Bill SituClub President Teresa Lau (middle) was recently the recipient of the five-member sponsor pin. Teresa Lau, our VP membership, recently received the five-member sponsor pin for the 2019-2020 year. A huge congratulations to her on her achievement! This award is part of Toastmasters International's Membership Building Program for Individuals. Toastmasters who sponsor five members during a Toastmasters year receive a blue pin. Sponsoring 10 members will earn a Toastmaster a burgundy pin. Those who sponsor 15 members receive a 25% discount off their next Toastmasters Online Store purchase. Teresa was one of the nine Toastmasters in District 21 to receive recognition in this program. Individual sponsor report for 2019-2020 Two Years of Dedication and CountingCoincidentally, this month also marks Teresa's second anniversary as a Toastmaster. She joined Richmond Friendly in August 2018 and has been a dedicated club member ever since. Teresa's first club officer appointment was in the beginning of 2019 as the treasurer. She served two terms as club treasurer until the end of the year before becoming VP membership at the start of this year. Last month, Teresa was successfully elected to serve a second term in this position. The sponsor pin isn't Teresa's only award this year. In fact, 2020 has been a year of achievement for her. Back in February, she successfully competed in the Toastmasters international speech contest. Although it was her first time competing, Teresa successfully advanced as far as the division level after a first-place finish at the club and area levels. She also successfully finished level 3 of Motivational Strategies shortly after the contest. Teresa at this year's area-level contest "A ship docking on different shores"Teresa's also got some interesting ways to describe her VP Membership role. Let's hear what she has to say :) How does it feel to have received this recognition? I was amazed to receive this recognition. I did not realize there was a membership-building program in the first instance. My goal of increasing members was to assist our club in attaining the Distinguished Club award by the end of June 2020. All my focus and efforts were put into how to turn guests to members before the deadline. Some skills that I had learnt from various club officer training meetings helped a lot. Nevertheless, the most important thing was that I got many helping hands. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Past Division Director Jiadong Kang, Area Director Ana Geldres, club mentors Andy Vuong and Yulin Peng, President Bill Situ, VP Public Relations Ke Xu, Treasurer Shoko Ueno, and welcome teammate Allen Tang. This recognition is for all of you. What made you decide to take on the VP Membership role at the club? I was the club Treasurer for an entire year. I thought that it was time to move on taking another leader role at the club. The close relationship between the VP Membership and the Treasurer made me decide to take this role. By the way, the role would enhance my communication skills with others. What has the experience been like to bring new members on board?
The experience of bringing new members on board has been like docking a ship on different shores. When the ship (Toastmasters) is near the shores (guests), the crew (VP Membership & teammates) throw ropes (information about benefits of Toastmasters) to be tied to the moors (guests' needs). Once the ship is fixed to the shores, passengers (new members) can easily get on board. For yourself personally, what has been the biggest benefit that you’ve gained from being a Toastmaster? The biggest benefit that I have gained from being a Toastmaster is overcoming my stage fright. Since passing my board examination to become a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, I have been invited to present nutritional talks to different groups of people. At the beginning, I was nervous and trembled when standing and speaking in front of audiences. I did not know how to use eye contact nor engage and interact with them. After joining Toastmasters, the fright was gradually removed due to a weekly chance to learn and practice at Toastmasters meetings.
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