Saturday, 19 November 2016

Meeting No - 230 Minutes

MEETING ATTENDEES:


TM Sowmya
TM Supraja
Guest Parthasarathy
TM Suresh
TM Bharthi
TM Rajesh V
TM Rajesh N
TM Sidharth
TM Karthik
TM Janani
TM Arna
TM Shriram


MEETING ADORNMENT   





MEETING ENGAGEMENT REPORT




10:00 A.M - SAA CALLS FOR MEETING

SAA, TM Shriram, opened the meeting, explained the mission and vision of Toastmasters. TM Shriram then handed over the control to the Presiding officer TM Vijayaragavan.
Presiding officer, TM Sidharth started the meeting #230.

10:15 A.M - PRESIDING OFFICER INTRODUCED THE TMOD

Presiding officer, TM  Sidharth introduced the TMOD; TM Supraja. TM  Supraja introduced the theme 'Challenge’ and the word of the day ' Skirmish '. TM Supraja then explained the various segments in a toastmasters meeting. 

Word of the day:Skirmish 
Meaning: Any brisk conflict or encounter, a fight between troops.
Theme of the day: Challenge

10:20 A.M - GENERAL EVALUATOR INTRODUCTION

The TMOD, TM Supraja, then handed over the control to the General Evaluator, TM Shriram. He told that this meeting with him as general evaluator will have constructive criticism which will make us a better speaker. He then requested the TAG team, to brief the objectives of their roles.

Timer–TM Srikar
Ah Counter- TM Janani
Grammarian- TM Sowmya

10:30 A.M - PREPARED SPEECH SESSION

Prepared
Speech
Project
Speaker
Speech Title
1
CC#4
TM Barthi
'That person is you'


TM Barthi started her speech by saying ‘that person is u’. She spoke about freedom and how to accept personal responsibilities. She quoted an example saying that four years back, she made eight registrations in toastmasters but attended only four meetings. We need to gain freedom to create our own life and take our own actions to succeed rather than blaming others. She concluded saying that ‘When you admit yourself that you are solely responsible for your life, you immediately have to recognize how much control you really have in your life’.  

Prepared
Speech
Project
Speaker
Speech Title
2
CC#6
TM Rajesh V
'Fast and furious8'


TM  Rajesh Velpandian started his speech by saying that he was very much interested in car driving  and so he went and joined in a driving school. He initially found driving to be difficult and was little scared to drive in highways. He thought that he will not be able to drive but due to continuous practice and interests he was able to drive a car. Similarly in toastmasters he was able to achieve great things and he completely believes that practice is the secret behind his success. He concluded by saying a quote “ Practice makes a man perfect”.

11:00 A.M –TABLE TOPIC SESSION

An interesting Table Topic session was conducted by TM Sujith. He had a variety of topics which were enjoyed by the audience. The speakers were as follows:
  • TM Suresh - Whenever I am sad I go to the favorite place fridge
  • Guest Parthasarathy - Running away from problem only increases the distance from the solution.
  • TM Sowmya - It's not that i am so smart , I stay with the problems longer.
  • TM Arna - 1.The biggest challenge after success is keeping quiet about it.
                          2. Teachers can change life with right mix of chalk.
  • TM Rajesh V - Work is just something I am doing to win the lottery.
  • TM Rajesh N - Don't live the same year 75 times and call it a life.
  • TM Karthik - You see a mouse trap and i see a free cheese and a challenge.
  • TM Sriram - 1.Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
                               2. The only way to look thin is to hang out with fat people.
  • TM Janani - Alcohol doesn't make you fat.
  • TM Supraja - I often hear exercise has extra fries.
  • TM Srikar - My wallet  is like a bermuda triangle ,stuff goes in but never comes back.
  • TM Barthi - Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.
11:35A.M –EVALUATION SESSION

SPEAKER
PROJECT
EVALUATOR
TM Barathi Goel
CC#4
TM Rajesh N
TM Rajesh V
CC#6
TM Karthik


TM Srikar, TM Janani and TM Sowmya were called to share the Timer, Ah-Counter and grammarian report for the session respectively.

TM Shriram, General evaluatorthen shared the overall feedback of the session. He appreciated the good things in the meeting being the Energy and the meeting being conducted in a formal and structured manner and the meeting could have started a little early.

11:50 P.M – BEST PERFORMERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PREPARED SPEAKER
TM Rajesh V
EVALUATOR
TM Rajesh N
TT SPEAKER
TM Arna
ROLE PLAYER
TM Supraja
TAG ROLE PLAYER
TM Sowmya

12:00 NOON – MEETING ADJOURNED
Presiding Officer adjourned the meeting to the 20th of November 2016 and invited us all for high tea.

 
KNOW ABOUT US
Chennai Speakers Forum is one of the active Toastmasters Club in Chennai. Started in September 4, 2011 the club continues to empower the public speaking and leadership skills to the aspiring individuals. Fondly referred as CSF, Chennai Speakers Form has a great mix of CXOs and college students which makes it a great learning place.
Please visit out website at http://www.chennaispeakersforum.com/ to know more about us
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Chennai Speakers forum
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