isc toastmasters newsletter march 2012

ISSUE 3 MARCH 2012 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF ISC TOASTMASTERS CLUB-01334189, AREA-55, DIVISION-H, DISTRICT-20

ISSUE 3 MARCH 2012

CLUB-01334189, AREA-55, DIVISION-H, DISTRICT-20

The Courage to

Conquer

Shaping Ourselves-

Shaping Our

World

Simply

Amazing

Find Your Voice,

Serve Your

World

Changing Lives,

One at a

Time

Bringing Out the Best in

People

Take Control of Your

Destiny

Focus on Your

Dreams

Share the Vision of

Excellence A Passion

for

Eloquence The Thrill of

Success

People Building

People

Dynamic Clubs

Deliver

Pride and Purpose Inspire

Performance

Toastmasters – Touching Tomorrow

Today

Keep the Spirit

Alive

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ISC TOASTMASTERS MARCH 2012 31

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News from Toastmasters International

oastmasters International announced the 2012-2013 Region Advisor

team. Recognizing the services of our Immediate Past District Governor

and beloved leader DTM UMA RADHAKRISHNAN to the overall

Toastmasters fraternity, she has been appointed by Toastmasters International

as the Region 11 Advisor for 2012-13 term.

DTM UMA RADHAKRISHNAN - 2012-13 REGION ADVISOR FOR REGION 11

Region advisors (RAs) are international volunteers

at the region level who have expert knowledge

about marketing-related issues and an awareness of

current trends in their parts of the world. RAs play

an important role in Toastmasters International,

helping districts solve pressing issues and serving

as coaches and mentors to district leaders.

In a consultant capacity, RAs help districts fulfill

the district mission. Their objective is to support

district leaders' efforts to improve the quality and

performance of their clubs, so that more people

benefit from the Toastmasters program.

One way RAs accomplish this is by conducting

district visits. Together, district leaders and their

RA determine if a visit would promote the success

of the district. Not all districts need a visit. Ideally,

RAs and district leaders begin communicating

about visits during the transition period between

program years. If it’s determined a visit is needed,

then a purpose for the visit is established and an

agenda and goals are planned.

These visits are not intended as opportunities for

RAs to give speeches or be VIPs; rather, the RAs

use these trips to work closely with districts in a

variety of capacities, as needed:

Help district leaders improve marketing

strategies by analyzing and discussing district

data with them

Help districts identify strategies to increase their

marketing capacity

Mentor district leaders in conducting effective

corporate visits and demonstration meetings

Finalize and strategize marketing plans for new

clubs and membership retention

Discuss district operations, such as district

success planning

Identify and discuss district-specific challenges

Help district leaders create marketing training

programs

Conduct corporate recognition visits with

district leaders

The support provided by RAs varies from district

to district based on each district’s unique needs. In

a nutshell, they serve as an essential link between

the districts and World Headquarters.

2 WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE

Toastmasters International Membership Building Contest

oastmasters are taught to run meetings on

time, finish speeches on time and make

membership goals on time. "Beat the Clock"

is about finishing the year on schedule -with a

bang! Clubs adding five new, dual or reinstated

members during these two months receive a "Beat

the Clock" ribbon to display on the club’s banner.

Membership applications and payment for

members who join between May 1 and June 30

must be received at World Headquarters or online

no later than June 30. Each member's join date as

listed on the application must be no later than June.

Transfer and charter members do not count for

credit. In addition to the ribbon, qualifying clubs

will also earn a special discount code for 10% off

their next club order. Discount code expires six

months from date of issue and is not valid with any

other offer.

BEAT THE CLOCK Program Dates: May 1 – June 30

INVIGORATE (in-ˈvi-gə-ˌrāt) verb

To give life and energy to, to make a situation efficient and successful.

PRECARIOUS (pri-ˈker-ē-əs) adjective

Not safe or certain, likely to fall, dependent on unknown conditions.

PANACHE (pə-ˈnash) noun

The quality of being able to do things in a confident and elegant way that other people find attractive.

RELENTLESS (re-lent-less) adjective

Not stopping, Refusing to give up, Showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace.

ENCAPSULATE (in-ˈkap-sə-ˌlāt, en) verb

To enclose in or as if in a capsule, To express the most important parts in a few words.

CONTEMPLATE (ˈkän-təm-ˌplāt) verb

To look at or think about in a careful way for a long time, To consider with continued attention.

WEDDING

ATHIRA M RAJ CC CL daughter of ISC Toastmasters Club members

Rajagopalan, CC CL and Ambika Rajagopalan, CC

was married to NITHIN on 30th

March 2012 at ISC

(India Social and Cultural Centre).

WORDS OF THIS QUARTER

ADIEU

TM community in Abu Dhabi bid farewell to

ISC Toastmasters Club mentor TM Omana

Kallarakkal on 31st

January 2012.


contents

2 Toastmasters

International News

4 From the Desk of

President

5 From the Desk of

Editor

6 From the Desk of

Division Governor

8 About

Toastmasters

9 Club Elections

26 Club Achievements


articles

20-22 Open House Showcase Event

10 Mentorship


14 Rendezvous with the

Toastmaster’s Platform

16 Cryptography

18 Mumbai –

The Maximum City

27 Club Awards

23-25 New Members

28-29 Magic Moments

70 11 Apr, 2012 13 Apr, 2012 Division-F Conference

71 25 Apr, 2012 20 Apr, 2012 Division-B Conference

72 9 May, 2012 27 Apr, 2012 Division-H Conference

73 23 May, 2012 4 May, 2012 Division-J Conference

74 13 June, 2012

75 27 June, 2012 24 to 26 May DTAC 2012

Area Contests in March



From the Desk of the president

PUBLISHER

Sunil Kottarathil ACS ALB President, ISC Toastmasters

ever ever stop dreaming, because dreams are

the fountainhead from where ideas emerge.

They become plans and plans become

actions. Actions taken in the right direction, with

right spirit bring results – desired results. When

Toastmasters International announced results of

their Open House Showcase membership building

contest on March 29th

, ISC Toastmasters Club

topped the list globally; the desired result we

dreamed. It is no wonder really, when our

enthusiastic members have visualized the desired

result at each stage of the preparation. Yet, when

the desired result is achieved, for sure, it sets the

stage for celebration. It is indeed celebration time

at ISC Toastmasters.

As a club, ISC Toastmasters has been growing

steadily since its inception. Having set our feet

firmly on the ground, it was time to expand our

service to the community. What else, we reckoned

could be better than spreading the benefits of

Toastmasters educational program to more around

us? Charged with this vision, and with the support

and active involvement of ISC Managing

Committee, the Club initiated educational

programs inviting all ISC members. The clear

vision and focused approach started showing

results within a short period itself – with 12 new

ISC members enthusiastically joining the club and

launching themselves into the Toastmasters

program. As members become empowered through

their improved communication and leadership

skills, more laurels began pouring into ISC in the

form of awards from Toastmasters International.

When ISC Toastmasters Club topped the list in the

global competition for the TMI Open House

Showcase event, it was indeed a dream come true;

one that took ISC’s name and fame to global

acclaim. As the club continue to make ISC proud

and bring more laurels, our responsibility also

increases.

As we approach the last quarter of the current

Toastmasters year, we look forward to helping our

newer members achieve their full potential as

leaders, as effective communicators, encouraging

them to participate more actively in upcoming

division and district conferences, and celebrate

each moment of this journey. As we move ahead,

let us utilize our potentials to the maximum to

make this journey more exciting.

“If you can dream it, you can do it” – Walt Disney

“We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity

to live fully in its total meaning of loving, caring, creating and

adventuring. Consequently, the actualizing of our potential can

become the most exciting adventure of our lifetime.”

- Herbert Ottto

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Mohammed Zubair VP-PR, ISC Toastmasters



From the Desk of the editor

ife is punctuated by a series of defining

moments. There are those moments we

may like to forget and those that we

cherish forever. Unfortunately, in today’s fast

paced life, we hardly have time to sit back and

relive such moments. You may find that you

agree with TM Deepa Shetty how rewarding it

is to travel back in time, just as she does while

giving us glimpses of her life back in Mumbai

(Page 18).

Some need reasons to celebrate. But for

some, every moment is a celebration. At ISC

Toastmasters Club, it was celebration time all

through the past year!!- Whether it was

achieving a perfect 10 (Page 26), winning in

contests (Page 29), or bringing new faces to our

family (Page 20) it was always celebrations.

That is why we thought it apt to title this issue

“CELEBRATION”.

Some moments of celebrations are captured

and presented in this issue, while many more are

in the hearts of the members to fall back on and

relive during the coming days and share their

happiness. Wish you all happy reading as you

cherish those moments!!

THE MORE YOU PRAISE AND CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE, THE MORE THERE IS IN LIFE TO CELEBRATE

- Oprah Winfrey

“Live your life

Toastmasters to its fullest

by celebrating

each moment”

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From the Desk of the division governor

t is both my pleasure and honor to participate in this quarterly

issue of the “ISC Toastmasters Club” newsletter so aptly

themed “CELEBRATIONS”.

With your creative initiatives, persistence and hard work all

through this term, yours has become a model club in the Division-

H Toastmaster’s community. I constantly learn from the way your

club functions. It is indeed a beautiful feeling to see the constant

hard work and sincere efforts of the ISC Toastmasters resulting in

great achievements.

Division H is indeed lucky to have a dynamic and well organized

club in ISC Toastmasters. I have been closely associating with

many members of your club and its Executive Committee -

ISC Toastmasters

Club is a Leading

Model in

Division-H

particularly President, Sunil Kottarathil ACS, ALB. To me, Sunil embodies the true toastmaster’s spirit

of selflessness devoting so much of his time, energy and other resources to help members achieve their

potential and at the same time attract and enroll new members.

As of today, ISC Toastmasters is the largest Club in Division H with 48 members. ISC has till date

attracted 31 new members- to be Numero Uno chapter in the whole District in membership drive- bravo.

As all of you are aware, ISC Chapter achieved 10 points and was declared a President Distinguished

Chapter in the DCP program within the first six months to be among the cream of the District (the first

10 chapters achieved the 10 points target before the end of December, 2011).

Fellow Toastmasters, the performance of your chapter especially in the educational part was

amazing. I was able to watch the spark it created within the Division for which indeed, as the Division

Governor I am thankful. As you all must have noticed that the TM community in Abu Dhabi has

achieved so much within this term. Division H has already formed the 6th

Club in this term and with the

newest club, Division H strength is 29 clubs.

A club that performs well in the Distinguished Program provides a higher-quality club experience

for all of its members. Each aspect of the DCP, is designed to enhance the enjoyment and reinforce a

supportive atmosphere for each member. ISC Toastmasters continues its journey with a Perfect 10.

