NMC Corporate Chapter Toastmasters Newsletter September 2010

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The Traveling Toastmaster - CC ALB Sunil Kottarathil

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NMC Corporate Chapter Through The Years - ACB CL Dr. Katrak

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THE NEWSLETTER OF NMC CORPORATE CHAPTER TOASTMASTERS CLUB CLUB No. 4066, AREA 23, DIVISION H, DISTRICT 79

Toastmasters : Achieving Greatness Together

Importance of Practice - ACS ALB Santhosh Shenoy

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Purpose of Life - TM Sanjiv Singh

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Key To Treasure - TM Ramesh Taurani

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President’s Message

Dear Toastmasters, The NMC Corporate Chapter has an awesome history. Ever since its inception in 2002 under the patronage of our beloved Dr. B.R. Shetty, the Chapter has grown from strength to strength. This wonderful Chapter is indeed an ongoing ‘University’ imparting excellent communication and leadership skills. In fact, the most beautiful aspect of this Chapter is that incredible feeling shared by its members as belonging to one big family of loving, caring and dedicated toastmasters. Our ‘family’ always strives to provide high quality meetings and genuinely works towards the growth and enhancement of its members in the true spirit of Toastmasters. In short, we at NMC Corporate Chapter are one big family with one specific goal – “Achieving Greatness Together.” This beautiful theme inspired by the present International President of Toastmasters Pat Johnson, is our Chapter’s theme for the current year. As President of this Chapter, I have one great commitment which is not only to elicit the greatness that is already there in our members but also to reinforce the Toastmasters program. Now, what is the Toastmasters program all about? Simply put, it is a powerful tool that empowers us to succeed by breaking the bonds of captivity. As rightly said by Mark Caine, “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you find yourself.” Now to reinforce the Toastmasters program, our NMC Corporate Chapter family will work as one cohesive unit to enable each member to move through the various levels of communication and leadership development. This am sure will be done in small but effective stages – one person at a time, one assignment at a time ultimately resulting in achieving outstanding success in its true sense. And my interpretation of success is, “Becoming a better human being through Toastmasters.” In this year and the years to come, we will continue to challenge ourselves as one strongly bonded family and impart those fine human impulses of love, care, giving, sharing through this magnificent chapter to the world within and beyond. In conclusion, I quote Pat Johnson, “I am a better community member, parent, employee, leader, friend and manager because of what I have learned in Toastmasters.” Yes, dear members, let us pledge to be better human beings through the fascinating program of Toastmasters and let us once again bring back the glory of this brilliant chapter by breaking our self imposed bonds of captivity, by shrugging off our lack of self esteem and lack of confidence. We will achieve excellence. We are a family – a loving, caring united family!

Salim Sayyid

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Editor�s View�

EDITOR TM Sanjiv Singh

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PUBLISHER ACB CL Salim Sayyid


Dear Toastmasters, The Newsletter is the voice of our Toastmasters club and so is baptized as �Corporate Voice�. This first issue of the Newsletter for the current year is being released as we are preparing to bid farewell to the scorching and sweltering summer. While the end of summer is marked by somberness in our houses, no child wants to go back to school and no adult likes to miss those leisurely days of summer vacations. We at Toastmasters Clubs welcome its end because we will now find our members back to facilitate conducting more organized and structured meetings.

Theme of current issue is ACHIEVEMENT. Accordingly, as you browse through pages of this issue, you will find that we have focused on the Club�s achievement through the years, members� achievement at the Club and DTAC levels etc.

Most of our members being away on holidays between July to September, it was a challenge to keep the meetings alive. Three joint meetings with the Spectrum Club proved to be an excellent solution; it not only enabled the different cultures to mix freely and learn immensely from each others strengths but also brought out the brotherhood feelings we have between different Toastmaster clubs. The biggest gain for me has been that I have few more fabulous friends now. We had another wonderful time celebrating the birthday of our member TM Akant Taurani during 187th meeting on 17th July 2010. We have animated these activities in this issue with extensive pictures.

For our readers who have an appetite for reading, we have included interesting articles both motivational and educational. You must also read the holidaying experience of one of our members to discover that world is such an inspirational canvas providing special moments and memories that we can carry for a long time.

I want to express my appreciation to everyone who has contributed to the success of Corporate Voice.

Trust you will savor this issue.

