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Last week, we prepared ourselves for International Speech Contest. It was very special because we had Dinesh Vashwani, a District Champion, to educate us about how to be good in delivering a speech and tips to prepare for the contest. But before the eduspeech, we had the prepared speech session "Magic Words" by Risman Risman delivered his first speech, titled “Magic Words”. It’s very interesting because he said he’s a full time Dad, and a part time employee in Ministry of Finance. He really respects one of his bosses, regarding him as his idol. When he searched more about the boss’s education, he found out that the boss is a member of a mysterious organization called “Toastmasters”. So that’s why Risman became a member of our club. Risman wants more challenge and keeps rising his goals. He is a very idealist and just person. He wants Indonesia to have a clean government, that’s why he wants to learn Public Policy Making as his Master Degree. There’s one...

Our meeting last week was to prepare for The Table Topics Speech Contest. There were three speeches, one eduspeech about Table Topics, and a Table Topics session to practice the tips we learned from the eduspeech. Trissia delivered her BM1, telling us about herself. She’s a marketing researcher who studied International Relations for Bachelor Degree, but now deciding to delve into political research. Trissia is originally from Padang, hates cats A LOT (she freaks out just by seeing cats pictures from our whatsapp group), and contrary to her slim and sweet figure, she eats SO MUCH. The first thing she seeks whenever she arrives to our club, is dinner. Trissia is really a cheerful addition to our Mots family. At the end of her speech, Trissia reminded us that each of us is unique, and there’s only one person of us. So we should be grateful of that and be happy with our uniqueness. Bambang’s BM3 speech was about reaching your dreams. In life, when you have a dream, there...

Our meeting at January 7, 2015 was special in many ways. It was our first meeting of the year, the first of our “Contest Preparation” themed month. It’s also the day when one of our dearest members, Cynthia Eveline achieved her Competent Communicator title. And last but not least, the day when 4 of our new members were inducted, and said their Toastmasters Vow. Cynthia, our Club Secretary, told a very personal story about her childhood and coming of age journey. Insecurity occurred and Cynthia spent a big part of her life as a child and teenager feeling unworthy of anything good. She finally pulled herself together and did her best in everything. She indulged in her musical hobby, singing and playing piano, making her a music teacher now. She also worked extra hard and finished her thesis, graduating really well from her university. She worked in a multi-national company. And now, she is pursuing her dreams further by taking a Master Degree in Psychology in Atmajay...