Mangalore: Toastmasters' 'Reverberations 2011' Concludes on Joyful Note
Media Release
Mangalore, Nov 27: ‘Reverberations 2011’, the semi-annual conference of Toastmasters Clubs concluded this evening on a joyful and sentimental note at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail.
The conference brought together 287 delegates representing the 170 plus clubs of Toastmasters District 82, Division 1 comprising of South India and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan delegation comprised 82 members. The highlight of the conference are the two district level contests (Humourous Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest) and the four educational sessions by inspirational speakers.
The day started with the district Humorous Speech Contest followed by an educational session on the subject “The lies we tell: How the truth can make you a great speaker and a district Champion” by Dhananjaya, the District Champion for 2011.
The afternoon session was devoted exclusively to the educational session on the subject “Educate, Entertain and Energize” by Ed Tate, from Colorado, USA, who is the Toastmasters’ international champion speaker.
The conference concluded with prize distribution by the District Governor Zameen M. Saleem. The following were declared as the winners of the two contests contests.
Evaluation Contest:
Winner: Rajdeep Manwani of Division ‘L’,
1st Runner Up: Roshanta Jayatunge of Division ‘J’
2nd Runner Up: Lekh E.M. of Division ‘E’
Humorous Speech Contest:
Winner: Rajashekhar M. of Division ‘B’
1st Runner Up: Mathew Jacob of Division ‘K’
2nd Runner Up: Dayan Fernando of Division ‘A’
District Governor Zameen M. Saleem expressed great appreciation of the Toastmaster community of Mangalore for hosting the conference in an exemplary manner. Division Governor Hima Urmila Shetty delivered the vote of thanks. The meet concluded with a vibrant cultural performance (Manipuri martial arts and our local ‘Veera Gathe’) by the students of Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodabidri.
The five Toastmasters Clubs of Mangalore, namely Winners Club Toastmasters, Mangalore Toastmasters, INFYnity Toastmasters, ProAct Toastmasters and Inspiron Toastmasters are the hosts of this grand event under leadership of Conference Chairman CA M.N. Pai.