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Inside this issueInside this issueInside this issueInside this issueEd SaidEd SaidEd SaidEd SaidFrom the desk of the International PresidentFrom the desk of the International PresidentFrom the desk of the International PresidentFrom the desk of the International PresidentVoice of the District GovernorVoice of the District GovernorVoice of the District GovernorVoice of the District GovernorDistrict StructureDistrict StructureDistrict StructureDistrict StructureStanding OvationStanding OvationStanding OvationStanding OvationBuilding Bridges Across BordersBuilding Bridges Across BordersBuilding Bridges Across BordersBuilding Bridges Across BordersTête-à-tête with John Bosco AbrahamTête-à-tête with John Bosco AbrahamTête-à-tête with John Bosco AbrahamTête-à-tête with John Bosco AbrahamLeading a Toastmasters Division to President's DistinguishedLeading a Toastmasters Division to President's DistinguishedLeading a Toastmasters Division to President's DistinguishedLeading a Toastmasters Division to President's DistinguishedToo Soon Old; Too Late SmartToo Soon Old; Too Late SmartToo Soon Old; Too Late SmartToo Soon Old; Too Late SmartDistrict Events CalendarDistrict Events CalendarDistrict Events CalendarDistrict Events CalendarTime outTime outTime outTime outTreasured MomentsTreasured MomentsTreasured MomentsTreasured Moments

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82Official Newslet ter of

Toastmasters International Distric t 82Ed said!Ed said!Ed said!Ed said!

"Cham pions are not made in the gyms.Champ i o ns are mad e from some thing they h ave deep insi de them

... a de sire, a dream , a vision." Muham mad Ali , Bo xer

Dear F riends,

At the outset, I w ish to thank Distr ict Governor Nagaraja Ra o, DTMf or ap pointing me as the Editor of th e Di strict Newslett er. Throughvoice o f 82, it will be my endeavo ur to bring to you news, in formation

and tip s. I will ne ed your suppor t as I hold the pen of previo us editors who h ave done a co mmendable job. Special t hanks to TM Parag Karve a nd Trinity fo r helping mewith th e cover pa ge design.

As a t eam we nee d t o comm unicate, comm unicate and communicate once again so that oureffectiv eness is enha nce d. Comm unication is o ur key to suc cess. Withou t effective com municationour de sire, dream a nd vision wo uld be mean ing less. To s ucceed as a te am, we must ensure thatever y member of D istrict 82 ha s the same d esire, follows the same dr eam and wo rks towardsachiev ing the same v ision. Three years in a row we have bee n the number one District in the world. This w as only possib le due to the consistent an d focused eff o rts of the me mbers of Dis tr ict 82. Thisyear is a crucial year for all of us. As we move towards the b egrimi ng of a new era exp ectations arehigh, w e must live u p to the e xpe ctations and prove that ye s we can do it once again .

As we inch slowly, steadily and conf ide ntly t o become t he best district in the world once againvoice of 82 will be your comp anion, your echo. Come enjoy every moment as we achiev e

greatn ess together ...

Regard s,

Brillian S. K., ACB , ALBBrillian S. K.,ACB , ALBBrillian S. K., ACB , ALBBrillian S. K., ACB , ALB

The Mission of the District

The mission of the district is to enhance the performance and extend the network of clubs,thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from the Toastmasterseducational program by:

Focusing on the critical success factors as specified by the district educational andmembership goals.

Insuring that each club effectively fulfils its responsibilities to its members.Providing effective training and leadership development opportunities for club anddistrict officers.

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Toast masters International District 82

From the desk of :From the desk of :From the desk of :From the desk of : International PresidenInternational PresidenInternational PresidenInternational PresidenGreetin gs members and guests of District 82N and 82S:

This is a particularl y exciting ye ar f or Toastm asters I ntern ational. InOctob er, the orga nization cele br ated 85 y ears of help ing peopleimprov e their comm unication a nd leaders hip skills – provid ing a placewhere mill ions of m en and wome n have tak en steps toward better lives.

You, too, are part of that exhila rating journe y, and I am certain youwill ex perience the many benefit s Toastmaster s has to offer .

