Communiqué - October 2013

Editorial

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Dear Readers, In the era of technology where a phone is smarter than people, we briefly pause to unravel the sumptuous and joyous world which we Toastmasters have created. Welcome to the third edition of Communiqué!

We have news for you from all around the globe. A new Division K has been formed under District 41 and we are now in Area K1, Division K, and to add to this joy, our Immediate Past President Toastmaster Mohit Chhabra was appointed as the Area Governor by the District Trio. Due to his undisputed excellence in professional life, he has been deputed to London.

We wish him all the best and a great life ahead.

This newsletter is not your normal pdf, instead it is an engagement platform for you to connect with other members and each other. Together, let’s make this a truly successful interactive platform.

We would like to thank each and every member of our club for their efforts in helping our club scale newer heights and for their enthusiasm.

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Like It Happened Yesterday….…........3 Innocent Inspirations………….……...4 People Speak………………………….6 Anyone Can Design………..………….7 Golden Gavel Celebrations…...………9 Qualitative Vs. Quantitative Growth...10 easy-Speak………….……..………….11 Two Sides of Branding……………….12 Humorous Speech Contest ………….13 Marathon Session…………...….…….14 Achievements………………...………15 Know Your Ex-com…………………...18 DCP……………………………...…….20

Follow us……………….………….….21

From all of us in the editorial team – happy reading!

Editorial Team Indrajit, Nitin, Shatabdi & Surabhi Please send your feedback, comments and creative ideas for future issues to: mumbai.toastmasters@tcs.com

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ike It Happened Yesterday

I feel like it was yesterday, when I entered into my first class, I wore my first dress, I rode my first bicycle, I went to my first college, I attempted my first exam and many more incidents. The list is never ending and can not be forgotten. However, there are many things, which keep dangling around in our mind for no reason.

Nitin Adlakha He loves travelling, exploring places, clicking photographs and making new connections.

While riding down the slope on my bicycle from Kanheri Caves, drizzles bestowed upon me the peace, tranquility and some faded memories. The memories.. the memories of my childhood days, I took the bicycle on the road during downpour and got wet. The sweet scent of sand filled my nostril with an aroma undefined, magic unseen and serenity uncontrolled. I just want to go home, my inner instinct whispered to me, for a holiday to ride bicycle again on those waterlogged roads, for a couple of days to relive those moments.

How I wished, I could … Only if wishes were horses..!! I know I can’t time travel and go back in the past, but yes riding down Kanheri Caves in the rain did make me feel Like It Happened Yesterday.

The first time you confess someone that you like her and then thinking about something which is never going to happen. All those words said, and some left unsaid still makes me feel Like It Happened Yesterday.

“Those mesmerizing eyes at the far end of the office corridor still makes me feel Like It Happened Yesterday!”

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During college days, each one of us had a tight budget. With that tight budget, heading out with a bunch of friends and locating the economical restaurant makes me feel Like It Happened Yesterday. Yes, we did find one. The Indian Coffee House. It was best suited for our budget and the flavor of dosa is still afresh deep down inside me. How we used to order different snacks and then grab the piece from each other’s plate: Like It Happened Yesterday.

First day at office, the mesmerizing eyes which I saw at the other end of the corridor still makes me feel Like It Happened Yesterday.

There are many other things which makes each one of us feel Like It Happened Yesterday. Therefore, it is always better to jot them down. So that, one day you might find it lying somewhere in between your office files and the reminiscence of those imprinted words will carve out a smile and make you feel how fast the time flies but it still feels Like It Happened Yesterday.

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nnocent Inspirations

Think about your fondest and most beloved memory.

For a brief moment, feel the way you felt then. Think about the thoughts that you had, take in the people around you, and just let yourself be absorbed by this one special moment.

Did the memory that make you smile also make you wonder whether you could be a child again??

Surabhi Kinariwala She started her Toastmasters journey 8 months ago and is enjoying every moment of it.

She likes writing and at Toastmasters it makes her happy

If yes, then we are on the same page. I love to be around kids and observe them. I truly believe that they unknowingly give us simple solutions for life’s biggest problems.

* Fight but Forgive: As children we never gave up trying to be the first one to bat in a game of cricket or to prove that our doll is the prettiest one among all our friends.

Even as adults we try harder to get what we think we deserve, the only difference being that we quit a little early now. I also remember how easily I would resolve a fight with my friends without holding grudges against them. Forgiving my siblings or friends just for a kiss and hug from my mother was the biggest achievement.

