Media Release
Jubail, Feb 7: Global Toastmasters Club on Friday January 31 conducted a Youth Leadership Programme (GTC YLP– 2020), which culminated in an extraordinary show at the Grand Finale at Puli Restaurant, here.
Toastmaster Mohammed Abul Khasim, who hails from Karnataka, Gulbarga was the chief coordinator for the YLP. In the 10 weeks intensively focused programme, the young future leaders in the age group of 13 to 15 were given quality coaching on public speaking, listening, writing, evaluating and life skills under the able guidance of the chief coordinator.
The keynote speaker at the event was well-known veteran distinguished Toastmaster, Dr R J George who motivated everyone to speak the language of love, removing all boundaries and barriers and to invest on spending quality time together.
The performances of the youth leaders were extraordinary and flawless and it was witnessed by top prominent figures of the Jubail toastmaster fraternity like DTM Jamil Akhter, TM Nasiruddin Ansari, DTM Oomen Thomas, MTM Sair Oomen, DTM Hareesh, TM Amitab Serna, DTM Kotesh, MTM Shanti Rekha, DTM Suresh Kumar, TM Imtiyaz Khan, TM Asif Ali khan, MTM Farha Naved, TM Naved Hussain, Sheeba, Dr Saleem Khan, TM Ashik Nazeer and TM Suhail Rais Khan. GTC YLP team thanked the guest of honor Abdul Majeed the managing director of Universal Inspection Company for sparing his valuable time as one of the sponsors of the event.
The chief guest at the finale Toastmasters District 79 Club growth director, DTM Rami Jawad lauded the efforts of GTC for community service and urged all the students to take full advantage of such chances as they present life-changing opportunities. Division Direct ‘L' DTM Sadagopan addressed the audience and District PQD DTM Madhusha graced the occasion.
During the span of 10 weeks, more than 40 senior members of Jubail Toastmasters fraternity contributed to the success of the programme as one to one mentors, workshop presenters and assistant coordinators. DTM Uzma Siddiqui, DTM Aziz Ahmed Siddiqui, DTM Safare Mohammed, DTM N V Arasu and DTM Jeyasankar and DTM Asif Ali Siddiqui, led the team of Toastmasters as overall Programme Advisors, MTM Samina Mazher was chief judge for the event.
The grand finale saw four absorbing contests in Table Topics, Evaluation Speech, International Speech and Debate conducted by YL Ayesha Safare, YL Sai Pranav, YL Mohammed Saad and YL Fawaz Kannan respectively and YL Jaweriya conducted the banner parade.
Maliaka Maryam won the first prize in International Speech, while the second and third were earned by Mohammed Saad and Mohammed Umair. The table topic contest was won by Ahmed Khan, where Jayveer Prajapati and Fawaz Kannan stood second and third respectively.
Sreena Nanda Kumar won evaluation Speech Contest, while Mohammed Sufyan and Sai Pranav stood second and third respectively. In the debate contest, the team speaking against the topic represented by Hasib Javid, Muzaffer Shaik and Nabil Bin Tasnim stood first and runner team was represented by Sarah Nasir, Fathima Badruddin and Shanum Rabia. Hasib Javid was declared the best debate speaker.
The first term president, Sarah Nasir and second term president, Mohammed Ahmed Khan started the programme with their presidential address after the Surah recitation by Nabil Bin Tasnim. YL Jumana Jaffer and YL Arman Raiq Siraj hosted the finale as master of ceremonies. The immedate past youth leaders and assistant coordinators and workshop presenters Jaweriya Mariyam and Ayesha Safare conducted the award ceremony, while DTM Safare Mohammed handled the contest operations.
Global Toastmasters president, DTM Khalid Siddiqui and YLP chief coordinator, TM Mohammed Abul Khasim thanked all the youth leaders, parent sponsors and Toastmasters for their contribution in making the programme successful.
Past president of Global TMC, past Area63 governor and first ever joint division E & L conference chairman, Mangalurean DTM Shameer Ahmed Kudroli congratulated the chief coordinator, Mohammed Abul Khasim for the effort and dedication to make the event a grand success and his journey to accomplish the DTM title soon.