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TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL

NEWSLETTER Division H News and Events

DIVISION H, DISTRICT 20

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Region 11 Total 14

Regions

District 20 Total 91

Districts

Division H Total 15

Divisions

in D20

As of 30th September, 2013

DIVISION H – WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE

2

AREAS AND CLUBS IN DIVISION H - MEMBERSHIP AND DCP GOALS STATUS

4 ….. DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE

5 ….. FROM THE DESK OF DIVISION GOVERNOR

7 ….. EDITORIAL

11 .. AREA GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE

15 .. ASSISTANT DIVISION GOVERNORS

21 .. TEAM LEADERS

23 .. DIVISON COUNCIL MEETING

24 .. CLUB OFFICERS TRAINING

26 .. YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

32 .. A DAY WITH THE WORLD CHAMPION

34 .. A CHANGE OF SCENE – HUMOROIDS

38 .. BALANCE YOUR LIFE

2 ….. CLUBS IN DIVISION H

6 ….. TOASTMASTERS – MISSION AND VALUES

8 ….. DIVISION H ORGANISATION CHART

10 .. PAST DIVISION GOVERNORS

28 .. AWARENESS - QUIZ

29 .. ACHIEVEMENTS – SMEDLEY AWARD

30 .. DIVISION H CALENDAR FOR 2013-14 YEAR

37 .. REVITALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM

CONTENTS

DIVISION H

DISTRICT 20

ABU DHABI, AL AIN

NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER 2013

OCTOBER 2013 3

ARTICLES

KNOWLEDGE

EVENTS

MESSAGES

DISTRICT GOVERNOR From the desk ofFrom the desk ofFrom the desk ofFrom the desk of

My warmest greetings go to the leaders and members of Division H under the astute leadership of Division Governor Bharat Mehta, DTM!

The launch of the Division H Newsletter will coincide with the 89th anniversary of the founding of Toastmasters on October 22, 2013. The first meeting of the “Number One Toastmasters Club” in Santa Ana, California was held in a humble basement and the rest as they say, is history. Let us not forget to pay rich tributes to Doctor Ralph Smedley, who introduced and implemented the wonderful concept of Toastmasters. Today, the toastmasters clubs are spread over122 countries world-wide. Isn’t that truly amazing?

In District 20 we boast of 15 Divisions and 64 Areas with, at the latest count, a whopping 294 clubs! Yes, the Toastmasters Movement has indeed made its mark in the Middle East. We, as leaders and members of this great organization have the obligation to reach out to non-Toastmasters and introduce them to the organization that helped us in our personal lives and in our careers. I am proud to say that Division H boasts of numerous awards and citations in fulfilling the mission of Toastmasters.

Let us utilize the Division H Newsletter as a vehicle to not only encourage our leaders and members to further develop their own communication and leadership skills but to be part of the larger Toastmasters vision in helping spread the countless benefits of Toastmasters.

I congratulate Division H leaders and members who have worked hard and put a lot of time and effort for launching this Newsletter. I am sure it will be a truly outstanding newsletter!

DISTRICT 20 GOVERNOR

Victoria Ferrer Mustafa, DTM

October 2, 2013

DIVISION H – WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE 4

Dear Division H Toastmasters,

I am delighted to present you our Division's first Newsletter for the year 2013-2014.

First, I am proud to have your continued trust and faith in me to serve our Division H for the year 2013-2014. You are witnessing that my team and I are doing our best to give you eventful and successful year ahead. I am confident that you will continue to enjoy and excel in your TM journey for the coming year.

Second, we have done many innovations this year. This is the first time that Division H structure for the year 2013-2014 has been expanded to provide more opportunities to Division TMs to lead and contribute at Division level. I thank these committed TMs for taking up the roles and responsibilities at Division Level and each one of them is putting in their best efforts to serve you club members. Division H has conducted its first ever YLP as part of community service program at Division Level. First Time, Division H has brought a World Champion Speaker (MTM Shurook Albanna) to Abu Dhabi for an exciting educational session. We will continue to provide you many more such exciting events.

Our targets for this year are to meet your needs and to achieve distinguished status for all the Division H Clubs and President Distinguished Status for Division H. In addition, the focus areas will be to work on weak clubs to make them stronger and create new clubs on sustainable basis to create more leadership opportunities. Off course, we have organized and will continue to organize educational and training events and many fun-filled events throughout the year to provide you some of the best TM moments and experience.

I wish to thank all the Division H leaders and members for their hard work and commitment made last year under the excellent leadership of our immediate Past Division Governor DTM Marwan Al Shayea. The Division has performed well last year and all the credit goes to DTM Marwan Shayea. We, the Division Team, are indeed lucky that we will continue to have his support and guidance this year in addition to support from other senior Toastmasters.

So Division H Toastmasters, with your kind support, I promise to make this year memorable and successful and to take our Division H to greater heights and to its deserving glory.

A lot of hard work has been put in by Assistant Division Governor (PR) DTM Sunil Kottarathil in producing this newsletter. Due to his extraordinary diligent efforts, this newsletter has taken shape and makes so informative and interesting reading. Please read and enjoy the rest of the newsletter.

DIVISION H GOVERNOR

Bharat H Mehta, DTM

OCTOBER 2013 5

DIVISION GOVERNOR From the desk ofFrom the desk ofFrom the desk ofFrom the desk of

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL MISSION AND VALUES


PATRONS – DIVISION H TOASTMASTERS

Dr. B R Shetty Sultan Al Hajji

“Purpose determines the good, marks the path, and furnishes the

motion power.”

