C1 (Ice Breaker Speech)
President, Toastmaster
of the Day, dear members and welcomed guests, good afternoon. Today I would
like to introduce myself. My English name is Ivy. My Chinese name is Chen
Yahui. My hometown is in Tienzhon, Chunghwa County. Now I live in Luzhu
District, near Nankan.
Since I was young,
I have been very interested in learning English. Hollywood Movies, TV drama series,
English songs were my faithful companions to get through my lonely days. After
graduation from the junior high school, I left my hometown to study in a 5-year
junior college in Kaohsiung. My major was international trade. I think that I made
a right choice to study this field as I like to learn English. For me, it has
been such a pleasant experience to communicate and build relationship with the
people from other countries through business.
After graduation
from junior college, my first job was working at a customs broker in Taichung
City. I had to check the Letter of Credit for our customers and prepare invoice,
packing list, and other shipping documents. The first job was very important for
me because I applied what I learned at school and put into practice. I worked
very hard and often worked overtime without extra pay. But it's rewarding
because I did learn a lot through hard working.
My second job was
a sales assistance in a small manufacturer in Taichung. Over there, I had the
chance to actually handle a lot of practical business affairs, like making
quotations, placing orders, arranging shipping procedures. But there were not
many chances to use English.
After working with
this manufacturer for one and half year, I got a job in a famous footwear
company, Skechers. I was the secretary to a QC manager from the USA. I grasped
this wonderful chance and practiced talking in English as much as possible with
my foreign colleagues. My English speaking ability was improved a lot during
this period.
In 1997, my boyfriend,
who is now my husband, said that his boss would like to invite me to work as
the jobsite secretary for his company in Mailiao. This job was to be the
communication bridge between my Taiwanese colleagues and our client’s team, who
was formed by German engineers and a lot of Filipino workers. Although they
were not native English speakers, I had the chance to listen to their strange accent.
Therefore, my English listening ability was greatly improved. I think that was why
I was so lucky to get my present job when I moved to Taoyuan with my husband in
1998. Since then, I have been working for this road construction machinery company
for more than 17 years.
In 2002, I already
had two daughters. But after spending too much time on my little kids, I became
unconfident of myself. I decided to sign up the GEPT-General English
Proficiency Test, high-intermediate-level. But where could I practice English?
My classmates introduced Toastmasters Club to me. As soon as I knew Toastmaster
Club, I fell in love with this wonderful club. I enjoyed the chances to
practice and listen to English in this club.
A few months later,
I successfully passed GEPT test. I also got high grades on the following TOEIC
exam.
To make sure that
my professional knowledge was not out of date, I attended the examination of
International trade Certification. It turned out that my grades ranked the top one
percent among more than six thousand attendants of that year. In 2006, after
spending 3 years study on Sunday classes, I obtained a bachelor’s degree in
Business.
During my spare
time, I like reading, cooking and baking with my daughters. For outdoor
activities, my family and I often go camping and traveling during holidays.
Two years ago, my
daughters were big enough, so I came back to join Toastmasters Club. I hope
that I can continue to grow and learn in this excellent environment. In
addition, recently I signed up a book reading club with my daughters'
parents.
For me, learning
is a never ending journey. I would like to share one of my favorite sayings
with you: "We do not stop learning and playing because we are old; we become
old because we stop learning and playing."
So Let's learn and play together in Toastmasters Club!!
So Let's learn and play together in Toastmasters Club!!
Toastmaster of the
Day.
The weather forecast said that a cold stream will cross Taiwan this weekend. Temperature could drop as low as 6 degrees. Because the weather will be cold and moisturous, there will be a chance of snow in the mountains, even at Yangmingshan.
People in Taiwan never experience snowing in Winter time, except in the high mountain areas. To experience snowing is very rare and precious.
Have you ever seen snow? Do you like snowing? Please share with us about your experience with snow. If you have a photo, please share it with us. If you have never seen snow, do you hope to take a trip to see snow some day? Where would you like to go?
