Minutes of Club Meeting #981 - November 20, 2015
BANGALORE TOASTMASTERS CLUB (BTMC)
Club #9206 (District-92 - Karnataka and Kerala)
Minutes of Club Meeting # 981
November 20, 2015
Conquer the Stage
Conquer the Stage
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Venue/Time: Ashirwad -
Loyola Hall, St. Marks Road
Every Friday from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Theme of the Day: Stop existing, start living.
Word of the Day: Flummox (verb)
Meaning - To bewilder
Usage - I was completely flummoxed by the whole thing.
Total Attendees – 35
Members – 22
CLUB OFFICERS:
PRESENT:
1. TM Cherian Thomas President
PRESENT:
1. TM Cherian Thomas President
2. TM Mahaveer Jain VP Public Relations
3. TM Nisha Balakrishnan Secretary
4. TM Varun Dev VP Finance
5. TM Karunakar Dev Sergeant@Arms
APOLOGIES:
1. TM Sahil Jain VP Membership
2. TM Joseph Dass VP Education
MEETING OPENED: Sergeant@Arms, TM Karunakar Dev, started the meeting with great enthusiasm and excitement at exactly 6:30
pm sharing a personal story of accomplishing his dreams and to starting living rather than just existing.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: The club president, TM Cherian Thomas, called
the meeting to order and gave a very insightful and thought-provoking presidential
address on the theme of the day "stop existing, start living" by touching upon the book titled "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying" authored by Australian palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware, which encourages the readers to stop existing and start living.
ROLE TAKERS:
1. TM Prakash Tamhankar Toastmaster of Day
2. CTM Umakanth Vichur General Evaluator
3. TM Samuel Wankhede Table Topics Master
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TOASTMASTER OF THE DAY: As Toastmaster of the Day, TM Prakash Tamhankar,gave his audience a great Friday evening to remember filled with fun, laughter and some truly amazing speeches.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY GENERAL EVALUATOR: As GE for the day, the veteran of BTMC and worldly-wise, CTM Umakanth Vichur, introduced his TAG team and later gave a
very clear and detailed evaluation of the entire meeting.
TAG TEAM:
1. TM Esther Chandy Timer
2. TM Varun Dev Ah Counter
AGENDA 1: PREPARED
SPEECHES
Speakers:
1. TM Payal Bhulani attempted
her Project #1 from Advanced Communicator Silver - Special Occasion Speeches Manual - Mastering the Toast.
Title - MY GUIDING LIGHT.
2. TM Ankit Kumar attempted
his Project #1 (Ice Breaker) from Competent Communicator Manual.
Title - WHATS IN DREAMING?
3. TM Jose James attempted
his Project #1 (Ice Breaker) from Competent Communicator Manual.
Title - TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
4. TM Srinivas Kumar attempted
his Project #1 (Ice Breaker) from Competent Communicator Manual.
Title - TAKE THE FIRST STEP.
AGENDA 2: TABLE
TOPICS: As Table Topics Master, the humorous and witty, TM Samuel Wankhede, had some really thought-proving topics which got the speakers thinking on their feet instantly.
Table Topic Speakers
Topic - Which is the achievement of your favorite star that you like the most?
Topic - Is there something which you track and monitor regularly?
Topic - Report on the rain in Chennai.
Topic - An encounter with a famous sports personality.
5. Guest Nitish
Topic - I dance as if nobody is watching.
6. Guest Zarine
Topic - Tell us about your name.
Topic - Ten steps to boiling water.
8. TM Nisha Balakrishnan
Topic - Which was the worst movie you have ever watched.
9. Guest Ashresh
Topic - Tell us about the place you were born.
10. TM Jose Paul
Topic - Do you have any secret language?
2. TM Ankit Kumar's project was evaluated by TM Jose Paul.
3. TM Jose James' project was evaluated by TM Samuel Wankhede.
4. TM Srinivas Kumar's project was evaluated by TM Cherian Thomas.
AGENDA 4: AWARDS
1. Best Speaker/Ice Breaker - TM Ankit Kumar
2. Best Table Topic Speaker - TM Smitha Roshy
3. Well-Done Certificate (Ice Breaker) - TM Jose James
4. Well-Done Certificate (Ice Breaker) - TM Srinivas Kumar
ADJOURNMENT: At 8:35 pm by the club president.
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK: We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated - Maya Angelou
SCRIBE: Nisha
Balakrishnan - Club Secretary
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