I urge you to follow your own p ath and belie ve in yourse lf. Set goals

in Toa stmasters, and when you a chieve those goals, help o thers achieve theirs. As we celebrate ou r o rgani zat ion’ s mil estone anniver sary and refle ct upon its m any achievem ents, we also look on t his as a tim e of opportu nity.

As Ralph Smedley, the founder o f Toastmaste rs Internation al, said, “Th e past prepar es us to meet the cha llenges of th e future. ”

I wish you all a won derful journe y of gr ow th and discovery and once ag ain, congratu lations!

Sincere st regards,

GarySchmidt,DTMGarySchmidt ,DTMGarySchmidt, DTMGarySchmidt, DTM

Toastmasters International Vision

Toastmasters International empowers people to achieve their full potential and realize theirdreams. Through our member clubs, people through out the world can improve their

communication and leadership skills, giving them the courage to change.

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Toastmasters International Distric t 82

District 82, is Numero Uno!

Three times in a row!!

Congratulations to

District Governor 2009-2010 Deepak Menon, DTM

and the members of District 82 for the achievement.

Fellow toastmasters ,

Welco me to a bran d new Toast masters year! District 82 is ready for th eterm 2 010-2011 , w ith a new set of leaders, ne w clubs a nd new member s too!

We ha ve had a f an tastic ye ar o f achieveme nt last year. And this yea rpromis es to be eve n better! It is a tribute t o the past le adership tha tToastm asters Intern ational has a pproved t he district split which wil l b eformal ized effective July 1, 2011. This year i s go ing to be the all importan ttransit ion year, w hich brings in its wake , unique ch allenges an doppor tunities.

Before getting down to work, let us look at the theme for th e year. DTM Pat Johnson had writtento me in Mar ch ask ing me to a dopt the sam e theme as chosen by the incoming In ternationalPreside nt. Her them e - 'Achie ving Greatn ess Togethe r '. I did w onder: Why do we need t o havea singu lar theme fo r a plurali stic collection o f people? Do es it unite? D oes it provi de uniformdirecti on? Does it h elp overcom e the distracti ons that can s tem f rom dif ferent pursuit s?

Yes, it doe s all that. It also provid es Form, Foc us & Faith.

Althou gh w e all be long to the same organiza tion, the pla ns, processes & the pa ssion that driveeach o ne of us may vary in natu re & intensity . Each of us may rea ch ou r goals in ve ry differentways s haped by ou r individual st yles. By havi ng a common th em e, our activities get a focus and

the en d result is simply be autiful.How d oes Toastma sters help yo u in achieving greatne ss? I have expound ed on this th eme on our websit e www. t82.org . Ther e are many w ays of achie ving greatnes s; but any ro ad t o achievi ngthat must be built o n bedrock o f respec t for the individua l, a commitm ent to excel lence and areject ion of medioc rity.

We are very fortuna te to have a fanta stic set o f District Offi cers to take us forward in this exciting jour ne y. We have 1 4 very capab le Division Go vernors. We have 63 com mitted Area Governors.To t op it all we ha ve 13 extrem ely Talented District Offic ers. This is a dre am team any DistrictGover nor could ev er wish for! I am sure with their guidan ce and your active par ticipation; weshall ta ke our Distric t to heights ne ver achieved before in Toa stmasters! I lo ok forward t o be closelyworkin g with you in the year ahe ad.

With w arm regards,

Nagaraja Rao, DTMNagaraja Rao, DTMNagaraja Rao, DTMNagaraja Rao, DTM

PresidentsPresidentsPresidentsPresidentsDistinguished DistrictDistinguished DistrictDistinguished DistrictDistinguished District

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District StructureDistrict StructureDistrict StructureDistrict Structure

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District Officer NameDistrict Governor Nagaraja Rao, DTMLGET - North Punita Singh, ACS, CLLGET - South Mohammed Z Saleem, DTMLGM - North Vinay Jain, CC,CLLGM - South Harikumar S, DTMPRO - North N Mubeen, CLPRO - South Jaicy Joseph, CCDistrict Secretary Ajit Dembla, CC, CLDistrict Treasurer & Chairman - Credentials Committee Balraj Arunasalam, DTM

