Editorial

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Like It Happened Yesterday….…........3

Innocent Inspirations………….……...4

People Speak………………………….6

Anyone Can Design………..………….7

Golden Gavel Celebrations…...………9

Qualitative Vs. Quantitative Growth...10

easy-Speak………….……..………….11

Two Sides of Branding……………….12

Humorous Speech Contest ………….13

Marathon Session…………...….…….14

Achievements………………...………15

Know Your Ex-com…………………...18

DCP……………………………...…….20

Follow us……………….………….….21

Dear Readers,

In the era of technology where a phone is smarter than

people, we briefly pause to unravel the sumptuous and joyous

world which we Toastmasters have created. Welcome to the

third edition of Communiqué!

We have news for you from all around the globe. A new

Division K has been formed under District 41 and we are now in

Area K1, Division K, and to add to this joy, our Immediate Past

President Toastmaster Mohit Chhabra was appointed as the

Area Governor by the District Trio. Due to his undisputed

excellence in professional life, he has been deputed to London.

We wish him all the best and a great life ahead.

This newsletter is not your normal pdf, instead it is an engage-

ment platform for you to connect with other members and

each other. Together, let’s make this a truly successful interac-

tive platform.

We would like to thank each and every member of our club for

their efforts in helping our club scale newer heights and for

their enthusiasm.

From all of us in the editorial team – happy reading!

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Please send your feedback, comments

and creative ideas for future issues to:

mumbai.toastmasters@tcs.com

Editorial Team

Indrajit, Nitin, Shatabdi & Surabhi

Nitin Adlakha

He loves travelling, exploring

places, clicking photographs

and making new connections.

While riding down the slope on my bicycle from Kanheri Caves, drizzles

bestowed upon me the peace, tranquility and some faded memories. The

memories.. the memories of my childhood days, I took the bicycle on the road

during downpour and got wet. The sweet scent of sand filled my nostril with

an aroma undefined, magic unseen and serenity uncontrolled. I just want to

go home, my inner instinct whispered to me, for a holiday to ride bicycle again

on those waterlogged roads, for a couple of days to relive those moments.

How I wished, I could … Only if wishes were horses..!! I know I can’t time

travel and go back in the past, but yes riding down Kanheri Caves in the rain

did make me feel Like It Happened Yesterday.

The first time you confess someone that you like her and then thinking about

something which is never going to happen. All those words said, and some left

unsaid still makes me feel Like It Happened Yesterday.

During college days, each one of us had a tight budget. With that tight budget,

heading out with a bunch of friends and locating the economical restaurant

makes me feel Like It Happened Yesterday. Yes, we did find one. The Indian

Coffee House. It was best suited for our budget and the flavor of dosa is still

afresh deep down inside me. How we used to order different snacks and then

grab the piece from each other’s plate: Like It Happened Yesterday.

First day at office, the mesmerizing eyes which I saw at the other end of the

corridor still makes me feel Like It Happened Yesterday.

There are many other things which makes each one of us feel Like It

Happened Yesterday. Therefore, it is always better to jot them down. So that,

one day you might find it lying somewhere in between your office files and the

reminiscence of those imprinted words will carve out a smile and make you

feel how fast the time flies but it still feels Like It Happened Yesterday.

L ike It Happened Yesterday

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I feel like it was yesterday, when I

entered into my first class, I wore

my first dress, I rode my first

bicycle, I went to my first college, I

attempted my first exam and

many more incidents. The list is

never ending and can not be

forgotten. However, there are

many things, which keep dangling

around in our mind for no reason.

“Those mesmerizing

eyes at the far end of the office

corridor still makes me feel

Like It Happened

Yesterday!”

thewanderingthoughts.com

Surabhi Kinariwala

She started her Toastmasters

journey 8 months ago and is

enjoying every moment of it.

She likes writing and at Toast-

masters it makes her happy

when people hear what she

writes.

Binary world and Music are

her companions. She has re-

cently developed interest in

football and her team won

Standard Chartered Corpo-

rate Soccer Tournament held

across Mumbai.

