Quest 2.0 - District 126 Newsletter

DISTRICT LEADERSHIP 2022-2023

Joy B Hans, DTM

Sandeep Madasu

Vikram Chandra, DTM

Ramakanth Konatham, DTM

Darshan Satpathy, DTM

Mayuri Assudani, DTM

Trinath Chintapalli

Manideep Kanagala, DTM

Vaishali Rai

Jahanavi Rampalli

Vikrem Rajagopal

KSS Rohith

Subhash Medisetty

Anand Jain

Sidhant Sourav

Isabella Arpita

Jyoti Pattnaik

District Director

Program Quality Director

Club Growth Director

District Administration Manager

District Finance Manager

District Public Relations Manager

District Logistics Manager

District Parliamentarian

District Chief Judge

Division A Director

Area A1 Director

Area A2 Director

Area A3 Director

Division B Director

Area B1 Director

Area B2 Director

Area B3 Director

DISTRICT LEADERSHIP 2022-2023

Vamsi Yerrapragada, DTM Division E Director

Vaishnavi Tadikonda Area E1 Director

Sabiha Syed Area E2 Director

Harish Kasibhotla Area E3 Director

Akhilesh Morishetty Division F Director

Padmaja Neelati, DTM Area F1 Director

Gangaram Kyadarkunte Area F2 Director

Lakshmi Reddy Area F3 Director

Chisty Basha Division G Director

Neha Verma Area G1 Director

Shobhit Datta Area G2 Director

Kalpana Chandika, DTM Area G3 Director

Charan Singh Division H Director

Sirisha Pammi Area H1 Director

Ankita Saklani Area H2 Director

G. Shiva Raj Area H3 Director

Sakshi Bhuwal Division N Director

Monica Dixit Area N1 Director

Bhumi Panjwani Area N2 Director

Rushikesh Kawalkar Area N3 Director

FOREWORDS

UPDATES FROM PQD OFFICE

UPDATES FROM CGD OFFICE

WHY DOES BRANDING MATTER?

5 TIPS TO BECOME AN ELOQUENT SPEAKER

HOW TO INFLUENCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA?

DISTRICT 126 PR CONTEST

PR MASTERCLASS EPISODE 2

DESIGN OF THE MONTH

LEADERSHIP CONCLAVE 2022

DOTP 2 & SPORT-O-MANIA

DIVISIONS ON SPOTLIGHT

NEW CLUBS OF D126 FAMILY

DIVISION LEVEL HSC & EC WINNERS

DTM ACHIEVEMENTS

MILESTONE MEETINGS

CLUB ANNIVERSARIES

SPECIAL EVENTS

CROSSWORD

HelloDistrict126Leaders, Brands speak, even without words. The impact of a strong and easily recognized brandisverypowerful.Itisoftenthecatalyst thatpromptsaconsumerintoacustomeror a member As District leaders, you understand the role that a powerful brand plays in attracting new Toastmasters and retaining them as they achieve their communicationgoals.

When you create materials to use in your District or work together with club leaders who want to exercise their creativity as they promotetheirclubs,thinkaboutthemessage that the content is sending. When the branded colors, fonts, and image guidelines are used, it sends visual cues that make it easyformembers,prospectivemembers,and those who may be otherwise unfamiliar with the organization to quickly recognize Toastmasters.

Cohesive branding builds the connection to what Toastmasters does and how it benefits people.

It unites every club as part of something larger and lends credibility to Toastmasters as the leader in empowering individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders.

Maintaining brand consistency is a simple way to accomplish the District Mission. At times it may feel boring, but when we understand how our visual presence can be used as a selling point, the challenge of creating properly branded content can become a fun one The recent District 126 PublicRelationsContestprovedthatthereis plenty of room to leverage the brand creatively while adhering to Toastmasters visualguidelines!

Keep leading the way to promote brand awareness in your clubs My team and I appreciate the commitment and dedication youexhibiteverydayandareheretosupport youalongtheway.

DearmembersofDistrict126.

Our journey as District 126 started 6 months ago. I am elated to share that we have managed to make significant progress in these6months Notonlyarewefollowedon all social media handles, but we also see members promoting Toastmasters across all Divisions by being a Brand Ambassador of Toastmasters.Iappreciateandapplaudeach one.

We had a record attendance during World Champion Manoj Vasudevan’s session WhetheritisorganizingKeynoteSessionsfor our members with World Champions or conducting PR Masterclass for our Vice PresidentsPublicRelations,wehaveensured that we spread the word of Toastmasters through our channels. We have received excellentmediacoverageinVizaginallnews channels and newspapers. We are being mentionedduringtheVidarbhaLiteraryFest, atallrun-upevents.