Best Regards,

Sanjiv Singh

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Division Governor’s Message

ACG OCL Sudha Datta Division Governor, Division-H


Serve, Lead and Transform

Dear Toastmasters of NMC Corporate Chapter, It gives me immense pleasure to learn that the members of NMC Corporate Chapter are publishing the first issue of the chapter’s newsletter for the current year. This club has an amazing history of achievements and glory and it gives me pride to be associated with the club, as a club coach and mentor. NMC Corporate Chapter has its uniqueness of being the first corporate club in Abu Dhabi (Division H), although the Club is now open for members outside NMC. While we join the toastmasters program for different reasons, at the end of the day, this program helps us to become better individuals and human beings. Hard work and commitment is what makes a difference in us. We become better communicators and leaders, which in turn develop self-confidence. I strongly believe in the phrase that ‘Communication is not optional in one’s life’. In today’s competing world, we all need to equip ourselves with the skills of communication and leadership in order to prosper. All of us have decided to improve our lives through improving our skills, but it is a difficult task!! It takes real courage and determination to attend the first meeting as a guest, sit through the entire two hour session and then join as a member. Let us congratulate ourselves for our determination to continue the journey in the Toastmasters program. It is easy to give up; but it is expensive!! Unless we invest in ourselves, we run the risk of becoming obsolete and we fall behind in the race of life. In Division H, during the current year, we have given special emphasis to quality improvement to the entire toastmasters program which includes quality meetings, development of members, training of office bearers and judges. All the clubs in the division including NMC Corporate Chapter have been contributing to develop better human beings and communicating to promote better understanding and harmony in the society. Let us work together to have a better world for our future generation. “We achieve greatness together”-- Pat Johnson (Current International President).

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THE TOASTMASTERS VISION Toastmasters International empowers people to achieve their full potential and realize their dreams. Through our member clubs, people throughout the world can improve their communication and leadership skills, and find the courage to change.

THE TOASTMASTERS VALUES Toastmasters International’s core values are integrity, dedication to excellence, service to the member and respect for the individual. These are values worthy of a great organization, and we believe we should incorporate them as anchor points in every decision we make. Our core values provide us with a means of not only guiding but also evaluating our operations, our planning and our vision for the future.

THE TOASTMASTERS MISSION Toastmasters International is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. Through its member Clubs, Toastmasters International helps men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking — vital skills that promote self-actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding, and contribute to the betterment of mankind. It is basic to this mission that Toastmasters International continually expand its worldwide network of clubs thereby offering ever-greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from its programs.

MISSION OF THE CLUB The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment, in which every member has the opportunity to develop and practice communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth

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Club Officers

VP – PUBLIC RELATIONS TM Sanjiv Singh


VP - EDUCATION CC ALB Sunil Kottarathil


SECRETARY CC ALB Thomas PV


VP - MEMBERSHIP TM Ramesh Taurani


TREASURER TM Francis Vijay

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SERGEANT AT ARMS TM Hema Ramanath


PRESIDENT ACB CL Salim Sayyid


Immediate Past PRESIDENT ACB CL Dr. Kaveh Eghtesadi


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NMC Corporate Chapter Through the Years…

ACB CL Dr. Katrak

Over the years the club has changed its venue thrice. Initially, meetings took place on the 19th floor of the Green Building which later was demolished. Then the venue was shifted to the mezzanine floor of Foodlands Restaurant. Presently meetings are conducted in the huge well equipped basement auditorium of NMC Specialty Hospital. Very few clubs will be privileged to have such a spacious and better equipped venue for a meeting.

NMC Corporate Chapter Club was chartered on 13th December 2001 under the patronage of Dr. B. R. Shetty. Over the last nine years, right from the time TM Sudhir Shetty took over the reins, the club has always been in the limelight and at present it is at its peak under the leadership of TM Salim Sayyid. The various Presidents who have helped to build The NMC Corporate Chapter are: 1) Sudhir Shetty 2001 - 03 2) Dharmendra 2003 - 04 3) Dr. C. R. Shetty 2004 - 05 4) Dr. Umesh Shetty 2005 - 06 5) Dr. Katrak 2006 - 07 6) Gagan Preet Kaur 2007 - 08 7) Dr. Sumitha Nayak 2008 - 09 8) Dr. Kaveh 2009 - 10 9) Salim Sayyid 2010 - 11

Meeting Venue at 19th Floor Conference Room in Green Building

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The Club over the years has produced excellent speakers who have made the club proud at the DTAC level. In the Humorous speech competition, TM Dr. Katrak represented the club at DTAC in 2004 and 2007. He won the 1st runner up award in 2004, while TM Dr. Umesh was the 2nd runner up in 2005. TM Dr. Katrak represented Division H in the International speech category during DTAC 2010. Looking at the speaking skills of the new members, we are sure to have our members representing the club in all the contests at the DTAC next year.