I nnocent Inspirations Think about your fondest and most

beloved memory.

For a brief moment, feel the way you

felt then. Think about the thoughts

that you had, take in the people

around you, and just let yourself be

absorbed by this one special moment.

Did the memory that make you smile

also make you wonder whether you

could be a child again??

If yes, then we are on the same page. I

love to be around kids and observe

them. I truly believe that they

unknowingly give us simple solutions

for life’s biggest problems.

I will share a few examples from my

observations and learning.

* Fight but Forgive:

As children we never gave up trying to

be the first one to bat in a game of

cricket or to prove that our doll is the

prettiest one among all our friends.

Even as adults we try harder to get

what we think we deserve, the only

difference being that we quit a little

early now. I also remember how easily

I would resolve a fight with my friends

without holding grudges against

them. Forgiving my siblings or friends

just for a kiss and hug from my mother

was the biggest achievement.

The price we pay for being matured

adults is a pure heart.

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* Be Fearless

My nephew has a record of breaking

toys or anything that he has access to,

each day. He also holds a degree in

discovering different ways to bruise

himself.

Getting hurt or breaking toys is not

what I learn from the kiddy, being

fearless of the consequences is what

he teaches me. To be more precise, I

am talking about the many fears that

we humans learn over the course of

our lives, fears that are simple illusions

like the fear of the unknown, fear of

being judged, fear of rejection and the

fear of what the future might bring.

One of the secrets to achieve success

and happiness is to do what we want

to without the fear of failure and

criticism.

* Be oneself

As a child, it always made us unhappy

when someone enacted the same

character as we did in a fancy dress

competition.

As adults we are stuck in a world with

people having herd mentality, where

almost everyone wants to be the best

but only a few dare to take a different

path.

“Don't dare to be different, dare to be yourself - if that doesn't make you different then something is wrong.”

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We compare our life with that of our friends, colleagues

and relatives and mourn on our life being the saddest.

We tend to change ourselves in the peer pressure. All

these actions lead to only life getting more miserable

each day.

A child always wants to be different than what his

companions are. They teach us to be individuals in

thoughts and deeds and not imitate others. As kids even

identical twins want to look different, we are still

different individuals.

Don't dare to be

different, dare to be

yourself - if that doesn't

make you different then

something is wrong.

* Believe in God and his

miracles

Santa Claus, Harry Potter,

Krissh, Doraemon!!

Do they exist in the real

world?

I can bet my life on it that no adult however smart or

educated he/ she is can prove to a child that these things

are just imaginary characters.

A child believes in God as told by his elders and he trusts

that there is a divine power to protect him from all

harms. The power of imagination that children are

blessed with and the belief they have in magic and

miracles makes them the world's most happy, adorable

and lucky beings.

Keep an Open Mind – A child’s mind is wide open to all

that world has to offer. Kids make most of their

judgments strictly based on first hand experience. Few

external influences are present in their lives long enough

to poison their judgment, but they are always ready to

try something new.

As we hit adulthood we become creatures of habit,

comfortable in the familiarity of our surroundings. We

shy away from anything with an unfamiliar taste. In

doing so, we walk away from numerous opportunities

and positive experiences.

A mind is like a parachute. It works only when it is open.

* Be Happy and Enjoy Life’s Simple Pleasures

Put a kid in a puddle and watch him

cheerfully splash around. Give a kid

permission to chase the cat around

the house for a couple of minutes,

the giggles will be contagious. Or

just tickle a kid until he is beet red

from laughter. All of these are

simple things that children love to

partake in. It should serve as a

reminder that some of the best

things in life are free.

“A child can teach an adult:

1. To be happy for no reason.

2. To be busy with something,

3. To know how to demand with all his might that

which he desires.”

So next time you see a child, just smile back at him and

say Thank you.

“A mind is like a parachute, it works only when it is open.”

