Sunday, November 28, 2010

Be a bundle of laughs.

Our club meeting on 25th November, 2010 was a blast. Acouple of laughs and a couple of good performances by our members were all more than one can ask for. Toastmaster of the Evening was TM Sajjad. The theme was 'Say no to Arms' and the colour if the day was 'green.' Table Topics Master was TM Fahim, Table Topics Evaluator was TM Sameer and General Evaluator was TM Shahrukh. Helpers were TM Farid as an Ah-counter, Vote counter and the Timer. TM Mehmood was the Word-master and TM Haris was the Grammarian.

We started off with rejoicing the victory of Pakistn hockey tem in Asian games. Toastmaster of the evening explained the concept of 'the balance of power' and conducted the meeting skillfully. Table Topics Master introduced Malcolm Gladwell to us and prepared many interesting topics like a world where we were aging backwards, where there was no boss and no responsibilities. The topics were inspired by the book 'the Big Shot' and overall theme was the 'Fools Paradise.'



Prepared speeches were delivered by TM Dr. Avan and TM Shahrukh. TM Dr. Avan presented her fourth project from the story telling manual while TM Shahrukh presented his fifth and final project form the Interpersonal communication manual. TM Shahrukh conducted a successful role play with the help of TM Farid who played the role of Moulvi (Muslim Priest) with a great ease. TM Sameer presented a presentation on how to run a successful club.



The winner of the Table Topics and Prepared Speeches was TM Dr. Avan, while TM Sameer was awarded tzhe best Evaluator. The award of the Big-Three was shared between the contestants.




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Professional Toastmasters Club is part of the global toastmasters club family. There are over 10,000 toastmasters clubs operating worldwide. Professional Toastmasters Club is chartered with Toastmasters International, a non-profit organisation dedicated to making effective communication a worldwide reality. There are four Toastmasters clubs currently operating in Karachi. These clubs following the same training format developed by Toastmasters International and is a time tested method to improve communication skills. Once an individual becomes member of a club, he/she is given same training opportunity and benefits irrespective of the professional or personal background. Meeting Programme: The club meetings every sunday from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm at Carlton Hotel. The programme is comprised of three segments: table topics; prepared speeches; and evaluations.