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F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 2
H E A R S A Y
F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T S D E S K
T H E A R T O F S T O R Y T E L L I N G
Learn more about the art of storytelling3
T H E M A K I N G O F C M T C
The story behind the chartering of Cat Miners Toastmasters Club5
C H A M P I O N S T U F F
What made TM Arumugam the champion he is7
M E E T T H E C H A M P I O N
A one on one interview with the winner of Eloquence 2011 Humorous SpeechTM Arumugam8
D C P A T A G L A N C E
How DCP matters to club development and its success1 0
G L I M P S E O F 1 2 5 T H M E E T I N G
Highlights from the 125th meeting celebrations of Madras Toastmasters Club1 1
F R O M T H E E D I T O R S D ES K
It has been our endeavor to release news-
letters periodically. But then, it requires
discipline, hard work and commitment
not by one, but by a team. The Madras
Toastmasters Editorial team has success-
fully come out with this newsletter un-
compromising on quality. This, despite
the uphill task of having to pay attention
to personal and professional commit-
ments, and then devoting quality time, for
publishing Hearsay.
The team had taken into consideration to
make this edition a wholesome one, keep-
ing in mind the objectives of Toastmasters
of being efficient communicators and
leaders. It is in this perspective; there is
sprinkling of a stream of experiences, viz.
Arumugams success story, the chartering
of Cat Miners Toastmasters Club, the art
of Storytelling and information about DCP.
In view of the contest that is coming up
shortly, Arumugams success story will
inspire budding toastmasters to be inspir-
ing speakers. The chartering of Cat Miners
will indicate as to how a leader should
emerge despite hardships and finding
solutions to complex situations which is
exactly what Toastmasters movement
propagates. Being in the hot seat and
being a man of action, is what leadership
is about and this article is an attempt to
unfold the same. There is also a portion
devoted to storytelling which is a matter
of interest for a 2 year old baby to an
80 year old person. Storytelling, no
doubt is a powerful tool of communi-
cating good ideas and Hearsay ad-
dress that in this edition.
A good garland has many flowers of
different kinds giving vibrance, vari-
ety and vitality. In this edition of
Hearsay, we give you a garland of
ideas addressing the entire spectrum
of Toastmasters in all its facets. Hope
you will enjoy reading it as much as
we enjoyed preparing it. Feel free todrop in your suggestions to
sriram.rsrajan@gmail .com or
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mittee members are
working towards this.
Apart from the above, there
are more reasons that make me
understand how much work weall have to do to keep our stan-
dards high. Every meeting
should be better than the pre-
vious one.
The newly elected 7-member
office bearers can be compared
to new-born rainbow while the
past presidents can be equated
to planets like Sun, Moon etc.We, the newly elected office
bearers as rainbow, constantly
look forward to sublime radi-
ance from great planets and
support from galaxy of stars
like our various other mem-
bers, to maintain our club as
the light-house club in District
82.
Let me conclude with the fa-
mous saying from Mark Twain:
Talent wins games; but team-
work and intelligence wins
Championships
Madras Toastmasters Club is
the right place to improve ones
public speaking and leadership
skills, to find new friends and to
meet new people. As the new
President of this Distinguished
Club, it is my pleasure to put
forth some of the achievements
of our club and the action plan
proposed for the next few
months. Some of the great
achievements that we are
proud of our club include:
Madras Toastmasters
is the only Community
Club in District 82 to
obtain Presidents
Golden Gavel Award
Ever-smiling member
TM Arumugam
brought glory and
pride to our club re-
cently by representing
at District Level Hu-
morous Speech Con-
test. Dont miss an
exclusive interview of
him in this issue for
valuable tips
Madras Toastmasters
Club becoming the
First Club in District 82
to achieve PresidentsDistinguished Club
status a few months
back won this race
comfortably with
strong platform laid by
Previous Executive
Team members
Madras Toastmasters
Club achieving all the
Goals, thereby becom-
ing No 1 in District 82
The above accolades make me
feel noble every time I remem-
ber that I am carrying the title of
President of this amazing club.
