Here is my opening address as the President of the club at the recently conducted The PI Toastmasters club contest.
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
Respected Chief judge, esteem panel of judges, my dear Toastmasters and friends, good afternoon.
I welcome you all to the very first PI Toastmasters Club Contest.
Most often than not we take life as it comes and surround ourselves with that unrealistic, so-called comfort zone.
But today, it is going to be a different story.
They say, speak only when you can improve upon silence.
I believe, today, the time has come to show that we have mastered the art of speaking.
Today is the day when we will be going a step closer to the conquer the fear we had when we joined this Toastmasters club.
Today is the day when we will be going a step closer to live the dream we always had.
Today is the day when we will be going a step closer to taste the success we deserve.
Toastmasters and friends, let us go through the experience.
Let us enjoy and en-live each moment of it.
Let us get indulged into the experience.
Let us learn from the experience.
And let us do something for the very first time!
Remember, competition is not against someone else. It is against our own-self.
What I was when I joined this Toastmasters club and what will I be after going through this experience, that defines success for me.
Contestants, pat your back and say "congratulations" to yourselves.
Why?
Because, today you are going to come out of that comfort zone .
Today, you are going to do something for the first time.
Pat your back and say "congratulations" to yourselves!
