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Talkmagic Toastmasters – Club Meeting 225 (22/07/2017)

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Theme : Being a lefty in a right handedworld 

WOD : ‘Adept‘ meaning skillful 

225th meeting was amazing and an adept meeting with a lot of mind blowing people  , 👫,  ,  ,  out there who made it so cool

It began with the SAA, TM Jeyabalan  inspiring the audience with his neatly woven story and setting the energy to the magnificent 225th meeting 

Then entered the President TM Baburajan   with his amazing heuristic story as he always does. (Baburaj is a storehouse of inspirational stories 📚& he his an inspiration himself to all of us) to set the mood high  and to take the meeting forward 

Then entered the left hand lover of the day  TM Ramesh Anand  . Each time he enters the stage, he makes it a jaw dropping show.  The Rib-tickling examples he quoted were too good  especially the demo of  He just dropped his inhibitions, what a show by Ramesh Anand  truly inspiring

Following this was the prepared speech session – The clash of clans     ‘The CC6 clash’ between TM Sharanya and TM Nitin

1.TM Sharanya  evaluated by TM SunilRaghavan and mentored by TM Neelesh

2. TM Nitin  evaluated by TM Jane  and mentored by TM George 

Following this was the education session for a change that changed the mindset of all of the people present there        . DTM Arjun Raj Urs  took over the stage with his life experience and told us to jump into the river of crocodiles     
Which at first seemed scary 😰 and then he revealed that those were funny crocodiles-fellow toastmasters look into your eyes when you stand on the stage    
But that leap is a must to enjoy the green pastures         on the other side and to move from fear  to fearlessness  His innumerable words of wisdom will always remain with us.

Following this was Evaluation by GE TM Anu the all-rounder  and her TAG team including Listener
1.Timer              –    TM Feba
2. Grammarian –   TM Annie
3. Ah counter    –   TM Nitesh
4. Listener         –   TM Vishwanath
The individual Evaluators TM Sunil and TM Jane gave constructive feedback for the speakers

This was Followed by again a nice quote and story by TM Ramesh to tell how biased the world is to the left handed people  in a very light and jovial manner he conveyed it to us.

The meeting concluded with TM Baburaj summarizing the meeting in short

The winners were declared after this. The winners were :
1. TM Sharanya – Best Speaker

2. TM Sunil Raghavan – Best Evaluator

The meeting ended with so much zeal and enthusiasm and was Followed by hot hot vadas, tea and coffee  under the tree with continuous chatter and discussions.

With this the 225th meeting concluded 

 

Talkmagic Toastmasters Club Meeting 210 – 08/04/17

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MOM Meeting No.210

Date – 08th April 2017

Theme – ‘Bask in the warmth of sunshine ‘

WOD -‘Entice’

The meeting commenced with the enticing SAA TM Annie’s warm address, beautifully presented through the story of the king and his shoes.

President TM Shashidhar further spread the warmth with his welcoming address towards members and guests..

His philosophical insights about how to use the failings at Toastmasters to be successful outside was deeply inspiring.

The stage was then taken over by the debutante TMOD TM Shruti.. The warmth of her personality cast an enticing spell on the audience.

The GE of the meeting , the veteran TM George , explained the evaluation process and introduced his TAG Team.

Timer – TM Veerasingam⏰
Ah counter – TM Priya
Grammarian -TM Sunil
Listener- TM Feba

The Prepared Speeches Section had 3 enticing participants :
1. CC1 by TM Roy evaluated by TM Anu.
2.CC3 by TM Sharanya evaluated by TM Jane.
3. CC3 by TM Manjunath evaluated by TM Baburaj.

Each speech stood out in their sheer brilliance ✨

The Table Topic Session was conducted by TTM TM Saleem.The wonderful topics saw enthusiastic participation. ‍♂

Then came the invaluable evaluation session hosted by GE TM George.

Individual evaluators, TAG Team and the GE himself gave priceless advice to the participants and the role players, to enable them become better than the best.

President TMShashidhar concluded the meeting with prize distribution in an enticing manner leaving everyone basking in the warmth of Talkmagic.

P.S.- The debutante TMOD Shruti’s hosting of the show, the quality of the speakers and the sincerity of the role players were truly stunning. .

All credits go to the senior members and veterans of Talkmagic Toastmasters whose relentless hard work behind the scenes is bearing fruit.

Talkmagic Toastmasters Club Meeting 208 – 25/03/17

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MOM Meeting No.208, Date – 25/03/17

Theme of the meeting was ‘Evolution is the secret of the next step’

WOD ‘Savor’

The meeting began on a reflective mode with the beautiful story about who is the happiest bird by SAA TM Annie. It truly reflects on human nature whereby the grass is always greener on the other side.😃

VPE TM Baburaj then took the stage like Bahubali💪 to give the welcome speech.

The TMOD TM Shriniwas then took the stage to explain the secrets of evolution. 😊

The GE TM Prakash explained the evaluation session.

