傑出會員回顧

(以下為台語文，採用教育部臺灣閩南語常用字) 青春，親像一卷衛生紙，看著真濟，一霎仔久就用完矣。十七年的拍拚，DTM(傑出演講會員) 是這个成果。毋過，敢是我佇演講會的終點? 敢是結束? 十七年的青春，有一半家己的時間，是佇國際演講會消磨的。這款的消磨是初初加入時無想著的，嘛毋知影家己會當擋甲--遮呢久、遮呢牢。公司結束，辛勞解散，公司原本支持的英語演講會嘛愛停止。這是頭一回離開國際演講會。仝分會競爭，予人看無，無代無誌失去(英語)比賽機會，目屎吞腹內，心酸酸來走。這是第二回的離開。智識飽足，熱心走傱(tsông)佮指導，煞予人唱聲：你的話，我無愛聽啦! -- 做甲流汗，煞予人嫌甲流瀾。目屎險險滴落來… 哪會到這款地步呢? 閣來離開好無? 一遍一遍，家己問家己。	Wendy Lin 林宛瑩 2020
心情收煞，家己閣問家己：進前兩擺的離開，毋是真正的離開，會費照常繳，人無參加，是為著什物? 思思念念是什物? 啊，是啦! 就是佮意國際演講會這个“互相幫贊”的精神! “互相幫贊”營造出來 ”正面學習”環境，綴著這馬演講會正著時的”數位化教材”。英語、國語、台語隨我按怎耍，勸說、刺激、鼓勵隨我按怎用，專案管理、人員分配、時間管理隨我按怎試，攏會使。想著一位電視節目主持人講：做別人的代誌，學家己的功夫。十七年的消磨，無拖磨，有修練，修練語言和𤆬𤆬領的功夫。十七年行到遮，DTM只不過是學習路途的一个路牌仔爾爾，毋是終點，有可能是另外一个開始。 Time flies. 17 years of Toastmasters journey, and finally I have reached a milestone – DTM. For 17 years, once I confused, once I struggled, and even I paused…… TWICE!! Why did I come back? I believed in my choice, Toastmasters International. It is a NGO and NPO organization with a mostly updated and completed educational system and with people who like learning and sharing. During my first few years, just like other fresh toastmasters, in fact, I did not involve much. To deliver a speech?! Organize materials I collected. Who really care about my speech quality?! To plan a regular meeting?! Just rang and asked. Who genuinely care about my interpersonal communication?! 7 years ago, I came back after my second pause of membership (based on time, not on finance). I asked myself: “What did I really need after I paid 10-year-fees of membership?” “How come I did not get what I expected in past 10 years?” “What did I really want in Toastmasters?” “Did I involve enough?” “Did I do enough?” “Time cannot wait.” “No more wasting my money.” “It is time to retrieve and re-sharpen my skills and abilities – of three kinds of language and of every leadership.” These were my answers. Day by day, week by week, and year by year, I hold every chance I can try, test or learn in Toastmasters. Now, I cannot say I am totally succeeded, but I can say that I am getting much better than I expected. I did not regret the action I took. I did not regret the choice I made. I TRY, I LEARN AND THEREFORE I AM !!