kuala Lumpur.<br />
25. 梳邦弘德體育會 | Persatuan Tarian Singa Subang Hong Jing.<br />
26. 國興醒獅團 | Kok Hing Dragon & Lion Dance.<br />
27. 雪蘭莪梳邦群樂體育會 | Khuan Loke Dragon & Lion Dance Association, Subang, Selangor.<br />
28. 吉隆坡光藝醒獅團 | Kwong Ngai Lion Dance.<br />
29. 吉隆坡光輝獅藝醒獅團 | Kwong Fei Shi Ngai Lion Dance.<br />
30. 士拉央弘德醒獅團 | Hong Teck Sport Centre.<br />
31. 馬來西亞創價學會幼獅武術團 | SGM Young Lion Dance Martial Arts Troupe.<br />
32. 士拉央弘德體育會龍獅團 | Hong Teck Dragon and Lion Dance Selayang.<br />
33. 加影育華龍獅團 | Yu Hua Dragon and Lion Dance Association<br />
34. 雪蘭莪光藝龍獅體育會 | Persatuan Tarian Naga Dan Singa Kwong Ngai Balakong, Seri Kembangan, Selangor<br />
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Consultant: Selangor & Federal Territory Dragon & Lion Dance Association.<br />
Venue: Viva Home Shopping Mall (吉隆坡), Cheras.<br />
Date: 18 July 2015 (Saturday)TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Viva Mall, Taman Miharja, 55200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3.1230666 101.719462099999993.1210846 101.71694059999999 3.1250486 101.72198359999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-13877900232498976382015-06-11T13:59:00.003+08:002015-06-11T13:59:39.767+08:00Feature Driven Development (FDD) - (Earn 14 PDUs)<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(reproduced from an email promotion on FDD, 6 June 2015)</i></span><br />
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<li>Part 2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATnjmBg1q_Y&list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJe_JzQioydp1PuIGOOHiW6&index=2" target="_blank">Evolution vs Revolution</a></li>
<li>Part 3: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mumt_kMe79k&list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJe_JzQioydp1PuIGOOHiW6&index=3" target="_blank">Scrum v.s. FDD (People perspective)</a></li>
<li>Part 4: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U1bXV-jtyI&list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJe_JzQioydp1PuIGOOHiW6&index=4" target="_blank">Scrum v.s. FDD (Process perspective)</a></li>
<li>Part 5: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIaM8P3wkqs&list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJe_JzQioydp1PuIGOOHiW6&index=5" target="_blank">Scrum v.s. FDD (Technology perspective)</a></li>
<li>Part 6: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut_M6Glryr8&list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJe_JzQioydp1PuIGOOHiW6&index=6" target="_blank">In Summary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp-CiYM0tJQ&list=PLPs9ip2EgDcJe_JzQioydp1PuIGOOHiW6&index=7" target="_blank">Q&A</a></li>
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</span>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-7281538360211890842015-04-27T17:14:00.000+08:002015-04-27T19:22:07.064+08:00Time Travel<u><b>Speech Title: "Time Traveling"</b></u><br />
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This Toastmaster is attempting the <i>Competent Communicator project #3: Get To The Point </i>(<a href="http://www.theprovoices.org/2011/08/competent-communicator.html#p3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here for the objectives</a>).<br />
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This speaker entices the audience interest by asking a series of questions;<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>“Would you like to go back in time?”</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>“Would you like to re-live the special moments in our lives?”</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>“Would you like to revisit the special places in the right time?”</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>After receiving a number of positive responses, he made his pitch, <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>“Would you like to be a Time Traveller?”</i></div><br />
If the audience answers positively again, he shares three simple steps to achieve that objective; <br />
<b>Step #1:</b> Find a rich investor to fund the project<br />
<b>Step #2:</b> Find a mad scientist to build the time machine<br />
<b>Step #3:</b> When you successfully manage to travel back in time, do not ruin the speaker’s future.<br />
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The speaker brings the audience back to reality, stating that (presently) Time Travelling only exist in the movies. He sort for examples of movies that has time travelling as part of story and the audience reported.<br />
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He proceeds to share his perspective of time travelling that one can actually travel back in time. We will not be able to change anything of the past, but one can learn from it. He shares that scientist named this ability ‘<i>Mental Time Travelling</i>’ - which is a study of the brain about the past to predict the future outcome. If one is interested, they can search the Internet.<br />
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He then progress to share his version of ‘Mental Time Travelling’ and ask if the audience can recall what they did in the morning. One of the audience decided to demonstrate what he was doing by making snoring noises. The speaker was unshaken and continue with his presentation. He asked whether the audience can recall what they saw, heard, smell and physically touched in the morning. Most of the audience are unable to recall and the speaker pointed it out to be normal. This is because things have become routine, and we start being on ‘autopilot’. This automated pace or mode, the speaker points out is a failure to appreciate life and the life around us.<br />
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He shared that it is important to recognize or to make an experience ‘special’. When an experience is deemed to be ‘special’, we can recall it easily in then on and in the future. He gave a few examples in a humorous manner.<br />
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He illustrated his point by sharing how he had ‘travel’ back to the past, back 8 years to his wedding day. He describe his (then) bride-to-be, the emotions that were running through his head, and the situation around him.<br />
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At the conclusion he shares the benefits of ‘Mental Time Travel’, that these short trips to happy moments in the past can uplift ones spirits. When one is down, one can recall the successes and challenges that were overcome to give him strength to face current challenges. Indirectly if we wish to have happier memories, we will then focus to make the future brighter for us to recall them later.<br />
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<u><b>OBSERVATIONS:</b></u><br />
<u><b>Strengths of the speaker</b></u><br />
<ul><li>This speaker is able to use pauses effectively to allow the audience to response as well as to allow his points to sink in. </li>
<li>He has a very good ‘poker’ (straight) face when he delivers his punch lines and this adds to the humorous aspects of his presentation.</li>
