NEWSLETTER OF MANAMA TOASTMASTERS CLUB. CLUB 2916, DISTRICT 20
July 2014
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Toastmasters International Updates
Grateful thanks
to contributors :
TM Khalid AlQoud
TM Claire Cosgrove
TM Tanaji Ahmed
24Manama Toastmasters 50th
Anniversary Celebrations
2Toastmasters International Updates
Our sincere thanks and appreciation go out to the outgoing Executive Committee for their hard work
and dedication throughout their term in keeping the Manama Toastmasters banner flying. Long live
Manama Toastmasters!
Articles
4From the desk of the President6Editorial7Education Program – Communication and Leadership Development
Contents
10Manama ToastmastersUpdates
11Social Change12Club Meetings
20Toastmaster of the Month – July 2014
21Why put me on the spot?
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16Words of the Month
23Birthday & Anniversary Celebrants
25Ex. Comm. – Jun to Dec 2014
Cover Photo : Despertando.me
17Butterfly
From the desk of The President
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Khalid Amin
President
A story is told when one day the employees of a company reached
their offices and they saw a big notice on the door! On it was
written:
Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth passedaway. We invite you to join the funeral in the main hall!
In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their
colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know
who was that person who hindered the growth of the colleagues
and the company itself. The excitement was such that the security
guards were ordered to control the crowd within the hall. The more
people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.
Everyone thought:
Who is this person who was hindering my progress? Well, at least theydied!
One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when
they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood
nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched
the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin:
everyone who looked inside it could see themselves.
The World is
Like a
Mirror!
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There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:
There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: Itis you! You are the only person who can change your life. You are theonly person who can influence your happiness and your success. Youare the only person who can help you!
Our life does not change when our boss changes, when our partner
changes or when our company changes. Our life changes only when
we change, when we go beyond our limiting beliefs, when we realize
that we are the only one responsible for our life. The most important
relationship we can have, is the one we have with ourselves!
Examine yourself, watch yourself.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses! Be a
winner, build yourself and your reality.
The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of
the thoughts in which one strongly believes. The world and our
reality are like mirrors laying in a coffin, which show to any
individual the death of his/her divine capability to imagine and
create his/her happiness and his/her success.
It’s the way you face Life that makes the difference!
I believe, when Mahatma Gandhi said, you
be the change, he was thinking along the
line of the following idea: If an egg is
broken from outside force... life ends. If an
egg is broken from inside force... life begins.
Great things always begin from our inside!
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Editorial
Chris Noronha
VP Public Relations
Life can be a hard pill to swallow. On a daily basis, we areconsumed with insecurities and failures that plague us andcontrol our actions.
However, life doesn’t have to be so hard. There’s an art tolearning to let things go and leaving the worries of the past toyesterday. Because in life, we’re all carrying the same load, yetwhat differentiates us is how we choose to carry it. Youshouldn’t be choking on life. All you need is water, a goodmindset and an understanding between the things that can bechanged and the things that must be accepted.
Here at Manama Toastmasters we believe if it doesn’t challengeyou it doesn’t change you and therein lies the key to your success.With the election of a new Executive Committee, we lookforward to a change. A change of focus, rising to challenges andstepping outside the box.
We therefore, dedicate this issue to
Making a life change is scary but you know what is even
more scarier?
Regret.
is the essence of life.
Be willing to surrender who you are
for what you could become.
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Communication
and Leadership Development
Communication
The educational program is the heart of every
Toastmasters club. It provides members with a proven
curriculum that develops communication and
leadership skills one step at a time, with many
opportunities for awards and recognition along the
way. The communication and leadership tracks are not
mutually exclusive; you may participate in both at the
same time, if you wish.
What's Next?
Looking to be more than the average Toastmaster?
You’ve been in Toastmasters a while and maybe you’ve reached some of your
goals. Table topics isn’t quite the challenge it once was. When you give a
manual speech, your confidence shows, but you don’t get the same thrill you
used to, back when you first joined your club. Is there more in Toastmasters to
challenge you? Are there advanced communication and leadership skills you
can develop? In a word, Yes! Toastmasters’ advanced program offers you the
opportunity to take your communication and leadership skills to the next level.
With over a dozen Advanced Manuals, The Better Speaker Series, The
Leadership Excellence Series, and plenty of volunteer leadership
opportunities, there’s enough going on to keep you busy in Toastmasters for
years to come.
• You progress along each track by working through a series of manuals, each of
which offers a set of carefully crafted projects to complete.
• Each project includes an evaluation guide, which gives club members an easy
way to provide immediate feedback as the project is completed.
• Once you become a member, you can begin the educational program right away.
Educational Program
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So, what’s the deal with the CL program?