To: Indrajit Suryawanshi <indrajit.suryawanshi@tcs.com>, M Chhabra

<m.chhabra@tcs.com>

From: Arvind Nair <arshay.arvind@gmail.com>

Date: 07/25/2013 04:37PM

Subject: OTP held on 21st July

Dear Indrajit / Mohit:

Thank you and the wonderful team at TCS for arranging,

organizing and conducting the OTP in your premises on 21st

July, 2013. Though the numbers looked frightening, your eye

for detailing helped the event to be conducted without a glitch.

Arvind

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P eople Speak

A nyone Can Design! “An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision” James Whistler

I truly believe in this and also that "Anyone can design" just like Gusteau's motto,

"Anyone can cook" from the Ratatouille movie. Since my childhood days I was

inclined towards sketching, painting and rendering. Whenever I would find leisure

time, I would watch cartoons and try to sketch those characters and paint with

water colors.

I always loved the paintings rendered with water colors because they exhibited

the clear thought process of the artist as how the image needs to be painted. I

used to help my school mates and college friends in their sketching assignments,

which helped me in developing my skills and I used to felt delighted. I design

things because I am immensely passionate about creativity, art and beauty. I nev-

er imagined that my passion towards creativity and art will provide me such an

admiration and respect from people after seeing my artworks.

I really value the appreciation and criticism provided on my designs and artworks

from the spectators. This provides me insights to improve my work and also moti-

vates me to create and design new things and artworks with better challenges to

be faced in terms of creativity, ideas and design. My commitment towards my

love that is to design is indestructible. I completed Diploma in Commercial Arts

and worked as Graphic Designer in different Design Studios.

TCS gave me an awesome opportunity to design applications for mobile platforms

like iOS, Android and Windows. I take pride to say that the marathon applications

like Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, TCS World 10K aka Bangalore Mara-

thon, TCS Amsterdam Marathon, BOA Chicago Marathon and BMW Berlin Mara-

thon are some of the packaged projects designed by me.

Shatabdi Paul

Witty by nature, an absolute

day dreamer was born in the

Hoogly District of West Ben-

gal. Loves music which is like

a drink for her soul. Breathe

movies as she feel the charac-

ters of the movie and like

blood, design flows in her.

A total Mumbaikar who never

stops even after seeing a road

block .

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I had the privilege of designing the TCS Rajasthan Royals mobile app. The feed-

back from the end users which are displayed on the Apple Appstore or Google

Play Store is crucial to me. I am a Certified Usability Analyst from Human factors

International. This helped me in understanding the usability and now I am advo-

cating usability in my work and in my team to ensure that designed applications

are more usable for the end users.

I am also grateful to TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai that I could show-

case my talent and creativity in the mailers that were designed based on the

theme of the sessions.

If you have the passion to do anything, you will succeed anyway no matter what-

soever challenges are put on your path.

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“A place where Celebrations never ends. Double the reasons double the fun!”

N ine Glorious Years and Golden Gavel Celebrations

"June 2, 2013 will reside in the memory lanes of TCS-

Maitree TM Club as a day dedicated to celebrations

and conviviality". Our

club completed 9 glori-

ous years and

achieved coveted

Golden Gavel award

for the very first time

since its inception in

June 2004. The Apt

venue chosen to mark

the merriment was

Sangam Auditorium at Yantra Park, Thane "

The session themed as “Celebrations” commenced

with a delicious breakfast. The vibe of celebrations

continued as Immediate Past President Mohit Chhabra

raised a toast for the occa-

sion. The session had it all,

the Prepared Speeches, the

Table Topics, Evaluations,

Mimicry, Songs and the Ex-

com installation ceremony.

Members were recognized

and awarded for their con-

tributions to the club. Sou-

venirs were distributed as a memento for the occasion.

The celebration concluded with a fabulous lunch.

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Namrata Srivastava CC, CL

Way back in 2011 when she

joined TCS, little did she know

that the organization had

something else to offer her

other than coding.

Full of positive thoughts and

attitude, Namrata loves trav-

elling and meeting people.

She loves to experiment in life

and believes in improving

herself by each passing day

Q ualitative v/s Quantitative

The months of spring; March and September usher with aureate ambiance for

the world but for the better part of the world it’s time for renewals of

Toastmasters membership.