<li>He is able to use descriptive words well to help the audience to imagine the surroundings that he is sharing about.</li>
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<u><b>Some suggestion for improvement</b></u><br />
<ul><li>The speaker could increase his speaking rate a bit as there were some parts of the presentation, the delivery became draggy (slow).</li>
<li>There are some moments the speaker appeared to had momentarily forgotten his lines. With a bit more practice, I believe this can be avoided.</li>
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I felt the speaker was able to present an entertaining speech while delivering some important messages;<br />
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<ul><li>about how we should not to take things for granted. </li>
<li>That we should not to just go through the daily routine or motion, but to live and appreciate each moment as special. </li>
<li>To make memories that are worth recalling in the future.</li>
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<i><b>How about you? What do you think are the strengths of the speaker, and suggestions you will give to the speaker? Please feel free to comment below.</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Disclaimer: The observations above about the strengths and suggestions are the personal opinion of the writer and does not constitute as to what is the right (or wrong) way of presenting a speech or the project intended. The purpose for these observations are for us to be self-aware of our styles, and how we can bring our presentation skills to the next level.</span>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-13293154260792246812015-04-23T22:32:00.001+08:002015-04-23T22:32:24.347+08:00My Teaching ExperienceThe teaching profession is an honorable, noble and worthy profession. Here is a Toastmaster that shared about her first bout in teaching.<br />
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<b><u>Speech Title: My Teaching Experience</u></b><br />
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She started by engaging the audience and asked a question of how many wanted to be a teacher when they were young. The audience just responded with giggles and laughter - I suppose teaching was not for most of them but she had some positive responses. She continue to share her about her strong desire to be a teacher during her primary school.<br />
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After completing her high school, she had the opportunity to be a temporary teacher in her previous primary school. Initially she felt it was a bit weird because now her former teachers are now her follow colleague. The best was yet to come because her former teachers who had previously punished her before had their kids in her class.<br />
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Her first assignment was teaching studies from primary one to primary three. She had initially assumed that it would had been as easy as A-B-C but unfortunately a fear came about - the fear of public speaking and presentation. Time was passing so slowly that she was not sure what to do, then an idea came about - she asked the students to introduce themselves one by one. She discovered that this was one of the favour tactics of teach to pass the time.<br />
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She was given tips by her colleagues, and one of the tips was that she needed to put up a fierce front in front of the kids or the latter will ‘run’ all over her. Unfortunately she did not heed her colleagues’ advice and paid the price. She had to regain control and she explained that she brought a cane to class - but that too did not last. <br />
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She continues to share the challenges she faced within and out of the classroom. All was not lost, she soon developed her own ways of disciplining the kids. She gave an example of a student who was fond of making excuses to escape certain classes. Finally an opportunity came when she was able to outwit that student.<br />
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She concludes the speech that not every teaching experience she encounter was of mess and chaos. There are moments and times when the students truly appreciate and thank her for her efforts. The kids made her feel like a super star.<br />
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<u><b>OBSERVATIONS:</b></u><br />
<u><b>Strengths of the speaker</b></u><br />
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<li>This speaker makes very good use of vocal variety to spice up her speech. She uses varying rate and tone to stress her points accordingly.</li>
<li>She also uses hands gestures appropriately to illustrate the action she is verbally describing and she is quite animated.</li>
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<br /><u><b>Some suggestion for improvement</b></u><br />
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<li>I personally felt the conclusion was a bit short and abrupt. Perhaps she can recap on the importance of teachers towards the growth of the children and whether she will do it again.</li>
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I enjoyed this presentation very much and had a good laugh. I believe this speaker has a good storytelling skill which she spices up with humour, animated gesture and vocal variety. The message also was an important one for us all to appreciate and understand the teachers that taught us before.<br />
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<i><b>How about you? What do you think are the strengths of the speaker, and suggestions you will give to the speaker? Please feel free to comment below</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Disclaimer: The observations above about the strengths and suggestions are the personal opinion of the writer and does not constitute as to what is the right (or wrong) way of presenting a speech or the project intended. The purpose for these observations are for us to be self-aware of our styles, and how we can bring our presentation skills to the next level.</span>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-52441536991538698722015-04-22T23:27:00.001+08:002015-04-22T23:27:49.914+08:00Monday BlueMonday Blues is the lethargic and lack of motivation mood that one feels on a Monday, especially when one has to return to work after a restful weekend.<br />
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This speaker shares about what 'Monday Blues' mean to him and this is also a presentation during a humorous speech contest (reference to <a href="http://www.theprovoices.org/2015/04/thumb-driving.html#rules" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">contest criteria here</a>).<br />
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<b><u>Speech Title: Monday Blues</u></b><br />