Immediate Past District Governor &Chairman - Nominations Committee Deepak Menon, DTM

District Webmaster Frank Storey, DTMDistrict Editor Brillian S. K, ACB, ALBChairman -Membership Retention Committee Venkat M, ACS,ALB

District 82 - North District 82 - SouthDivision Name Division NameDivision C Rajan Sinha, ACB, CL Division A Kapila Bandara, CCDivision D Amit Kumar, CC, CL Division B M N Pai, CC, CLDivision F Arun Sridhar, CC, CL Division E Latha Ramanathan, CC, CLDivision I Sudhir Sharma, ACB, CL Division G Indira Jayaraj, DTMDivision M* Gangaprasad Sovani,DTM Division H Rayhan Wanniappa, CC, CLDivision N Kunal Pabrai, ACS, ALB Division J Nanediri Karunasingha, ACB, ALB

Division K Nirmala Lilly, ACS, ALB* Preferred name is Prasad Sovani Division L Kumaran Pethi, DTM

Assistant District Officers

Asst. District 82 Secretary: Karthik.VDistrict 82 - North District 82 - SouthRole Name Governor NameAsst. LGET - Asst. LGET Santanu Sanyal, CL

Asst. LGM Kunal Khanna, ACB, CL Asst. LGM Sudhash Liyanage, ACB, ALBDivison Governors

Tips to Achieve Greatness Together

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Standing Ovation!Standing Ovation!Standing Ovation!Standing Ovation!The Toastmasters International District 82, Annual

convention – a confluence of kindred spirits, agathering of like-minded souls, a time for meetingold friends and making new ones – Ovation 2010 was all this and more…

The inaugural evening had a flag march with all theDistrict Officers, and the singing of the nationalanthems of India and Sri Lanka. The dazzling dancedisplay by Jeffrey Vardon, Chennai’s premier danceand ballet ensemble showcased the best of traditional Indian with a contemporary twist- fromKalari , Bharata Natyam to Rock & Roll and Salsa.

The Conference Chair welcomed the gathering, asdid the District Governor Deepak Menon and otherdignitaries, among them Abraham Bosco,- RegionAdvisor Marketing TI, LGET Nagaraj Rao, LGMSaleem, and IPDG Balraj Arunasalam.

A special feature of this year’s conference was theawarding of TI award for Excellence inCommunication and Leadership to JayashreeRaveendran . An individual with a hearingdisability, Jayashree is a journalist, dancer, and nowsocial activist. The award is for Jayashree’spioneering efforts in mainstream media –throughprint , radio, film and multi-media , to reach outto those who are disabled in myriad ways, and tobuilding bridges between them and ‘normal’society. Her leadership is evident in theFoundation’s many events such as the Job Fair for

the disabled, the international Film fest, the

centre for legal assistance and informationdissemination, among others. All details areavailable in the souvenir we released on theoccasion–or check their websitewww.abilityfoundation.org.

The highlight of the inaugural was the Keynoteaddress by Mark Brown, World Champion1995 –it had all the grandeur, the vocal variety,voice modulation and body language anyToastmaster expects in a world champion andthen some more. Mark won a lot of hearts afterthe speech as well by meeting everybody,chatting to all the delegates, exchangingfootball stories, family stories and jokes of allkinds.

The second day saw a set of parallel sessions:all the educational sessions on one side, andanother one by Mark Brown for corporates

–“Ate ways leaders gets things done.” Hissession on the Ovation 2010 theme “TheAlchemy of Articulation” was received by ahouseful audience with encores –everybodyloved it. Mark’s bag of tips, tools andtechniques epitomized how “great speeches arenot written –they are assembled.” The seedsfor District 82 to create a World Championwere planted here –it is up to us as District tonurture this seed.

The education sessions were as erudite as they

were entertaining- Pavan, Vijayshree ,Sabarigirish, P.C. Ramakrishna, Sumithra,Balraj,Aditya and Niranjan & Srikanth, all dida great job. Feedback forms told us only half the story –the rest was in the happy expressionsof people leaving the halls.

