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.

 

 

 

Table Topic Speakers

1.  TM Jose James 

Topic - A picture paints a thousand words.

 

2.  TM Richard D'Souza

Topic - Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

 

3.  TM Matthai (Deejays Club)

Topic - Don't burn bridges behind you.

 

4.  TM Shilpa Samuel

Topic - Bad news travels fast.

 

5.  TM Vijay Kalkundri

Topic - Can there be happiness without sadness?

 

6. Guest Preeti Rao

Topic - Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

 

7.  TM Srinivas Kumar

Topic -  Give an elevator pitch when you meet the President of your dream company.

8.  Guest Vishwaswaroop

Topic - Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

 

9.   TM Nandan - TM Mahaveer

Debate - Chennai Floods - Was it Nature's fury or impact of man-made climatic change?

 

10.  TM Esther Chandy

Topic -  Rising tide lifts all boats.

 

11.  TM Ratan Shetty

Topic - Early birds get worms, but early worms get eaten.

 

12.  TM Hemanth Narang

Topic - Fishes and guests smell after 3 days.

 

AGENDA 2:  PREPARED SPEECHES

Speakers:

1.  TM Rahul Ranjan attempted his Project #1 (The Ice Breaker) from Competent Communicator Manual.

Title - WHAT IF?

 

 

2. Education Session -  TM Joseph Dass 

Topic - The Toastmasters Educational Program - The Successful Club Series

 

 

 

AGENDA 3:  EVALUATION SESSION

1.  TM Rahul Ranjan's project was evaluated by TM Varun Dev.

 

 

2.  TM Joseph Dass' educational session was evaluated by TM Ratan Shetty.

 

 

 

AGENDA 4:  AWARDS

1.  Best Speaker/Ice Breaker  - TM Rahul Ranjan

 

2.  Best Table Topic Speaker  - TM Matthai of Deejays Club

3.  Well-Done Certificate - TM Karunakar Dev (Toastmaster of the Day)

 

 

4.  Special Award for his Commendable Work on Improving Club Membership -

TM Sahil Jain, VP Membership.

 

 

5.  Toastmasters International Advanced Leadership Bronze Award - TM Ratan Shetty

 

 

ADJOURNMENT:  At 8:45 pm by the club president.

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:  "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn" - Benjamin Franklin

SCRIBE: Nisha Balakrishnan - Club Secretary