Minutes of Club Meeting #983 - December 4, 2015

BANGALORE TOASTMASTERS CLUB (BTMC)

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

Minutes of Club Meeting # 983

December 4, 2015

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: Ships are safer in the harbor, but they are not meant for that purpose.

Word of the Day: Camaraderie (noun)

Meaning - Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

Usage - There was a sudden burst of camaraderie between strangers when the team they were commonly rooting for, won.

Total Attendees – 40

Members –30

Guests -10

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. TM Nisha Balakrishnan Secretary

6. TM Varun Dev VP Finance

7. TM Karunakar Dev Sergeant@Arms

MEETING OPENED: Acting Sergeant@Arms, TM Rahul Bhuyan, kick started the meeting at exactly 6:31 pm and the meeting continued in all its glory and magnificence which amazed and delighted the audience.

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: The paragon of public speaking, the club president, TM Cherian Thomas, called the meeting to order and gave a very soul-stirring and heartwarming presidential address staying true to the theme of the day and touching upon an incident in the life of Admiral Ronnie Pereira en-route to meet the then Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi, an urged every one present to never play it safe in life to make a difference.

ROLE TAKERS:

1. TM Karunakar Dev Toastmaster of Day

2. TM Jose Paul General Evaluator

3. TM Prakash Tamhankar Table Topics Master

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TOASTMASTER OF THE DAY: As Toastmaster of the Day, the flamboyant and stylish, TM Karunakar Dev, was a delight to watch and made the Friday evening a truly memorable one with his great performance and made sure that the evening will be etched in the memory of all present forever.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY GENERAL EVALUATOR: As General Evaluator for the day, the gentle and soft-spoken, TM Jose Paul, introduced his TAG team and later gave a very comprehensive an detailed evaluation of the entire meeting.

TAG TEAM:

1. TM Vineeth Timer

2. TM Mahesh V. Rao Ah Counter

3. TM Esther Chandy Grammarian

AGENDA 1: TABLE TOPICS: As Table Topics Master, the conscientious and diligent, TM Prakash Tamhankar had some marvelous topics which got the speakers instantly thinking on their feet and relating some memorable incidents from their life.