District 126 strongly believes in Brand compliance The term Toastmasters itself

carries an image of a dedicated, selfless servant leader. We are the biggest AmbassadorsofthisorganizationandallVice Presidents Public Relations of all Clubs, further spread this Brand through brand compliantpostersandfliers

Creativity within limits is challenging. But greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it, as said Molière. With this in mind,weconductedaPRContest,thefirstof its kind ever, in Oct’22. Toastmasters International has taken note of our contest and will be running an article soon in the Internationalmagazine.Howproudweareof oureffortsinPR!

Our Facebook and Instagram handles regularlypostquestions,pollsandquizzesfor our members We thank all those who participate, and encourage each one to help spreadthewordofourDistrict

Aswestepinto2023,Iwisheachmemberthe verybest!Mayallyourdreamscometruethis year. I wish you immense happiness, good cheer,andgreathealth.

GreetingsToastmasters,

OurnewDistrictisnowinitsseventhmonth, and we have already witnessed some commendablesuccessonmanyfronts.

We’ve launched our website; hosted highly attended sessions like Rendezvous with TM Manoj Vasudevan, PR Contest and PR Masterclass; conducted mega events like UtopiaandallDivisions'contests.

Inthesecondeditionof Quest,wegiveyoua glimpseofalltheseachievements.

This edition is all about branding. There’s muchmoretothejobofaVPPRthancreating flyers Smita Mishra, DTM, the District PR ManagerofDistrict98for2021-22shareshow branding matters and the impact correct brandingcancreate.

TMMohammedFurqanrevealsniftyhacksto increaseyoursocialmediapresencetheright way.

Who better to talk about becoming a competentspeakerthantheWorldChampion of Public Speaking? TM Manoj Vasudevan shareshistoptipsforbecominganeloquent speaker.

Aftertheoverwhelmingresponseyougaveto thefirsteditionof Quest,ourresponsibilityto meettheexpectationsincreasedgreatly But what fun is it if it’s not challenging? We are pleasedtopresent Quest 2.0.

Wishingyouallaveryhappynewyear!

HappyReading!

Mentor-menteePoolwassuccessfullylaunchedandaround100memberswereassignedto thebestmentorsacrosstheDistrict.

Pathways adoption rate is seeing progress as the 100% adoption rate has gone up from 12%to17%.

GoodprogressismadewithrespecttoclubsparticipatinginDistinguishedClubProgram.

WiththehelpoftheDPRMoffice,Contests'Tit-bits sharedoversocialmediaprovedtobe usefulduringthefirstcycleofcontests.

ThesecondcycleofDistrictOfficersTrainingprogramwasahugesuccesswith87%ofour DistrictOfficers beingtrainedatVisakhapatnam

The first cycle of Contests was successfully completed. All Division winners of Humorous SpeechContestandEvaluationContestwillcompeteattheDistrictAnnualconferencein May2023.

DivisionFDirectorTMAkhileshhasbecomepartofHistoryfornamingourDistrictAnnual ConferenceasJUBILANCE

AvideoseriesonCommunicationandLeadershipwillbesoonuponourYouTubechannel.

GrowYourClubwithOpenHouses

With the New Year underway and new resolutions made, this is an ideal time for your club to hold an open house and attract more guests. Hold an Open House to spread awarenessofyourclubanditsuniqueculture in your community, adding new members in the process. Planning and conducting an Open House is a great exercise in leadership and team building for your club, and it also helps strengthen Club membership If you have any questions about open houses or if youneedassistance,pleasegetintouchwith yourAreaDirector.

Help Find Opportunities for New ToastmastersClubs

The Toastmasters program will help individuals become more confident communicators and influential leaders. If, your employer, community, college or any organizationyou'reassociatedwith,doesnot have a Toastmasters club, consider starting onetoday Theleadershipexperienceis

invaluable, and in return, you'll get credit towards your DTM by serving as a club sponsororaclubmentor.Additionally,ifyou have a specific opportunity for a new club, please get in touch with the CGD office so that our team can make the process as simpleaspossible.

DemoMeetings

The CGD office has conducted 27 demo meetings to date (since July) for various corporates, colleges, and communities The demo meetings were conducted with the support of over 50 members across the District. The Club Growth office thanks everyonefortheireffortsandsupport.

Remember, Toastmasters is an organization that will equip you to be successful in the days to come. "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."-RobertLouisStevenson.

UPDATES FROM CGD OFFICE

NITHMDemoMeeting

ModakDemoMeeting

KLHGBSCDemoMeeting

KGReddyEngineeringCollege Demo Meeting

S&PGlobalDemoMeeting

SanskrithiEngineeringCollegeDemo Meeting

UPDATES FROM CGD OFFICE

InnoboxDemoMeeting

EASportsDemoMeeting

AuroraPGCollegeDemoMeeting

EthamesDemoMeeting

CSMTechDemoMeeting

Whydoesbrandingmatter?

