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Quarterly Newsletter of Coromandel Toastmasters Club - Anniversary Special Edition.TRANSCRIPT
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THE VOICE OF CTC QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF COROMANDEL TOASTMASTERS CLUB - Vol 1, Issue 4 - April 2014
WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE
3075300
Coromandel
Toastmasters Club
Where do we meet?
W e m e e t a t S i t a -
devi Garodia Hindu Vidyalay
a, Kalamegam Street Exten-
sion, Tambaram East, Tamil
Nadu - 600045
When do we meet?
Every Saturday from 5:15 pm to 7:00 pm
Directions to the Venue
1. From Tambaram Rail-
way Station and Bus sta-
tion :
Move along the Tambaram-
Velachery High Road to-
wards Velachery for about 1
km and turn left to Bharad-
waj Street to reach the
venue.
2. From Tambaram Santo-
rium Railway Station :
Take the Bharatha Matha
Street and move towards
Tambaram-Velachery High
road for about 1.5 km and
take left at Kalidasar Street
to reach the venue.
Club Announcements
Book your speech slots
Login to www.easy-speak.org and use your ID and Password to book your speech and role player slots.
(If you have not received your credentials yet, contact TM Anirudh)
A glimpse of the newsletter
Front Liner’s Voices - Page 3 - 5
CTC celebrates ’A season of Firsts’
A proud President talks about the growth of the Club
Voice of the Int’l Director, Region 13, DTM Deepak Menon
Club Members’ achievements Page 6 - 7
Club members completing their Toastmasters’ milestones
Education Column Page 8 - 9
TM Sudha and DTM Jayan on Walk the Talk 2014
Voice of Club Members Page 10 - 15
Hear the voices of our members - Arun, Bhooma, Bharath,
Yamuna, Madhavan and Monisha
Voice of The Well Wishers Page 16 - 18
Messages from senior Toastmasters - DTM Saro Velrajan,
DTM Rajeev Nambiar and TM Rajesh Natarajan
Updates from Division M and CTC Page 19 - 22
Summary of happenings in our division and special meetings of CTC
Progress Chart of all CTC members in their Communication tracks
CTC Hall of Fame
Distinguished Club Program Status Page 23
Take a look at CTC’s performance in Distinguished Club Program
Contact us at: [email protected]
Our Website: http://coromandeltc.in
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect. -Alan
Cohen
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MISSION OF TOASTMASTERS CLUBS
HISTORY
How it started?
In 1924, Ralph C. Smedley held the first toastmasters meeting in a basement in YMCA in Santa Ana, Califor-nia.
When i t became
“International” ?
Toastmasters became Toastmasters Interna-tional after a speaking club in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, ex-pressed interest in joining the organization.
TOASTMASTERS -
TODAY
How big is Toastmas-
ters International to-
day?
As of today there are 292,000 memberships in more than 14,350 clubs in 122 countries
Who can join Toastmas-
ters?
Anyone over the age of 18 can join Toastmasters, pro-vided they have the desire to improve their communication and leadership skills.
Toastmasters is also a per-fect platform for networking with people.
Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that
operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members to improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Through its thou-sands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of commu-nication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of speak-ing, listening, and thinking.
A Toastmasters club adopts a “learn-by-doing” philosophy, wherein each mem-ber learns at a pace suitable to his or her developmental needs. The Toastmas-ters program is divided into two separate tracks, communication and leadership, with members progressing along each track by presenting speeches and taking on roles within their club, district and Toastmasters International itself.
Toastmasters International Mission
We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders.
Coromandel Toastmasters Club is the youngest Toastmasters community
club in Chennai, Tamilnadu. Coromandel Toastmasters Club (CTC) is situated in Tambaram and helps the aspiring Leaders and Communicators in South Chennai in developing their personal and professional skills. Currently there are 30 mem-bers in the club.
Coromandel Toastmasters Club’s Mission
We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.
To Join Us Contact
Naresh B - VP Membership
Mobile No: +91 95009 78800 ; Email: [email protected]
About Toastmasters International
About Coromandel Toastmasters Club
When you talk, you give yourself away. You reveal your true character in a picture which is more
true and realistic than anything an artist can do for you. –Ralph C. Smedley
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VOICE OF THE EDITORIAL TEAM
Coromandel Toastmasters Club has infused a dose of creativity and ex-
pressiveness into the lives of many professional and aspiring engineers
who reside in vast numbers in the ‘Detroit of India’ thanks to the high den-
sity of automobile companies in the southern part of the city. The club
also attracts many students from SRM university.
The 30-member strong club celebrated its first anniversary in February
2014 and that the first ever club contest
coincided with the first year celebrations
was the icing on the anniversary cake.
We would have celebrated our 50th meet-
ing as well by the time you are reading
this, yet another ‘first’ and since it is a
‘Season of Firsts’ at Coromandel Toast-
masters Club , we thought of continuing
with the same theme for our Anniversary
edition. We asked our members to recount their experience of achieving
their milestones for the first time as we always tend to savor our first ex-
periences more than any other.
Note of Thanks
The Distinguished Toastmasters and the senior Toastmasters of our Divi-
sion are the first and foremost whom we have to thank for their unbridled
support and guidance during the inception of the club and special thanks
to DTM Saro, DTM Rajeev Nambiar and TM Rajesh Natarajan who were
again kind enough to contribute to our newsletter.
Special thanks to our advisor, TM Monisha, one of the most active PR in
our district. She spent a lot of time guiding us on how to publish the news-
letter as per Toastmasters International guidelines. She used her vast
networks to solicit an article from DTM Deepak Menon, International Di-
rector, Region 13 for our special edition.
Many thanks to the Editorial team of the previous edition of the newsletter
for setting the agenda for the newsletter and creating a format to be fol-
lowed to ensure consistency in the subsequent editions.
Thanks to all the members of CTC specially Arun, Bhooma, Bharath and
Yamuna and special thanks to our own DTM Jayan and TM Sudha Ra-
jesh from Chennai Toastmasters Club who spent their time and effort to
contribute articles for this edition.
Enjoy Reading!
Pratap Simha
Editor In Chief
Monisha Monikantan Advisor
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.- Henry Ford
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How was the 1st meet-
ing at CTC?
I did not attend the first
meeting of CTC since I was
a member at Chennai Toast-
masters club, and I did not
know about this new club.
