World Speech Day is Finally Here!

In our humble opinion, WSD-KL was a spectacular success!

We apologize we didn't manage to upload any pictures yesterday – we were really very busy. To be honest, the three of us (Cyril, Victor and Lucky) were fully stretched!

Anyway, this post will be the first of many!

Thanks, everybody for making the above happen! 

Special mention must be made to: D80 Toastmasters, Chew Ban Seng, Dr. Ernest Chen and Richard Ong for introducing us to World Speech Day;

VanPeak Pte Ltd, UNIRAZAK and The Edge;

All the mini-workshop presenters: Karen Sze Tho, Laughter Yoga Malaysia; Dr. Simon Chin, TraqKids, Ahmad Fakhri & Jamilah Samian, Cook Mom Super Dad; Kathleen Poon, Crimson Asia; LeAnn Tang; Jart Hassan, Jazz Ampang; Angela Yap, AKASAA; Master G Suresh; Juliana Heng, I Laugh KL; Yuzila Yusof, OrphanCare Foundation and Stevens Chan, Dialogue in the Dark;

And the individuals who voluntarily stepped forward to help us achieve a successful outcome for WSD-KL! These gems are Sarah Abedi, Amberina Gee, Suria Arul, Theodorus Clarence Tessensohn, Jamilah Samian, Angela Yap and Ritchie Ramesh, Ong Mei Lin, Renee Wong, Rathippriyah Balsan and Celina Joseph.

WSD-KL 2019 Speech # 001

Nothing can stop her! 

WSD-KL 2019’s first speech from our Filipino participant:

We are thrilled to have our maiden World Speech Day here in Kuala Lumpur!

WSD 2019 Address by Simon Gibson

The WSD-KL team (L-R: Victor, Cyril and Lucky)  is busy making last-minute preparations for World Speech Day – Kuala Lumpur 2019. 

We are counting the minutes before the clock strikes March 15 – and World Speech Day kicks off. 

Please give a listen to WSD Founder, Simon Gibson’s address here:

We secured 205 registrations in total:

A Mixed Bag @ WSD-KL

Participants who had registered for World Speech Day – Kuala Lumpur 2019 are really a mixed bag! 

We have a mother-and-daughter team Kang Fong Luan and Tan Ju Wei – and both will be speaking, the former in English and the latter in Mandarin:

We have twins, Sharifah Nadira & Syed Nazrin:

Two classmates from SMJK Katholik in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Lim Sue Wei & Chua Shi Lyn:

A teacher, Rathippriyah Balsan and her student, Vivan Shri Haridra (a.k.a. Michael Jackson):

The first runner-up of Toastmasters’ 2008 World Championship of Public Speaking, K Loghandran is also a speaker at WSD-KL 2019!

And a couple, Lisa Zaiton & Terry Iskandar who had to stop their lovers’ quarrel in order to register for WSD-KL:

With a colorful collection of registrants, this event is going to be loads of fun and we know it!

This is the Really Last Batch: Registration Dockets # 201 - # 205

And we still have more registrations that spilled over. Five additional ones. 

The grand total of WSD-KL registrations number 205 – and we exceeded our own target. Anyway, this is the final batch of registrations:

Last reminders on mini workshops held in conjunction with World Speech Day – Kuala Lumpur:

And even public service announcements to guide participants to the venue since they are little known:

The Last Batch: Registration Dockets # 191 - # 200

Yayyy-y-y-y, we did it!!! 

As at 23:43, we have secured 200 registrations for World Speech Day – Kuala Lumpur! It’s going to be one helluva event. 

The batch of 10 registration dockets that I am issuing today are: 

Please ensure the safekeeping of your registration docket in your phone – and it entitles you to admission to the WSD-KL 2019!

10 Short of 200 Registrations

We are now inching closer to the magical 200-registration mark – having achieved 190 registrations yesterday.

One of our biggest WSD-KL supporters is the Cambridge Asia Gavel Club in Bandar Puteri in Puchong, Selangor – eleven Gaveliers are speaking on Friday @ UNIRAZAK. 

Photos of their gavel club meeting that I went to last Friday: