by the theme of the day, objectives of the speech or the

pre- selected table topics, it provides us the opportunity to

enliven the best of club meetings even if we had missed

any, it provides. an opportunity to know our fellow

members especially the new entrants in the folds of our

family. And above all, it provides us an opportunity to

rewind and cherish those beautiful moments we spent in

the exciting club meetings as successful speakers, role

players or the winners of the contests.

We at SDTM, have been missing our club’s News Letter for

quite long now, depriving ourselves from so many

beautiful opportunities; but after a chase, full of hurdles,

failures, pits and falls, we seem to have embraced it at

last . So, dear friends, the EC team feels proud while

presenting to you .. your very own ‘ ICE- BREAKER’ in its

ever youthful, beautiful, charismatic and charming avatar .

Fall in love with it and please don’t let it go missed again.

Keep it rejuvenated with your contribution..articles, jokes,

poems , opinions and whatever you like.

by the theme of the day, objectives of the speech or the

pre- selected table topics, it provides us the opportunity to

enliven the best of club meetings even if we had missed

any, it provides. an opportunity to know our fellow

members especially the new entrants in the folds of our

family. And above all, it provides us an opportunity to

rewind and cherish those beautiful moments we spent in

the exciting club meetings as successful speakers, role

players or the winners of the contests.

We at SDTM, have been missing our club’s News Letter for

quite long now, depriving ourselves from so many

beautiful opportunities; but after a chase, full of hurdles,

failures, pits and falls, we seem to have embraced it at

last . So, dear friends, the EC team feels proud while

presenting to you .. your very own ‘ ICE- BREAKER’ in its

ever youthful, beautiful, charismatic and charming avatar .

Fall in love with it and please don’t let it go missed again.

Keep it rejuvenated with your contribution..articles, jokes,

poems , opinions and whatever you like.

Editorial

Meet your EC

Atithi Devo Bhav

Happenings

Special Initiatives

Quotes and Jokes

The mission of a Toastmasters club is 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.

The mission of a Toastmasters club is 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.

Club# 0870897 Area: C2 District: 41 Division: C

Newsletter of a club is much more than a

mere collection of information, it’s the

communication of the club with the club. The

newsletter provides us the opportunity to

seamlessly express our ideas, emotions,

feelings and knowledge without being bound

President’s Message:

What’s Inside?

"Toastmasters changed my

life. They really did. Put me

on the stage. I don't know

what I would have done

without that positive boost."

"Toastmasters changed my

life. They really did. Put me

on the stage. I don't know

what I would have done

without that positive boost."

Chris Mattews is a well-

known author and journalist

who hosts MSNBC's Hardball

with Chris Matthews and

The Chris Matthews Show.

Quiet a few members even after having attended

many meetings at Toastmasters are not clear about

the two tracks and different levels that you could

achieve. While you might have your goals as far

your communication and leadership skills are

concerned; it would make perfect sense if these are

SMART goals with deadlines around different levels

and who else but your mentors can help you be

there, smartly! Ask your mentor for clarity on these

if you have not been inducted yet.

The Masters on Toastmasters:

Editorial“Sachin, you have become much better! The energy was high and you seemed well prepared.”

These words were music to my ears because it gave me a great sense of satisfaction. I am on the

panel of an organization where I teach students of schools in different parts of India and that too

LIVE through VSAT based videos. Though I had been delivering these sessions for almost an

year now, yet hearing these words from the studio team that day was a reinforcement of my trust

in the power of Toastmasters. I could easily install this trust during my first meeting at South

Delhi Toastmasters. I was not only thrilled to have spoken in a table topic session, I was rubbing

my eyes in disbelief to see such constructive feedback given to every speaker and role player that

anybody who is even a little serious about working on his communication and/or leadership skills,

could implement it from the very next meeting. Now I immediately get to wax lyrical about

Toastmasters whenever I get a compliment for my improvement in my communication skills.

Friends, it is said “What you befriend transcends and what you resist persists”. Even if you go

to SDTM with resistance, it so easily befriends you that your love and respect for it can only

transcend.

