HCL Expressions Toastmasters Club is a unique club in many ways. This is a Business-unit specific club within HCL where HCLites working in Cisco ODC are entitled to join. Started with a handful of members in Oct 2013 the club has grown to serve as a fantastic platform for employees to groom themselves as better communicators and leaders. The club is privileged to receive great support and encouragement by the CODC leadership and the HCL management by encouraging its employees to be part of the Toastmasters journey and better themselves and the organization in multiple aspects. With a bubbly and vibrant culture reflecting in the various club activities, their weekly meetings attracts any guest right on their first visit and makes them keep coming to Toastmasters meetings regularly. Some of the benefits the members and guests derive from Toastmasters are greater self-confidence, ability to think-on-their-feet, to speak effectively and listen keenly, leadership abilities, career advancement, tolerance and understanding, team work, valuable friendship and networking – and more importantly lots of fun and lighter moments to cherish! There are numerous instances where we can see the club members being effective in their Project activities and also contribute to planning and hosting several CODC activities, recently the BU All Hands (for multiple DUs), CODC-Quiz and Tech Events and the CODC20 celebrations. The club members contested and took up various roles and responsibilities in external Toastmasters contests and conferences (International Speech Contest, Table Topics Contest, Evaluation Contest and Humorous Contest) at the Area and Division levels bringing laurels and visibility to the club members in the wider Toastmasters fraternity. The club meets every Thursday in CODC (SDB7 Emerald Conf Room 402B). Communication on the meetings and other events are communicated to the codc mail alias every week. CODCians are welcome to walk-in to the meetings and get benefitted.
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Area Contest – International Speech Contest & Table Topics – April 2017 [photo pending] Humorous and Evaluation Contest Winners – 11 th August 2017 175th Milestone Meeting with Distinguished Toastmaster Jayan Narayanan– 4 th May 2017 Area Director Noorain Nadim giving an Educational speech -29 th June 2017 Visit and address of world class Accredited Speaker “Barbara Khozam” from USA on topic “How organizations deliver bad customer service and how to turn it around” – 31 st March 2016 6) Visit from Past District Director DTM Sastharam