The price we pay for being matured adults is a pure heart.

I will share a few examples from my observations and learning.

when people hear what she writes.

Binary world and Music are her companions. She has recently developed interest in

“Don't dare to be different, dare to be yourself - if that doesn't make you different then something is wrong.�

football and her team won Standard Chartered Corporate Soccer Tournament held across Mumbai.

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* Be Fearless My nephew has a record of breaking toys or anything that he has access to, each day. He also holds a degree in discovering different ways to bruise himself.

Getting hurt or breaking toys is not what I learn from the kiddy, being fearless of the consequences is what he teaches me. To be more precise, I am talking about the many fears that we humans learn over the course of our lives, fears that are simple illusions like the fear of the unknown, fear of being judged, fear of rejection and the fear of what the future might bring.

One of the secrets to achieve success and happiness is to do what we want to without the fear of failure and criticism. * Be oneself As a child, it always made us unhappy when someone enacted the same character as we did in a fancy dress competition.

As adults we are stuck in a world with people having herd mentality, where almost everyone wants to be the best but only a few dare to take a different path.

We compare our life with that of our friends, colleagues and relatives and mourn on our life being the saddest.

We tend to change ourselves in the peer pressure. All these actions lead to only life getting more miserable each day.

As we hit adulthood we become creatures of habit, comfortable in the familiarity of our surroundings. We shy away from anything with an unfamiliar taste. In doing so, we walk away from numerous opportunities and positive experiences.

A child always wants to be different than what his companions are. They teach us to be individuals in thoughts and deeds and not imitate others. As kids even identical twins want to look different, we are still different individuals.

A mind is like a parachute. It works only when it is open.

* Be Happy and Enjoy Life’s Simple Pleasures Put a kid in a puddle and watch him cheerfully splash around. Give a kid permission to chase the cat around the house for a couple of minutes, the giggles will be contagious. Or just tickle a kid until he is beet red from laughter. All of these are simple things that children love to partake in. It should serve as a reminder that some of the best things in life are free.

Don't dare to be different, dare to be yourself - if that doesn't make you different then something is wrong.

* Believe in God and his miracles Santa Claus, Harry Potter, Krissh, Doraemon!!

“A child can teach an adult:

Do they exist in the real world?

I can bet my life on it that no adult however smart or educated he/ she is can prove to a child that these things are just imaginary characters.

A child believes in God as told by his elders and he trusts that there is a divine power to protect him from all harms. The power of imagination that children are blessed with and the belief they have in magic and miracles makes them the world's most happy, adorable and lucky beings.

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To be happy for no reason.

2. To be busy with something, 3. To know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”

So next time you see a child, just smile back at him and say Thank you.

Keep an Open Mind – A child’s mind is wide open to all that world has to offer. Kids make most of their judgments strictly based on first hand experience. Few external influences are present in their lives long enough to poison their judgment, but they are always ready to try something new.

“A mind is like a parachute, it works only when it is open.”

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eople Speak

To: Indrajit Suryawanshi <indrajit.suryawanshi@tcs.com>, M Chhabra <m.chhabra@tcs.com> From: Arvind Nair <arshay.arvind@gmail.com> Date: 07/25/2013 04:37PM Subject: OTP held on 21st July Dear Indrajit / Mohit: Thank you and the wonderful team at TCS for arranging, organizing and conducting the OTP in your premises on 21st July, 2013. Though the numbers looked frightening, your eye for detailing helped the event to be conducted without a glitch.

Arvind

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nyone Can Design!

â&#x20AC;&#x153;An artist is not paid for his labor but for his visionâ&#x20AC;? James Whistler I truly believe in this and also that "Anyone can design" just like Gusteau's motto, "Anyone can cook" from the Ratatouille movie. Since my childhood days I was inclined towards sketching, painting and rendering. Whenever I would find leisure time, I would watch cartoons and try to sketch those characters and paint with water colors.

Shatabdi Paul Witty by nature, an absolute day dreamer was born in the Hoogly District of West Bengal. Loves music which is like a drink for her soul. Breathe movies as she feel the charac-

ters of the movie and like blood, design flows in her.

A total Mumbaikar who never stops even after seeing a road block .

