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Release 2 1 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014
The Discovery Garden
Toastmaster’s News
Letter Nov 2014
Featured programmers :
Judges Training : 31 Oct 2014. Debate Contest - Club : Nov 1 2014. Debate Contest - Area : Nov 14 2014 .
The MISSION of a Toastmaster Club : We pro-
vide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop
communication and leadership skills, resulting in
greater self-confidence and personal growth.
Release 2 2 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014 The Discovery Garden Toastmaster’s
News Letter Nov 2014
“People more willingly follow a leader who knows where he is going."
Ralph Smedley, Founder of Toastmasters
Release 2 3 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014 Executive Committee 2014
Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.
Swami Vivekananda
Toastmasters !!!
Release 2 4 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014 TM Venkata Vemapti ,CC, CL. Venkat is DGTC’s back bone. Current President and Previous treasurer. As
per him, Commitment is the only strategy for success.
In this article, he is taking us through the eventful journey of DGTC, from in-
ception to its current stage.
"I never could make a good impromptu speech without several hours to prepare it."
- Mark Twain
Release 2 5 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014 DGTC—An eventful Journey
By TM Venkata Vempati
Release 2 6 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014
Victory and defeat, both have the power to teach important lessons -
Narendra Modi—PM India
DGTC—An eventful Journey
By Venkata Vempati
Release 2 7 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014
Communication is a vital part of any successful organi-
zation and effective relationships and leaderships. Imag-
ine how much more successful our organization could be
if everyone communicated effectively.
This article is inspired by the fifth and sixth habits of
Stephen R.Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People”.
Listening to understand, the key to improving communi-
cation is to seek to understand and then be understood –
Covey’s fifth habit. At its core is listening to understand,
which goes beyond reflective listening to engage as many
senses as possible so you fully understand what’s being
communicated. If you are successful, you understand the
other person’s context, motive, intent and desired goal.
Developing the right listening skills will help you become
an excellent communicator, sometimes it might seem as
though listening doesn’t take skill because it is involun-
tary that you hear voices and conversations, so you might
assume everyone understands how to listen. Yet involun-
tary hearing isn’t listening. Listening with intent to under-
stand the message and purpose of the dialogue or discus-
sion is a skill.
The first level of listening is ignoring someone, when you
really don’t listen at all. The next level is pretend listen-
ing, when you many mumble “Yeah” or “uh-huh” but
don’t have any idea what the person said. At the next
level, selective listening, you pick up bits and pieces of
the conversation. Next you may even practice attentive
listening, when you make an effort to pay attention and
focus on the words you hear.
We need to do Empathic listening, which requires self-
awareness. Emphatic listening allows us to get inside the
other person’s frame of reference and empathize with him
or her. We see the world the way he or she sees it. We
will understand his or her paradigm; we understand the
way he or she feels.
Seeking to understand is accomplished through Empathic
listening – when you diagnose before you prescribe. A
good communicator will seek to understand another’s
point of view before seeking to be understood.
Why is this difficult? People want to be understood, yet
most people listen with the intent to reply. They are either
speaking or preparing to speak, filtering everything that’s
being said through their own paradigm and their own
autobiography that’s made up of past experiences: “I
know exactly how you feel.” “Let me tell you what hap-
pened to me.” As a result, the other person will feel mis-
understood and won’t be very open to what’s being said.
Synergy in its basic form means that human beings are
cooperating with each other to produce an outcome
greater than if they worked separately. You gain confi-
dence when you know your purpose and know you are
putting the right things first in order to accomplish it.
When you have this security, you can seek first to under-
stand, then to be understood. Synergy requires that we
both listen and share openly what we believe in.
Synergy requires us to build relationships. It’s difficult to
synergise with others when an emotional bank account is
overdrawn. Then, synergy demands our time and patience
if it’s going to work. Only individuals who are interested
in benefiting the team can achieve synergy, synergy is the
magic of creative co-operation and the fruit of healthy
relationship.
Why should I try to synergy? What’s in it for me?” Hav-
ing synergy allows us to achieve greater successes than
we could have ever accomplished by ourselves. Its believ-
ing that 1+1 could equal 10. Synergy values differences,
allows us to consider new ideas and mould them into
great ideas that no one could have accomplished by them-
selves. True synergy can create a fun, exciting and bond-
ing relationship.
Covey quotes Albert Einstein: ”The significant problems
we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking
that created them.” In business we have many challenges
and obstacles. Great companies seek to understand their
customers, their competition, and their environment so
that they can be successful.
When we combine effective communication, good under-
standing and synergy, we create the optimum value for us
and our company and our customers.