Membership growth is important to ensure

club success. Creating awareness about

Toastmasters program and giving

opportunities to a new member for

utilizing the benefits of the program is

rewarding for another. Toastmasters

International recognizes the sponsorship of

five new members with a unique sponsor's

pin. As an outstanding sponsor of 10 new

members, one is qualified to receive a

special star pin. ISC Toastmasters Club

promotes Toastmasters program actively.

MEMBER SPONSOR REPORT 2011-12 TALK UP TOASTMASTERS AWARD

ISC Toastmasters Club is a proud recipient

of TALK UP TOASTMASTERS Award

this year by adding minimum 5 new

members to the club roster during the

months February - March.


DTM Dr. Nasef Dhafari Division-H Governor, District-20

ISC Toastmasters Club received a certificate of Distinction from District-20 for achieving 10 DCP

goals within the first 6 months of the current Toastmasters year. Certificate was awarded by the

District LGET DTM Alex Ginete to the Club President TM Sunil Kottarathil on January 27th

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All we do - Clubs, Areas and Division is to serve the

TM community in AD society in the best way we can -

and it is working out. This year we are gradually

approaching a landmark membership figure of 900

members making us one of the largest non-profit

communities in AD society. The good achievements we

are together notching up are in line with our strategic priorities. Those priorities should always be there

in front of our eyes.

Thanks to clubs such as yours we have done a great job within the first 9 months of the term. I am

proud to present below some of the significant statistics in this newsletter:

Division H achievements as of 31st March 2012

New members 210 1st in the District

New Chapters 6 1st in the District

Educational achievements 84 1st in the District

No. of Areas 6 2nd

largest in the District After Qatar

No. of Chapters 29 2nd

largest in District

These results wouldn’t have been possible without everyone’s wholehearted cooperation and the team

spirit within the toastmaster’s community. But, we still have miles to go with regard to educational

goals. I have noticed since mid-December 2011 that we need to focus on the educational goals front. For

that reason, Division H announced the “Rewards Scheme”. That is a special award to encourage the

excellent efforts of the members and officers to add more laurels to their career.

I wish to see ISC TM Club register even more educational achievements in the near future, assisting

your Area, Division and broadly the District 20 to make it the NUMBER ONE District in the world.

May I take this opportunity to wish every member in ISC TM Club continuation of a great

educational journey in toastmasters and may you always find proper guidance, mentoring and success in

all that you strive for. With the remarkable achievements so far in 2011-2012, including becoming the

World No. in the Show Case Event Contest, and with the level of dedication and commitment from the

Officers of your chapter, I have no doubt, that, ISC Toastmasters Club will always remain a model

chapter to look up to and be as a guiding star.

Toastmasters clubs are being formed everyday in a variety of settings. Members of existing clubs

help in forming a new club by presenting demonstration meeting, offering encouragement and

advice. ISC Toastmasters extended their support in forming a new club – Our Toastmasters Club – in

January 2012. In recognition of the club’s efforts, Toastmasters International presented ISC

Toastmasters Club with a beautiful Founders Award Ribbon that now adorns our club banner.

Members of ISC Toastmasters Club

performed very well during the recently

concluded Club and Area level Annual

Speech Contests. Winning at the Area

level contest, TM Manmohan Sreedhar

secured his place as contestant at

Division level contest scheduled for

April 27th

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PINTO THOMAS into from Kerala, India, grew up in Abu Dhabi, which he calls

his second home. With a Master’s in Engineering from Illinois

Institute of Technology, and after a decade in the US, he is

delighted to be back in Abu Dhabi as a Materials Engineer at Artisan

Tools & Equipment LLC.

He has just launched himself into the world of public speaking. His

other interests include JY Abu Dhabi, road trips, making music videos

and short-movies. He is also a Member of American Society of

Mechanical Engineers Illinois Chapter.

ABOUT

TOASTMASTERS

SUBRAHMANYAM TUMMALA ubrahmanyam has a Master’s in Computer Science. In Abu Dhabi

since 2007, initially he was with Honeywell as a Team Leader

and in February this year joined Dolphin Energy, in their

Corporate Automation Division.

Married to Phani Priya, a homemaker, they have two children. Sravya

is in the 5th Grade at Bhavans and Sai Ritik is 4 months old. Tennis,

watching movies and traveling are his hobbies.


oastmasters is an organization devoted to

furthering the public speaking and

leadership skills.

It is a non-profit educational organization. A

nominal fee is charged just for administrative

expenses only.

Toastmasters is organized as voluntary clubs

of members conducting meetings weekly or

twice a month and go through a measured - step

by step – approach for helping members learn

the arts of speaking, listening and thinking. The

atmosphere within the clubs are conducive to

growth of the members.

Generally the clubs are open to anyone

willing to join, above 18 years of age from

College students to professional speakers,

salespeople, attorneys, teachers, and retire.

Generally the meetings are conducted in

English. But Toastmasters has grown from

being an English-only organization to one that

develops communication skills in several

languages.

Each Club is, through a multi layered

organization, connected to the apex body,

Toastmasters International, Headquartered in

Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA.

The organization has now grown into a

mammoth one, with more than 270,000

members in more than 13,000 clubs in 116

countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters Interna-

tional has helped people of all backgrounds

become more confident in front of an audi-

ence.

Thousands of corporations and govern-

ment agencies sponsor in-house Toastmasters

clubs as communication training workshops

for their employees. Specialized clubs meet at

military bases, colleges and universities,

churches and prisons. There are Toastmasters

clubs for senior citizens, professional groups,

bilingual groups, singles and the visually

impaired.

Between then and now more than three

million men and women have benefited from

the Communication and Leadership program

of Toastmasters International.

Shortly before his death in 1965 at the age

of 87, Toastmasters founder Ralph C. Smed-

ley reminisced: “As I look back at over half a

century of connection with the Toastmasters

movement, I am impressed by the fact that a

simple idea put to work in so simple a man-

ner, has grown into such an instrument for

service for so many people. It must have met

a real need.”

Indeed it does. We are all testimony to that

fact.

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KALIFA SYED MUBARAK alifa Syed Mubarak, is an Administration Executive at an Oil

Company in Abu Dhabi. From Thanjavur, India, he has been in

Abu Dhabi since over twelve years. His wife, has a Master’s in

Bio-chemistry and is currently a Teacher in Abu Dhabi. They have two

children.

His passion is Public speaking and he draws inspiration from

Winston Churchill, Barrack Obama, Tony Blair. An avid reader, Kalifa

loves Music and idolizes AR Rahman and Ilayaraja.

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ABRAHAM GEORGE braham George from Kerala, India has been in Abu Dhabi

since 1989. With a PG Diploma in Computer applications, he

is the Group Operation Manager of Bayanat Engineering

Group.

Married and blessed with two sons he is interested in music and

reading. He aims to serve society and groom the generation next.

Recognizing public speaking and leadership skills as vital to

achieving his goals, he zeroed in on ISC Toastmasters as the ideal

platform.

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THE TOASTMASTERS VISION Toastmasters International empowers

people to achieve their full potential and

realize their dreams. Through our member

clubs, people throughout the world can

improve their communication and leadership

skills, and find the courage to change.

THE TOASTMASTERS VALUES Toastmasters International’s core values

are integrity, dedication to excellence,

service to the member and respect for the

individual. These are values worthy of a

great organization, and we believe we

should incorporate them as anchor points in

every decision we make. Our core values

provide us with a means of not only guiding

but also evaluating our operations, our

planning and our vision for the future.

THE TOASTMASTERS MISSION Toastmasters International is the leading

movement devoted to making effective oral

communication a worldwide reality.

Through its member Clubs, Toastmasters

International helps men and women learn

the arts of speaking, listening and thinking

— vital skills that promote self-

actualization, enhance leadership potential,

foster human understanding, and contribute

to the betterment of mankind.

It is basic to this mission that Toastmas-

ters International continually expand its

worldwide network of clubs thereby offering

ever-greater numbers of people the opportu-

nity to benefit from its programs.

MISSION OF THE CLUB The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to

provide a mutually supportive and positive

learning environment, in which every

member has the opportunity to develop and

practice communication and leadership

skills, which in turn foster self-confidence

and personal growth.


WELCOME TO ISC TOASTMASTERS

DEEPA SHETTY eepa Shetty is from Mumbai and has been in Abu Dhabi for nearly

11 years. A full time mother, she loves to teach her children, ten

years old Arjun and five year old Anoushka. She believes in

instilling values and that each parent must strive to be a source of

inspiration for their children.

She has a Bachelor’s in Financial Accounting and Audit as well as in

Education. Pursuing an MBA in HR, she feels there is no limit for

knowledge and learning. This quest has led her to ISC Toastmasters to

hone her already admirable communication and leadership skills.

D

ALOK TUTEJA lok Tuteja from New Delhi is a GRC professional with ADNOC

Distribution in Internal Audit and a board member with ISACA

UAE Chapter. Earlier with the Information Risk Management

Practice of KPMG he has an MBA and is an ITIL Expert, CISA, CISSP,

CIA, CFE, CRISC and CGEIT. A natural speaker, he has given talks on

Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Married, he believes that his better half, Anita is his strength. They

have two children, Samridh and Muskan. Alok also served on the last

ISC Managing Committee as the Assistant Auditor.

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KARTHIKEYAN SANGILI arthikeyan Sangili moved to Abu Dhabi in the year 2006 from

Chennai. He did his Master’s in Public Admin and an MBA in

Finance. He works in Business Development for Allianz

Technologies. His wife is a bio chemistry lecturer in India and they

have ten year old twin daughters.

He loves Tamil literature and also delights in connecting with people

involved at grass root social work. He prefers to be a man of action

than words.

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very club needs leaders who can move the

club forward and who can work with and

motivate others. In May, all clubs must

elect annual officers serving from July 1 of the

current year, through June 30 of the following

year.

The process of club officer elections starts

well ahead. One of the duties of a club officer is

to identify members with leadership potential

and encourage them to serve.

ISC Toastmasters Club announced its club

election process as below:-

Before March 31st, club president appoints a

nominating committee of three active

members. The immediate past club president

will be the committee chair.

The nominating committee selects

candidates for each of the club offices. The

committee may consider active members

who have announced their desire to serve in

office. It may also seek out qualified

candidates.

Committee reports to the club with list of

candidates during the last meeting in April.

During first meeting in May, club officer

elections will be conducted. In addition to

the candidates list reported by the

nominating committee, nominations will also

be called from the floor. Nominations and

elections begin with the president and

proceed in descending order.

A quorum (51 percent of active members) is

needed to conduct club officer elections.

business (including electing officers). Members

must be active and present to vote.

CLUB OFFICER ELECTIONS

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TARANATH SHETTY aranath Shetty came to Abu Dhabi from Udupi in Karnataka in

the early 90’s to join New Medical Centre as a Computer

Programmer where today he is the Logistics Manager.