Branding is essentially how one builds the connection with an organization/individual, through consistent and uniform visual/verbal/non-verbal projection of their values, impact, and benefits, irrespective of the audience. When we talk about visual branding - every color, font, visual brand element is usually picked through thorough research of its benefit – if you google the color themes, you’ll understand why some company logos are red, some are blue and some are green. When we talk about verbal branding–it’showwetalkaboutaparticular brand “Oh I’ve always had a wonderful experience with XYZ” or “Oh the service is alwayspatheticforABC”

To illustrate, I always share this example –Let’s say you’re on a road trip with your family and have been driving out for a while and are feeling hungry. While driving you notice a familiar sign of McDonalds (M) but it’s not yellow in color, it is bright pink, set againstabackgroundofblue.

Thefirstthoughtthatwillcometoyourmind is–thisisnottherealMcDonaldsthatserves hygienic burgers and fries. So even though you’rehungryyouwillnotventurethere.The authenticity of this establishment/ its services is not aligned with your perception of the brand. This is an example of how “visualbranding”stickstoourmind.

Branding leads to favorable/unfavorable perceptions; perceptions lead to brand loyalty; and brand loyalty leads to strong retention of consumers/ customers/ members.

How to be creative while being brand compliant?

I understand the struggle between compliance and creativity as the former is rigid and the latter is more flexible and arbitrary. It is important to understand the messaging of a design collateral that you wanttoberetainedwiththeaudience–isthe value addition of “Toastmasters” more important,ortheallureofatheme?

To reiterate

the brand value of ToastmastersInternationalispermanent,but thethemeistemporary.IthinkwhenVPPRs limit themselves to think only about the theme, they feel constrained with design elements and hence resort to images/colors/fonts/themes that are not brandcompliant.

Challengesfacedwhiledesigning

I think the biggest challenge comes with ignorance of resources, and misinterpretation of branding guidelines. Regarding the former - where do I get the fonts, what tools can I use, where do I get brand compliant imagery and so on - The best way ahead is to ensure you attend the trainingsdiligentlyandgothroughthebrand portal on Toastmasters International. There are also many free tools that are quick to learn and skill up on. For the latter –whenever in doubt, ask Speak to your DistrictPRmanager,orwritetoTIifyoufeel unsureaboutyourdesignasthatwillgiveyou anotherperspective.Anotherchallengeisfew VPPRsdon’tgiveampletimeforpreparation for designing/approvals and go ahead and use whatever posters they create for the meeting Whattheyneedtorealizeisthatthis is disrupting the brand identity of ToastmastersInternationalnegatively.

HowtouseSocialMediaforPR?

I think Social Media can be a very powerful tool to broaden awareness in today’s times Havingsaidthat,it’simportanttounderstand the purpose of using Social Media – is it to build engagement or create awareness or both? Once you are clear about that, step 2 would be to identify the target audience –new members or existing members. What is theoutcomeyou’rehopingtoachieve–

retention, attraction or engagement? This wouldhelpinmessaging Step3wouldbeto identify the best platform that your target audience will be mostly available on/looking at – for college students it might be WhatsApp, Instagram or TikTok, for working professionals it could be LinkedIn or Quora, for the general community it could be Facebook, meetup or websites Based on these three steps, the next step would be to build the message. Starting with the benefit they will get (what’s in it for them), the messaging needs to build on the Toastmasters value proposition, then about theclubandthemembers.Nextisidentifying the favored mode of messaging audio/video or text based, frequency of posts that will help build engagement, and finally how to pick up on viral themes and align with Toastmasters messaging. Remember, everyone on social media has a limited attention span, but if you are able to grab theirattentioninthattimeandimpartsome advice that could be helpful to them, it’ll interest them to keep returning to your channel.

How to create a strong and recognizable brand?

Itisimportanttounderstandthat“Brand”is notjustvisual.It’snotjustwhatwesee,buta complexamalgamationofall5senses.Brand is the values and benefits, consistently presenting itself around us in a favorable manner. For e.g., when a colleague at work asks me about my Toastmasters club, my enthusiasm about the club, its benefits, its impactonme–allofitpackagestogetherto buildtheperceptioninmycolleague’smind, where he has not even attended a meeting yet or seen the logo of the organization or heard about the tagline “Where leaders are made”

Tobuildastrongrecognizablebrand,it’svital being consistent in the visual and verbal elements, being upfront about the value proposition(howistheproduct/servicegoing tohelpthem)andensuringthemessagingis presented recurrently to the audience throughtestimonialsormemberexperiences.