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The speaker attempted to establish a baseline by asking how many in the audience knows about ‘Monday Blues’. To his surprised, not many in the audience responded positively to his question. In any case, he continues his presentation about the different types of ‘Days’ people experiences.<br />
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With the classic storytelling opening, ‘Long long time ago’, he continues his story about a dark event that occurred on a ‘Friday’ and the date so happen to be a thirteen (13) which he shared that Westerns will call it a ‘Black Friday’. This is somewhat opposite to how people will feel about a Friday as it is typically the last day of a working week - happy. Fortunately there is a restaurant that will serve you whether you’re feeling dark or happy and that is “Thank God It’s Friday” or commonly known as TGIF.<br />
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His presentation proceeds to talk about Wednesday. In Malaysia, usually on Wednesday the local cinemas will have weekly promotion and movie tickets will be at a discounted rate. He continues to elaborate that on Wednesday the ladies will be given extra benefits when they frequent bars and clubs because of ‘Ladies Night’<br />
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‘Saturdays’, what can one say about ‘Saturdays’? He shares that ‘Saturdays’ can be refer to as ‘Green Saturdays’ because certain the states in Malaysia encourage traders, hypermarkets and shops not to provide plastic bags, and for shoppers to bring their own recycle bags.<br />
Next he brings his story back to ‘Mondays’. He wonders why it is called ‘Monday Blue’, and start to analyze and discuss the different possibilities on why it’s called ‘Monday Blue’.<br />
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At the conclusion of this speaker’s presentation, he presents his overall case on why people call Mondays, ‘Monday Blue’. He stresses that whatever a day is called, it is still our respective choice on how we should feel and act – and that choice should be a positive one.<br />
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<u><b>OBSERVATIONS:</b></u><br />
<u><b>Strengths of the speaker</b></u><br />
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<li>The speaker uses questions and anecdotes to attempt to connect to the audience. When successful, it will help the audience to understand the message the speaker is attempting to deliver.</li>
<li>The speaker does have purposeful body movements to express the mood his is trying to portray, for example when he stated ‘Strong’, he stood firm with his chest out.</li>
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<u><b>Some suggestion for improvement</b></u><br />
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<li>The speaker tends have quite a number of ‘pause fillers’ in his delivery. ‘Pause Fillers’ are words such as ‘<i>er</i>’, ‘<i>ah</i>’, ‘<i>em</i>’ ‘<i>lah</i>’ - words that does not add any value to the speech but rather may distractions. It is recommended to use a silent pause if one needs to think of what to say next.</li>
<li>The speaker tends to apologizes when he does not get the reaction he expects. A speaker should not need to feel the need to apologize but rather continue to be confident in the material he is delivering and complete the delivery as smooth as possible. After the speech, one can analyze to see how one can improve in the future.</li>
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Generally the speaker has a lot of potential, and with his animated and humorous skills will allow him to deliver his messages in a fun and easy going manner that will be easily remembers by the audience. I enjoyed this presentation fully.</div>
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<i><b>How about you? What do you think are the strengths of the speaker, and suggestions you will give to the speaker? Please feel free to comment below</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Disclaimer: The observations above about the strengths and suggestions are the personal opinion of the writer and does not constitute as to what is the right (or wrong) way of presenting a speech or the project intended. The purpose for these observations are for us to be self-aware of our styles, and how we can bring our presentation skills to the next level.</span>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-58635704213260718412015-04-21T11:48:00.000+08:002015-06-10T16:53:59.288+08:00Thumb Driving<br />
This presentation by this Toastmaster is different from the initial two (i.e. <a href="http://www.theprovoices.org/2015/04/4-misconceptions.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">4 Misconceptions</a> and <a href="http://www.theprovoices.org/2015/04/the-findrecycler-website.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FindRecycler</a>) because this is presentation is for a humorous speech contest. There are no specific objectives to be met but there are judging criteria that judges uses for giving marks. Please refer to the ‘Toastmasters Judge’s Guide and Ballot’ below.<br />
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<u><b>Speech Title: Thumb Driving</b></u><br />
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The speaker starts off confidently with the basis salutation. He states a belief that, <br />
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He proceeds to elaborate on a skill that he developed while being behind the wheel (car) and in a traffic jam, which he calls ‘Thumb Driving’. There are apparently three variation of this skill.<br />
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The first variation, ‘<i>Two thumb driving skill</i>’ - by just placing both thumbs on the steering wheel and drive. He made sure he evaluates his driving skill by gathering feedback from his passages, by asking them “<i>if he had driven them to the place safely?</i>” or “<i>if he had driven them insane?</i>”. He proudly declares that he will get a rating of ‘two thumbs up’.<br />
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The second variation, ‘<i>One thumb driving skill</i>’ - he illustrates this variation by mimicking his single hand on a steering wheel with his thumb extended and drive. This variation allows the driver to have one hand free to do whatever he wishes. In a humorous manner, he provides examples of what can be done with the free hand. <br />
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The third variation, ‘<i>No thumb driving skill</i>’ - this skill uses the remaining fingers while relaxing the thumb. This variation allows the driver to hide part or all of his face (quite similarly to a boxing technique called ‘Peek-a-Boo’), but he nicknamed it as ‘Hiding from the wife’.<br />
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He concluded his presentation with an important message about driving safely; that we should prepare our minds with the right mindset and put away any possible distraction so that we can focus on reaching our destination safely.<br />