The Competent Leadership (CL) manual gives you an
opportunity to learn and practice leadership skills by
serving in club roles. It will help you gain self-
confidence and skills that will help you in many ways:
academically, professionally and personally. The CL
manual offers training in time management,
organization, planning and critical thinking – all of
which can be applied to everyday life.
• At each club meeting, have one member assigned as the CL evaluator. By
having an assigned evaluator, you ensure member progress in the CL manual.
• Increase member awareness by requiring that members bring their Competent
Leadership manuals to every club meeting.
• Does your club have a sample copy of the Competent Leadership manual on
display at every meeting? Keeping an extra copy on hand means you’ll have
one available for guests to peruse or for new members to borrow.
• Make sure that you recognize your members when they participate in the CL
manual. Award a member with a ribbon when she’s halfway through and make
an announcement when that person completes the manual. Let her know you
appreciate the special care and preparation that she took with each meeting
role.
• Encourage the president and VPE of your club to promote the CL manual at
each club meeting. Emphasize how the manual functions as a valuable
learning tool – training each member on the different roles of the meeting and
helping them build beneficial skills for the working world and daily life.
Consider this: If the CL manual can help a club run more efficiently and
successfully, and it can also help club members to improve their lives, why
wouldn’t your club leaders pursue it? Sometimes, a little promotion from a fellow
Toastmaster can help smooth the way. Here are ten quick tips from Toastmasters
members that you can use to help promote the Competent Leadership manual:
Leadership Development
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• Place equal importance
on the leadership and
communication tracks in
your club by including
accreditations for both
tracks in all
correspondence, agendas and programs for your club.
• Use the Competent Leadership Achievement Chart. Post it on the wall during
meetings and keep it up-to-date. Draw attention to the successes listed on the
chart.
• For every speech a member gives, your club can request that he perform and
receive evaluations on at least three meeting roles.
• Does your club have a newsletter or website? Post a reminder to members to
bring their manuals. Also, your club can post a congratulatory list of those who
have completed the manual.
• Ask each member who achieves the CL award to mentor a new member in the
manual.
When the CL manual is second nature to the members of your club, you’ll be
pleasantly and easily learning leadership skills that help you everyday.
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Please note that
our regular
meetings every
Saturday will
resume from 7 to
9pm with effect
from Saturday, 2nd
August 2014.
Manama Toastmasters Updates
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This year the Bahrain Marathon Relay will be held for the 35th consecutive year and all
proceeds are given to various charitable causes around Bahrain. It will be held on
Friday, 31st October commencing from 10am onwards. The race will start and end at
the Bahrain International Circuit – home to motorsports in the Middle East.
As we need to start the registration process, all those interested in participating are
requested to sign up. We need at least 20 runners (16 for the race and 4 back
up). There is an Early Bird Registration of BD150 per team which we would like to avail
of. Last date for this is on or before 1st October. Each individual who signs up is
requested to contribute at least BD10 per head.
We need your help my friends, in collecting donations towards this worthwhile
cause. Monetary as well as non-monetary donations even T-shirts for the club
participants will be gratefully welcomed.
Entries are limited to 180 teams so we need to get this ball rolling
at the very earliest. The entry fee is BD175 per team for entries
received on or before 18thOctober or BD200 per team for payments
received thereafter.
Practice and training sessions will begin after Ramadan.
Will you carry the baton to the finish line this year?
For registration, please contact TM Ed Mleya on Mob. 36061524
or alternatively yours truly, Chris Noronha on Mob. 39881984.
Last year, for the very
first time Manama
Toastmasters
Club participated in the
Bahrain Marathon
Relay. Gruelling
practice runs were held
months in advance
under the tutelage of
TMs Hannah Karanja
and Edmore Mleya. As
a result of the active
participation of Manama
Toastmasters along with
other associations in the
Relay, a great deal of
money was raised
towards charity.
Social Change
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Master of Ceremonies TM Edmore Mleya
Theme : Bounce Back Strong
TM Edmore Mleya
TM Khalid AlQoud TM Claire Cosgrove TM Ammar Jaffar
Best Speaker – TM Khalid Al Qoud Best Evaluator – TM Chris Noronha
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Theme : Ramadan Sweets Night
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TM Mohammed Farhan TM Abraham Joseph TM Chris Noronha
Best Speaker – TM Chris Noronha Best Evaluator – TM Edmore Mleya
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Master of Ceremonies TM Kishore Babu
Theme : Dream It, Wish It!
TM Kishore Babu
TM Tanaja Ahmed
TM Khalid AlQoud
Best
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TM Khalid
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Best Commentator – Guest TM Shijaz Best Evaluator – TM Sheela Pai
SPEAKERS
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Master of Ceremonies TM Hannah Karanja
Theme : Make Happiness A Habit!