Dr. Ralph C. Smedley 1878–1965

CLUB MISSION

We provide 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.


MISSION

We empower individuals to become more

effective communicators

and leaders.

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL VALUES

INTEGRITY . RESPECT . SERVICE . EXCELLENCE


ENVISIONED FUTURE

To be the first-choice provider of dynamic,

high-value, experiential communication and

leadership skills development.


CELEBRATES 89th BIRTHDAY ON

22nd OCTOBER 2013

DISTRICT MISSION

We build new clubs and support all

clubs in achieving

excellence.

Rome, as the old adage goes, was certainly not built in a day. But this newsletter was indeed made in a day! Well, almost! Communicate your intention or plan to do something and you will get unlimited advice from hundreds on how to do it. Ask for contributing towards the execution of the plan and you will be truly amazed. Amazed at how suddenly people realize just how busy they are with other work!

It was no surprise therefore, that when the preparations for the Division newsletter were initiated during early September, there was a lot enthusiasm and encouragement. As weeks passed by, with hardly a couple of responses, the newsletter seemed to be a distant dream. The old (by few days) saying appeared to be true - Where there is a ‘will’, there is a death!!

Strike while the iron is hot, they say. What with the summer fading away, it has finally taken the long holidays to make things hot again!!! A final reminder to the energetic division team and setting aside a day free from other obligations to fulfill this commitment towards the Newsletter, finally started yielding results. Sending ‘Eid Mubarak’ wishes to friends was a refreshing break in between long sessions with the word processor all through the day. At this juncture, my heartfelt gratitude goes out to Bill Gates and his team for providing convenient newsletter-friendly features and tool bars within MS Word!!

All that is written well remains well – well, i.e. until someone reads it! While you enjoy reading this newsletter (or while pretending to), don’t forget to throw both bouquets and brickbats at the editorial team. Happy reading!!

Sunil D Kottarathil, DTM

OCTOBER 2013 7

EDITORIAL SUPPORT

MANMOHAN SREEDHAR

DERICK D’SOUZA

RENCY PATCHECO

EDITOR From the desk ofFrom the desk ofFrom the desk ofFrom the desk of

Division Governor

BHARAT H MEHTA Immediate Past

Division Governor

MARWAN SHAYEA

Advisors

NASEF DHAFARI

FARRUKH ALI

SUDHA DATTA

ASMA AL AMRI

ANOOP OK 11

ABEER EL MAHI 26

BHOJRAJ MANE 2

THOMAS PANDARI 55

MANMOHAN SREEDHAR 23

MEREZBAN KATRAK 9 Area

Governors

Education

SANTOSH SHETTY

Membership

PRAVEEN KUMAR RAO

Gavel Clubs

SHUCHITA UDAS

Training

ANA MARIA PALER

Marketing

ANIL AKKINENI

Public Relations

SUNIL KOTTARATHIL

Technology

SALWA AL MARZOUKI

Education

SHIVPRASAD GOWDA

Marketing

ASHIT KORGAOKAR

Training

PRATIMA MISHRA

Public Relations

DERICK D’SOUZA

Innovation

RENCY PATCHECO

Team

Leaders

Assistant

Division

Governors

DIVISION ORGANIZATION CHART


Education & Training (Arabic)

ABDULHADI ABDULLA

Area 2 Governor

BHOJRAJ MANE

Area 9 Governor

MEREZBAN

KATRAK

Area 11 Governor

ANOOP OK

Area 23 Governor

MANMOHAN

SREEDHAR

Area 55 Governor

THOMAS

PANDARI

Area 26 Governor

ABEER EL MAHI

OCTOBER 2013 9

PROUD AREA GOVERNORS OF DIVISION H


PAST DIVISION H GOVERNORS

Dr. NASEF DHAFARI, DTM

(2011-2012)

SUDHA DATTA, DTM

(2010-2011)

RAJAN JOHN, DTM

(2008-2009)

RAVEENDRA RAI, DTM

(2007-2008) FARRUKH ALI, CTM CL

(2009-2010)

LOYOLA PINTO,

ACS ALB (2005-2006)

NAGABHUSHAN BALAJI,

DTM (2004-2005) ABRAHAM RAJU,

ACS ALS (2006-2007)

MARWAN SHAYEA, DTM

Imm. Past Div. Governor

MESSAGE - AREA GOVERNOR

I feel really privileged to be a part of the Toastmasters fraternity for the last 6 years and more so to get the opportunity to serve them. As the Area 2 Governor, I understand my responsibilities, but I am also aware that it is an uphill task, especially while filling in the shoes so to speak, of my predecessor TM Sujatha Parthasarathy, a prolific leader the great legacy she left behind.

Having seen and experienced the commitment of our club leaders, I know that all clubs in Area 2 will meet their goal of becoming Distinguished Clubs. However, in my opinion, helping club members achieve their aspirations should be a higher priority. Retaining new members and keeping them motivated is also another challenge club leaders need to confront.

What makes Area 2 different is the passion of its club leaders. Passion to excel makes them stand out. Passion and dedication are the hallmarks of great personalities and we have only just seen the tribute given to the iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar by the media last week when he decided to hang his boots after a successful sporting career that spanned over 24 years. What make Sachin Tendulkar great are not his records but rather his passion and dedication to the game which brought about the records.

Having a passionate, dedicated and supportive team of club leaders and the guidance of Division Governor DTM Bharat Mehta, I have no doubt in my mind about making Area 2 a President’s Distinguished Area this year.

Wishing all the clubs of Area 2 a great Year ahead!!!

