Minutes of Club Meeting # 970 - September 4, 2015

BANGALORE TOASTMASTERS CLUB (BTMC)

Club #9206 (District-92 - Karnataka and Kerala)

Minutes of Club Meeting # 970

September 4, 2015

Conquer the Stage

Dear Toastmasters,

It is very easy to be swept up into what other people think you should do or what you think you are to do or what everybody else around you wants you to do.  So, as Gretchen Rubin, author and speaker, rightly puts it - you should really take the time and energy to think about yourself.  Knowing yourself is imperative to reaching your goals and being successful.  Without self-knowledge, one will just glide through life without really living it.

Theme of the Day:  The key to success is knowing yourself.

Venue/Time:  Ashirwad - Loyola Hall, St Marks Road / 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Total Attendees – 28

 Members – 16.  Guests - 12

Word of the Day:  Abjure (verb) – solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or a claim)

Usage - He would need time to decide if he truly wanted to abjure his citizenship from his beloved country.

CLUB OFFICERS:

PRESENT

1.  TM. Joseph Dass                 VP Education

2.  TM. Sahil Jain                     VP Membership

3.  TM. Mahaveer Jain              VP Public Relations

4.  TM. Nisha Balakrishnan      Secretary

5.  TM. Karunakar Dev            Sergeant @ Arms

APOLOGIES:

1.  TM. Cherian Thomas          President

2.  TM. Varun Dev                   VP Finance

MEETING COMMENCED:  Stepping in as Sergeant@Arms for the day, TM Mahaveer Jain started the meeting with a bang precisely at 6:30 pm.

                                        

                               

              

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:  Stepping in as President for the day, TM Joseph Dass, our VP Education, called the meeting to order and delivered an exuberant presidential address touching on the theme of the day "The key to success is knowing yourself."

ROLE TAKERS:

1.  TM Karunakar Dev                Toastmaster of Day

2.  TM Jose Paul                         General Evaluator

3.  TM Nandan Damle                 Table Topic Master

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TOD:  As Toastmaster of the Day, TM Karunakar Dev, mesmerized us with his impeccable style and transported us back in time to October 22, 1924, when Ralph C. Smedley founded Toastmasters at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY GENERAL EVALUATOR:   As GE for the day, the very soft-spoken TM Jose Paul introduced his TAG team and in the end gave a very crisp and comprehensive evaluation of the entire meeting.

TAG TEAM

1.  TM Vijay Kalkundri                  Timer

2.  TM Jose James                          Ah Counter

3.  TM Inder Kumar                       Grammarian

AGENDA 1:  TABLE TOPICS (click here for table topics videos):  Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock and relive a particular event?  As Table Topics Master, TM Nandan Damle, who believes everyone deserves a second chance, did exactly the same.  He gave all the speakers a second chance to redeliver their last table topic speech.

Table Topic Speakers:

1.  TM Abubaker

Title – When others disagree with my opinion, I __________.

2.  TM Manasi Gupta

Title – If I could be someone else for one day.

3.  TM Samuel Wankhade

Title – When I look into my eyes in the mirror, I see.

4.  TM Payal Bhulani

Title – Second Chances

5.  TM Sahil Jain

Title – Tell me something about yourself.

6.  Guest Gaurav

Title – It is not easy to be me.

7.  Guest Esther

Title – I am my achievements.

8.  Guest Teresa

Title – I am my Title.

9. TM Kamal

Title – If I go back in time and change one thing about myself, what would it be?

BREAK – 7.20 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.       

AGENDA 2:  PREPARED SPEECH

Speakers:

1.  TM Deljo Davis attempted his second speech from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title – "SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE." 

2.  TM Raveendra Babu Mandava attempted his second speech from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title -  "WHY THIS DEADLY SWEET POISON - ALCOHOL." 

3.  TM Lalith Dhanush attempted his fourth speech from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title -  "WORDS CAN MAKE YOU OR BREAK YOU." 

                                  

AGENDA 3:  EVALUATION SESSION (click here for evaluation videos)

1.  TM Raveendra's speech was evaluated by TM Prakash Tamhankar.

2.  TM Deljo Davis' speech was evaluated by TM Richard D'Souza.

        
                                

3.  TM Lalith's speech was evaluated by TM Payal Bhulani.

 

AGENDA 4:  AWARDS

1.  Best Speaker – TM Lalith Dhanush

2.  Best Table Topics Speaker – Esther (Guest)

3.  Well Done Certificate  – TM Jose Paul

ADJOURNMENT:  At 8:30 by the acting President.

**PLEASE CLICK ON YOUR NAME TO WATCH YOUR VIDEO.

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:  "Inaction breeds doubt and fear.  Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it.  Go out and get busy."~ Dale Carnegie

SCRIBE:  TM Nisha Balakrishnan, Secretary