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FORUM NEWS Effective Presentation Skills Series 2/2014 The course was divided confidence level to become eloquent into several parts such as speakers. The participants were from Elements of Public the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Speaking and Presenta- Ministry of Health Malaysia, Ministry of tion Skills, Making A Natural Resources and Environment, Start, The Right Kind of Prime Minister’s Department, National Language and Conquer- News Agency of Malaysia, National ing Speech Anxiety. This Sports Institute, Department of Stan- course was designed to dards Malaysia and Federal Depart- strengthen the partici- ment of Town and Country Planning, A course on Effective Presentation pants’ skills in delivering effective Peninsular Malaysia. Skills was held from 26 August 2014 to speech in public. It was also aimed at 29 August 2014 to consolidate the developing their awareness of the ! participants’ skills in delivering a aspects of verbal and non-verbal presentation. strategies in order to enhance their Building Blocks of Good English 2/2014 The Language Division conducted the The participants walked through a sia, Ministry of Education, Ministry of second series of Building Blocks of critical analysis of English grammar Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Good English which was held from 22 through classroom discussions, group Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Depart- to 26 September 2014. The course activities and presentations. These ment of Social Welfare Malaysia, was aimed at developing participants’ activities are vital for the participants Department of Town and Country fluency and accuracy level of English to demonstrate the use of the Planning, Urban Transportation De- with the right usage of grammar. The language in a variety of context and partment, National News Agency of participants were introduced to the most importantly, to enable them to Malaysia and National Visual Arts grammatical aspects of the English use English confidently in their every- Development Board. language such as tenses, parts of day interactions. The participants we- speech and sentence patterns. re from the Ministry of Health Malay- PTD Alumni International Conference on Transformational Leadership in Malaysia The Administrative and Diplomatic tive transformational leaders to lead sessions for the second day. Officers’ Alumni Association (PTD the transformation journey. Alumni) in collaboration with the Public The first session, which was on Trans- Service Department, National Institute The conference was attended by formation of the Rural Sector in Malay- of Public Administration, Administra- members of the PTD Alumni, officials sia, was delivered by the Minister tive Modernisation and Management from the public and private sector as himself and moderated by Tan Sri Planning Unit (MAMPU) and IDFR well as representatives from the uni- Dato’ Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim, organised an International Conference versities and the media. IDFR was former Secretary General of the Minis- on Transformational Leadership in represented by Ms. Azmah Mahmud, try of Finance and Chairman of PLUS Malaysia from 9 to 10 September 2014 Ms. Farah Dibah Abu Hanipah and Ms. Malaysia Berhad. Among the anti-pov- at Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Ernitasimbolon Erwan. erty strategies shared by Dato’ Seri Haji Mohd Shafie were to develop the The objective of the conference is to The conference commenced with agriculture sector, improve standard of help the Government in its efforts to welcoming remarks by Tan Sri Dato’ living, promote rapid and continuous transform the public service and the Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed, President growth of economy and new land de- nation in line with the target to achieve of PTD Alumni followed by the official velopment schemes under Federal Vision 2020. There are numerous opening by Dato’ Seri Haji Mohd Land Development Authority. From issues and challenges which still derail Shafie Haji Apdal, Minister of Rural these strategies, the Ministry in- the transformation process. Thus, and Regional Development. The troduced seven initiatives for rural these need to be addressed and two-day conference consisted of five transformation, namely, developing resolved, especially the need for effec- sessions for the first day and three human resource, strengthening family DIPLOMATIC VOICE 27