eloquence sep 2015 - doha toastmasters club

5 Oct 2015 Eloquence 1


Publisher

TM YOOSAF VANNARATH

Editor TM Sandeep Kinge

Editor Support TM Satish Rao Tonse

ELOQUENCE is a newsletter published by Doha Toastmasters Club, Holiday Villa,

Doha, Qatar.

This newsletter is published for the inter-nal circulation among the members of Doha Toastmasters Club and to promote the ideas

and goals of Toastmasters International.

Publisher or Editor does not take the re-

sponsibility for the authenticity/opinion of the articles / authors, published. Toastmasters

International and its logos are trade marks.


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Meeting Days:

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Meeting Time: 7.00 PM - 9.30 PM

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Excom 2015 - 16 5

The Editor’s Note 6

President Speaks 7

Area 28 Director’s Message 8

VP Education’s Message 9

Welcome New Members 10

Achievements 11 - 14

DCP Status 15

Past Presidents 16

Involve & Inspire 17

A Mouse Story 18

Family Values 19 - 21

Special Achievement - TM Tonse Satish 22

Poem - Distinguished Toastmaster 23

COT 2015 24

Doha & Dakes Toastmasters Joint Meeting 25

Doha & Doha Advanced Toastmasters Meeting 26 - 27

Gavels Installation 28

DTM Installation 29


Excom 2015-16

TM Abdul Nassar P

VP—Education

TM Yoosaf Vannarath

President

TM Rangamani Ravi

VP—Membership

TM Subair Pandavath

Imm. Past President

TM Rashid Ahmed

Secretary

TM Sandeep Kinge

VP—Public Relation

TM Kamarudeen N K

Treasurer

TM Vekateshwaran K

Sgt. At Arms

TM Raed A Abdeltwwab

Sgt. At Arms


Dear Members,

Few years ago, while I was climbing the career ladder, I realized that

I should have some more skills apart from my qualifications and

experience. I started learning many skills however I could not figure out

how to acquire Public speaking and leadership skills. I was working as design engineer

so I never got opportunities for public speaking and leadership skills.

I also had a zeal to help poor and needy communities with my engineering skills. I had

formed a Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Mumbai chapter (a non profit

organization). We started executing projects in tribal villages and schools around

Mumbai. While executing these projects, I had to interact with the children as well as

various communities from tribal villages. While talking to the communities, I used to

feel very nervous although I used to talk in my mother tongue.

One of my junior colleague suggested me to try Toastmasters Club and since then I’m

with Toastmasters fraternity. First three speeches were very difficult for me to prepare

and deliver however after that I started enjoying Toastmastering. With the help of

mentors and fellow members, I could achieve CC, CL and ALB in one year and

qualified for the Triple crown award. After two years with Toastmasters, I really feel

the difference at social gathering as well as at the work place.

I felt toastmasters does not only help us in improving our public speaking but also

developing our personality by improving our thoughts. Each and every role with

Toastmasters is so well designed that we learn many things and all of these skills are

transferable to our personal as well as career life.

So, I would urge all the members to come forward and take up all the roles defined by

Toastmasters organized program you like or not; I’m sure you would learn a lot. All

the best!

Regards,

TM Sandeep Kinge, CC, ALB

Editor’s Desk


Those newspaper reports still stays green in my mind. Yes the

formation of first Toastmasters club in Qatar and the subsequent news

about their achievements and meetings. Even though I had a very

strong desire and thirst to improve my communication skills, still I did

not dare to get into it. All I could do was, watch them from a distance

and never tried to plunge into this organization until 2011 when one of

our senior members inspired me to attend and experience one such meeting. Since

then, I didn’t look back .Now I am leading the pioneer Toastmasters club of Qatar with

the help and support of each every member of my club. The experience, which I gained

after joining the toastmasters, is something which I can’t describe in words. The guid-

ance, support and cooperation received from fellow toastmasters in improving my com-

munication and leadership skills are beyond imagination. I believe it is the responsibil-

ity of each of us to encourage the other people to join this voluntary organization and

get benefitted. At the same time we have to guide the newly joined members to grow

and hone their communication skills.