His wife Dr. Lata Shetty also works as a Specialist Dental Surgeon

in NMC Specialty Hospital and their daughter Anoushka studies in

Grade VII in Chouieifat School. Traveling and exploring new places

are his chief interests.

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NEELIMA VIMAL KUMAR eelima is a medical professional with over 13 years of

experience in HR and Medical Services. Currently she is

working for Gail (India) Ltd, a national oil and gas company in

India, in their HR department.

Neelima is an avid sports enthusiast, who has won many

badminton tournaments in India; she has got privilege to play with

some of the Indian National players such as Saina Nehwal. Her key

interests also include Indian classical music and Ghazals with a

flavour for singing too.

Manmohan Sreedhar ISC Toastmasters



SAVAD ABDUL RASHEED avad is from Trivandrum, Kerala. He has been working as IT

Database Administrator at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

(ADCB) from January 2010. He has a Bachelor’s in

Electronics and Communication Engineering and has been working

in IT for the last six years.

At twenty seven he is an eligible bachelor and was inspired to

join Toastmasters through a colleague. He loves traveling and

socializing. His believes in - ‘clear goals, good planning and

dedicated efforts make a lot of difference in life’.

S

CHANDRASEKARAN handrasekaran, an Administrative Officer in Al Hilal Bank, is a

Mathematics graduate from Bharathiyar University, Tamil

Nadu. He has worked with Takreer earlier for almost 10 years.

He is sportsman and feels proud while serving society. He enjoys

organizing events.

His wife Uma is a commerce graduate and son Sivakrishnan studies

in Indian Modern Science School. Seeing the caring atmosphere and

impressive performance of its members, ISC Toastmasters make him

feel proud.

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MANISH BAHIRWANI anish Bahirwani belongs to Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He works in

the Financial Services Industry and currently leads the finance

function at Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development

He actively participates in a variety of sports, particularly cricket, football

and swimming. He also enjoys reading, especially philosophy, leadership

and other non-fiction works. He believes in continuous personal

improvement and growth.

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mentorship

ho exactly is a Mentor? The term

eludes a sharp definition. Is the

mentor just the same as a teacher? A

mentor goes beyond a teacher in some ways.

Mentorship is a personal, one-on-one

relationship where a more experienced or

knowledgeable person helps a less experienced

person and takes deep and sincere interest in the

latter’s development. It’s both interesting and

fascinating to look at the etymology of the term

mentor as it helps understand the depth of

meaning better.

As with myriad other words in English, the

word mentor too has its roots in ancient Greek

mythology. Homer’s Odyssey describes the

adventures of Odysseus, or Ulysses in English,

the king of Ithaca. It all began when King Paris

of Troy abducted the beautiful Helen, wife of

Menelaus, king of Sparta. Menelaus called the

kings of Greece, including Odysseus, who had

all once vowed to defend the honour of Helen,

when in need.

When Odysseus embarked on this journey,

which as it turns out, was to bring him back only

after twenty years (incidentally also giving us the

word Odyssey which means a long and gruelling

mission or journey), he left his young son

Telemachus and wife Penelope under the care of

his old friend Mentor. Athena, the goddess of

wisdom, often disguised herself as Mentor and

reached out to Telemachus too. His name is

proverbial for a faithful and wise adviser. The

quintessential mentor, then, is one who provides

benevolent, guiding wisdom.

The beneficiary from a mentor is referred to as

a mentee. They are also referred to as protégé (M)

and protégée (F) particularly when they have

acquired some level of success in the area they

were mentored. A mentor serves as a role model

who offers acceptance, confirmation, protection,

and even friendship to the mentee. A mentor

listens, observes, asks, counsels, coaches,

challenges, and sponsors the mentee.

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- a noble service

Mentors form backbone of any

Toastmasters club



ISC Managing Committee, our

VP-Membership TM Ramesh

Taurani could ensure reaching out

to every one of ISC’s 2400

members.

When the vision is clear and

interest is genuine, success in

promoting a good cause follows.

As the contestants and role

players put up their best, the

contests became a delightful

experience for the guests. ISC

toastmasters were at great pains

to explain the Program to guests

on a one-on-one basis. So

inspiring were the performances

that twelve of the guests joined

the club immediately after the

showcase event.

Open house showcase, the

new membership drive contest

introduced by Toastmasters

International was another

inspiration to showcase the

contests before the public,

instead of holding them as

internal club events as normal. A

report on the event was promptly

submitted to Toastmasters

International completing the

administrative requirements for

the award. With the focused

effort that members put up, it

was not really a surprise that the

club received the award. But

what really made it memorable

was that ISC Toastmasters club

topped the list globally of clubs

whose events were shortlisted in

the open house showcase

contest.

ISC Toastmasters club has

grown to its highest count on

membership level since the open

house event, once again proving

that no goal is impossible when

approached with a clear and

focused plan.

A mentee benefits from a good mentor in many

ways. A faster pace of development, being a

constant inspiration, helping him or her step over

the stones of temporary failures during the

mentorship and above all becoming a friend and

confidante are just a few. The relationship is a

two-way street. The mentor benefits in many ways

too. Satisfaction and fulfillment from seeing a

protégé advance is among the best benefits that

the mentor derives. Often, in the process of

mentoring someone, the mentor develops renewed

interest and finds new energy to reach new levels.

Effective mentees learn to observe with a

minimum of bias and to communicate and listen

effectively; to increase self-knowledge about

strengths, needs, learning styles, weaknesses, and

“blind spots”; to be open to feedback rather than

defensive, and to maintain an interdependent

rather than a dependent or autonomous

relationship with their mentor.

Effective mentoring occurs in an environment

of confidentiality in which both mentee and

mentor can be candid and self-revealing to each

other without fear of ridicule over the content of

their discussions. Effective mentoring avoids

summary judgments and evaluations about

personality and character. Instead, mentoring

focuses on skills and personal qualities effective

for career success.

The Toastmasters International makes excellent

use of the mentor-mentee relationship. The VP-

Education assigns a mentor to every new member

that joins a toastmasters club. Often the mentee is

given a choice of experienced toastmasters to pick

from based on personal convenience. The mentor

then helps the member understand the different

roles in the club and to prepare for taking roles

such as the word master, Timer, the Ah-counter

etc.

Very soon, the mentor motivates the new

member to prepare and deliver his or her ice-

breaker. The mentor plays a great role in getting

rid of stage fear often by developing customized

strategies. The mentor constantly provides support

for developing speaking skills all through the CC

and CL journey. Often, one finds an initially

hesitant mentee with a high degree of natural

skills, under a dedicated mentor, surpassing that

mentor in terms of speaking skills in less than a

year! A true mentor will derive immense

satisfaction from this rather than become

jealous.

Mentorship is not just for the new member.

Even experienced toastmasters can benefit from

a mentor. Say, for example, an excellent

speaker with many awards under his belt might

want to become a humorist. A carefully

selected mentor can help achieve that goal.

Once a toastmaster has become proficient in

speech and leadership the next big satisfaction

comes from mentoring the next generation of

toastmasters. Mentors form the backbone of

any toastmasters club. It is the quality of

mentors that often determines the quality of a

club and its members. Before I conclude, it is

important to once again remember that it is

indeed a two way street. As much as a mentor

may be willing to contribute his her time, it is

also important for the mentee to be a little

demanding for the support of the mentor. I

would exhort all new members to make best use

of their mentors and for the senior toastmasters

to give their best by contributing as mentors.

Remember, you are then living an ancient

Greek tradition that goes back several

millennia!

A mentor serves as a role model who

offers acceptance, confirmation,

protection, and even friendship to

the mentee.

THE LE

MEMBERSHIP BUILDING

Market your club, they will come.

Put on a good show, they will join.

Meet their needs, they will stay.


Jayaram Rai Charter President,

ISC Toastmasters


benefits of the Toastmasters program. Having

developed a strong foundation and comfortably

achieved annual club goals ahead of schedule, the

club decided to go a step further. A systematic

awareness campaign about Toastmasters among

ISC members was planned.

Specific membership drives are a great way to

promote Toastmasters and attract new members

into the program. However, arranging special

programs calls for additional efforts, energy and

most importantly funds. Turning an on-going

internal club programs into special events was an

innovative idea. The club committee,

brainstormed in December last, deciding to

showcase the upcoming contest season as a

membership drive. Chalking out the strategy, a

detailed plan was drawn to promote club contests

as a membership drive opportunity. Sub-

committees were formed for each activity – stage

setting, venue, promotion material, inviting ISC

members etc. With the whole hearted support of

ISC Toastmasters Club Showcase Event

on 25th January 2012

Mr. JAYACHANDRAN NAIR

Hon. Literary Secretary

Mr. JOY THOMAS JOHN

Hon. President

Mr. EAPPEN V MAMMOOTTIL

Hon. Gen. Secretary

uite candidly the Toastmasters

experience changed me. I knew, like

most, I had a fair share of talents and

abilities latent within. I was acutely aware of

the missed opportunities that came and then

went. Ever so often we are inhibited by the

imaginary boundaries; when the opportunity

comes we are unable to say or do those things

we know we can; tongue tied, our limbs freeze

and we break out into a cold sweat.

Thanks to the Indian Social Centre, Abu

Dhabi and their nursery for leaders, the ISC

Toastmasters Club changed all that. A

university education is not enough to meet life

and like they say, you need stuff they don’t

teach you at Business School. The art of

communication and leadership is a must in

everyday situations – ‘Leading without a Title’

to quote Robin Sharma.

HARNES

Q

TOASTMASTE



ISC GAVEL CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS for 2012 term

uring its first meeting in 2012, ISC Gavel

Club elected their office bearers for

upcoming year. Gavel club coordinators

TM Omana Kallarakkal and TM Hema Praba

Vincely ensured selection of the enthusiastic

team to lead the club activities.

Immediate Past President Gav. Mridula

handed over the gavel to the newly elected

president Abhijith. Following are the list of

newly elected office bearers.

President : Abhijith A Nair

VP-Ed : Varnica Bajaj

VP-M : Manu Mohan

VP-PR : Sanjana Sunil

Secretary : Farzana Jehas

Treasurer : Rohit Jayakrishnan

Sgt. At Arms : Johnathen / Rohan Mulki

D

CONGRATULATIONS Gav.

Varnica Bajaj on receiving the

prestigious HAMDAN Award.

Varnica is Gr. IX student at

Abu Dhabi Indian School.

Sunil Kottarathil ISC Toastmasters

oastmasters International’s Educational

Program is multi- dimensioned. It has all the

ingredients to breed success– whether at

home or on the job. Yet, many are not aware of

this wonderful program. Toastmasters, who

joined the program a bit late in their lives, have

often wistfully said they wished, they had known

about toastmasters at college or early in their

careers.