My first visit to CTC was
around the 7 or 8th meeting,
to deliver a speech. There
were only 5 people in that
meeting. All of us played all
the role among ourselves
(each playing 2-3 roles).
Most memorable meet-
ing out of the 50?
The special meeting when
the club was officially char-
tered is very memorable.
The reason is that all of us
(Satish, Monisha, Anirudh,
Arun and I) toiled really hard
to get the first 20 members
required for club chartering.
The process was frustrating,
and took more time than we
initially thought, and the
chartering ceremony was a
sweet end to our struggle.
VOICE OF THE PRESIDENT
50 meetings! It is hard to believe that the newest community club in Chen-
nai has conducted 50 meetings since its inception. Coromandel Toast-
masters Club has come of age. It is no long the toddler which was affec-
tionately helped by some senior Toastmasters to stand on its feet and
slowly start running. The club is now stronger, both in terms of quantity
and quality.
The number of members has been steadily increasing, and so has the
attendance at each meeting. The quality of the meetings has also risen,
thanks to the high level of involvement of a majority of members. It is
heartening to see that lot of new members who joined recently are making
full use of the Toastmasters platform by regularly attending meetings, tak-
ing up meeting roles and broader club and area level leadership roles. It
is also very encouraging to see them
deliver their speeches at regular inter-
vals. The fact that every meeting has
no less than 4 speakers is a testimony
to that.
The enthusiasm and the participation
level of members is also reflected in
the contests and the Distinguished
Club Program (DCP). During the re-
cently concluded club contests, 10
members participated in the Interna-
tional Speech Contest and 12 mem-
bers in the Table Topics contest.
When it comes to the program, our club has achieved 8 DCP points and
is only 2 points away from scoring a perfect 10/10 this year. Thanks to the
efforts of the VP-Education and VP-Membership, the club was also able
to add more than 5 members during February-March and is eligible for the
“ Talk up Toastmasters” award.
At this juncture, I would like to take the opportunity to thank every mem-
ber, club membership team, club mentors, and area level, division level
and district level officers without whose contributions we would not have
reached where we are right now.
Happy Reading!!
Madhavan V
President ,
Coromandel Toast-
masters Club
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society
work, a civilization work. –Vince Lombardi
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DTM Deepak Menon is
a certified public accountant
in New Delhi, and is a Fel-
low Chartered Accountant
with the Institute of Char-
tered Accountants of India.
A dedicated Toastmaster
since 2002, his home club is
Central Delhi Toastmasters.
He has held a number of
high-profile leadership posi-
tions within Toastmasters.
“Toastmasters has provided
me immense insight into
effective interpersonal com-
munication,” he says. “I have
learned the art of handling
problems and conflicts.”
As a member of the Toast-
masters International Board
of Directors, Menon is a
“working ambassador” for
the organization. He works
with the Board to develop,
support and modify the poli-
cies and procedures that
guide Toastmasters Interna-
tional in fulfilling its mission.
Source: http://
www.toastmasters.org/Members/
MembersFunctionalCategories/
AboutTI/Board.aspx#DM
VOICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
“Stay! Sit! No, Tommy, I said no! NO!! Bad dog!”
Tommy is on a leash and is used to his master yanking his chain often for inap-
propriate behavior. That is inappropriate behavior from the master’s point of view
and not necessarily from Tommy’s perspective!
It is not only Tommy who has a chain around his neck, which is yanked hard and
often. Each of us also face these situations in our lives when we have been
foisted with a chain of obligation and inhibition which is yanked often and hard by
those in a position of authority over us. And we let them!
However, such chains bind us and restrain us from uncovering our latent talent
and discovering our true potential. We remain blind to the possibilities that sur-
round us and knock at our doors. We live lives, encumbered and enslaved.
Toastmasters is the knight in shining armor that rescues us from a life of drudg-
ery and dejection! It helps us in discovering ourselves by making us confident
and awakening in us our true potential.
These shackles also bound me and my chain was also yanked hard and often
until I discovered Toastmasters twelve years ago! It was serendipity that brought
me to a Toastmasters meeting on that fateful day of July 2002 and it was love at
first sight! I signed up as a member of the Toastmasters Club of New Delhi and
my lessons in communication and leadership began in right earnest.
I discovered that Toastmasters yielded rich dividends for those who were willing
to invest their time and effort on them-
selves. I gained in confidence as I went
through my speech projects and partici-
pated actively in the fledgling club, which
at that time was the only Toastmasters
Club in what is today District 41. And
then, before I realized what had hap-
pened, I was elected as the President of
the Club for the year 2003-2004. The
leadership lessons I learnt in that one
year have proven invaluable and have
guided me in all my leadership roles
thereafter.
In all these years and through all my roles, I have been always guided by the
core values of Toastmasters that have helped me ‘RISE’ beyond the ordinary.
These core values are: Respect for the individual (R); Integrity (I); Service to
members (S); Dedication to Excellence (E).
From Toastmasters I have learnt that communication skills are vitally important
for achieving any kind of success. These need not necessarily be limited to
speaking skills but also encompass effective listening skills. Toastmasters
teaches these skills in abundant measure in each meeting that we attend. I have
learnt interpersonal communication skills that have helped me resolve problems
and conflicts; persuade and motivate as well as inspire others when needed. I
have imbibed the ‘mantra’ of brevity, clarity and simplicity in all my communica-
tion. In effect I have shed the chain that yanked me and have discovered a new
self!
DTM Deepak Menon
International Director,
Region 13
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience. –Saint Ambrose
Who Yanks your Chain...
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Interview with
TM Anirudh N
When did you attend
your first TM meeting
and how was the experi-
ence?
It was in Chennai Toastmas-
ters Club, a week after
Pongal in Jan 2013. I was
amazed by the speeches
and Prasanna.V who was
then the VP Membership of
CTM gave me an opportu-
nity to speak in Table Top-
ics.
Where does this
achievement rank
amongst your other
achievements in life so
far?
I enjoyed what I did. I would
consider it as my first step
in the journey of leadership,
I would rank it as #1 as it will
be the source of all my fu-
ture accomplishments.
How has the journey in
Toastmasters changed
you as a person?
My confidence level has im-
proved not only while ad-
dressing a gathering but
also in other walks of my life.
I have also become better in
decision making.