When I was the District PR Manager for District 98 last year, we started the “PR masterclass”asanongoinglearninginitiative thattoucheduponmultipletools,techniques and platforms helpful for anyone interested inmarketing/PR.Wesawawidespreadglobal response, with as many as 350 participants turning up for the sessions. Another idea we experimented with was the “Design Starter Kit” taking design elements approved by TI and packaging into a canva template file for newVPPRswhodidn’thaveabackgroundin designtohelpthemsaveontimebyusingTI approved posters and certificates. We received overwhelmingly positive feedback for the same by many Area Directors. I’m proudest of these two initiatives that helped atthegrassrootlevelforthemembers.

Promotional or PR activities conducted by Districtthatwereagamechanger.

For the second episode of RENDEZVOUS WITH…,wehadTMManojVasudevan,World Champion of Public Speaking 2017. Manoj Vasudevan is an internationally renowned leadership coach who helps leaders to breakthrough to the next level in career, business and life. He is the CEO of Thought Expressions and Chief Mentor at Next Level Unlimited.ManojholdsanMBAfromImperial College London and has more than 25 years ofleadershipexperience.AsanexpertinNext Level Leadership Readiness and Human Behavior, he has coached top leaders, diplomats,executivesandprofessionalsfrom around the world. Manoj has been featured widelyoninternationalmediaincludingBBC, CNBC, Business Insider and world’s toprankingbookfairs

Duringthesession,Manojsharedwithustips toMasterPublicSpeakingandPresentations InLessTime.

You only listen to a speaker for an hour, but the amount of knowledge you gain is tremendous.

"As a child, my father used to take me to listen to many speakers. I then realized that asalistener,youmightknowmoreaboutthe topic than the speaker but cannot present it better than them. Even if you know better, youarenotthepersonpeoplelistento That was when I felt the need to become a competentspeaker,"saidManoj.

Tip1:Don'tdelay.Stayreadyforyournext levelnow!

Competence is important, but confidence is paramount Mmany people have abundant competencebutlacktheconfidencetomake it big. While people with almost no competence,achievetheirgoalsandbecome big names only with confidence. Due to this lack of confidence, people delay preparing for their next big speech. One needs to be confidentthattheirtimehascome Onceyou do that, you start preparing ahead of time andthusarereadytoperformparexcellence.

Tip2:Bookyourspot.Writeyourspeech

If you are committed, nothing can stop you from showing up. Most of the successes are 95%mindsetand5%strategy.Peoplebooka speechslotandcancelatthelastminute.You needtobecomecommittedtoyourspeechto makeitbig.Firstbookyourslot,committoit, andthenwriteyourspeech.

Tip 3: Know the 3 milestones of Public Speaking

ThethreemilestonesofPublicSpeakingare:

1. ME: This is the first milestone when you startyourToastmastersjourney.It'sallabout self-doubt. "AmIspeakingcorrectly?""What ifImakeamistake?"

Itisnormaltofeelalltheseemotions,butone must overcome this milestone and move to thenextonesoon.

2. MESSAGE: When you come to this milestone, you have already learnt what makes a speech and its structure. But your focus is still on Club awards, you worry whether you will win or not. People are usuallystuckatthismilestoneforyears.

3. MESSENGER: When you become a messenger, you get past the winning and losing and share your learnings with the audience to help them. This is where you startgivingoutyourbestcontentandstartto trulyconnectwiththelisteners.

Don'tbeaspeaker,beaMESSENGER. Whichmilestonedoyouthinkyou'reat?

Tip 4: Record yourself every time you presentandwatchtherecording.

Recording your speeches helps you see yourselffromtheeyesoftheaudience.What yousayisnotalwaysthesameaswhatothers understand Iknowitcanbedauntingtosee yourself speak. But when you become a messenger,you'llstartenjoyingthisprocess

Tip 5: Develop the courage to ask for help andlearnfromothers.

Showuptomeetingsevenwhenyouarenot speaking. Ask your mentors, coaches, and fellowclubmembersforfeedback.Youwon't believe it, but you'll grow tenfold with this feedback. Speak outside your club. Else, you'll never grow out of your comfort zone. Therealabilityofapublicspeakeristowalk intoanunknownroomandstillconnect. Andfinally,gointernational.Iusedtowonder whether foreigners would understand me andlaughatmyjokes.So,Istartedtravelling to international clubs. I once travelled 60 miles to deliver a 7-minute speech. I can understandthatit'snotfeasibleforeveryone Hence,Istartedvirtualmeetsevenbeforethe pandemichitus.Youcanpresentyourspeech in these meets, get feedback, and expand youraudience.

Q. Can you suggest a few techniques to prepareforISC?

There's no technique to write a speech. The onlythingyouneedtoknowis:

Whatdoyoufeelneedstobeconveyed? Whatcomesoutofthetopofyourmind. Thatwillbeyourtopic.