Listening …. Make it a habit, and be an empathic lis-
tener, so that it is effective …..Happy Listening !!
Communication …. The Habit of listening.
TM Akbar Ali is a dedicated toastmaster who is participating in all activi-
ties with passion. In a short span of time he completed taking up major roles
including TMOD role in our cross club meeting with Barsha Club. In this
article, TM Akbar is writing on Communication -The Habit of listening.
Release 2 8 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
Traffic Policeman: “Why did you jump the Red signal? You have to pay fine.”
Toastmaster: “Oh, no! Don’t you know that ….there is 30 seconds grace period after the Red?
DGTC Voice 2014
All in a Toastmaster’s life - Compiled by TM Venkata Vempati
Nita Naik : In this Memoirs section, our sec-
retary sharing her sweet memories of Oman.
Parting Salute to the Great Nation
Oman’s beauty cannot be expressed in mere words, one
has to feel it. The country is so rich in heritage, it is
painful to leave such a wonderful place. Muscat had
become my second hometown. After returning from a
month’s vacation, the words of expression used to be
“home sweet home”. I was so sceptical about the place
on the day I landed. But that was the last day too, be-
cause Muscat engulfed me in its warmth and security.
Never once I looked back with fear.
The word ‘desert’ means a place with only sand and
where there is no vegetation, no life. But Muscat is an
exception. How can a desert be full of trees? It is amaz-
ing to see so much of greenery around.
I have always preferred to buy fruits and vegetables
grown in Oman because the efforts need to be appreci-
ated. And all I could do was express my gratitude with
such small gestures. I thought slogans like “clean and
green” are only on sign boards, but for the past seven
years, I have been experiencing it.
“A home away from home” is what I have been seeing
in these seven years. Muscat has given me an opportu-
nity to find meanings of many words in the literal
sense. People of Oman are so courteous and helpful.
They have never interfered with our lifestyle and yet,
they are there when we are in need.
Sense of unity with our countrymen was achieved here.
I lived a rich quality life in all sense. The amount of
facilities available within reach had boosted my confi-
dence. There were many a times when I had to be alone
with my children. And never once I feared staying on
my own. The unbiased approach of the Oman govern-
ment towards all expatriates requires applause. And
here I am with tears of joy, for having a splendid and
blissful seven years of my life. And tears of sadness to
leave such a beautiful and compassionate place.
People leaving this country say that they are leaving for
good, but I have my own inhibitions about this state-
ment. For I know, I won’t find a city like Muscat and a
country like Oman ever again.
Jashan Jot Singh is a very active Toast-
master and participating in all the meet-
ings.
Jashan is writing on Brand Management.
According to him, each brand representa-
tives are brand owners. Just remember we
all are Brand Managers of Toastmaster
International.
What is brand management? This is a question which
I wasn't able to comprehend or answer when asked. I
currently work at is a multi-brand jewellery retail com-
pany which needs brand managers to handle their in-
house and international brands. The whole idea of doing
something like that was new to me.
Brand Management according to a popular website
ucommerce.net; "The basic analogy for brand manage-
ment is that brands are treated like businesses within the
company, and brand managers are essentially small
business owners."
Brand Managers are responsible to provide elaborate
business plans and ideas about the brand to the senior
management. This in fact entails them working with
sales, customer service, finance, marketing, procure-
ment, operations and of course suppliers or manufactur-
ers to decide how this brand is perceived by customers.
To be the best Brand Manager, you need to have a stra-
tegic mindset, you must be a goal oriented individual
and a good leader. You should be able to have a vision
to set to achieve for the brand you may handle. A good
leader would be able to achieve this with a positive
mindset.
Majority of the brand management is believed to done at
multinationals. For me, I feel we do it in our everyday
lives; we act in a way similar to a brand. Yes! we all
need our seed or capital to invest and to develop our-
selves and to achieve our dreams. To do this we need the
support of our parents, extended family, friends and col-
leagues and society. We are brand managers of our
Lives, and to be a Leader there, Toastmastering is will
help us.
Release 2 9 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014
Spouse: “I am shouting for the last 5 minutes. Is not going to your ears?
Why are you keeping quiet?”
Toastmaster: “I will evaluate only after you complete your speech.”
All in a Toastmaster’s life - Compiled by TM Venkata Vempati
A collection of quotes Compiled by TM Ganesh S, which can be used to en-
rich any communication.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge
to reach your full potential... these are the keys
that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is
the beginning of health. Learning is the begin-
ning of spirituality. Searching and learning is
where the miracle process all begins.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as
important as what you become by achieving
your goals.
In motivating people, you've got to engage their
minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope,
by example - and perhaps by excitement, by hav-
ing productive ideas to make others feel in-
volved.