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<u><b>OBSERVATIONS:</b></u><br />
<u><b>Strengths of the speaker</b></u><br />
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<li>This speaker is a very animated individual who is comfortable to use his overall body purposefully to enhance his speech. Look out for the part where he lets his hand do the talking.</li>
<li>He uses pauses appropriately to allow for the audience to absorb what he is saying and react (laugh). </li>
<li>The speaker was able to compose himself and recover appropriately after he encountered a momentary lapse in memory.</li>
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<u><b>Some suggestion for improvement</b></u><br />
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<li>Equal allocation of time for each point. The second point that the speaker was illustrating were allocated a lot more time compared to the first and third. </li>
<li>More practice will allow the speaker to share his message more smoothly and avoid any lapse in memory. </li>
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Generally the speaker has a lot of potential, and with his animated and humorous skills will allow him to deliver his messages in a fun and easy going manner that will be easily remembers by the audience. I enjoyed this presentation fully.<br />
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<i><b>How about you? What do you think are the strengths of the speaker, and suggestions you will give to the speaker? Please feel free to comment below</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Disclaimer: The observations above about the strengths and suggestions are the personal opinion of the writer and does not constitute as to what is the right (or wrong) way of presenting a speech or the project intended. The purpose for these observations are for us to be self-aware of our styles, and how we can bring our presentation skills to the next level.</span><br />
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Here are the Judging Criteria extracted from the Toastmasters Judge’s Guide and Ballot <br />
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<u><b>Content (55%)</b></u></h4>
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<b>Speech Development</b> is the way the speaker puts ideas together so the audience can understand them. The speech is structured around a purpose, and this structure must include an opening, body and conclusion. A good speech immediately engages the audience’s attention and then moves forward toward a significant conclusion. This development of the speech structure is supported by relevant examples and illustrations, facts and figures, delivered with such smoothness that they blend into the framework of the speech to present the audience with a unified whole.<br />
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<b>Effectiveness</b> is measured in part by the audience’s reception of the speech, but a large part is your subjective judgement of how the speech came across. You should ask yourself such questions as “Was I able to determine the speaker’s purpose?” “Did the speech relate directly to that purpose?” “Was the audience’s interest held by the speaker?” “Was this speech subject appropriate for this particular audience?”<br />
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<b>Speech Value</b> justifies the act of speaking. The speaker has a responsibility to say something meaningful and original to the audience. The listeners should feel the speaker has made a contribution to their thinking. The ideas should be important ones, although this does not preclude a humorous presentation of them.<br />
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<b>Audience Response</b> reflects the audience’s reaction to the speech. Did the speech hold the audience’s interest? Did people understand and laugh at the humor?<br />
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<u>Delivery (30%)</u></h4>
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<b>Physical</b> presentation of a speech carries part of the responsibility for effective communication. The speaker’s appearance should reinforce the speech, whether profound, sad, humorous or instructional. Body language should support points through gestures, expressions and body positioning. The speaker makes effective use of and stays within the designated speaking area.<br />
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<b>Voice</b> is the sound that carries the message. It should be flexible, moving from one pitch level to another for emphasis, and should have a variety of rate and volume. A good voice can be clearly heard and the words easily understood. <br />
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<b>Manner</b> is the indirect revelation of the speaker’s real self as the speech is delivered. The speaker should speak with enthusiasm and assurance, showing interest in the audience and confidence in their reactions.<br />
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<u><b>Language (15%)</b></u></h4>
<b>Appropriateness</b> of language refers to the choice of words that relate to the speech purpose and to the particular audience hearing the speech. Language should promote clear understanding of thoughts and should fit the occasion precisely.<br />
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<b>Correctness</b> of language ensures that attention will be directed toward what the speaker says, not how it is said. Proper use of grammar and correct pronunciation will show that the speaker is the master of the words being used.TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-89146202429117995512015-04-15T20:00:00.000+08:002015-04-27T19:24:51.340+08:00The FindRecycler (Website)<u><b>Speech Title: "The FindRecycler Website"</b></u><br />
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This Toastmaster is attempting the <i>Competent Communicator project #8: Getting Comfortable With Visual Aids</i> (<a href="http://www.theprovoices.org/2011/08/competent-communicator.html#p8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here for the objectives</a>).<br />
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In this presentation, this Toastmaster shares about the development and promotion of a new web-based service to locate recycling centers, called <i>FindRecycler</i>.<br />
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This speaker established a baseline of understanding by asking whether the audience are familiar with a symbol commonly associated with recycling. He goes on to share personal conviction of being an avid believer in recycling - stating personal example such as printing on both sides of a piece of paper and re-using items till they are in disrepair. <br />