Last year Doha club sponsored three new clubs in Qatar along with bringing many

accolades to the club such as Best Club of Div E, Perfect 10 DCP, Best news letter, Best

TM of the year, Servant Leader of the year, star mentor award etc. All this was possible

with the continuous support and active participation of all the members in the regular

activities of the club. As one of the strong club in Area 28, we could contribute much

in getting Area 28 as the best Area in the D20 under the leadership of our member,

Area Governor TM Anil Nair. I should also highlight the contribution of our senior

members who monitor each and every activity of the club and guide us persistently

wherever necessary.

Eloquence, which is published every quarter helps us to get an insight about Toastmas-ters and takes us through the journey of toastmasters’ achievements and all the events

conducted in Doha Toastmasters Club. Newsletter also helps new members to get

accustomed to the dealings of the club. It is a platform where you can sharpen the art of writing and showcase your creativity. Requesting everyone to contribute and be a

part of this newsletter. I am sure you will enjoy reading this month’s issue.

Wishing you all a successful learning experience ahead.

TM Yoosaf Vannarath, CC, ALB

President

President’s Message


My sincere thanks to all members of Doha Toastmasters, especially the Team of leaders of Doha Toastmasters with whom I worked since

several years.

It is a great honor for me, and this position is also special to me as I am one of the few Toastmasters from Doha Toastmasters to be

selected as Area Director. So, I am proud of being a member of Doha Toastmasters.

I should admit, when I was requested for my nomination as Area Director, I was overwhelmed. I felt that there were many other Toastmasters in Doha Toastmasters

Club who are worthy for this position. In all humbleness I have accepted the

responsibility and I want to express my gratitude to Doha Toastmasters for nominating me.

I am very pleased and proud because it was one of my dreams to stand in front of

Fellow Toastmasters who have recognized my qualities in Leadership and Communication. With all your support, I have fulfilled one of my dreams.

Words are not enough to express my excitement and inspiration. I am sure, I will face

challenges and hurdles, but I will overcome them and gain outstanding experience in Communication and leadership, with a great team which comprise all of you.

Before entering into Toastmasters, I had served in several cultural organizations back

home in India. Also, I got several opportunities to excel in those organizations. However the kind of

experience I have received from Toastmasters is outstanding. My focus was always on

the teamwork. I taught others to be selfless in achieving goals that will benefit the whole organization, without waiting for reward. I always tried to create the climate in

which people are motivated to excel, so that they were engaged in excellent work and

contribute their best. I have been an keen learner, concentrated on self-improvement and encouraged it in

others. I taught my employees to be courageous in taking well-reasoned risks and

embracing productive conflict, showing good judgment in gathering input and furthering the company's strategic goals.

I am open to new initiatives, new people, and new cooperation. I always imbibe the best

qualities seen in my employees, friends and family, and apply them to my professional life.

Of course, it is said that one should learn from environment without any shame. People

around are far cleverer than some might think. You only have to listen and watch attentively.

Thanks for your choice and trust in me. I will do my best to justify the trust and

contribute to Toastmasters. Thank you!

TM Dinesh Kumar A K, ACB, ALB

Area 28 Director

Area—28 Director’s Message


Dear Fellow Club Members,

Yes, you joined the club with a purpose, with a goal, and with an ob-

jective. Hopefully, it is not to escape from your ever demanding

spouse…but to develop public speaking skills! Its to develop Public

Speaking Skills ( along with Leadership Training) and this is the num-

ber one fear factor and at the same time, the skill most needed by you

to climb steps in different walks of life, whether it is at work , community, or even at a

gathering of family or friends.

Yes, 3 years ago, I too joined Toastmasters club like you to improve my Public Speak-

ing skills. But what is next? How to achieve, to develop, to master that skill of public

speaking? When I attended the annual international convention of Toastmasters, at

Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, in 2014, I got the answer when I heard the World Champion

of Public Speaking of that year, TM Dhananjaya saying (after winning the trophy)”…

the secret to become the World Champion of Public Speaking is very simple… It is

how many hours you were on stage!” I completely agree, there is no short cut!

There are many public speaking skills. Some of them are basics and some are ad-

vanced….each time you observe a speech or listen to an evaluation, or you finish your

own speech, you feel like, next time when I will be on stage, I will do like this, like that.