TM Hannah Karanja
TM Khalid Amin
TM Claire CosgroveBest Speaker – TM Chris Noronha
Best Commentator – TM Vijay Boloor Best Evaluator – TM Khalid AlQoud
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IndomitableAdjective
Meaning :
Impossible or difficult to defeat.Example :
The leader demonstrated an indomitable spirit in thegiven circumstance.
SumptuousAdjective
Meaning :
1. Entailing great expense, as from choicematerials.
2. Luxuriously fine or large, lavish; a sumptuousfeast
ReverieNoun
Meaning :
A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts, adaydream.Example :
A knock on the door broke her reverie.
Words Of The Month
Mirth
Noun
Meaning :
Gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied bylaughterExample :
He was unable to conceal his mirth.16 YOUR KEY TO SUCCESS
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Speech
“Summer Vacation”, is the dream of children but the nightmare of parents.Do you doubt that?? Don’t because I am a living proof of it.
In my childhood we used to travel to my homeland every summer, and myparents were always worried because of me. During one of our vacationsand after only 15 minutes of my arrival, my cousin bragged in front of methat he knew how to climb a wall, I was like “Who told you I couldnt?” andof course I couldn’t, but I never knew when to back out. Despite my worries Itried to climb it, and to my greatest surprise I did – at my second attempt. Iwas celebrating my victory when I heard my mother shouting “Oh my God,what are you doing up there??” I can safely say that my mother’s shout wasa signal that her dream of a calm relaxing vacation had just gone with thewind.
I was a girl full of energy and unlimited time to accomplish all my dreams,not to mention that I was the only girl between my brothers and cousins aswell, I had to prove myself. And to be honest I have one female cousin, butshe was too girly for me!! Imagine, I had asked her one day to race me till theend of the house her reply was “If I run I will dirt my clothes”. Seriously!!Who cares? They can be washed. And you know what? She loves to drinkher imaginary tea from her imaginary cup in her imaginary house with herimaginary friends. Where is the fun in that??
Tanaji Ahmed
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Speech
During that vacation I had a very solid theme “never miss a chance andexperience it all” and you know what, I succeeded, in hurting my leg!!Apparently, I missed a step while running down the stairs and I had to getmy leg stitched.
Unfortunately, my mother declared her rule and I was under surveillance24/7. If she was not there she would appoint somebody to look after me. Iwas not able to move a toe without being bombarded with questions. Mydream vacation was shattered. And if that was not bad enough, I had got thatstitch one day before my Uncle’s wedding. That happened in the one day Icould have done everything without getting caught!! Lucky me!
After few days being trapped I heard my aunt requesting my cousin to goand bring some stuff from her house. I rose up to go with him, but mymother objected. After some persuasion from my aunt she agreed, after allwhat harm would five minutes do!! I flew like a butterfly (without allowingher to notice, of course). I went to my aunt’s house with my brother and twocousins. My cousin went inside the house to bring my aunt what she wanted.My other cousin said “Let us climb that wall,” “Yes, Let us do it” that was myinstant reply, but it was followed by a creepy silence. My cousin finally said“No, you will climb with us and get hurt and we will get the blame as usual”.I tried to convince them that it’s not dangerous, but unfortunately they knewbetter, so I said “You know what, I will climb the wall” They tried to stop mebut I didn’t listen and climbed the wall and sat in the roof of a nearby room.My cousins looked at each other for a while then decided to climb up. Afterall I was the reason they were afraid to climb and since I had alreadyclimbed there was no harm.
They climbed the wall and they have barely reached the top when we hearda thundering sound “What are you doing up there??”
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It was my uncle’s voice. He was fuming in rage and as my cousin expectedthey were blamed. They tried to explain that I was the first to climb the wallwithout any success. Then he asked me “How on earth will you get down?” Iknew it was so hard for me to descend gradually because of my leg so Ireplied “It’s easy, I will jump”. I swear that it looked as though he waselectrocuted as he followed it with a big “No, don’t do it”. He got up theregrabbed me and brought me down. The boys took this chance to run awaybefore being punished.
My uncle sat me down and told me “You are a nice girl, don’t try to proveyourself to those boys, you can achieve a lot, just as you are” for some strangereason these words caught my attention.
Some of you might be asking themselves was that her wake up call?? Ofcourse not, trouble-making was running through my veins like blood. Thatincident, though, drove many feeling but one has pinned itself to the back ofmy head “Am I really limiting myself??”
I believe this question has its driving force on me till date. No matter hownaughty your children are, you will never know when you will touch theirheart, deal with them in patience.
