TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL DUBAI TOASTMASTERS AND BLUE OCEAN
ACADEMY TOASTMASTERS JOINT
MEETING CLUB NO: 7492 & 3234183 - AREA 7 DIV B DIST 20
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
CLUB MEETING NO. 491 LOCATION: PARK REGIS HOTEL , AL KARAMA
THEME OF THE MEETING:
TOGETHER WE PROSPER DATE & TIME: 23.7.2014, 19:30 TO 21:30
RECORDED BY: KIRAN PUNJABI
SEARGANT AT ARMS
Due to last minute changes, TM
Vinay Satheesh was assigned the
role of Sergeant At Arms and he did
full justice to the role. He explained
the club mission and was as clear as
crystal in explaining about the 3
taboo topics of Sex, Religion and
Politics. He introduced the Dubai
Toastmasters President TM Deepak
Gulati with great enthusiasm.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
The Meeting was called Open by
Dubai Toastmasters President TM
Deepak Gulati through an inspiring
story of Charles Plumb’s life; a POW
(Prisoner of War) turned Motivation
Speaker. He emphasized on being
thankful to each person whose
small but vital deeds goes unnoticed
in our lives. The story about ‘Who
Packs Your Parachute’ is surely
going to be remembered by all
Toastmasters and Guests.
TM Deepak Gulati invited BOAT Club
President TM Kishore Shelke.
For the Benefit of Toastmasters &
Guests, TM Kishore Shelke
introduced the concept of
Toastmasters, its history, benefits
and current status.
TM Deepak & TM Kishore noted
that this meeting had the maximum
number of Guests even seen in their
tenure.
TM Deepak & TM Kishore then
introduced the TMODs for the day
with much required vigor.
TOASTMASTERS OF THE DAY TM QAISAR AMIN & TM SANTOSH TONY
WORD MASTER: TM SINCY SANTOSH
Keeping with the Theme of the Day
(Together We Prosper), the meeting had
TWO TMODs – TM Qaisar Amin from
Dubai Toastmasters & TM Santosh Tony
from BOAT Club.
The TMOD’s advised on the changes to
the Agenda and presented a Video
highlighting the Union of Strength.
The TMODs also introduced and
acknowledged the Silent Role Payers of
the Meeting.
The purpose of this session is to introduce a new word and include its usage during our regular discussions. TM Sincy Santosh, who comes from the Family of Toastmasters, introduced the Word of the Day
Word of the day: ALACRITY Meaning: Cheerful, Readiness, Promptness ROUND ROBIN SESSION Considering the Full House, TMOD requested every Third member and guest to frame a sentence and use the word of the day.
The word ALACRITY was used 18 times
during the course of the meeting.
PROJECT SPEECHES
Speaker 1 – TM Kiran Punjabi, attempting
his P1 from CC manual, took us through
the exciting journey of his Life. He
highlighted the importance of enjoying
every moment in Life
Speaker 2 – TM Gina Monis, attempting
her P5 from CC manual, used real life
examples to reinforce the quote ‘Action
speaks louder than the words’.
Speaker 3 - TM Deepak Gulati, attempting
P1 from ACB manual, took us all into the
Fantasy World of a Deadly Giant Monster
and Three Brothers. Everybody will surely
remember the Wise Jack
Speaker 4 – TMKishore Shelke, attempting
P7 from CC manual, explained the harmful
side of Mobile Phone usage and suggested
precuationary measures to safeguard from
harumful radiations
TIMER’S REPORT
TMOD asked the Toastmasters to Vote for the Best Speaker & announced a Break of
10 minutes.
Meeting Resumed after 10minutes.
TABLE TOPIC SESSION
TM Dennis Koshy did a
fantastics job of recording the
noting down the time taken
by all speakers. He informed
that only speaker no 1, 3 & 4
had qualified.
Table topics is an impromptu speaking
session which helps us to improve our
ability to think on our feet and deliver
when we are asked to speak in front of
the audiences just out of the blue.
TMOD introduced Table Topic Master
TM Brian Sampaga to conduct Table
Topic session.
TM Brian used exciting Topics to test
the various participants/speakers and
the speakers responded by displaying
quick thinking and creativity.
Timer’s Report: Speaker No.1, 2, 3 & 5 Quailfied.
Speaker No.
Speaker Topic Timing
1 TM Florence You cannot give what you do not have 1:48 2 TM Abdul Khaliq Compassion without Action is of no use 2:08 3 Guest Antony
Thomas Love for Money is the Root Cause of all kinds of Evil
2:04
4 Guest Deepti Change your thoughts, change your life 45 secs
5 Guest Sandeep Your Life is a result of Choices you make 1:49
EVALUATION SESSION
TM Santosh Damodar TM Vinay Satheesh TM Shashidharan TM Ambuj Tripathi
All the evaluators gave motivational evaluations to encourage the speakers .
Each speech is evaluated by the evaluator based on the objectives of the
project. Evaluators provide their feedback with words of encouragement
and valuable suggestions.
GRAMMARIAN’S REPORT
AH COUNTER’S REPORT
TM Richa Khera highlighted the
exceptional & creative use of
language by various speakers and
identified various improvement
areas.
MTM Richa pointed to the fact that
most of the grammatical errors
occur due to speed of translation of
thoughts from Native Language to
English. Her Suggestion – Speak
slowly so that you allow your
translation process to complete.
Ah Counter for the Day
TM Mustaqeem listened
patiently to all the
speakers and
highlighted that there
were in all 48 Ah’s &
Filler Words used in the
meeting
GENERAL EVALUATION
TM Abdul Khaliq ,VP Education of
Dubai Toastmasters Club give an
encouraging evaluation.
TM Khaliq’s close observation skills
was visible in his evaluation which
included some valuable suggestions
for all role players. TM Khaliq
praised all the role players for the
worthy job done.
CLOSING SESSION
WINNERS
Description Name Best Speaker TM Deepak Gulati
Best Evaluator TM Ambuj Tripathi
Best Table Topic Speaker TM Abdul Khaliq
Presidents TM Deepak Gulati & TM Kishore Shelke handed over the winners with
their trophies and congratulated the winners. He also thanked all the guests once
again and mentioned that joint meeting is checked on the DTC club ’s list for this
year.
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