Yesterday, I presented my 23rd speech at the Millennium Toastmasters Club titled Mastering the Toast from the manual Special Occasion Speeches. It was a very nice feeling of going back to the stage and delivering a prepared speech after a long time. Below is the complete speech that I presented.
As Thomas J. Peter said “Celebrate what you want to see more of”. Tonight we gathered here to experience the spirit of celebration; a celebration of achievements. And it’s my honor to be here to raise the Toast.
Toastmaster of the evening, Wonderful Toastmasters and welcomed guests, good evening to you all.
From its humble beginning in the year 1999, the Millennium Toastmasters have proven to reach new heights year after year. The dedication and commitment of our senior Toastmasters always made sure that the flag of Millennium Toastmasters fly high. And this year is no difference.
The accomplishment of 10/10 points from the Toastmasters International Distinguished Club Program, the club stands to be a President Distinguished Club. Another noticeable accomplishment is the successful release of three issues of The Millennium Marvel, a magazine from the Toastmasters of the Millennium Toastmaster Club.
May this spirit of Toastmasterism continue in the club.
May this club continue to help each individual in bringing out the best in him.
May this club continue to be a platform to unleash the hidden potentials of its members.
May the spirit of Toastmasterism always shine in this club.
May the journey of success continue year after year.
Now let us drink…to the President Distinguished Club and to its good spirit.
Over to you Toastmaster.
PS: I would like to thank my mentor for this project, MTM Shukla Datta for her guidance and support.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Success in one walk of life doesn’t compensate for the failure in other.
As a normal human being we feel ourselves happy and celebrate the moments of success. Ofcourse, a moment for which we have worked hard – day and night, is now bearing results. Yes, it is a moment that goes for a celebration. But many a times we get carried away with this celebration neglecting the other part or responsibilities or commitments of our life which is not the true essence of being a human. Someone said it very correctly “success in one walk of life doesn’t compensate for the failure in other.”
As Toastmasters we always try to strike a balance between the communication and leadership track. As soon as we are about to achieve a milestone in communication track lets say a Competent Communicator we see to it that we also achieve a milestone in Leadership track, Competent Leader as per the example. Truly, what is a communicator who cannot be a leader and what is a leader who cannot communicate!?
Let us also maintain this balance in our personal lives as well. We might get a promotion in our professional life but what is it if our family life is dull!? We might buy a new Mercedes but what is it if we do not have friends who could share it with us!? We might be Toastmasters as per the Toastmasters International membership but what is it if we aren’t practical Toastmasters!? Let us all communicate this enough both verbally and by means of our actions to bring in this change in ourselves and in our society. Let us not make one commitment suffer just because of another commitment. Let us all enjoy success in all walks of life!
Happy Toastmastering!
Best Regards,
Abdul Lateef, ACB, AL
President—Millennium Toastmasters
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mobile No.: +971-50-8206535
E-mail: abdul_lateef_03@yahoo.com
http://millennium.freetoasthost.net/files/Millennium_Marvel_Vol9_Issue1.pdf
As Toastmasters we always try to strike a balance between the communication and leadership track. As soon as we are about to achieve a milestone in communication track lets say a Competent Communicator we see to it that we also achieve a milestone in Leadership track, Competent Leader as per the example. Truly, what is a communicator who cannot be a leader and what is a leader who cannot communicate!?
Let us also maintain this balance in our personal lives as well. We might get a promotion in our professional life but what is it if our family life is dull!? We might buy a new Mercedes but what is it if we do not have friends who could share it with us!? We might be Toastmasters as per the Toastmasters International membership but what is it if we aren’t practical Toastmasters!? Let us all communicate this enough both verbally and by means of our actions to bring in this change in ourselves and in our society. Let us not make one commitment suffer just because of another commitment. Let us all enjoy success in all walks of life!
Happy Toastmastering!
Best Regards,
Abdul Lateef, ACB, AL
President—Millennium Toastmasters
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mobile No.: +971-50-8206535
E-mail: abdul_lateef_03@yahoo.com
http://millennium.freetoasthost.net/files/Millennium_Marvel_Vol9_Issue1.pdf
Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Goodwill Speech
After completing 10 speeches at Toastmasters I continued doing speeches from Technical Speeches and Speeches by Management manuals. Then an elongated gap followed. And after taking up the position as President of the Millennium Toastmasters Club, I decided to continue doing my speeches. Thought of starting with Story Telling manual which I believed would be a fairly easy job. But somehow it did not excite me to prepare and deliver my speeches. I went through a few other manuals and finally got hooked to the objectives presented in the Public Relation manual. I called up the Vice President – Education, CC Devlal of our club and requested him to include my name in the agenda as a speaker for the coming meeting. And below is the speech that I presented at our club.
