中壢英語國際演講會 Chungli Toastmasters Club

        Have you ever image to become a famous person someday, such as an Artist, a politician, a model or else..? Why is fame always so attractive? If you watch TV or magazines; the popularity makes those celebrities earn the money easier, the achievement makes them win the award, and the well-known makes them have some privileges, such as discount or special service. How colorful their life is?

They are just much more different and unique than we are. Besides that, are they really happy with their lives? We don’t really know, but once they become famous, they must pay for it. 

       Just like other artists and models, we always see how they fall in love, and break up; how much money they earn, how to beat their competitors, what kind food they eat, what kind of car they drive, even what kind of underwear they like. Who do they hang out with, any special relationship or scandal with that person? Their life is monitored by the paparazzi without any privacy. Every time when they walk on the street, they always prepare sunglasses and hat to avoid people who might recognize them. Moreover, any of their moves is under inspecting by the social responsibility, they can do nothing without morality; otherwise, they will lose the popularity and their job opportunities. I think that’s why we see more and more artists or models do something negative, such as drugs, violence or even suicide. The intensive pressure, no privacy and social judgments, are what they have to pay for the fame.

        Another good example, when the news highlights the death of the famous AV actor, Ms. Ai Lijima 飯島愛, few weeks ago, most of us were shocked, (I meant most of males were shocked), she was very important when we were teenagers. If we look back on her life, definitely, she had the fame and money, but she lost families, she lost friends and she never had true love. Even the final moment, no one knows what happened to her until she passed away. It’s very pitiful to see she paid for the fame in that way.

        Definitely, the fame itself is attractive enough, but what if you have both fame and power? It may not only bring you the pressure, it also comes with temptation. If we see those politicians, lots of them went to jail due to the illegal benefit. Just like our former president, (performance), even he didn’t admit the crime, but he is still detained in the jail, and he might lose the freedom for his rest of life. Is it worthwhile? That must be a big temptation.

There is another thing that politicians might lose, which is “the privacy of family history”. If you are interesting in anything that your families, relatives or even your great great grand father/ mather (ancestor) did, just be the candidate of the election campaign, I promise your competitor can tell you all the sorties. They knew more about your family history than yourself! Either to lose the freedom or the privacy of family history, they paid for the fame.

When I was teenager, I believed the best way, or even the only way, to be “somebody” is the fame, when I have it, I have everything. Of course, that’s not true; there are always different ways to be “somebody”. But once I have chance to live with fame, I should ask myself “Can I resist the temptation?” “Am I rich enough to pay for the fame?” Maybe one day you will still see my pictures in the magazine, and I will give you my signature.

The stranger…it’s dangerous or exciting to talk to the stranger? Who maybe a madman or maybe your soul of mate? You will never know who exactly the next stranger you may meet on the train or by street.

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As far as I am concerned, to talk to the strangers basically are not always a negative things to do, talking to stranger might be weird thing to do for some people who always confine their steps to tiny, dark and dull world.  They are afraid of screwing up whenever they want to make friends with others, but the truth often turns out different from what they though. In fact, as long as they, the chicken, can conquer the unnecessarily fear to speak up. The outside of the blue sky may show up on their side.

So, what’s the secret to control the fear, are there any tips for that? There are couples of way to work it out. First, you should assert yourself. And try to answer all the questions that I’m going to ask, what typical person you think you are? What kind of personality that u think you have? Do you really know yourself well not only your outlook appearance but also your mind? You can get on quite well with strangers only when you know yourself well, the stranger may judge you from the way that you presented to them, in the another way you do not even know yourself, how can you expect them to give you a smile!  Now, we know, it’s important to know yourself well and also express yourself to other and look at this as an adventure. Just go for it! Just Do it! Do it as no one is watching you!

Actually, I was proud of myself, take my example, now I have had a violin personal tutor who I met in the MDL, and before meeting him, I was depressive about that I couldn’t find violin tutor! But I did conquer the fear of talking to strangers.

Take another instance, one day someone in the corner of the campus change my routine life and enlighten me, after I know the man from the first day, we are on the first-class basis, we even stay up all night long to just talk to each other. And one thing I really appreciate is that he shares every resources that he have owned with me, and toastmaster club is one of those things he offer me, since I have the opportunity to stand on the stage running my presentation, it’s all because of him! Bruce! He is one of strangers I met by street. So, do u still think to talk to the stranger is a negative thing to do?

