Friday, June 5, 2009
How to save a Toastmasters club?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Persuasive Speaking Series
Speaking to Inform Series
My projects from the manual 'Speaking to Inform':
1) Speech to Inform - All about DOW Jones - 08/15/07
2) Resources for Informing - Lessons from the Rosetta Stone - 12/17/08
3) The Demonstration Talk - Dribble for Life - 09/17/08
4) A Fact-Finding Report - 'Cap and Trade' to prosperity? - 04/22/09. See more details
5) The Abstract Concept - Efficient Market Hypothesis - 05/21/08
Fact Finding Report - Cap and Trade to prosperity?
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Good Toastmaster International articles
- The art of Mingling and Networking: This is critical especially for those who hesitate to take the initiative to talk to strangers in a meeting. Click here for the TI link
Friday, April 10, 2009
Network, network, network - TM and PMI
Friday, April 3, 2009
Star Search Elections for 2009-10
- VP of Education: Sharad Nair
- VP of Membership: Vedant Bhangale
- VP of Public Relations: Diana Wilkotz
- Secretary: SubbaRao Vadrevu
- Treasurer: Manoj Bansal
- Seargent-at-arms: Payal Tiku
- President: Shashi Matha
- Past President: Albert Mo
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Special Occasion Series
Toast to Star Search achievers
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Star Search updates - we need you!!!
I have following updates to share with you:
1) Club fees
2) DCP status
3) Membership renewal update
4) 4 speech meetings and Speech-a-thons
5) Club Officer elections - Need your participation
Taking cue from our Vice President of Education, Sharad Nair, I am using my new blog http://mytmjournal.blogspot.com/ to communicate this update. I am hoping to achieve two things from this new approach - (1) Responses/Replies can be on the blog instead of copying all members - cut down on number of emails and (2) Blog can be a good placeholder to save important communications. Please let me know your thoughts by posting comments at the bottom of this link.
Our fee structure consists of two components - Toastmasters International (TI) fees and Star Search Club's fees. When a new member joins the club, we have a one time fees of $4. There is no one time TI fees other than new member kit. On an on-going basis, TI charges $4.5 per month for all members and club charges $1.5 per month. So we all pay a total of $6/- per month to keep membership. Club fees have been unchanged for years now but we are experiencing more expenses when we buy stationary like ribbons and manuals or conduct a pizza party for members. To accommodate these expenses, officers have voted a modest increase of $2 for new member one time club fees (from $4 to $6) and 50 cents per month increase in on-going monthly club fees (from $1.5 to $2). The change will be effective from April 8, 2009 for new members. For all current members the increase will only impact starting from October 2009.
Membership renewal update: (33+)
Star Search 2008-09 DCP status
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Triple Crown Award to George Marshall
of three educational and/or leadership awards between 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009.
He completed DTM, ALS and CL awards to qualify for this award. That's it? End of the store? No, like we say, journey is more important than the destination. Here is the journey he went through...
1) Member for five years,
2) DTM,
3) past A2 Area Governor
4) club sponsor, club mentor,
5) Past club President, VPE and VPPR in Star Search
6) Served at the district level, competed twice at district-level contests
7) Co-Producer & Technical Director for Toastmaster Time TV.
8) AC-Bronze (working towards DTM #2)
9) serving on the Region 1 2009 Conference committee.
In addition to all this, he is a mentor to many members and club Webmaster, active participant in officer meetings, takes many initiatives himself one such was first ever speech-a-thon we had last week at his residence.
He is a true inspiration to all. He is really Giant among Giants (he really is tall!)...
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my honour and great pleasure to present the Triple Crown Award on behalf of the club to one and only George Marshall.
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Dr. Margaret Chan evaluated my speech. Three suggestions I received were:
1) I should avoid speaking myself (I alluded how I took 4 years to complete two awards) and just focus on the awardee
2) When quoting number of awardees in the district, may be I should give an idea of how many members are in the district
Thanks to Margaret and others who gave written evaluation...
Shashi.
Monday, March 23, 2009
My TM blog
The journey in Toastmasters is interesting and valuable for any member. I have created this blog to keep track of my activity in TM and hopefully provide some useful links and tools for any one interested in TM.
The basic concept in Toastmasters is that you can improve any skill by practicing and the program provides a good framework to work with. There is no other false promise but simple fact that 'practice, practice and practice' is the mantra of TM.
- Of course, convenience like location, time and duration of the meetings
- Size of the club - a good size of attendance is needed to really practice public speaking
- Atmosphere - How friendly are members and officers. Do they run it like a business?
Best regards,
Shashi