Bhojraj Mane CC CL Area 2 Governor – (2013-2014)

OCTOBER 2013 11

Area 9 is one of the largest Areas in the entire District from a geographic perspective with clubs located across a span of over 200kms – from Al Ain to Abu Dhabi through Mussafah and Umm Al Nar.

Though Area 9 was initially comprised of Al Ain based clubs, as all clubs except one closed down, the Area was re-aligned to include clubs in Abu Dhabi and Mussafah also.

Though geographically challenged, our main goal this year will be to provide guidance and support to all clubs and to ensure they are following the toastmasters guidelines effectively so as the members to gain maximum benefit from the program.

Lot of growth potential has been identified in Mussafah area, which can be materialized through a proper plan.

Merezban Katrak ACS ALB Area 9 Governor – (2013-2014)

Area 11 is one of the youngest Areas in Division H. It consists of five clubs - Al Jazeera, Spectrum, ISC, ETA and Fluor Toastmasters.

We have the privilege of having some great leaders and great speakers from Division-H. Al Jazeera, Spectrum and ISC have speakers who made it to Division and District level Speech Contests. ISC Toastmasters has the reputation of consistently retaining highest membership base in the Division. Even though young in Toastmasters family, ETA and Fluor Toastmasters have some very promising members who are ready to take up any challenge. Fluor Toastmasters has achieved SMEDLEY Award in the first year itself in their toastmaster’s journey.

In the last two years Area 11 has developed to a mature area under the leadership of past Area Governors TM Ramnath Annavi and TM Derick D’Souza.

Our goal for the year is to utilize the expertise within Area 11 to strengthen the clubs which in turn will truly benefit the members with the real objectives of being in Toastmasters. I am confident of the complete support of Division in this journey towards excellence.


Anoop OK, ACB ALB Area 11 Governor – (2013-2014)


Clubs and members of Area 26 are on top of the world this year!!! It is a matter of great pride to achieve many goals in this short span of time. Out of many, here are the most outstanding ones:-

• Three clubs in Area 26 got the SMEDLEY award this September.

• All Clubs are improving in terms of membership and meeting quality.

• Two clubs are soon going to release their newsletters

• Leaders of Basharia Chapter contributed effectively and took part in the recently concluded YLP.

• Clubs database is being updated regularly

• Basharia and Intilaaqah achieved 5 DCP points, and by December we are planning to achieve 5-6 points for other clubs as well.

• All Club Calendars and Annual plans are ready and were being followed up closely.

• Official Area Governor’s visits are completed for three clubs and the fourth will be done soon.

Abeer El Mahi, ACS ALB Area 26 Governor – (2013-2014)


Manmohan Sreedhar CC ALB Area 23 Governor – (2013-2014)

OCTOBER 2013 13

Today, Area 23 remains one of the most vibrant in not just Division H, but in the whole of District 20. I am lucky to inherit such a dynamic Area from my illustrious predecessors. The four clubs in our Area cover the entire spectrum in terms of experience from a fledgling OUR Toastmasters club at one end to a mature, seasoned and proven club in Millennium Toastmasters at the other. We also have the Abu Dhabi ICAI Toastmasters club which has matured into a force to reckon with in a short period of time. But what is most unique about Area 23 is that it is also home to HUMOROIDS, the one and only advanced toastmasters club devoted to humor.

Millennium Toastmasters Club has remained the brightest star on our firmament. Thanks to President MTM Rency Patcheco and her team, Millennium leads the DCP points tally in the whole of District 20 with an impressive six points not to mention the Smedley they just won. Humoroids, under the able leadership of President TM Derick D’Souza and ICAI under President MTM Gayathri Vijay have also fared well with 3 DCP points each. In addition, ICAI has also qualified for a Smedley. Both of these clubs are not far behind Millennium and are well on course to reaching the distinguished club status by December.

OUR Toastmasters Club is the youngest club in Area 23 and is yet to fully stabilize. It has its unique set of challenges owing to the fact that its membership base of just eight toastmasters consists of young youthful MBA students, only few of whom are employed. A combination of factors, including excessive demands on their time from educational and work pressures, youthful exuberance understandably going awry have caused this club to be currently in limbo; this, despite the fact that the club is led by an exceptionally mature and devoted President MTM Deepa Lobo and has had the support of several senior toastmasters. The Division Management is now assisting us in the process of turning this club around which we expect to do very shortly.

I would like to take a moment to emphasis here that the ‘numbers’ that keep Area 23 and most of its clubs at the very top has never been our true goal. These numbers, the DCP points and the awards that come our way are only a by-product of our quest for the true goal; the goal to imbibe and inculcate the values enshrined by toastmasters – Integrity, Service, Respect and Excellence.

Ending on a positive note, I would like to share that the groundwork for establishing a new corporate club for the Burjeel hospital was begun by our Immediate Past Area Governor Shiv Prasad Gowda and has been carried forward by our current Asst. Division Governor- Marketing Anil Akkineni. The Burjeel Toastmasters Club is expected to be chartered in November and will surely be a harbinger of an even more successful period for Area 23.

Persevere for excellence with integrity. Good Luck!

It is a privilege and honour to serve as Area 55 Governor in Division H under the able & visionary leadership of Division Governor DTM Bharat Mehta. Area 55 is comprised of a group of 2 corporate clubs: VELOSIAN & NBAD-One. I am also lucky to have 3 other pro-active clubs, Inner-Universe, NMC community and KERA.