If your answer were yes! Then I would suggest you that go to watch a movie ‘’Holiday’’ the movie is talking about two female strangers experience a wonderful and special life from exchanging their life. And you might get a feedback from the movie that the most beautiful things in the world may just hide beside you, so go for it! Ok! I am gonna show you the two different situations and you’ll know the result and choose one you wanna be!  First one!  It sucks!  Another one, “see! Which one are you gonna be?”

A13 The Roast- Chad

Toastmasters of the Evening says:  

    Ladies and Gentlemen, today is Albert’s promotion celebration party.  I hope you are enjoyed.  As I know some of you have known Albert for many years, but some of you do not know much about Albert. Let us take this opportunity to see what we shall update about him.  And Chad would like to give some words in this party.  Let us welcome Chad.

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Hello Albert, it is so great to join your celebration party today.  You must have a big big big sales in your job, don’t you. Otherwises, in this bad time when economy is stepping into recession, and you can get a promotion.  This proves your performance must be awesome.  Or, your manager was just lay off so they put you into that position?  Or your boss is an old lady?

Trust me, Ladies and Gentlemen, this promising young man has magical attraction to old women.  Most of his big clients are those rich old women. And they are even have Albert’s Fans Club. Just like 許純美 is crazy about 小狼狗. But, trust me, Albert is selling mutual funds & government bonds only, nothing else.  However, I still can not figure out one thing until today.  Albert could easily marry a rich woman and be taken care like a kid. And live a happy life like Prince and….Queen for rest of life.  On the opposite, he made a strange decision to marry a little girl and take care of her like baby sitter every day and night.  He can not resist of little girl’s attraction, right?  No, Albert is a man who prefers to give rather than being given. So he gives love to his wife, gives money to his family, gives time to friends and only takes money from customers.  What a promising young man!

Albert is an energetic young man who used to sleep 4 hours a day (it is 30% of yours only, Sunday).  He will do studying, reading books, writing poetry, playing the violin, and go exercising.  In a day, he can go swimming in the morning, playing basketball in the afternoon and get a 5000 meters jogging after dinner.  Before sleeping, another 100 push-ups shall be done, otherwise, he can not fall in to sleep because he is not tired enough.  Thanks God, we have banks in this world. And the good thing is we have financial crisis recently. So Albert can fully diver his energy into it. And devote his genius-like talents into this bank system to see a way out.  See… he got a promotion.

His superman’s energy also leads him to join the Marine in military.   Do you remember that? He was coming back from military to give speech with a man-power body shape and doing push-ups in front of everybody.  I forget what the speech title is.  I guess it shall be something about “Demonstration of push-ups” or “the correct way to do push-ups.  But, I am very sure that Toastmasters speech manuals do not have this kind of project. 

The fact is at the moment, he looked like a Beer.  Girls and boys were eager to get a bite of his muscle. Yes, includes some boys.  He didn’t look like now at all. So, Albert, is it because of we are having two cute Pandas coming to Taiwan, and you see everybody likes this new image. So you force yourself to change your out looking? You look so cute like Panda now.  That Taiwan Black Beer is disappeared.  Ladies and gentlemen, do you know that Pandas can eat 30Kg bamboo in a day and have 5 Kg poo poo in one time?  I have no ideas if this Panda in this room can do the same or not.

At least one thing we know that Pandas are very popular. Everybody likes to be with them.  Albert has the same attraction to everybody.  He is friendly and easygoing. It is always comfortable to be with him.  After having this new out looking, Albert does not have to worry about sleeping anymore.  Before, that black beer has to do 100 push-ups to have enough feeling to sleep.  Now, this Panda can do 5 push-ups only when having enough sleep. He does not have to waste time running out of energy.  That is a good change. Just like what Obama says: We need change. Yes we can. It is just 5 push-ups. Yes we can.

Albert, I hope I effectively point out a lot of advantages you have in your party today. Our country needs promising young man. I believe with your full energy in banks, taking from clients, giving to friends, and Panda’s popular out looking, you will bring new hopes to this society.  Keep it up, promising young man!