The first session of 9th Speechcraft Workshop has finally begun. There were a total of 10 participants in this workshop, including 4 new members who have just joined The Frontier Toastmasters Club recently.

“Speak powerfully, speak impressively, I can do it!” was the theme for the workshop. Every participant was asked to say it loud to the audience. A yellow A4 paper with printed theme was placed in front of each participant in order to imprint the message deeply into their mind.

Through the introduction from the participants, I have learnt that they all came for the same objectives, which were to improve their communication skill and to conquer the fear of public speaking. I could feel the fire and desire from their heart to chase for improvement in their communication and public speaking skills.

Everybody comes from different background. We have participants from England, India, Philippine, Malaysia and Singapore. We have participants working as a nurse, IT professional, engineer, programmer, business analyst and student. It was quite a fascinating moment while everyone was sharing their views during table topics session based on their own perception.

I look forward to listening to 10 speeches about themselves in the coming session. I believe it will be a very thrilling and mesmerizing session!