It was my dream to serve as Area Governor of Area 55 since I joined as the ISC Toastmaster Club as Charter Secretary. Past Area 55 Governors, MTM Omana Kallarakkal, TM Praveen Kumar Rao, TM Anil Akkineni, TM Santosh Shetty & Immediate Past Area Governor Ashit Korgaokar have set high standards for clubs in our area with their rich and envious contributions. From the day of inception, Area 55 always stood tall among other areas in Division H / District 20. After re-alignment in 2013, ISC TM Club was joined with Area 11 and newly formed NBAD-One joined Area 55. I am happy to share the good news that I could encourage both corporate clubs to obtain their TM pins, badges and club banner for the first time.

I have visited most of the Clubs in Area 55 to find their interests & also to address their concern and will soon visit the other clubs. I am proud that all the clubs are on the path to achieving greater horizons under the highly motivated, charged leadership of the presidents and club officers backed up with timely feed-backs and suggestions. After the membership renewal all clubs are progressing in line with their DCP Goal. NMC Community club qualified for SMEDLEY award. Congratulations and bravo for your achievement.

During Area council meeting, it was decided to have a combined meeting of all clubs in 2nd / 3rd week of December 2013.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to division & area leaders who always extended their hand of encouragement and support whenever needed. All clubs are doing a great job, keep up the good work, and look forward to closely working with you all in the upcoming months as we hope to make Area 55 as one of the best.


Pandari V. Thomas ACG ALB Area 55 Governor – (2013-2014)

(IPP, ISC Toastmasters Club)


Looking back is always easier than looking forward. When I penned my first message as the Assistant Division Governor Training for the Division H Bulletin released at the Division Conference this year, I realized that we still had a few months to make a meaningful impact with the Toastmasters programs in Division H. Looking back, now I realize how time actually flew away.

It is indeed a great experience to serve at the Division level. Nevertheless, it is not my personal experience that counts but more importantly it is the experience of every toastmaster in this Division that really matters.

Being a Division with quality members and clubs in District-20 the challenges could be far stronger. With 30 clubs located all over Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, at the start of the term, especially with the Area realignment proposal being approved, we really had to put all our efforts and resources together. We needed both physical and mental strength to tackle a Division of this size.

As such, we have taken a new approach during this term to serve the Division better; hence I propose the theme Dedication to Excellence. In order to reach out to all clubs and members more effectively, we chose to move away from the traditional centers of activity in Abu Dhabi to other clubs of the Division H located in Mussafah and Al Ain.

Instead of waiting for members to come, we move closer to the members. We want more members to experience the Toastmasters programs and its various activities.

Besides giving opportunity to smaller clubs to take up the challenge of organizing meetings effectively and which includes speech contests, workshops, award presentations, it will be a great learning experience for all to foster better understanding and closer relationships.

ASSISTANT DIVISION GOVERNOR - EDUCATION

Key Responsibilities:-

• Monitoring the Overall Club Success Plans of each Club through respective Area Governor

• Monitoring the DCP status on Monthly basis and ensuring that each club achieves distinguished status

• Conducting Educational sessions in liaison with ADG Training at Division Level.

• Ensure that each Club conducts Moments of Truth module in their club

• Involve Team Leader in all the activities as a succession plan

• Submitting brief bi-monthly report on DCP status to Division Governor

Santosh Shetty ACS ALS ADG Education– (2013-2014)

OCTOBER 2013 15 CONTD…

CONTD… Despite inheriting many weak clubs, Division H has achieved all the educational and leadership goals. Our contestants for all the four speech contests during the term also performed well in the District level contests.

As your ADG Education, along with my team member and past AG TM Shiv Prasad Gowda and with the support of all of you we shall together help the clubs improve their educational program, encourage completion of project speeches, improved evaluations, and quality speech contests. We shall assist clubs in running a Youth Leadership or Speech craft program, improving contest participation, or how best to use meeting themes to increase excitement and attendance.

We will liaise with the Area Governors at the area level; we shall strive to improve service to the clubs as well as assure quality service, enabling them to confidently answer YES to the question “Did you leave things better than you found them?”

Organizing Education events on various topics including contests, running for that CC, ACs, DTMs etc to help District-20 to hold the 1 position in the world thereby taking our Division to be the Presidents Distinguish Division once again this year.

I would like to record my sincere appreciation to all for their kind efforts and support which has made our Toastmasters journey for this term both enjoyable and memorable.

ASSISTANT DIVISION GOVERNOR - TRAINING


• Monitoring the Training needs of all the clubs (either directly approaching club leaders or through respective Area Governors)

• Organizing the training for Club officers, Area Governors, Judges, Chief Judges and others as per TLI guidelines.

• Compiling the list of Judges and Chief Judges and arrange for its availability during club and Area contest judging.

• Liaise with ADG Education to conduct the trainings and education session from expert speakers



TM Ana Maria Paler


ASSISTANT DIVISION GOVERNOR –

EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ARABIC CLUBS)


• Monitoring the Overall Club Success Plans of Clubs through respective Area Governor

• Monitoring the DCP status on Monthly basis and ensuring that each club achieves distinguished status

• Conducting Educational sessions in liaison with ADG Training at Division Level.

• Monitoring the Training needs of the clubs (either directly approaching club leaders or through respective Area Governors

• Organizing the training for Club officers and others as per TLI guidelines.