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Building bridges... Across bBuilding bridges... Across bBuilding bridges... Across bBuilding bridges... Across b When I went to the D istrict 82 web site w ww.t82. org and re ad a bout yourtheme for 2009-2010 , "Bui ldin g Bridges " I tho ught -that's how I learnedabout y ou, District 82 member s.

Throug h a chance 'm eeting' on w ww .linkedin. com , I connected to your PDG John B osco Abraha m, and through h im I l ear ned a lot about you. John builta bridg e.

We are all links in a giant bridge across the g lobe, and To ast mastersInterna tional is our c omm on g roun d. Borders are just man's art ificial linesdr aw n on a map, and we are truly much more al ike t han differe nt. In myhome c lub in Wester n Massachuset ts (northeaste rn USA) we h ave s trong

bonds o f friendship an d support that hav e pai d off i n the tremendo us growthof our members.

Our clu b is 40 years o ld and consist ently Distingui shed or better. One of our m embers recent ly made it hergoal to help people w ho are in transi tion gain the sk ills they need t o f ind new job s by coming to Toast masters.I'm sure that you hav e equally comm itt ed mem be rs in D82 doing similar things .

Being t he number on e district in th e world is a d istinc t honor in our organiza tion. My hat is off to you. Bei ng number one for thr ee years in a row is incre dible.

How d id you accomp lish this? I thi nk it's by build ing, and streng thening, t he b ridges between people, oneclub, on e meeting, one guest, one me

mber at a time . Your members and p otential memb ers have an inc redibl ethirst fo r knowl edge and self develo pment, as part of global tren d to s hrink dista nces betwee n people, andlift eve ryone's standar d of living. Th is is a welcom e trend, since w e all have mu ch to learn fro m each other,an d roo m to grow. W hat better wa y to do that t han Toastmast ers?

W hat c an our membe rs and clubs lea rn from each ot her? Knowledg e and experien ce that's shared is multiplied.How a wesome would it be for club s in di f ferent c ountries to ado pt one anothe r and s har e id eas?

With th e innovations in com munic ation today it' s not only po ssible, it is eas y, and it can h elp build thebridges that make ou r world better. I will chall en ge members in my district to do that, and hope to buildmore bridges in the fu ture.

Marilyn Jess, DTMMarilyn Jess, DTMMarilyn Jess, DTMMarilyn Jess, DTM Marily n Jess, DTM h as been a me mber since 19 98. She is cu rrently a mem ber of “Last Word Club”in Distr ict 53.

For fre e speaking tip s, visit her blo g. “Speaking Of…” http:/ / marilyn-speak ingof.blogspo t.com /

How you say it...

I will hit you so hard ... That even GOOGLE will not be able to find you...(dialogue from a regional movie)

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PDG, John B osco Abrah am (Bosc o ) was re cently selected as the

Regio n Advi sor - M arketing fo r Region 13 .

He join ed Toastmas ters after a frie nd noticed h is skills as the M asterof Cere moni es at a f unction. From then on he h as not looked back.John B osco Abraham in a tete-a- tete with voic e of 82...

What does you r role as Regi o n Ad visor Mark eting encom pass ?This is an adv isory role and I wi ll be interac ting with the D istrictGover nors and Lieu tenant Gover nors of Mark eting within R egion13. Key f ocus areas would be dev eloping strate gies for gr ow th andmarke ting related a ctivities of To astmasters In ternational.

How has Toastma sters benefit ed you?I have been able to e xpress my sel f better. There has been a d efinitechange in my way o f communica tion at work, with my fami ly andin pub lic. The skills I developed I have been able t o use in mymento ring, training or when I ho st event s.

What was the mo st challengin g period in Toastmaster s?The d istrict format ion in 2006 was major a chievement. As un

district ed clubs we were not working in synergy an d our memb ership fee wa s also lower. O ur pl ans to f orm the distri ct andget rec ognition coin cide d wi th th e general inc rease in fee a t TMIwhich meant th ere w as almost a 1 00% increase in the memb ershipfee. W hilst the club s in Bangalor e a nd Sri Lan ka were very keenand co oper ative, all other clubs f rom the vario us other citie s werenot ve ry keen. To g et all the 45 e xisting clubs under one um brellawas a major challen ge we faced and overcame .