Let's all come to YZU Toastmasters Club this Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. You are very welcome to join the meeting. Toastmaster of the day, Ivy Chen, invites you to share your very special experiences with snow. Maybe it would be very cold outside on Saturday, but with our participation, we will fill the meeting room with warm atmosphere, joy and laughters.
誠摯歡迎大家來參加這星期六的YZU Toastmasters Meeting，分享您看雪的經驗，
People in Taiwan never experience snowing in Winter time, except in the high mountain areas. To experience snowing is very rare and precious.
Have you ever seen snow? Do you like snowing? Please share with us about your experience with snow. If you have a photo, please share it with us. If you have never seen snow, do you hope to take a trip to see snow some day? Where would you like to go?
Let's all come to YZU Toastmasters Club this Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. You are very welcome to join the meeting. Toastmaster of the day, Ivy Chen, invites you to share your very special experiences with snow. Maybe it would be very cold outside on Saturday, but with our participation, we will fill the meeting room with warm atmosphere, joy and laughters.
誠摯歡迎大家來參加這星期六的YZU Toastmasters Meeting，分享您看雪的經驗，
Tentative Agenda:
新年快樂！1/9是我們2016 年第一次的例會，歡迎大家來參加。本次例會的Toastmasters of the Day 是Div. E Christmas Party 的大紅人，也是我們YZU Toastmasters Club 的資深會員 Bernie Hsieh，他出的meeting theme是屬季節限定題目--新年一定要問的：What's your new year resolution? 你的新年願望是什麼呢？又有多少是從去年搬到今年來做的呢？（呵呵）請大家在本周五前將自己的答案私訊給 Bernie 喔！
Happy New Year! We'll hold our first Toastmasters Meeting on 1/9. Our Toastmasters of the Day will be Bernie Hsieh, who was the fair-haired boy in Div. E Christmas Party and is also our senior member. His meeting theme is New Year Resolution. What is your New Year resolution? Please come share with us.
Tentative Agenda:
我們的資深會員Vivy Liu 在12/26 做了一場非常精彩的A11 speech (Occasional Speech)，她為YZU Toastmasters Club 做了 2015 一整年的回顧，這麼多美好的回憶，讓我們一起迎接新的2016年吧！
以下是她的講稿，留給所有的會員作紀念喔！
Ring
in the New Year
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring,
happy bells, across YZU. Today is the last meeting of the year, at the end of December;
I wish to propose a toast to our club.
Year 2015 is an unforgettable year in the
club; lots of interesting things happened, I call them 7 wonders of YZU Club.
Wonderful performance at Christmas Party, which we only spent 3 times rehearsal...guys you’re genius! Two workshops held by VIP guests Roger Do and District
Director Caroline, 3 strong Typhoons & National holidays encountered our
meeting, 4 new born babies, 5 years spent finally complete my ACB award, 6 new
members joined, 7 DCP goals achieved for our club. (which is the 2nd
highest recognition by Toastmasters International)
(They’re Ivy,
Corrine , Jennifer, Grace, Raymond and Vicky junior.)
Year 2015 we had many beautiful memories based
on those various meeting themes, such as: holiday topic in different holidays, news
topic about fire accident in water park and 911, personal habit include:
swimming, music, photograph, travel, exotic cuisines, puzzle and origami. Thanks
photographers, Keven & Rojer, minutes taker, Sheila, recorded it on Facebook
& Blog to keep those memories alive, also Toastmasters of the Day for your
brilliant ideas, all session masters and speakers your full preparation in each
meeting, all of you, every single one in this room, thank you, you made this
year unforgettable.
New Year stands before us, like a new
chapter in a book, new story and new assignment form waiting to be written.
Help yourself write that story by setting goals. Believe in yourself. And
believe that your fellow toastmasters will watch your back help you make your
dreams come true.
My dear fellow members, I would like you
all to raise your glasses and join me making a toast to YZU Club. Happy New Year!!