Takeitandeditittocraftthebestspeech youcan.

The only thing that matters is whether you canconnectwithyouraudience.

Q How to focus on content delivery and managetime?

If you want to deliver a 7-minute speech, writedowna4-minutespeechandexpandit. Peopleusuallywritea12-minutespeechand wishtoshortenit,whichisquitecomplex.

ManojVasudevancanbereachedat nervoustofabulos.com,WCPSClub.com, 1on1NextBreakthroughCoachingSession

We all are familiar with the dynamics of influenceintheworldofToastmasters. Becauseofourlearningsandexperiences,we see how far we’ve come when our ability to speak,influenceorlead,ismakinganimpact onothers

Youthinkthatit’stimetomovetotheSocial Media world. When you pick your camera to record your first few words and publish the video, many of you may have noticed that it doesn’treflectthesameway.

Yourcontentdoesn’tblowup.

Ifyouhaven’tfeltthatandthissoundslikea surprise,wellthat’stherealityformanywhen startingoutonsocialmedia

The problem is not with your influence or withtheworldofsocialmedia.

It is the gap between your influence and the styleofconsumptionthatsocialmediahas.

BeforeIsharewithyouthe5waystofillthat gap and keep your crowd sticking, you first need to rethink the way you look at crowds onsocialmedia.

And it’s that listening in an auditorium and scrolling on social media are two different experiencesyourlistenerwouldhave.

Because unlike in the auditorium, social media has content creators grabbing your listener's attention every 3 seconds as they scroll

Therefore conversations here are a lot faster thanonthestage.

Howdoyouadjusttoafastconvofeedthen?

Hereare5waystodothat:

1.Pickoneplatformnonetheless

There’s a big moment of eureka when you decidetostartoutonsocialmedia.Youhave thisneedtostartoutonYouTube,Instagram,

Facebook,etc.ButIwouldrecommendgoing all on just one instead of wearing thin with three.Instagramsoundslikeagreatplaceto startsincemostofyourknownoneshangout therethemost.

2.Engagewithyourfollowers

Day 1 of influencing doesn’t necessarily involve creating anything Instead, it would be setting up a conversational connection withyourfriends.Askquestions,showacup of coffee, tell about your day, talk with folks toknowwhattheyloveaboutandintroduce them to your idea of starting out on social media.

3.Findideasfromthoseconversations

At some point, these friends aren’t perfect. Some of them you would notice like to rant abouttheirbosses,wonderhowtomakethe next move with a loved one, or if it’s worth making choices they have had in front of them

Bingo! You now have content ideas that will directlyspeaktothem.

4.Createcontent+addedtip

Here’s when those ideas come into play. Why? Because your content now targets specific people with specific needs, sharing your content with specific people. In a time whenpeoplearebusyfindingnewfollowers, your content will speak to an existing crowd waiting to be spoken to Remember the famous marketing line, ‘If you are marketing to everyone, you are marketing to no one ’

It’salsotrueforcontentcreation.

5. Be consistent (I know it’s boring, but here’sreallywhy)

Thecontentyoumadetodayonlystaysthere forawhile.Thenitdries.

Many folks make the mistake of assuming that a video once published, will take off on its own and do its job for your social media growth.

But remember, your followers are scrolling fast and there are ten other influencers they follow who show up every day and not just once.

Each time you post, you are making an impressiondifferentlyfromtheothertimes Each time you post, you also make new followersrethinkifit’sworthfollowingyou.

Among these 5 tips, consistency has been the most important one. Having a regular scheduleforpublishingyourcontentisn’tjust tofavourthealgorithm.Itisforyoutostickto that regularity so that your craft improves, yourethinkhoweachpiececouldhavebeen better,andyoualsoimproveyourchancesof showing up to new people… as long as your contentisgood.

Gooutthere,recordyourvideo,speaktothe peopleyoualreadyhaveandwatchhowyou comebackinamonth.

And maybe, (who knows) another article wouldhelpyouwithwhat’snext.

Haveagreatstart!

In a first-of-its-kind special event to encourage fellow Toastmasters to enjoy PR, District 126 DPRMandTeamdesigneditsfirstPRPosterDesigningcontest.Thecontestwasheldonthe9th of October, 2022. All contestants were asked to design posters following Toastmasters International'sbrandguidelines.

The event was well-planned, be it the rules or the judges' guide & ballot The contest had 20 Toastmasters who volunteered to be the PR Poster Designing Contestants. The event was designed to promote Toastmasters Brand Guideleines, and to bring out creativity while respectingthoseguidelines.

There were 20 breakout rooms where the 20 participants designed their posters for this contest.Afterthecontest,one-on-onesessionsweretakenwithcontestantstosharefeedback fortheirdesignedposters

For the benefit of all the members the session was recorded and is also availableonourDistrict'sYouTubeChannel.