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He starts of his first point with a personal story of cleaning up his room and in time gather a large pile of papers. After consolidating them, he starts to recall where he could send the recyclables to; the nearest recycling center or drop-off bin? He elaborated his attempt to search for those services on Google but unfortunately did not yield any results.<br />
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Seeing a need, he thought about what solutions he can develop leveraging on his skills as a web developer. He starts researching and discover that while there are some information available, the information available is bias towards a certain organizations, or some are incomplete, and lacking publicity. <br />
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This leads him to develop a website called FindRecycle (<a href="http://findrecycler.com/">http://findrecycler.com/</a>). The website is a centralized, unbiased, and partially user contributed database of recycling facilities presently all over Malaysia and has the potential to cover rest of the world. He shares an ambition that as the database expands, the services could be expanded as well.<br />
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He provides a showed a visual demonstration on how it can be used - the search provides results from various organization providing recycling facilities; at specific centers, churches, schools etc. The site has proven to be useful based on some testimonials that the speaker quoted.<br />
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He elaborates the different functions such as ‘Adding a Facility’. He elaborated that he meticulously designed the site to make it user friendly. The website is integrated to Google Maps to assist in pinpointing the location of the recycling facilities.<br />
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After sharing how to add a facility, he shows how one could search for a facility. <br />
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He concludes to speech by encouraging the audience to make use of the website so that locating recycling facilities will be a breeze, and when we all recycle, it saves the environment for future generations.<br />
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<u><b>OBSERVATIONS:</b></u><br />
<u><b>Strengths of the speaker</b></u><br />
<ul><li>The speaker was prepared with visual samples of this website in case the Internet facilities were not stable or not available. </li>
<li>The speaker met a requirement of the project #8; to use 2 or more visual aids (i.e. the pile of paper in a paper bag, and using the PowerPoint slides). </li>
<li>He is passionate about the topic hence made it easier for him to relate personal experience, and promote the website he developed. </li>
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<ul></ul><u><b>Some suggestion for improvement</b></u><br />
<ul><li>It is suggested for any speaker to prepare, test, and set / place their equipment BEFORE being called to start presenting. This will allow the speaker to launch straight into the topic and not lose the audiences' interest.</li>
<li>The speaker had a remote control presenter in hand but he limited its use to just using the laser pointed. He could have use it to advance his slides so that he does not need to use the keyboard. This will avoid him having to break eye contact and having too many unnecessary pauses.</li>
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<ul></ul>Generally the speaker is passionate about the topic and able to turn that passion into an opportunity to extend service to the community. Once the speaker becomes familiar with his tools, he should able to use them as an extension of himself to enhance the delivery and experience further.<br />
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<i><b>How about you? What do you think are the strengths of the speaker, and suggestions you will give to the speaker? Please feel free to comment below.</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Disclaimer: The observations above about the strengths and suggestions are the personal opinion of the writer and does not constitute as to what is the right (or wrong) way of presenting a speech or the project intended. The purpose for these observations are for us to be self-aware of our styles, and how we can bring our presentation skills to the next level.</span>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-67219796296258358812015-04-13T21:51:00.002+08:002015-04-27T19:27:47.848+08:004 Misconceptions<u><b>Speech Title: "4 Misconceptions"</b></u><br />
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This Toastmaster is attempting the <i>Competent Communicator project #5: Your Body Speaks</i> (<a href="http://www.theprovoices.org/2011/08/competent-communicator.html#p5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here for the objectives</a>).<br />
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In this presentation the speaker shares about 4 misconceptions of successful people adapted from the book “Piano on the Beach” by (the late) Jim Dornan.<br />
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His starts off confidently by engaging the audience and established interest by asking the audience if they had read the book. Apparently the audience replied that they have not, hence gives him the due attention. <br />
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He then proceeds to elaborate that the book speaks about the 4 misconceptions that people generally have about ‘Successful People’.<br />
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<i>Misconception #1: Successful People are Talented and Gifted </i><br />
He proceeds to give an example with a simple enactment of what people assume and say when they see a successful person. By assuming that the other person is born talented and gifted, the one assuming has already put him/herself at a disadvantage (unnecessarily). The speaker shared his experience from his schooling days where students were asked to state their ambition - expanding on it he states his beliefs that strong desire can outweigh talent.<br />
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<i>Misconception #2: Successful People have better Opportunities or better Circumstances</i><br />
For his misconception, he gave various examples such as difference in wealth (i.e. rich and poor), difference in education background, and difference in age. To break this misconception, he shared about the success of Bill Gates at a tender age and also Colonel Sanders who achieve success at his senior years.<br />
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<i>Misconception #3: Successful People are Lucky</i><br />
Quoting an example of someone who constantly wins the lottery he elaborates on this misconception. He shares that the initial effort, constant hard work and being appreciative can overcome this misconception. Passion and self-belief is also another plus point.<br />
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<i>Misconception #4: The misconception towards oneself </i><br />
