The countdown had begun since word went round that Talkmagic Toastmasters Club were planning a gala show.
The theme decided was: ‘We didn’t come this far to only come this far.’
WOD – ‘Exuberant ‘
What a wonderfully decorated venue courtesy our versatile ASAA TM Sharanya.
The milestone meet commenced at 3:05pm by ASAA TM Sharanya .
Then Talkmagic ‘s dynamic President Shashidhar gave his inspiring footballer tale to add to the exuberant spirit⚽.
The stage was then taken by our wonderful, steadfast TMOD TM Jane
She took us down the nostalgic journey of the struggles of the founders of Talkmagic Toastmasters. A lively quiz in between about Toastmasters International spuced up the show.
She introduced the GE of the meeting evergreen, illustrious DTM Geetha Prasanna.
GE DTM Geetha explained the GE’s role and called upon her TAG Team.
Timer⏰ – TM Feba
Ah counter – TM Harry
Grammarian – TM Anindita
Listener – TM Baburaj
TMOD started the prepared speech section :
1.CC05 by TM Srivatsan evaluated by TM Neelesh
A wonderful step by step guide to befriend strangers.
2.ACB P2 by TM Theju evaluated by panellists
TM Prakash,TM Sunil and TM Mathew.
A captivating storytelling session.
Then came the educational session conducted by the veteran TM Dirish Mohan.
Lots of tips for aspiring contestants for the international speech contest.
Then came the hilarious TTM TM Anish with his role plays termed ‘Improv’.
Participants were put through routines that made people overtly exuberant. ..
TMOD Jane called upon the GE DTM Geetha to evaluate the meeting.
After the individual evaluators, she asked her TAG Team to give their reports. Listener Baburaj had a quiz to check attentiveness but the married women didn’t get the .
The best part was the GE’s individual observations which took the evaluation to another level.
Finally TMOD handed over the meeting to President Shashidhar who in the true spirit of celebrations gave away the prizes and concluded Talkmagic’smilestone 200th meeting
The party continued under the Bodhi Tree with yummy snacks.
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