MEMBERS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
DTM Sathish Vachaspathi
Coromandel Toastmasters Club’s God-Father, DTM Satish Vachaspathi
has restarted his next DTM journey by completing the CL track for the sec-
ond time.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -Franklin D Roosevelt
TM Monisha Manikanthan
CTC’s very own PR Engine, TM Monisha Monikantan too has earned the
Competent Leader award for the second time.
TM Anirudh N
The person who set realistic educational goals for each and every mem-
ber of the club, the ever enthusiastic VP-Education, TM Anirudh N has
bagged his 1st educational goal, the Competent Leader award.
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Interview with
TM Madhavan
Another milestone in
your TM journey, how
does it feel?
Frankly, this milestone adds
some pressure because the
expectations from someone
who completed ACB is
higher than someone who
finished just CC. So, now I
have to prepare more, and
work harder to meet the ex-
pectations.
Why did you choose
storytelling and humor-
ously speaking manual?
Is there anyone who does not
like a good story? Good story
telling is perhaps the most
important aspect of effective
public speaking, or for that
matter general communica-
tion. Storytelling engages the
audience like nothing else
can. As someone who regu-
larly presents on business/
technical topics, which are
usually boring, I wanted to
make my speeches more in-
teresting by good story telling.
I chose humour because it is
extremely difficult, but can be
very rewarding for a speaker.
MEMBERS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
TM Madhavan
The driving force behind the club, the President of CTC, TM Madhavan V
has achieved the Competent Leader award and the Advanced Communica-
tor Bronze Award.
Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. -
A P J Abdul Kalam
TM Rajesh K
CTC’s Sergeant at Arms, TM Rajesh K has completed the Competent
Communication track and is all set to start his advanced communication
program.
One of the key qualities of a good leader is to lead by example and that
holds true for every single leader at CTC. The exceptional enthusiasm
and commitment of every member of the club is what made the club rise
to stardom in such a short span.
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Who can participate in
Walk the Talk?
Toastmasters with Passion,
Dedication and Sincerity.
Any one who passionately
wants to be a World Cham-
pion (not just clear the club
level or area level). The pas-
sion cannot stand alone. It
must stand on the legs of
dedication (home work,
script ) and sincerity ( thor-
ough practice and not im-
promptu speeches).
Will it be organized for
the Humorous Speech
and Evaluation Contests
also?
NO. It is meant only for the
International Speech Con-
test as we want an Indian on
the International Stage with
a trophy in his/her hand.
‘Walk the Talk’ was started
with the intention of serving -
another opportunity to help.
Serving is what we do at
Toastmasters. Serving is
what makes us Leaders.
EDUCATION COLUMN
Walk the Talk is a result-oriented program with a very specific objective,
that is, to help the Toastmasters in the region to scale the heights in the
contest season.
Each attendee came prepared with a speech which was then evaluated by
three facilitators. Each facilitator evaluated the speech from contest per-
spective and the criteria they looked at were –
Content – structure, organization of
speech, language, alliterations
Flow of speech - the characters in it, the
relevance or irrelevance of the stories
Delivery – pace, pauses, stage move-
ment, facial expressions
Sincerity of the speaker – prepared or oth-
erwise
Amount of practice – is lack of practice
and preparation evident?
Message - relevance to the audience, is it
memorable, does it make an impression
Each participant was given at least one
chance to speak. Each speaker also got a chance to wait after the session
and talk to his evaluators to get more constructive ideas.
The facilitators were candid. The evaluations were not “sandwich” but
rather eye-opening or let’s say a wake-up call.
It was a well-structured program planned and organized really well. It was
very heartening to note that the program achieved its purpose in a big
way. TM Ilangathir, the winner of Division N conference was also a partici-
pant in Walk the Talk.
I am glad I got to be a part of it to witness some of the brilliant speeches
and contribute in a little way.
This is definitely one workshop a contestant must not miss.
My advice to the contestants of International Speech Contest for the year
2015 – please start scripting your speech right away. Don’t trash any
ideas. Keep them aside. Keep delivering speeches. Keep participating. Do
not let failures get in the way. If you failed to win this time, then that is one
mistake less you can make next time. Analyze what worked and what did-
n’t; what strengths you have that are unique to yourself. Introspect and
start preparing.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. –
Gautam Buddha
WALK THE TALK -2014
TM Sudha Rajesh
Chennai Toastmasters
Club
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How was your first meet-
ing at CTC?
It was very interesting. I en-
tered a dimly lit hall in the
school and there were some
7 or 8 very young and enthu-
siastic people just about to
begin the session. I was a
stranger and hence a guest.
I loved the way the TMOD
TM Subhadip politely ex-
plained what Toastmasters
is to the lone guest. At the
end during the guest feed-
back session, I revealed that
I was a DTM and saw Sub-
hadip hiding behind some-
one, that was a cute mo-
ment. The energy of the
people there floored me!
Most memorable of the
50 meetings at CTC?
The first day of course was
the most memorable one.
Another one was a recent
one where the room was full
and toastmasters were fo-
cused on saving their chairs.
That was a moment of abso-
lute delight. The club has
really grown and it was over-
whelming to witness pro-
gress at a steady state.
EDUCATION COLUMN
I almost walked away at the walk the talk!
What a brilliant concept and a novel idea to encourage contest participants
to sharpen their speaking skills. I gave a puzzled look when TM Badri
called me and requested me to be a facilitator at 'Walk the Talk'. First, I
wasn't sure if I had missed something important while I was on a sabbati-
cal from Toastmasters for over two years. Second, my thought was 'Why
me?' Badri sounded very serious and he summoned me to a cafe coffee
day on OMR to meet up with the big daddy of 'Walk the Talk' - DTM
Karthik! A 10 minute hands-on explanation session on what 'Walk the Talk'
was all about and I was completely sold as a facilitator and not a partici-
pant. I didn't have the guts!
The first day at 'Walk the Talk' resembled an army camp for new recruits. I
felt like a nervous Sepoy on duty for the first time ever in his life. The Ma-
jor General announced the rules and by the
end of it I had lost 500 grams of my weight.
Almost drained and completely lost, I was
called to share my thoughts. There were a
million butterflies in every possible part of
my body and I tried my best to mute them
all and in my confident best managed to ut-
ter a few tips and suggestions. As the day
proceeded, the grilling continued unabated.
For once, the humor vitamin in me malfunc-
tioned. it refused to get activated. yet, to
cool myself down, I did manage to lighten the atmosphere with selective
eye contact (obviously ignoring the major generals in the room :-). End of
the day, it was such a learning experience that left me wondering - 'Why
aren't we practicing it regularly at our toastmasters clubs?'