The club has proved its versatility – communication or leadership skills – by achieving the President’s Distinguished Club award for 4 consecutive years from 2004 to 2007. The efforts and dedication its members has put in for achieving this laurel is highly commendable. The dazzling array of colorful ribbons in the Club banner speaks the glory themselves. This year it is well on track to achieve it once again by already achieving 4 out of the 10 possible points within a short period of 3 months thanks to the efforts of VP Education TM Sunil Kottarathil.

President TM Umesh Shetty receiving the award from the District Governor at DTAC 2006 held at Dubai, for the Club achieving 10 out of 10 DCP points before April end

TM Dr. Katrak won 1st runner up place in Humorous Speech contest at DTAC 2004

TM Dr. Umesh Shetty won 2nd runner up place in Humorous Speech contest at DTAC 2005.

In 2007, members of NMC Corporate chapter represented the club at Area level and won in 7 out of the possible 8 categories

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The club which was previously only for Corporate members is now open to all. With the presence of talent from all fields of life the standard of the meetings has raised a lot and I am sure the members will take the club to even greater heights.

The club has been regularly conducting Youth Leadership Programmes for the kids during their vacations. Not only the participants improve their speaking and leadership skills immensely and also enjoyed the sessions. The most memorable function of the Club was the 100th meeting celebration held at Foodlands hall where all the members with their spouses were in traditional outfits. The fun which everyone had during the games and shows held by the club members and their family will be remembered for years. This year we will be completing 200 meetings, and I am sure the celebrations will be even more memorable.

1st Youth Leadership Program held in August 2004

Youth Leadership Program - 2007

Celebration – 100th Meeting

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Importance Of

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ACS ALB Santhosh Shenoy It’s Saturday, you’ve been assigned to prepare a report for a meeting on Thursday. You try to find some time to put the PowerPoint slides together Sunday afternoon. Then, Monday goes by, then Tuesday, and suddenly it’s Wednesday night and you are now just putting your slides together. You stay at work late, finish it up and now you think you’re ready for the meeting on Thursday. But, where was the practice? Oops, you just didn’t have time. You show up Thursday morning, you make copies of your report in a hurry, zip into the conference room right as the meeting starts, then you are called to deliver your presentation. Your stomach is tied up in knots, you start to speak and your mouth goes dry. You stumble and stammer – then you read your PowerPoint slides to the group. You sit down and thank God that you got through it.

After the meeting your manager calls you into his office. He asks, “why you seemed so rushed and anxious during the presentation.” You explain that you just didn’t have enough time to prepare properly. He reminds you that several months ago you participated in Presentation Skills training and for sure you learnt tools from the training to help prepare and practice in advance. You hit your head with your hand and say “Ooh!” You remember now, you did have that template to put together a presentation and you should have practiced out loud with a colleague who had also taken the class. Unfortunately, because you hadn’t given a presentation since you took the class, you just went into a panic mode and forgot to use the tools you had. You vow that this won’t happen to you again, you realize you need to practice these skills to keep them alive.

Practice might not necessarily make you perfect, but it will certainly help you improve and be better prepared and perceived by your audience. You’ll notice that nervousness and anxiety will disappear as you feel more in control and familiar with your content.




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Four Stages of Competence Whenever we learn something new, we go through four distinct stages. In psychology, these are called the four stages of competence. Each stage describes a person’s knowledge and skill in terms of two dimensions: competence-incompetence and conscious-unconscious. The first stage is called Unconscious Incompetence. In this stage, an individual is not competent in a particular area and they are not aware of that incompetence at a conscious level. At this stage, you don’t know what you don’t know. The second stage, Conscious Incompetence, occurs when an individual’s incompetence comes into their consciousness. We enter this stage when we are first exposed to new information or a skill. The third stage, Conscious Competence, occurs when an individual has competence consciously. Beyond mere exposure, at this stage, we have gained a certain level of comfort with a body of knowledge or have developed a certain amount of skill. The fourth stage, Unconscious Competence, occurs when an individual has competence, but it is not available consciously. The competence is demonstrated without thinking about it consciously. One example is driving a car; while it may have taken conscious effort to learn how to drive, once it is mastered, it is something we do automatically. The four stages of competence is an interesting and useful model that can help us assess where we are in the learning process. One’s ultimate aim is to reach the Fourth Stage; i.e. Unconsciously Competent. This can be achieved only by practice. As rightly worded in a Latin proverb; “Practice is the Best Master.” As Toastmasters; once we become Unconsciously Competent, our speech delivery will become smooth and uninterrupted; Voice modulation, hand gestures, facial expressions, stage movement, etc. will be natural and balanced.

One thing that all good speakers have in common is practice. Practice is essential. Knowing your material well will reduce your nervousness and anxiety. The following methods are commonly used for the practice:

1. The Mirror You are your best audience. Practice eye contact and gestures in the mirror. Make your gestures larger than normal to help you loosen up.

