About a couple of weeks ago, I signed up for courses to become a SAS Certified Base Programmer. I do use SAS at work, but I use SQL more. I see how powerful SAS can be, so I decided to learn more about the language. So far, the first course has been fairly basic. I’m eager to get to the coding part, the juicy part. Some of the SAS programs I see at work are like novels which produce perfectly comprehensive reports. Skills man, skillz! Maybe one day, I’ll be able to write a beautiful script just like the pros do.
Today, I signed up to become a member of Belmont Babblers Toastmasters Club. My colleague, Leo Siu, mentioned this club to me and took me to a couple of the sessions. The meeting room was full of energy. Everybody was a great speaker in there. The whole hour went by like a minute. I’ve always wanted to be a good public speaker. Both of my part time jobs in the past involved with serving customers in a public setting. I consider myself as a good conversationist, but in terms of giving a speech, I’m the one that’s speechless. I’m hoping this toastmasters club can really help me to become a better public speaker.