Needless to say, the three sessions I attended were very enriching and I
carried back home a truck load of learning that I would try to implement
when ever I get a chance to speak. May 'Walk the Talk' keep walking tire-
lessly and spread the good work amongst all toastmasters in the state!
Keep the momentum going, focus on innovation and look for a better place
that have quieter surroundings for weekly meetings . Invite external speak-
ers to the club (TMs who are excellent and Tamil Nadu has many of
them).
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.– Francis of Assisi
WALK THE TALK -2014
DTM Jayan Narayan
Coromandel Toast-
masters Club
Message from DTM Jayan for CTC
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How was your first meet-
ing at CTC?
The first meeting is also the
most memorable meeting for
me. There were 5 toastmasters
including me who had to do
everything right from cleaning
the meeting room to arranging
the chairs. It took us about half
an hour to start the meeting and
then each one of us had to play
multiple roles.
One thing you like about
CTC and one thing that
can be improved at CTC?
The enthusiasm of the mem-
bers is what I like the most at
CTC. For instance, when the
Sergeant at Arms is late for
some reason, other role players
and officers come in and ar-
range the chairs to get the
meeting going in time.
One thing that can be improved
is the interpersonal connect
between the members. I feel
that some members feel left out
from the group. An informal
outing for all members or ask-
ing all the members to stay
back after the meeting for a cup
of tea at CTC’s hangout place
would be a good idea.
VOICE OF CLUB MEMBERS
The child is happily playing in the house. The rest of us are lost in our own chores. The happiness of the child never attracts deep attention. How-ever, while playing the child hurts herself and now every family member converges towards the child, enquiring, “What happened?” Unaware, we program the subconscious of the child into believing that her crying draws more attention than her happiness. In the future, even after she grows into an adult, whenever she wants attention she will sink into some form of crying - from tears to de-pression to tantrums - the range varies. Her emotions will seem so legitimate for her, though others may notice the peculiar-ity in it. This is a subconscious choice, and not a conscious one. She won't even be aware that something within her (her sub-conscious) is choosing her emotions and also the life situations to suit those emo-tions.
With every faltered commitment, with every promise broken, we build a subconscious doubt in the other person; quality of your life is affected.
How do we strengthen our subconscious mind?
Living up to all our commitments and promises is a wonderful instrument to build subconscious beliefs. Your subconscious mind comprises of your most powerful workers. Subconscious beliefs work for you. Subconscious doubts work against you. Every man, therefore is his own take-off pedes-tal and his own bottleneck.
A famous author Norman Peale rightly said "Formulate and stamp on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold on to this picture stubbornly and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!"
On this joyous occasion of CTC celebrating their 50th meeting, I take an
opportunity to congratulate all members and guests from other clubs
whose efforts have helped shape the club to what it is today. I wish all the
very best to TM Pratap and his team in bring out this special edition of the
newsletter to commemorate CTC’s first anniversary.
I would also love to appreciate all members of Coromandel Toastmasters
Club for showing a phenomenal enthusiasm and continual improve-
ment in Toastmasters community.
TM Arun Kumar AS
Area Governor—M1
Division M
Message from TM Arun for CTC
The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling back into the great
subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises. - Sigmund Frued
“Man can be his own take-off pedestal or his own bottleneck. It all depends
on the strength of his subconscious mind!” - Anonymous
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How was your first meeting
at CTC?
I was in search of a commu-
nity club to join and was visit-
ing few clubs as part of my
search. I already knew of CTC
through DTM Jayan. I loved
the club in the very first meet-
ing and became a member by
second meeting.
Most memorable meet-
ing ?
Women’s day special meeting
held at CTC recently.
One thing you like about
CTC and one thing that can
be improved at CTC?
I have never seen a Toast-
master coming to CTC and not
getting a chance to speak,
either in form of role player,
speaker or TT speaker. That's
something I like about CTC.
One thing that can be im-
proved is the variety in ses-
sions. There can be some TT
marathons, ‘spin the yard’ ses-
sions which peps up the en-
ergy level.
VOICE OF CLUB MEMBERS
Lessons from my first Contest season
Few things are learnt quite easily in life from others, but the greatest
learning comes from our own mistakes, failures and experiences
One day my boss said that I need to do an internal presentation to my
colleagues. Since it was on the topic that I used to daily work on, I
thought it would be a cake-walk for me. But during my presentation I was
almost speechless. My boss came to me and said that I won’t be able to
move up in my career unless I do something to improve my communica-
tion skills. Around the same time someone had told me about Toastmas-
ters and I was looking for the right club to attend. Wipro Chennai Toast-
masters club started around the same time and I joined it immediately.
The first time I was called for an impromptu speech in Toastmasters, I
couldn’t even speak for 45 seconds. I was looking at the ceiling most of
the time. But all the good evaluations, tips, excellent mentorship and
support from fabulous club members gave me the courage to come back
on stage. WCTM Club President, TM ASK had faith in me and encour-
aged me. I did fairly well on my second time on stage and from then on
my stage fright started to diminish.
Then came the Humorous Speech contest. I didn’t enroll myself for fear
of failure. But somehow I was convinced by others to participate in the
contest. Once I knew I would have to participate, I decided to give my
best shot. My Mentor then, TM Asha Verghese, guided me throughout
the contest and I stood second in my club contest. It was not only a
memorable win but it taught me that however poor you are at something,
with dedication and hard work you can achieve wonders.
I decided to give my absolute best at the Area contest and wrote a differ-
ent script. This time not only did I take help from my mentor, but also
from my fellow Competitor TM Dennis and the wonderful VP-E TM
Viswanath. Then came the area contest day, the only thing that was in
my mind was that I should at least put a decent show. And that I did as I
came second at the Area G4 contest.
Though I could not clear the division level, I was happy that I was able to
speak before more than three hundred people and deliver a speech with-
out hiccups. As luck would have had it, I couldn’t participate in next sea-
son of International speech contest.
I was playing the role of a contest master at Area G4 contest. A gentle-
man came to me and said, ‘I don’t remember your name but in the last
division contest you spoke about your onsite trip and snake wine right?
Why aren’t you contesting this time”?
Though I may have lost that contest the previous year, but if someone
remembers my speech even after six months, I think I won. Don’t you
think so?
