306th Chapter Meeting of Toastmaster’s Club of Pune was held on 10th January 2015 The attendance of the meeting was excellent. There were 36 members and 5 guests present. TM Prathamesh Kale was Sergeant - at – Arms. He started the meeting at 5 p.m. sharp. He explained the rules and regulations of the meeting to the members and guests. He asked the guests to give their introductions, after which he introduced the Toastmaster of the Day Aabana Rao TM Aabana Rao briefed the agenda, introduced all the role players and explained their roles for the benefit of new members and guests. There was a change in the agenda which was also announced by her. Language Evaluator TM Shreya Kanabar introduced the Word of the Day and Phrase of the Day. The Word of the Day was ‘Enliven’. The Phrase of the Day was ‘Keep one’s chin up’. Mukta Nadkar DTM introduced herself as the General Evaluator of the meeting and explained her role very clearly. Madam President CC ALB Manisha Singh presented the ‘Authentic Leader Award’ to the Immediate Past President of our club ACB ALB Azharuddin Khadri for being a dynamic leader, a keen mentor and being an exceptional role model to all the members. She presented him with a special mug as a trophy. It was a very emotional and happy moment for Azharuddin and all the members present. 6 speakers delivered prepared speeches during the meeting. The 1st speaker was TM Isha Shah. She attempted her Project 2. The title of her speech was ‘Looks are Deceptive’. Her speech was about how, sometimes, people tend to judge others by their looks and not their character. Her speech highlighted on how we must learn to appreciate a person’s inner beauty. The 2nd speaker was TM Mansimrat Gurai, who also attempted her Project 2. The title of her speech was ‘Doggy Diaries’. She delivered an emotional speech on her first dog Tyson, a doberman, which was gifted to her by her aunt. She shared a few incidents she had with Tyson and how he had taught her to love unconditionally. The 3rd speaker was TM Kanchana Ravi Kumar. She attempted her Project 3. The title of her speech was Survival Instinct’. Her speech was about her personal experiences of how she learnt to adjust to a new life after marriage, her difficulty in adjusting to a new city like Pune. She went on to tell us how she overcame all these conditions and accept changes when they come. The 4th speaker was TM Sandip Pradhan. He also attempted his Project 3. The title of his speech was ‘The Choice’. He told us about how our entire life revolves around the choices we make every day of our life, and how we can control our life by making choices. He gave examples of great personalities like Abraham Lincoln and Sachin Tendulkar to motivate the audience, which indeed had a great effect on everyone’s minds. The 5th speaker was TM Abhishek Purohit. He attempted his Project 5. The title of his speech was ‘Listening – The Dying Art’. He spoke about how listening to a person can go a long way in learning about the person’s mood and character. He went on to conclude on the importance of listening in our day to day life. The 6th speaker was TM Rabin Shetty. He attempted his Project 8. The title of his speech was Who Am I?’. He spoke about how all South Indians are generalized as ‘Madrasis’. He went on to explain how we can differentiate between the 4 major states of South India – Karnataka, Kerala,Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Timer TM Rakhee Sinha informed TM Aabana Rao about the time qualification of the speakers for the voting of Best Speaker. Evaluators TM Madhura Nadgauda, TM Prasad Patil, TM Sujata Dutta, TM R. Ravi Kumar, ACB ALB Shireesh Nadkar, ACG P.R. Jose gave their feedback to their respective speakers. All the evaluators were very motivating as always with their positive feedback on where the speakers can improve and become better speakers. Timer TM Rakhee Sinha informed TM Aabana Rao about the time qualification of the evaluators for the voting of Best Evaluator. For the Table Topics session, TM Kaustuv Baral was the Table Topics Master. He explained all the rules of the session. His session was fun, since the topics he gave the speakers were witty. He also added some fun in the session with a game called ‘Gag Bag’, wherein the speakers would have to close their eyes, put their hand in a box and pick out a random object, and then try to sell the object to the audience. Everyone, including the Table Topics speakers, enjoyed this session. Timer TM Rakhee Sinha informed TM Aabana Rao about the time qualification of the Table Topics Speakers for Best Table Topic Speaker. Timer TM Rakhee Sinha was very attentive and performed her role sincerely. Language Evaluator TM Shreya Kanabar mentioned the names of speakers who used the Word of the Day and Phrase of the Day. She gave a report on the good and not so good usage of language. She particularly explained the not so good usage of language very well, along with the appropriate corrections. Ah – Counter TM Mudra Bhagwat gave her report on the uses of ahs, ums, repeated words and fillers uses by the speakers and role takers. She also mentioned names of speakers who were flawless. Her role in the meeting is commendable since she took up the role at the last minute without any hesitation. General Evaluator DTM Mukta Nadkar gave us her over all evaluation of the meeting. Her feedback on the meeting was positive, detailed and insightful. Madam President CC ALB Manisha Singh gave her concluding remarks. She called VP-M TM Shreya Kanabar, TM Mansimrat Gurai and TM Kaustuv Baral to make some important announcements. Announcement by VP-M TM Shreya Kanabar:- Club Officers Training Program , Chief Judges and Contest Management Training Date: Sunday, January 18th Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: ZS Associates, Tower 12, Magarpatta City, Pune This training program is for the new members of the executive committee as well as those who wish to be a member of the committee in the future. We get Training+Food+Tea+ Fun @ Rs.150/-. This increases to Rs. 200/- after 15th Jan and is Rs. 250/- if you register on that day. For any more details, contact VP-PR CC Chitresh Jain - 9461800548 VP-M TM Shreya Kanabar -9975683330 Announcement by TM Mansimrat Gurai:- Our club has decided to have Newsletter. A committee has been appointed to take charge of the affairs of the Newsletter. All members are requested to submit their articles for the Newsletter. Further details about the same will be e-mailed to all the members. Announcement by TM Kaustuv Baral:- Joint meeting-cum-picnic (Hurda Party) Date: Saturday, January 17th Location: Farm of former TM Sadashiv Pawar at Jategaon, Off Nagar Road. (about 46 km from Pune University square, maybe 30 km from other parts of town) The cost of food will be approximately Rs 200-250 per head For further information, contact TM Kaustuv Baral – 9923114152 TM Paras Kher – 9960525065 Madam President gave out the honours for the Best Speaker, Best Evaluator and Best Table Topic Speaker. Best Speaker: TM Sandip Pradhan Best Evaluator: TM R. Ravi Kumar Best Table Topic Speaker: ACB ALB Azharuddin Khadri Secretary’s note:- I find it interesting as to how Toastmasters at Toastmasters Club of Pune find new and interesting ways to have fun. Take for instance, the Hurda party joint meeting-cum-picnic on 17th January. For those who don’t know, ‘hurda’ is the name given to tender Jowar - the main staple grain of rural Maharashtra, India. In early January, Jowar grain is juicy and very tender. Just the right time to be eaten roasted. Cakes of dried cow dung make for excellent roasting medium - slow and long lasting. Hurda is then served along with chutney (desiccated coconut garlic with dried red chilli). This is an experience every Maharashtrian looks forward to. Looking forward to the Chief Officers Training Program………..
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