But the fact is, it is hard to remember all of these points when you are called upon on

stage! But if you come on stage regularly and practice all those skills one after another,

meeting after meeting, one day all those skills will become part of you even without

you realizing it.

The point what I am trying to make here is, in each Toastmasters meeting if you try to

take up roles, one or other, whether it is a meeting role, project speaker role or even as

table topic speaker, and use each opportunity to come on stage, trust me, you are going

to improve your public speaking skills day after day, meeting after meeting.

Wishing you all the best,

TM Abdul Nassar P. ACB, ALB.


Toastmaster Bequest Receptors

Manjunath

Faisal Othayi

Divya Sree Krishnan

Sandhya Premchand

Omar Waseem Haqqi


Toastmasters Annual Conference, Qatar (TAC-Q 2015)

Winners from Doha Club

Table Topics Contest

1st Place: TM Singa Raju

2nd Place: TM Deepak Shivankar (represented Doha Advanced Club)

(TM Singa Raju represented Division E in Table Topics Contest

@ DTAC, Dubai)

Evaluation Contest

Third Place: TM Singa Raju


THE BEST CLUB IN DIVISION-E : DOHA TOASTMASTERS CLUB

(for being 10/10 DCP, sponsoring 3 new clubs-not an easy task as we have to attend their meetings and grew them till they are self efficient, many new

members, educational modules, and quality of meetings)

Best Newsletter : "Eloquence"

Best Servant Leader : DTM Rajeswar Sundaresan

Toastmaster of the Year : TM Yoosaf Vannarath

Star Mentor Award : TM Yoosaf Vannarath

Golden sponsor & Golden mentor

award for sponsoring and

mentoring two clubs : Yoosaf Vannarath


Triple Crown : TM Yoosaf Vannarath

(CL, ALB & LDREXC )

Triple Crown : TM Sandeep Kinge

(CL, CC & ALB)

ACB Achiever : TM Abdul Nassar

CL Achiever : TM Rangamani Ravi


INVOLVE & INSPIRE

I cherish the day when I set foot in the Topaz Hall, Holi-

day Villa three years back. I was overawed by the pro-

ceedings of the meeting. What amazed me was the well

crafted speeches, precise evaluation and creative table top-

ics. In fact each and every segment of the meeting was

well coordinated. I owe to my friend Sudha Rajeswar for introducing Doha

Toastmasters Club to me.

Now, I am a three year old member of this club. During these years, I’ve

been shaped and sizzled to become a good communicator and a leader.

Doha Toastmasters Club is a ‘Dream team’ where I could grow leaps and

bounds. Every role I played in added a great value to my growth. I must

thank all the senior and veteran toastmasters for enabling me to realize my

potential. I got involved and inspired in every club activity which gave me

an opportunity to emulate others.

Today, I am privileged to be a VPM for this vibrant and growing club. I

would say that the toastmasters Club is a mini lab in which one gets an op-

portunity to experiment and hone one’s skills as a leader and a communica-

tor. It is a place to be in when you want to shape your life. So that you get a

platform to re-jig your skills.

A ship is safe in harbor but that’s not a ship is for. With our involvement

and commitment, we can go beyond our horizon to involve and inspire

others to achieve their true potential and to realize their dreams too in the

journey of toastmasters. It goes without saying that it will be a rewarding

experience and the pleasure will be ours.

TM Rangamani Ravi, CC, CL


Mouse Story A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and

his wife open a package.

What food might this contain? 'the mouse wondered - - - he was dev-astated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard,

the mouse proclaimed the warning : There is a mousetrap in the

house! There is a mousetrap in the house!'

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, 'Mr. Mouse, I can tell this

is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.'

The mouse turned to the Goat and told him, 'There is a mousetrap in the house! There is

a mousetrap in the house!' The Goat sympathized, but said, 'I am so very sorry, Mr.

Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you

are in my prayers.

'The mouse turned to the Camel and said, There is a mousetrap in the

house! There is a mousetrap in the house!‘ The cow said, 'Wow, Mr.

Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose. 'So, the mouse

returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the

house --like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was

a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever. Everyone

knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the

farm yard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends

and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butch-

ered the Goat.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the

farmer had the Camel slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. The mouse

looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness. So, the next time you

hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember ---- when

one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another

and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

REMEMBER. . . . . EACH OF US IS A VITALTHREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S

TAPESTRY, OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

TM Rashid Ahmed, CC


Family Values Family Values is a phrase which we come across pretty

often. This is such a phrase about which most of us feel that we have a good idea of its meaning but not really

sure as to what it really means (and perhaps a bit con-

fused as to what precisely these values are!) This looks crazy but is very much a reality. It is also true that this

phrase may mean different things to different people. My idea of family val-

ues may not be the same as what you understand by family values. But it is highly possible that there will be some common elements in what I under-

stand as family values and what you mean by family values!

Why family values are important? In my view, having strong and well de-fined family values lays the foundation for a strong, and well knit fam-

ily. Strong and consistent family values are important in building trust and

confidence in each family member. Family values caters to one of the most important emotional needs i.e., need to belong. When practiced, this sense

of belonging provides a caring place to fall back when life doesn’t go ac-

cording to plan. Before we go further in this discussion of family values, it is important to

understand what we mean by ‘family’. In earlier times, it was very easy to

define ‘family’ as a group of people who lived under one roof! Now joint families are an endangered species. Even nuclear families no longer live un-

der a single roof! A Family can therefore be said to be a group of people

who are mostly first degree relatives and share a bonding. Well I hope this definition is sufficiently wide and vague and can suit wide variety of peo-

ple.

With this introduction, it is now time to share with you my idea of family values. In my view, family values are a set of virtues which are commonly

known as values, morals and ethics. Incidentally, values, morals and ethics

are inextricably tied together. Values are guiding principles which are re-garded as desirable. Morals are the intrinsic beliefs developed from value

systems telling us how we ‘should’ behave in any given situation. It is all

about doing the right thing even when no one is watching! Ethics, on the other hand, are how actually we behave in the face of difficult situations

that test our moral fibre.

There are many highly desirable virtues which can find place in the set of virtues which constitutes one’s family values. I am listing below seven es-

sential components of family values:


1. Fostering a sense of belonging

It is important that each member of the family feel that they are loved, that

they belong and that they matter. While creating a strong family unit is great,

each person should be allowed the space and freedom to explore the activities they think they may enjoy. People are more courageous and more willing to

take chances if they know they have a safe place to come back to when things

don’t quite go as per plan. Coming together for special occasions (such as weddings, ceremonies after death etc.), coming together on holidays and just

spending time together as a family is what helps build that sense of belonging.

are worthy of such a confession. If you get angry when someone tells what has happened, he will tend to hide the things from you next time – simply to

avoid the disrespect.

2. Honesty

This is the foundation of any lasting relationships (i.e., such as mother-

daughter, husband-wife, sister-brother etc.). Without honesty, a deeper con-

nection will not form and certainly won’t last. Encourage honesty by practic-ing understanding and particularly remember to respect when someone tells

you of their wrong doings. They are telling you because they feel that you are

worthy of such a confession. If you get angry when someone tells what has happened, he will tend to hide the things from you next time – simply to avoid

the disrespect.

3. Responsibility.

We’d all like to be considered responsible people. Some of us are and some of

us are decidedly less so. Responsibility is something that we learn. As a child

you may have been shown how to put your toys away after playing, how to tidy your room etc. This sense of responsibility extends well into adulthood.

An adult who has an intrinsic sense of responsibility doesn’t require a lot of

prodding to show up to work on time, return phone calls or meet deadlines. Setting out individual responsibilities for family members works to install this

quality in everyone.

4. Flexibility

I’m all for order, schedules and structure in my family to help maintain some

level of sanity. But too much structure and the unwillingness to give a little

can result in a lot of unhappiness and resentment. The more flexibility you have in decision making, the happier your family will be for it. Imagine one

member of the family always thinking they are right and enforcing their way

of doing things. This certainly wouldn’t lead to much happiness within the family unit.


5. Communication.

Communication is as much an art as it is a science. Failure to communicate

leads to unhappiness and misunderstandings. Small issues grow into larger

ones and when they eventually boil to the surface, it’s unlikely they will be resolved calmly. Communication is lot more than simply speaking your

mind. In addition to spoken words, communication also extends to tone,

volume, expression, eye contact, body language and effective listening.