What about Toast mast ers fasc inates the a udience?

The co nfidence, the flow and apt use of word s , the way a personspeaks and her /his k nowledge, d efinitely amaz es an audi ence.As a m atter of fact a good speake r becomes a hero quickly.

Toastmasters influence

Toastmasters has a great influence on Bosco, both his sonshave been trained in Youth Leadership Program.He has been highly influenced by one individual inToastmasters , who is full of confidence and commitment,the first Chairman of the Territorial Council of South Asia

Ian Faria. Bosco also states that his support andguidance made the District what it is today.Concluding the tête-à-tête he said“Ian’s skills are worth learning, and emulating.

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Did yo u know?

Bosco loves to work withchildre n and has he lpedmore t han 300 child renimprov e theircomm unication skill s. Anavid m usic lover, he is apart of the local c hu rchchoir.Bosco is a philanthr opist and ha s suppor tededucat ion for the ne edystuden ts .A very dutiful and l ovinghusban d, at home h is wifespeaks and he listen s.His ph ilosophy in li fe andToastm asters can be summe d up in thefollow ing state ment

“Keep giving ... yo u will receiv e in return

witho ut aski ng.”

Bosco can be contac ted on

2218- 2421(O)

2337-1 618 (R)

or thro ugh emailabraha m@bhelepd. com

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As a n ew Division G overnor you w ill get a lot o f advice. Actually, you w ill get a lot o f great advice. If you try to follow all o f it, then you m ight as well tr yto walk on water. Th e art of gettin g to President 'sDistingu ished is not t o implement a ll well-meanin gsuggesti ons, but to find out the key thi ngs that are tr ulyimporta nt to get done . In my estima te there are te n(10) cr itical success fa ctors that lea d a division t oPresiden t's Distinguishe d. Let me tell y ou right away: Ihave no t m astered all of them equally well.

1. Team : The re i s lot to do i n a D ivision over a per iodof twel ve months. So, it's crucial to h ave a great team helping you in the proc ess. Make sure you have willin gand ca pable area governors.Establish a communic ation plan(e.g. reg ular conferenc e calls) anda repo rt ing mechanis m, so thateverybo dy knows where thedivision stands. At th e divisionlevel co nte sts are serio us business.I reco mmend that you get someon e on your tea m to focus

on thos e. I created the role of Lt.Division Governor Edu cat ion andTrainin g. The responsi bility of this pe rson is to mak esure tha t the contests are planned w ell and execut edsmooth ly. The other ke y role is the pe rson focusin g o nyour ne w club strategy . For that I cre ated the role o f Lt. Div ision Governor Marketing. T hat per son is incharge of all new cl ub building ac tivities in you rdivision . Also, he or sh e works hand in hand with th eDistrict Lt. Governor M arketing and her t eam as we llas with the divisional a rea governors.

2. Mem ber focus: At the end of the day, we need tom ake sure that the e xperience is p ositive for ou rmembe rs. Use the con test season as a motivator fo ryour m embers to pa rticipate in th e Toas tmaster s’learning process. But there is more. Facilitate speec hmarath ons on the area and/or division level providin gspeakin g opportunities beyond the cl ub . I don't thinkyou can ever have eno ugh of those. O ne thing to kee pan eye o n: There is a ph enomenon in T oastmasters tha tis wort h tackling. Peo ple joi n a club with a lot o f enthusia sm. After two, three or four sp eeches they dropout. Ke eping these me mbers engaged will make a b igdifferen ce. Ret aining m ember s is key to your long-term growth strategy. En gaged membe rs will delive rspeeche s, which mea ns Competent Com m unicat o r

Awards (CCs) or Advanced Communicator Awards(ACs), which in turn means precious Distinguished ClubPlan (DCP) points.

