1. President Speak 2. Bright New Beginning 2. Tip-Tap-Toe 3. The Eyes Have It

4. Kudos!! 5. Meet Our New EC 5. Eye On It 5. Our Team is Growing...

To provide a mutually supportive

and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop

oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth

"All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them”

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Vol. 1, Issue 1; Jan 2009 President Speak JPKU Toastmasters is a magnet of positive energy that attracts anyone who has willingness to improve. Toastmasters, contrary to popular belief, is not a place where we are taught to speak in public. It is a place where we shed our inhibitions to communicate in public. Therefore, my vision for the club for the upcoming six months is 'Inspire to aspire'. Let us inspire each other to aspire to be the best and also to aspire that JPKU is the best club in the district and beyond.

Parul Purwar

Poonam Jain Division C Governor, District 82

The visibility of the JPKU Club predominates in the Toastmasters

Fraternity…I have always witnessed that each member of this club

exudes great confidence and a true Toastmaster’s spirit…This is an

inception point for many leaders of our District 82. I am proud to be a

member of this club because by being a member of this club, I know,

I am on Express Highway of learning and growth.

Vinay Jain Division I Governor, District 82

It was 2nd of December, 2005, when the club was born. I get

nostalgic thinking of the first meeting. I still remember the excite-

ment that was there, as members gathered in the conference room

to attend the first meeting which changed their perception…..I can

vouch that JPKU Toastmasters are different, they exude warmth, a

sense of fellowship pervades the atmosphere at all club meetings.

This has led it to be....always ahead!!!!!!!

Mission of the Toastmasters Club

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Juhi Chawla Chief Editor

Deepak Dewani Assistant Editor

Division C, District 82

Always Ahead…

Tip-Tap-Toe Tips for Toastmasters Bright New Beginning

"Make a point, tell a story. Make another point, tell another story. Make yet another point and tell yet another story. That is the essence of public speaking.”

Bill Gove

- Jyoti Sharma (Mumbai Toastmasters Club)

Common Presentation Errors And How To Correct Standing on the brink of a bright new beginning I can feel the fresh new breeze coming to me

and I long to set myself free....

I see the river that I have to cross and I see the bridge that can take me across...

I wish to climb, run and jump to the other side

leaving burden of my big bag behind.....

The bag in which I collected flowers, stones and some broken dreams.. Though it is dear but now it seems..

It is too heavy to take along..

as my destination is far and the way too long....

It has given me so many scars.. my shoulders can’t bear pain of bleeding wounds any more...

I know for me its difficult to part..

but now my life needs a new start....

So here I drop my bag, flowers and my broken dreams... and I wash my wounds with water of the stream

I see the sun shining and hear the birds singing...

standing on the brink of a bright new beginning........

I can feel the fresh new breeze coming to me... and I long to set myself free... free...free....

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• The One-Legged Speaker Symptoms: The speaker puts most of his/her weight on one leg. The other foot is usually placed toe down. This speaker usually leans on the lectern. Cure: Stand upright on both feet. Keep the feet a comfortable distance apart. Maintain good posture. Refuse the temptation to lean on the lectern.

• The One-Handed Speaker and the No-Handed Speaker Symptoms: The "one-handed" speaker hides one hand in a pocket. Sometimes this speaker will remove that hand from one pocket only to put the other hand in the other pocket. The "no-handed" speaker locks his/her hands in front or behind, guaranteeing that the hands cannot be seen or used during the speech. Cure: Understand that your hands are perhaps the most expressive body language tool you have. Make them work for you instead of hiding them. The next time you get the urge to hide your hands, fight that impulse and let your hands stay out in the open.

• The Reader / The Reader—Speaker Symptoms: The speaker reads the entire speech. Cure: Understand that a speaker speaks. Use your notes to guide you, but realize that the audience doesn't want a reader, it wants a speaker. Practice your speech beforehand so that you build your confidence and knowledge to deliver the speech as a speaker. Avoid using a manuscript and use only an outline or a Mind Map.

• The Sloppy Speaker Symptoms: This speaker uses slang, doesn't articulate words, and gives an unprofessional feel to the presentation. Cure: Realize that when you give a speech, your choice of words should reflect a more formal language than what you use in everyday conversation. Take the time to articulate words and project your voice. In doing so, you will also improve your eye contact and appear more professional.

- Dr. Dilip Abayasekara (Dr. Dilip Abayasekara, former global President of Toastmasters International, is a well known speech consultant with an award- winning background in communication, leadership and sales. The above article has been picked from the free resources section of his website www.drdilip.com)

The Eyes Have It - Deepak Menon, DTM

(LGET, District 82 Toastmasters)

"If all my talents and powers were to be taken from me...and I had my choice of keeping but one, I would unhesitatingly ask to be allowed to keep the Power of Speaking, for through it, I would quickly recover all the rest. ”

Mark Twain

“Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes.” Homer Eyes have always held a fascination for me. When I look into a pair of eyes, I find I can look into the depths of that person. The honesty that gleams from them holds a tremendous feeling of mystique for me. The eyes are the windows to the world; a mirror to the soul. They help you gain entry into another person’s heart, head, mind and soul. Eyes speak their own language and expressive eyes can speak without the mouth uttering a single word. Now imagine if the power of those expressive eyes were combined with words to communicate a message, how effectively could this message be delivered. When someone looks directly into my eyes while speaking to me, it immediately establishes a firm bond that speaks volumes about that person’s sincerity. However, if that person were to look at anything other than my eyes while speaking to me, that personal connection and bond is lost and the message is easily forgotten. How would you feel if the person you're speaking to at a dinner party had her back turned to you or was looking at another person over your shoulder? It's not very engaging, is it? It's all in the eyes.