PLACE WINNER

TM Shashank

Ankeshwarapu

Hyderabad Toastmasters Area E2

1st

PLACE WINNER

TMVaidehiParekar

Raisoni Institute’s Brio Toastmasters Club, Area N3

District 126's another initiative to upskill the VPPRs of the District is PR MASTERCLASS. The sessionwasopentoallmembersandtheturnoutwasgreataswell.

This PR MASTERCLASS is a Series of Episodes of Designing Over Canva of which our Second Episodewasheldon27thOctober'22,andtheTrainerwasTMGunjanBanarsi.

For the benefit of all the members the session was recorded and is also availableonourDistrict'sYouTubeChannel. Youcanviewthevideohere.

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Toastmasters International, a place where leadersarestrengthenedtoinspireanddrive change. A change not as radical as it might seembutachangethatinstilshopeinstaying connected and be a lifelong learner. The recent Leadership Conclave 2022 at Tech Mahindra was a chapter gathering to connect, network and pave a path for new beginnings. In the world of online conversations and hybrid connects; being able to share the stage with market leaders and connect with people from various walks oflife,hasbeenquiterejuvenating Whenyou see a room full of people on a weekend thriving to evolve as leaders and ready to embark on their Toastmasters journey, the joydoubles!

Technology experts, HR leaders, entrepreneurs and legacy Toastmasters adorned the stage to discuss on ‘How communication has become an inclined needinCorporates?”

Steeredthroughaseriesofquestionscurated toinspireemployees,students,andnewbies, the engaging discussion led to some key messages.

HelpstoSpeakup-theoutlooktowards communication has changed ever since thepandemic.Empathy,forexamplehas become an integral part of formal connects, highlights Santhanam Govindraj,CIO,BroadridgeIndia.Leaders arenowconsciouslypracticingtheartof conversation before they plunge into work mode. This in turn has enhanced trust in the workforce. Culturally we are not very vocal however a platform like Toastmasters encourages this openness tocommunicate Builds confidence- if knowing is worth, voicing it, is worthwhile Raj Kumar Bansal, AVP, Infosys and Ravi Teja Marrapu, Sr. Project Manager, ADP share their experience of how people have traversed from learning on the job to beingreadytoperform,whichispossible onlythrougharticulatingtheirthoughts.

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3. Enhances willingness - Edupreneur Chandrashekar chalks out the key elements in Toastmasters,toembracelearning.Itisnotjustlimitedtooneswalkoflife,however,provides a wider gamut of exposure eventually aiding in skill development. Joy B Hans, a Behavior Coach adds on a personal touch to this success story for all Toastmasters who said yes to learning.

4. Createsidentity-Corporatesarenowlookingatwhatyoucanbringtothetablethatwill be a value add. Focus is no longer on the grades or the years of experience but the personal brand. Ideas were shared across the table on how important it is to create identity with communicationbeingthetopplayer.

Aseriesofquestions,someinclinedtowardsacall-to-actionandsomeonthepersonalstories kepttheroomengaged Amassivegroupphotowithallhappysmilesandabuzzinghigh-tea session at the end of 90-minute discussion, encapsulated the success of any Toastmasters gathering-asenseofhopethatit’snevertoolatefornewbeginnings.

Contributedby:

MamathaGraceDara,managesKnowledgeServices;wasapanelistattheLeadershipConclave 2022 held at Tech Mahindra, Hyderabad. She shares her experience alongside the common aspectshighlightedbytheco-panelistshighlightedinthearticle Shecontributestothegrowth of corporate and community clubs and mentors aspiring leaders with a motto to ‘speak the change’.

DOTP 2

District Officers Training Program

VIZAG

SPORT-O-MANIA

DIVISIONSON DIVISION H SPOTLIGHT

Milestone Meetings

TCS Maitree Synergy Park Toastmasters Club-600thMeeting

Toastmasters For Cashflow

Entrepreneurs-50thMeeting

HITAM Toastmasters Club - 4th-year

AnniversaryMeeting

Open Houses

Toastmasters For Cashflow

Entrepreneurs-15thAugust

DilsukhnagarToastmasters-28thAugust

Quest-Qualcomm'sEnlightenedSpeakers ofTomorrow-8thSeptember

TCS Maitree Synergy Park Toastmasters Club-23rdSeptember

HITAM Toastmasters Club - 19th

November

DIVISION H

Membership Drives

Dilsukhnagar Toastmasters Club conducted a membership drive on the 10thofSeptember,2022

Special Member Achievements

Ramesh Chittumalla, a member of Toastmasters For Cashflow Entrepreneurs, achieved the DistinguishedToastmasterAward SureshKapiti,amemberofToastmasters For Cashflow Entrepreneurs, achieved theDistinguishedToastmasterAward Sivacharan Kollipara, a member of Secunderabad Toastmasters, achieved theDistinguishedToastmasterAward