The Indian Social and Cultural Centre in Abu

Dhabi has always been a beehive of activity, both

cultural and developmental, aimed not only for

the Indian Community but increasingly for a

more global audience. Less than three years ago,

under the aegis of the ISC Managing Committee,

their Literary Section launched a new venture –a

Toastmasters Club exclusively for ISC members.

Christened ISC Toastmasters Club, and nurtured

by successive Managing Committees, the club

progressed in leaps and bounds. However, out of

the 2400 members, less than 50 enjoyed the

T

OPEN HOUSE SHOWCASE

SSING ARNING

Toastmasters provided the opportunity to

interact with and be mentored by elite

toastmasters in the most positive atmosphere that

the club fosters, and in no time I found that these

imagined boundaries disappearing – and I was

able to lead and to speak the way I always knew I

could.

Successive Managing Committee’s and the

ISC Toastmasters club be thanked for helping me

hone my latent talents when I was appointed the

Chief polling officer for two general elections at

the India Social & Culture Centre. Conducting

these elections among 2400 members of diverse

backgrounds is no mean task. My Toastmasters

training rose to the fore and I was able to

organize an effective team for the conduct of the

election. Working closely with ISC, we set the

norms and conditions, finalized duties of the

volunteers, coordinated with the government

representatives well before election date. We

also organized a Meet-the-Candidates session

where the Toastmasters timing device was put to

good use to ensure the schedule were strictly

followed. All of this ensured a flawless,

blameless election process culminating in the

election of a dynamic new Managing Committee

led by President Mr. Joy Thomas John.

Thanks to ISC and their Toastmaster’s Club

for giving me these opportunities. I have total

confidence that with the visionary leaders we

have in the Managing Committee today, ISC will

really go places soon.

RS CLUBS -


Devkumar V Nair ISC Toastmasters


hould a “speech” be known by a metonym, doubtless it

would be none other than the toastmasters. If we fall in love

with a speech which has its own level influence and

inspirational attire, then it is likely that it comes from a

toastmaster’s home ground. If anybody would like help

developing leadership speeches, consider practicing at the

Toastmaster’s platform.

However, I would like to add some salt & pepper on the topic

of Leadership Speeches. Primarily, the speeches you make as a

leader should reflect and promote your leadership style and

objectives. Unfortunately, the experts who are best suited for the

job aren't always the best of presenters. They know what they're

talking about, but they often lack the ability to present their ideas

clearly and persuasively.

S

RENDEZVOUS WITH THE

PLATFORM

This gave rise to the concept of public key

or asymmetric cryptography. You have a

private key as well as a public key. So does

your recipients. Your private key is only

known to you and the public key is available

to all. There is an intermediary trusted source

where all the public keys are available. So if

I want a message to be read only by you, I

encrypt it with your public key by accessing it

from the public source. This message can

only be read if you open it by providing your

private key which only you and only you are

supposed to have. This ensures

confidentiality.

This is just the basics. A whole world of

techniques is used to ensure a high degree of

confidentiality, integrity and authenticity.

So does Cryptanalysis, which is the art of

cracking codes, decoding secrets, but they are

generally referred to as hacker attacks. The

quality of the Key and the process of

encryption are used to make it difficult for a

hacker to decipher the encrypted text.

If you have used Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail

note links which begins with https instead of

the normal http which is an indicator that you

have been benefitted from this science.

You can also use this science to help you

secure your valid information in life. A

great example is about securing your laptop.

You carry it around and use it at home,

office and while in transit like at airports.

Most of the time, you are connected to the

Internet and there are chances that it may be

used by others – friends or colleagues for

one or the other purpose. Now your laptop

contains confidential information – this

could be your bank account passwords, fund

information, personal photographs etc. This

information could be seen by strangers

without your knowledge. For example you

cannot always watch over others such as

guests who have been given temporarily use

your laptop.

Personally, I use a freely available tool

called Truecrypt to encrypt a portion of my

hard disk. Here a file is created and when

you mount the file it appears as a Hard disk

drive in your computer. I mount this only

when I want. Rest of the time it will look

like a file to the others and inaccessible.

Cryptography will soon grow from an

exotic concept today for the geeks to a

must-have in a few years time. It will

become indispensable when securing

information. Embrace it today and use it

now than avoid and regret later.

CRYPTOGRAPHY WILL SOON

BECOME INDISPENSABLE

WHEN SECURING INFORMATION.

CRYPTOGRAPHY WAS AT THE

CUTTING OF EDGE TECHNOLOGY IN

OLD TIMES WHEN ONLY FEW WERE

LITERATE.


Riju Eratta ISC Toastmasters


Leadership speeches build on the four principles of great speaking

as set forth by Demosthenes, the father of Greek oratory.

1) A GREAT PERSON :

Everything about who you are — your character and

reputation, your personality and style, your values and even

your sense of humour shape the message your audience hears

when you speak. You do, however, have to be the best, most

authentic you can be. Don't hide off to the side of the stage in

semi-darkness, hoping people will ignore you and look at your

slideshow instead. Position yourself in such a way that you

demand people's attention. Speak from your experience

without necessarily speaking about yourself. Tell your own

story in such a way that it illustrates your audience's

experience and aspirations.

2) A NOTEWORTHY EVENT :

The event — the time and place, the ambience of the venue,

the schedule, the audience, the occasion and its purpose can

either support and reinforce your message or sabotage it. So

pay attention to every detail. Don't simply accept what's being

planned. As a leader you have the power and responsibility to

make not just your speech, but the event a success.

3) A COMPELLING IDEA :

Content is king. When you're finished speaking you don't

want people remembering or commenting on your delivery,

your style. You want them thinking about and discussing your

ideas. A compelling idea is made up of three components:.

Big Idea: Present one and only one big idea per speech.

Make it clear, bold, and engaging.

Structure: Build your speech on a strong outline, tying the

pieces together in a simple, logical way.

Words: Build your speech around nouns and active verbs.

When given the choice between longer, more

impressive-sounding words and shorter, more

concrete ones, choose the latter.

4) A MASTERFUL DELIVERY :

Delivery involves using your body and your voice to

communicate your message. It's not just technique. It's about

projecting your authentic self as powerfully as possible. Aim

always to use your natural voice and gestures — only be

bigger and louder.

You may be a leader or an aspiring leader. You may or may

not have the title and position. But you can still use the principles

that leaders use when they speak in order to influence and inspire

your audiences.

f two millennia ago Roman emperor

Julius Caesar were to sent a message

that read ‘OMPP’ what could it have

meant? Between 100 to 44 BC, his military

commanders would have known what it

meant.

The answer is ‘OMPP’ meant ‘KILL’.

To understand this, let us dive into the

mysterious world of Cryptography. The

very name cryptography may sound

mystifying or magical; but in fact, it is

based on mathematics.

Cryptography is about writing and

communicating secrets in coded form so

that those for whom it is not intended

cannot understand it if the message itself

fell into wrong hands. It involves

scrambling information, in its original form

called plain text; in our example, ‘KILL’ is

coded into a garbled form which results in

‘OMPP’. This is called the cipher text. The

Commander who received it has something

which Caesar gave him prior to his

departure to the warfront and that is the

KEY. In our example the Key is 3. The

Commander replaces each letter in the

cipher text by three alphabets to the left and

to decipher the original text ….KILL! The

intent is to allow two or more parties to

communicate information while ensuring

that any unauthorized are not privy to it. So

much so, even the messenger would not

know the content of the message even if he

can read it.

Cryptography, as far as history records,

existed from atleast1900BC. Egyptian

scribes used them in their inscriptions. The

famous classic Kamasutra, by sage

Vatsayana, an ancient treatise about virtuous

and gracious living that examines the nature

of love and family life refers to

cryptography. It lists cryptography as the

44th

and 45th

of the 64 arts it describes for

men and women while courting.

Though deciphering it is not really

complicated now, it was the king of cutting

edge technology at that time as only the

fortunate few know how to read and write.

As history unfolded, more and more

people were able to read and write. The

advent of computers changed many things

but not the fundamentals of cryptography.

That is the Key. If one comes to know the

key then it is easy to decipher the encrypted

text.

The issue in this kind of Cryptography

which I had just discussed is communicating

the Key. In today’s world everything is

eavesdropped. If you are near to me, I can

easily give you the key. But if you are in

another country, I will have to rely on good

old snail mail or the modern e-mail. In either

case one cannot guarantee that the Key was

secure while in transit.

I

CRYPTOGRAPHY


Deepa Shetty ISC Toastmasters


ye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan, zara hat ke

zara bach ke, yeh hai Bambai meri jaan.

Who can forget these lyrics sung by Mohd

Rafi in his mellifluous voice, singing about my

favourite city in the world? They call it Mumbai

now, this most populous city in India that I always

knew as Bombay.

It is India's most dynamic, cosmopolitan and

crowded city. It is a study of contrasts, on the one

hand you have the business tycoons living in areas

which boast some of the highest real estate prices

in the world. On the other, you have places like

Dharavi in Mumbai which has the dubious

distinction of being the largest slum in the world.

It is the only city in India where there are more

bars than public toilets. When you get off the

airplane, you step into a swanky airport. The cool

passageways are flanked by impressive paintings.

But the minute you step out of the airport in

Mumbai you are hit by a blast of hot, humid, fetid

air. It’s the equivalent of having a soiled diaper

flung into your face. When this happens,

Mumbaikars like me smile, we are home!! So what

makes up this mad city, what defines Mumbai?

Its people - No mention of Mumbai would be

complete without referring to its people.

Mumbaikars are a breed apart. They are a resolute

people with a never say die spirit. Bomb blasts,

religious clashes, riots, nothing fazes the

Mumbaikar. He rises like a Phoenix from the ashes

and goes through the necessary motions that make

up his daily routine. The people of Mumbai are

also extremely helpful and wouldn’t think twice

about lending you a hand. They also do this

without much fanfare. Do good deeds and move

out of the way. I was at the receiving end of this

kindness while working part time during my

college days. It was during the 1992 riots and the

city was tense. As dusk fell, I left my workplace

and stood on the road trying to hail a taxi. Most

whizzed past as they were in a hurry to reach home,

anticipating further clashes. Finally one middle

aged taxi driver stopped and asked me where I

wanted to go. My destination was in a different

direction to his, he said and left. I watched him

recede with fear building up inside me. But

suddenly, I saw him stop and reverse. He told me

to hop in and said he would drop me home. He said

he couldn’t imagine leaving a young girl stranded

in these trying times. When I reached home, I

offered him extra money which he firmly refused

and said he had only been doing his duty. The

people of Mumbai speak a unique dialect of Hindi

called Bambaiya Hindi that only we would

understand. Anybody who has watched the

hilarious movie Munnabhai would have an inkling

A

of what I’m talking of. If a Mumbaikar told you,

"Kharcha Paani doon kya?" please do not think

that he is kindly offering to give you money for

your expenses. He is actually threatening to beat

you up! Similarly, ghoda does not mean a horse in

Mumbai, it refers to a gun! Someone asking for a

cutting at a dhaba is only asking for a quarter glass

of tea. Which leads us to the food in Mumbai.