This point is about losing confidence and allowing the other misconceptions to break down your own self-confidence. To overcome this, his shares about taking one step at a time and also to pick yourself up after each failure.<br />
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The speaker concludes the presentation with a call to action for the audience to start dreaming, believing, and planning their respective journey to the top.<br />
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<u><b>OBSERVATIONS:</b></u><br />
<u><b>Strengths of the speaker</b></u><br />
<ul><li>The speakers comes up and takes center stage confidently.</li>
<li>He is able to use his hand gestures purposefully to show transitions for example when he said 'Moving Forward' - <i>he shifted his hands from left to right</i>, convention gestures for indicating direction, and descriptive gestures for example small to big.</li>
<li>He has a good speaking rate, uses pauses, and dialog to illustrates some of the examples given.</li>
</ul><u><b>Some suggestion for improvement</b></u><br />
<ul><li>For this project, Your Body Speaks also calls for the use of the <i>overall body</i> and <i>facial expression</i>.Throughout the speech the speaker had mainly a pleasant smile and cheer - which is good, some variety may be better. For example during the instances where he was giving examples, when a person is downcast and discouraged, and he believes he is at a disadvantage - the speaker could illustrate a sad and demotivated facial expression.</li>
<li>The speaker could have used have use the speaking area (and body) to his advantage. For example, instead of using his hands to illustrate 'Moving Forward', <i>he perhaps can take two steps forward</i>.</li>
</ul>Generally the speaker has a lot of potential, and is able to project himself confidently and delivered the message he intended. A bit more practice will allow the speech to be more fluent and avoid the near miss of forgetting his point.<br />
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<i><b>How about you? What do you think are the strengths of the speaker, and suggestions you will give to the speaker? Please feel free to comment below.</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Disclaimer: The observations above about the strengths and suggestions are the personal opinion of the writer and does not constitute as to what is the right (or wrong) way of presenting a speech or the project intended. The purpose for these observations are for us to be self-aware of our styles, and how we can bring our presentation skills to the next level.</span>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-38916396821545237652014-09-16T13:12:00.000+08:002015-04-27T19:26:40.140+08:00Nasi LemakToday is 16 September 2014 and it is the anniversary of the formation of the country Malaysia (dating back to 16 September 1963). 16 September has been declared a public holiday back in the year 2010 and for some, this day is used to reflect on what we cherish most about our country.<br />
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During this time of reflection there are two things that comes into mind and its citizen’s love for family and food. One of the all-time favour food of Malaysian is the ‘Nasi Lemak’. The following speech was presented at a Toastmasters Evaluation Speech Contest (Area Level) and this talented speaker share in a humorous way how his family can be represented a packet of Nasi Lemak.<br />
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<u><b>Speech Title: “Nasi Lemak”</b></u><br />
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The recent released PMBOK® 5th Ed. has incorporated Agile Project Life Cycle.<br />
<ul><li>How is this position PMP® versus SCRUM? Is SCRUM only apply to software projects?</li>
<li>What is the role(s) of Project Manager in the SCRUM environment?</li>
<li>Does SCRUM handle fixed price contract well, what is the pricing model suitable for Malaysian customers?</li>
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And finally who has the higher pay? If you are interested to know more about the above questions, come to attend this coming Seminar. Listen to industry experts sharing their experiences practicing agile approach within their organization, the challenges they faced and the lessons learned !<br />
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About MSCPMP Circle (MPC) MSCPMP Circle was established in January 2008, conceived as an EXCLUSIVE platform for Malaysian PMP® holders to SOCIALIZE and NETWORK, to SHARE industry experiences and to ADVANCE the project management discipline in a friendly, supportive environment, the MPC also facilitates an annual programme of quarterly forums, conferences, workshops and seminars to promote continuous professional development of fellow members. <br />
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MSCPMP Circle has members coming from more than 60 multi-national companies, subject matter experts from different background contribute to the knowledge development of MSCPMP Circle. MSCPMP Circle is the platform for over 500 PMP® in Malaysia continuing their PMP©. Member is privileged to attend Special Interest Talk, Half Yearly Forum and MITPM Conference FREE! <br />
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Community of MSCPMP Circle members comprises a variety of professional IT-related positions, including project managers, senior management, consultants, IT professionals, chief-level personnel, finance and banking, government and the public sector, healthcare, and manufacturing.<br />
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<a href="http://www.asiaictpm.com/">www.asiaictpm.com</a>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-64937081679560366292014-07-02T16:46:00.001+08:002015-04-27T19:29:15.256+08:00Forum '14: Toastmasters @ The Workplace<b>Toastmasters International District 51, Kuala Terengganu Annual Conference. Event: Forum '14: Toastmasters @ The Workplace </b><br />
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Forum '14: Toastmasters @ The Workplace<br />
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INTRODUCTION: The 21st century workplace is face-paced, global, innovative and competitive. What do our CCs, CLs, ACs, ALs and DTMs mean and how much they "weigh" when we step out the doors of Toastmasters and into the battlefield of employment and business?<br />
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Do the communication and leadership skills we develop through Toastmasters really have an impact on our career and business?<br />
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In this forum, we will discuss the relevance and fluidity of Toastmasters in the different aspects of work as well as business and explore how Toastmasters should be integrated into corporate development and organizational growth.<br />