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I always loved the paintings rendered with water colors because they exhibited the clear thought process of the artist as how the image needs to be painted. I used to help my school mates and college friends in their sketching assignments, which helped me in developing my skills and I used to felt delighted. I design things because I am immensely passionate about creativity, art and beauty. I never imagined that my passion towards creativity and art will provide me such an admiration and respect from people after seeing my artworks.

I really value the appreciation and criticism provided on my designs and artworks from the spectators. This provides me insights to improve my work and also motivates me to create and design new things and artworks with better challenges to be faced in terms of creativity, ideas and design. My commitment towards my love that is to design is indestructible. I completed Diploma in Commercial Arts and worked as Graphic Designer in different Design Studios.

TCS gave me an awesome opportunity to design applications for mobile platforms like iOS, Android and Windows. I take pride to say that the marathon applications like Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, TCS World 10K aka Bangalore Marathon, TCS Amsterdam Marathon, BOA Chicago Marathon and BMW Berlin Marathon are some of the packaged projects designed by me.

I had the privilege of designing the TCS Rajasthan Royals mobile app. The feedback from the end users which are displayed on the Apple Appstore or Google Play Store is crucial to me. I am a Certified Usability Analyst from Human factors International. This helped me in understanding the usability and now I am advocating usability in my work and in my team to ensure that designed applications are more usable for the end users.

I am also grateful to TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai that I could showcase my talent and creativity in the mailers that were designed based on the theme of the sessions.

If you have the passion to do anything, you will succeed anyway no matter whatsoever challenges are put on your path.

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ine Glorious Years and Golden Gavel Celebrations "June 2, 2013 will reside in the memory lanes of TCSMaitree TM Club as a day dedicated to celebrations and conviviality". Our club completed 9 glorious years and achieved coveted Golden Gavel award for the very first time since its inception in June 2004. The Apt venue chosen to mark the merriment was Sangam Auditorium at Yantra Park, Thane " The session themed as “Celebrations” commenced

with a delicious breakfast. The vibe of celebrations continued as Immediate Past President Mohit Chhabra raised a toast for the occasion. The session had it all, the Prepared Speeches, the Table Topics, Evaluations, Mimicry, Songs and the Excom installation ceremony.

Members were recognized and awarded for their contributions to the club. Souvenirs were distributed as a memento for the occasion.

The celebration concluded with a fabulous lunch.

“A place where Celebrations never ends. Double the reasons double the fun!”

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Qualitative v/s Quantitative The months of spring; March and September usher with aureate ambiance for the world but for the better part of the world it’s time for renewals of Toastmasters membership.

“Submit on time (both required) October or April dues renewal “,”Add Four new members “ “Add Four new more members “ 3/10 goals achieved for the Distinguished Club program (DCP) .

Retaining the quantity of members especially in a Corporate Club is a real test for the Club and the VPM in particular. While increasing the membership strength is a challenge, levitating and maintaining the quality of club sessions is a strenuous task. In a hoard to achieve the DCP goals or the coveted Golden gavel, at times the clubs start focusing on reaching goals rather than achieving the objectives.

A club’s standards for service must reflect the quality and reliability of the Toastmasters program. Talking about quality, it is the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind. It is also about meeting the needs and expectations or it simply is fitness to the purpose.

Toastmasters’ annual measure for successful, quality clubs is the DCP but the sessions, role plays, speeches, training programs and workshops, all should align with the mission statement of Toastmasters International; empowering members to become better orators and leader resulting in greater selfconfidence and personal growth. A well planned, attended and executed meeting will inspire members to join and will ultimately lead to the Club’s growth.

To raise the quality bar in a club:

Namrata Srivastava CC, CL Way back in 2011 when she joined TCS, little did she know that the organization had something else to offer her other than coding.

Full of positive thoughts and attitude, Namrata loves travelling and meeting people.

She loves to experiment in life and believes in improving herself by each passing day

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Add new members constantly to ensure inflow of fresh views and new ideas.

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Do not count on past achievements to ensure continued success.

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Along with speeches give weightage to evaluations and feedbacks.

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Introduce elements of innovation and surprise in sessions to ensure sustainability of members and guests.

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And finally create a positive and encouraging Club environment.

Let’s not just keep adding members or keep increasing the frequency of the sessions, let’s focus on the qualitative growth of a club where every member is just not rushing towards achieving awards but becomes a better leader and a better orator by every passing speech and role he undertakes. Let’s live and do not just exist and focus on precocity rather than on numbers.