Although Mumbai lies in Maharashtra and you

might expect to find typical Maharashtrian fare,

Mumbai restaurants offer regional dishes from

across the country. Mumbai truly dishes up the

best sampling of Indian Cuisine. Only in Mumbai

would you get Chinese dosa and Jain chicken. If

you search hard enough, you will find cuisine from

practically every part of the world represented in

the city. But to get a real flavour of what's unique

to Mumbai, you will have to go a little lower down

the scale and experience the street food and Irani

cafes. Vada pav, bhel puri, kebab rolls, kheema, all

are available off the street. Street food in Mumbai

although very tasty on the palate may come with

its own problems, so caveat emptor, let the buyer

beware! Unless of course, you are trying to lose a

couple of kilos by way of diarrhoea, be wary of

Bharoselal's vada pavs. It’s a gastronomical

experience in the literal sense of the word! It is

only the native Mumbaikar who has a cast iron

stomach, having developed a resistance to all sorts

of bugs that afflict non-Mumbaikars!!

Have you heard of Mumbai’s dabbhawallas?

Does it ring a bell if I tell you they were invited to

Prince Charles’s 2nd

wedding? The dabbawalas are

tiffin carriers. Clad in dhotis and gandhi caps, they

scurry in and out of Victoria Terminus, with large

trays of steel tiffins. They deliver lunch tiffins to

lakhs of people across the city.

More than 175,000 boxes are transported every

day in the city. From picking up the tiffins at your

doorstep -the point of origin to sorting out the

tiffins to transportation through the busy Mumbai

traffic, Local trains and bicycles, till delivering the

right tiffin to the right person, it all moves quite

punctually without any delay and the tiffins are

delivered by around 12:30 pm. The Dabbawala is a

common sight for Mumbaikars.

The Dabbawala system has been a case study for

management students as well as acknowledged

highly by Prince Charles and Richard Branson

during their visit to the country. What followed was

a Six Sigma certified gradation for its efficient

services.

While these factors I cited contribute to what

make Mumbai what it is, they are only a tiny

fragment of it. To truly understand this melting pot

called Mumbai, I recommend everyone plan a

holiday to Mumbai. Only then would you know

that Mumbai is a city where everything is possible,

especially the impossible.

MUMBAI IS A CITY

WHERE EVERYTHING

IS POSSIBLE,

ESPECIALLY THE

IMPOSSIBLE.

THE

MAXIMUM CITY


Riju Eratta ISC Toastmasters


Leadership speeches build on the four principles of great speaking

as set forth by Demosthenes, the father of Greek oratory.

1) A GREAT PERSON :

Everything about who you are — your character and

reputation, your personality and style, your values and even

your sense of humour shape the message your audience hears

when you speak. You do, however, have to be the best, most

authentic you can be. Don't hide off to the side of the stage in

semi-darkness, hoping people will ignore you and look at your

slideshow instead. Position yourself in such a way that you

demand people's attention. Speak from your experience

without necessarily speaking about yourself. Tell your own

story in such a way that it illustrates your audience's

experience and aspirations.

2) A NOTEWORTHY EVENT :

The event — the time and place, the ambience of the venue,

the schedule, the audience, the occasion and its purpose can

either support and reinforce your message or sabotage it. So

pay attention to every detail. Don't simply accept what's being

planned. As a leader you have the power and responsibility to

make not just your speech, but the event a success.

3) A COMPELLING IDEA :

Content is king. When you're finished speaking you don't

want people remembering or commenting on your delivery,

your style. You want them thinking about and discussing your

ideas. A compelling idea is made up of three components:.

Big Idea: Present one and only one big idea per speech.

Make it clear, bold, and engaging.

Structure: Build your speech on a strong outline, tying the

pieces together in a simple, logical way.

Words: Build your speech around nouns and active verbs.

When given the choice between longer, more

impressive-sounding words and shorter, more

concrete ones, choose the latter.

4) A MASTERFUL DELIVERY :

Delivery involves using your body and your voice to

communicate your message. It's not just technique. It's about

projecting your authentic self as powerfully as possible. Aim

always to use your natural voice and gestures — only be

bigger and louder.

You may be a leader or an aspiring leader. You may or may

not have the title and position. But you can still use the principles

that leaders use when they speak in order to influence and inspire

your audiences.

f two millennia ago Roman emperor

Julius Caesar were to sent a message

that read ‘OMPP’ what could it have

meant? Between 100 to 44 BC, his military

commanders would have known what it

meant.

The answer is ‘OMPP’ meant ‘KILL’.

To understand this, let us dive into the

mysterious world of Cryptography. The

very name cryptography may sound

mystifying or magical; but in fact, it is

based on mathematics.

Cryptography is about writing and

communicating secrets in coded form so

that those for whom it is not intended

cannot understand it if the message itself

fell into wrong hands. It involves

scrambling information, in its original form

called plain text; in our example, ‘KILL’ is

coded into a garbled form which results in

‘OMPP’. This is called the cipher text. The

Commander who received it has something

which Caesar gave him prior to his

departure to the warfront and that is the

KEY. In our example the Key is 3. The

Commander replaces each letter in the

cipher text by three alphabets to the left and

to decipher the original text ….KILL! The

intent is to allow two or more parties to

communicate information while ensuring

that any unauthorized are not privy to it. So

much so, even the messenger would not

know the content of the message even if he

can read it.

Cryptography, as far as history records,

existed from atleast1900BC. Egyptian

scribes used them in their inscriptions. The

famous classic Kamasutra, by sage

Vatsayana, an ancient treatise about virtuous

and gracious living that examines the nature

of love and family life refers to

cryptography. It lists cryptography as the

44th

and 45th

of the 64 arts it describes for

men and women while courting.

Though deciphering it is not really

complicated now, it was the king of cutting

edge technology at that time as only the

fortunate few know how to read and write.

As history unfolded, more and more

people were able to read and write. The

advent of computers changed many things

but not the fundamentals of cryptography.

That is the Key. If one comes to know the

key then it is easy to decipher the encrypted

text.

The issue in this kind of Cryptography

which I had just discussed is communicating

the Key. In today’s world everything is

eavesdropped. If you are near to me, I can

easily give you the key. But if you are in

another country, I will have to rely on good

old snail mail or the modern e-mail. In either

case one cannot guarantee that the Key was

secure while in transit.

I

CRYPTOGRAPHY


Devkumar V Nair ISC Toastmasters


hould a “speech” be known by a metonym, doubtless it

would be none other than the toastmasters. If we fall in love

with a speech which has its own level influence and

inspirational attire, then it is likely that it comes from a

toastmaster’s home ground. If anybody would like help

developing leadership speeches, consider practicing at the

Toastmaster’s platform.

However, I would like to add some salt & pepper on the topic

of Leadership Speeches. Primarily, the speeches you make as a

leader should reflect and promote your leadership style and

objectives. Unfortunately, the experts who are best suited for the

job aren't always the best of presenters. They know what they're

talking about, but they often lack the ability to present their ideas

clearly and persuasively.

S

RENDEZVOUS WITH THE

PLATFORM

This gave rise to the concept of public key

or asymmetric cryptography. You have a

private key as well as a public key. So does

your recipients. Your private key is only

known to you and the public key is available

to all. There is an intermediary trusted source

where all the public keys are available. So if

I want a message to be read only by you, I

encrypt it with your public key by accessing it

from the public source. This message can

only be read if you open it by providing your

private key which only you and only you are

supposed to have. This ensures

confidentiality.

This is just the basics. A whole world of

techniques is used to ensure a high degree of

confidentiality, integrity and authenticity.

So does Cryptanalysis, which is the art of

cracking codes, decoding secrets, but they are

generally referred to as hacker attacks. The

quality of the Key and the process of

encryption are used to make it difficult for a

hacker to decipher the encrypted text.

If you have used Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail

note links which begins with https instead of

the normal http which is an indicator that you

have been benefitted from this science.

You can also use this science to help you

secure your valid information in life. A

great example is about securing your laptop.

You carry it around and use it at home,

office and while in transit like at airports.

Most of the time, you are connected to the

Internet and there are chances that it may be

used by others – friends or colleagues for

one or the other purpose. Now your laptop

contains confidential information – this

could be your bank account passwords, fund

information, personal photographs etc. This

information could be seen by strangers

without your knowledge. For example you

cannot always watch over others such as

guests who have been given temporarily use

your laptop.

Personally, I use a freely available tool

called Truecrypt to encrypt a portion of my

hard disk. Here a file is created and when

you mount the file it appears as a Hard disk

drive in your computer. I mount this only

when I want. Rest of the time it will look

like a file to the others and inaccessible.

Cryptography will soon grow from an

exotic concept today for the geeks to a

must-have in a few years time. It will

become indispensable when securing

information. Embrace it today and use it

now than avoid and regret later.

CRYPTOGRAPHY WILL SOON

BECOME INDISPENSABLE

WHEN SECURING INFORMATION.

CRYPTOGRAPHY WAS AT THE

CUTTING OF EDGE TECHNOLOGY IN

OLD TIMES WHEN ONLY FEW WERE

LITERATE.



ISC GAVEL CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS for 2012 term

uring its first meeting in 2012, ISC Gavel

Club elected their office bearers for

upcoming year. Gavel club coordinators

TM Omana Kallarakkal and TM Hema Praba

Vincely ensured selection of the enthusiastic

team to lead the club activities.

Immediate Past President Gav. Mridula

handed over the gavel to the newly elected

president Abhijith. Following are the list of

newly elected office bearers.

President : Abhijith A Nair

VP-Ed : Varnica Bajaj

VP-M : Manu Mohan

VP-PR : Sanjana Sunil

Secretary : Farzana Jehas

Treasurer : Rohit Jayakrishnan

Sgt. At Arms : Johnathen / Rohan Mulki

D

CONGRATULATIONS Gav.

Varnica Bajaj on receiving the

prestigious HAMDAN Award.

Varnica is Gr. IX student at

Abu Dhabi Indian School.

Sunil Kottarathil ISC Toastmasters

oastmasters International’s Educational

Program is multi- dimensioned. It has all the

ingredients to breed success– whether at

home or on the job. Yet, many are not aware of

this wonderful program. Toastmasters, who

joined the program a bit late in their lives, have

often wistfully said they wished, they had known

about toastmasters at college or early in their

careers.

The Indian Social and Cultural Centre in Abu

Dhabi has always been a beehive of activity, both

cultural and developmental, aimed not only for

the Indian Community but increasingly for a

more global audience. Less than three years ago,

under the aegis of the ISC Managing Committee,

their Literary Section launched a new venture –a

Toastmasters Club exclusively for ISC members.