2. Audio Recorder Tape your presentation then listen to it. Listen to your rate of speech, use of filler words, and volume. Learn your content by listening to yourself. Be your own teacher.

3. Videotape Not for the feint hearted. See if you can maintain eye contact with camera. Notice your gestures, the expression on your face. Tape yourself a couple of times and see how you can improve.

4. People Colleagues, friends, spouses and kids can all assist by being your audience.

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Words of Wisdom on Practice

• A couple of hours of practice are worth ten sloppy rounds - Babe Didrikson Zaharias

• Practice, practice, practice until you eventually get numb on rejections - Brian Klemmer

• Practice without improvement is meaningless - Chuck Knox

• It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice - Eric Lindros

• Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game - George Halas

• You can't hire someone to practice for you - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

• If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat - Herschel Walker

• If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it - Ignacy (Jan) Paderewski

• If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can - Ivan Lendl

• Practice is the best master - Latin Proverb

• Practice only makes for improvement - Les Brown

• An hour of practice is worth five hours of foot-dragging - Pancho Segura

• Everything is practice – Pele

• My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more – Pete Rose

• You play the way you practice - Pop Warner

• How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice – Saadi

• Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect - Vince Lombardi

• The discover of what is true, and the practice of that which is good, are the two most important objects of philosophy – Voltaire

• In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is - Yogi Berra

• Practice as if you are the worst; perform as if you are the best - Anonymous

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TM Sanjiv Singh

Do you want your life to be at the mercy of others, just like the blind person? If your answer is no, then you need to introspect and find your purpose of life. One day my wife and I were deciding about the dinner to be cooked. My 10 year old daughter was extremely annoyed at this just like an 8 month baby when prevented from putting his finger in the live electrical socket. She was annoyed because she disliked home cooked food from every corner of her heart. She retorted, “Dad, why do we have to eat, if we excrete the whole thing the next day?” I embraced her and said, “Darling, Oxygen, minerals and vitamins from the food we eat are absorbed by the blood which helps in growth and development of the body.” Just then, my mind knocked at me and cried EUREKA! I have found the answer to your most haunted question. It said now listen to me, between our entry to and exit from this world, we have to be like food, providing Oxygen, minerals and vitamins we have within us to this world to help in growth and development of the mankind. I understood that life is not about having the goods but life is about doing good to others. We can be dedicated doctors, enterprising engineers or bold businessmen and use our talent and ability to bring benefits to mankind. Abraham Lincoln enslaved millions of hearts by bringing an extinction to slavery, Martin Luther King Jr. captivated hearts of generations by liberating the blacks and Mother Teresa agitated the generations’ hearts by bringing solace to the uncared ones. They have become immortal, because their deeds will never decay for generations to come. Dear Toastmasters, let us cure our blindness towards the purpose of life and let us start living rather than merely existing. Give your life away for doing good to others because in that you will find the purpose of life.

Everything has a purpose. We all know the purpose of Toastmasters meetings, various role players in the meeting, club contests; don’t we? But the question which haunts me is “What’s the Purpose of my life”? Next to my house stays a blind person. Every morning he has to catch a bus from the other side of the street. One day he would be escorted by a rogue boy, who would intentionally guide him to a wrong destination, for fun. Another day a charming girl would hold his hand and take him to the perfect place. On other occasions he uses his stick to find the way, not sure whether he has actually reached the right spot. So, what do we learn from this story? Obviously, that the girls are better behaved than the boys and the stick cannot be relied upon. No! You don’t think so. Ok, the story tells us that a blind person is dependent on another person for guidance. If the person happens to be a gentleman or gentlewoman then you will be guided to a correct destination; and if not, you do not know where you will end up?



The Traveling Toastmaster

CC ALB Sunil Kottarathil Toastmasters is a continuous journey. A toastmaster keeps traveling. Even while physically resting at a place, his mind will be discovering new places of interest. Ever since I saw “The Traveling Toastmaster” page in Toastmasters magazine, I had already packed my magazine in my travel bag. As the summer holidays approached, my six year old daughter told me “Papa, Mukthika is going to Switzerland this time. She says it snow there. I want to see snow too.” I replied “Dear, if snow is what you want, snow is what you get.” That was how we reached Manali, the Switzerland of India. From Manali, we went past green deodar pine forests, lush apple orchards, clear hot water springs, gurgling waterfalls and Priety Zinta’s beautiful vacation home, to reach Rohtang Pass, which is at an altitude of 4112m, for our first tryst with snow. But what I was totally unprepared for was my reaction to snow. Whiter than the whitest of clouds in the sky, softer than the softest of cotton wool, inviting, titillating, enthralling lay an expanse of snow. The tranquility of the