Division H TeamTerm 2022-23

DivisionDirector-TMSaiCharanSingh

Assistant Division Director - TM Rahil Hussain

AreaH1Director-TMSirishaPammi

AreaH2Director-TMAnkitaSaklani

AreaH3Director-TMShivarajG

AssistantAreaH1Director-TMVarun

Assistant Area H1 Director - TM Urmika Ghosh

Assistant Area H2 Director - TM Akshitha Thakur

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DIVISION B

Workshops and Contests

Club Name- Speakers, Trainers and Coaches Toastmasters

a DTM Manideep conducted a workshop on Evaluation. He explained how to do an evaluation and the Dos and Don'ts of Evaluation.

d. The Club level contests (HSC & EC) were successfully conducted in the month of September 2022. TM Lakshmi from District 124 was the Chief Judge, and TM Sidhant Sourav(AD-B1)wastheContestChair

TheWinners

EvaluationContest

Winner - TM Ruby Ray, First Runner Up - TM Rosorika,SecondRunnerUp-TMVaijayanti

HumorousSpeechContest-

Winner - TM Rosorika, First Runner Up - TM Nirmit Sinha Goel, Second Runner Up - TM KhushbooChugh

b. DTM Phani Bhagwan conducted a session on"HowtodeliverHumorousSpeeches."

c DTM Joy Hans conducted a session on "Learnthe3Csofsuccess."

DIVISION B

was attended by DTM Raj Bansal,advisorofRegion13.

1. Area B2 conducted the First Joint Session in District 126. Infosys Toastmasters Bhubaneswar SEZ (ITB SEZ), Infosys Hyderabad Toastmasters Club (IHTMC), and TCSMaitreeSynergyParkToastmastersClub -allfromdifferentDivisionsB,E,andH,came The meeting

2. The Club level HSC and EC contests were successfullyconducted.

3. DTM Mayuri Assudani conducted a workshop on “Success Guaranteed with ToastmastersatAreaB3

4 JointsessionwithTCSMaitreeHyderabad clubwasconducted.

5.TheClublevelandArealevelcontestswere successfullycompleted

6.DTMSantoshAkellaconductedaworkshop onHumurousSpeechContest.

DIVISION B

Themed Meetings

ToastmasterCommunityClub Bhubaneswar

Special Achievements

CompletedAreaContestforB1,B2&B3 AD filed a 100% Club Visit Report in the firstweekonNovember2022.

Upcoming Events

Toastmaster Community Club Bhubaneswar is going to celebrate its 350th meeting. Hence, a carnival is planned on that day to increase the membershipbaseintheclubaswellasin Odisha–Date07-01-2023.

Aface-offbetweenITclubs(TCS,ITB,and I Pride), Manufacturing clubs (Tata Steel and Aditya Aluminum) and Community Club(TMCCandSTC)withinDivisionBis tobeconducted–TargetFebruary2023.

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Conducted Demo Session at BNI BhubaneswarChapter.

NEW CLUBS OF D126 FAMILY

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FIRST PLACE

HTM MAMATHA GRACE COASTLINE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

SECOND PLACE

TM RAJDEEP MUKHERJEE

KIET TOASTMASTERS CLUB

THIRD PLACE

TM VASU NAMA

KIET TOASTMASTERS CLUB

FIRST PLACE

TM SAI SANTOSH

CEVIJAYAWADA TOASTMASTERS CLUBB

SECOND PLACE

TM RAJDEEP MUKHERJEE

KIET TOASTMASTERS CLUB

THIRDPLACE

TM Y KRITHIKA GITAM

TOASTMASTERS CLUB

H S C E C

FIRST PLACE

TM SANDIPAN SNIGDHA DAS

iPRIDE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

SECOND PLACE

TM NIRMIT SINHA GOEL SPEAKERS, TRAINERS AND COACHES TOASTMASTERS

THIRD PLACE

TM RITESH K R INFOSYS TOASTMASTERS BHUBANESWAR SEZ

FIRST PLACE

TM SANDIPAN SNIGDHA DAS

IPRIDE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

SECOND PLACE

TM SUDEEPTO KUSHARY TOASTMASTERS COMMUNITY CLUB, BHUBANESWAR

THIRD PLACE

TM GANGADHAR HOTA

TATA STEEL ODISHA TOASTMASTERS CLUB

FIRST PLACE

HTM RAHUL KUMAR JAIN HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS

SECOND PLACE

TM HARISH REDDY HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS

THIRD PLACE

TM RAVISHANKAR HANASOGE STAGECOACH HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS

