Newsletter of the JPKU Toastmasters Club, New Delhi

Vol. 4, Issue 2; August 2010

Club No. 858173

Division C, District 82
AUGUST 2010
The Editor’s Note
Toastmasters is a platform where you can learn not only about the art of speak-
ing well but also about leadership. This is a place where you can take initiatives, Mission of
work in diverse teams and learn new skills, which you never thought you had. Working as the VP Public
Relations for JPKU TMs Club has been one such experience for me.
Toastmasters
To provide a mutually
supportive and positive
In this issue the President Malkiat Bindra talks about his vision for the club, DTM Deepak Menon learning environment
shares reminiscences from the 79th Toastmasters International Convention along with eye catching pho- in which every individual
member has the
tographs. Look for the new section “Meeting Themes of the Month”. One of our recent Toastmasters’
opportunity
Sumit Dora features in an interview for “Know Thy Toastmaster”. Watch out for the “The Hyde Park” to develop oral
section, followed by the winners of the month and the announcement for Humorous Speech and Evalua- communication
tion Contest. and leadership skills,
which in turn foster
self-confidence
Hope you enjoy reading! and personal growth

Kanu Shree
 2 CONTENTS August 2010

Contest Time Page 12

President speaks Page 3 Humorous and Speech Evaluation Club Contest - Vikas Malik
President Malkiat Bindra shares his vision for
the club. —Malkiat Bindra

Know Thy Toastmaster Page 9

Let’s get close and personal with our very own Sumit

Message from our Present DG Page 4

Achieving Greatness Together - Nagaraja Rao Club Contact Details Page 13

The Hyde Park Page 10

A glimpse at how our toastmasters aspire
to be an effective TT Speaker & Master
Reminiscences from the 79th International —-Vikas Malik, Akhil Sood,
TMs Convention Page 5 & 6 Kanu Shree
Unforgotten moments - DTM Deepak Menon

Acknowledgments Page 14

NEW
Best of the Month Page 11
Find out our star performers week by week
Meeting Themes of the Month Page 7 & 8
Toastmasters of the month and the Meeting Themes
—Aneesh Jain, Vikas Kumar,
Akhil Sood, Samir Khattar
3 PRESIDENT SPEAKS August 2010

Without much cogitation, two months have passed since the new EC
took charge, and these two months have been the best months of my life
as a Toastmaster. The EC has been working tirelessly and there have
hardly been any hiccups during this term. I hope it continues this way

The V.P. – Education has the Mentor – Protégé system in place which
will ensure that every member develops the qualities they always
wanted.

Also, I am very happy to announce that the much awaited Humorous

Speech contest and Evaluation contest will be held on the 11th of Sep-
tember. So, start gearing yourself; the time to prove your mettle is here.
Show others why they should consider you as one of the best. With men-
tors like Deepak Menon, Vinay Jain and Dr. Ritu Arora, our club is des-
tined to excel. With members of our Club constantly shinning in the
past, this time it may be you!

So embrace yourself for greatness, greater heights because this is your

time to show your Love for your Club!

In the end, I hope we have a Great Month Ahead.!