• Liaise with ADG Training in compiling the list of Judges and Chief Judges for Arabic Clubs and arrange for its availability during club contest judging

• Involve Team Leader in all the activities


Arabic Clubs in Division H

• Abjad Toastmasters Club (Area 26)

• Al Ain Municipality (Area 9)

• Al Riyadah Toastmasters (Area 2)

TM Abdulhadi Abdulla

OCTOBER 2013 17

ASSISTANT DIVISION GOVERNOR - MARKETING


• Identify opportunities for chartering new clubs

• Arrange for Speech Craft / Demo Meetings for forming new clubs

• To ensure that each Area is able to add one new club this year

• Liaise with ADG Education to obtain support for conducting Speech Crafts / Demo Meetings


• Submitting brief bi-monthly report to Division Governor

DTM Anil Akkineni

ASSISTANT DIVISION GOVERNOR -

MEMBERSHIP


• Ensure that all the clubs are having at least adequate membership to successfully run the clubs

• Identify the gaps and arrange for membership drive for such clubs

• Identify and work on weak clubs to make it strong from the membership point of view

• Liaise with ADG Education and ADG Training to obtain support to make the weak clubs become stronger and sustainable



TM Praveen Kumar Rao



PUBLIC RELATIONS


• Publish quarterly news magazine for Division H

• Arrange for Promotion of Division H Toastmasters

• Arrange for News Media to cover Division Events and Publish Division H events in social network sites

• Liaise with all the ADGs to arrange for publicity of Division-H events




• Develop the Division H Website

• Uploading and keeping the information updated in the website

• Liaise with all the ADGs to arrange for information required for website



TM Salwa Al Marzouki

DTM Sunil Kottarathil


TECHNOLOGY

OCTOBER 2013 19

https://www.facebook.com/groups/divhtoastmasters/

https://twitter.com/UAE_Toastmaster

ASSISTANT DIVISION GOVERNOR – GAVEL CLUBS


• Develop the plan for forming new Gavel Clubs in Division H

• Ensure adequate number of YLPs are conducted during each education break session

• Support the existing gavel clubs to ensure their effectiveness

• Support and ensure successful gavel club and gavel division contests



Gavel Clubs of Division H

• Abu Dhabi Gavel Club

• Gulf Gavelliers

• Inner Universe Gavel Club

• Galaxy Gavel Club

• Al Jazira Gavelliers

• Millennium Gavel Club

• ISC Gavel Club

• Mussafah Gavel Club

• NMC Gavel Club

TM Shuchita Udas


INNOVATION TEAM LEADER

TM Rency Patcheco


• Identify and develop the plan for providing interesting and fun filled events for Division H Toastmasters

• Organize the Division H Family Get-together

• Arrange for Toastmaster Road show, Toastmaster Bazaar, Charity Show, Fashion Show or any other such interesting events

• Organize the Division H Inter-Division Quiz Contest


Division H has been more than just toastmasters to me. In fact, it’s my second family. And from experience, it’s always a challenge to please your family! But the good part is you always get the best support, love and understanding from your family. With that in mind, this year, and with the support of our very dynamic Division H Governor Bharat, I have been assigned to produce the maximum fun events to get you all to unwind and display your artistic and creative talents – those talents that are lying dormant in the shadow of your wonderful public speaking skills.

In the first week of November, we are having a one-of-a-kind show to bring out latent talent… A dazzling Fashion Extravaganza, a spectacular array of musical styling and the best in stand-up comedy…all of which are open to Toastmaster’s and their family members. Details of entries will be circulated by email and via Facebook. So do keep a close look out to participate and win prizes in each segment. Cheers!!

OCTOBER 2013 21

DIVISION DATABASE CO-ORDINTOR


• To develop and maintain the updated data base of all the members (club wise) in the Division H

• To maintain the updated list of trained judges and chief judges for Division H

• To develop and maintain the updated list of Division H Council Members

• To develop and maintain the gavel clubs database

TM Pratima Mishra

TEAM LEADERS

TM Derick D’Souza

TM Shivprasad Gowda

TM Ashit Korgaokar


EVENTS

Division H Governor DTM Bharat Mehta kick-started the activities for the current year on 24th July by convening the first Division Council meeting, where all leaders including Area Governors and Club Presidents reviewed and approved the Division calendar as well as the plan for success jointly.

First Division H

Council Meeting

was held

on 24th July at

Al Rimal Club

DIVISION H COUNCIL MEMBERS

OCTOBER 2013 23

The first round of Club Officers’ Training (2013-14) was conducted on 28th June at Al Rimal Club. As all chapters had already completed their club officer elections and finalized their new line of leaders, enthusiasm to learn and grow was visible on everyone’s face during the session.

With the accumulated experience the officers gained over the years, the trainers had plenty to share and explore with the new leaders. By ensuring attendance of at least four club officers for the training session, the clubs can grabbed their first half DCP point right at the beginning of the term.

First round of

Club Officers

Training was

conducted on

28th June at Al

Rimal Club

EVENTS


To help toastmasters across the Division who had missed out the earlier Club Officers Training session, Area 23 Governor TM Manmohan Sreedhar took the initiative of conducting an additional session on the 22nd July at OUR International Toastmasters Club.All attendees were kept totally engaged all through this well-attended session. DTM Sunil Kottarathil conducted the session with in his unique style with a special emphasis to Conducting Club Business online through Club Central. Despite having overshot time by almost a half hour, members were keen to carry on and the questions never really ceased. It was a proud day for the young and vibrant OUR Toastmasters who organized such a big event successfully for the first time!

All officers found the tips shared during the training very useful and promised to share the knowledge further and put it all into practice for the collective good of the Division.