The new 7-member Executive
Rainbow team is committed totake our club to much greater
heights. Towards achieving this,
the team has taken up the fol-
lowing few tasks on priority:
Enhancing frequency of
communication with
our members; Recent
efforts of spot-
enrolment of membersin our clubs face book
and this Newsletter are
only a few such initia-
tives
Conducting more Edu-
cational Sessions from
Senior Toastmasters of
our Club TM Jayakar
has scored an hat-trick
recently by taking three
highly memorable ses-
sions, with many more
to come
Equipping our members
with frequent near
contest-like sessions to
provide greater confi-
dence to face the up-
coming International
Prepared Speech and
Table Topics Contests
Our VP-Public Relations
Sriram has recently
shown the way for all of
us to follow
Adding further glory to
our clubs website to
make this a platform ofchoice among District
82s community clubs
Several Executive Com-
F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T S D E S K
TM Mani is working as DGM in
HCL technologies and is the Presi-dent of Madras Toastmasters Club.
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Story telling has been in vogue since
ages. It has been the right weapon in
the armor of every great communica-
tor.
Actually there are many classifications
of stories: Narrative story, Spring-
board story, Anti story, Eventual story,
Reports, Fables, Jokes, Tales, Account,
Chronicles, History, News, Anecdotes,
Rumors, Hearsays, Gossips, Parables,
Myths and Legends.
There is also the usual type of classifi-
cation like Novella, Short story, Epics,
Drama, Tragedy, Comedy, Farce, Par-
ody and Satire. Therefore what story
telling can be to a professional; an
amateur or a novice can find it equally
interesting yet challenging.
But then the common myth that all
cannot be story tellers needs to be
buried and a firm belief should even-
tually dawn to us all that it is and can
become everybodys cup of tea.
Today, stories are the backbone of the
entertainment as well the art cum
drama industry. Stories are great mo-
tivators through their messages. Sto-
ries have changed the lives of people,
have changed economies, influenced
societies,have ended misunderstand-
ings and conflicts, bridged cultures
and even brought the world closer.
Stories are the sugar coated pills thathold the messages within its core, thus
forming the healing balm of consola-
tion for those afflicted and starved of
the much needed panacea.
But then HOW DO WE CREATE A
STORY?
Toastmasters have that excellent plat-
form. We have a specific manual that
has five projects in the advanced com-
munication track. A serious attempt to
work on this manual with sincerity and
dedication can see the great skill
emerge from every person with the
right honing. Humor can, as always,
add flavor that will addict the audi-
ence making them sit tight onto their
chairs throughout the story hungrier
and asking for more from the speaker.
The first step in story telling is for the
speaker to build a story. Like every
speech, it needs a beginning, body or
plot and an ending. More than that,
we need imagination believe me
that is very easy. All you need is a
mindset and belief that you can imag-
ine.
Let me build a story for you:
Let us say that we have a message:
Every person with ego is not able to
understand the world. The person
blames the world but the problem lies
within him, which is his ego.
Let us build a story around this mes-
sage which we call it a theme. Building
the story is also known as Weaving.Next we introduce say a Zen Master
and a very Rich Man (Ram) of the vil-
lage (who we will define as having
Ego). They become the main charac-
ters though we can add more which
become sub characters.
Now the imagination starts (in your
own style)
In the village Malkapuram, there
lived Ram who was the chieftain of
the Village for several years. Ram was
known to be rich, arrogant and egois-
tic. He definitely was the richest in the
entire region but perhaps the poorest
as far as humility was concerned. He
lived in a huge palace on the outskirts
of Malkapuram. He had with him
many servants working round the
clock in the palace.
Over the years Ram developed a
headache which was getting chronic.
Ram, no doubt started, self medica-
tion initially with Over the Counter
drugs but cure was playing hide and
seek with him. This later developed
into a nagging pain which irritated
him over the years. He started con-
sulting doctors from different special-
ties Ophthalmologists, Neurologists,
physicians, etc but of no avail. Later
he was advised to try Ayurveda, Ho-
meopathy, Unani, and even Yoga. He
even tried Shirasasana but the load on
his head increased when he went up-
side down. Well he was angry, tired
and worked out. He had sleepless
nights and was slowly losing control ofhis mind.
T H E A R T O F S T O R Y T E L L I N G
- DTM Jayakar
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Stories are interesting, They are a part of life. The old tell it to the young. Friends tell it to each others. Sometimes, we involuntarily
create stories as excuses. But the undeniable fact is, stories are all around us. They ingrain in us a sense of pleasure, courage, sponta-
neity, presence of mind . Stories also help in cultivating the mind to react in an appropriate manner in the real life. And who better to
educate us on this art of storytelling than the man who created Mulla Nasaruddhin one of most popular fictional characters in our club
fraternity.