3. Keep clubs in play: In my first speech as a DivisionGovernor I mentioned that we need to play defensefirst. Like in soccer or American football, that is howyou win the game. What does this mean to those of uswho run a Division? We need to make sure that ourexisting clubs continue to function. When a club hastwelve or less members, it is at risk. Make sure that these

clubs get a coach or two. Make sure that the clubleadership team of a low-membership club is committedto growing the club back to twenty members or more.

There is a clear businesscase for that. Starting anew club means that youneed a demo teamcoming in at least once. Inaddition, you need twosponsors and twomentors. That draws a lotof resources into the

process: a demo teamrequires commitments

from at least four people. In addition, you need thecommitment from four people to be sponsors/mentors.Turning a club around only requires one or twodedicated coaches. At the end you only have so manyvolunteer leaders who might be able to participate ineither a club rescue mission or starting a new club. Dothe math. It is wise to use the available volunteeringcapacity carefully. Keep in mind, that you only need tohave one more club in your Division than you startedout with. Keep the ones you have and start one newclub and you have the necessary condition fulfilled tobecome President's Distinguished .

4. Payments: Nobody likes to be like the IRS taxcollector. However, collecting dues twice a year isinevitable. My recommendation on this subject is short.Stay close to the dues collection process in fall andspring. Very often late payments tell you that there isa potential problem in the club. It's not very difficult tocollect twenty or so checks and send the money toToastmasters International. If a club has trouble doingthis on-time, then there might be other issues as well.

Communicate early and often about this. Alert yourarea governors and club officers ahead of time. Stay ontop of those clubs that are late with their payments.Consider a personal call, if need be.

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Too Soon, Old; Too Late SToo Soon, Old; Too Late SToo Soon, Old; Too Late SToo Soon, Old; Too Late SThe en nui that sets in on Sunday ev enings kept me

languid ly in front o f the televisio n. Star Pariva rAwards , with its glitt er, w as not a bad choice t oview .The de buta nte award was announc ed and a youn gactress sashayed to the stage and star ted pouring ou ther joy , "First o f all, I w ant to thank God" , gushe dthe s ta rlet, "God sh ould be gratef ul to me…"

The compeers smooth sailed to the n ext item, givin gGod m ore opport uni ties to be grate ful…

Slip of the tongue? Nervousness? P lainignoran ce?

God, I'm sure, will be grateful to m e if Icould offer a convin cing explana tion.But, na y, I must deny God the chanc e of bei ng humble, for, I c an offer neithe r anexcuse nor an explan ation f or the l ea stprepare dness of the w inner, who, b eingone of the four nomin ees, knew tha t shestood at least one fourth chanc e of winni ng. What pre vented her f rompractic ing and prese nting a resp onsewhich w ould have cre ated ripples fo r theright reason?

The situ ation brought to my mind th e question, "Do people take too much for granted?" Ordina rily, yes,people do, but Toastm aster movem ent has made usrevere the Trinity o f Prepara tion, Practice andPresent ation . But t hen, what abo ut Table Top ics?Can we , in any way, be prepared?

Before I attempt an a nswer, let me e ncapsulate on eof the arg um ent s made by G. K. C hesterton in h isessay, 'O n Running a fter One 's Hat.' He righ tly pointsout tha t although we o ften he ar grow n-ups complai nof havi ng to hang abo ut a railway s tation and wa itfor a t rain, the same is not true of small boys. Fo rthem to be inside a ra ilway stat ion is to be inside acavern of w onde r and a palace of po etical pleasure s.In the red light and g reen light on the signal, the ycan ima gine a new su n and a new m oon. When th ewoode n arm of the signal falls d own, they ca n

visualiz e a king throw ing down his staff as a signa land sta rting a shr iekin g tour nament of trains.

Is it possible for us - adults - to keep our power of

imagination potent? We can not be as fanciful aschildren, but we can be thoughtful all the time, can'twe? But then, the demand on us is greater if we haveto help ourselves with Table Topics. It is not enoughto fill the vacant minutes and minds with matter. Wehave to literally, though not loudly, verbalize ourideas.

