Attendees
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TM Siddarth
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TM Shriram
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TM Selvan
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TM Vijay
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TM Praveen
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TM Karthikeyan
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TM UmaShankar
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TM Srikar
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TM Supraja
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TM Manoj
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TM Sowmya
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TM Gopal
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Guest Nagaraj
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Guest Abhishek
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The 238th Chennai Speaker Forum meeting kick
started on 22nd Jan’17, at Trust Conference Hall, Nungambakkam.
Meeting started on time at 10 am with a high energy !
10.00 A.M. SSA CALLS
FOR MEETING.
Meeting was called to order by the Sergeant at Arms ,TM
Supraja, who explained the mission and vision of Toastmaters and control was
handed to The President.
10.05 A.M. PRESIDENT
ADDRESS.
President TM Siddarth delivered his address and declared the
meeting open.
10:10 A.M. –
PRECIDING OFFICER INTRODUCED THE TMOD.
Presiding office TM Siddarth introduced the TMOD – TM Supraja
,who announced the Theme and word of the day.
Theme of the day was – The magic of believing
Word of the day was ‘Ardent’ meaning passionate.
Word of the day was - Delectable.
10:15 A.M. – GENERAL
EVALUATOR INTRODUCTION.
TMOD introduced the General Evaluator for the meet, TM Uma
Shankar, Who explained his role and in turn announced the TAG Role Players of
the day ,as below
Grammarian – TM Siddarth
Ah Counter – TM Srikar
Timer – TM Sowmya
10:20 A.M. – PREPARED
SPEECH SESSION
TM Shriram attempted the project #5 – “Your Body Speaks”
from Competent Communication manual, he gave a speech on a real life incident
which changed him for better. His speech title was – “One Moment”. In his
speech, he recalled on how a smooth sailing copying episode turned
counterintuitive and how he was caught by an invigilator, who he was least
suspecting. He also narrated that he maintained his cool throughout the entire
episode, until he saw his mom cry while being summoned to his principal’s room
– An incident that changed his copying habit.
TM Manoj attempted Project #2 “Resourced for Entertainment”
from ACS The Entertaining Speaker Manual – His speech title was – “The Parallel
World”. In his speech, he pointed the many adverse effects of indulging in
social network. He gave many instances of how social network has changed the
way we live, and how we humans are altering our lives for the sake of the image
we are maintaining in the social networking sites. He spoke about two different
real life personalities to substantiate the good usages and bad usages of
social network.
10:38 A.M. – TABLE
TOPIC SESSION
TMOD introduced the TT Master of the day TM Anuj , who took
control and conducted a TT session where everyone who attended the meeting was
given an opportunity to perform an impromptu speech on a topic given to them. TM
Anuj prudently showcased a sample table topics session by calling upon the TM
Siddarth as the first contestant of this session.
Topics that were as follows
1.
Thought is original source of wealth, success
and achievement.
2.
Creative forces come only when there is a
completely rounded out thought, when there is a fully developed mental picture.
3.
I would like to point out that hard work alone
will not bring success
4.
Something more than hard work is necessary, it
is firm belief in your abilities to execute your ideas.
5.
If success is to be measured in terms of wealth,
can you fix the amount in figures?
6.
Every person is a creation of himself and the
image of his own thinking
7.
You are a product of your own thoughts.
8.
What you exhibit outwardly, you are that
inwardly.
9.
For great artists, there’s no such thing as
small part, for small artists there’s no such thing as big parts.
10.
What a fool cannot learn, he laughs at, thinking
laughter will showcase superiority instead of latent idiocy.
11.
We are moulded by the thoughts of others, by
what we hear in newspaper , magazine and books.
By the end of this session , TTM handed back the control to
TMOD.
11:00 A.M. –
EVALUATION SESSION
The General Evaluator called upon by the TMOD for a
evaluation session. The GE and his team of evaluators presented their
evaluations.
TM Praveen evaluated TM Shriram speech – P#5 from CC Manual.
He applauded TM Shriram for using good hand gestures and body language, as it
helped him visualise the incident narrated during the speech. TM Praveen
suggested TM Shriram to improve his stage movement ,as it could have also aided
for better visualisation by the audience.
TM Selvan evaluated TM Manoj’s speech- P#2 from ACS The
Entertaining Speaker Manual. He appreciated TM Manoj for painting a good
picture and topic selection.
11:10 A.M. – GENERAL
EVALUATOR’S REPORT
General Evaluator
noted that the Role Players were not attending the meeting on time and
requested the role players specifically to be present at the venue ,at least 15
mins before the start of the meeting. The tag role players when called upon ,
presented their reports.
11:20 A.M. –
ANNOUNCEMENT OF BEST PERFORMERS
Control was handed over to the presiding officer TM
Sidharth, who acknowledged the below winners.
Best Speaker – TM Shriram
Best Evaluator – TM Praveen
Best Table Topics
Speaker – Guest Abhishek
Best Role Player – TM Uma Shankar
Best Tag Role Player-
TM Siddarth
Presiding officer requested for guest Introduction and
meeting feedbacks from both the guests of the day and made announcements on
Emergence and Division conference registrations. He also insisted that the CSF
address Gmap be updated asap.
11:30 A.M – MOMENTS
OF TRUTH WORKSHOP
Presiding officer handed over the control to the Area
Director TM Karthikeyan , who conducted the Moments of Truth Workshop ,where he
split the attendee members into groups ,and each group was asked to assess
certain aspect of the club ,against the standards.
On a scale of 30, each aspect of the club was given the
below score based on the compliance to the standards.
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PROGRAM PLANNING AND MEETING ORGANISATION
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25
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MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH
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20
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ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION
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25
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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24
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MEMBERSHIP ORIENTATION
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19
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FELLOWSHIP, VARIETY AND COMMUNICATION
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22
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Some of the truth that was discussed during the workshop
include the below
1.
No new member orientation and proper mentorship
happening.
2.
Excom members being either late or being absent
for the meeting.
3.
Membership strength going low.
4.
Not many social events happening at club level.
Members were not just asked to speak about the short comings
of the club, they were also encouraged to come up with possible solutions to
address them.
TM Karthikeyan summarised the discussions from whole of the workshop
and pointed out on immediate actions that were needed for improving Membership
Orientation and Membership Strength.
12:00 P.M. – MEETING
ADJOURNED
Control was handed over to the presiding officer , who
adjourned the meeting to 29th of Jan’17.