“People may lie in a coffin than to give a sermon at a funeral.”
Is public speaking some kind of a disease, may be, they call it – Speak phobia!
Toastmaster of the evening, fellow Toastmasters, and perspective guests, a very good evening to all of you!
Is public speaking such a difficult task!? Can something be done to overcome this false fear of public speaking? Is there any forum which helps us in developing the art of public speaking?
Tonight let me share with you a few tips on preparing and delivering a speech.
1. First, identify the purpose of your speech. What is the purpose of my speech, is it to motivate or persuade the audience? Is it an informational speech? Call to order?
2. Have two to three main points directly supporting the purpose of your speech.
3. Have a definite opening, body and conclusion of the speech. It is recommended to memorize the opening and conclusion of the speech so that the impact can be created.
By saying impact, I remember, recently one of the speakers had to discontinue his long talks on account of his throat. Several people threaten to cut it!
4. Try to include some humor; a speech sprinkled with subtle humor is well received by the audience.
And while delivering the speech
1. First thing to remember is when you are here on the stage, feel like a king. Audience is here investing their time to listen to you.
2. Your body speaks – include appropriate gestures and body movements.
3. Incorporate some vocal variety. This will give some kind of variety to your speech and will improve and hold audience attention.
4. Most importantly, be yourself! Do not try to over act.
Well dear friends, just by reading or listening how to prepare and deliver a speech will not make us a champion speaker. What it takes for a man to be perfect!? Practice, yes practice! Thus, we need a forum which helps men and women learn the arts of speaking, thinking and listening vital skills that promote self actualization, enhance leadership potential and foster human understanding and thereby contributing to the betterment of mankind.
Toastmasters is such a place where we learn all these.
In conclusion let me use the words of Robert McKenzie “Success to you may mean many things, if you could given a wish today, what would you do?”
Over to you, Toastmaster of the evening!
And these were the valuable comments which I received from fellow toastmasters.
“A masterpiece speech, wonderful.” – CC Shajahan
“Amazing speech and useful tips. I like your self – confidence.” – TM Hessa
“Excellent – congrats. You need to consider slowing down the pace of speech – for a great speaker.” – CC Mohammed Shafeeque
“Could have used some personal experiences on how you started out as a Toastmaster to encourage the guests here tonight to take the first step.” – CC Roy Jacob
“People may lie in a coffin than to give a sermon at a funeral.”
Is public speaking some kind of a disease, may be, they call it – Speak phobia!
Toastmaster of the evening, fellow Toastmasters, and perspective guests, a very good evening to all of you!
Is public speaking such a difficult task!? Can something be done to overcome this false fear of public speaking? Is there any forum which helps us in developing the art of public speaking?
Tonight let me share with you a few tips on preparing and delivering a speech.
1. First, identify the purpose of your speech. What is the purpose of my speech, is it to motivate or persuade the audience? Is it an informational speech? Call to order?
2. Have two to three main points directly supporting the purpose of your speech.
3. Have a definite opening, body and conclusion of the speech. It is recommended to memorize the opening and conclusion of the speech so that the impact can be created.
By saying impact, I remember, recently one of the speakers had to discontinue his long talks on account of his throat. Several people threaten to cut it!
4. Try to include some humor; a speech sprinkled with subtle humor is well received by the audience.
And while delivering the speech
1. First thing to remember is when you are here on the stage, feel like a king. Audience is here investing their time to listen to you.
2. Your body speaks – include appropriate gestures and body movements.
3. Incorporate some vocal variety. This will give some kind of variety to your speech and will improve and hold audience attention.
4. Most importantly, be yourself! Do not try to over act.
Well dear friends, just by reading or listening how to prepare and deliver a speech will not make us a champion speaker. What it takes for a man to be perfect!? Practice, yes practice! Thus, we need a forum which helps men and women learn the arts of speaking, thinking and listening vital skills that promote self actualization, enhance leadership potential and foster human understanding and thereby contributing to the betterment of mankind.
Toastmasters is such a place where we learn all these.
In conclusion let me use the words of Robert McKenzie “Success to you may mean many things, if you could given a wish today, what would you do?”
Over to you, Toastmaster of the evening!
And these were the valuable comments which I received from fellow toastmasters.
“A masterpiece speech, wonderful.” – CC Shajahan
“Amazing speech and useful tips. I like your self – confidence.” – TM Hessa
“Excellent – congrats. You need to consider slowing down the pace of speech – for a great speaker.” – CC Mohammed Shafeeque
“Could have used some personal experiences on how you started out as a Toastmaster to encourage the guests here tonight to take the first step.” – CC Roy Jacob
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