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(Now enters the Zen Master in the
story)
Ziang Zhow the famous Zen Master,
known for his wisdom and discipline,
was in the village during his stop-
over of his usual round the world
trips which he made regularly. News
about this visitor and his unique
ways in curing diseases reachedRams ears. He sent his servants to
fetch the Zen Master who readily
came to his palace to treat the curi-
ous yet niggling complaint of Ram.
Upon examination the Zen Master
gave the simplest but sure shot rem-
edy. He said this a rare condition
within the eye where Green color is
missing and this causes the ache inthe head. This can be overcome if
you see more of Green he said to
Ram and left on his tour. Ram
looked at one corner which had a
green curtain, he could temporarily
feel a sense of relief. Finding some
truth in the point he ordered all the
walls be painted Green. Ram said to
his servants I should always see
Green and this is my order. Imme-
diately the walls were painted
Green, the entire house was made
Green. Why even the uniforms of
the servants were changed to
Green. The vessels, utensils, furni-
ture, car, you name it everything
had to be green color. Ram was feel-
ing better. The headache was gone.
Enormous sums of money were
spent to make his world Green.
Ram was now a happy man. Mean-
while after several years the Zen
Master Ziang Zhow was again in the
village as a stopover. Remembering
his last trip and the unique patient
he had treated and advised he de-
cided to see him and to inquire
about the condition he had been as
well as his present. As he enteredthe main hall of his palace the ser-
vants who had known him earlier
rushed and poured buckets of Green
colored water upon him until he
looked Green. He was now looking as
though he was part of Holi Celebra-
tions.
Ram came out to the hall on hearing
the news of the arrival of his impor-
tant Guest Doctor but apologized for
the deliberate misdemeanor by the
servants and at the same time grate-
ful and thankful for the treatment.
The Zen Master said O Ram I did say
that Green was missing in your sight.
I also see that you have spent enor-
mous time, energy and money by
adding green externally but all you
could have done was to wear a pair
of green tainted spectacles that
would have made your world green.
Ram realized that it is easier to
change oneself than to change the
world. It is difficult to remove ego
outside of you inside of you is the
easiest.
Toastmasters believe me I have
penned this story with my imagi-
nation which I started ( say ) about
an hour ago. This ( according to
me ) is Story weaving.
We can also add humor, anti cli-
max etc and weave the story with
fantasies, fiction, suspense etc.
With Imagination we can build
stories and use them to carry in-
ner messages to the world and to
convince that we can create the
human bondage that brings hap-
piness and eternal peace in the
world.
C O N T D . . .
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J Jayakar is working as Director Tech-
nical and Special Projects for SSMGroup of Institutions, Past President
of Madras Toastmasters Club, Past
Area Governor.
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My journey started a year ago, to launch
Cat Miners Toastmasters club. Believe me
when I say this: Chartering a club is no
walk in the park. But if you make the right
moves at the right time, anything is possi-
ble!!I can now proudly say that I have
come scaled the summit of chartering the
Toastmasters club. Let us see how it all
unfolded through a series of episodes.
Episode1: Eureka!!
Being in the company of Toastmasters for
quite a long time made the lava in the
volcano of my mind erupt. It all happenedin a flash. I had a dream; a vision PIO-
NEER A TOASTMASTER CLUB IN MY OFFICE
- CATERPILLAR THIRUVALLUR FACILITY!!!
At first there was excitement all around
the office. Everyone was thrilled. However,
it did not last long, and the idea died inside
without even moving out of the four walls,
due to a number of reasons. It is then that
I realized there will be many a stumbling
block before I achieve this goal. I could notgive up. I did not lose hope. I slowly dis-
sected the reasons:
1. I didnt go to the right person who
can influence the decision.
2. Timing was not ripe
3. Lack of understanding the organiza-
tional needs and the issue that supports
the initiative.
4. I had a goal, but not the self-discipline
in myself to get the ball rolling .
Episode2:
Motivation sessions
Months passed by and I saw my dream
slowly slipping away. I realized the biggest
force that can construct, conserve or de-
stroy a Toastmasters club are its members.