Speech
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Toastmaster Of The Month
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Activity Points Earned Pay Dues On Time 05
Attendance 05
Contributing To Horizon 10
Participating In A Contest
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Judging A Contest 05
Mentoring 05
Winning A Contest 05
Activity Points Earned
Master of Ceremonies 15
Educational Speech 15
Project Speech 10
Any Other Role In Weekly Meeting
05
Replacing Dropouts 10
Pay Dues In Advance 10
Criteria For Toastmaster Of The Month
Activity Points Earned
Master of Ceremonies 15
Project Speech (2) 20
Role In Meeting -Evaluator
05
Attendance (2) 20
Contributing To Horizon 10
DTM
Khalid AlQoud
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Article
Some shudder, some hide, some dread others excel and delight in theopportunity to speak. WHY?
“Not me, I say.” WHY?How to handle those moments of impromptu-ness. Yes, they really exist inour everyday lives. Why the invited speaker may not arrive on time, evenworse, not come at all. And someone need to step up to the podium and takethe floor by storm. Or people ask me many questions after I deliver aprepared speech. Or I am on an interview panel or a open forum discussion.Or my colleagues ask me to talk on or my boss request me to report on.Impromptu situations are the norm rather than the exception.
So how might we deal with the unexpected challenge? Visualize andanticipate scenarios that might happen. Playful daydreaming with a purpose.Imagine scenarios where you could be asked to speak and prepare a smallresponse. Do it while working in the park or enjoying a morning cup ofcoffee.• Plan to prepare by exploring frameworks that you could actually use in
real situations. Let’s model this with the P.R.E.P. model – point, reason,example, point (repeated). Simple process with design and delivery inmind. State your main point and support it with a reason (or two). Give anexample and the more personal the better. Possibly a story. Then repeatand reinforce your initial point.
Claire Cosgrove
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• Try it at your next Toastmasters meeting!• Or if its an issue or concern then reword the issue. Identify the benefits or
advantages and then immediate follow that with the opposite ordisadvantages. What next, not sure, then make your own personalrecommendation. Voila, model #2 – issue, benefits, drawbacks,recommendations. (I.B.D.R.) or if you prefer C.A.D.R. – concerns,advantages, disadvantages, recommendations.
• Remember in school, we learnt the W and H questions? Then continue touse the 5W approach:
• Who , What, When, Where, Why. We do this every meeting. Who startedToastmasters, What is Toastmasters, When did Toastmasters begin?Where did Toastmasters start? And most importantly, Why didToastmasters start? Don’t forget the odd-one-out. How will Toastmastersbenefit you?
• Too much detail to recall on the spot? Not really after you practice this afew times. And remember, include a personal story and pull on the heartstrings of your audience.
• All the best, and remember, it’s only for 1-2 minutes.
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TM Sheela Pai04 July
TM Ali Hassan03 July
TM Ratindernath14 July
Birthday And Anniversary Celebrants
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06 DecemberManama
Toastmasters Debate with
Dinner
03 September Special Screening of “SPEAK” - a documentary
film that follows six characters as they overcome life’s hurdles while participating in the largest speech contest in the world, the
Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. Funny, inspiring and moving, SPEAK
tells a story about hope, perseverance and transformation – a story everyone can relate to.
Run-time : 1 hour and 29 minutes.
Manama Toastmasters 50th Anniversary Celebrations
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22 NovemberPanel Discussion
1st or 2nd Week of OctoberBook Bites
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.We hope this newsletter has been informative and helpful. Do let us know what you enjoyed
and what you would like to see in future issues.
Contact the Editor on [email protected]
Executive Committee : June to December 2014
Khalid Amin
President
Edmore Mleya
VP Education
Rashid Maymoon
VP Membership
Chris Noronha
VP Public Relations
Tanaji Ahmed
Secretary
Laxman S. Rathore
Treasurer
Ammar Madan
Sgt. At. Arms
Abraham Joseph
Librarian
Sub-
Committees
Education TM Khalid AlQoudTM Kishore Babu
Membership TM Hannah KaranjaTM Amina Al Hajiri
Public Relations TM Hannah KaranjaTM Sumaya Al JowderTM Claire Cosgrove
Secretary TM Claire Cosgrove
Treasurer TM Tom Oomen TM Claire CosgroveTM Mohd. Farhan
Sgt-At-Arms
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Every Saturdays from 7 to 9pm at Crowne Plaza, Diplomatic Area.
• Toastmasters International affiliated.
• Formed in Bahrain in 1964
• Helps you become confident and comfortable in speaking to
an audience.
• Improves communication & leadership skills.
• Cordial & friendly atmosphere.
For further details please visit,www.manamatoastmasters.orgwww.manamatoastmasters.blogspot.com
Toastmasters International
• Non-profit Organization.
• Over 250,000 members in 106 different countries.
For further details please visit,
http://www.toastmasters.org
Visit
Manama
Toastmasters
Club
www.facebook.com/manama.toastmastersContact :
TM Rashid Maymoon +973 39612914TM Chris Noronha +973 39881984
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