THINKINGOUTSIDETHEBOX:UNLEASH YOURINNERSUPERHEROINE

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 forNon-Profitforaliving!Shebroughttothemeetingthemostcreativeandimpactfulwayofgettingtheattendees 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 anyboundariesthatmaylimityourcreativityandinnovation

Adding to the magic was the speech by Humor Queen TM Priya To the audience particularly new members TM Priyaseemedlikeasoft-spokenperson,probablyanotherguestlikethemselves But,asalwayswhenshetooktothe stage her storytelling captivated the audience Her mastery in humor blazed through leaving the audience gasping forairwithlaughterasshenarratedherstruggleswithEnglish&Algebra

To make the experience even more enjoyable Table Topics Master Shabna brought some unique topics for the gueststoparticipatewithandauniqueandfunwaytopickthespeakers

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 SpeakingDTMNishaShivramandallthewinnersof2023beingwomen.

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 towardsthescreenwherethephotoofInternationalPresidentwasshowcased.

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 ChampionofourClub!

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 motivatingbutlefttheclubmembersfeelingabsolutelyproudthathetookthetimeouttovisitus. The highlight of the meeting was TMOD ensuring every attendee had donned the superhero pose tobeleftfeelingpositivelysupercharged!