Christened ISC Toastmasters Club, and nurtured

by successive Managing Committees, the club

progressed in leaps and bounds. However, out of

the 2400 members, less than 50 enjoyed the

T

OPEN HOUSE SHOWCASE

SSING ARNING

Toastmasters provided the opportunity to

interact with and be mentored by elite

toastmasters in the most positive atmosphere that

the club fosters, and in no time I found that these

imagined boundaries disappearing – and I was

able to lead and to speak the way I always knew I

could.

Successive Managing Committee’s and the

ISC Toastmasters club be thanked for helping me

hone my latent talents when I was appointed the

Chief polling officer for two general elections at

the India Social & Culture Centre. Conducting

these elections among 2400 members of diverse

backgrounds is no mean task. My Toastmasters

training rose to the fore and I was able to

organize an effective team for the conduct of the

election. Working closely with ISC, we set the

norms and conditions, finalized duties of the

volunteers, coordinated with the government

representatives well before election date. We

also organized a Meet-the-Candidates session

where the Toastmasters timing device was put to

good use to ensure the schedule were strictly

followed. All of this ensured a flawless,

blameless election process culminating in the

election of a dynamic new Managing Committee

led by President Mr. Joy Thomas John.

Thanks to ISC and their Toastmaster’s Club

for giving me these opportunities. I have total

confidence that with the visionary leaders we

have in the Managing Committee today, ISC will

really go places soon.

RS CLUBS -

THE LE

MEMBERSHIP BUILDING

Market your club, they will come.

Put on a good show, they will join.

Meet their needs, they will stay.


Jayaram Rai Charter President,

ISC Toastmasters


benefits of the Toastmasters program. Having

developed a strong foundation and comfortably

achieved annual club goals ahead of schedule, the

club decided to go a step further. A systematic

awareness campaign about Toastmasters among

ISC members was planned.

Specific membership drives are a great way to

promote Toastmasters and attract new members

into the program. However, arranging special

programs calls for additional efforts, energy and

most importantly funds. Turning an on-going

internal club programs into special events was an

innovative idea. The club committee,

brainstormed in December last, deciding to

showcase the upcoming contest season as a

membership drive. Chalking out the strategy, a

detailed plan was drawn to promote club contests

as a membership drive opportunity. Sub-

committees were formed for each activity – stage

setting, venue, promotion material, inviting ISC

members etc. With the whole hearted support of

ISC Toastmasters Club Showcase Event

on 25th January 2012

Mr. JAYACHANDRAN NAIR

Hon. Literary Secretary

Mr. JOY THOMAS JOHN

Hon. President

Mr. EAPPEN V MAMMOOTTIL

Hon. Gen. Secretary

uite candidly the Toastmasters

experience changed me. I knew, like

most, I had a fair share of talents and

abilities latent within. I was acutely aware of

the missed opportunities that came and then

went. Ever so often we are inhibited by the

imaginary boundaries; when the opportunity

comes we are unable to say or do those things

we know we can; tongue tied, our limbs freeze

and we break out into a cold sweat.

Thanks to the Indian Social Centre, Abu

Dhabi and their nursery for leaders, the ISC

Toastmasters Club changed all that. A

university education is not enough to meet life

and like they say, you need stuff they don’t

teach you at Business School. The art of

communication and leadership is a must in

everyday situations – ‘Leading without a Title’

to quote Robin Sharma.

HARNES

Q

TOASTMASTE



ISC Managing Committee, our

VP-Membership TM Ramesh

Taurani could ensure reaching out

to every one of ISC’s 2400

members.

When the vision is clear and

interest is genuine, success in

promoting a good cause follows.

As the contestants and role

players put up their best, the

contests became a delightful

experience for the guests. ISC

toastmasters were at great pains

to explain the Program to guests

on a one-on-one basis. So

inspiring were the performances

that twelve of the guests joined

the club immediately after the

showcase event.

Open house showcase, the

new membership drive contest

introduced by Toastmasters

International was another

inspiration to showcase the

contests before the public,

instead of holding them as

internal club events as normal. A

report on the event was promptly

submitted to Toastmasters

International completing the

administrative requirements for

the award. With the focused

effort that members put up, it

was not really a surprise that the

club received the award. But

what really made it memorable

was that ISC Toastmasters club

topped the list globally of clubs

whose events were shortlisted in

the open house showcase

contest.

ISC Toastmasters club has

grown to its highest count on

membership level since the open

house event, once again proving

that no goal is impossible when

approached with a clear and

focused plan.

A mentee benefits from a good mentor in many

ways. A faster pace of development, being a

constant inspiration, helping him or her step over

the stones of temporary failures during the

mentorship and above all becoming a friend and

confidante are just a few. The relationship is a

two-way street. The mentor benefits in many ways

too. Satisfaction and fulfillment from seeing a

protégé advance is among the best benefits that

the mentor derives. Often, in the process of

mentoring someone, the mentor develops renewed

interest and finds new energy to reach new levels.

Effective mentees learn to observe with a

minimum of bias and to communicate and listen

effectively; to increase self-knowledge about

strengths, needs, learning styles, weaknesses, and

“blind spots”; to be open to feedback rather than

defensive, and to maintain an interdependent

rather than a dependent or autonomous

relationship with their mentor.

Effective mentoring occurs in an environment

of confidentiality in which both mentee and

mentor can be candid and self-revealing to each

other without fear of ridicule over the content of

their discussions. Effective mentoring avoids

summary judgments and evaluations about

personality and character. Instead, mentoring

focuses on skills and personal qualities effective

for career success.

The Toastmasters International makes excellent

use of the mentor-mentee relationship. The VP-

Education assigns a mentor to every new member

that joins a toastmasters club. Often the mentee is

given a choice of experienced toastmasters to pick

from based on personal convenience. The mentor

then helps the member understand the different

roles in the club and to prepare for taking roles

such as the word master, Timer, the Ah-counter

etc.

Very soon, the mentor motivates the new

member to prepare and deliver his or her ice-

breaker. The mentor plays a great role in getting

rid of stage fear often by developing customized

strategies. The mentor constantly provides support

for developing speaking skills all through the CC

and CL journey. Often, one finds an initially

hesitant mentee with a high degree of natural

skills, under a dedicated mentor, surpassing that

mentor in terms of speaking skills in less than a

year! A true mentor will derive immense

satisfaction from this rather than become

jealous.

Mentorship is not just for the new member.

Even experienced toastmasters can benefit from

a mentor. Say, for example, an excellent

speaker with many awards under his belt might

want to become a humorist. A carefully

selected mentor can help achieve that goal.

Once a toastmaster has become proficient in

speech and leadership the next big satisfaction

comes from mentoring the next generation of

toastmasters. Mentors form the backbone of

any toastmasters club. It is the quality of

mentors that often determines the quality of a

club and its members. Before I conclude, it is

important to once again remember that it is

indeed a two way street. As much as a mentor

may be willing to contribute his her time, it is

also important for the mentee to be a little

demanding for the support of the mentor. I

would exhort all new members to make best use

of their mentors and for the senior toastmasters

to give their best by contributing as mentors.

Remember, you are then living an ancient

Greek tradition that goes back several

millennia!

A mentor serves as a role model who

offers acceptance, confirmation,

protection, and even friendship to

the mentee.


NEELIMA VIMAL KUMAR eelima is a medical professional with over 13 years of

experience in HR and Medical Services. Currently she is

working for Gail (India) Ltd, a national oil and gas company in

India, in their HR department.

Neelima is an avid sports enthusiast, who has won many

badminton tournaments in India; she has got privilege to play with

some of the Indian National players such as Saina Nehwal. Her key

interests also include Indian classical music and Ghazals with a

flavour for singing too.

Manmohan Sreedhar ISC Toastmasters



SAVAD ABDUL RASHEED avad is from Trivandrum, Kerala. He has been working as IT

Database Administrator at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

(ADCB) from January 2010. He has a Bachelor’s in

Electronics and Communication Engineering and has been working

in IT for the last six years.

At twenty seven he is an eligible bachelor and was inspired to

join Toastmasters through a colleague. He loves traveling and

socializing. His believes in - ‘clear goals, good planning and

dedicated efforts make a lot of difference in life’.

S

CHANDRASEKARAN handrasekaran, an Administrative Officer in Al Hilal Bank, is a

Mathematics graduate from Bharathiyar University, Tamil

Nadu. He has worked with Takreer earlier for almost 10 years.

He is sportsman and feels proud while serving society. He enjoys

organizing events.

His wife Uma is a commerce graduate and son Sivakrishnan studies

in Indian Modern Science School. Seeing the caring atmosphere and

impressive performance of its members, ISC Toastmasters make him

feel proud.

C

MANISH BAHIRWANI anish Bahirwani belongs to Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He works in

the Financial Services Industry and currently leads the finance

function at Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development

He actively participates in a variety of sports, particularly cricket, football

and swimming. He also enjoys reading, especially philosophy, leadership

and other non-fiction works. He believes in continuous personal

improvement and growth.

M

N

mentorship

ho exactly is a Mentor? The term

eludes a sharp definition. Is the

mentor just the same as a teacher? A

mentor goes beyond a teacher in some ways.

Mentorship is a personal, one-on-one

relationship where a more experienced or

knowledgeable person helps a less experienced

person and takes deep and sincere interest in the

latter’s development. It’s both interesting and

fascinating to look at the etymology of the term

mentor as it helps understand the depth of

meaning better.

As with myriad other words in English, the

word mentor too has its roots in ancient Greek

mythology. Homer’s Odyssey describes the

adventures of Odysseus, or Ulysses in English,

the king of Ithaca. It all began when King Paris

of Troy abducted the beautiful Helen, wife of

Menelaus, king of Sparta. Menelaus called the

kings of Greece, including Odysseus, who had

all once vowed to defend the honour of Helen,

when in need.

When Odysseus embarked on this journey,

which as it turns out, was to bring him back only

after twenty years (incidentally also giving us the

word Odyssey which means a long and gruelling

mission or journey), he left his young son

Telemachus and wife Penelope under the care of

his old friend Mentor. Athena, the goddess of

wisdom, often disguised herself as Mentor and

reached out to Telemachus too. His name is

proverbial for a faithful and wise adviser. The

quintessential mentor, then, is one who provides

benevolent, guiding wisdom.

The beneficiary from a mentor is referred to as

a mentee. They are also referred to as protégé (M)

and protégée (F) particularly when they have

acquired some level of success in the area they

were mentored. A mentor serves as a role model

who offers acceptance, confirmation, protection,

and even friendship to the mentee. A mentor

listens, observes, asks, counsels, coaches,

challenges, and sponsors the mentee.

W

- a noble service

Mentors form backbone of any

Toastmasters club


THE TOASTMASTERS VISION Toastmasters International empowers

people to achieve their full potential and

realize their dreams. Through our member

clubs, people throughout the world can

improve their communication and leadership

skills, and find the courage to change.

