Talkmagic Toastmasters – Club Meeting 211 (15/04/17)

Meeting no.211 was unique in many ways.

Although the regular venue was out of bounds , the meeting was held in keeping with the theme amidst nature.

The meeting was opened beautifully by debutante acting SAA TM Feba.

President Shashidhar then took up the reins of the meeting.

Like always he extended a warm welcome to all and in all his sincerity explained the value of Toastmasters.

Then came the vibrant TMOD TM Shriniwas who brilliantly elaborated on this so relevant theme.

The GE TM Jane then took the stage to explain the evaluation process.

Her TAG team included the following toastmasters:

Timer: TM Roy⏱
Ah counter : TM Parthiban
Grammarian: TM Priya
Listener : TM Anu

Then started the electrifying prepared speeches section.⚡

1.CC10 TM Anindita evaluated by TM Neelesh.
2. ACB by TM Sunil evaluated by TM George.
3. ACS by TM Prakash evaluated by DTM Geetha.

The next section was the Table Topics Session handled beautifully by debutante TM Shruti , whose table topics were in sync with the theme.

Then came the detailed evaluation session handled by the GE TM Jane with inputs from the individual evaluators and the TAG Team.

The listener TM Anu then took the stage for a hilarious session which changed the most serious toastmasters into school kids.

The TMOD TM Shriniwas then concluded his session and handed over to President Shashidhar.

President Shashidhar in his closing address brilliantly harped upon each section of the meeting with wit and humour.
The meeting ended with prize distribution and snacks distribution.

P.S.- Although it was boiling outside, the meeting held in the badminton court saw enthusiastic participation.

Although there were some debutante role players, their poise and confidence shows what the guidance of seniors can do.

Although the TMOD had some tough moments declaring Jane as the encyclopedia, I think she deserves the moniker Janepedia.

Although there were many present we still missed others who couldn’t make it to this unique meeting.

Although my mentor Sunil didn’t give a milestone speech , he is a milestone in himself.

Although I had tried to forget about my CC10 speech thanks to the relentless reminders of Srivatsan that I had to make an appearance.

Finally although I couldn’t put on my lipstick before the photoshoot George relating me to Sharukh’s heroine Kajol flew me to 7th heaven.