Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day
by TMOD TM Lisbella Sebastian
Word of the Day: Beckon
by TM Abdul Jaleel
General Evaluator: TM Leo D’Souza
Friends of Yoga TMC, MOM #411
Word of the Day: GROK General Evaluator
TM
By Word
by Word
SAA Opening
Presidential Address
TMOD Address
SAA, TM Abdul Jaleel, opened the meeting at 8:15 by
welcoming the audience. The SAA then read the
Toastmasters International Mission Statement and
briefed the audience about the taboo topics to be
avoided during the meeting. The SAA thanked TM Dr.
Shankar for the venue. The SAA welcomed the President
of FOY on stage.
Abdul Rehman
As always our President, TM Chandrashekar, motivates
Master the members TM Prakash and this time, he talked about the contest
season. Contests are an opportunity for refinement as
Sergeant he puts at it. Arms He encouraged TM Abdul the Jaleel members opened to the send meeting
their
right Master nominations on TM time Meghna and to himself proceeded Shankla and Immediate with the briefing Past President, of the
meeting TM Shanil. general ‘Let conducts. us have a Our happy SAA contest’. didn’t omit Contest to thank Venue
our is dearest the Twin Dr. Towers Shankar’s reception for the hall venue. on the 2nd floor, from
2 to 10pm. Dinner and snacks will be served. Yalla
members, let’s have some fun!
Dressed for the occasion in the Valentine’s colors, the
Our creative President TMOD, TM TM Lisbella, Chandrashekar was well prepared welcomed with the an
audience amazing with presentation open arms featuring (the pic on the the members left speaks of for FOY
itself). TMC In with his Presidential their significant address, other. TM Chandrashekar
Brilliant idea!
reminded Valentine’s the Day audience is a day that to remember if we have there achieved is a person our
goals, who is we there shouldn’t for you. stop TM there, Lisbella we briefed should us move on the a origin little
bit of Valentine’s then move Day. some Her more. experience Our President of Valentine’s took Day the in
example high school of Dubai was that which it coincided is going with to the build day a she ‘Taller would
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Valentines
card for her parents.
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
CLUB 946137, AREA 66, DIVISION F, DISTRICT 20
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DR. SHANKAR’S POLYCLINIC, DEIRA
PREPARED BY SECRETARY TM EMMA BRUNEAU
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Word Master
TM Abdul Jaleel introduced the word ‘Beckon’ which
means to signal (someone) with your arm or hand in
order to tell that person to come closer or follow. A
Round Robin session was then conducted during which
the word was used.
Project Speech Session
P1 Ice Breaker by TM Manoj (from Pentair TMC)
‘It is not about what all you can do, it is about what you choose
to do’....This is how our speaker broke the ice. The speaker took
the decision to face his fear of public speaking. TM Manoj
introduced himself and we can already see the humor potential
in him and also his determination in becoming a public speaker.
Born in a small city of the Tamil Nadu State, in his teen years, he
had more street presence than a homeless person. He shared his
journey when he had to move to Chennai and initially struggled
with the new
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environment.
Madhavi
He went from being an average
student to a top student. He loves Heavy Metal, Japanese
animes & sitcoms. His dream is that one day, when googling his
name, people should find his articles.
Mock Evaluation Contest
Target Speaker - TM Srinedhi from Pentair TMC
‘Foreign Education is daylight robbery’ - wow, what an
analogy. The speaker compared foreign universities to cows
who are getting fat, fat and fatter (universities getting richer,
richer & richer). TM Surekha The speaker does not see the necessity for
students to go abroad and in his opinion, it is shameful and
disgraceful to waste the parents hard earned money. With an
average cost of $100,000, foreign university admission can be
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generation should focus on learning practical skills rather than
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What happened to these TMs on Valentine’s Day
TM Karthik Keyan
When he proposed the
first time on Valentine’s
Day with such a shy &
nervous voice hiding
behind a restaurant
menu, his wife answered
‘two idli, one vada’
TM Rayyan
Not a big fan of
Valentine’s Day, in college,
he was taken by surprise
with another fellow student
who unfortunately was not
his type and scared him
away.
TM Leo D’Souza
TM Leo was such a Casanova
(many girlfriends) that he had
to propose 3 times to his wife
on Valentine’s Day before she
finally accepted. He got
married on Valentine’s Day
and his son is also born on
Valentine’s Day.
TM Chandrashekar
As our President said Valentines
is the 2nd largest festival after
Christmas. Red Roses, Red
Hearts reminds his of Valentines.
As the 5 mn break was over, we
couldn’t hear the end:)
Mock Evaluation Contestants
TM Hanif TM Sashi TM Sonali TM Aravind
The evaluator found
the speech fantastic
with a message. TM
Hanif recommended to
add humor, more voice
modulation and work
on the usage of the
stage. The evaluator
enjoyed the speech
and the value he got
out of it.
The evaluator said the
speech was mindblowing
and removed
all the misconceptions
he may have had
about foreign
e d u c a t i o n . O n e
recommendation from
TM Sashi was on the
body language.
Communication is an
art and a skill is how
TM Sonali started. The
evaluator was
i m p r e s s e d b y t h e
perfect analogy. The
evaluator appreciated
the language, diction
and content of the
speec h. TM Sonali
recommended to add
personal stories and
work on body
movement.
TM Aravind congratulated
the speaker on opening
our eyes about foreign
and for being a confident
speaker. The evaluator
analyzed the value,
structure & delivery of the
speech. TM Aravind
mentioned it was an high
value speech however
suggested to the speaker
to differentiate between
facts and opinions, add
stories & dramatize.
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Evaluation of Speech 1 by TM Abhilash
His first evaluation Brilliant job! The
evaluator enjoyed the idioms used by
the speaker. As he said, a small
idiom says a lot of things. TM
Abhilash appreciated the humor in
the speech. The evaluator saw that
the speaker was beyond the ice
breaker level and suggested to slow
down for the punch lines to have a
better impact.
General Evaluation by TM Leo D’Souza
TM Leo’s General Evaluation could
have counted for an Educational
session as he reminded the important
items in evaluations. The ‘Analytical’
part is very important and the
evaluator needs to identify the
speech’s specifics. Analytical is 40
marks. Evaluators need to get their
feeling out. Evaluators should see if
the speaker used voice modulations,
facts and figures. Evaluators need to
persuade by their point of view.
Lastly, always summarize - 15 points!
Contestants, you must be all set to
evaluate after this session!
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TERIMA
KASIH TM
SAJU
FOR THE
MEMENTO
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Grammarian Report
TM Nawaf reported the great
usage of language, idioms,
phrases during the meeting
however flagged that the word
of the day was not used
outside of the round robin.
Ah Counter - TM Lata
Trivia Session by TM Emma
EIDI
Awards
TM Manoj (Pentair TMC)
Ice Breaker Award
Silent Role Players
Shoot Master TM Rajesh
WORD OF THE DAY VENIAM ALIQUIP ULLAMCO LABORIS
TM Srinedhi (Pentair TMC)
Timer TM Saravanan
Target Speaker honored by
our Area Governor TM Leo
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