TAP YOUR POTENTIAL
 -- Jane Yang
Re: Toastmasters International TV Show,
Valentine’s Day Special Edition （416-335-9839）

A picture tells a thousand words. Look at the unanimous smiles on everyone’s face in the “TV Talk Show” held at the Speaker’s Club on the Valentine’s Day of 2005.
               
The club kicked off the first of its projected series of special “Table Topics Sessions” for the year 2005 -- Toastmasters International TV Talk Show. Planner of the event – Jane Yang, assigned “homework” to members over the weekend to catch up with who’s who and what’s going on. Each member received a list of Celebrities, a list of TV Hosts and related links to browse some stories. No one was supposed to know who he or she would be, but given a role on the spot. Pretty much members came with a “see-what-happens” mood.
Marty MacPhail, the president of the club, stirred a wave by disclosing in advance that a celebrity, a friend of his, would show up for the night as a special guest, and asked members to get ready for a signature and pictures, however no name was given. What a dangle!

Jane Yang announced the rule of the game – the Host has to be mean while the Guest tries to survive with a smile. Each host was required to give a little opening speech, introduce the show, the guest, ask two questions and conclude the program. Each guest was required to answer two questions. Each pair has 2 minutes to complete the show.

Big Surprise! As soon as Mrs Herman was introduced by Fashion TV’s Jeannie Becker (Bonnie Dell) and entered the room with exaggerated “face”, costumes and impressive “legs,” there were voices whispering “It’s Marty!” After all, who else can be that tall? Unforgettably, Mrs. Herman invited everybody to take a picture with “her,” which has become the first group picture of Speaker’s Club for 2004 - 2005.

Later on, the club had Dr. Phil (Don Kent) interview Prince Charles (Charles Smith, what an coincidence!) and Jay Leno (Paul Sylvestervich) interview Camilla Parker Bowles (Shirley Grebinsky). Don and Paul were the very first two hosts in the whole world who actually got the hottest couple at the moment exposed on the screen. It was amazing to find out that Prince Charles did have a sort-of British accent and the lovely Camilla was quite philosophical by concluding her interview as “if you love a person enough, you will eventually have him (Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well…)”

David Letterman (Fred Irving) interviewed big guy Ming Yao (Mark Wen); Larry King (Bruce Keen) interviewed Condoleezza Rice (Sue Yao, you were quite a political woman, did you notice that?); Barbara Walters (Mary Kerkhof) interviewed North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (Kurt Yao); Oprah (Brenda Stefanovska) interviewed Michael Jackson (Kaleem Momin, wow, those dancing moves were so Michael Jackson, but sorry, not the “nose” part); Muchmoremusic correspondent William Wei interviewed Jacky Chan (Paul Du); Conan O’Brien (our brave guest Nelson of the night) interviewed Hilary Clinton (Erin Hui).

The Best Host Award went to Bonnie Dell, and the Best Guest Awards went to Charles Smith (your accent paid off), Sue Yao (your political dream did impress us much) and Kaleem Momin (thanks to your dancing talents).

Isn’t it fantastic to have a chance to be someone else? Exactly, when life lacks some fresh air, we need a chance to tap our potentials, have some extraordinary funs, and take the liberty to be bold, wild and passionate! We did it. Congratulations!

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