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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

[email protected].

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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

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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 . . .


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 . . .


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

Page 10H E A R S A Y

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


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

[email protected]

9840702457

TM Sridhar, CC

Vice PresidentEducation

[email protected]

9710251433

TM Niranjana

Vice PresidentMembership

[email protected]

9789006794

TM Sriram, CL

Vice PresidentPublic Relations

[email protected]

9840687579

TM Mahendra Varman, CC

Secretary

[email protected]

9841090879

TM Natarajan, CC

Treasurer

[email protected]

9841021736

TM Arumugam, CC

Sergeant At Arms

[email protected]

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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