The TAG Team consisted of:
Timer: TM Parthiban
Ah counter: TM Shruti
Grammarian : TM Sharanya

The Prepared Speech section was full of milestones 🏅

CC1 by TM Nitin evaluated by TM Salim

CC1 by TM Raghuram evaluated by TM George

CC10 by TM Jane evaluated by TM Sunil

Then came the crackling Table Topics Session hosted by TTM TM Jagdeep

The feedback session followed hosted by GE TM Prakash. 📋

Finally the winners were announced with the closing address by VPE TM Baburaj.

The winners were: 🏆

Best Evaluator : TM Sunil👏

BestTable Topic Speaker : TM Shruti👏

Best Speaker :TM Nitin👏

The evolution of Talkmagicians continued under the bodhi tree🌳
P.S. – Again I was present in spirit although absent in person. 😇Unfortunately no one , specially Baburaj couldn’t see me.😂😅😂

Talkmagic Toastmasters Club Meeting 207 – (19/03/17) – International Speech Contest

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Meeting No – 207 – Club level International Speech and Table Topics Contest

‘ABRACADABRA’

The meeting opened with the SAA TM Annie’s magical address. Her story about the deaf , winner frog set the tone of the contest.

It emphasised that inner belief is stronger than outer noise.
With that inner confidence the contest chair, TM Anu took over.
The contest chair read out the rules and regulations of the contest as prescribed by Toastmasters International.
The first section was the international speech contest.
The participants were TM Anindita, TM Theju, TM Prakash, TM Sunil, TM Mathew and TM Baburaj.
Each speech stood out by their sheer brilliance and enchanting execution.
The next section was devoted to the Table topic contest.With so many participants, it almost seemed like a party.
The participants in this category included; TM Mathew, TM Parthiban , TM Prakash , TM Sunil , TM Muzib , TM Sharanya, TM Shashidhar , TM Anindita, TM Feba , TM Jane , TM Srivatsan , TM Raghuram and TM Chandrasekar.
While the Chief Judge was deciding on the verdict Contest chair TM Anu held a mock table topic session.
It was hilarious to get to know the true feelings of the contestants.
The meeting then concluded with President Shashidhar ‘s address and distribution of prizes.

The winners were:
For Table Topics Contest:

1.TM Sharanya
2.TM Matthew
3.TM Raghuram

For International Speech Contest :
1.TM Anindita
2.TM Theju
3.TM Baburaj

The celebrations continued under the bodhi tree with delicious sandwiches and fruit drinks, courtesy – TM Annie
P.S.- ABRACADABRA’ owes it’s success to a lot of people, some of whom worked relentlessly behind the scenes.
The Chief Judge DTM Geetha , whose guidance and judgement gave a new sheen to the contest.
Contest Chair TM Anu , whose dedication and beautiful smile made the contest even more charming.
TM Jane , who worked non stop behind the scenes to make others relax and enjoy.
The different role players , who did an excellent job.
The huge number of participants who came to take part in the magic.
The best part was the easy camaraderie between the members which made the whole event seem like a magic fest with each weaving their own spell
We sorely missed Neelesh , Harry , Shruti and other magicians of Talkmagic.

Talkmagic Toastmasters Club Meeting 206 – (12/02/17)

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Theme of the meeting was ‘Strong Women Strong World ‘
WOD -‘ Nonchalant ‘

The meeting opened with the strong address by SAA TM Annie.
President TM Shashidhar in his address referred to the iconic Para Olympic sports woman, Deepa Malik.
TMOD TM Theju continued the theme by comparing women with trees
Her reference to the struggles of women to get into Toastmasters showed that women never had it easy.
GE TM Anu gave the men some thing to rejoice by referring to Men’s Day.
However as behind every successful man lies the hand of a woman, so here too behind the strong women we had the
support of the men in the individual evaluations and TAG Team.

Timer – TM Raghuram
Ah Counter- TM Roy
Grammarian- TM Ramesh
Listener- TM Ajith.

The Prepared Speeches started with CC3 by TM Shruti titled ‘Be bold for change’,evaluated by TM Srivatsan.
The second speech was ACB2 P2 titled ‘Hakka Noodles ‘, by TM Neelesh, evaluated by TM Prakash.
The third speech came from the regal TM Sunil titled ‘His Master’sVoice’, fromAC B7, evaluated by TM George.
The Table Topic Session was conducted by another member of the Strong Women’s team TM Jane.
A little twist in the regular meeting routine was given by the PR Session conducted by VP PR TM Neelesh.
The evaluation session hosted by GE TM Anu saw the individual evaluators and TAG Team giving their feedback.
The TMOD handed over the stage to President TM Shashidhar for his concluding address and prize distribution.

Best speech – TM Sunil
Best table topic speaker – TM Sharanya
Best evaluator – TM Prakash.

The celebration of Strong Women continued under the bodhi tree.

P.S – TM Ramesh is really excelling in his grammarian role albeit nonchalantly.
TM Sharanya ‘s views about gossip is totally justified
because even though I was personally not present, I got all the news.
Last but not the least, Strong Women are really generous, as 2 men were given the 1st prize.
They make the world stronger nonchalantly.