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Our panel speakers comprises of an interesting mix of three baby-boomers and a Gen-Y "baby": one lady and three men. They will share their respective stories and present their views, based on their corporate exposure, business acumen, leadership training and experience in Toastmasters.<br />
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<b>OBJECTIVES:</b><br />
<ul><li>To reinforce the fact that our personal development through Toastmasters gives us the competitive advantage in the workplace.</li>
<li>To inspire young adults, especially Gen-Ys, to endorse and embrace Toastmasters.</li>
<li>To call out to District leaders and club leaders to reach out to young adults.</li>
<li>To encourage Toastmasters who take up leadership roles to equip themselves with the necessary training and skills so that they can be more effective in carrying out their respective roles in Toastmasters. In addition to that, they are able to transfer their learning from Toastmasters to the workplace.</li>
<li>To encourage integration of the Toastmasters program into corporate development and organizational growth</li>
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THE MODERATOR: LeAnn Tang, DTM<br />
THE PANEL SPEAKERS:<br />
<ul><li>George Yen, DTM</li>
<li>Kiang Faang Pyng, DTM</li>
<li>R. Sivanganam, DTM</li>
<li>Zahir Ahmad, ACB CL</li>
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Date: 3 May 2014<br />
Venue: Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.<br />
Club Website: http://www.tmdistrict51.org<br />
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/D51ToastmastersTheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-38093266043950433572014-06-29T00:37:00.001+08:002015-04-27T19:30:26.295+08:00Interview with Toastmasters International President & District 51 Governor<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wel_0nXJNUg" width="480" allowfullscreen></iframe>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-75090332622605380922014-06-29T00:35:00.001+08:002015-04-27T19:31:21.668+08:00Interview with Toastmasters International President & District 51 Governor<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zkUME14UwmY" width="480" allowfullscreen></iframe>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-46381648710887561572014-01-28T14:33:00.002+08:002015-04-27T19:33:01.338+08:00Kwong Ngai Lion Dance 光藝醒獅體育會 - Lion and Dragon Dance 2014This year round (2014) we managed to witness two performance by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kwong-Ngai-Lion-Dance-%E5%85%89%E8%97%9D%E9%86%92%E7%8D%85%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2%E6%9C%83/157714227526" target="_blank">Kwong Ngai Lion Dance 光藝醒獅體育會</a> . One was a Lion Dance at Sunway Pyramid, and another was a Dragon Dance at The Curve, Mutiara Damansara.<br />
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<b>Lion Dance @ Sunway Pyramid (Orange Zone). </b>Date 25 January 2014 (Saturday)<br />
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<b>Dragon Dance @ The Curve (Piazza)</b>. Date: 26 January 2014.<br />
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In the event you wish to watch these performance live, there are still opportunities to do so. Here are their respective schedules below;<br />
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<ul><li>Sunway Pyramid (<a href="http://www.sunwaypyramid.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sunwaypyramid.com/</a>):</li>
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Website: <a href="http://khuanloke.com/" target="_blank">http://khuanloke.com/</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/khuanloke" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/khuanloke</a><br />
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If you are interested to catch the live performance, please refer to the schedule below sourced from <a href="http://www.1utama.com.my/" target="_blank">1 Utama Shopping Centre</a>;<br />
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TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Bandar Utama, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia3.1510169358782325 101.615420673077323.1500259358782325 101.61416017307732 3.1520079358782325 101.61668117307732tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-35818386336029333112013-04-21T12:53:00.001+08:002013-04-21T12:53:22.173+08:00Division B Table Topics Contest (Term 2012/13)On the 6th April 2013 (Saturday). Toastmasters International District 51 <a href="http://www.divisionb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Division B</a> conducted its Table Topics Contest for the Term 2012/13. It was held at the Taylor's University Lakeside Campus.<br />
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On this day 6 contestants engaged their wits, skills and talents to answer on the contest topic "True Leaders Do Not Create Followers, They Create More Leaders ". <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The above is an embed playlist that consist of six<span style="font-size: x-small;">(6)</span> videos, the videos will play in the sequence of the contestants' presentation. To skip to the other videos, click on the word 'Playlist' and a listing will appear, OR you can view click on the link below to go direct to the YouTube site.</i></span><br />
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</span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Who do you think emerged as CHAMPION ?</span></b>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Jalan Taylors, Subang Jaya, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia3.064699 101.616152999999943.060735 101.61111049999994 3.068663 101.62119549999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-31075119288026046372013-04-21T12:37:00.001+08:002013-04-21T12:53:54.860+08:00Division G Table Topics Contest (Term 2012/13)On the 20th April 2013 (Saturday). Toastmasters International District 51 Division G conducted its Table Topics Contest for the Term 2012/13. It was held at the Monash University Malaysia campus.<br />
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On this day 8 contestants engaged their wits, skills and talents to answer on the contest topic "My Passion". <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The above is an embed playlist that consist of e<span style="font-size: x-small;">ight(</span>8) videos, the videos will play in the sequence of the contestants' presentation. To skip to the other videos, click on the word 'Playlist' and a listing will appear, OR you can view click on the link below to go direct to the YouTube site.</i></span><br />
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YouTube Playlist: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcI69Z0siWMbV6v30Di2kJqw">http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPs9ip2EgDcI69Z0siWMbV6v30Di2kJqw</a><br />
