Media Release
Doha, Nov 10: Founder President M I Farid welcomed Major Nasser Abdullah Al Suwaidi, vice president of Qatar national day celebrations security committee, Krishnan C K acting head of wholesale banking, Doha Bank, press media, sponsors and many others.
He stated that ICC ONE Toastmasters was established in 2003 and the club has been hosting these competitions since 2004. This year being the 13th year, the club has decided to use these competitions as part of the celebrations.
Chief coordinator – Ravi Kumar stated as part of its commitment to the community to promote communication and leadership skills, ICC-ONE Toastmasters Club in association with Qatar National Day 2016 associated activities organizing committee is conducting the contests and is open to all residents of Qatar. They are in pursuit of finding champion speakers for the year at Qatar.
The National Day Communication Championships 2016 contests to be held on Friday December 16 at the Radisson Blu Hotel. Every year participants in large numbers from different nationalities will compete in the following categories:
1. Schools - inspirational (12 to 18 years of age)
2. Inspirational (above 18 years of age)
3. Humorous (above 18 years of age)
This year we have added 2 more categories for the students:
1 Schools - humorous (12 to 18 years of age)
2 Independent schools (12 to 18 years of age)
Our club has the distinction of organizing this prestigious annual event for the 13th year in a row. This year it is at a higher level due to the celebration of Qatar National Day.
Due to the large number of entries there are pre-qualifying rounds in each category and the 6 best contestants will enter the Grand Finale.
The panel of judges comprises of multi-national English educators from Qatar University, Qatar Foundation, Police Training Academy, British Council, Toastmasters, etc. All the contestants are given judging criteria at the time of their registration. In the pre-qualifying rounds the same topic is given to the contestants in their category. However for Humorous and finale, contestants are free to choose their topic. The guideline is that contestants should not talk on sex, religion or politics.
To celebrate the National Day, all Winners will take away cash awards, trophies and gifts. In addition, there are free Lucky Draw gifts for all attendees. The finals on Friday December 16 will begin at 2.00 pm and end by 9.00 pm. The speeches will be followed by dinner.
More information may be found on www.icconetoastmasters.org.
Qatar National Day 2016 associated activities organizing committee has immensely supportd the club.
Major Nasser Abdullah Al Suwaidi vice president of Qatar National Day celebrations security committee has helped greatly by providing logistic support to the event.
School coordinator – Susmita Pattnaik said, "It is a pride and privilege on my part to be part of this mega event. As the school coordinator I get to interact with so many people that this is an experience by itself. As the coordinator I have approached around 43 schools. Most of them are regular participants; apart from them we have included some new schools to spread awareness to. The noble motive behind this event is to provide budding orators a big platform to showcase their talent. So far there has been just one category. The results have been excellent. This year we have decided to take a bigger leap and have included Humorous category too, so that some more students will be able to participate. We are expecting a minimum of fifty contestants in both categories representing fifteen schools and ten Gavel Clubs. Since this event is part of Qatar national day celebration, the topics chosen for the Inspirational category are based on Qatar in association with Qatar National Day 2016 Associated Activities organizing committee which is really awesome. We look forward to have a memorable event and look forward to everybody’s support."
Independent school’s coordinator – Abdulla Hamdan stated, "This is a new category which has been introduced for students from Independent Schools. We have approached more than 80 schools and expect participation from at least 40 schools. We are confident that this competition will become popular and in the coming years may have to
be conducted separately."
Major Nasser Abdullah Al Suwaidi vice president of Qatar National Day celebrations security committee stated, "We are pleased that the multi-national community has organized these speech competitions for adults and student residents of Qatar. We strongly support this initiative.
We are pleased to give the following topics for the Competitions.
Adults –
• Qatar the safest Country
• Qatar’s role in humanitarian relief
Students –
• Qatar’s educational progress
• Sheikh Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani, founder of Qatar, a visionary leader
We are confident that this will become an annual feature at the National Day celebrations. Our Gold Sponsor is Doha Bank, the leading bank in Qatar. Doha Bank’s long term commitment stems from the vision of developing a productive platform for communications leadership and public speaking among the youth and professionals. We are grateful to CEO Dr Seetharaman who has been a constant source of support and inspiration.
Krishnan C K acting head of Wholesale Banking, Doha Bank, stated, "Doha Bank continues to be committed to its corporate social responsibilities. As many of you may have known we have been in the forefront in propagating the environment friendly green concept. Toastmasters is a forum for all without any consideration of age or educational qualifications helping the members to excel in communication skills. As part of our corporate social responsibilities we have been associating with ICC ONE Toastmasters and are proud to be part of the upcoming communication championships. I understand that this year it is especially important because the event is being held in conjunction with the Ministry of Interior to celebrate Qatar National Day. We wish the event a grand success. We look forward to support from our business community to ensure that the event is a grand success.
An event of this magnitude is a challenge for the organizers and we are lucky that our numerous volunteers come in large numbers to ensure the smooth function of the event thereby making it a grand success.
We are sincerely thankful to our numerous sponsors without whose participation this event would not be possible.
More information may be obtained from:
Ravikumar – chief coordinator – Tel # 5549 6537
Ruban Devadas – adult coordinator – Tel # 66863204
Susmita Pattnaik – School coordinator – Tel # 5538 4001
Abdulla Hamdan – Independent school Coordinator – Tel # 66282344