As an English teacher, improving my English ability is not my primary objective to join TM. In 2006, neither did I know that I might acquire the leadership skills and had my whole life changed simply because I became a TM. 

I joined NCBTC in Taichung because I wanted to show my support to my sister Joy Tsai as the president of that club. Since then, I started delivering speeches, speeches about story-telling, special occasions, informative articles, communications, and specialties. Besides the communicational track I engaged myself in, I took the club EVP job in my second year of TM, then I served as the president, then the area governor. By serving as the officers in a club, an area, I enlarged my objective of self-improvement into serving people. And I didn’t disappoint my club members and area clubs to gain NCBTC and area I2 distinguished club and distinguished area. 

Irene Tsai
蔡嬌敏
2011.07.28.

It’s a great honor to win the recognition from TM as a DTM.  Although it is the highest recognition,, it shouldn’t be the end of my journey in Toastmaster. After all, life is about learning and teaching. TM is a place where people can always get themselves entertained, refreshed, motivated, educated, and envisioned. It is also a place like home where members are closely related, we share life stories, happiness, sadness, the joy of success and the grief of loss. We are always encouraging and supporting each other. Where else can a person easily find this quality in any other social clubs? 

身為英語老師增加英語能力並非我加入TM的主要目的。我也不知道我會學到一些領導的技巧。而這些溝通和領導的能力的改進影響了我的後半生。 

我加入TM會的理由只是未了支持我妹妹當上新世紀雙語會的會長。從那以後我就一直做演講。第二年我當會裡的教育副會長，然後會長，區長。在當幹部的過程中，我把精進自己的目標擴大為服務他人   

蔡嬌敏 Irene Tsai