Motivation is the art of getting people to do what
you want them to do because they want to do it.
The weeds keep multiplying in our garden,
which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out
and call them by name.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voy-
age of discovery, guided each by a private chart,
of which there is no duplicate. The world is all
gates, all opportunities.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do. Nothing can stop the man with the right mental atti-
tude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can
help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
TM Ganesh Srinivasan
A seasoned Toastmaster, previous Area Governor and current
Asst.Division Governor—Mentoring . He loves to deliver Impromptu
speeches when ever possible.
EVALUATE TO MOTIVATE TM Ganesh has made a Chart of phrases, which could be
used while evaluating to motivate.
CONTENT ORGANIZA-
TION
DELIVERY
Body Language Vocal Variety
Interesting Caught attention Purposeful ges-
tures
Enthusiasm
Powerful mes-
sage
Logical flow Enthusiastic
manner
Volume
Well prepared,
researched
Sound structure Confident Slow/fast
Vivid words Ideas supported
by facts
Natural, relaxed Word usage
(“umhs, ahs”)
Effective illus-
trations
Developed
points
Use of space Expressive,
intonation
Original mate-
rial
Wrapped to be-
ginning
Visual aids Direct
Caught atten-
tion
Clear opening,
body, conclusion
Sincere Animated
Support mate-
rial
Easy to follow Eye contact Pauses
Humour Summarized Gestures match
message
Articulate
Details Correct gram-
mar use
Use of notes Pleasant
Value of Mes-
sage
Strong Connec-
tors
Distracting
movements
Passion
Call to Action Knowledge of
topic
Facial expres-
sion
Energy, Dy-
namic
Facts and fig-
ures
Well prepared Use of props Humour
Statistics Smooth transi-
tions
Moving with
purpose
Emotion
Relevant ex-
amples
Challenged au-
dience
Stand alert Firm voice
Appropriate
for audience
Significant con-
clusion
Body position-
ing
Warmth and
strength
Release 2 10 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014
“With so many Toastmasters from the other gender, if I
maintain eye-contact with all, I will lose my brain-contact”
All in a Toastmaster’s life - Compiled by TM Venkata Vempati
Project 1 – Listening and Leadership
Requirements: Serve in any 3 of the 4 roles
Speech Evaluator
Table Topics Speaker
Ah-Counter
Grammarian
Project 2 – Critical Thinking
Requirements: Serve in any 2 of the 3 roles Speech Evaluator
Grammarian
General Evaluator
Project 3 – Giving Feedback
Requirements: Serve in all 3 roles Speech Evaluator
Grammarian
General Evaluator
Project 4 – Time Management
Requirements: Serve as timer and in 1 of
the other 3 roles Timer
Toastmaster of the Day
Speaker
Grammarian
Table Topic Master
Table Topic Master
Project 5 – Planning and Implementation
Requirements: Serve in any 3 of 4 roles Speaker
General Evaluator
Toastmaster of the Day
Table Topic Master
Project 6 – Organizing and Delegating
Requirements: Serve in any 1 of 6 roles Help organise a club speech contest
Help organise a club special event
Help organise a club membership campaign or contest
Help organise a public relations campaign
Help produce the club newsletter
Assist the club’s Webmaster
Project 7 – Developing your facilitation skills
Requirements: Serve in any 2 of 4 roles Toastmaster of the Day
General Evaluator
Table Topics Master
Befriend a guest at a club meeting
Project 8 – Motivating People
Requirements: Serve as a chairman for either
role (1) or (2) and Serve in any 2 of roles (3) to (5) Club membership campaign or contest chairman
Club public relations campaign chairman
Toastmaster
Speech Evaluator
General Evaluator
Project 9 – Mentoring
Requirements: Serve in any 1 of the 3 roles Mentor a new member
Mentor an existing member
Serve as a Guidance Committee Member (HPL)
Project 10 – Team Building
Requirements: Serve in both role (1) and (2), or
Serve in 1 of the roles (3) to (7) Toastmaster
General Evaluator
Club membership Campaign or Contest Chairman
Club Public Relations Campaign Chairman
Club Speech Contest Chairman
Club Special Event Chairman
Club Newsletter Editor or Webmaster
* Compiled from different sources—Editor
Competent Leader : To be a competent Leader (CL), you need to complete
10 projects, which are as follows.
“The immature t hink that knowledge and action are
different, but the wise see them as the same.”
― Bhagavad Gita
Release 2 11 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014
The Power of Inspiration
The power of Inspiration is mighty and mysterious. As
we know we pass through this world once. Any good
we can do, or any kindness that we can show to my fel-
low human beings let us do it now.