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</span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Who do you think emerged as CHAMPION ?</span></b>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Monash University Malaysia, 2 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia3.0648513 101.600936899999973.0608873 101.59589439999996 3.0688153 101.60597939999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-83162030132939318682013-02-11T09:20:00.000+08:002013-02-11T09:20:28.606+08:00Chinese New Year @ 1 Utama Shopping CentreOn the first day of the Chinese New Year (2013), we enjoyed a splendid Acrobatic Lion Dance performance by Kwong Ngai Lion Dance 光藝醒獅體育會 troop @ 1 Utama Shopping Centre (10 February 2013)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Disclaimer: The view is a bit obstructed due to the decorations around the Centre Court of 1 Utama Shopping Centre. Video captured with Samsung Galaxy S3.</span><br />
<br />TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Bandar Utama, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia3.1508562466353065 101.615098807995543.1488742466353066 101.61257730799554 3.1528382466353064 101.61762030799554tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-49250816123486735892013-02-10T14:20:00.001+08:002013-02-11T09:21:34.443+08:00Happy Chinese New Year (2013) @ Mid Valley MegamallAs the Dragon ascent back to its celestial home, the Snake slithers to take its place. May in this year yours & your family's path be SMOOTH with Health & Wealth, and Career ambitions SLIDE through !!! Happy Chinese New Year !!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Video captured at Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur on 24th January 2013 with Samsung Galaxy S3.</span>TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0Eastern Records @ The Gardens, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3.120419 101.676557-27.744675 60.367963 33.985513 142.985151tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-82811327431838061882012-12-03T19:11:00.001+08:002012-12-03T19:11:54.413+08:00 MITPM 8: Scrum and Innovation - Back to Our Roots <h1>
Mastering Information Technology Project Management (<a href="http://www.mitpm.org/" target="_blank">MITPM</a>) Conference #8: Innovative Transformations. Topic: "Scrum and Innovation - Back to Our Roots" by Vernon Stinebaker</h1>
Date: 15 October 2012<br />
Venue: Grand Dorsett, Subang Jaya, Malaysia<br />
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Speaker's Profile: Vernon Stinebaker</h2>
Member of Scrum Alliance Advisory Councils<br />
Co-founder of Feature Driven Development Tools Application<br />
Director of Technology, NASDAQ listed <a href="http://www.perficient.com/" target="_blank">Perficient</a> Global Development Center<br />
<a href="http://www.scrumalliance.org/profiles/16047-vernon-stinebaker--" target="_blank">Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)</a><br />
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Vernon Stinebaker, an American who has over twenty five years experience in the Information Technology industry including more than 15 years executive experience leading award winning software engineering, IT, and operations teams in China.<br />
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Vernon is a strong advocate of agile methodologies with 10 years experience leading agile teams in the delivery of complex business systems to the full satisfaction of clients across a broad range of industries. He is a recognized expert on the practical application of agile processes and engineering practices and is a frequent speaker at project, process, and agile conferences globally.<br />
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Vernon leads Perficient's China Global Development Center (GDC), an organization that has been successfully delivering Agile projects since it was established in 2004. In addition to agile leadership the Perficient China GDC is also SCAMPI Class A assessed at CMMI Level 5. The Perficient China GDC team includes 120+ Certified ScrumMasters, 20+ Certified Scrum Product Owners, and 40+ Certified Scrum Developers. Vernon's experience as a full time practitioner of agile values, principles, and practices coupled with his passion for sharing this knowledge have cemented his reputation as an outstanding trainer.TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754213078546283785.post-47974092118353665132012-11-30T14:47:00.001+08:002012-12-03T19:00:35.579+08:00MITPM 8: Process Transformation - How To Build a 'Lean Sigma' Culture<h1>
Mastering Information Technology Project Management (<a href="http://www.mitpm.org/" target="_blank">MITPM</a>) Conference #8: Innovative Transformations. Topic: "Process Transformation: How To Build a 'Lean Sigma' Culture" by Dr. Satnam Singh </h1>
Date: 15 October 2012<br />
Venue: Grand Dorsett, Subang Jaya, Malaysia<br />
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Speaker's Profile: Dr. Satnam Singh</h2>
<b>Six Sigma Master Black Belt</b><br />
<b>Managing Director, <a href="http://www.mbizm.com.my/" target="_blank">MBizM Sdn Bhd</a></b><br />
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Dr. Satnam Singh graduated from Liverpool John Moores University (UK) with a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then furthered his studies at Coventry University in UK and was awarded with a Masters Degree of Science in Engineering and Manufacturing Management. Dr. Satnam then continued to study for his doctorate and was awarded with a PhD in Engineering and Manufacturing Management. He has published several journal and conference papers in particularly the International Journal of Production Research (IJPR).<br />
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Dr. Satnam has been actively involved in the field of Continual Improvement activities since the beginning of his tertiary education. While accomplishing his Master Degree in the United Kingdom, he had been extensively trained for Lean Systems and Six Sigma whilst working as a Project Manager for a Multi National Corporation (MNC) in the UK for 14 years. During his stay with the MNC in the UK, Dr. Satnam was tasked with the responsibility of promoting and implementing Lean and Six-Sigma within the Organization and throughout Europe. Due to his extensive exposure in Lean and Six-Sigma Management Systems, he was invited by the company's European Subsidiaries to conduct in-house training, project consultations and strategic planning in the area of Lean Six-Sigma implementation.<br />
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In Malaysia, Dr. Satnam has implemented Lean Six Sigma in a well known Government Linked Company (GLK) with the major achievement that yielded RM40 million saving within one year of Lean Sigma implementation. He is currently the Managing Director of MBizM Sdn Bhd in which his company is implementing Lean Sigma Transformation projects for the various government agencies, MNCs and SMEs. MBizM is also currently involved in Lean Sigma projects in Singapore, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the United Kingdom.TheProVoiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969592427467065253noreply@blogger.com0