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong
enough to correct them.– John C Maxwell
TM Bhooma Sampath
Coromandel Toast-
masters Club
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Most memorable meeting
at CTC ?
The meeting in which I gave
my CC2 speech. I thought the
audience responded very well
to my speech and were
laughing throughout the dura-
tion of my speech and the fact
that my speech was evalu-
ated by DTM Saro made it
even more special. It was
also the meeting in which my
mentor DTM Sathish gave his
final speech to become a Dis-
tinguished Toastmaster.
One thing you like about
CTC and one thing that
can be improved at CTC?
The diverse and young crowd
at CTC is something I like the
most about the club.
We need to come up with
more innovative ideas for or-
ganizing our meetings in or-
der to be the best club in
Chennai.
VOICE OF CLUB MEMBERS
The First Jolt
Opinions! It’s a collection of thoughts, which dominates our thought proc-
ess. Facts take a back seat in a mind built to be intuitive. Move your in-
tuitions to an extreme and there lies the land of fantasies.
I have spent many a days in this land as a child. As I grew up, such ex-
tremes were deserted and I migrated to the land of moderate thoughts,
though void of a sense of belonging. I never thought someone would
drag me back to my motherland. But she did!
It was the first day of school, after sum-
mer vacations. I have always been a
reluctant student oblivious to the need
for school education. Little did I know
that my calm, ignorant and innocent
mind was going to be disturbed by a
strong breeze, followed by a thunder-
storm. But, the warning always comes
with a lightning.
As a new student inducted into my
school, she was supposed to introduce
herself and talk about how she spent
her summer holidays. She entered, and I packed my bags and exited the
land of logic and sense. She talked and I went mute. She expressed, I
went numb.
Love gods like cupid are depicted with bows and arrows. That’s the clos-
est anyone can describe in terms of ancient warfare. My modern mind
refuses to accept it. This is chemical warfare of the highest order. Cupid
should be holding a nuclear device in his hands!
The first time I set my eyes on her, my
senses transmitted an oddly energetic
electrical signal to my brain causing an
overload of energy. It was too much for
my fragile body to take. All my systems
got disoriented and went on an over-
drive. It was as though a thunderbolt
landed on my head, bestowing me with
intense energy. My world spun out of
control.
Years later as I write this, the aftereffect is still felt. Like a photographic
plate etched with an image, my mind is etched with the memories. It’s
not a three-dimensional image, it’s a four-dimensional experience. I feel
her presence. You don’t have to die, to haunt someone.
TM Bharath R
Coromandel Toast-
masters Club
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. –George Bernard Shaw
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How was your first meet-
ing at CTC?
Usually it takes time for me to
get used to a new place. But
the first meeting at CTC made
me feel so at-home, that I
decided to become a member
right away.
Most memorable meet-
ing ?
The Women’s Day Special
Meeting in which I delivered
my ice-breaker speech is the
most memorable one. Though
the evaluation was way gen-
erous, I felt happy to get
started on my CC journey.
One thing you like the
most about CTC?
At CTC, the encouragement
and support for a beginner is
palpable. I'm proud to be a
part of CTC.
VOICE OF CLUB MEMBERS
My First Speech
It was a cold winter afternoon and I was attending my Chemistry class.
Now you would understand that there is nothing as soporific as that
combo. So sitting in the last but one bench, I was sleeping with my eyes
wide open. Suddenly the sound of a THUD reached my drowsy brain
and I woke up with a start. My Chemistry teacher again hit the cane
against the desk, probably to wake us up; you see I was not the only one
sleeping in the class. On the board was a diagram of salt water distilla-
tion. She asked if anyone could explain what she had been teaching for
over half an hour. Obviously, no one could. “Now listen to me carefully
this time. One of you should explain this after me. Until someone ex-
plains, I’m not leaving the class” she said, her voice bordering on rage. I
listened to her words with rapt atten-
tion not because I wanted to explain,
but because I didn’t want to get
caught off guard in case she asked
me. By the time she finished her ex-
planation, the bell had gone off and
all the other classes were out for
their break. I badly needed some
fresh air, but no one was ready to
lay themselves on the altar. The
class was dead-silent. Five minutes
passed. No one yet. “Take your time
guys” she said, “I have all the time in the world.” I couldn’t take it any-
more; I felt suffocated and thirsty. All of a sudden, I got up and walked to
the board, surprising myself. I blabbered whatever came to my mind, not
bothering about who-thought-what-about-me. I missed an entire step of
the distillation process, paused in the middle, misinterpreted a step and
finished in a minute. All were very silent for a moment and then the class
erupted with thunderous applause! That was the first time I ever spoke in
front of an audience and we got our well deserved break.
Later when I recalled my stunt, I
clearly knew I had messed up. But,
it wasn’t a big deal. Everyone who
tries to explore and break one’s
limitations messes up at some
point of time or another. If we are
not messing up, it means we are
not trying. What more? I’ve started
messing up things ever since but
without an iota of regret. All my
speeches are standing examples
of this!
TM Yamuna Venugopal
Coromandel Toast-
masters Club
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curi-
osity keeps leading us down new paths.-Walt Disney
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Your next goal in Toast-
masters?
During the earlier days of
becoming a TM, I wanted
to become a Distinguished
Toastmaster (DTM) at the
earliest possible time. But
now, my goal is just to be-
come one of the best
speakers out there without
getting carried away by the
titles. All the titles like ACB,
ACS, etc are pointless if
the speeches are medio-
cre. I plan to repeat some
of the manuals before I
start the journey for the
next level - Advanced
Communicator Si lver
(ACS).
VOICE OF CLUB MEMBERS
My First Marathon
I was drained of all energy. I was gasping for breath, and my legs were
trying to resist the instructions from the brain to keep moving forward.
But the sight of the blade runner (someone who runs on prosthetic legs)
whom I had just crossed, kept me going. And then, there I could see
“THE FINISH” sign about 500m ahead of me. That sign lifted my spirits
and I started sprinting towards it. The legs hurt more, and my panting
grew, but the wild cheers of the crowd on both side of the roads had the
magical effect of pushing me over the finish line. As I collapsed onto the
green turf at the Chennai Polytechnic sports ground, I felt elation at hav-
ing competed in my first Marathon event, and finishing a 10 km run dur-
ing my debut at the Chennai Marathon 2013.