“Submit on time (both required) October or April dues renewal “,”Add Four

new members “ “Add Four new more members “ 3/10 goals achieved for the

Distinguished Club program (DCP) .

Retaining the quantity of members especially in a Corporate Club is a real test

for the Club and the VPM in particular. While increasing the membership

strength is a challenge, levitating and maintaining the quality of club sessions is

a strenuous task. In a hoard to achieve the DCP goals or the coveted Golden

gavel, at times the clubs start focusing on reaching goals rather than achieving

the objectives.

A club’s standards for service must reflect the quality and reliability of the

Toastmasters program. Talking about quality, it is the standard of something as

measured against other things of a similar kind. It is also about meeting the

needs and expectations or it simply is fitness to the purpose.

Toastmasters’ annual measure for successful, quality clubs is the DCP but the

sessions, role plays, speeches, training programs and workshops, all should align

with the mission statement of Toastmasters International; empowering

members to become better orators and leader resulting in greater self-

confidence and personal growth. A well planned, attended and executed

meeting will inspire members to join and will ultimately lead to the Club’s

growth.

To raise the quality bar in a club:

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Add new members constantly to ensure inflow of fresh views and new ideas.

Do not count on past achievements to ensure continued success.

Along with speeches give weightage to evaluations and feedbacks.

Introduce elements of innovation and surprise in sessions to ensure sustainability of members and guests.

And finally create a positive and encouraging Club environment.

Let’s not just keep adding members or keep increasing the frequency of the sessions, let’s focus on the qualitative

growth of a club where every member is just not rushing towards achieving awards but becomes a better leader and a

better orator by every passing speech and role he undertakes. Let’s live and do not just exist and focus on precocity

rather than on numbers.

As Winston Churchill said, “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which

guarantees all others.” Your courage in championing high-quality meetings will result in achieving your goals to

become a better speaker and leader, and the club’s goal of being Distinguished… and beyond.

Chinmaya Dave, CL

A movie buff, a gamer, and a

so called "IT Professional", an

apparently quiet yet active

person, he loves to enthrall

people around with his subtle

sense of humor.

As an ex-VP-Education, he

feels elated to see people

fight for roles/speaker slots

for Club sessions. For him,

Toastmasters is a culture, a

learning hub and a way of life.

As he always says, "Once a

Toastmaster, forever a Toast-

master".

e asy-Speak Before we dig ourselves into what, when and where of easy-Speak, let me ask

two questions:

My first question is to the members of the Executive Committee of your Club:

How do you manage your Club’s meetings, and how easy is it to keep everyone

informed on the latest happenings?

And, my second question is to members who are not part of the Executive Com-

mittee: How easy is it to book a role for your Club’s next meeting, and get a con-

firmation about the same?

We will answer these questions, but let’s see where Toastmasters is heading to-

wards. A couple of months back, a mail from Toastmasters International popped

up in my mailbox. The mail was about the changes about to come in Toastmasters

International’s Education program. Use of online tools for enhancing the Club

experience is also part of the plan. And thus my first potential opportunity of in-

troducing easy-Speak to you and your Club.

easy-Speak is an automation tool for Toastmasters Clubs to help manage Club

business effectively. You might ask how, so here is a list of some of the features

of easy-Speak, and what it can do for your Club:

Meeting management: Create and edit meetings; delegate meeting rights; cus-

tomize agenda for special events; assign mentors (all it takes is one click); Assign

Communication and Leadership goals to members; approve/reject meeting roles.

A Club can add multiple locations too.

Membership management: Manage list of members, visitors, guests etc.; man-

age member profiles; send mails to a particular set of Toastmasters or guests; use

easy-Speak for promoting Toastmasters

Before we end, let me get back to those two questions:

If your answer to the first question is one of these – mail chains, Whatsapp, or

Facebook events – my friend, you are living in the Stone Age of the Automation

Era.