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whole scene bowled me over. The pristine white chocolate landscape of astounding beauty was stretched over Kilometres and Kilometres. I was transported to the most romantic of dream sequences from a Yash Raj Movie. Preity Zinta in a white saree in my arms and the frame could have been picture perfect. Well, if you discount my singing that is. We played with wildest abandon. We tried skiing, snowboarding, snow scooting, sledging, making snowmen, dropping snow balls down the neck of unsuspecting victims. Time seemed to stand still. What was that word I used to remember in the plains? Tension? There was none of it here. We came back to earth exhausted, famished and exhilarated. We celebrated our rendevouz with snow, with hot and spiced tandoori chicken fresh off the tandoor, sauce, parathas, pickles and hot chocolate to wash it all down. Perfect.




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his lifetime. Chingu is a quilt that is made from the fur of an animal called Chingu. Its traders swear that it is designed to keep you warm in winter and cool in summer. In Manali , merchants go crazy when a potential customer walks by. Anything goes- brute force, guilt, manipulation, cajoling. Stores hire people to drag you in and they’ll patiently follow you around all to day to wear you down. I still can’t understand how, but we actually ended up buying three of them. On the next day, we were on the road to Simla. Compared to the picturesque Manali, Simla seemed a rather poor cousin. Simla’s main street, Mall Road, a noisy scene of constant activity, fronted by the bus stand, several shopping markets, travel agents, and a line of hotels and restaurants. It's a great place to watch the world go by – locals in traditional caps, Tibetan women in immaculate rainbow-striped pinafores, Nepali porters, Buddhist monks, souvenir-hunting Indian tourists and a curious mix of Westerners. The next day we were on our way to Delhi which actually was our starting point before going to Manali. One of the more interesting buildings was the government building, which is on a hill near the Parliament. It has some of the most syncretic architecture you can see in India. The building was heavily guarded and for some reason you could only take picture of one side of the building, which, unfortunately, was the side with the sun behind it.

Next day was spent in making rounds of usual tourist places including a museum, temple, a Tibetan monastery and indulging in a lot of adventurous sports like river rafting and paragliding. Manali makes an ideal trekking base for short hikes and serious expeditions and countless agencies can help put a package together for you. ‘Chingu’ is a name that no visitor to Manali will ever forget in

We visited the Gandhi Smriti, where Gandhi used to stay in Delhi, and the place where he was assassinated. There's now a museum, a bookshop, and a small gallery where they sell prisoners' art work (which coincidentally, has the theme of Gandhi). We paid a visit to the Red Fort, which was the seat of Mughal government, and the minute we got out of the car we were set on by the bicycle rickshaw drivers, who wanted to take us to where we already were.




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The sun was starting to set, and we made one last try to see something historical – Humayun's tomb. Humayun was one of the Mughal sultans and he buried himself in grand style. The next day we were off to Agra. As the home of Taj Mahal, Agra is a must for the tourist. They have some of the most stringent security I've seen. My toastmaster magazine was confiscated too. The Taj Mahal is a beautiful piece of work, and it deserves all the praise it gets. I overheard a lot of tourists who said they were going to stay all day, and I'm not sure I really get it. For me two hours was enough. The people were a spectacle in themselves and a part of the Taj experience. I was really entertained to hear a hired guide giving a lot of information and some fanciful concoctions of his own to a group of foreigners. Our next and final stop was Itimad-ud-Daulah, a famous tomb, a building thought to be a precursor of the Taj Mahal. It is a beautiful building, and it was quiet, since everyone else in the whole world was running around at the Taj Mahal.

We were at the end of our trip. Ah! It was nice to be back home. Where else can you find cows roaming on the streets, but being treated with the same deference as old people. On the streets of Delhi, I smiled as a cow was standing in the middle of traffic and everyone going around it. Like any other city in India, the roads were crammed with cars, bicycles, rickshaws, auto-rickshaws, trucks of various sizes, camel carts or ox carts each going at its own speed and the amazing thing is that there aren’t more accidents than there are in the developed nations. If this doesn't sound like a restful vacation, it certainly wasn't. It was vibrant, interesting, stimulating, and above all, it was different – sounds very similar to a Toastmaster journey, I am sure you would agree.




