Monday, November 21, 2011

don’t over commit

Our meeting was on November 17th, 2011. The venue of our meeting was Beach Luxury hotel. The theme of the meeting was ‘Goal’ and it was called in order by the Sergeant-at-Arms, Madam TM Neel and then she hanaded the charge to Madam TM Avan, the presiding officer of the meeting.

Toastmaster was TM Shahrukh and Topicmaster was TM Fazal. General Evaluator was Madam TM Neel and her team included TM Avan as the Table Topics Evaluator and Grammarian, TM Ibad as the Timer, TM Nadym as the Vote Counter, TM Tauseef as the Word-Master and TM Jaan was the Ah-Counter. Word of the day was 'Fain.'

Some very important decisions were made in the meeting. The frequency of the meeting has been reduced to twice a month. Professionals Toastmasters will now conduct its meeting on alternate weeks. Another important decision was regarding our advertising campaign by TM Adnan. And TM Jaan is now our new VP Membership.

Topicmaster made sure that topics were according to the theme of the meeting. Our first speaker was TM Jaan and he was asked to share his dreams and big goals. Madam TM Neel was compared with B.B. (Benazir Bhutto) and was asked to tell us about her goals in life. TM Nadym was asked to share those goals which he will determine in order to make his company progress and vibrant. He shared with us his rules that ‘don’t over commit’ and 'don't promise what you can't keep. And most importantly, he said that he would always stand for ethics and moral values of his profession rather than becoming profit hungry. Our guest Talha was asked to explain a dream for a useful goal in life. TM Fahim was asked to share with us the advice he will give to his client companies in order for them to realise there goals. He told us that companies like Apple and Nike have done more then just slogans and by actually differentiating in the market. He gave us the example of Shan Masala. TM Tauseef shared us the importance of money in ones life. TM Hairs was given the title of Brandmaster by the Topicmaster. TM Ibad was asked to speak his goals related to Banking industry. He shared with us the fact that Pakistani families abroad are not supporting Pakistani students to study abroad. This kind of practise, he said, was common in Indians and he wishes to start the culture of sponsoring our dedicated students who desire to study abroad. TM Adnan beautifully answered to the assigned topic and said that his priority is his family.

In prepared speeches session, there were two speeches. First speech was delivered by TM Haris and he was evaluated by TM Adnan. He presented his Project one: Ice Breaker for the third time from the Competent Communicator manual. His opening was mesmerizing when he quoted Julius Caesar by saying that I came, I saw, I conquered. He mentioned Hashim Amla and Ibn-e-Zuber as his ideals.

The second speech was delivered by TM Tayyab and he was evaluated by TM Fahim. He also repeated his Ice Breaker from the Competent Communicator manual. He mentioned about the back benchers, Moses being shy when it cam to speaking in public, also quoted and Quran and mentioned that he desires to have four wives since his father has done so well by having just one.

An educational presentation was presented by TM Shahrukh. The name of the programme was ‘Evaluate to Motivate’ and it was from the Successful Club Series.


In Table Topics, TM Nydem was the runner-up and TM Haris was the winner.

In prepared speeches, TM Tayyab was the runner-up and TM Haris was the winner.

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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.