Thank you.
Malkiat Bindra
President
 4 Message from our Present District Governor
Dear Toastmasters,
It was in 1984, that Lou Whittaker led the first all-American
team of mountaineers to climb Mt. Everest. After months of
grueling effort, five members of the team reached the final
campsite at 27000 feet. With 2000 feet to go, Whittaker had
a tough decision to make. He knew that each climber was
extremely eager to stand on top of Mt. Everest. But two of
them would have to go back to the previous camp, load up
food, water and oxygen, and return to the camp where they
now met. After completing this support assignment, these
two climbers would not be in a condition to make the final
attempt.
The first decision Whittaker made was to stay at the final
campsite to coordinate the team’s activities. The second decision was to send the two
strongest climbers down the mountain to get the supplies. The two weaker climbers
would rest, renew their strength, and receive the glory of climbing the summit, which
they did.
When the press reporters asked him why he did not assign himself the summit run, his
answer showed the strength of his leadership – “My job is to put other people on the
top.”
Friends, this is the secret behind District 82’s success. The focus of our leaders has al-
ways been to ‘put other people on the top’. I see this happening in every club, area and
division:
• Mentors training their mentees to go higher than they have ever been;
• Club officers going out of their way to support new members;
• Area governors visiting those clubs which had missed attending the OTPs to impart
officer training individually;
• Division governors knitting together the entire division through sheer enthusiasm and
hard work;
This attitude of service has been present right from the level of member toastmasters and
grows in magnitude as toastmasters climb the leadership ladder. Numerous examples can
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be quoted from across the District as a proof of this noble value which forms the
bedrock of this great movement called Toastmasters! This attitude of putting Ser-
vice before Self has been demonstrated by so many toastmasters in the past and
even today, who serve this movement but never make a claim to the lime light.
Friends, we are two months into the New Year now. How many people have you
put on the top? How many members have become better speakers because of
you? How many officers have become better leaders because of you? More im-
portantly, have you conquered the mountains of nervousness and self-doubt in-
side you?
As each member of our district continues to grow and to serve, D82 continues to
shine brighter. We have already chartered 17 new clubs, added 491 new members,
have achieved 57 CCs 24 ACs 55 CLs 27 ALs 7 LDREXC, 3DTMS, trained 898
officers, and 29 club visits have been made by our area governors. We are firmly
on our way towards becoming the Top District once again!
Let us keep working towards achieving greatness together!
Yours in the service of Toastmasters,
Nagaraja Rao, DTM
District Governor
District 82, 2010-11
India & Sri Lanka
 5 Reminiscences from the 79th Toastmasters International Convention
By Deepak Menon DTM
The 79th Annual Convention of Toastmasters International was held at
the Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort and Spa, Palm Desert, California, USA from August
11 to 14, 2010. I knew this would be a special convention (my fifth consecutive convention)
when I landed at the Palm Springs International Airport late afternoon on 10th August 2010
after 26 hours of flying across from Delhi. The Palm Springs Airport is like no airport any-
where in the world and resembles what Palm Springs is best known for – a spa! A pre-
reserved shuttle, driven by charming Tamara, brought me to the luxurious resort, Desert
Springs JW Marriott Resort and Spa, which has boats plying in its lobby!
I had barely stepped into the lobby when I was greeted like a celebrity by International Director Keith
Ostergard and Past International Director Mohamed Murad. The District 82 Top 5 Leaders (DG Nagaraja
Rao, LGETs Punita Singh and M.Z. Saleem and LGMs Vinay Jain and S. Harikumar) were already at the
resort in the midst of their training, for the first time offered to all the Districts around the world under
one roof. Hectic campaigning marked the evening as candidates for the various Board positions were
meeting the electorate and pressing their candidature.
However, I had one goal – to visit the World Headquarters of Toastmasters International situated at Ran-
cho Santa Margarita about 100 miles from Palm Desert. The next morning, 11th August 7.30am, saw Re-
becca Hong (Immediate Past District 85 Governor) and me wending our way with trusty Tamara to
WHQ. In less than two hours we were at the holy grail of all Toastmasters and wandered through the
large office with our guide for the day, Sherrel Zapp from the Education Department. The highlight was
visiting a museum devoted to our founder, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley. It was an honor to sit on his chair and
put my fingers on the keys of the typewriter that Dr. Smedley had worked on!
Back at the convention venue it was now time for the opening ceremonies. Another special honor was
reserved for me (and District 82) as I was asked to lead the flag march of 113 countries carrying aloft the
flag of Toastmasters International. It was indeed a proud moment when I walked through the center aisle
