Minutes of Club Meeting # 974 - October 2, 2015

There is not a single person in the world who is untouched by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi — the father of our nation and the great advocate of ahimsa.

Along with the world, Bangalore Toastmasters Club celebrated the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.



BANGALORE TOASTMASTERS CLUB (BTMC)

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

Minutes of Club Meeting # 974

October 2, 2015

Conquer the Stage

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

Theme of the Day:  Proper preparation prevents poor performance

Word of the Day:   Diligent (adjective)

Meaning - Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

Usage - To be a diligent driver, you must always keep your eyes focused on the road.

Total Attendees –  27

Members – 20  Guests -7

CLUB OFFICERS:

PRESENT:

1. TM Cherian Thomas    President
2.  TM Joseph Dass          VP Education
3.  TM Sahil Jain              VP Membership
4.  TM Mahaveer Jain       VP Public Relations
5.  Nisha Balakrishnan      Secretary
6.  TM Varun Dev             VP Finance
7.  TM Karunakar Dev      Sergeant@Arms

MEETING OPENED:  As usual our very diligent Sergeant@Arms,  TM Karunakar Dev, kick-started the meeting at precisely 6:30 pm.

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:   The club president, TM Cherian Thomas, called the meeting to order and delivered a very inspiring and riveting presidential address touching upon an incident in the life of the famous Spanish painter "Salvador Dali" in his captivating style and kept the audience completely engrossed in the theme of the day "proper preparation prevents poor performance."

ROLE TAKERS:

1.  TM Joseph Dass                 Toastmaster of Day
2.  DTM Sumitra Manmohan   General Evaluator
3.  TM Payal Bhulani               Table Topics Master

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TOASTMASTER OF THE DAY:  As Toastmaster of the Day, TM Joseph Dass, enthralled his audience and was lively and vibrant.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY GENERAL EVALUATOR:   As GE for the day, the very gentle and kind, DTM Sumitra Manmohan, introduced her TAG team and in the end gave a very exhaustive and thorough evaluation of the entire meeting in her flawless style.

TAG TEAM:

1.  TM Srinivas Kumar      Timer
2.  TM Sahil Jain                Ah Counter
3.  TM Manasi Gupta         Grammarian

AGENDA 1:  TABLE TOPICS:  As Table Topics Master, the always vivacious TM Payal Bhulani, gave some amazing pictures which got all the speakers thinking on their feet instantly.

 Table Topic Speakers

1.  TM Hemant Narang

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2.  TM Varun Dev

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3.  TM Richard D'Souza

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4.  TM Manasi Gupta

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5.  TM Deljo Davis

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6.  TM Vijayanand

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7.  TM Karunakar Dev

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8.  TM Srinivas Kumar

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9.  TM Kamal Kumar Garg

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10.  Guest Prithvi Prasad

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11.  TM Nisha Balakrishnan

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12.  TM Prakash Tamhankar

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13.  TM Raghunandan Damle

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TEA/COFFEE BREAK : A 10-minute break from 7:20 to 7:30 where the guests and members enjoyed their tea/coffee and cake as well as mingled and networked with each other.

AGENDA 2:  PREPARED SPEECHES

Speakers:

1.  TM Hemant Narang attempted his project #1/Ice Breaker from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title – "ITS NEVER TOO LATE."

2.  TM Smitha Roshy attempted her project #2 from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title – "PATIENCE, PATIENCE." 

AGENDA 3:  EVALUATION SESSION

1.  TM Hemant Narang's speech was evaluated by TM Prakash Tamhankar.

2.  TM Smitha Roshy's speech was evaluated by TM Richard D'Souza.

AGENDA 4:  AWARDS

1.  Best Speakers - TM Hemant Narang and TM Smitha Roshy

2.  Best Table Topic Speaker - TM Richard D'Souza

 3.  Certificate of Appreciation for Ice Breaker  - TM Hemant Narang

4.  Well-Done Certificate  - TM Joseph Dass

AGENDA 5:  ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

1.  Appeal to all the members who have not yet renewed their membership to Bangalore Toastmasters Club to kindly renew their membership by paying their dues.
Contact Person - VP Finance - TM Varun Dev or VP Membership - TM Sahil Jain

2.  Area Level Humourous and Evaluation Contest - October 10, 2015.

Contact Person - VP Membership - TM Sahil Jain/Area Director Area D3 - TM Kynan D'Souza.

ADJOURNMENT:  At 8:35 by the club president (TM Cherian Thomas).

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:  "A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes" - Mahatma Gandhi.

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SCRIBE: Nisha Balakrishnan - Club Secretary