Area 23 with the

help of OUR

Toastmasters

Club conducted

Club Officers

Training on 22nd

July at OUR

Institute

OUR Toastmasters

Club President

TM Deepa Lobo

OCTOBER 2013 25

EVENTS


Division H successfully conducted their first ever Youth Leadership Program during the period from 20th August to 06th September 2013. This was the first YLP ever conducted at Division level whereas earlier, such sessions were always conducted by individual Clubs or Areas. This program was a part of the Division H initiative towards community service and with a view to impart communication and leadership skills to young children and possibly future Toastmasters.

The encouraging feedback received as well as the excellent performance showcased on the concluding day by everyone of the twenty-nine potential youth leaders of six different nationalities, was proof enough that all participants richly benefitted from this program.

Hard work, time and commitment from the YLP coordinators TM Shuchita Udas, TM Derick D’Souza and TM Pratima Mishra ensured the total success of the program. This being his first time experience as a YPL coordinator, TM Derick believes it was not for their experience, but for their talents and good looks that they were selected for the role.

Division Governor DTM Bharat Mehta and Immediate Past Division Governor DTM Marwan Shayea guided and supported the YLP all through providing constant encouragement and unstinting support where it mattered most i.e. by ensuring the availability of infrastructural and logistical strength. The venue, facilities and financial support were arranged through the benevolence of GASCO, which ensured that the event progressed in a smooth and professional manner.

First ever

Division level

YLP was

conducted

during Aug

20th - Sept 6th

at GASCO

OCTOBER 2013 27

Memories of

Division H

Youth Leadership

Program

Turn to Page 39 for Answers

KNOWLEDGE

Having joined the Toastmasters International movement to improve our Communication and Leadership skills, it is equally pertinent to know some of the historical and watershed events that took place in Toastmasters.

In order to help the Division H Toastmasters family, I thought it is appropriate to collect some facts of Toastmasters and share it with you all. I hope that you would enjoy reading this.

Wish you all the best in testing your knowledge on Toastmaster’s history.

1. Who was the founder of Toastmasters? 2. When was Ralph C. Smedley born? 3. When did Ralph C. Smedley die? 4. Where and when was the first Toastmasters meeting

held? 5. Where is the Toastmasters Head Quarters located? 6. When was the “Federation of Toastmasters Club” formed? 7. Name the first Toastmaster’s Newsletter and in which year

was it released? 8. When was Toastmasters International incorporated? 9. By what name was “Speech Evaluation” originally known? 10. When was the “Advanced Speech Training” with 16

projects introduced? 11. What was the old name for the Competent Communicator

(CC) award? 12. When was the Communication & Leadership manual

introduced? 13. When was the first Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)

award issued? 14. When was the Toastmaster’s membership opened to

women? 15. Who the first female world champion public speaker? 16. When was mission statement for Toastmasters

International adopted? 17. When did membership reach 100,000? 18. When was ATM-B and ATM-S introduced? 19. Who was the first female President of Toastmasters

International? 20. When was Distinguished Club Program (DCP) introduced? 21. When was www.toastmasters.org website launched? 22. When was 10 goal Distinguished Club Program (DCP)

introduced? 23. When did Toastmasters membership reach 200,000? 24. When did ALB and ALS award get introduced? 25. When was the Toastmasters digital flipbook magazine

launched?

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Praveen Kumar Rao, ACB ALS


ACHIEVEMENTS - SMEDLEY AWARD

Program Dates: August 1 – September 30

In honor of Ralph Smedley, can your club add five new, dual, or reinstated members between August 1 and September 30? By doing so you’ll qualify to receive a "Smedley Award" ribbon to display on your club’s banner. In addition to the ribbon, qualifying clubs earn a special discount code for 10-percent off their next club order. (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer.)

Applications and payments for members who join between August 1 and September 30 must be received at World Headquarters or online no later than September 30. Each member's join date as listed on the application must be for August or September. The addition of transfer and charter members does not count toward “Smedley Award” credit.

The winning clubs will be revealed online within a few weeks of the contest ending. Winning clubs should allow up to 10 business days to receive their award if they are located in the United States, and up to 21 business days if they are outside of the United States.

Congratulations to following clubs of Division H for achieving SMEDLEY AWARD

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JULY - AUGUST DATE ACTION PLAN

1-Jul-2013 Nominate the Division Team and Structure

24-Jul-2013 Division Council Meeting No.1

24-Jul-2013 Area Governors Training

31-Jul-2013 Finalisation of Division Data Base and List of Division Awards

1-Aug-2013 Nominate Club Coaches and Club Rescue Team for Weak Clubs

01-Aug-2013 to 30-Sep-2013

Promoting Smedley Award- add 5 or more members- August/ Sept.

20-Aug-2013 to 06-Sep-2013

Division First YLP

31-Aug-2013 First Round Club Officer Training-2 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER

DATE ACTION PLAN

15-Sep-2013 Division Website Launch

20-Sep-2013 Education Session-1

30-Sep-2013 Dead Line to submit Club Renewal

4-Oct-2013 Toastmaster Fun Event (TM Road Show)

15-Oct-2013 Division Newsletter -1

18-Oct-2013 First Round Judges Training

25-Oct-2013 First Round Chief Judges Training

31-Oct-2013 Deadline to submit Area Governor Visit report (1 month early target)

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER

DATE ACTION PLAN

1-Nov-2013 Education Session-2

8-Nov-2013 Inter Division Quiz Competition

22-Nov-2013 Division Council meeting No.2

29-Nov-2013 Division Family Get-Together

6-Dec-2013 Second Round Club Officer Training-1 13-Dec-2013 to 27-Dec-2013

Division YLP-2

20-Dec-2013 Review & Update Status of Weak Clubs and New Clubs Formation Status

27-Dec-2013 Toastmasters Fun Event (Fashion Show)