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Key To Treasure

TM Ramesh Taurani

not employ house maid for a month and the child was under tender love and care of the mother. To everyone’s surprise, after one month, the results were astonishing. Later they did have a maid, but it was made sure that the child will be looked after only by mother and the maid would be undertaking the household chores. In this instance, the girl’s personality was being adversely affected came to be noticed because the girl was very sensitive. In most cases it goes unnoticed because the problems are functioning at subtle levels and immediate manifestation is not there. Who knows how it is affecting the internal personality of a child? Now dear friends, I want to focus on the real issue. The issue is not that mothers should not take up jobs. On the contrary, I am in favor of mothers who are also employed. However, working mothers have multiple responsibilities; they have to discharge office duties and look after home as well. In order to excel in their responsibilities at both office and home, it is necessary that they give sufficient time to both these responsibilities. The issue is how we can help working mothers in achieving this? Let us consider that if daily office hours for working mothers are restricted to 5 hours, then mother’s arms will be waiting at home to welcome the child on his / her return from school. Mothers can then devote sufficient time for the upbringing of a child and with full energy. Now compare with those mothers who come home in the evening after full day of work, tired and exhausted. What quality of upbringing can they provide? This is the whole idea. Will not a child brought up with all the energy and enthusiasms make a better child? Will not a better child be an asset to the society, to the nation and to the entire mankind? Dear friends, let us join together to create an atmosphere where ladies get more time to take care of their little children. Key to treasure is in your hands

Key to treasure is in our hands. Where is that key? Can we make this world a place where everyone is only to help each other and is happy in others progress! Yes, we can. For this, main ingredient is input. Best quality of input ensures the best quality of output. Children are the real treasure of every parent and our society. From where can we get that best quality of input for the child? The first and foremost input is their upbringing. There is nothing in this world that can be compared with a mother’s love. It is said that God could not be everywhere and therefore He made mothers. If all children get upbringing from their mothers, will they not grow up as better persons? I am not against maids and servants; they are also human beings who put in hundred percent for the upbringing of the child. But the difference is that they cannot provide the motherly love that nature has gifted only to mothers. Here is an example of a couple having a very sweet 6 years old daughter. She was very quiet and normal at home but hyperactive at school. Parents got several complaints from the school about their daughter and this developed misunderstanding in parents’ mind about the teachers. Parents thought that teachers are unnecessarily bothering them. The matter became so serious that parents were called by the school, and a long meeting was held. After the meeting it was suggested that mother should take complete care of the child and not the house maid. Parents followed the advice of the school. They did not employ house maid for a month and the hild d d l d f h




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NMC CORPORATE Meet the Member NMC Corporate Chapter warmly welcome our new member MTM HEMA VIJAYAN to our family. Having inducted into the club and broken the ice, she is already in the �WOW� path. We extend her all the support and best wishes for her future projects.

Calicut Home maker 2010 To Improve my communication and leadership skills To become a teacher To become a successful individual It�s hard to find to be frank !!! Becoming a mother for the first time � The moment of birth of my first son Decision to discontinue college after graduation Cooking The most dedicated and responsible person I ever found � My Father, Mr. Vijayan I will do the same, whatever I did so far

Place of Birth : Occupation :

I Joined Toastmasters in : Reason I joined Toastmasters :

My Childhood Dream : My Adulthood Dream :

If I were to describe myself in one line : Most memorable moment of my life :

Most regretful event in my life :

My pass-time activities : The person who inspired me most :

If I were given a second chance to start :

my life all over again .

What I want to share with you :

Name : HEMA VIJAYAN

We are so busy in life that we forget to enjoy the beautiful things around us. We forget to stop and appreciate the amazing things around us. We are becoming a money minting machine. In doing so, we are forgetting to enjoy the true pleasures of life. Let us live OUR life. Do not dwell on the thorns of past. Pave the roses of present moment on your path and keep going, making the journey meaningful�






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CLUB REPRESENTATION IN

DATC 2010, KUWAIT Every year, Toastmasters from the GCC and Jordan, hold a District Toastmasters Annual Convention, also known as DTAC. These Toastmasters, who come from all walks of life, career paths and educational interests, converge at the DTAC to participate in District level International Speech, Humorous Speech, Table Topics and Evaluation Contests, fully aware that the 1st place winners will represent District 79 in the summer’s Toastmasters International Contests. In addition, they witness the first official international Toastmasters Contests for the Arabic speakers, attend Keynote Speeches and Educational Workshops by World Champion Speakers, network with Toastmasters from all over the region, conduct important District 79 Excom and Council Meetings and gain educational experience. This year, 2010, DTAC was held in Kuwait, specifically at the Gulf University of Sciences and Technology for three consecutive days starting from May 20th2010. It was organized and hosted by the Toastmasters clubs of Division I- Kuwait.

Newsmakers of Our Club

NMC Corporate Club was well represented during DTAC 2010 by ACB CL Dr. Katrak with his participation in International Speech contest.

