Hope & Lassitude

Professional Toastmasters Club held its meeting on 23rd June, 2013. Total 11 people attended the meeting. The Presiding Officer was TM Rafi Hyder and the oath was observed by Sergeant-at-Arms, TM Shahrukh.

Toastmaster of the Evening was TM Hanif, Table Topics Master was TM Fazal, TM Panjwani was the General Evaluator and TM Rafi was the Table Topics Evaluator. The theme of the meeting was, “Hope.”


Roles were performed by TM Danial as the Ah-Counter and Grammarian, TM Hanif as the Word-Master (Word of the day was Lassitude) and TM Adnan Motiwala as the Timer.







Prepared Speeches were delivered by TM Zafar and TM Shahrukh. TM Zafar presented his Project 5 from the Competent Communicator manual and the title of the speech was, ‘as luck would have it.” It was evaluated by TM Hanif Sattar.

The second speaker was TM Shahrukh. He presented his second project from the advance manual, Interpretive Reading. He was evaluated by TM Mujeeb.

The meeting was concluded by a beautiful poem of Faiz Ahmad Faiz by Zafar Iqbal which celebrated the meeting’s them, “Hope.”

                                                
 

Moonlight in Summer

Professionals Toastmasters Club held its meeting on June 16^th, 2013. The attendance was thin. Only five members attended the meeting but they managed to make it a success. 

TM Shahrukh observed the oath as the Sergeant-at-Arms and handed over the lectern to the Presiding Officer, TM Fazal. Toastmaster of the Evening was TM Parveen and Table Topics Master was TM Shahrukh. TM Zafar Iqbal performed the role of General Evaluator as well as Table Topics Evaluator.

Roles were performed by TM Hanif as the Timer and as the Word-Master. Word of the day was “Tumult.”

The time for the Table Topics Session was modified (3-4-5). The theme of the Table Topics session was “Summer.” Following are the assigned topics:-

     a) TM Parveen: When your air condition is not working?

     b)  TM Fazal: Is winter better than summer?

     c)  TM Zafar: Share any memory related with the season of summer.

     d)  TM Hanif: How to kill time and distract your time during power outage.

     e)   TM Shahrukh: Moonlight in summer.

Prepared Speech was delivered by TM Zafar Iqbal. He presented his fourth project from the Competent Communicator manual. He was evaluated by TM Hanif and the title of his speech was, “Defining the Happiness.”

Real Happiness and True Love

                Professionals Toastmasters Club held its meeting on June 2^nd, 2`013. Total eleven people attended the meeting out of which three were guests. The oath was observed by TM Shahrukh and the Presiding Officer of the meeting was TM Zafar Iqal. 

                Toastmasters of the Evening was TM Parveen, Table Topics Master was TM Aqeel and General Evaluator was TM Hanif. Table Topics session was evaluated by TM Shahrukh.

                Roles were performed by TM Panjwani as the Ah-Counter, TM Shahrukh as the Grammarian, TM Zafar as the Word Master [Word of the Day was ‘ex gratia’], TM Ali Hasan was the Timer and TM Mujeeb was the Vote Counter. 

                Three speeches were delivered in the Prepared Speeches sessions. First speech was delivered by TM Zafar and it was evaluated by TM Hanif from the Competent Communicator manual and the title was ‘Legal Aspects of International Transactions’. 

TM Panjwani repeated the 3^rd project from the Competent Communicator manual which was evaluated by TM Parveen. The title of the speech was ‘Listening and Leadership’.

The third and the last speech delivered, was by TM Shahrukh and was evaluated by TM Mujeeb. He presented the 1^st project from the Advance Manual, ‘Interpretative Reading’. The project name was ‘Story Telling’ and the title of the speech was, ‘Real Happiness and True Love’.

Winner of the Table Topics was TM Ali Hasan and TM Shahrukh was the runner-up. Winner of the Prepared Speech Session was TM Panjwani and TM Zafar Iqbal was the runner-up.

point by point

Professionals Toastmasters Club held its meeting on May 26^th, 2013. The venue for our meeting was Carlton Hotel. Total 13 people attended the meeting. 

The oath was observed by TM Shahrukh and the Presiding Officer was TM Rafi. Toastmaster of the Evening was TM Zafar Iqbal, Table topics Master was TM Rehan and General Evaluator was TM Parveen. Table Topics Evaluator was TM Hanif who rightly said that a point should be through a point, but, point by point. The theme of the meeting was “Values”.

Roles were performed by TM Neel as the Ah-Counter, TM Hanif as the Word-Master (Alacrity was the word of the day), TM Fazal was the grammarian and TM Motiwala was the Timer.

Two speeches were presented. First speech was performed by TM Motiwala who presented his second project from the Competent Communicator manual. He was evaluated by TM Zafar. The title of his speech was “Seven Features”.

The second speech was presented by TM Fazal. He repeated the tenth project from the Competent Communicator manual and was evaluated by TM Rafi. The title of his speech was “Change.”

Hope

Professionals Toastmasters Club – 01371378 organised its meeting on May 5^th, 2013. Total seven members attended the meeting. The theme of the meeting was ‘Hope.’ 

Oath was observed by TM Shahrukh who also introduced the articles of the week:

(a)    Farhang-i-Aasifiya: a dictionary reflecting cultural heritage By Rauf Parekh 

(http://dawn.com/2013/04/29/farhang-i-aasifiya-a-dictionary-reflecting-cultural-heritage/)

(b)   DISTANCE MAKES THE WORDING WANDER  By Jenny Baranick.

(http://magazines.toastmasters.org/display_article.php?id=804118)

The Presiding Officer of the Meeting was TM Fahim. Toastmaster of the Meeting was TM Shahrukh, Table Topics Master was TM Hanif and General Evaluator was TM Mujeeb. Table Topics Evaluator was TM Fahim.

Roles were perfprmed by TM Hanif as the Ah-Counter, TM Hammad as the Word-Master (Word of the Day was ‘Communication’) as well as the Timer, and TM Rehan was the Grammarian.

Following are the topics assigned to the speakers during the Table Topics Session:

a) TM Rehan: What type of leadership would you prefer? 
b) TM Mujeeb: For how long we will be listening to the same promises?

c) TM Fahim: Why can’t we live together?

d) TM Hammad: Say something good about Pakistan?

e) TM Shahrukh: Can you see a sunny day after the darkness?

f) TM Danial: Why we don’t have community service in an organised manner? 
g ) TM Hanif: Time Management?

Prepared Speech was delivered by TM Rehan. He presented his First Project, ‘Ice Breaker’, from the Competent Communicator manual. His Speech Evaluator was TM Hanif.