While I am writing here and designing this newsletter, I am loving my indulgence into it. And so

is the case with all our EC members too. who I have the privilege of introducing to you through

this newsletter. We all work in great harmony to lay the ground for every meeting. And, our Past

EC come out jumping for help and guidance at every step. And SDTM becomes an all the more

beautiful place through new and old members taking up roles and assisting in every meeting, just

like family members.

In this feature of newsletter, we’ll be putting together the pieces of puzzle by introducing you to the

new EC, reflect on how did we welcome our guests and some hot and happening recent updates

like Club and Area Contests, SDTM T-shirt launch, awards received by members and not to

miss our special and important re-initiated endeavor called Mentorship.

And this newsletter in no sense is going to be limited to EC’s work or a one sided affair. We

welcome your inputs, suggestions, updates, articles and commendations for us to make it a

medium to stay connected and keep transcending our affection for this family.

Let me make use of this opportunity to welcome and thank our new members for installing the

same trust that I did in my first meeting and I request all of you to make this journey fruitful

and enjoyable for you by holding hands of your mentor. And next time you get a compliment on

how well did you speak – don’t forget to smile and spread it in your SDTM family. Looking

forward to see the legends created out of little persistent steps in your journey of Toastmasters.

“Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.”

Let us meet up every Thursday and feel it like the first rain every time ☺

Sachin Malik

VP-Education

South Delhi Toastmasters

LUVKESH JAIN - PRESIDENT

Luvkesh Jain is a corporate lawyer by profession, a chef by passion and a poet with compassion. A commerce graduate , an MBA topper and Master of Law, Luvkesh has three books published to his credit. Luvkesh had joined South Delhi Toastmasters in February 2010 and completed his CC just in a span of seven months. He has been the winner of Area Level Table Topics Contest of Area C-2 in year 2012. He is one of few members who are ready to accept any role including that of a speaker or TMOD in the eventualities of last minute back outs and his confidence, commitment, calmness and energy go viral in any Toastmasters meeting . SDTM is proud to have him as its President.

SACHIN MALIK – VP, EDUCATION

I am a Memory and Learning Skills trainer and coach. I train schools, college students and corporate professionals and do special camp and club based Fun with Science programs for young students. I left my job of an IT Project Manager after 9+ years of serving Genpact, Bharti and NIIT Ltd and found my bliss in making a difference by training people. I love being on stage and talk about topics that could create a lasting impact and bring change in the minds of the audience. I am grateful being appointed as VP-Education and being part of a great EC team. I call SDTM my family and am committed to nurture it to my best in my tenure and beyond. I have a fishbowl at home that only carries all the feedback slips that I get from SDTM members ☺

ANKUR LUHADIA – VP, PUBLIC RELATIONS

I am a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary by profession, presently associated with ICICI bank Limited as a Risk Analyst. I joined South Delhi Toastmasters in June, 2012 and since then, I added public speaking as my hobby. I am a true believer & follower of the saying " Practice makes a man perfect“. I am a very happy go lucky personality, and socialize with everybody easily, am a passionate sports man and am delighted currently holding a position of Vice president- Public Relation of South Delhi Toastmasters club.

I am a Chemical engineer born, bred in Chandigarh and now roasted in Delhi (working in Delhi) . I have a penchant for anything that satisfies & excites my sweet palate (e.g. rasmalai, rosgullas, gulabjamun, rabri et.al)... already feeling hungry.

I Joined SDTM 3 months back and this roller coaster has been spectacular, to say the least. I find TM an ideal platform to spread my wings and fly to zenith of oration. Public speaking is an essential ingredient in my life where as a sales professional i need to interact and influence both national and international clients. After joining TM, there has been paradigm shift in my approach towards communicating, which made me cognizance to the fact that listening is as important as speaking, if not more.

United Colors of our EC!

