KINGSTONS CORPORATE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

NEWSLETTER
Club News and Events
Club Number: 1503591
March 2013 Edition 1

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Division Contest Ice Breaker by
Lynette Bunei
Election of Club Officials
Club Officials Training by Julie Sugoho
Club Goals for 2013

Club News
Membership Dues & Renewals
Membership dues and renewals were
paid for a total of 19 members;
13 member renewals
6 new member fees
12 K.K. Kingston Staff and 7 non-K.K.
Kingston staff now carry the title of
Kingston Corporate Toastmasters Club
members. Kind reminder to the nonK.K. Kingston staff members to please
pay your dues by the 31st of March
2013.
Fundraising Drive
The executive committee met on the
23rd of March and agreed to run the
very first fundraising drive for the
club which will be a raffle.
Raffle tickets will be sold for K2.00
and the raffle prizes are;
1. A Meat Tray
2. A Tradewinds Whiskey Bottle
3. A 10 Kg Trukai Rice Bag
4. A Bottle of Chardonnay Wine
Refer to the Flyer for further
information or contact the
VPM/Treasurer Bertha Koteke.

Team Area 38 contestants and supporters who attended the Northern Division Area Contest. From
Left to Right: Rachel Ila (Westpac Vaigana), Ginia Siaguru (Komuniti Club), Jenny Lakoro (Westpac
Vaigana), Aro Kia (Area 38 Governor), Nelly Raka (Westpac Vaigana), Lynette Bunei (Kingstons
Corporate), Koreya Auna (Westpac Vaigana).

Division Contest Ice Breaker by Lynette Bunei

Tough Times
There was a little hiccup with my travel documents, and I was forced to defer my trip. That sunny
Friday morning I headed for the Industrial laid back city of Townsville, via Cairns airport. I was
warmly welcomed by the beautiful sights of the Great Barrier Reef and the warm smiles of Area
Governor for Area 2, Allan Carr and his lovely wife Carmillea.
Saturday morning was a little nerve wrecking; participating for the first time in a Divisional
Contest against experienced speakers, and more importantly: the impromptu speeches, which
leave you in suspense, causing your mind to wander far and wide.
There at Last
The conference began with the Table Topics Contest; being the first speaker of 6 speakers in total
was an advantage because I had the pleasure of learning from other experienced speakers. The
tact used as well as the coordination of humor in their mini speeches.
The conference proceeded with Evaluation Contest where one of our very own Area 38
toastmaster Ginia Siaguru took out first place. The Humorous Speech Contest then followed
where Issac Wangatau of Westpac Vaigana took out 2nd place. The highlight of the program was
the International Speech; the room was filled with shy excitement and was quite tense, with only
the sound of the clock ticking.
What I learnt
The exposure was truly a valuable experience and an advantage to building my public speaking
skills. Speaking to Advanced Gold Communicators and being encouraged by them has positively
impacted my zeal for Toastmasters.

Election of Club Officials

A Quiet Affair
The recent election for Officials was a very quiet affair held outside of the official club meeting. On
the 27th of February 2013, 10 members of the Kingstons Corporate Toastmasters club met at the
Manufacturing Toktok Room where Club President Julie Sugoho presided over the event. The
event saw the election of the Vice President Education, Vice President Membership, Vice
President Public Relations, Treasurer and Secretary. The elections ran smoothly where each
official was nominated, nominations closed upon acceptance by the member and each member
was then elected into office by total consensus.

CLUB GOALS

And so we begin
The new Club Officials are Vice President Education Grengnen Giok, Vice President
Membership/Treasurer Bertha Koteke, Vice President Public Relations Maggie Joseph
and Secretary Rachael Poloat.

Distinguished Club
Attain Select Club Award

Since then the Club Officials have held two executive committee meetings to discuss the
club goals, DCP plans and the creation of sub committees to meet those plans and goals.
The new sub-committees are the Fundraising Committee, the Membership Committee
and the Public Relations Committee. Invitations are open to all members to join any
committee they would like to be a part of. Please contact the sub-committee heads who
are Bertha Koteke for the Fundraising Committee and the Membership Committee and
Maggie Joseph for the Public Relations Committee. All committees have not met yet but
work has already begun as can be seen the new members, the fundraising drive and this
publication.

Membership
Increase Club Membership to at least 75%
K.K. Kingston staff
Increase club base membership to 22
Club Meetings
Increase average meeting attendance to 12

Club Officials Training by Julie Sugoho

Improve program to make meetings more
interesting

Training Helps
Training is a vital part in any learning process. Whether it is in a classroom, on a sporting
field or in your workplace, everyone needs training to enhance their skills. As president
of Kingstons Corporate Toastmasters Club, i recently attended a Toastmasters Officer
Training in Port Moresby, hosted by the Westpac Niugini club for area 38. The training
was one of two that was put up by the area for club officers. I was privileged to attend
this training as it was delivered by District 69 Governor, Charlie Starett with the
assistance of David Burston, District 69 Public Relations Officer, who provided a very
informative training on effective speech evaluations.

Fundraising
Raise funds to cover for major club, area,
district and division events
Education
Encourage and Organize for members to
complete their CCs, ACs, CLs and ALs.

Moving Forward
I would like;
Distinguished Club Points
Goal

Actual

Achieved

CCs

Additional CCs

ACs

Additional ACs

CL, AL or DTM

Additional CLs, ALs, or DTMs

New Members

Additional New Members

June August and

December - February

1. The Club to recruit more K.K. Kingston Staff as

members.
2. Fulfill goals on the DCP and collect points to
achieve Distinguished Club or even better,
Select Club Status.
3. To generate awareness of Toastmasters in Lae
and maybe start another Club or two.

CLUB STATISTICS
February & March 2013

Officers Trained (both required)

Total Meetings Scheduled 7

Total Meetings Held - 4
Number of Guests 10
Number of Guests who became Members 5
Average Attendance/Meeting 5
Total Speeches 1
Average Ah Count/Meeting 40
Average Word of the Day Usage/Meeting - 3
Congratulations and Thank You to;

Submitted on Time (both required)

October or April Renewal and

Officer List

Total Goals Achieved to Date:

Letters to the Editor and All Submissions can be sent to maggie_joseph@kingston.com.pg

(1) Lynette Bunei for Participating in the Division

Contest
(2) Julie Sugoho for attending the Officers Training
(3) Our New Club Officials for accepting the
challenge
(4) Our New Members; Sophie Suebu, Bubiya
Yowade, Joe Jack, Michael Gomi & George Tobby
for becoming new members.