of the huge Ballroom to a standing ovation of 2000 Toastmasters from across the world and up the po-
dium with TI flag! The Indian tricolor was carried by LGET DTM Punita Singh and the Sri Lankan flag
was carried by LGET DTM M.Z. Saleem. In his opening address President Gary Schmidt remarked on
the wonderful year that Toastmasters around the world had experienced and had special words of appre-
ciation for District 82 for the record number of clubs chartered during 2009-10. This was followed by an
inspirational keynote speech by Todd Newton, a veteran television host and international keynote pre-
senter.
Thursday, 12 August 2010, dawned with an early morning (7.30am) briefing by the Board of Directors
who informed us of the progress Toastmasters had experienced in the preceding year. The Board also in-
formed us of the strategic changes that were being envisaged and how the Distinguished Club Program
would become the basis of recognition for Clubs, Areas, Divisions and Districts, thus bringing much
needed alignment with the DCP.
The Board Briefing was immediately followed by the Hall of Fame to honor the top performers of 2009-
10. District 82 led the pack as the number one district in the world. I was the proud recipient of the Presi-
dent’s Distinguished Award, President’s Extension Award and Excellence in Leadership Award. DTM
Nagaraj Rao received the Excellence in Education and Training Award and DTM M.Z. Saleem received
the Excellence in Marketing Award. It was a wonderful moment as all of us from the District carrying
the special banner, specially created for the occasion, walked up the podium to receive our awards from
President Gary Schmidt.
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Later that afternoon were the semi-finals of the World Championship of Public
Speaking. Eighty-one District Champions competed in nine semi-final contests vying for nine
positions in the World Championship which was to be held two days later. Three semi-finals
were held in parallel and I had the opportunity of witnessing twenty seven of the world’s best
speakers in action in a span of five hours! Our District Champion, Aaron Watson, was placed
third in his semi-final contest which was won by Lisa Panarello.
Thursday night was the farewell night for all our DNAR friends who had become a family in the
last few years. This was the last time we were meeting as a group and there was nostalgia in the
air. International Director Poh Kim Siong was bid farewell by many speeches in his praise and
by a fantastic roast by our LGET DTM Punita Singh!
Friday, 13 August 7.30am, was the time for the candidate showcase. Many a candidate made
lasting impressions during the showcase assuring them votes in their favor during the business
meeting. This was also the day of education sessions in communication and leadership which
were conducted by some of the finest talent of Toastmasters from all over the world. Our past
world champions also chipped in with some scintillating sessions. The Golden Gavel Dinner that
night had us at a vantage table as the number one district in the world, facing the stage where
performed the Golden Gavel recipient Carolyn Kepcher, author and television celebrity.
The last day of the convention, Saturday, 14 August, saw me at 7.00am at the Annual Business
Meeting, a special event that would decide the fate of 16 members seeking election to the Board
either as International Directors or Officers. For the first time six of the seven International Di-
rector positions were contested and there were four candidates for the post of the Second Vice-
President. After a fierce battle, DTM George Yen from Taiwan emerged as the victor for the
post of Second Vice-President. The other top officers on the Board who were elected uncon-
tested are International President DTM Pat Johnson, International President-Elect DTM Michael
Notaro and First Vice-President DTM John Lau. International Director DTM Keith Ostergard
now serves as the Region 13 Director.
That afternoon, at the Region 13 gathering, District 82 Governor DTM Nagaraja Rao announced
the candidature of Past District 82 Governor DTM A. Balraj for the post of International Direc-
tor from Region 13 to seek election in August 2011. Such is the high esteem that Balraj is held in
that none of the other districts decided to field a contestant!
The World Championship of Public Speaking was the high point of the day where nine of the
world’s best speakers contested for the 2010 crown. There was very little to pick and choose be-
tween the speakers but the judges announced the winner to be David Henderson who, dressed as
an aviator, spoke fifth with the speech title, ‘The Aviators’. The second place went to Robert
Mackenzie (speech title ‘My Alter Ego) and the third place went to Linus Chang (speech title,
‘Being Jane’).
The curtains came down that night at the President’s Dinner Dance. President Pat Johnson was
installed as President as were the other elected Officers and Directors and President
Gary Schmidt stepped down after an eventful term. All the delegates let their hair
down on the dance floor to some foot-tapping, ear-blasting music! Pat Johnson
could be seen on the dance-floor till the wee hours!
Many a promise was made to meet once again at the 80th Annual Convention from
August 17 – 20, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Keep watching this space for
more information about this event!
 6 Images from 79th Toastmasters International Convention August 2010