If your answer to the second question is one of these – “I did book, but my role

did not get confirmed”, “I often face trouble booking role” or “Some variation of

the first two answers” – my friends, easy-Speak is here to solve all your issues. 11

Suneel Agarwal

He is a Brand Architect, Busi-

ness Strategy Consultant,

Business Coach and a Serial

Entrepreneur.

He conducts workshops and

sessions on Branding, Leader-

ship, Team Building and Trans-

formation.

With three decades of experi-

ence, Suneel has created suc-

cessful service-oriented busi-

nesses and cultivated strong

brands including Johnson &

Johnson, Castrol, Dunlop,

Kingfisher and ITC amongst

others.

T wo Sides of Branding

If your last birthday cake was flooded with candles, chances are that

you believe more in content. However if you had fewer candles, it

suggests that probably you believe more in packaging.

For ages, people and businesses were judged by their content - what

they were made of. Strong foundations, sound business practices, and

good fundamentals were those that met the approval of the people.

Packaging was considered just an option extra that completed an

otherwise perfect picture.

As people and markets have evolved, so have the evaluation processes.

Today, packaging has taken center-stage and is inseparable from the

person, product or service. And there’s where branding makes a

compelling presence.

The evaluation processes have turned full circle. If you don’t make the

right first impression, or don’t tick the right boxes in the minds of the

people, you don’t move to the next level in their mind space. You don’t

make the cut. You are simply abandoned.

While this is true on an elementary level, it doesn’t stop there. Brands

are getting more sensory and real. People are defining which brands

they want to be seen with and those they don’t. So marketers are

spending the midnight oil to get into their mind spaces and eventually

seek their acceptance.

Branding has now to shoulder the entire burden of breakthrough. It

can make or break the marketability of a person, product or service

that is full of promise inside. It has to create an external appeal that will

induce people to break the shell and look inside.

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What’s more important? Content or Packaging

C lub Level Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest

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“There is

nothing in the

world so irresist-

ibly contagious

as laughter and

good humor.”

Charles Dickens

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai successfully organized the Club level

Humorous Speech and Table topics contest on Aug 31st, 2013. The event wit-

nessed great participation from the members of the club.

Toastmaster Rashmi, the Master of Ceremony engaged the audience with her

narrations. Toastmaster Nitin was the Contest Chair for the Humorous Speech

Contest. He explained the rules of the speech Contest for the convenience of

all. Toastmaster Chinmaya was the Chief Judge and he ensured that all contest-

ants were in good standings.

The second half of the contest, the Table Topics contest, was conducted by

Toastmaster Surabhi Shrivastava. The prompt for the contest was “No fool like

an old fool"

Speech contestants enthralled the audience with their speaking skills. They had

the gathering rolling in their aisles. The session was filled with lots of fun and

learning.

Humorous Speech Contest

Contestant: Amit Dhami, Ankit Jain, Ashutosh Cha-

turvedi, Neha Tandon, Parakh Kukreja,

Surabhi Kinariwala,

Winners: Surabhi Kinariwala

Ashutosh Chaturvedi

Table Topics Contest

Contestant: Ankit Jain, Nandeesh Malagi, Neha Tan-

don, Parakh Kukreja, Surabhi Kinariwala

Winners: Surabhi Kinariwala

Ankit Jain

S peech Marathon and Moments of Truth

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TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai, conducted a Speech Marathon and Moments of Truth Session on

Sept 15 at Yantra Park, Thane. The event witnessed Toastmasters performing Speech Sprints where 13

Toastmasters presented their speeches back to back. The gathering enjoyed the whole experience.

The Speech Marathon round was followed by “Moments of Truth”. It discussed the standards necessary to

create positive impressions about club service and provided a club evaluation exercise. There are six critical

moments of truth in which clubs have an opportunity to create positive impressions.

The club President Indrajit, conducted the MoT round. Members provided their feedback for six critical

Moments of Truth. Our Mot scorecard is as follows.