THE TOASTMASTERS VALUES Toastmasters International’s core values

are integrity, dedication to excellence,

service to the member and respect for the

individual. These are values worthy of a

great organization, and we believe we

should incorporate them as anchor points in

every decision we make. Our core values

provide us with a means of not only guiding

but also evaluating our operations, our

planning and our vision for the future.

THE TOASTMASTERS MISSION Toastmasters International is the leading

movement devoted to making effective oral

communication a worldwide reality.

Through its member Clubs, Toastmasters

International helps men and women learn

the arts of speaking, listening and thinking

— vital skills that promote self-

actualization, enhance leadership potential,

foster human understanding, and contribute

to the betterment of mankind.

It is basic to this mission that Toastmas-

ters International continually expand its

worldwide network of clubs thereby offering

ever-greater numbers of people the opportu-

nity to benefit from its programs.

MISSION OF THE CLUB The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to

provide a mutually supportive and positive

learning environment, in which every

member has the opportunity to develop and

practice communication and leadership

skills, which in turn foster self-confidence

and personal growth.



DEEPA SHETTY eepa Shetty is from Mumbai and has been in Abu Dhabi for nearly

11 years. A full time mother, she loves to teach her children, ten

years old Arjun and five year old Anoushka. She believes in

instilling values and that each parent must strive to be a source of

inspiration for their children.

She has a Bachelor’s in Financial Accounting and Audit as well as in

Education. Pursuing an MBA in HR, she feels there is no limit for

knowledge and learning. This quest has led her to ISC Toastmasters to

hone her already admirable communication and leadership skills.

D

ALOK TUTEJA lok Tuteja from New Delhi is a GRC professional with ADNOC

Distribution in Internal Audit and a board member with ISACA

UAE Chapter. Earlier with the Information Risk Management

Practice of KPMG he has an MBA and is an ITIL Expert, CISA, CISSP,

CIA, CFE, CRISC and CGEIT. A natural speaker, he has given talks on

Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Married, he believes that his better half, Anita is his strength. They

have two children, Samridh and Muskan. Alok also served on the last

ISC Managing Committee as the Assistant Auditor.

A

KARTHIKEYAN SANGILI arthikeyan Sangili moved to Abu Dhabi in the year 2006 from

Chennai. He did his Master’s in Public Admin and an MBA in

Finance. He works in Business Development for Allianz

Technologies. His wife is a bio chemistry lecturer in India and they

have ten year old twin daughters.

He loves Tamil literature and also delights in connecting with people

involved at grass root social work. He prefers to be a man of action

than words.

K

very club needs leaders who can move the

club forward and who can work with and

motivate others. In May, all clubs must

elect annual officers serving from July 1 of the

current year, through June 30 of the following

year.

The process of club officer elections starts

well ahead. One of the duties of a club officer is

to identify members with leadership potential

and encourage them to serve.

ISC Toastmasters Club announced its club

election process as below:-

Before March 31st, club president appoints a

nominating committee of three active

members. The immediate past club president

will be the committee chair.

The nominating committee selects

candidates for each of the club offices. The

committee may consider active members

who have announced their desire to serve in

office. It may also seek out qualified

candidates.

Committee reports to the club with list of

candidates during the last meeting in April.

During first meeting in May, club officer

elections will be conducted. In addition to

the candidates list reported by the

nominating committee, nominations will also

be called from the floor. Nominations and

elections begin with the president and

proceed in descending order.

A quorum (51 percent of active members) is

needed to conduct club officer elections.

business (including electing officers). Members

must be active and present to vote.

CLUB OFFICER ELECTIONS

E

TARANATH SHETTY aranath Shetty came to Abu Dhabi from Udupi in Karnataka in

the early 90’s to join New Medical Centre as a Computer

Programmer where today he is the Logistics Manager.

His wife Dr. Lata Shetty also works as a Specialist Dental Surgeon

in NMC Specialty Hospital and their daughter Anoushka studies in

Grade VII in Chouieifat School. Traveling and exploring new places

are his chief interests.

T


PINTO THOMAS into from Kerala, India, grew up in Abu Dhabi, which he calls

his second home. With a Master’s in Engineering from Illinois

Institute of Technology, and after a decade in the US, he is

delighted to be back in Abu Dhabi as a Materials Engineer at Artisan

Tools & Equipment LLC.

He has just launched himself into the world of public speaking. His

other interests include JY Abu Dhabi, road trips, making music videos

and short-movies. He is also a Member of American Society of

Mechanical Engineers Illinois Chapter.

ABOUT

TOASTMASTERS

SUBRAHMANYAM TUMMALA ubrahmanyam has a Master’s in Computer Science. In Abu Dhabi

since 2007, initially he was with Honeywell as a Team Leader

and in February this year joined Dolphin Energy, in their

Corporate Automation Division.

Married to Phani Priya, a homemaker, they have two children. Sravya

is in the 5th Grade at Bhavans and Sai Ritik is 4 months old. Tennis,

watching movies and traveling are his hobbies.


oastmasters is an organization devoted to

furthering the public speaking and

leadership skills.

It is a non-profit educational organization. A

nominal fee is charged just for administrative

expenses only.

Toastmasters is organized as voluntary clubs

of members conducting meetings weekly or

twice a month and go through a measured - step

by step – approach for helping members learn

the arts of speaking, listening and thinking. The

atmosphere within the clubs are conducive to

growth of the members.

Generally the clubs are open to anyone

willing to join, above 18 years of age from

College students to professional speakers,

salespeople, attorneys, teachers, and retire.

Generally the meetings are conducted in

English. But Toastmasters has grown from

being an English-only organization to one that

develops communication skills in several

languages.

Each Club is, through a multi layered

organization, connected to the apex body,

Toastmasters International, Headquartered in

Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA.

The organization has now grown into a

mammoth one, with more than 270,000

members in more than 13,000 clubs in 116

countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters Interna-

tional has helped people of all backgrounds

become more confident in front of an audi-

ence.

Thousands of corporations and govern-

ment agencies sponsor in-house Toastmasters

clubs as communication training workshops

for their employees. Specialized clubs meet at

military bases, colleges and universities,

churches and prisons. There are Toastmasters

clubs for senior citizens, professional groups,

bilingual groups, singles and the visually

impaired.

Between then and now more than three

million men and women have benefited from

the Communication and Leadership program

of Toastmasters International.

Shortly before his death in 1965 at the age

of 87, Toastmasters founder Ralph C. Smed-

ley reminisced: “As I look back at over half a

century of connection with the Toastmasters

movement, I am impressed by the fact that a

simple idea put to work in so simple a man-

ner, has grown into such an instrument for

service for so many people. It must have met

a real need.”

Indeed it does. We are all testimony to that

fact.

T

KALIFA SYED MUBARAK alifa Syed Mubarak, is an Administration Executive at an Oil

Company in Abu Dhabi. From Thanjavur, India, he has been in

Abu Dhabi since over twelve years. His wife, has a Master’s in

Bio-chemistry and is currently a Teacher in Abu Dhabi. They have two

children.

His passion is Public speaking and he draws inspiration from

Winston Churchill, Barrack Obama, Tony Blair. An avid reader, Kalifa

loves Music and idolizes AR Rahman and Ilayaraja.

K

P

S

ABRAHAM GEORGE braham George from Kerala, India has been in Abu Dhabi

since 1989. With a PG Diploma in Computer applications, he

is the Group Operation Manager of Bayanat Engineering

Group.

Married and blessed with two sons he is interested in music and

reading. He aims to serve society and groom the generation next.

Recognizing public speaking and leadership skills as vital to

achieving his goals, he zeroed in on ISC Toastmasters as the ideal

platform.

A


DTM Dr. Nasef Dhafari Division-H Governor, District-20

ISC Toastmasters Club received a certificate of Distinction from District-20 for achieving 10 DCP

goals within the first 6 months of the current Toastmasters year. Certificate was awarded by the

District LGET DTM Alex Ginete to the Club President TM Sunil Kottarathil on January 27th

.


All we do - Clubs, Areas and Division is to serve the

TM community in AD society in the best way we can -

and it is working out. This year we are gradually

approaching a landmark membership figure of 900

members making us one of the largest non-profit

communities in AD society. The good achievements we

are together notching up are in line with our strategic priorities. Those priorities should always be there

in front of our eyes.

Thanks to clubs such as yours we have done a great job within the first 9 months of the term. I am

proud to present below some of the significant statistics in this newsletter:

Division H achievements as of 31st March 2012

New members 210 1st in the District

New Chapters 6 1st in the District

Educational achievements 84 1st in the District

No. of Areas 6 2nd

largest in the District After Qatar

No. of Chapters 29 2nd

largest in District

These results wouldn’t have been possible without everyone’s wholehearted cooperation and the team

spirit within the toastmaster’s community. But, we still have miles to go with regard to educational

goals. I have noticed since mid-December 2011 that we need to focus on the educational goals front. For

that reason, Division H announced the “Rewards Scheme”. That is a special award to encourage the

excellent efforts of the members and officers to add more laurels to their career.

I wish to see ISC TM Club register even more educational achievements in the near future, assisting

your Area, Division and broadly the District 20 to make it the NUMBER ONE District in the world.

May I take this opportunity to wish every member in ISC TM Club continuation of a great

educational journey in toastmasters and may you always find proper guidance, mentoring and success in

all that you strive for. With the remarkable achievements so far in 2011-2012, including becoming the

World No. in the Show Case Event Contest, and with the level of dedication and commitment from the

Officers of your chapter, I have no doubt, that, ISC Toastmasters Club will always remain a model

chapter to look up to and be as a guiding star.

Toastmasters clubs are being formed everyday in a variety of settings. Members of existing clubs

help in forming a new club by presenting demonstration meeting, offering encouragement and

advice. ISC Toastmasters extended their support in forming a new club – Our Toastmasters Club – in

January 2012. In recognition of the club’s efforts, Toastmasters International presented ISC

Toastmasters Club with a beautiful Founders Award Ribbon that now adorns our club banner.

Members of ISC Toastmasters Club

performed very well during the recently

concluded Club and Area level Annual

Speech Contests. Winning at the Area

level contest, TM Manmohan Sreedhar

secured his place as contestant at

Division level contest scheduled for

April 27th

.


I


From the Desk of the division governor

t is both my pleasure and honor to participate in this quarterly

issue of the “ISC Toastmasters Club” newsletter so aptly

themed “CELEBRATIONS”.

With your creative initiatives, persistence and hard work all

through this term, yours has become a model club in the Division-

H Toastmaster’s community. I constantly learn from the way your

club functions. It is indeed a beautiful feeling to see the constant

hard work and sincere efforts of the ISC Toastmasters resulting in

great achievements.