FIRST PLACE

CETM RAHUL KUMAR JAIN HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS

SECOND PLACE

TM KUNAL SAWANT STAGECOACH HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS

THIRD PLACE

TM MOHAMMED FURQAN ELAN TOASTMASTERS HYDERABAD

S C

FIRST PLACE

TM MANASA LAKKAKULA

HSPOORTHY TELUGU TOASTMASTERS

SECOND PLACE

TM PRAVALLIKA VARADA

BROADRIDGE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

THIRD PLACE

TM JOHN PASHA SHAIK

MADHAPUR TOASTMASTERS

FIRST PLACE

TM MANASA LAKKAKULA

CESPOORTHY TELUGU TOASTMASTERS

SECOND PLACE

TM RINKEY BHATTACHARYA

BROADRIDGE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

THIRD PLACE

TM JOHN PASHA SHAIK

MADHAPUR TOASTMASTERS

H S C E

FIRST PLACE

TM BARNALI ROY

ORACLE HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS

SECOND PLACE

TM DEEPIKA SHRAVANI GOJE INFOSYS TOASTMASTERS, HYDERABAD PRAKRITI

THIRD PLACE

TM RAMA KRISHNA CHOUDARAPU GOLDEN FALCON TOASTMASTERS

FIRST PLACE

TM BHARGAV BEHARA

CORACLE HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS

SECOND PLACE

TM SAKSHI VENEPALLY ANURAG TOASTMASTERS

THIRD PLACE

TM SUBRAHMANYA SARMA SENAGAVARAM

INFOSYS TOASTMASTERS, HYDERABAD PRAKRITI

H S C

FIRST PLACE

TM RAHIL HUSSAIN HITAM TOASTMASTERS CLUB

FIRST PLACE

TM SONAL SAI

DELOITTE HYDERABAD TOASTMASTERS CLUB

FIRST PLACE

TM RAJEEV MAROJU HITAM TOASTMASTERS CLUB

FIRST PLACE

TM LASYA MADIREDDY

CETCS MAITREE SYNERGY PARK TOASTMASTERS CLUB

SECOND PLACE

TM SHUBHAM PASARI

QUEST-QUALCOMM'S ENLIGHTENED

SPEAKERS OF TOMORROW

THIRD PLACE

TM SONAL SAI

DELOITTE HYDERABAD

TOASTMASTERS CLUB

S C

FIRST PLACE

TM SAMIKSHA VILAS SINDPURE

HTCS NAGPUR TOASTMASTERS CLUB

SECOND PLACE

TM IQRA KHAN

RAISONI INSTITUTE'S DIAMOND TOASTMASTERS CLUB

THIRD PLACE

TM PALAK JANI

RAISONI INSTITUTE'S EMERALD TOASTMASTERS CLUB

FIRST PLACE

TM VAISHALI RAI

CELOYAL TOASTMASTERS CLUB

SECOND PLACE

TM PALAK JANI

RAISONI INSTITUTE'S EMERALD TOASTMASTERS CLUB

THIRD PLACE

TM VAIBHAV ZARKAR

NAGPUR TOASTMASTERS CLUB

DTM ACHIEVEMENTS

MILESTONE MEETINGS

Oracle Hyderabad Toastmasters Club 250th MEETING

MILESTONE MEETINGS

Toastmasters for Cashflow

Entrepreneurs

50th MEETING

Hyderabad

Toastmasters Club

16th Anniversary

CLUB ANNIVERSARIES

Toastmasters Club

4th Anniversary Meeting

SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS

D126 congratulates ...

ToastmastersCommunity Club,Bhubaneshwar

TCSNagpurToastmasters Club

iPrideToastmastersClub

SynopsisHyderabad ToastmastersClub

8thAnniversary 6thAnniversary

25thMilestoneMeeting

300thMilestoneMeeting

on their anniversaries and milestone meetings and

iPride Toastmasters Club for conducting special meetings on LGBTQAI+ and Asexual awareness throughout the months of October and November.

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Base camp Club Coach

Distinguished

District

Dynamic Leadership Education

Effective Coaching

Engaging Humor Evaluator

Excellence

Grammarian

Ice Breaker

Innovative Planning Integrity Leadership Development

Mentor Speaker

Motivational Strategies

Speechcraft

Pathways

Strategic Relationships

Persuasive influence Team Collaboration

Presentation Mastery

Timer

Ralph Smedley

Toastmasters

Respect Visionary Communication Service

Youth Leadership

MEET THE TEAM

MAYURI ASSUDANI, DTM DPRM

TM GOURI DIXIT TM SONAL SAI TM GUNJAN BANARSI

TM SWETA SAO

TM BHANU PRADEEP TM YASH BANARSI

Newsletter Editor Design Chair

Social Media Manager

DISTRICT 126

wishes you all

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