I became conscious that I had to do some-
thing to arouse enthusiasm among pro-
spective members. So, I started emphasiz-
ing the weight of public speaking and bet-
ter communication and leadership skills to
others whenever I found a chance.
My methods to motivate:
1. Cited reasons on the issues that sur-
faced due to communication skill (or the
lack of it).
2. Analysis - How to overcome those
challenges?
3. Objectives and benefits of Toastmas-
ters movement
4. Screening of an Inspirational speech
from a Caterpillar employee in USA,
also a DTM
Episode3: Tadaaaaaaaaa!!!
It happened!! After toiling for over one
year, inspiring people about communica-
tion and toastmasters, it all finally came
together.
The timing was perfect, and wasaligned with the organizational objectives.
The benefits one can reap out of Toast-
masters were well appreciated by every-
one. It helps employees to succeed, the
morale of the employee for his own per-
sonal self-development and the organiza-
tional development. An acceptable mu-
tual win-win situation for both employee
and employer can be created through
Toastmasters.
All these things paved the way for setting
up Toastmasters. Soon, I began talks with
individual leaders of each manufacturing
facility. I educated them on how Toast-
masters is going to motivate employees
and have a direct effect on their perform-
ance.
So again, I started my work on chartering
a club, this time with renewed enthusiasm
and encouragement from fellow col-
leagues and higher authorities.
Episode4Mostly the How to dos?
Now that you have convinced the
Management, it is Up to us to deliver
the fruit of showcasing how the club can
be installed and chartered.
First and the most important in the check-
list of things to do was finding a team of
well-motivated people thriving to develop
communication skills.
I needed a person or rather; a leader who
had the confidence and courage to influ-
ence people, having good interpersonal
skills and most importantly, a person who
B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S :
T H E M A K I N G O F C A T M I N E R S T O A S T M A S T E R S C L U B
- TM Dhanaraj
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For most of us, our commitment to Toastmasters ends with regularly going and participating in club meetings. But one Toastmaster had
bigger ideas. He has a triple crown, has been a president of our club and has many terms to describe him (Obama, Pillar etc. etc.) But,
the toastmaster in him was not satisfied. Which is why, he took the initiative to start the Cat Miners Toastmasters Club in Caterpillar
Thiruvalllur facility with the help of Madras Toastmasters Club for which we received the Founders Award for the third time. However, it
did not happen without a few roadblocks. Here is the real story behind the design of this club in his own words
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can make things happen. And all this I
found in TM Saravanan he fit the bill
perfectly.
Things were slowly falling into place. I
knew the time has come to deliver. I
cannot let this chance go for I may not
get one like this again. I constantly
worked towards it to not let go of the
opportunity.
But only now has the challenge reallystarted. I laid down a project plan to
do the desired:
- The communication to Toast-
masters international on chartering.
- Securing your funds from Learn-
ing and development plan
- Constant communication of
Toastmasters arriving to Cat-
Thriuvallur
- Demo meetings
Write-up and presentation articles on
Toastmasters / Demography within
Caterpillar.
- The model, which we will oper-
ate, the 50:50 sharing by employee and
the employer to pay the dues of the club.
- Initially assigned mentors to the
club will not be coming, however, you
need to do dual roles to support the
growth momentum.
The above all are foundational elements
of challenges / to overcome the same
with high will power and self-discipline.
Most of all, the person initiating should
be a resident of the facility to make it
happen.
The feeling of Greatness comes with an
immense self-worth and self-esteem.
Today I am delighted, and I stand proud
in making this happen to leave a mark in
the years to come
C O N T D . . .
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TM Dhanaraj is a working as a produc-
tion manager in Caterpillar India. He is
also the Immediate Past President of
Madras Toastmasters Club
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I have always been fascinated by the
movie Rocky - the story of the underdog,
the story of rags to riches, the story of the
impossible. Whenever I tried to extend the
concept of Rocky movie to Toastmaster
contests, I had failed miserably, because
when I listened to champion speakers, I
believed they had been champions since
birth. When I listened to the reigning divi-
sion G Humor Champ speech last year, the
feeling was no different. I told myself he
must been a born champion.
However, when I researched about Aru-
mugam to write this article, I realized the
immense hard work, practice and dedica-
tion that Arumugam puts in and learnt
that there is a champion in each one of us.