The funny thing is that if someone had told me a year back that I would
be running in a marathon, I would have laughed at them. Like most peo-
ple, I was sedentary, and I enjoyed getting up late after watching movies
late into the night. I was also happy eating all the fast foods, and the
tasty greasy snacks all the time. But the first alarm bell rung when 4
years back, I was hospitalized due to excruciating pain caused by kidney
stones. The doctor, after ultrasound scan, told me that in addition to the
kidney stones, I also had fatty lever. The doctor advised that I need to
become physically more active, and reduce fatty food. Since I did not
want to reduce food, I decided to be more active.
I promptly joined a gym, and started working out occasionally. But at
some point, I realized that my weight was not reducing and I was not
feeling physically fit. That is when I decided to abandon the smelly gyms
in favour of the fresh air of the outdoors. Fortunately for me, the beach
was nearby.
In December 2012, I read about the Wipro Chennai Marathon which took
place inside the scenic IIT Madras campus. Around the same time, I also
started seeing the tagged pictures of one of my friends from the Wipro
Marathon and Auroville Marathon. That gave the inspiration to start run-
ning.
I could not run even 500meters when I started, but the mileage in-
creased gradually. However, my progress was disappointing vis-à-vis
the goal I had set. That is when I was introduced by Deepa Bharatku-
mar, a Toastmaster, to a running group, Chennai Runners. The group
helped me run in a more systematic way, and it also helped in efficient
running.
In October 2013, I completed running my first 10 k, and boy, was it not
exhilarating? This was soon followed by my first marathon, as I had ex-
plained in the beginning.
But this is only one side of the story. Even though I covered the distance,
the time I took for completing 10k was 1 Hour and 15 Minutes. Most sea-
soned runners would have completed 20 km in this time.
But hey, I am running my own race and not others’. Why bother?
TM Madhavan V
Coromandel Toast-
masters Club
Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. –Oprah Win-
frey
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How was your first meet-
ing at CTC?
It was absolutely wonderful to
have witnessed the birth of
CTC on 23rd Feb 2013. And
for the first time, I was the
Presiding officer of the day! :)
It was a really exciting meet-
ing since there were several
senior Toastmasters from
various corporate and com-
munity TM clubs. It was their
support and contribution
which gave a smooth start for
CTC's first meeting.
Most memorable meet-
ing ?
I still remember the 3rd meet-
ing of CTC, themed "Never
give up" when there were only
5 people (4 members and a
guest) running the whole
show. We took multiple roles
and conducted the entire
meeting and true to the
theme, we never gave up!
VOICE OF CLUB MEMBERS
Grab the Opportunity
Someone rightly said, “When opportunity knocks, make sure your door
isn't locked”. Since the world of Toastmasters is full of so many wonder-
ful opportunities for leadership and communication, it’s better to leave
your doors opened all the time.
Last year around January, our Area Gov-
ernor TM Arun Kumar asked me if I’ve the
interest and time to work for the “Social
media and marketing team” for Ovation
2013. Since I’m a Facebook fanatic, I was
allured by the opportunity and I immedi-
ately agreed to be a part of the team. 6
months of immense efforts and tremen-
dous learning, paid off when the team re-
ceived appreciation from several members
throughout District 82. On the last day of
Ovation 2013, every member of the Social Media team was recognized
for their relentless contribution. Those 6 months of valuable learning was
one of the main factors for my first District level award for my PR activi-
ties.
More than the award, I cherish the words of some of the stalwarts and at
this instance I’d like to quote the words of DTM Saro. “Toastmasters pro-
vides the same amount of opportunities to everyone for the 36$ mem-
bership fee. What you gain out of Toastmasters is dependent on how
much time you invest to genuinely serve others”.
Right from taking up roles during every meeting to conducting massive
conferences, there is a plethora of opportunities on your platter at Toast-
masters. So make sure that you grab the opportunity because there is
nothing more expensive than a missed opportunity!
TM Monisha has achieved many a milestones in her Toastmasters jour-
ney but she would be crossing one of her biggest milestones in her per-
sonal life, this April. Monisha is tying the knot on 27th April, 2014.
Coromandel Toastmasters Club has been served very efficiently by the
indefatigable Monisha. CTC and all its members wish her all the very
best for her married life.
TM Monisha Monikantan
Coromandel Toast-
masters Club
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. –Ann
Landers
Congratulations to Monisha Monikantan
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Saro Velrajan works for
Aricent Group, as Director -
Technology.
Saro is a member of Toast-
masters International since
2006. Through his blog, he
shares his communication
and leadership experience
with fel low Toastmas-
ters. Saro's Corner is a ones-
top shop for public speaking
and leadership development
tips, sample Toastmasters
project speeches, Toastmas-
ters role player templates,
and many more useful info.
Saro has played several lead-
ership roles at the club, area,
division and at the district in
Toastmasters. Saro was hon-
ored with the Best Division
Governor award for growing
the Toastmasters movement
in Tamilnadu, during the year
2011 - 2012. He was awarded
the Distinguished Toastmas-
ter (DTM) title for communica-
tion and leadership excel-
lence.
Source: http://
toastmasters.saroscorner.com/p/
about-me.html
VOICE OF THE WELL WISHERS
Cruising Down My Memory Lane..
"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of human
spirit. The potential for greatness lives within each of us".
Coromandel Toastmasters Club (CTC) is a testimonial to this quote.
CTC, which was once a small sprout has developed roots today and has
established itself as a strong tree in the Tamilnadu Toastmasters com-
munity. I’m one of the few lucky members to participate in the first ever
CTC meeting on Feb 23rd 2013. Time flies and we are already at the 50th
meeting of the club.
I was going back in memory to find out the reasons why CTC became
successful, in such a short period. There are several 100s of reasons
why CTC became successful. However, the following 5 reasons stood at
the top of my list.
1. Determination of DTM Satish Vachaspathi to establish a commu-
nity club in Tambaram.
2. The untiring PR engine led by TM Monisha that used all forms of
online promotion to reach out to several thousands of members
and non-members.
3. The commitment and the determination of the executive committee
members (Madhavan, Anirudh, Monisha, Karthik, Rajesh, Arun
etc) and the sponsors/supporters from various clubs in the city.
4. The periodic educational sessions conducted by senior Toastmas-
ters which helped in attracting regular visitors to the club.
5. The support from several Toastmasters, who helped the club by
either transferring their membership or by maintaining dual mem-
bership with CTC.
