Hey, guys! This time we’re going to discuss the article "Leading without Authority” of
TM Magazine Oct. on page 10. Please read it first and bring the magazine with you.
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm, Tuesday, Nov. 25
Charge: Buy yourself a drink!
Place: THE COFFEE & BRUNCH
No.11, Jintian Rd., Xinxing District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市新興區錦田路11號(THE咖啡)
You can see photos of the study gathering on Oct. 28 here.
http://www.slide.com/r/l7rGNGez4j9A2wsMhTk79Gid0qfDz9fG
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
2008/11/04 Fion Chou's C1 Speech
Good morning
You must be confused because I am saying good morning to you all. In our office, this slogan is our opening when ever we have a meeting. It means to say hello to your audience and catch their eyes. Now, from your faces, I am sure I have caught your eyes.
Dear fellow members,
Long time no see. My name is Fion. Actually, I was a member of Toastmaster’s in ALE MAX. So I am a recycled member as Mayna said before. Standing here, I still feel nervous, even though I have already been to several toastmaster meetings. Can you see, my feet are shaking and I feel like a girl going to see her mother in law; but I am also happy to introduce myself to your. Due to a change in my job position, I had to quit toastmasters temporarily. During the past time, when I occasionally met some of your members, it helped me remember the atmosphere whether it was nervous or funny. So here I am.
My hobbies are watching TV and traveling. I can relieve my stress through these hobbies. Through travel, I learn more interesting things. I am not a religious person but an experience I had was unbelievable. In 2002, I traveled to Egypt and we visited a grave under the ground. We saw a coffin with no body inside and the tour guide told us that if you touched the coffin, you would be punished. I did not believe him and I touched it. I didn’t care about this kind of thing and I also forgot what I had done. Unfortunately, something really happened to make me believe in the curse. After one month, I had a car accident with a poor man. I broke his leg and he needed to have an operation. Can you guess how much money I paid him in the end? “Three hundred thousand dollars”, so you can’t help to believe in the curse from Egypt.
I work for an animal nutrition company, which imports ingredients and produces animal feed for poultry and swine farms. You may know my company if you have been to the Dream MALL. My company, CARGILL, is located on Chen Kong road across from Dream MALL. If you look across Chen Kong road, you will see the plant over there. I have worked at our company for eleven years and I am the office administrator. My responsibility is to make sure the office runs smoothly. By the way, I would like to do a survey with you, if you don’t go to Dream MALL, please raise your hand. The survey question is: “ Do you smell bad air when you go shopping in Dream Mall? Do you smell bad air when you go shopping in Dream Mall? If you answer “yes”, CARGILL may be forced to move away from Kaohsiung city and my job will disappear. I am kidding!
To join ALE MAX toastmaster club again is an important decision for me. Until now, every thing has been wonderful and jointing these meetings enriches my life. Thanks to you all for giving me a happy environment to learn in with all of you. Toastmasters.
You must be confused because I am saying good morning to you all. In our office, this slogan is our opening when ever we have a meeting. It means to say hello to your audience and catch their eyes. Now, from your faces, I am sure I have caught your eyes.
Dear fellow members,
Long time no see. My name is Fion. Actually, I was a member of Toastmaster’s in ALE MAX. So I am a recycled member as Mayna said before. Standing here, I still feel nervous, even though I have already been to several toastmaster meetings. Can you see, my feet are shaking and I feel like a girl going to see her mother in law; but I am also happy to introduce myself to your. Due to a change in my job position, I had to quit toastmasters temporarily. During the past time, when I occasionally met some of your members, it helped me remember the atmosphere whether it was nervous or funny. So here I am.
My hobbies are watching TV and traveling. I can relieve my stress through these hobbies. Through travel, I learn more interesting things. I am not a religious person but an experience I had was unbelievable. In 2002, I traveled to Egypt and we visited a grave under the ground. We saw a coffin with no body inside and the tour guide told us that if you touched the coffin, you would be punished. I did not believe him and I touched it. I didn’t care about this kind of thing and I also forgot what I had done. Unfortunately, something really happened to make me believe in the curse. After one month, I had a car accident with a poor man. I broke his leg and he needed to have an operation. Can you guess how much money I paid him in the end? “Three hundred thousand dollars”, so you can’t help to believe in the curse from Egypt.
I work for an animal nutrition company, which imports ingredients and produces animal feed for poultry and swine farms. You may know my company if you have been to the Dream MALL. My company, CARGILL, is located on Chen Kong road across from Dream MALL. If you look across Chen Kong road, you will see the plant over there. I have worked at our company for eleven years and I am the office administrator. My responsibility is to make sure the office runs smoothly. By the way, I would like to do a survey with you, if you don’t go to Dream MALL, please raise your hand. The survey question is: “ Do you smell bad air when you go shopping in Dream Mall? Do you smell bad air when you go shopping in Dream Mall? If you answer “yes”, CARGILL may be forced to move away from Kaohsiung city and my job will disappear. I am kidding!
To join ALE MAX toastmaster club again is an important decision for me. Until now, every thing has been wonderful and jointing these meetings enriches my life. Thanks to you all for giving me a happy environment to learn in with all of you. Toastmasters.
Monday, November 3, 2008
2008/10/28 Study Gathering
I attended the study gathering of October. I really appreciated Jason who agitates for this kind of activity. Indeed, Learning English cannot be studied well by closing door at home alone. It needs a good interaction and interesting study environments, could bring an interest and keep it going on.
This month’s theme is “Brain Buster”, Mayna offered the books and Tina hosted the game. It is a fun way to view vocabulary and practice asking English questions, also good for brain exercise. We were divided into four teams, each team had to choose a person to answer questions. Everyone enjoyed playing the game and had fun time there.
I treasure this study gathering time, think about daily life, either in the office or at home, a lot of stress in life, it is a good chance to go out to hang out with friends, just relax with a drink and study English. I hope more and more fellow members can spare time to join this activity.
By Jane Yang
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