The story of Arumugam is no different
from Rocky Balboa. I was shocked and
surprised when I got to know he took eight
months just to give his first speech project
in Toastmasters. Few of the dedicated
Toastmasters even complete a speaking
manual within that period, but he took 8months just to deliver his first speech. His
initial days as a Toastmaster were filled
with fear, lack of self-confidence and
plenty of hope that he should not be called
for table topics.
One of the major turning points in his life
was the book, called 'The Secret' written
by Rhonda Byrne. The book helped him to
shift his focus from 'how' to 'what'. His
only focus now was on what he wanted.He believed in the law of attraction and
the universe to help him get what he
wanted. The nervousness and lack of confi-
dence to win contests disappeared. What
he wanted badly was, winning a contest.
Once he was clear of what he wanted, he
took the help of his mentors to achieve his
goals. Arumugam had practised his hu-
morous speech atleast two hundred times
till date. According to him, he had prac-
ticed fifty times each for club, area, divi-
sion and district levels. I still remember, at
the end of the club contest, he went to
each toastmaster and asked for their feed-
back and took note of it, for corrective
actions.
Every morning he used to write on a white
board what he wanted to achieve and
every evening his daughter would wipe off
the board. When he was preparing for the
club contest, he had written - "Humorous
Speech Club Winner - TM Arumugam". He
would repeat the exercise each morning
before he began the practice. As he pro-
gressed from club to area to division, he
wrote what he wanted on the board everyday.
At Mangalore, for one and half days he
wore a wig so that the surprise element in
his speech is not revealed upfront. Sport-
ing a wig is no easy task. I had seen how he
was sweating profusely the day before the
district contest in Mangalore. I dont think
anyone would wear a wig for 1.5 days just
to win a speech contest.
Incidentally, last week we chose the 'word
of the year' from the 'word of the day'
used in club meetings in 2011. The chosen
word was 'Perseverance' and the winner
was Arumugam who is a living testimonial
to it.
As the contest season is here, we can all
learn immensely from Arumugam and
nurture the champion in all of us. The best
lines from Rocky holds good for every
contest and the entire life " Let me tell you
something you already know. The world
ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very
mean and nasty place and it will beat you
to your knees and keep you there perma-
nently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is
gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how
hard you hit; it's about how hard you can
get hit, and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done. Now, if you
know what you're worth, then go out and
get what you're worth. But you gotta be
willing to take the hit, and not pointing
fingers saying you ain't where you are
because of him, or her, or anybody. Cow-
ards do that and that ain't you. You're
better than that! "
You, Arumugam, are a worthy winner !!!
C H A M P I O N S T U F FW H A T M A K E S A C H A M P I O N
-TM Sriram
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The contest season is here. It is widely acknowledged by Toastmasters that the learning curve during a contest season is very steep
and the contest season has transformed many toastmasters as an effective public speaker. In this article we share the secrets of
reigning Division G humourous speech champion TM Arumugam. A champion not only needs a great script, a powerful message but
needs to devote long hours of practice. It is also about blood, sweat and lot more. Read On.
Sriram Sundar Rajan is a SAP CRM consult-
ant by profession and a Toastmaster by
passion. He is the VP-PR for Madras Toast-
masters Club.
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Ramya: How conducive and supportive is
our club for contest preparation?
Aru: First and foremost, I would like tothank all our club members for their sup-
port. From Day 1, they had confidence in
me. As you know, I have been asked to
practice my contest speech every week
and I get feedback every week. So I get an
opportunity to experiment many things.
Ramya: How did you prepare the script
for thecontest?
Aru: I took the theme from my CC 3 speech
and polished the CC 3 speech to fit for the
contest. I set a target to myself that every
three lines should have humor.
Ramya: How did you prepare for every
competition?
Aru: I did 3 things. 1. Every day, I recorded
my speech as a video in my mobile and
reviewed it. 2. I used to deliver my speech
to my mentors Karthik and Lalitha and
incorporate their comments. 3. Every
week Iused to deliver my speech in our
club.
Ramya: How did you feel when you kept
winning at each stage?
Aru: I was very happy at each success.
Also, I had added responsibility to take our
club name from one level to another. The
happiest moment for me in Toastmasters
is receiving the Division Contest award
from the International Director, Aruna-
salam Balraj DTM.
Ramya: What was the experience in the
District Contest? How was it different
from Club, Area and Division Level?
Aru: Representing the Division G at the
District Level was a great experience. I
learnt two things at the District contest. 1.