As Winston Churchill said, “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.” Your courage in championing high-quality meetings will result in achieving your goals to become a better speaker and leader, and the club’s goal of being Distinguished… and beyond.

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asy-Speak

Before we dig ourselves into what, when and where of easy-Speak, let me ask two questions: My first question is to the members of the Executive Committee of your Club: How do you manage your Club’s meetings, and how easy is it to keep everyone informed on the latest happenings?

And, my second question is to members who are not part of the Executive Committee: How easy is it to book a role for your Club’s next meeting, and get a confirmation about the same?

Chinmaya Dave, CL A movie buff, a gamer, and a so called "IT Professional", an apparently quiet yet active person, he loves to enthrall people around with his subtle sense of humor.

As an ex-VP-Education, he feels elated to see people fight for roles/speaker slots for Club sessions. For him, Toastmasters is a culture, a

We will answer these questions, but let’s see where Toastmasters is heading towards. A couple of months back, a mail from Toastmasters International popped up in my mailbox. The mail was about the changes about to come in Toastmasters International’s Education program. Use of online tools for enhancing the Club experience is also part of the plan. And thus my first potential opportunity of introducing easy-Speak to you and your Club. easy-Speak is an automation tool for Toastmasters Clubs to help manage Club business effectively. You might ask how, so here is a list of some of the features of easy-Speak, and what it can do for your Club: Meeting management: Create and edit meetings; delegate meeting rights; customize agenda for special events; assign mentors (all it takes is one click); Assign Communication and Leadership goals to members; approve/reject meeting roles.

A Club can add multiple locations too.

Membership management: Manage list of members, visitors, guests etc.; manage member profiles; send mails to a particular set of Toastmasters or guests; use easy-Speak for promoting Toastmasters

learning hub and a way of life.

As he always says, "Once a Toastmaster, forever a Toastmaster".

Before we end, let me get back to those two questions: If your answer to the first question is one of these – mail chains, Whatsapp, or Facebook events – my friend, you are living in the Stone Age of the Automation Era.

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If your answer to the second question is one of these – “I did book, but my role did not get confirmed”, “I often face trouble booking role” or “Some variation of the first two answers” – my friends, easy-Speak is here to solve all your issues.

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wo Sides of Branding What’s more important? Content or Packaging

If your last birthday cake was flooded with candles, chances are that you believe more in content. However if you had fewer candles, it suggests that probably you believe more in packaging.

For ages, people and businesses were judged by their content - what they were made of. Strong foundations, sound business practices, and good fundamentals were those that met the approval of the people.

Packaging was considered just an option extra that completed an otherwise perfect picture.

As people and markets have evolved, so have the evaluation processes.

Today, packaging has taken center-stage and is inseparable from the person, product or service. And there’s where branding makes a compelling presence.

Suneel Agarwal He is a Brand Architect, Business

Strategy

Consultant,

Business Coach and a Serial Entrepreneur.

He conducts workshops and sessions on Branding, Leadership, Team Building and Transformation.

With three decades of experience, Suneel has created successful service-oriented busi-

The evaluation processes have turned full circle. If you don’t make the right first impression, or don’t tick the right boxes in the minds of the people, you don’t move to the next level in their mind space. You don’t make the cut. You are simply abandoned.

nesses and cultivated strong brands including Johnson & Johnson,

Castrol,

Dunlop,

Kingfisher and ITC amongst

others.

While this is true on an elementary level, it doesn’t stop there. Brands are getting more sensory and real. People are defining which brands they want to be seen with and those they don’t. So marketers are spending the midnight oil to get into their mind spaces and eventually seek their acceptance.

Branding has now to shoulder the entire burden of breakthrough. It can make or break the marketability of a person, product or service that is full of promise inside. It has to create an external appeal that will induce people to break the shell and look inside.

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lub Level Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”

Charles Dickens

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai successfully organized the Club level Humorous Speech and Table topics contest on Aug 31st, 2013. The event witnessed great participation from the members of the club.

Toastmaster Rashmi, the Master of Ceremony engaged the audience with her narrations. Toastmaster Nitin was the Contest Chair for the Humorous Speech Contest. He explained the rules of the speech Contest for the convenience of all. Toastmaster Chinmaya was the Chief Judge and he ensured that all contestants were in good standings.