While speaking to the eyes is important in a “one-to-one” conversation, eye contact does wonders for a public speaker. If I speak to an audience and let my eyes rove establishing eye contact with most, I feel the connection with them deepen building an immediate rapport. To the contrary if I pay more attention to only a segment of the audience, I am met with reproof from that part of the

audience that felt ignored and left out. The magic works best if every person in the audience feels that the speaker is talking to each of them alone. Last week, when I was the Toastmaster at a meeting of one of the Clubs in Delhi, a member who had sat to my right told me, “Deepak, I found you were only looking in my direction. While, I liked your attention, don’t you think you deprived the others?” I had just about managed to absorb this when another member who had sat to my left walked up and said it seemed that I had been only speaking to her! Now I was confused! If it had seemed to two persons sitting in different parts of the room that I was talking only to them, surely I had a squint…. or I had learnt the magic that all Toastmasters aspire to achieve!

To work this magic, it only takes a few simple steps:

1. Be clear about the message you wish to deliver. If you are confused, you will not be able to decide which way to look!

2. Before you speak, take a moment to look around the audience. Figure out who are the persons who seem most interested and attentive and mark them out.

3. The ‘marked’ persons must be spread across the audience and not just in a small segment.

4. When you begin speaking, speak to the eyes of the ‘marked’ persons. Speak a complete thought to one and then look at the next person to speak to.

5. Never spend too little (less than a sentence) or too much time (more than two sentences) looking at a person while speaking.

6. Don’t close your eyes, look at the floor or at the ceiling which is distracting and breaks the bond you have already created.

Now you will have the magic working for you and you will have the ‘ayes’ of the audience firmly with you! I’d like to share a story of a public speaker, a bit shortsighted, who was addressing a large audience in an auditorium. He ‘marked’ in the audience a person who he thought would be very influential as she seemed, from that distance, to be dressed from head to toe in fur. The speech began. Sure enough, our speaker spent most of his time speaking to the ‘marked’ lady who seemed very absorbed as she did not stir at all throughout the speech. The speech ended to applause from the audience. Shortly thereafter, a friend of our speaker came up to him and complimented him on his performance. But then she asked a question, “Tell me, when you were speaking why were you looking so intently at the chair on which all the ladies had piled their fur coats?” The moral of the story – ensure that the ‘marked’ person is indeed a person! As American Poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.” Speak to the eyes and you will have conquered the heart, the mind and the soul of your audience! “With eyes that looked into the very soul . . . Bright – and as black and burning as coal.” Lord Byron

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"There are always three speeches for every one you actually gave: the one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.”

Dale Carnegie

“JPKU Toastmasters Club has a dream… A dream, that every member will become a better

speaker, a better leader and a better person. A dream that every member will be a champion, one

day, in his or her own way.. A dream that every member will be always ahead…

JPKU toastmasters club is a place where dreams come true…”

Recent Achievers at JPKU

• Deepak Menon—100th speech with 3rd ACB

• Abhishek Bajaj—CC and CL

• Parul Purwar— CC and CL

• Ambarish Srivastava—CC

Stars of the Month

• Best Speakers— Parul Purwar, Richa Aggarwal, Deepak Dewani,

Ritu Arora • Best Tabletopics Speakers—Ritu Arora, Neeraj Aggarwal • Best Evaluators—Deepak Menon, Ritu Arora

Deepak Menon Ritu Arora

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Kudos!!

Rachit Kaul 2nd Runners-up

Humorous Speech Contest District 82

Eye On It Up & Coming Events—please mark your calendars:

Our Team is Growing... Meet our new EC A new year, a new beginning. On the 27th of December, 2008, the JPKU Toastmasters Club installed its new executive committee for the period of Jan-Jun 2009. Here is the new cabinet:

• Parul Purwar: President • Abhishek Bajaj: Vice President, Education • Hasimran Punj: Vice President, Membership • Juhi Chawla: Vice President, Public Relations • Shraddha Nakra: Secretary • Sona Pakhi: Treasurer • Manoj Kumar: Sergeant-at-arms

We wish the team all the very best. Here’s hoping that JPKU Toastmasters attains new heights under their leadership.

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"Fear is not a foe but a friend--a familiar companion that nagged me to do my best. Don’t think of fear as a deterrent. It’s a kick in the rear to prepare.” Helen Hayes

Where do we meet? Vivekananda Vihar, Opposite J.P., Kapur & Uberai, Chartered Accountants, LGF C-4/5 Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi, 110016

When do we meet?

Every Saturday, 12:30pm

Whom to contact?

For all membership and PR queries, please contact:

Harsimran Punj (VP, Membership): +91 98185 60035; punjsimran@yahoo.co.in

Juhi Chawla (VP, Public Relations): +91 98915 65060 ; myselfjuhi@yahoo.com

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Neeraj Aggarwal, member since Jan 09

“I visited JPKU last week as a guest to see whet Toastmasters was all about. Hearing the people talk I was impressed. The encouragement and warmth I received later was enough for me to run down to the office and sign up. I knew I was at the right place and look forward to all the fun learning and growth this place has to offer me”

Deepak Dewani, member since Jan 09

“The first thing that struck me during my first meeting at JPKU Toastmasters as a guest was the ease and quickness with which I started seeing

myself as a “part” of the group rather than someone outside of it….I am looking forward to moving up the

learning curve here, and having fun all along”

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