I needed to change my delivery style from
Narration to Dramatic. 2. My audience
analysis was wrong (in fact, I had not done
that at all). I should have changed my
script for District contest audience.
Ramya: How did you join Toastmasters?
Aru: Few years back, when I was listening
toan audio book on self-development, the
author mentioned about Toastmasters and
how he improved his communication. I
immediately looked for a club in Chennai
and joined Chennai Toastmaster club in
2009 and later moved to Madras Toast-
master club.
Ramya: You have been a division cham-
pion, were you a speaker made for Po-
dium?
Aru: LOL! I took eight months to deliver my
ice breaker speech. My fear of failure was
holding me back. In thoseeight months, I
used to attend all the meetings sitting in
the last row, praying to God I do not get
called for table topics. But to my surprise, I
was the first one to be called for table
topics. Now I understand that it is practice
and perseverance that makes all the differ-
ence and it is the difference between
Dream and Ambition.
Today what I am in Toastmasters it is be-
cause of my mentors. I would like to thank
them from my heart.
Ramya: What is your favorite pass time?
Aru: My wife and I have an agreement
that she will take care of the kids during
the weekdays and I need to take care of
them during the weekends. I have been
given two hours permission to attend the
TM meetingsJ. So my favorite pass time is,
babysitting.
Ramya: How much time did you dedicate,
on weekly basis, for Toastmasters?
Aru: During contest time, I will dedicate 10
to 15 hours per week and at normal time
4 to 5 hours.
Ramya: What would you like to share
with our fellow toastmasters ?
Aru: Make use of each opportunity you
get in our Toastmasters. The speech from
Dhanajaya (District 82 champion) was a
great speech about the contests. I would
like to share those pointers with you all
and whenever you have time I would re-
quest you to listen to that video .
M E E T T H E C H A M P I O N
Interview with the TM Arumugam
Winner, Humorous SpeechEloquence 2011
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This man has touched what we all aim for as Toastmasters. A few months back, he represented Division G in R11, Mangalore and
competed with some of the top speakers of India and Sri Lanka. Everyone loves a winner. But what sets him apart from all others is
probably his humility and down-to-earth nature. Maybe, that is what made him a winner. Whatever it is, TM Ramya has dug to find it
from the man himself. Here is a one-on-one interview with the Division G ChampionTM Arumugam.
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C O N T D . . .
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7 lies about the contest
Lie Solution
Practice makes you perfect Perfect practice makes you perfect
Competition you need to win the first time With time you will become a good speaker
Eliminate the competition Dont look competitors as enemy, look at them
as contemporary
Manual can make good speakers Be adventurous. Participate in competition
Success means options Success means full option to no option
World champions & mentors Make yourselves world champion
You can do it on your own You need mentors and coaches
Smiling assassin TM Arumugam receiving this trophy from DTM Balraj Arunchalam
Division Champion Arumugam with the Division G family
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Sachin Tendulkar is the fourth highest run-getter in a
single calendar year in Test History.
Brian Lara and Chris Gayle of the West Indies, Donald
Bradman of Australia and Virender Sehavag of India are
the only batsmen to reach 300 more than once in Test
Cricket.
Australia are the most successful World Cup team, hav-
ing won the tournament three times in a row 1999, 2003,
2007 and became number one team in Cricketing world.
If we compare the above great feats to our Madras Toastmasters
Club (MTC):
MTC is the most successful club in District 82 (India &
Srilanka), having won the first golden gavel award in
division G (Tamilnadu) and obtained President Distin-
guished Club (DCP 10/10) status three times in a row
2009, 2010 and 2011.
Three of our esteemed club members (Trinadha Rao,
Jayakar and Dhanaraj) became Triple Crown winners in
2010 and 2011.
TM Arumugam has represented our club in District 82- Re-
verberations and won Club, Area and Division trophies
in a single calendar year of 2011.
Our club leadership team is focusing more on DCP year on year to
achieve best out of the members and make Madras Toastmasters
Club as the number one club in Division G and set quality stan-
dards to other clubs.
Toastmasters International follows the below norms to adjudge
the club performances across the globe:
Clubs with at least 20 members OR with net growth of
at least five new members at June 30
Which also do the following are eligible for TI recogni-
tion at year end
Distinguished Club Program (DCP) How it matters to Clubs success anddevelopment?