Corporate clubs are easy to start and difficult to sustain. Community
clubs are difficult to start, but easy to sustain. Having seen the CTC grow
from just a small seed to a tall tree, I can now confidently say that CTC is
an established club. Keep rocking and scaling to newer heights, CTC !!
DTM Saro Velrajan
Chennai Toastmasters
Club
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find
alloy called guts. –Dan Gable
DTM Sastharam, DTM Saro and DTM Kartik at Meeting No. 24 (Club Chartering
Meeting).
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Excerpts from report on
DTM Rajeev’s Education
session at CTC
DTM Rajeev’s education session
mainly focused on International
speech contest. He explained
how the learning from the first 6
Competent Communication pro-
jects will help a person to be-
come a matured speaker in order
to take part in contests. He
boosted the confidence of mem-
bers by saying ‘Contest is about
competing with oneself and
not with someone else and be
self centric’. DTM Tiger also
requested the contestants not to
be disheartened by the not-so-
favorable contest results. He
mentioned about Rory Vaden
(First Runner Up of International
Speech Contests 2007 ) and
about his famous blog in which
he had mentioned that “While
judges determine who goes
home with the trophy, they
don’t determine who goes
home a success.”
Visit http://coromandeltc.in/tiger-
nambiar to read the full report by
TM Anirudh.
VOICE OF THE WELL WISHERS
Accepting Leadership
DTM Rajeev Nambiar
Chennai Wordsmiths
Toastmasters Club
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a
leader. –John Quincy Adams
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate but that we are powerful
beyond measure.” - Nelson Mandela
Leadership is all about action and very little about position. If you look at
this statement very closely you will find many hidden meanings than
what meets the common man’s understanding. To me leadership has
thought me much more than what the common man thinks and under-
stands. In general leadership means authority and power to so many.
Actually the fact is when you embrace leadership you learn much more
than when you are being led and the most important learning what you
receive as a leader is the sense of responsibility. Well in today’s world
it’s very alarming to note that only a handful of leaders accept responsi-
bility for their team’s actions when the going gets tough. Now what I
have learnt over the years about being a leader is that it is not doing
things your way but the ability to accept ideas, views and suggestions of
your team then rework and add your ideas if needed and allow it to be
implemented as the brain child of your team. By doing so the process of
delegation is smooth and transparent that it works magic be it in profes-
sional, social or family fronts. Thus a good leader is one who is a good
follower and has the ability to be flexible when it matters to smoothen the
rough edges when the ride is bumpy in all walks of life. So the next time
a leadership role comes your way either at Toastmasters or at your work
place accept it with both hands because if you decline it then you are
going to be a big time loser in respect of life’s learnings. Therefore if you
want to be able to cultivate the habit of accepting leadership without a
2nd thought just look yourself in the mirror and say-
“I want to learn more in life than what I have learnt so far”.
DTM Rajeev Nambiar at Meeting No 37 delivering an education session ‘Tailor
Yourself’ on how to prepare for the International Speech Contests.
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Excerpts from report on TM
Rajesh Natarajan’s Educa-
tion session at CTC
TM Rajesh was unhappy
about his credit limit which
was stagnant at Rs. 36000/-.
He used the “sandwich tech-
nique”(Positive feedback,
negative feedback followed
by positive feedback) he
learned at Toastmasters and
wrote a mail to the bank for
credit limit increase.
Today his credit limit has
been tripled, and Rajesh ac-
knowledged the fact that this
could not have been possible
without the skills learned in
Toastmasters. The bottom-
line here is that a lot of learn-
ing from Toastmaster Club
meetings can be applied in
real life to make a positive
impact.
Visit http://coromandeltc.in/how-
did-i-benefit-from-becoming-a-
toastmaster-tm-rajesh-natarajan
to read the full report by TM Mad-
havan.
VOICE OF THE WELL WISHERS
TM Rajesh Natarajan
Chennai Toastmasters
Club
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. - Hellen Keller
The testimony to this quote is this 50th celebration meeting of Coroman-
del Toastmasters. At this juncture, I recall the tough times the core group
of CTC had to go through. Low turnouts, member playing multiple roles
and at times not sure about the club chartering plan, there were multiple
challenges for the leaders of CTC. Yet they believed in the greater good.
They dreamed to have a Vision and dared to turn that Vision into a Real-
ity.
Today the road is laid for new members to have a smooth ride.
My heartfelt wishes to all the members of CTC to have a smooth, joyful
learning journey at Coromandel toastmasters.
Happy Toastmastering!
TM Rajesh Natarajan at Meeting No 14 delivering an education session ‘How
did I benefit from becoming a Toastmaster?’.
“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the
world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Creed
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UPDATES FROM DIVISION M
RHETORIC—2014
The Division M Confer-
ence
Date: 13th April, 2014
Time: 09:00 to 16:00 hrs
Venue: Hotel Benzz Park
Address: 62, Thirumalai
Pillai Road, T Nagar,
Chennai
Registration Fee: Rs 300
Register at
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7Q/viewform
Keynote Speaker
Mr Sanjay Pinto is an In-
dian lawyer, columnist, author,
public speaker, talk show
host, former bureau chief and
resident editor – NDTV
24x7 and executive editor –
NDTV Hindu, communica-
tions mentor – silver tongue
academy resource and former
national debating champion.
International Speech Contest and Table Topic Contest
Area M1 & M3 – International Speech (ISC) & Table Topics (TT) Contest
was held on March 22nd, 2013 at CSC Chennai – MEPZ Campus.
Area M1 Contest witnessed 11 contestants each in both the contests for
the title ‘Winner’, ‘First Runner Up’ and ‘Second Runner Up’. Following
were the results from ISC and TT contests.
International Speech Contest
Winner - TM Bharath Ram – RR Donnelly, Chennai
1st Runner Up: TM Lakshmi Ranganathan – RR Donnelly, Chennai
2nd Runner Up: TM Arun Sridhar – Chennai Wordsmith Toastmasters
Table Topics Contest
Winner - TM Safi Mohamed – Infosys Toastmasters, Chennai
1st Runner Up: TM Rashmi Ramesh – Infosys Toastmasters, Chennai
2nd Runner Up: TM Bharath Ram – RR Donnelly, Chennai
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. –Oprah Winfrey
Infosys Toastmasters Chennai’s 100th Meeting
Infosys Toastmasters Chennai (ITC) conducted their 100th meeting on
March 19, 2013 at their Mahindra World City Campus. Being the farthest
club in Chennai, the club attracted close to 20 toastmasters from clubs all
over Chennai!!