Division H is indeed lucky to have a dynamic and well organized

club in ISC Toastmasters. I have been closely associating with

many members of your club and its Executive Committee -

ISC Toastmasters

Club is a Leading

Model in

Division-H

particularly President, Sunil Kottarathil ACS, ALB. To me, Sunil embodies the true toastmaster’s spirit

of selflessness devoting so much of his time, energy and other resources to help members achieve their

potential and at the same time attract and enroll new members.

As of today, ISC Toastmasters is the largest Club in Division H with 48 members. ISC has till date

attracted 31 new members- to be Numero Uno chapter in the whole District in membership drive- bravo.

As all of you are aware, ISC Chapter achieved 10 points and was declared a President Distinguished

Chapter in the DCP program within the first six months to be among the cream of the District (the first

10 chapters achieved the 10 points target before the end of December, 2011).

Fellow Toastmasters, the performance of your chapter especially in the educational part was

amazing. I was able to watch the spark it created within the Division for which indeed, as the Division

Governor I am thankful. As you all must have noticed that the TM community in Abu Dhabi has

achieved so much within this term. Division H has already formed the 6th

Club in this term and with the

newest club, Division H strength is 29 clubs.

A club that performs well in the Distinguished Program provides a higher-quality club experience

for all of its members. Each aspect of the DCP, is designed to enhance the enjoyment and reinforce a

supportive atmosphere for each member. ISC Toastmasters continues its journey with a Perfect 10.

Membership growth is important to ensure

club success. Creating awareness about

Toastmasters program and giving

opportunities to a new member for

utilizing the benefits of the program is

rewarding for another. Toastmasters

International recognizes the sponsorship of

five new members with a unique sponsor's

pin. As an outstanding sponsor of 10 new

members, one is qualified to receive a

special star pin. ISC Toastmasters Club

promotes Toastmasters program actively.

MEMBER SPONSOR REPORT 2011-12 TALK UP TOASTMASTERS AWARD

ISC Toastmasters Club is a proud recipient

of TALK UP TOASTMASTERS Award

this year by adding minimum 5 new

members to the club roster during the

months February - March.

Mohammed Zubair VP-PR, ISC Toastmasters



From the Desk of the editor

ife is punctuated by a series of defining

moments. There are those moments we

may like to forget and those that we

cherish forever. Unfortunately, in today’s fast

paced life, we hardly have time to sit back and

relive such moments. You may find that you

agree with TM Deepa Shetty how rewarding it

is to travel back in time, just as she does while

giving us glimpses of her life back in Mumbai

(Page 18).

Some need reasons to celebrate. But for

some, every moment is a celebration. At ISC

Toastmasters Club, it was celebration time all

through the past year!!- Whether it was

achieving a perfect 10 (Page 26), winning in

contests (Page 29), or bringing new faces to our

family (Page 20) it was always celebrations.

That is why we thought it apt to title this issue

“CELEBRATION”.

Some moments of celebrations are captured

and presented in this issue, while many more are

in the hearts of the members to fall back on and

relive during the coming days and share their

happiness. Wish you all happy reading as you

cherish those moments!!

THE MORE YOU PRAISE AND CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE, THE MORE THERE IS IN LIFE TO CELEBRATE

- Oprah Winfrey

“Live your life

Toastmasters to its fullest

by celebrating

each moment”

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From the Desk of the president

PUBLISHER

Sunil Kottarathil ACS ALB President, ISC Toastmasters

ever ever stop dreaming, because dreams are

the fountainhead from where ideas emerge.

They become plans and plans become

actions. Actions taken in the right direction, with

right spirit bring results – desired results. When

Toastmasters International announced results of

their Open House Showcase membership building

contest on March 29th

, ISC Toastmasters Club

topped the list globally; the desired result we

dreamed. It is no wonder really, when our

enthusiastic members have visualized the desired

result at each stage of the preparation. Yet, when

the desired result is achieved, for sure, it sets the

stage for celebration. It is indeed celebration time

at ISC Toastmasters.

As a club, ISC Toastmasters has been growing

steadily since its inception. Having set our feet

firmly on the ground, it was time to expand our

service to the community. What else, we reckoned

could be better than spreading the benefits of

Toastmasters educational program to more around

us? Charged with this vision, and with the support

and active involvement of ISC Managing

Committee, the Club initiated educational

programs inviting all ISC members. The clear

vision and focused approach started showing

results within a short period itself – with 12 new

ISC members enthusiastically joining the club and

launching themselves into the Toastmasters

program. As members become empowered through

their improved communication and leadership

skills, more laurels began pouring into ISC in the

form of awards from Toastmasters International.

When ISC Toastmasters Club topped the list in the

global competition for the TMI Open House

Showcase event, it was indeed a dream come true;

one that took ISC’s name and fame to global

acclaim. As the club continue to make ISC proud

and bring more laurels, our responsibility also

increases.

As we approach the last quarter of the current

Toastmasters year, we look forward to helping our

newer members achieve their full potential as

leaders, as effective communicators, encouraging

them to participate more actively in upcoming

division and district conferences, and celebrate

each moment of this journey. As we move ahead,

let us utilize our potentials to the maximum to

make this journey more exciting.

“If you can dream it, you can do it” – Walt Disney

“We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity

to live fully in its total meaning of loving, caring, creating and

adventuring. Consequently, the actualizing of our potential can

become the most exciting adventure of our lifetime.”

- Herbert Ottto

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contents

2 Toastmasters

International News

4 From the Desk of

President

5 From the Desk of

Editor

6 From the Desk of

Division Governor

8 About

Toastmasters

9 Club Elections

26 Club Achievements


articles

20-22 Open House Showcase Event

10 Mentorship


14 Rendezvous with the

Toastmaster’s Platform

16 Cryptography

18 Mumbai –

The Maximum City

27 Club Awards

23-25 New Members

28-29 Magic Moments

70 11 Apr, 2012 13 Apr, 2012 Division-F Conference

71 25 Apr, 2012 20 Apr, 2012 Division-B Conference

72 9 May, 2012 27 Apr, 2012 Division-H Conference

73 23 May, 2012 4 May, 2012 Division-J Conference

74 13 June, 2012

75 27 June, 2012 24 to 26 May DTAC 2012

Area Contests in March

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News from Toastmasters International

oastmasters International announced the 2012-2013 Region Advisor

team. Recognizing the services of our Immediate Past District Governor

and beloved leader DTM UMA RADHAKRISHNAN to the overall

Toastmasters fraternity, she has been appointed by Toastmasters International

as the Region 11 Advisor for 2012-13 term.

DTM UMA RADHAKRISHNAN - 2012-13 REGION ADVISOR FOR REGION 11

Region advisors (RAs) are international volunteers

at the region level who have expert knowledge

about marketing-related issues and an awareness of

current trends in their parts of the world. RAs play

an important role in Toastmasters International,

helping districts solve pressing issues and serving

as coaches and mentors to district leaders.

In a consultant capacity, RAs help districts fulfill

the district mission. Their objective is to support

district leaders' efforts to improve the quality and

performance of their clubs, so that more people

benefit from the Toastmasters program.

One way RAs accomplish this is by conducting

district visits. Together, district leaders and their

RA determine if a visit would promote the success

of the district. Not all districts need a visit. Ideally,

RAs and district leaders begin communicating

about visits during the transition period between

program years. If it’s determined a visit is needed,

then a purpose for the visit is established and an

agenda and goals are planned.

These visits are not intended as opportunities for

RAs to give speeches or be VIPs; rather, the RAs

use these trips to work closely with districts in a

variety of capacities, as needed:

Help district leaders improve marketing

strategies by analyzing and discussing district

data with them

Help districts identify strategies to increase their

marketing capacity

Mentor district leaders in conducting effective

corporate visits and demonstration meetings

Finalize and strategize marketing plans for new

clubs and membership retention

Discuss district operations, such as district

success planning

Identify and discuss district-specific challenges

Help district leaders create marketing training

programs

Conduct corporate recognition visits with

district leaders

The support provided by RAs varies from district

to district based on each district’s unique needs. In

a nutshell, they serve as an essential link between

the districts and World Headquarters.


Toastmasters International Membership Building Contest

oastmasters are taught to run meetings on

time, finish speeches on time and make

membership goals on time. "Beat the Clock"

is about finishing the year on schedule -with a

bang! Clubs adding five new, dual or reinstated

members during these two months receive a "Beat

the Clock" ribbon to display on the club’s banner.

Membership applications and payment for

members who join between May 1 and June 30

must be received at World Headquarters or online

no later than June 30. Each member's join date as

listed on the application must be no later than June.

Transfer and charter members do not count for

credit. In addition to the ribbon, qualifying clubs

will also earn a special discount code for 10% off

their next club order. Discount code expires six

months from date of issue and is not valid with any

other offer.

BEAT THE CLOCK Program Dates: May 1 – June 30

INVIGORATE (in-ˈvi-gə-ˌrāt) verb

To give life and energy to, to make a situation efficient and successful.

PRECARIOUS (pri-ˈker-ē-əs) adjective

Not safe or certain, likely to fall, dependent on unknown conditions.

PANACHE (pə-ˈnash) noun

The quality of being able to do things in a confident and elegant way that other people find attractive.

RELENTLESS (re-lent-less) adjective

Not stopping, Refusing to give up, Showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace.

ENCAPSULATE (in-ˈkap-sə-ˌlāt, en) verb

To enclose in or as if in a capsule, To express the most important parts in a few words.

CONTEMPLATE (ˈkän-təm-ˌplāt) verb

To look at or think about in a careful way for a long time, To consider with continued attention.

WEDDING

ATHIRA M RAJ CC CL daughter of ISC Toastmasters Club members

Rajagopalan, CC CL and Ambika Rajagopalan, CC

was married to NITHIN on 30th

March 2012 at ISC

(India Social and Cultural Centre).

WORDS OF THIS QUARTER

ADIEU

TM community in Abu Dhabi bid farewell to

ISC Toastmasters Club mentor TM Omana

Kallarakkal on 31st

January 2012.


ISSUE 3 MARCH 2012

CLUB-01334189, AREA-55, DIVISION-H, DISTRICT-20

The Courage to

Conquer

Shaping Ourselves-

Shaping Our

World

Simply

Amazing

Find Your Voice,

Serve Your

World

Changing Lives,

One at a

Time

Bringing Out the Best in

People

Take Control of Your

Destiny

Focus on Your

Dreams

Share the Vision of

Excellence A Passion

for

Eloquence The Thrill of

Success

People Building

People

Dynamic Clubs

Deliver

Pride and Purpose Inspire

Performance

Toastmasters – Touching Tomorrow

Today

Keep the Spirit

Alive

isc toastmasters newsletter march 2012

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district visits

help district leaders

district operations

district data

district mission

district leaders efforts

district success planning

districtspecific challenges