Evaluation Standard Average Score

First Impressions 80%

Membership Orientation 47%

Fellowship, Variety, And Communication 70%

Program Planning And Meeting Organization 63%

Membership Strength 58%

Achievement Recognition 73%

A chievements

Are you one of the 0.9% ? Have you achieved a Triple Crown award? A

Triple Crown is awarded to a Toastmaster who completes 3

educational and/or Leadership awards in a TM year. At the end of

June, 2013, 63 Toastmasters from District 41 (total membership of

7008) had been awarded a Triple Crown.

The Triple Crown award promises to be challenging - you need to

attain any three of the following: CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ALB, ALS

and DTM. But with goal setting and commitment, it's definitely

doable! The Triple Crown award is used to motivate people to set

communication and leadership goals, and to work towards

excellence in the Toastmasters program

Indrajit Suryawanshi (Past Secretary) and Mohit Chhabra (Past

President) from our club have won this prestigious award. Both of

them have completed following awards in TI year 2012-13.

Competent Communicator (CC)

Competent Leader (CL)

Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

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Triple Crown Winners

They will be honored at District 41 Semi- Annual

Conference: Resonance 2013, which will be

conducted in Puri, Orissa

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G olden Gavel Award (2012-13)

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club -

Mumbai (established on June 2,

2004), the second oldest Toastmas-

ters Club in District-41 (All geogra-

phies of India except Karnataka,

Kerala and Tamil Nadu), won the

highest accolade for an individual

Club - The Golden Gavel award for

the year 2013. The Club received

this acclaim at the recently held an-

nual District meet of District-41, Ora-

tion, at Hyderabad from May 17 - 19,

2013). The club fulfilled the required

goals along with 5 other TCS Clubs

from India making TCS the only

corporate with as many as 6 clubs in

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mum-

bai hosted Div. D & Div. K Club Officer

Training Program and Judges Training

Workshop, at TCS Powai (July 21, 2013).

More than 170 Toastmasters across

from Mumbai attended this event.

· TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club,

Mumbai won the Ace Club and

Outstanding Club of Division D award

for TI year 2012-13.

· Indrajit Suryawanshi and

Chinmaya Dave from our club received

an Appreciation for their support to

help grow Toastmasters movement in

Division D.

the same district to be honored with the coveted Golden Gavel Award. The Club was conferred with this title after

being adjudged on various parameters ensuring excellence and growth in communication and leadership skills for its

members.

O utstanding Club of Division D (2012-13)

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TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club has

been recognized by Toastmasters

International (TI) for gaining highest

number of new members through

1+1 campaign.

TI has awarded top 20 clubs in the

world (there are more than 13500

clubs in TI). Our club is one of them.

TI also awarded top 6 districts in the

world and District 41 has topped that

list.

The 1+1 campaign was a membership

-building program designed to help grow and strengthen Toastmasters International. The 1+1 membership-building

campaign was valid from December 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.

Members who have referred a friend that joins a Toastmasters club have received a 1+1 decal and a personalized

letter from Executive Director, Daniel Rex and International President, John Lau. Also, each month, the referring

member's name was listed on the 1+1 webpagewall.

Mammoth Achievement

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K now your ExCom

President

Indrajit Suryawanshi, CC, ALB

A football fanatic and movie buff, who loves to entertain people using his witted sar-

casm. He believes that Practice makes you perfect and perfection builds your confidence.

To be perfect the only mantra is practice. And Toastmasters offers you that required plat-

form to ‘practice’ in a completely safe and fun filled environment where you would

‘practice’ not only to be a better communicator, a better leader but also to be a better

individual.

Vice President - Education

Vanshika Shrivastava

Public speaking is her first love and biking second. She enjoys travelling, getting involved

in Social Service and chit-chatting with friends.

Vice President - Public Relations

Parakh Kukreja

He is Enthusiastic, fun loving and energetic. He is Interested in trekking, travelling and visiting other clubs. Parakh does what he is best at - building Public Relations and the brand TCS-Maitree Toastmasters club, Mumbai.