Moments caught on Camera from TMs 79th International Convention

At the Hall of Fame!

LGET Dr. Punita Singh carrying the Indian tricolor.

Deepak Menon Leading the Flag March at Opening Ceremony

The President’s Distinguished District Governors Winners of the President’s Extension Award with Gary
At the Golden Gavel Dinner
 7 MEETING THEMES OF THE MONTH
In the morning of Saturday, August 7, 2010, I received a call from the
designated Toastmaster informing me that he will not be able to make
it to the meeting and that I need to find a replacement. This gentleman
had already decided the theme of the meeting and conveyed the same
to me. I was in such a state of panic at that moment that I did not have
the sense to ask him why he chose that theme. I still have not talked to
him regarding this and hence the reasons shall remain a mystery to you
and me.
A Toastmaster over time develops both communication and leadership
skills and both these skills have multiple advantages. The ability to eas-
ily mingle with and influence a group of people is just one of those.
The theme of the meeting reflected these feelings, and aroused a few
more as lunch approached. The theme which had been left behind, by
the then absconding designated Toastmaster was 'Potatoes'. Potato is
an interesting food item. I have yet to come across someone who can
survive without them. You can mash them and have them with baked
beans and toast. You can fry them as french fries and roast them over
fire if you are calorie conscious. You can add them to any dish, in any
quantity and the result will definitely be a notch better than the origi-
nal. And if you are patient and hard working enough, you can also turn
potatoes into vodka. Potatoes are tasty stand alone and tastier when
mixed with other items and create definitely the most versatile, friendly
and influential food items!
The highlight of the meeting was the Area C2 Governor's visit and the
completion of Sangeeta's 10th project from the Competent Communi-
cation manual. The Area Governor, Dr. Ritu Arora, DTM, also deliv-
ered an educational module on mentorship during the meeting.
- Aneesh Jain
August 2010
The theme of meeting on August 14th was ‘Freedom’ and what could be better day to discuss
this theme than on the eve of India’s 63rd Independence Day. Freedom is a much more generic
term and is very relevant even in Independent India. The meeting started with excerpt from
one of the most important speech of Independent India.
“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem
our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight
hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which
comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and
when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance… We end today a period of ill for-
tune and India discovers herself again.” - Pandit Jawaharlal. Nehru
The meeting theme was very well supported by two speakers who spoke about freedom of
choice from two very different perspectives – Samir Khattar speaking from his professional
experience with TCS whereas Akhil Sood speaking from his entrepreneurship experience.
Table Topic master, Mr. Aneesh Jain also supported the theme by including topics such as what
we have achieved and what we are still lacking in Independent India.
The meeting ended with few thoughts from the Toastmaster of the day about the meaning of
freedom for a citizen of India.
I will consider being free
- when I can travel at the dead of night or at any point in time to any place I want to.
- when I can have a good night's sleep and not worry endlessly.
- when I will be respected for what I am and what I want to be.
- when I can live my own ideas which are not affected by society/norms/rules.
- when I can study what I want to rather than what I should to get a "good job"
- when people stop changing/modifying or interfering with my definition of being "free"
