New Life Toastmasters Club: Congratulation to Minne Xie for Winning Area 25 Contest of International Speech!

Congratulation to Minne Xie for winning Third international speech award at International Toastmasters Club District 31 Division B 2017 Spring International Speech Contest at Chelmsford Library Conference Room on April 15, 2017.

After winning the club contest in 2017 Spring International Speech of the New LifeToastmasters on February 19, Minne Xie achieved another milestone by winning Area 25 contest on March 19. Minne has advanced to Division B contest which will beheld in Chelmsford Public Library on April 15 2017.

Minne's speech "Aim High"

Minne explored the sexism in schools, in workplace, and in Chinese tradition in her speech, titled “Not Blue, Not True”. She told her personal story of entering engineering school and working as a research engineer in a company here in Maine

Now, Minne works as a research engineer at Compounding Solutions LLC. She joined New Life Toastmasters club in November 2013. Minne served as the club president in 2015-2016. She has been very active in the club. She earned a Triple Crown award in 2015.

Toastmasters education track really brings me a new life

Our Area Director, Jacob Lam, asked: "Minne, after your graduate school study, you are a working professional now, can you tell us more about the differences between these "worlds"?"

Minne replied: "There is huge difference between campus and company. In campus, it is more relaxing and most of time we can communicate as chit-chatting. At work, it is more professional. The professors would forgive you if you have a hard time to express yourself clearly, but your supervisor may want you report concisely and explicitly. You can discuss with your classmates casually about the projects, but your clients may not like that way. The training in TM education track helps me to become more confident and more comfortable to communicate with different kinds of people, including my supervisor, colleagues, clients, and material suppliers. I would like to keep honing my communication skills following the TM education track. It really bring me a new life."

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