PLANNING

DIVISION H CALENDAR

FOR 2013-’14 YEAR


JANUARY - FEBRUARY

DATE ACTION PLAN

1-Jan-2014 Planning Division H Conference

1-Jan-2014 Promoting DTAC 2014 in Oman

10-Jan-2014 Education Session-3 for Speech, Evaluation and Table Topics Contests

15-Jan-2014 Division Newsletter -2

17-Jan-2014 Second Round Judges & Chief Judges Training

20-Jan-2014 to 28-Feb-2014

Chapters` Contests

01-Feb-2014 to 31-Mar-2014

Promoting Talk-up Toastmasters

14-Feb-2014 Area Contest



MARCH – APRIL

DATE ACTION PLAN

7-Mar-2014 Area Contest



31-Mar-2014 Dead Line to submit Club Renewal

11-Apr-2014 Division H Conference

11-Apr-2014 Division News letter -3

18-Apr-2014 Education Session-4 / Mentoring for DTAC Participants

30-Apr-2014 Deadline to submit Area Governor Visit report ( 1 month early target)

MAY – JUNE

DATE ACTION PLAN

01-May-2014 to 30-Jun-2014

Promoting Beat the Clock

2-May-2014 Division Council meeting-3

22-May-2014 to 24-May-2014

DTAC 2014 in OMAN

30-May-2014 Division H Governor Q& A

13-Jun-2014 Handover Ceremony

13-Jun-2014 Division News Letter-4

27-Jun-2014 First Round Officer Training (2014-2015)

30-Jun-2014 Over to Division H Governor (2014-2015)

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EVENTS

A DAY WITH THE

WORLD CHAMPION


The title of 2013 World Champion of Public Speaking was awarded to Presiyan Vasilev of Chicago, Illinois, District 30, for his speech “Changed by a Tire.” Second- and third-place winners were, respectively, Kingi Biddle of Rotorua, New Zealand, District 72, for his speech “The Sitting Place” and Shurooq AlBanna of Dubai, UAE, District 20, for her speech “Finding the Pearl.” This is the first time that an Emirati and for that matter a toastmaster from anywhere in the entire District 20 has reached the finals and come tantalizingly close to the coveted title. She has been a fantastic speaker all through as those of us who witnessed her performance during DTAC 2013 will testify. It is a testimony to her perseverance as much as to her natural talents that she took her speech to winning at the highest level.

Division H arranged an educational session with TM Shurooq AlBanna on 04th October 2013 at the GASCO Auditorium, Abu Dhabi. The audience grabbed valuable lessons from the session and thoroughly enjoyed her impromptu rendition of her award winning speech and her tips and tricks to get to the top. Her presentation of the humorous speech “Mamma Mia – part 2” which won her the second place in Division J contest 2013 was a bonus for all attendees.

This educational session was preceded with sessions from two seasoned toastmasters, Sudhir Kumar Shetty (COO - Global Operations, UAE Exchange) and Dr. Nasef Dhafari, DTM (Past Division Governor and Immediate Past District PRO). The Keynote Speech by Sudhir Shetty titled “What it takes to build an Organization” was awe inspiring inside look at the UAE Exchange and how it was build-up as a global brand so successfully. He shared his experience in taking UAE Exchange to top and there were excellent learning tips as so many of the factors had a clear analogy to the world of toastmasters.

DTM Nasef Dhafari presented a very refreshing session for all toastmasters, emphasizing on the values of toastmasters.

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EDUCATION SESSION

PRESENTERS

SHUROOQ ALBANNA

SUDHIR KUMAR SHETTY

Dr. NASEF DHAFARI

INNOVATION Right when I first heard of ‘Humoroids’ Toastmasters

Club, I realized that a focus on humor was obviously one

specific purpose that TM Devlal Sahadevan and others had

in mind while chartering this Advanced Toastmasters Club

under Division H. I joined Humoroids Advanced

Toastmasters Club mid 2013 and I enjoyed every single

meeting with its insanely exciting themes that never

failed to create a non-stop laughter riot from start to

finish and often until the day after. But something

seemed amiss. I could feel it, but never could put a

finger on it, until just a few months ago.

It all began during a casual chat with the Humoroids

President, TM Derick, about the concept behind creating

this club to give rise to something unique, something

creative and to bring out the best of the latent

humorous talent amongst Division H Toastmasters, while

simultaneously retaining that the core elements of

Toastmasters. It seemed like a tall order at the start –

so many ‘ingredients’ which we knew existed in Division

H, but were scattered all over. Given that, creating

something that would be the sole signature of Humoroids,

was definitely challenging but not impossible. So, how

then could we create a new Jim Carey or Rowan

Atkinson just on our own, we wondered? It was TM

Derick who proposed we create something on the lines of

impromptu “Acting”. And this could be done in so many

different ways.

One, would be to give two or three role players diverse,

unconnected characters and scenarios on the spot,

ensuring that each role player was told only his or her

role and scenario and not that of the others. The players

would then have to initiate a conversation, completely

fabricated based on the scenario and their own roles,

counter ACTING the other person’s seemingly vague

response to match their perspective.


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CONTD…

Two, would be in the form of a game. 3 or 4 role

players act out on-the-spot characters given to them in

accordance to a scenario, while one role player has to

identify the character in a conversation linked to the

situation.

Three, 2 or 3 role players are aware of their characters

as well as that of each other. But as per the scenario,

they are required to act out their roles and build the

conversation taking abstracts of text from a story book

or fiction novel given to them. Again, this will

undoubtedly carry the conversation from ground level to

sky high. How the role players counter act one text

abstract to another, all depends on the creative and

humorous talent of the players.