The second half of the contest, the Table Topics contest, was conducted by Toastmaster Surabhi Shrivastava. The prompt for the contest was “No fool like an old fool" Speech contestants enthralled the audience with their speaking skills. They had the gathering rolling in their aisles. The session was filled with lots of fun and learning.

Humorous Speech Contest

Table Topics Contest

Contestant:

Contestant: Ankit Jain, Nandeesh Malagi, Neha Tandon, Parakh Kukreja, Surabhi Kinariwala

Amit Dhami, Ankit Jain, Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Neha Tandon, Parakh Kukreja, Surabhi Kinariwala,

Winners: Surabhi Kinariwala

Ashutosh Chaturvedi

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Winners: Surabhi Kinariwala

Ankit Jain

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peech Marathon and Moments of Truth TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai, conducted a Speech Marathon and Moments of Truth Session on Sept 15 at Yantra Park, Thane. The event witnessed Toastmasters performing Speech Sprints where 13 Toastmasters presented their speeches back to back. The gathering enjoyed the whole experience.

The Speech Marathon round was followed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moments of Truthâ&#x20AC;?. It discussed the standards necessary to create positive impressions about club service and provided a club evaluation exercise. There are six critical moments of truth in which clubs have an opportunity to create positive impressions.

The club President Indrajit, conducted the MoT round. Members provided their feedback for six critical Moments of Truth. Our Mot scorecard is as follows.

Evaluation Standard

Average Score First Impressions 80% Membership Orientation 47% Fellowship, Variety, And Communication 70% Program Planning And Meeting Organization 63% Membership Strength 58% Achievement Recognition 73%

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Triple Crown Winners Are you one of the 0.9% ? Have you achieved a Triple Crown award? A Triple Crown is awarded to a Toastmaster who completes 3 educational and/or Leadership awards in a TM year. At the end of June, 2013, 63 Toastmasters from District 41 (total membership of 7008) had been awarded a Triple Crown.

The Triple Crown award promises to be challenging - you need to attain any three of the following: CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ALB, ALS and DTM. But with goal setting and commitment, it's definitely doable! The Triple Crown award is used to motivate people to set communication and leadership goals, and to work towards excellence in the Toastmasters program Indrajit Suryawanshi (Past Secretary) and Mohit Chhabra (Past President) from our club have won this prestigious award. Both of them have completed following awards in TI year 2012-13. 

Competent Communicator (CC)

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Competent Leader (CL)

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Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

They will be honored at District 41 Semi- Annual Conference: Resonance 2013, which will be conducted in Puri, Orissa

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olden Gavel Award (2012-13)

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club Mumbai (established on June 2, 2004), the second oldest Toastmasters Club in District-41 (All geographies of India except Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu), won the highest accolade for an individual Club - The Golden Gavel award for the year 2013. The Club received this acclaim at the recently held annual District meet of District-41, Oration, at Hyderabad from May 17 - 19, 2013). The club fulfilled the required goals along with 5 other TCS Clubs from India making TCS the only corporate with as many as 6 clubs in the same district to be honored with the coveted Golden Gavel Award. The Club was conferred with this title after being adjudged on various parameters ensuring excellence and growth in communication and leadership skills for its members.

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utstanding Club of Division D (2012-13) TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai hosted Div. D & Div. K Club Officer Training Program and Judges Training Workshop, at TCS Powai (July 21, 2013).

More than 170 Toastmasters across from Mumbai attended this event. 路 TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai won the Ace Club and Outstanding Club of Division D award for TI year 2012-13. 路 Indrajit Suryawanshi and Chinmaya Dave from our club received an Appreciation for their support to help grow Toastmasters movement in Division D.

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Mammoth Achievement TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club has been recognized by Toastmasters International (TI) for gaining highest number of new members through 1+1 campaign.

TI has awarded top 20 clubs in the world (there are more than 13500 clubs in TI). Our club is one of them.

TI also awarded top 6 districts in the world and District 41 has topped that list.

The 1+1 campaign was a membership -building program designed to help grow and strengthen Toastmasters International. The 1+1 membership-building campaign was valid from December 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.

Members who have referred a friend that joins a Toastmasters club have received a 1+1 decal and a personalized letter from Executive Director, Daniel Rex and International President, John Lau. Also, each month, the referring member's name was listed on the 1+1 webpagewall.

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President Indrajit Suryawanshi, CC, ALB A football fanatic and movie buff, who loves to entertain people using his witted sarcasm. He believes that Practice makes you perfect and perfection builds your confidence.