CC ALB Sunil Kottarathil received Silver Tongue Award during DTAC-2010 for achieving seven best speaker awards during his CC journey.

OUR CLUB PRESIDENT IS THE DISTRICT SECRETARY THIS YEAR….. ACB CL Salim Sayyid, a Toastmaster since 2003 is appointed as District Secretary for the current year. He works for Ali & Sons Co., LLC as the Marketing Manager of Volkswagen Cars for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. His 7 years in Toastmasters has seen him in various leadership positions - Secretary, VP Membership, VP Public Relations, VP Education and President. He was Asst. Area Govenor Education for Area 2 during 2009 - 2010. He is also a good orator – winning 2nd place for International Speech at Division level in 2007 – 2008 and many awards at Club and Area levels for International and Humorous Speeches.




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Members Educational Achievements

During 2010 July � Sept.

ACS ALB Santhosh Shenoy

ACB CL Dr. Kaveh Eghtesadi

CC ALB Sunil Kottarathil CC ALB Thomas PV

ACB CL Dr. Kaveh Eghtesadi CC ALB Thomas PV

Hall of Fame During Club Meetings

Best Speaker

Meeting No. 186 Meeting No. 187 Meeting No. 189 Meeting No. 190 Meeting No. 191

Best Evaluator

Best Table Topic Speaker

MTM Waheeda Salim TM Roshan Rao

TM Salim Sayyid TM Santhosh Shenoy

TM Sanjiv Singh

MTM Shukla Datta MTM Shukla Datta TM Anto Bernard TM Salim Sayyid

TM Dr. Katrak

TM Ramesh Taurani TM Salim Sayyid TM Anto Bernard

TM Sunil Kottarathil TM Anto Bernard






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DISTINGUISHED CLUB PROGRAM Success of a Toastmaster Club is measured based on a 10 point scale set by Toastmasters International through their Distinguished Club Program. With a clear focus and determined approach, within the first three months itself, NMC Toastmasters Club has registered 4 DCP Points with TMI. By successfully following the Club Success Plan, the club is all set to complete the year with President’s Distinguished Club status to regain past glory.

SMEDLEY AWARD By registering 5 dual members with TMI in September, the club has secured first award of the year. A beautiful SMEDLEY AWARD ribbon is awaited from Toastmaster International to decorate our club banner.

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A Meeting Day in Our Club

Meeting No. 186 July 3rd, 2010

Winners with President and Toastmaster of the Day

TM Thomas PV presenting his Advanced Communication Speech Project

General Evaluation by TM Dr. Katrak

Announcement of Timing Rules by TM Sunil Kottarathil

Audience New Officer’s Installation

by Immediate Past President TM Dr. Kaveh

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Dear all, It was a special summer for Spectrum. Every toastmaster club has strained attendance in summer. This makes it difficult to conduct quality meetings. This summer season, we are grateful to NMC for the three quality combined Meetings. On behalf of Spectrum, I take this opportunity to thank each and every member of NMC Toastmasters. Special thanks to TM Sunil, TM santhosh, TM Katrak and TM Salim Sayyid for the cooperation extended to realize the combined Meetings. All participants from spectrum enjoyed these Meetings. It was a good experience for us with

An opportunity to know and hear from NMC members New tips in toastmastering constructive evaluations from senior members Personalized meetings having Birthday celebrations of members.

We are moving to our regular meetings with a handful of tips from our Combined Meetings. Spectrum looks forward for more joint activities with NMC in the future. Once again thanks from the whole spectrum family. Best regards Anoop OK VP-Education Spectrum 050-2448126

Summer is over� SEPTEMBER ��10 01

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Three Combined meetings between NMC Corporate Chapter and Spectrum Toastmasters made the summer cooler�.

The pictures speak for themselves�..

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Table Topic

Session

Conducted by CTM ALS Abraham Raju

During Meeting No. 191 0n 18th Sept. 2010

The Toastmasters Table Topic program provides the club members with an opportunity to gain experience and polish impromptu speaking. Each program should be stimulating, provocative and pleasurable. It can be achieved by using your ingenuity and imagination in developing new Table Topic concepts!

The table topics master attentively listened to the speaker and made short comment on each speech before introducing the next topic . This particular Table Topic Session conducted by TM Abraham Raju added value of the impromptu element by forcing the member to browse through the pages of his memory and thus improving his “better listening and thinking” skills.

During meeting #191 on 18th September 2010, TM Abraham Raju, who is known for his unique ways of conducting table topic sessions, handed out pictures corresponding to news appeared recently in GULF NEWS and asked the table topic speaker to identify the event. All the five speakers showed their ability to “speak on their feet”.

