Daijiworld Media Network—Muscat (CN)
Muscat, Nov 15: ‘Toastmaster’ is synonymous with confidence and for par excellence communication skills among its speakers. What started as a workshop last year for those who were eager to polish their public speaking skills mushroomed into the ABC Toastmasters Club this year with 30 members.
The members of ABC Toastmasters Club conducted their charter ceremony on Friday November 13 at Celebration Hall, Rex Road, here, along with their families. The venue was an ideal place for Toastmasters to display their talent for public speaking.
The evening was set ablaze by the speeches of vibrant speakers who not only brought out the facts of society but also presented humour bringing a smile on everyone’s face.
The programme began at 7 pm with a welcome by president Louis Pereira. The ‘Toastmaster of the Day’ was energetic and talented Adrian Saldanha.
The chief guests for the evening were Geevarghese Yohannan, managing director, Nandan Trading LLC, Oman, and Jainamma Geevarghese Yohannan.
The role players for this event were—(Ser.AT Arms) Alexander Sequeira, (time-keeper) Kamal Pasha, (Wordmaster/Grammarian) Mohammed Jaweed, (Ah Counter) Alex Aranha, (general evaluator) ACB Donald Pinto (member of Morrison Muscat Toastmasters Club), (evaluation criteria CC) Thomas George.
The project speeches (Intl) were presented by Celine D’ Souza and Shankaran. The humorous speeches were presented by Daryl Saldanha and Mary Sunil. The Table Topicsmaster was Jose Chacko.
Table topics were presented by Dilip Correa, Arun Lobo, Raymond Rodrigues, and Sanal Varghese. Heartfelt experiences about Toastmasters Club were presented by Thomas George and Karishma Gonsalves. The business session was conducted by Sanil Varghese
The chartering ceremony and awards was conducted by Louis Pereira and Sanil Varghese.
Talented speakers were awarded at the end of the ceremony. The winner for ‘International Project Speech’ was Celine D’Souza. Daryl Chris Saldanha bagged the winners’ prize for his humorous talk.
Best evaluators for the evening were Sanil Varghese and Cyprian Misquith.
The panel of judges was made up of Donald Pinto, Alex Crasta, and Clita Crasta.
Induction of the club officers was done by Rajesh Daga, divisional governor. Awarding of the charter certificates to members was conducted by George Thomas.
The highlight of the day was the release of newsletter ‘ACB Tidings’ and the inauguration of the webpage www.abctoastmasters.webs.com by Jainamma Yohannan.
Children of members entertained the audience. The programme was co-ordinated by Clita Crasta and was choreographed by Sonia D’Souza. Vote of thanks was proposed by Alexander Sequeira.
The sponsors of this event were Nadan Trading LLC, Health & Glow LLC, Elite Coffee Shop, Ruwi, Advanced Business Consultants, Star Technologies, Coastal Green Agriculture, Ghoubra Power & Desalination Co. SAOG, Desert Fox LLC. Al Hasher Group, Edmark International Oman LLC, Celine D’Souza and family, Adrian Saldanha and family, Sankaran and family, and Vincent Machado and family.
From a humble beginning in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana California, Toastmasters International has grown to become a world leader in helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience.
The non-profit organization now has nearly 252,000 members in more than 12,500 clubs in 106 countries, offering a proven and enjoyable way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills.
The mission of 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.
ABC Toast Masters – Club Officers
Members of ABC Toastmasters Club
The weekly meeting schedule and venue:
ABC Toastmasters club meets every Monday between 8.15 to 10 pm in Divine Restaurant. The club has already completed 34 successful sessions and the charter ceremony is the 35th session of the club.
Achievements and Vision of the Club:
The club already has 3 Advance Communicator Bronze award winners and one Competent Communicator. The vision of the club is to achieve atleast four CC’s, Two advance leaders and much more. The club is also aiming to start a youngsters toastmasters club for encouraging youngsters to achieve their goals in future.
Truly this evening was an eye opener for many gathered there and a motivation to be good speakers.