Vice President - Membership

Ankit Jain

Determined to make a dent in the universe, Ankit joined Toastmasters in January. Apart

from speaking, he also loves reading, writing and trekking. He aspires to become a writ-

er one day. So far he has enjoyed every moment at Toastmasters.

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K now Your Ex-Com

Secretary

Nitin Adlakha

A firm believer of “Nothing is permanent, except Change!” He loves travelling, exploring

places, clicking photographs, and making new connections.

Treasurer

Surabhi Kinariwala

She is vibrant and an optimist. She is always curious about experimenting with new

ideas. She loves meeting new people which is one of the many reasons why she is a part

of the Toastmasters family. She is an ardent fan of Harry Potter. Listening to Music

makes her happy and if not that Ice-creams always do.

She believes in being realistic and planning for miracles.

Sergeant At Arms

Ashutosh Chaturvedi

A believer in the saying "Successful people don't do different things, they do things

differently." Ashutosh believes that time and quality are the most important attributes

for one's success. As a Toastmaster, he understands the importance of every second.

Immediate Past President

Mohit Chhabra, CC, ALB

Three things which describe the ardent passion of the Tenacious Past President of the

TCS Maitree Toastmaster Club-Mumbai are Toastmasters, Trekking and TED.

A keen quest for knowledge makes him a voracious reader both in the print and online

world. Insouciant and zealous towards life, he wishes to ameliorate himself and things

around him progressively.

Distinguished Club

Program What is the Distinguished Club pro-

gram?

The Distinguished Club Program

(DCP) is a recognition program

administered by Toastmasters In-

ternational (TI). TI tracks the pro-

gress of clubs in meeting educa-

tional and membership goals and

recognizes clubs based on the num-

ber of goals achieved during the

period July 1 through June 30. Clubs

can achieve 10 possible goals.

How does participation in the

Distinguished Club Program ben-

efit my club?

The DCP works hand-in-hand with

the club mission by providing a

structured, supportive meeting

environment that is productive and

fun for all the members. As mem-

bers set and meet educational

goals, they develop confidence and

critical communication and leader-

ship skills, inspiring others to do the

same. The club‘s focus on individual

and collective achievement also

helps build team spirit and club

pride that is infectious and self-

sustaining.

What is the progress of my club?

Our club has achieved Distin-

guished status. We have achieved 5

out of 10 goals (refer progress

chart on right).

Our club is first in Division K to

achieve Distinguished status in

short period of time. For 2013-2014,

our aim is to achieve the Golden

Gavel Award.

Educational Awards 2013-14

Toastmaster Adit Paul has been recog

nized by Toastmasters International as a

Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM), the

highest award Toastmasters Internation-

al bestows.

He is the first DTM from TCS Maitree

Toastmasters Club, Mumbai

Toastmaster Rashmi Singh has earned

Competent Leader (CL) Award.

Toastmaster Sreejith Gopalan has

earned Competent Communicator (CC)

Award

Sr. No

Activity Goal Actual Needed Met

1 Two CCs 2 1 1 2 Two more CCs 2 0 2 3 One AC Bronze , Silver or Gold 1 0 1 4 One more AC Bronze , Silver or Gold 1 0 1

5 One CL, AL Bronze , ALSilver or DTM 1 1 0 6 One more CL, AL Bronze , ALSilver or DTM 1 1 0

7 Four new members 4 4 0 8 Four new more members 4 5 0 9 Officers Trained (both required)

June-August December-February

4 4

7 0

0 4

10 Submit on time (both required) October or April dues renewal Club officer list

1 1

1 1

0 0

Total Goals 5

20

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai

“Making Effective Communication & Leadership a TCS-wide Reality”

Meetings are held fortnightly in Andheri/ Malad and in Powai office. Meetings are open to all

TCSers. A typical meet has 30 members and guests, who participate in the Club's Communication

and Leadership program.

Malad/ Banyan Park : Every alternate Thursday: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

Powai : Every alternate Friday: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

F ollow us on

Club # 616631 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Winners of Area K1 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contest: Ashutosh Chaturvedi (L), Surabhi Kinariwala (C), Ankit Jain (R)