Table Topic Speaker TM Sanjiv Singh spoke on oil spill caused at Mumbai port due to collision of Oil container ship MSC Chitra with another vessel. The accident resulted in an oil slick causing environmental pollution as well as containers fell overboard and caused disruption of the port traffic.

Table Topic Speaker TM Ramesh Taurani spoke on UPS cargo plane crash at Dubai killing two of its crew members. He advised that it was fortunate that the casualities were minimum as this was only a cargo plane and stressed in the need to identify the improvements that can prevent such crashes in future.

Table Topic Speaker TM Sudha Datta spoke on family members paying homage to 9/11 victims at Ground Zero – the site where twin tower once stood before terrorist attack in 2001.

Table Topic Speaker TM Anto Bernard spoke about the plight of a man trying to save his most precious possessions, his children and wife during recent flood at Pakistan. The family was trying to disembark from the boat which was sinking due to overcrowding.

Table Topic Speaker TM Dr. Katrak spoke on the first anniversary of the Dubai Metro which has served about 30 million people in an year. The whole Metro System is run by only 10 people including three traffic operators. Metro has been able to provide comfort in commute to both local residents and visitors.



Notice on door of landlord�s office : �Sorry. Yesterday Was Deadline for All Complaints.�

It�s Celebration Time�. SEPTEMBER ��10 01

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Toastmasters celebrated TM Akanth Taurani�s Birthday during the club�s 187th meeting on 17th July 2010.

NOTICE:-

THE ELEVATOR TO SUCCESS IS OUT OF ORDER. YOU HAVE TO USE

THE STAIRS, ONE STEP AT A TIME.

Patient, identifying himself to doctor�s receptionist : �The name is Burdan. B as in bursitis. U as in ulcer. R as in rheumatism. D as in dyspepsia. A as in acute anxiety. N as in neuralgia.�

I asked a young shop assistant what a �shrink resistant� label on a pair of socks meant. He hesitated, then said, �Sir, it means the socks do shrink � but they don�t want to.�





WORDS OF THIS QUARTER SURMOUNT (ser-mount) verb - be placed on top of : a statue surmounting a pillar - to prevail over : to surmount tremendous difficulties - to overcome, to surpass PARAGON (par-uh-gon) noun - a model of excellence, perfection of a kind : I make

no claim to be a paragon BROMIDIC (broh-mid-ik) adjective - pertaining or proper to a platitude; being a bromide; - trite Origin :- From the former use of bromide compounds as sedatives. Bromine got its name from the Greek bromos (stench) due to its strong smell. TEENY-BOPPER (tee-nee-bop-er) noun slang - a young teenage girl who is devoted to teenage

fads, rock music, fashionable clothes etc WEENY-BOPPER (wee-nee-bop-er) noun slang - a child of 8 to 12 years, esp a girl, who is a keen

follower of pop music. formed on the model of teenybopper, from weeny.


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MATCH THE CLUB OFFICERS ROLES AGAINST THEIR DUTIES Officer Duties I. President A. Collects dues, maintains funds II. Secretary B. Opens meetings, assists Toastmaster III. VP Public Relations C. Schedules speeches and roles IV. VP Membership D. Publishes newsletter, keeps up web site V. VP Education E. Coordinates and delegates VI. Sgt at Arms F. Records meeting events, attendance, orders supplies VII. Treasurer G. Processes new members; contacts and thanks guests

FOOD FOR THOUGHT “WE CRY FOR THOSE WHO DON’T CARE FOR US AND

WE CARE FOR THOSE WHO DON’T CRY FOR US.”

SOME FEARFUL WORDS GLOSSOPHOBIA

fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak GELOTOPHOBIA

fear of being laughed at GERASCOPHOBIA

fear of growing old or aging LIGYROPHOBIA

fear of loud noises NOMOPHOBIA

fear of being out of mobile phone contact NOSOCOMEPHOBIA

fear of hospitals TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

fear of number 13 TRYPANOPHOBIA

fear of needles or injections HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIOPHOBIA

fear of long words

ANSWERS

I. E II. F III. D IV. G V. C VI. B VII. A

OCTOBER

2nd - Meeting # 192 16th - Meeting # 193 30th - Meeting # 194

CLUB CALENDAR NOVEMBER

13th - Meeting # 195 27th - Meeting # 196

DECEMBER

11th - Meeting # 197 25th - Meeting # 198

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NMC Corporate Chapter Toastmasters Club

AbuDhabi, UAE

We meet every alternative Saturdays afternoon 2 pm to 4 pm at

Basement Conference Hall, NMC Speciality Hospital, Electra Street, AbuDhabi

Mr. Ramesh Taurani VP-Membership

Contact No. +971-50-4425312 e-mail � [email protected]

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