THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: UNLEASH YOUR INNER SUPERHEROINE
A meeting that left an impact! Rightfully so, as the meeting was hosted by TM AlWala, Manager of Performance, Monitoring & Evaluation at Qatar Foundation, who evaluates impact and performance of programs and initiatives for Non-Profit for a living! She brought to the meeting the most creative and impactful way of getting the attendees to Think Outside the Box. But not just outside the box, inside the box, and without a box too! How you may ask....to know you have to be there to experience it. In short, she engaged the audience with some thoughtprovoking simple activities which had the entire crowd participating and learning why and how you must get rid of any boundaries that may limit your creativity and innovation. Adding to the magic was the speech by Humor Queen TM Priya. To the audience particularly new members TM Priya seemed like a soft-spoken person, probably another guest like themselves. But, as always when she took to the stage her storytelling captivated the audience. Her mastery in humor blazed through leaving the audience gasping for air with laughter as she narrated her struggles with English & Algebra To make the experience even more enjoyable Table Topics Master Shabna brought some unique topics for the guests to participate with and a unique and fun way to pick the speakers. DTM Mani Roy, Division H Director graced the meeting with her presence and talked about “Why Toastmasters”. She presented the perspective of a woman who left her career to take on Toastmasters as her full-time job! She highlighted the growth of women in toastmasters up the leadership ladder talking about World Champion Public Speaking DTM Nisha Shivram and all the winners of 2023 being women. The icing on the cake was when DTM Mani showed the audience that the International President of Toastmasters this year is also a woman Morag Mathieson, one of the guests stood up and said, “I don’t know much about toastmasters, or what happens here but I want to be her!”, pointing towards the screen where the photo of International President was showcased. TM Eman, Division D Director, also contributed to the success of the event with her enthusiasm, donning on the cape of a superhero which was the uniform of the hosting club members! The effect of the meeting was so impactful on TM Eman, that she is now a proud member and Champion of our Club! Gracing us also with his presence was District Director, DTM Ravishankar, who showed up despite several obstacles to support a budding club. His message to the audience was not just motivating but left the club members feeling absolutely proud that he took the time out to visit us. The highlight of the meeting was TMOD ensuring every attendee had donned the superhero pose to be left feeling positively super charged!
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