6. Respect.

This is a bit more difficult to define. In a family, respecting each other is to

take feelings, thoughts, needs, and preferences in to account when making

decisions. It also means acknowledging and valuing everyone’s thoughts, feelings and contributions to the family as a whole. Respect is indeed

earned and there is a very fine line between it and fear. The only way to

earn and keep someone’s respect is to first show them respect yourself. Re-spect as an important family value will extend out of the home and into

school, work or other social settings.

7. Traditions.

I think traditions makes a family unique! Traditions draw people together

and create a sense of belonging for everyone. Traditions don’t need to be

expensive, elaborate or a lot of work. It can be something as simple as a Saturday morning chatting (even over internet, if family is scattered) or an

annual get-together. If you don’t currently have traditions in your family,

create them! This might be the reason for some families to start a tradition of meeting for a day or two at a specified place at least once a year.

Remember, these are the family values which I think are important. In addi-tion to these, for a meaningful life and also for a successful one, a person

needs to have values, which I call as personal or individual virtues. Impor-

tant personal virtues are integrity, commitment, compassion, modesty and courage.

Let me conclude this not so interesting (in fact a pretty boring!) write-up

with a quote, source of which is unknown: ”A Meaningful Life is not be-

ing rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect. It is about being real, being humble, being strong and being able to share ourselves and

touch the lives of others. It is only then that we could have a full, happy and

contented life”

TM Satish Rao Tonse, CC, CL


TM Tonse Satish Rao was awarded Gold Medal for securing the highest

marks among the candidates who appeared for Post Graduate Diploma in

International Business Operations by Indira Gandhi National Open Uni-versity (IGNOU), New Delhi in their 28th Convocation held on 8th August

2015. He is of the view that there is a need to pursue Continuing Educa-

tion to keep abreast of latest developments to continue to be valuable to our

organization or business


Teetering & tottering, stumbling and stammer-ing

I walked in to the room shivering and quivering

Blue, black and shades of grey Men in suits awaiting their prey

They checked the time & banged a hammer, They clapped, they spoke, they laughed aloud

Sitting on the chair, I looked around Amused were I or astound

Grammar they checked, Umms they counted Time they measured, questions they asked

Did I hear my name called out? Was it an earthquake or a black out?

My legs refused to move My lips denied to groove

Aah…the chilly air around Made me sweat a pound

Looking at the lights I wondered Red is my favourite color I whispered

The time stood still and I went mute All I wished was to scoot

2 minutes passed and I sighed Ran to my chair and slid inside

Ohh the table topics The brute, the devil, the pain

The scary monster

Never can I face you again

Slowly & steadily

I Joined the gang I gathered the will

And started with a bang I broke the ice and spoke my heart

I opened with power and ended in style I moved my body

I changed my voice My hands went up and down

My eyes rolled around like a clown

Words I played with Props I juggled with

I researched, I pursued I inspired.

Rollercoaster ride that was

One time a speaker, next time a leader

One time an evaluator, next time mere spectator I led, I followed

I presided, I governed Like a turtle I crawled

One step at a time And I conquered the fear

I surpassed the pain I enthralled them….the men in suits

Blue, black and shades of grey

I bow my head and thank a ton At last , They made me a toastmaster..

That too a Distin-guished one!!

DTM Manzoor Moideen

A Distinguished Toastmaster


Doha & Doha Advanced

Toastmasters Joint Meeting


Doha and Doha Advanced Toast-

masters


New Excom with

Region 11 Advisor DTM

Vicky Ferror and Div.Q

Director DTM Raghavan


MISSION OF THE CLUB The mission of the DOHA Toastmasters Club is to pro-vide a supportive and positive learning experience in

which members are empowered to develop communica-tion and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-

confidence and personal growth .

A TOASTMASTER’S PROMISE

To attend club meetings regularly

To prepare all of my speeches and leadership projects to the best of my abil-

ity, basing them on projects in the Competent Communication and Leader-

ship Program manuals, Advance Communication manuals or competent

leadership manual

To provide fellow members with helpful and constructive evaluations

To prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments

To help the club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all

to learn and grow

To serve my club as an officer when called on to do so

To treat my fellow club members and our guests with respect and courtesy

To bring guests to club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters

membership offers

To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational and

recognition programs

To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of all

Toastmasters activities.

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