Take for instance the long hours of waiting at therestaurant for our first course to arrive when ourstomachs growl and grumble… Frustration can be

transformed into fructification if we areprepared to play the TM game. How aboutvocalizing our thoughts on, 'If I were themanager of this restaurant, what eco-friendlymeasures would I take?' If the silent GeneralEvaluator in us objects to the long-windedtopic, how about, 'If I were a waiter?' Wewould hit upon enough ideas to turn intosoft-skill trainers. But then, we need to beventriloquists and talk without opening ourmouths because the rule of the game is that wecomplement mental pictures with wordclusters.

By tapping the wellspring of ideas all the time, wecan rest assured that even if we were to still fail tosparkle on TM public platforms in TT Sessions, wewould at least have views of our own in privatecircles. After all life is a fair game and it ensures thatno fair play goes to waste. We can also (hopefully)escape the predicament expressed by GordonLivingston: Too soon, old; too late smart.

Malini Hebbar, ACGMalini Hebbar, ACGMalini Hebbar, ACGMalini Hebbar, ACG Malini Hebbar is Area B-2 Governor. She is aProfessor of English at St. Agnes College

Mangalore.

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Block your datesSun Aug 01, 2010

Judges Training Div B, Div E & Div L

Sun Oct 03, 2010Div G Humorous Speech & Evaluation ContestsDiv I Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Sat Oct 9, 2010Div M - Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Sun Oct 10, 2010Div D - Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Sat Oct 16, 2010Div F - Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Sun Oct 17, 2010Div F - Humorous Speech & Evaluation ContestsDiv K - Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Fri Oct 22, 2010Div A, H & J Mid Year Conference - Day 1

Sat Oct 23, 2010Div A, H & J Mid Year Conference - Day 2

Sun Oct 24, 2010Div A, H & J Mid Year Conference - Day 3Div C Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Sat Oct 30, 2010Div E + Div L Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Sun Oct 31, 2010Div E + Div L Humorous Speech & Evaluation ContestsDiv N Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests

Members are requested to cross check with the respectiveDivision Governors / Area Governors for event details

Congratulations!District Governor 2009-2010Deepak Menon, DTMand all members of District 82 forretaining the number one positionthird time in a row!

New DTM’s

Shastaram RThe youngest DTM of District 82

Aditya Maheshwaran

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True Friendship

True Fr iendship is tha t beautiful bea d

That bi nds people tog ether,

It is tha t rare relations hip found,

Which brings t w o sou ls nearer to ea ch other.

True fr iendship know s no bounds,

N or can be it s topped by mo ney.

It has a mellow exulta nt sound,

And its feelings are sw eet er than hon ey;Indeed fort una te few hav e shared fr iendship,

With their fo rever true f rien ds.

They k now the va lue of their relatio nship

Is much more than the most expensive t rends.

True fr iends are in fact those

Who have nothing material to ga in:

By stay ing together to their friends v ery close,

In every sor row loss or pa in.

No we alth in this wo rld can buy tru e fr iends hip,

However mu ch one may sp end,

To exp erience this pu re relationship ,

One has to earn a true fr iend.

HareshRaisinghaniHareshRaisinghaniHaresh RaisinghaniHaresh RaisinghaniHaresh Raishinghani , CC , is VPE of the Mulund Toastmasters

Roastmaster

During a large dinnerparty one evening,Clarence Kelland, servingas toastmaster, rose tospeak at the end of themeal:"Gentlemen ," he began, " the obviousduty of a toastmaster is to be soinfernally dull that the succeeding

speakers will appear brilliant bycontrast ..."

An appreciative chuckle arose fromthe speakers' table. "However," Kelland continued, brandishing a listof speakers, "I've looked over the listand I don't believe Ican do it!"

AH Counter

New York senate seat hopefulCaroline Kennedy was criticizedfor her lack of experience in publicspeaking in 2008.

According to the "Daily News,"Caroline Kennedy used the words"you know" in her interviews morethan 400 times with several mediaoutlets.

Report of the AH Counter "You

know" counts:

New Yok Times: 130 timesNY1: 80 timesDaily News: 200 times

Psst... aren’t we lucky to get awaywith 5 noting's of “you know”,”Imean” ...