- TM Trinadha Rao
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Goal Recognition
Achieve any 5 of 10 goals Distinguished Club
Achieve any 7 of 10 goals Select Distinguished
Club
Achieve any 9 of 10 goals Presidents Distin-
guished Club
Focus areas of DCP
Dr.Trinadha Rao is an Associate Director, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Ph.d in Engi-
neering from IIT, Madras and Past President & Founder member of Madras Toastmasters
Club.
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dan The trouble makers
(Table Topics Masters) con-
ducted the session with dou-
ble the excitement, double the entertainment and dou-
ble the fun. Enacting out a
scene in the form of discus-
sion and calling unsuspecting
toastmasters to participate in
between made this session
distinctive and electrifying.
This session had humor, fun,
excitement, thrills, all in a
package.
Other Highlights:Fun quiz, with nearly 50
questions on all topics con-
ducted by TM Mahendra Var-
man, stirred up a lot of ex-
citement amongst all pre-
sent, and in the end everyone
had a takeaway (apart from
the goodies that were given
away). There was also a re-
wind session by TM Trinadha
Rao, tracking the journey of
Madras Toastmasters Club
right from its inception, and
an installation ceremony of
New Office Bearers by TM
Akila. But the show stealer on
the day was the Toastmaster
of the Day TM Sriram, who
kept the energy going
throughout the meeting with
his usual wit and charm.
Of course, credit for the suc-
Presidential address:It wouldnt really do justice to
TM Dhanaraj to term this as a
presidential address. It was
more a mini-educational
session. TM Dhanaraj gave
what was possibly one his
most inspirational speeches.
Starting from the challenges
he faced as a President, to
leadership, management,
and goal setting. It might
have been his last presiden-
tial speech, but he sure
made it a point that he left
with a bang.
The funny side:Every masala movie has hu-
mor attached with it so did
the 125th meeting. For those
of you who thought Senthil
and Goundamani were the
greatest pair in the history of
humor, let me present to you
- Senthil and Arumugam!!! Askit-cum-variety-cum-comedy
track by the two had the en-
tire audience in splits even
for several minutes even
after their performance got
over!
Double Trouble:The main feature of the
meeting had to be Double
Trouble a.k.a Table Topics.
TM Ramya and TM Manikan-
cess of this meeting should
go to the team that worked
b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s
Jayaraman, Vivek, Manikan-dan and Mahendra Varman
who bought souvenirs and
mementos for all members.
One really wonders, looking
at all this. Is this a beginning
or a transition or an end
again giving birth to another
era to come in the success
aspect? Is success a journey
or a habit? We feel its a cul-
ture. Time will exactly tell
what it is? May be, we shall
wait till we celebrate 150th
MeetingI.
T H E G R A N D G A L A A F F A I R 1 2 5 T H M E E T I N G
C E L E B R A T I O N S ! !
- TM Niranjana
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Niranjana is pursuing her B.Com
from M.O.P Vaishnav College for
Women and is the VP Member-
ship of Madras Toastmasters
Club.
8th January 2012, will linger in the minds of many members of Madras Toastmasters Club for quite a
long period of time. The first meeting of 2012, set a benchmark not just to the meetings that followed
it but for all celebration meetings ever held or to be held. Right from the start of the meeting, till its
end the meeting kept everyone on their toes, the way a Rajnikanth Blockbuster does!! In case you
missed, here are some interesting scenes from the show
Installation of new office bearers
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23, Andhra Chamber of Commerce
3rd Cross Street, West Road
Near Alpha School
West C.I.T Nagar
Chennai - 600035
( 5 mins from Saidapet Bus stop)
Office Bearers of Madras Toastmasters Club
A D D R E S S :
TM Mani, ACB, CL
President
9840702457
TM Sridhar, CC
Vice PresidentEducation
9710251433
TM Niranjana
Vice PresidentMembership
9789006794
TM Sriram, CL
Vice PresidentPublic Relations
9840687579
TM Mahendra Varman, CC
Secretary
9841090879
TM Natarajan, CC
Treasurer
9841021736
TM Arumugam, CC
Sergeant At Arms
9884045750
M E E T I N G D E T A I L S :
Madras Toastmasters Club meets
every Sunday between 10.30 am and
12.30 pm.
For more details, contact TM Sriram :
9840687579
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