Title: DARLENE
Two days after is my birthday, and it will be an important day because I will enter my next golden stage of life. Two years ago was a happy Christmas day, and it was also an important day because I started my toastmaster’s life. When our IPP John used his tender voice to ask “Darlene, would you like to join our club?” and firmly eye sight to look at me “ Just say yes, Darlene” and used his strong hands to shake with me, I only can said “Yes, I do” and concluded by John. Time flies, I joined toastmaster almost two years, from a member to EVP to president and now to become a division D3 governor. I always talk to other members, I am force to progress too fast, just like a Chinese idiom says “揠苗助長”
But the truth is… I really learn a lot in toastmasters. Today I will share my experiences with all my dear members.
In my two years toastmaster’s life, what I have learned is already transform to seven words. It’s my name~ DARLENE. You must be curious about why I have learned is related to my name, let me tell you. D is do. In toastmasters, we learn trough experiences, so the more you do, the more experiences you get. So next time when our EVP Jenny assigned you to do any meeting roles, please don’t refuse her, contrarily, you have to seize the chance and say says. Remember you have to “Do more” then you can “Get more”. A is attitude. Attitude is very important when you join the meeting, we are here not only to learn English, but also learn communication skills, so everyone could be your learning target. Therefore, your attitude must be right. If you have right attitude you can learn more than you expect in toastmasters. R is responsibility. Be responsible is every member’s duty. Just like our present club’s slogan. “When in toastmasters, do as the toastmasters do.” No matter you are a speaker, session master, even you are a club officer, you have the responsibility to fulfill your job. Then you can run a smooth meeting or can lead our club successfully. So having responsibility is the basic sense you need. L is learning. Every month we only have four hours meeting time to learn. Because time is limited, so we have to learn fast. We spend the same time in toastmasters, some members you can feel he is progress, he deliver his speech better and better, but some members do not. Why they have differences? Learning speed. E is eagerness. In toastmasters, no matter what you want to get, you must have eagerness. Some members are eager for being a top toastmaster, some members are eager for English improvement, some members are eager for friendship. Everyone might has different reason but you must have the same eagerness. N is no. No what? No doubt. I believe some of you may doubt yourself like “Can I deliver my speech like her?” or “ Can I join the speech contest?” Trust me, you can make it. You have to believe in yourself. In our club, we have many successful example like Jonathan, John, Amanda, Mayna, Keny, Jenny, even me, we are all join the division contest, although we didn’t win in contest, but we are all winners. The last E is explore, you have to discover the charm of toastmaster, do you ever thought about why some members can join it ten to twenty years and never feel tired about it? It’s the magic of toastmaster, you have to motivate your potential, then you will love this place. So let’s review together, if you need to take a note, please go ahead, because I won’t deliver it second time. In my two years toastmaster’s life, I feel my life is colorful and wonderful, of course this sense of achievement is from an amazing girl, who always tell other people that it’s good to be alive, her SOS theory is from love A to Z , she owned a Jau-tsai cat and always says “ Watch out! The sexual harasser is by your side” and she think madam Gin-Sigh is herself, so she let other people know they choose their life not life chooses them, why she believe she can, because she is Darlene.
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