Video of the speech available at

http://tinyurl.com/ahcounter

Sweeping the darkness of lonely nights,She travels so long.Bridging the distances,

Waiting for a sign of moon rise.

In the nights of spring,She unites with moon.There is no possession,

Yet the Moon Bird contents.

With divinity of moon lightMoon Bird Delights.There is no Distance,There is no Farewell.

There is no farewell with Moon

Janani Liyanage Janani Liyanage Janani Liyanage Janani Liyanage

Janani Liyanage,is VP-PR of IFS ToastmastersClub, Sri Lanka

Time outTime outTime outTime out

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The evening saw the Toastmaster at their relaxedbest – good food, good friends and goodfun–what more could anyone ask for? Music bythe DJ, dance by Toastmasters.

The final day saw all the contestants geared upand ready for the battle of the Titans- RajdeepManwani won with a rousing Table Topicspeech on “Should politics and religion be a partof regular conversation?” Runners-

up were Dev Wijetunge and DayanFernando. Runners-up for theInternational Speech Contest wereNeha Jagtap and DhanajayanHettiarachchi, with Aaron Watsonthe winner to go to the InternationalSpeech Contest in August in USA.

The District Council meeting on 22May saw the elections of the newDistrict Council, with Nagaraj Raoas the new District Governor , LGETMZ Saleem and LGM SV Harikumar.A sad feature of the District Councilwas the low attendance of Districtofficers – Area Governors, Presidentsand VPE’s of clubs. As Toastmasters we need toinculcate in all club officers the idea of responsibility towards running Toastmasters asa whole, not just the immediate club. Thisacquires great importance because we are at the

cusp of an exploding moment in Toastmasterhistory – all District Officers need to understandthis.

Incoming District Governor Nagaraj Rao’saddress set the tone for more achievements nextyear.

At Ovation 2010 we tried a few innovations: aBusiness Networking session, so that all TM’s couldleverage their social networking in a differentdimension, and the release of a Delegate Directory,also for the same. The presentations by just twoorganizations- one for an Outbound LeadershipInstitute and another for solar & LED lighting sawboth getting firm enquiries and hopefully someorders in the near future!

Ovation 2010 created a record forPR initiatives – our Principal SponsorChennai Live 104.8 featured theConference Chair, DG DeepakMenon and Mark Brown on radio,and NDTV Hindu did a specialinterview with Mark Brown stillavailable on Mark’s website.

All in all, Ovation 2010 was receivedwith great warmth and accolades bythose who attended – all of us whoworked for this truly appreciate that.IP DG Deepak Menon said Ovation2010 was for him the perfect icingon the cake of his stupendously

successful innings. As hosts, we also had two morecherries on the cake- our lighthouse club Chennaigot the Best Club award, and our Division G withAbraham Zachariah at the helm, ( Nirmala Lillycreating a Division in one year flat with 9 new

clubs), outstripped all other divisions! In the Districtthat is No.1 in the world, no mean achievementindeed! What it also did for us in Division G is tothrow up new leaders, ready to face the challengesof tomorrow.

From the entire team of Ovation 2010 –thank you!

Nina John, DTMNina John, DTMNina John, DTMNina John, DTMConference Chair - Ovation 2010Ov atio n T rivia

Yo unge st p artici pant was 18 years oldOl dest part icipa nt w as 8 3 ye ars y oun g






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Officers training program - July 2010

Ovation - 2010



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Read on to know what's in store for you @ Reverberations 2010 …

Delightful networking experienceInteract, share and network with 500 + Toastmasters across India and SriLanka, delegates and

industry experts and leaders

12+ Educational sessions led by experts

Keynote addresses by inspiring personalities; Workshops by leading experts and Toastmasters

The invigorating Mumbai Nightlife Experience

Scintillating Cultural night on Friday and Star studded Bollywood nite on Saturday

District Finale Speech Contests

Laugh all the way with the contestants in the Humourous Speech and Speech EvaluationContests

Conference Charges :

Only Registration : INR 2000 /- Per Delegate (Excluding Stay)

Single Delegate Registration : INR 7500 /- Per Delegate (Including stay for 2Nights/3Days)

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Contact :

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