khtm monthly - may 2011
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Club # 798766 | Established: Oct, 2005 | Website: www.khtoastmasters.com
It’s our 2nd edition of the new Monthly KHTM
newsletter. It has been a very busy month at KHTM
KHTM helped support and charter a new local club
Roastmasters this month. After just a few meetings RM is
already an officially chartered club, due in a large part to the
support of KHTM members and guests.
In addition a big thank you to Grace and Sunny for organizing
the clubs 2nd ever Mentor night. It was a huge success
because of their creativity and dedication to the mentor system.
Mir Yang Ha
Su Jean Hong
Emily Park
Papa Arkhust CC
The Area 10 Speech ContestMeeting Date: April 23rd, 2011
Toastmaster: Brendan Alexander
Meeting Summary: The Area 10 speech contest was held in
April to determine our Area’s representative at the National
Conference .The contest; with representatives from STM, KUTM,
SATM and our own club,
had a noticeable KHTM flavor.
The night was hosted by KHTM
member Brendan Alexander and
featured amazing speeches
from Sue Kim, Bob Kienzel,
JuYoung Kim and Papa Arkhurst
In the end Sue placed 2nd in the
Korean contest, while Papa won
the English contest. Congrats to
everybody who participated in this
great event!
Ju Young KimHometown: Seoul
Occupation: Salary woman working for web
service company
A Member of KHTM since: Feb. 2011
(although I've been a member of other club since 2006)
You can have dinner with any person dead or alive, who would it
be and why?: I want to have dinner with my mentor who passed away couple
of years ago. I'd like to meet him and comfort him to overcome his hardship. I
regretted it so much that I couldn't do that when he was alive.
I hope his doing well up there.
It’s a lazy Sunday night, what are you watching on TV?:
Nowadays, I am watching American series called 'Mentalist' on internet TV.
I like the main character Simon Baker in it. For Korean ones, I'm catching up on
'49days', kind of a fantasy story. The story is very unrealistic, just like comic
books which is why I like it more. Because I like comic books, too.
If you could take a time machine and relive any moment in your
life what would it be?: I'd like to go back to my university years. When I
look back, I don't really think I spend a happy hour. I was always stressed about
getting good grades even though my grade wasn't good. If I go back, I'd like to
enjoy my life more and care less about the grades, Now I know that experiencing
new things and making more friends is much more important than studying.
How did you originally hear about KH Toastmasters?:
I've been a member of Seoul TM and I've visited KHTM a few times before.
Last year, I decided to take a class on the meeting day. So I've searched other
clubs near and I found out that the people and the culture of KHTM is great,
So I came to KHTM and became an official member.
What is your biggest improvement since joining KHTM?:
I'm getting better but I'm still very shy. When I make a speech , I get really
nervous or sometimes get over excited and forget what I'm suppose to do.
I'm still trying to improve on that. Also, I'd like to be a good team player
that's why I've wanted the VP membership job. I think people is the best souce
of learning. I hope to learn more from them, and help them vice versa to learn
something from me.
Each month we take a look back at the
first speech of a new KHTM member and
congratulate them on breaking the ice.
Speaker: Bob Kienzle
Title: “Nice to Meet You Again”
Date: April 5th 2011
Summary: 3 years after giving his original Ice-Breaker at
KHTM, and 6 short months after achieving DTM status, Bob
Kienzle re-introduced himself to his home club. He told the story
about a motorcycle trip in Bali and a trip to a temple, which helped
him understand more about himself. He ended the speech with
"Roll the Dice," a poem by Charles Bukowski.
In each edition we highlight a stand out
speech from the past month. Here’s our pick:
Speaker: Papa Arkhurst
Title: “The One Percenters”
Date: April 12th, 2011
Manual: The Competent Communicator Manual
Project Info: Speech# 10 / Project# 10 / Inspire your Audience
Summary: Papa finished his world record pace through the CC
manual with this gem or an inspirational speech at KHTM on April
12th. He appealed to the audience as part of the 1% Club; the
percentage of people destined to lead others. It was an
inspirational message that made everybody take notice.
No May Anniversaries
Tips on Using HumorUsing humor can be very difficult during a speech. There is nothing worse
than a joke falling flat. But there is nothing that can connect faster than a
well told joke or funny story.
Here are some tips on using humor in a speech:
Be yourself. Think about what types of humor you appreciate, then create a
library of such items. Don’t like jokes? Try a humorous anecdote or a witty
observation from your own life.
It’s OK to be mildly amusing, rather than eye-dabbingly funny.
Use humor sparingly, like a spice. At first, try using a humorous opener to
your speech. A quote or offhand observation can be a good icebreaker.
Keep it relevant to your speech topic.
Keep it clean! Humor is supposed to make people feel good – not
embarrassed, insulted or offended.
Make it readily identifiable as humor. But in case no one laughs, prepare
a comment in advance or just move on.
Keep it appropriate to the audience and the situation.
Self-effacing humor is safe –a little of it goes a long way. The audience
would rather hear about the time you fell on your face than when you won
the race.
Work on your delivery. Practice using vocal variety and gestures.
Timing is everything! Pause before the punch line.
•May 14th – Roastmasters Interclub Event
– Roofers Bar (Itaewon) – KHTM sponsered club RM is hosting
an event open to all TM members and guests. Contact RM at
•Apr 16th – Korea Toastmasters National Conference–
BEXCO (Busan) – Register early for this years National
Conference. There will be workshops and speech contests in both
English and Korean. Earlybird price is 40,000won. Contact James
Lim at [email protected] or Click Here for the
registration form.
Kenny Lee | May 15th
Grace Lee | May 26th
Seul Ki Im | May 30th
“If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you dream it, you can become it.”
- William Arthur Ward