RAHUL NANDAN – SERGEANT AT ARMS

I am an engineering graduate and after completing Enterprise Management from IIT Delhi, I started my own venture. I am excited about Toastmasters as it gives me a platform to learn and a healthy break from hectic work as it stimulates and rejuvenates my mind. I am equally excited being an SAA at SDTM. With responsibilities comes maturity, and I hope to become a more mature and knowledgeable Toastmaster in the next 6 months. As a diehard Toastmaster, I am constantly encouraging fellow members to give in their best. Filled with a zest for everything at Toastmasters - whether it is participating in contests, attending meetings regularly, motivating fellow members, volunteering for various roles or giving constructive feedback – I am always at the forefront of the SDTM. I made a lot of good friends here and I feel that’s what SDTM is all about :)

RAKESH VERMA – TREASURER

I am a practicing Chartered Accountant for the last 30 years at PadamChambers, Karol Bagh, New Delhi. I came to know about Toastmasters through online search. I remember being asked to speak on a Table Topic in my very first meeting. I always find the atmosphere at SDTM very electrifying and get charged up by attending meeting every week. When I visited US some months back, I got a chance to attend a Toastmasters meeting in Boston and found what distinguishes SDTM from many other clubs is it’s high energy level. I am re-elected as the Treasurer of this Club. I am confident that my happiness, and my popularity depend to no small extent on my skill in dealing with people which can only be improved at Toastmasters .

SANJAY BILLORE - SECRETARY

I am from Madhya Pradesh and am currently working as a freelance content writer, in Delhi. I joined SDTM in March 2012 and I completely enjoy being part of this wonderful club. Other than the being a Secretary of SDTM Club, as a member of the club, I have seen a lot of improvement in my verbal communication skills and writing skills as well, which I find significant for both my profession and career.

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

-Henry Ford

United Colors of our EC!

‘Athithi devo bhav’ (Guest is equivalent to God) and SDTM is proud to have a large

number of guest stepping in each of its meetings; and in the month of August and

September, we got opportunity to welcome two special guests of International stature

and repute in Toastmasters club.

DTM Naomi Takeuchi, District Governor, District-37 visited our club on 14th September and also played the

role of General Evaluator of the meeting. Her evaluation was a precious gift to the club as there were so

many things for us to learn from the seasoned leader. Where at one end the members learnt how a perfect

evaluation should be like, on the other end, her eye for detail helped the role players especially the speech

evaluators to get instant improvements tips. SDTM will remain indebted to her for such a wonderful

evaluation session. We are also thankful to our beloved and veteran member of South Delhi Toastmaster

Club, Five times DTM Deepak Menon for making her visit happen to SDTM.

TM Vinay Jain, District Governor, District-41 attended the meeting on 9th

August and also joined the birthday babies to celebrate his birthday with us.

He motivated the members with motivating story of his own life with the

pivotal theme that the man is creator of his own destiny. His ever smiling

face, composed posture and down to earth and friendly nature makes him

effortlessly gel with any group.

TM Simon Miller, from Toastmasters Club of Manchester not only visited our

club as part of his around-the-world Toastmasters Clubs tour, he also

participated both in our regular meeting as well as a contest. He was made

feel at home by our EC team and few new members of the club as well. During

his conversations with us in those two meetings, we exchanged best practices

and had some fun moments, that we will cherish for long ☺

I learned a great deal and will plan to

integrate some of the best practices here in

North Carolina. Your group was so

welcoming, and I appreciate all the gifts they

provided including the mug, the T-shirt and

especially the Best Supplemental Evaluator

award! That was so surprising, and I am

glad I could provide value to your group in

my short time there.

…let them know how much I feel blessed to

have them as part of my Toastmasters

extended family.

Atithi Devo Bhav!

The months of August and September were not only filled with exciting meetings of SDTM but also

brought along with them, the moments full of pride, bonding , hospitality, valiance and rejoice.

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Moments of Joy and Bonding:The musical chanting of the rhyme ‘Happy B’Day to you…happy b’day to you’ immediately brought us the

return gift of genuine, beautiful smiles on the faces of the B’day babies of our family. The cake and snacks

were of course the bonus.

Moments of PrideWe celebrated the completion

of DTM award by our ever

enthusiastic, energetic,

charismatic member of the Club.

She is the first and youngest

member of the club who has

achieved this award by being

member of only South Delhi

Toastmasters Club. This occasion

was celebrated by the club with

Akshita’s favorite Choco-truffle

cake, which left us licking our

fingers.

