ISB Toastmasters Club

TOASTMASTERS CLUB

Where Leaders Are Made

Agenda

A. What is Toastmasters?

B. Toastmaster Structure

C. Club Structure

D. Club Functioning

E. What is in it for us?

F. ISB Toastmasters Club

G. Club activities in 2011-12

H. Wish to be a member?

Fear of Public Speaking is the number 1 of all human fears; it even beats Death!

Did you know?

The fear of public speaking affects

between 75% and 95% of the population, says Wikipedia

60% of people get turned down from a Job because they cannot communicate EFFECTIVELY

• Who: Formed by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley

• Why: Realized that people were most often unprepared to speak in Public; especially raise Toasts!

• When: 1924

• Where: Santa Ana, California, USA

What is Toastmasters?

Current Status

125 countries

12,000 clubs

25,000 current members

4 Million members since inception

Toastmaster Structure

Toastmaster International

INDIA

Division

Area

ISB Club

Community Clubs

Corporate Clubs

Club Structure

Sr. No Source Key Responsibilities

President Overall Coordinator

VP Education Knowledge Manager

VP Membership Takes charge of memberships

VP Public Relations Marketing Manager

Treasurer Finance Manager

Secretary Plans meetings & maintains records

Sergeant at Arms Takes charge of the logistics

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Club Functioning

Prepared Speech Session

Table Topic Session

Evaluation Session

Role Details

Toastmaster of the Day Master of Ceremony

Table Topics Master Extempore Session Master

General Evaluator Manage the Evaluation Session

Prepared Speakers Based on projects in Toastmaster manuals

Specific Evaluators For the prepared speakers

Table Topics Speakers Impromptu speakers

Grammarian Ensures proper usage of grammar

Ah Counter Keeps track of the crutch words

Time Keeper Keeps track of the time

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What is in it for us?

Gain the confidence to speak anytime, anywhere !!

Use the skills to understand audience thus conquering interviews, group

discussions and presentations

Build a highly trusted global network

Take part in contests and win accolades

Beyond Public Speaking:

• Developing Leadership and Organizational skills is the other pillar of Toastmasters

• Members can hold:

– Office bearer positions

– Take different roles in meetings

• Through these roles, members will be leading and organizing the many activities of the club.

2013: What next?

ISB Toastmasters Club

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2011

2012 2013 2008: ISB

Toastmasters Club was chartered in 2008

2011: Received the

“Golden Gavel Award”

in 2011, Highest award in Toastmasters globally and

was ranked #1 in terms of

value added to the members

2012: One of the most active clubs on campus

80 members, 39 meetings

Club activities in 2011-12

• Weekly Meetings: 39 meetings conducted during the year with about

150 speeches delivered

• Regular contests: Organized contests within the club to give members an opportunity to reach to a wider audience

• The Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest - The two best humorous speakers and speech evaluators progressed to the regional level

• Business Plan & Marketing Pitch Contest - Organized in association with the EVC club and the Marketing Club respectively, aimed to encourage students to present their unique business ideas

• MCs and Anchors: The Club became a key source for MCs and Anchors for many Business, Informal and Social events on the campus

Club activities in 2011-12 (cont.)

• Speaker Sessions: These sessions are arranged to bring together big names from different walks of life to address the students

• Renowned Indian writer, Amish Tripathi, who described his journey of writing his popular two books, ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ and ‘The Secret of the Nagas’

• Stand-up comedian, Rivaldo, who brought the place down with his jokes

• Ravinder Singh, Class of 2012 Student, who launched his 2nd Book, ‘Can Love Happen Twice?’ at ISB

Wish to be a member?

• Toastmasters International’ is a non-profit organization and only charges a membership fee to meet its expenses (worldwide events, printing & postal charges of TM material, etc)

• ISB Club collects only the membership fee which is paid to TM International. All additional expenses to meet the running cost of the club are usually borne by ISB.

• One time New member joining fees - $20 / person

• Annual membership dues - $72 / person

Contact us

Name: Anand Radhakrishnan Phone: +91-8886482444 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Name: Anshuk Aggarwal Phone: +91-7799889678 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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