The day I do any of these without having to listen to anyone, I will call myself truly and eter-
nally free.
- Vikas Kumar
 8 MEETING THEMES OF THE MONTH Cont...
August 21st , the first Saturday after the Independence Day and it seemed like the
rains have taken literally over the newly incorporated freedom and have rein-
vented themselves and unleashed their powers with such tremendous pressure
that it made each member of the club think twice before hitting the road to the
meeting. The meeting started about 25 minutes behind schedule and eventually
the toastmasters braved the weather and the snarling traffic and joined the meet-
ing.
The theme for the meeting was ‘If’. The toastmaster of the day started with the
famous poem by Rudyard Kipling titled ‘If’. He took bits and pieces of the poem
and presented them to the audience relating the poem with different stages of the
meeting. The meeting proved to be a magnum opus (word of the day by Deepak
Diwani) for Sumit Dora and Animesh Prakash who started their journeys at the
Toastmasters by successfully delivering their ice-breakers. Sumit won the best
speaker award for sharing his distinguished lessons from life.
The table topics session was conducted by Vikas Malik and included a variety of
topics, selected very precociously, from some of his favourite poems. In addition
to the table topic speakers’ view point, the members also got to know the context
in which those lines were used by the authors. The whole experience was fresh
and lifted the spirits of the members.
Sangeeta shared an experience when she was a part of meeting at JPKU Toast-
masters which was conducted even when only three members were present and
hence pointing that number is never a constraint for the meeting to proceed at
TMs.
The entire meeting was enriching as we got to know two new members and a
path breaking table topic session. I hope we can continue at the same levels.
Cheers !
- Akhil Sood
August 2010
'Toastmaster of the Day' is a very crucial role in any of the club meetings since the
toastmaster leads the club members through the proceedings ensuring a pleasurable
time for the audience. Performing the role for the very first time, I had butterflies
in my stomach but my mentor and fellow toastmasters gave me strength and cour-
age to get over this fear. The theme chosen for the meeting was 'Appreciation'. The
thought mustered from the last book I had read 'How to Win Friends & Influence
People' by Dale Carnegie. The author in one of the chapters talks about appreciat-
ing people even for small insignificant achievements helping them realize their
true potential. Even in toastmasters it’s a norm to appreciate the prepared speakers,
table topics volunteers and in fact every role player not thinking about whether the
expectations are being met. But once the toastmaster leaves the meeting moti-
vated and excited, he or she eventually seeks perfection sooner or later.
This time we had two Sanchits' who delivered their Ice-breaker speeches. Rajesh
Maini completed his 2nd project from CC manual titled 'Hard Work & Luck cru-
cial for success'. Rahul came with an interesting table topics session aligned with
the theme of the meeting. Lastly, Biswajit, our guest from another club performed
the role of general evaluator in an excellent manner.
The meeting was made special by the presence of Mr. Deepak Menon, the Immedi-
ate Past - District Governor of District 82. He presented an enlightening education
module on 'Effective Evaluation'. It is always a delight when he takes charge of the
podium.
The meeting ended with Mr. President (Malkiat) and Mr. Vice President (Aneesh)
announcing the humorous speech contest scheduled next week. I am eagerly wait-
ing for the contest and I am sure it will tickle your funny bone. Finally, it was fun
to be the host and I just hope the butterflies will lessen as I take this
powerful role more often.
- Samir Khattar
9 KNOW THY TOASTMASTER August 2010