Happenings at Happening SDTM!

The Club conducted its Speech Evaluation

Contest on 30th August 2012, when the seven

eagle eyed evaluators accepted the challenge to

evaluate one speech delivered by Toastmaster

Ankit Aggarwal. These types of speeches pose

challenges for maintaining the balance in CRC

layers of evaluation while meeting the time limit

but the evaluation done by our seven contestants

was an eye opener. While all of them were

winners, the first, second and the third position

was bagged by TM Akshita Agrawal, TM Rahul

Nandan and TM Luvkesh Jain respectively.

The Humorous Speech Contest of the

club was held on 6th September and in this contest

also seven members fought the battle of smiles.

While audience had the opportunity to be served

laughter in big platter, the PICKLE prepared by

Toastmaster Rajinder won the First Prize.

Toastmaster Arun Uchil and Toastmaster Avik

Mukherjee won First and Second Runner up

respectively.

Area C2 ContestSDTM had the opportunity

to host the Area Level

Humorous Speech and

Evaluation Contest of Area

C-2, District-41. While the all

representatives of all the

clubs were well prepared,

eloquent and lucid, the

winners’ trophies of both

the contests was brought

home by our valiant fighters

TM Akshita Agrawal

(Evaluation Contest) and TM

Rajinder Popli (Humorous

Speech Contest).

Needless to mention that both the contests were smooth, fair and flawless; courtesy the well trained judges and

the experienced seasoned and revered member of SDTM, TM Monika Lal, who was the contest master for both the

contests teamed with alert, dedicated and brilliant role players.

Moments of Rejoice and Learning:

Happenings at Happening SDTM!

Mentorship and its significance…We are happy to share that our team is becoming bigger with a

perfect mix of new and old members. With the increasing influx of

new members, we feel it is imperative that they get the right

guidance and assistance through regular communication from the

members who have graduated to a level that they can help with

their experience, expertise and know-how of the club. Therefore,

the idea of Mentor Mentee at SDTM, needs attention towards

immediate implementation.

Sudeep Minhas, our Immediate Past President has always

expressed the importance of making mentorship an essential part

of SDTM and therefore has been kind enough to take the position

of Mentor Chair.

As a Mentor Chair, Sudeep would be responsible to make sure

that:

1. Every new member, at the time of joining, is assigned a mentor.

2. He keeps regular communication with Mentors and Mentees to

keep this initiative alive and active.

3. Every mentor considers this as an equal responsibility to talk to

his/her mentee as it would be for a mentee to stay in touch with

his/her mentor.

4. Mentees get a smooth and comfortable experience in their

initial some weeks till they feels settled in the club environment

through their mentors hand-holding.

I would request all the mentees who have been assigned a mentor

to get in touch with their mentors, even when they are taking a

supplementary role in a meeting. In the meanwhile a file

containing details of supplementary roles would be shared by all

for an initial reference.

I am sure all of you equally feel that it is going to be an effective

and a win - win model for all the members. If you have any queries

around it you could write a mail to sudeepminhas@gmail.com and

could also copy ec@sdtm.in for us to address some of the queries,

wherever applicable.

SDTM also saw initiatives on the following fronts:

1. New professionally designed agenda (Designed and

Automated by VP-Education, Sachin Malik with inputs

from 5x DTM and Immediate Past Region 13 Advisor,

Deepak Menon)

2. New Agenda Banner (ideation by President Luvkesh

Jain, designed by Sachin Malik)

3. New Minutes of Meetings designed and automated by

Sachin Malik, carried out by Avik Mukherjee

Special Initiatives at SDTM

“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

“Be sincere; be brief; be seated”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Now I'd like to open the floor to questions. And since they never get a chance to

speak, why don't we start with the married men?

[When there’s a Mic problem] This microphone is like my wife: it won’t let me speak.

Always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else

The mind is a wonderful thing, it starts to work the minute you are born and never stops until you

get up to speak!

TMs will find it relevant…

If you can’t convince them, confuse them.

They said it...

On a lighter note...