To be perfect the only mantra is practice. And Toastmasters offers you that required platform to ‘practice’ in a completely safe and fun filled environment where you would ‘practice’ not only to be a better communicator, a better leader but also to be a better individual.

Vice President - Education Vanshika Shrivastava Public speaking is her first love and biking second. She enjoys travelling, getting involved in Social Service and chit-chatting with friends.

Vice President - Membership Ankit Jain Determined to make a dent in the universe, Ankit joined Toastmasters in January. Apart from speaking, he also loves reading, writing and trekking. He aspires to become a writer one day. So far he has enjoyed every moment at Toastmasters.

Vice President - Public Relations Parakh Kukreja He is Enthusiastic, fun loving and energetic. He is Interested in trekking, travelling and visiting other clubs. Parakh does what he is best at - building Public Relations and the brand TCS-Maitree Toastmasters club, Mumbai.

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Secretary Nitin Adlakha A firm believer of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing is permanent, except Change!â&#x20AC;? He loves travelling, exploring places, clicking photographs, and making new connections.

Treasurer Surabhi Kinariwala She is vibrant and an optimist. She is always curious about experimenting with new ideas. She loves meeting new people which is one of the many reasons why she is a part of the Toastmasters family. She is an ardent fan of Harry Potter. Listening to Music makes her happy and if not that Ice-creams always do.

She believes in being realistic and planning for miracles.

Sergeant At Arms Ashutosh Chaturvedi A believer in the saying "Successful people don't do different things, they do things differently." Ashutosh believes that time and quality are the most important attributes for one's success. As a Toastmaster, he understands the importance of every second.

Immediate Past President Mohit Chhabra, CC, ALB Three things which describe the ardent passion of the Tenacious Past President of the TCS Maitree Toastmaster Club-Mumbai are Toastmasters, Trekking and TED. A keen quest for knowledge makes him a voracious reader both in the print and online world. Insouciant and zealous towards life, he wishes to ameliorate himself and things around him progressively.

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Distinguished Club Program What is the Distinguished Club program?

The Distinguished Club Program (DCP) is a recognition program administered by Toastmasters International (TI). TI tracks the progress of clubs in meeting educational and membership goals and recognizes clubs based on the number of goals achieved during the period July 1 through June 30. Clubs can achieve 10 possible goals.

How does participation in the Distinguished Club Program benefit my club?

The DCP works hand-in-hand with the club mission by providing a structured, supportive meeting environment that is productive and fun for all the members. As members set and meet educational goals, they develop confidence and critical communication and leadership skills, inspiring others to do the same. The club‘s focus on individual and collective achievement also helps build team spirit and club pride that is infectious and selfsustaining.

What is the progress of my club?

Activity

Goal

Actual

Needed

Met

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Two CCs

2

1

1

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Two more CCs

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0

2

3

One AC Bronze , Silver or Gold

1

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1

4

One more AC Bronze , Silver or Gold

1

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1

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One CL, AL Bronze , ALSilver or DTM

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1

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One more CL, AL Bronze , ALSilver or DTM

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1

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Four new members

4

4

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Four new more members

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5

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Officers Trained (both required)

4

7

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4

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1 1

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June-August

December-February

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Submit on time (both required) October or April dues renewal Club officer list

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Total Goals 5

Educational Awards 2013-14 Toastmaster Adit Paul has been recog nized by Toastmasters International as a Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM), the highest award Toastmasters International bestows.

He is the first DTM from TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai

Toastmaster Rashmi Singh has earned Competent Leader (CL) Award.

Our club has achieved Distinguished status. We have achieved 5 out of 10 goals (refer progress chart on right).

Our club is first in Division K to achieve Distinguished status in short period of time. For 2013-2014, our aim is to achieve the Golden Gavel Award.

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Toastmaster Sreejith Gopalan has earned Competent Communicator (CC) Award

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TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai “Making Effective Communication & Leadership a TCS-wide Reality” Meetings are held fortnightly in Andheri/ Malad and in Powai office. Meetings are open to all TCSers. A typical meet has 30 members and guests, who participate in the Club's Communication and Leadership program.

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Malad/ Banyan Park : Every alternate Thursday: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

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Powai : Every alternate Friday: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

Winners of Area K1 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contest: Ashutosh Chaturvedi (L), Surabhi Kinariwala (C), Ankit Jain (R)

Club # 616631 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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