Sumit Dora is born and brought up in Delhi, did his schooling from Cambridge and was the school topper in the batch of 1997. He
then moved to join Commerce stream at Sri Ram College of Commerce. His first job was at NDTV as business reporter. Along side
his job, he completed two levels of CFA, USA and is currently working as a Knowledge Specialist with McKinsey & Company. His
hobbies include yoga, swimming, reading non-fiction and movies. Let us know more about thy toastmaster from himself...

Q1) How will you like to sum up your experience at Toastmasters?

middle level management is against change and all my commu-
To me Toastmasters is an excellent platform where a person can sharpen his
nication is focused on radical ideas and new ways of getting
skills as a writer, actor and director. As Shakespeare put it - All the world's a
things done. I think TM can help me bring spontaneity and vari-
stage, and all the men and women merely players. If one needs to play one’s part
ety in my presentations to inspire my audience. I look forward to
well, the least one can expect is to be misunderstood. Mastery of both verbal and
completing my CC and CL programs ASAP to move over to the
non-verbal expression is the key to great communication. During the last four
advanced TM modules
TMs’ meetings, I have been lucky enough to meet people with diverse back-
grounds who shared some of their simple life experiences with so much passion
Q4) What has been the role of yoga in enhancing your confidence?
and vividness in their speeches; I am confident that I have found the right com-
I took up Yoga just as another exercise to get in shape, but soon I realized that with discipline, yoga
munity to develop this art and make a big impression on people’s minds.
can help clear your conscience and with that you can achieve what you perceive and possibly what
you deserve. I believe the essentials of good public speaking can be developed through basic yogic
Q2) What is the secret behind the sense of humor you have,? What will you
exercises. Practicing simple postures and deep diaphragmic breathing not only help develop good
advise other members to develop it?
posture, voice clarity, self confidence but also provide abundant energy to bring ideas in life.
As is said, Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without
During my recent trip to New York, I was amazed to see the number of yoga centers that had
drawing blood. In today’s world people have fragile egos, and if you need to
popped up in the Manhattan area. Five years ago there were hardly any. What really surprise me is
make new friends, put your point across and get things done, a little bit of humor
that the west is rapidly embracing our ancient knowledge and we choose to be ignorant. I myself
in your conversation can make sure you are far from the danger zone. One must
have recently got into yoga by playing a small mental trick. I told myself that I will experiment on
be very careful using this weapon, it requires good command over language, tim-
myself for a month, if I notice a positive change I will continue, else I quit. After a month, it felt
ing and seamless fitment.
good and I wanted to try it for another 2 months and have not given up since a year now. My sug-
The best way to use this sword is to find humor in daily life. I know it is better
gestion to all is try it; it might just be the thing you are waiting for.
said than done, but try this simple technique. We all get frustrated with some-
thing or the other, instead of reacting to the situation, disassociate yourself from
Q5) Any suggestions for the fellow members or the concept in general?
the situation and convert your frustration to fascination. It is like watching your-
I really like the current TM format – prepared speeches, table topics, joke/word of the day. If I
self in a dream. What do you when you wake up? You laugh it off, saying this
were to change this format, I would probably add a section on “Perspectives”; where-in members
can’t be true and feel amazed.
can talk about a recent book/movie/TV show and give their views for 3-4 minutes. This should not
take much preparation and can be fairly open-ended. Typically, people have views
Q3) Where can Toastmaster help you? What heights do you want to attain?
which they share with friends and family, such a speech delivery can help improve
One of the key requirements of my current role as knowledge leader is to demon-
expression and inspire people to think about situations and things in a new way.
strate the ability to communicate on strategy implementation. Typically the audi-
ence comprises of clients’ middle level managers and my job is to get them to
sign-up and start the implementation process. Hitherto, most of the communica-
tion was through telephone or video conferencing, but now I need to face the au-
dience. My last few experiences with clients have been quite tough wherein the
 10 THE HYDE PARK— TIPS FOR TABLE TOPICS August 2010

The Hyde Park in London is famous for its Speakers’ Corner, which allows anyone and everyone to speak on a 
topic for as long as they can unless the police finds it offensive, and the Hyde Park police has had a history of 
being offended very very rarely even on sensitive issues. As a salutation to the freedom of expression, we  •Most of the talking we do on a daily basis is
bring Hyde Park from London to our newsletter, and invite everyone to publish their comments on a certain  impromptu speaking, and so if we can learn
topic, which for this month is: “Access how our toastmasters aspire to be effective TT Speakers and Masters”  how to assemble knowledge and thoughts on
any topic at a moment’s notice we can do the
same at the Table Topics as well; all we need
is confidence and a few pointers such as
• Being Mentally Prepared
Kanu • Taking a few seconds to start
• Starting with an Example
Diversify the reading
• Being Animated
Try to be close to the topic, the ideas will flow
And Finally,
If you need to compare, do it with yourself, you will defi-
• Practice
nitely see some progress!!
- Hedge your opinions - rather than using "must" or
"should" use "perhaps", "It would have been better"
Akhil

Vikas "Learning from Perspective"

Table topic master is the only person in the table - topics session who knows all the topics before-
hand, who has the liberty to think on these topics beforehand and who can select these from different
resources. Normally the topics are selected based on the theme of the day which is proposed by the
Toastmaster of the meeting.