The main highlight of ITC’s Grand 100 meeting was TM Chendil Kumar, a
world renowned corporate and life skills trainer, giving a session on
‘Essence of Communication’. Toastmasters of the club and the guests
gathered in huge numbers to attend the session. Special Table topics
session followed and the meeting ended with key club members being
recognized by our Lt. Governor Marketing, District 82, DTM Sastharam.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Sanjay_Pinto
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UPDATES FROM CTC
Women’s Day Special
Meeting
“Behind every successful man
there’s a woman”
TM Anirudh who was the Pre-
siding Officer explained the
significance of women’s day.
Woman adds balance to eve-
rything. That was true for
CTC’s 46th meeting as well.
When TMOD was a man, GE
was a woman.
There were two woman speak-
ers and two other speakers
were men.
It was again the case with the
evaluators.
TMOD Animesh welcomed all
the lady toastmasters and
guests with a rose. He also
spoke about the woman who
was his inspiration, his mother.
It’s always a woman who wins
at end and if it’s not a woman
then it’s not the end.
All the Winners of meeting 46
were women:
Best Evaluator- TM Vinutha
Best TT Speaker- Guest Harini
Best Speaker- TM Shirley
The International Speech Con-
test and the Table Topic Con-
tests at the club level were
held on 22nd February 2014.
International Speech Con-
test:
Winner. : TM Kartik
1st Runner Up : TM Anirudh
2nd Runner Up : TM Pratap
Table Topics Contest:
Winner. : TM Kartik
1st Runner Up : TM Pratap
2nd Runner Up : TM Louis
International Speech Contest and Table Topic Contest
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is
not difficult - Charlotte Whitton
TM Kartik won both the ISC and TT Con-
tests
Chief Judge TM Sudha awarding 2nd
Runner up prize to TM Louis
Contest Master TM Noorain with 1st Runner up of ISC TM Anirudh
Contest Chair TM Ramkumar
The young ladies of CTC - TM
Shirley and TM Yamuna deliv-
ered their 1st Prepared Speech
on Women’s Day Special Meet.
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UPDATES FROM CTC
C O M M U N I C A T I O N
TRACK
The Toastmasters communi-
cation track has four levels and
at each level 10 speeches are
delivered. The levels are as
follows.
Competent Communication
(CC)
Advanced Communication
Bronze (ACB)
Advanced Communication Sil-
ver (ACS)
Advanced Communication
Gold (ACG)
CTC’s Communication Tracker
The torch bearers of CTC,
DTM Satish and DTM Jayan
have completed all the 4
stages and have achieved the
Distinguished Toastmaster
status.
TM Arun and TM Madhavan
have completed their ACB and
have stepped into ACS.
TM Rajesh completed his CC
and TM Anirudh, TM Bharath
and TM Bhooma are all close
to completing their CCs
CTC has many budding com-
municators who are well
guided by other Toastmasters
in their pursuit to complete the
competent communication
manual.
The graphical representation of the progress of the Club Members in
their Communication tracks clearly shows why there is always a scram-
ble for Speech slots at CTC
CTC STATISTICS
It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to
stumble backward - Proverb
Progress Chart of CTC Members in their Communication Track as on 7-April 2014
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CTC HALL OF FAME
TOASTMASTER OF THE
MONTH AWARDS
CTC presents the Toastmaster of
t h e M o n t h a w a r d t o
the Toastmaster who has scored
maximum points in a month based
on the following scoring scheme.
Prepared Speech -5 Points
TMOD, GE, TT Master -4 Points
Speech/TT Evaluation -3 Points
TT Speaker -2 Points
TAG roles -1 Point
MARCH 2014
FEBRUARY 2014
JANUARY 2014
The spirit of healthy competitiveness brings the best out of
CTC’s members. Every week we see new heroes emerging at
the club.
Congratulations to all the winners!
We always love to have new members in CTC because they add
a new flavour and energy to make us strong. The following are
the new members who have joined us recently.
1. TM Aman Maharshi 2. TM Louis Babu
3. TM Shashank Rao 4. TM Shirley Cathleen
5. TM Yamuna Venugopal
We are delighted to welcome you aboard!
TM Pratap
TM Bhooma
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it. –Mahatma Gandhi
TM Shirley
Best Speaker Best TT Speaker Best Evaluator
38 TM Madhavan TM Vijay TM Arun Kumar
39 TM Naresh DTM Jayan TM Subhadip
40 TM Pratap TM Santanalakshmi TM Naresh
41 TM Madhavan - TM Arun Kumar
42 TM Anirudh TM Louis TM Kartik
43 TM Madhavan - TM Kartik
44 TM Pratap - TM Anirudh
45 TM Suresh TM Yamuna TM Anirudh
46 TM Shirley Guest Harini TM Vinutha
47 TM Karthik DTM Jayan DTM Jayan
48 TM Louis TM Pratap TM Arun Kumar
49 TM Anirudh TM Lakshmi TM Madhavan
Meeting NoAwards
Winners at Club Meetings
New Members Introduction
TM Aman TM Shashank
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
TM Madhavan V
Vice President Education
TM Anirudh
Vice President - Membership
TM Naresh B
Vice President - Public Relations
TM Monisha M
Secretary
TM Bharath R
Treasurer
TM Naresh B
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CTC’s Distinguished Club Program (DCP) Status
The Distinguished Club Program by Toastmasters International helps the
clubs to promote equality, ensure productive meetings, provide structure
and guidance and increase the enthusiasm of the club. The DCP in-
cludes 10 goals which a club should strive to achieve each year.
A club receives the status of
Distinguished Club - 5 of 10 goals are met
Select Distinguished Club - 7 of 10 goals are met
President’s Distinguished Club - 9 of 10 goals are met
DCP requirements and CTC’s status
Requirements achieved by CTC are highlighted in green
1. Two Competent Communicators
2. Two More Competent Communicators
3. One ACB, ACS or ACG
4. One more ACB, ACS or ACG
5. One CL, ALB, ALS or DTM
6. One more CL, ALB, ALS or DTM
7. Four new members
8. Four more new members
9. Four officers trained at each COT
10. Membership renewal and Club Officer list submitted on time
We are a Select Distinguished Club!
There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story. -Frank Herbert