The audience is always aware of the role players and the

scenario. Having discussed the game plan, it was decided

to bring all the ‘ingredients’ together and let the

dynamics spark off.

Potential names for this idea flew back and forth

between President Derick and I much like a long ping-pong

rally - until I came up with the name “Counter ACT”.

An ‘Act’ by every role player, that would instinctively

trigger a ‘counter-act’ from the other role players’

resulting in unintended but wildly hilarious chaos. I was

given the privilege to launch this new segment in the

Humoroids Advanced Toastmasters Club meeting on

18thSeptember, with an introduction to the concept and

a live ‘Counter-Act’ session to give the audience a feel of

the concept. Here are a few of the main ideas that went

into the making of Counter ACT:

• A humorous spinoff to Toastmaster Table Topics or

thinking on your feet

• Taking Public Speaking to a whole new and sometimes

embarrassing level

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• Living up to being an advanced Club: If you’re not

creating something new, you’re not learning

anything!

• You know you got talent… do it, show it, get

better at it!

• Bringing out your best and boosting your

confidence levels……

It is always a treat to be in any toastmasters club

that conducts its meetings in unique and innovative

ways. But why stop there, when you can do so much

more. There is a popular saying… “There are No

Limitations, because you have NONE”. We only limit

ourselves by our own thinking. The launch of the

Counter ACT got such a phenomenal response, which

was truly overwhelming; Something I would never

have known if I had thought for a second that it

could not be done. I am very grateful to TM Derick

D’souza, TM Devlal Sahadevan and DTM Sunil

Kottarathil, whose stellar performances were the real

reason for Counter ACT to become a signature

label!!!!

On that note and on behalf of the Humoroids

Advanced Toastmasters Club President, I would like to

invite all with a funny bone and those who have

completed the CC manual, to join this Club and

challenge your humor and impromptu speaking skills.

Counter ACT will give you that platform to reach

higher in your abilities to entertain – again and again!

CONTD…

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KNOWLEDGE TOASTMASTERS REVITALIZED EDUCATION PRIOGRAM

As the world changes, Toastmasters International is changing with it. In order to offer more and better opportunities to grow and learn, Toastmasters is revitalizing its education program.

Though the traditional core of our education system will stay firmly in place, a greater emphasis will be placed on developing relevant, real-world communication and leadership skills in a globally evolving marketplace.

The member volunteers who will work with the developers of the revitalized program to ensure that it meets the goals and objectives of all members and remains true to the foundation of the organization, will be divided into two groups: Learning Masters and Ambassadors.

Learning Masters from District 20:- - Rajagopalan K Nambiar (UAE) - Ramesh Anantharaman (UAE) - Zishan Beg (Bahrain)

ARTICLE


When I was at school, I remember my parents asking me to be serious, so that I could get into a good college. When I reached college, I was again told to be serious so that I could get good grades and get a good job. When I started working, parents as well as my boss told me to be serious all over again so that I could get a promotion. School was done, college was done, promotion was also done but advice on being SERIOUS was not done. Yet again, when I got settled with work I was told to be serious (and this time it was from my loved ones): serious in my relationship, so that I can win a partner for life. I felt like the word SERIOUS was my pet name that I could never shake off.

Dear Toastmasters, today, after more than fourteen odd years of work experience and now in my late 30’s, I realize that to be successful in life whether both professional or personal, I need not be serious at all. What I really need to be and which I think is very vital for all is to be SINCERE; sincere at work, to my employees, to the stake holders and sincere in my relationships with family, friends etc.

My parents, the most experienced the most mature people back then were right but not completely right. The need to be serious for success is a forgone conclusion, but in today’s world if you ask if to be happy, being successful is enough, the answer is an emphatic NO. I will be happy only if I have a balanced successful life.

This balance will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for “BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE".

Work-Life Balance does not mean an equal balance. Trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of your various work and personal activities is usually unrewarding and unrealistic. Life is and should be more fluid than that.

CONTD…

BALANCE IN

YOUR LIFE

Santosh Shetty ACS ALS

Answers to the questions (Page 26) are given below:-

1. Dr. Ralph C. Smedley 2. February 22, 1878 3. September 11, 1965 4. In the YMCA basement, in Santa Ana,

California on 22nd October 1924 5. In Santa Ana, California in 1962 6. In August 1927 7. “The Gavel” in October 1930 8. In December 1930 9. Constructive Criticism 10. In 1950 11. Competent Toastmaster (CTM) 12. In August 1969 13. In March 1970 14. In August 1973 15. Evelyn Jane Burgay, DTM in August 1977 16. In February 1982 17. In October 1982 18. In July 1984 19. Helen Blanchard, DTM in August 1985 20. In July 1989 21. In 1995 22. In July 1999 23. In June 2004 24. In July 2006 25. In July 2011

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Your best individual work-life balance will vary over time, often on a daily basis. The right balance for you today will probably be different for you tomorrow. The right balances for you when you are single will be different when you get married, and when you have children; when you start a new career versus when you are nearing retirement.

Toastmasters, stop looking outside. It’s up to us as individuals to take control and responsibility for the type of life we want to lead. If we don’t design our life, someone else will design it for you and you may not like their idea of balance.

Go back home, look at your family and ask yourself if you have given them and yourself the best of your time. If yes, then sleep peacefully; if no, then it’s time to wake up and start afresh. It’s never too late to make a new beginning.

CONTD… BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE

DIVISION H, DISTRICT 20 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2013

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