A toastmaster uses the Power of Inspiration and proves
to the world that we do not live for ourselves alone but
we must do what we can help others.
ToastMasters help others by letting go their shyness
and other emotions that become a barrier to success.
ToastMasters try to make others believe that they are
confident to tackle any life situations.
Useful Quotes for a better speech
A quote used appropriately will definitely add value
to any speech or discussions.
Be the heroine of your life, not the victim - Nora
Ephron
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the
freedom to make mistake – Mahatma Gandhi
Whatever you are, be a good one —
Abraham LINCOLN
In MATTERS of style, swim with the current;
In MATTERS of principle, stand like a rock- T. Jeffer-
son
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and
confidence. - Mark Twain
It's hard to be A woman. You must think like A man,
act like a lady, look like a young girl, and work like a
horse.
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no
further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is
likely to find herself in places no one has ever been
before.
It's much easier to be convincing if you care about your
topic. Figure out what's important to you about your
message and speak from the heart ― Nicholas Booth-
man
Traffic Policeman: “Why did you dash against that car?”
Toastmaster: “I was just maintaining eye-contact”
All in a Toastmaster’s life - Compiled by TM Venkata Vempati
Toastmaster's promise : As a member of Toastmasters International and my club, I promise…
To attend club MEETINGS regularly.
To prepare all of my speech and leadership projects to the best of my ability, basing them on projects in the
Competent Communication, Advanced Communication or Competent Leadership manuals.
To prepare for and fulfill MEETING assignments.
To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations.
To help the club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all members to learn and grow.
To serve my club as an OFFICER when called upon to do so.
To treat my fellow club members and our guests with respect and courtesy.
To bring guests to club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters membership offers.
To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational and recognition PROGRAMS.
To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of all Toastmasters activities.
TM Rajisha AjaiKumar.
Being the Sergeant at Arms
(SAA) of DGTC, TM Rajisha is
responsible for administrative
and logistics arrangements.
TM Rajisha is an active Toast-
master and a very Active wife
of very active Toastmaster TM
Ajai Kumar. She is also the In-
Charge of all coordination ac-
tivities for AOL Youth. She
tells what the power of Inspira-
tion is.
Release 2 12 November 2014
Discovery Garden Toastmaster Club # 2991308 Area 5 Division F District 20.
DGTC Voice 2014 We would love to introduce three of our new
members joined in 2014 Sept.
A Toastmaster wife ???
….trained to use gestures and props effectively!!!
All in a Toastmaster’s life - Compiled by TM Venkata Vempati
TM Jashan Jot Singh:
Jashan is a dynamic, goal ori-
ented and focused leader, who is
very friendly.
He is a sportsman too who loves
to play cricket, swimming and
basketball. His hobbies include
watching movies, adventure
sports and visiting exotic places
also.
TM Dineshkumar
Senior Toastmaster and previ-
ous VP-membership of Tristar
Toastmaster club, newly joined
with DGTC. He is working
with GE Oil & Gas.
His Hobbies are swimming,
reading & listening to spiritual
talks & thoughts.
TM Arun Damodar
Arun is from the beautiful
coastal city of Mangalore in
south India. He has been
working in Dubai for the past
2 years, and he loves this city.
He enjoys living in here with
wife and 4 year old son.
He believes that mind decides
a person’s destiny and his
motto is “What you think you
are, is what you will become”
Silent Role-players in a Meeting.
Let’s know how the silent role players enhance
the meeting quality and also help themselves to
improve.
Timer One of the skills Toastmasters practice is express-
ing a thought within a specific time. Timer is re-
sponsible for monitoring time for each meeting
segment and each speaker. You’ll also operate the
timing signal, indicating to each speaker how long
he or she has been talking. Serving as timer is an
excellent opportunity to practice giving instructions
and time management – something we do every
day.
Ah-Counter Ah-Counter should note any word or sound used as
a crutch by anyone who speaks. Words may be in-
appropriate interjections, such as and, well, but,
so and you know. Sounds may be ah, um or er. You
should also note when a speaker repeats a word or
phrase such as “I, I” or “This means, this means.”
These words and sounds can be annoying to listen-
ers. The Ah-Counter role is an excellent opportu-
nity to practice your listening skills.
Grammarian During meeting, listen to all the speakers. Write
down any awkward use or misuse of the language
(incomplete sentences, sentences that change direc-
tion in midstream, incorrect grammar or malaprop-
isms) with a note of who erred. For example, point
out if someone used a singular verb with a plural
subject. “One in five children wear glasses” should
be “one in five children wears glasses.” Note when
a pronoun is misused.
Inspired from Toastmasters International—Editor
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