Since Table Topics Master has this privilege, I think he/she should give his/her (topic's authors - if
selected from some source) perspective on the topics selected after the table topic speakers have
spoken on the assigned topics. This will give another viewpoint in terms of what those lines meant to
topic master when he selected the same or to the author when he originally wrote them and hence
help toastmasters present in the meeting to learn different views on the same topic.

I tried the same in one of the meetings themed "IF" this month and selected topics from various po-
ems that I have collected and read. The response was quite enthusiastic from speakers and I hope this
will continue in future also and will become a part of our regular meeting.
11 BEST OF THE MONTH August 2010

Here come the

results!!!

14th Aug: Akhil Sood

21st Aug: Sumit Dora
28th Aug: Sanchit Aggarwal

14th Aug: Biswajit Adhikari

7th Aug: Manoj Kumar 21st Aug: Nitya Ranjan
14th Aug: Anshuman Fotedar 28th Aug: Vikas Kumar
21st Aug: Deepak Dewani & Abhishek
28th Aug: Akhil Sood
12 CONTEST TIME—HUMOROUS SPEECH & EVALUATION CONTEST August 2010

By Vikas Kumar
“Keeping in view the upcoming Reverberations (26th to 28th No-
vember 2010) and linked Area and Division Contests, JPKU Toast-
masters’ Club is organizing Humorous Speech and Evaluation Con-
test on September 11, 2010 at JPKU Club Meeting”.

Humorous Speech Contest - Purpose

• To provide an opportunity for speakers to improve their speaking
abilities and to recognize the best as encouragement to all.
• To provide an opportunity to learn by observing the more profi-
cient speakers who have been benefited from their Toastmasters
training.
Why You Should Compete in Contests?
• To recognize the value of humor in speaking.
You will have fun!
The added pressure of a contest forces you to step outside your speaking
Evaluation Contest – Purpose comfort zone. By doing so, you will grow, as a speaker as well as an
evaluator.
• To encourage development of evaluation skills and to recognize
You might win! Whether you win or not, you will learn new techniques
the best as encouragement to all. from the other contestants.
• To provide an opportunity to learn by observing the more profi- Generally, each level that you advance brings a larger audience.
cient evaluators who have benefited from their Toastmasters
Stage time!
training.

Be there to experience it!

For more information on contest rules please follow the link: http://www.toastmasters.org/rulebook
13 CLUB CONTACT DETAILS August 2010

Our Executive Committee Venue of Meetings

• Malkiat Bindra: President Vivekananda Vihar, Opposite J.P., Kapur & Uberai, Chartered
malkiat07@gmail.com Accountants, LGF C-4/5 Safdarjung Development Area,
• Aneesh Jain: Vice President, Education New Delhi—110016.
aneeshjain@gmail.com
• Jyoti Narula: Vice President, Membership
jyoti@jpku.com
Time of Meetings
• Kanu Shree: Vice President, Public Relations Every Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
kanushree84@gmail.com
• Sangeeta Malik: Secretary
sangeeta.malik@gmail.com
Whom to Contact
• Vinay Jain: Treasurer For all queries, please contact:
toastmaster.vinay@gmail.com Malkiat Bindra: +91 9811064605; malkiat07@gmail.com
• Vikas Kumar: Sergeant-at-arms Aneesh Jain: +91 9971119361 ; aneeshjain@gmail.com
vikask.malik@gmail.com Kanu Shree:+91 9891006683; kanushree84@gmail.com
Sangeeta Malik: +91 9818051336; sangeeta.malik@gmail.com
Vikas Kumar: +91 9560690622; vikask.malik@gmail.com
 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS August 2010

Always Ahead…!

I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone who contributed

to the newsletter. Thanks to Malkiat, Aneesh and Vikas for their
support. Finally, I would like to specially mention the names of
Deepak, Sumit, Samir, and Akhil for their prompt contributions.

Images is published on the last day of the month. All contribu-

tors are requested to send in their entries to
kanushree84@gmail.com by the 25th of the month.

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