Sunshine Toastmasters - #9713

January 2012

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Toastmasters International Vision Toastmasters promise Editors note Messages: Incoming President Outgoing President Past District Governor Past Divisional Governor Current Divisional Governor

Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Today, our membership is 270,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 13,000 clubs in 116 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations. Membership in Toastmasters in one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself. At $36 every six months, it is also one of the most cost-effective skillbuilding tools available anywhere. How Does It Work? A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. A typical group has 20 to 40 members who meet weekly, biweekly or monthly. A typical meeting lasts 6090 minutes. There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, members evaluate one anothers presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the programs success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings and develop skills related to timekeeping, grammar and parliamentary procedure. Members learn communication skills by working in the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking. Members also learn leadership skills by taking on various meeting roles and working in the Competent Leadership manual. In our learn-by-doing approach, we don't lecture members about leadership skills; we give those responsibilities and mentoring to help. Then we ask them to lead. Why should I join? The Toastmasters program offers many benefits that help people in all walks of life. As a result of participating in Toastmasters, you will: Increase your self-confidence Become a better speaker Become a better leader Communicate more effectively Membership is affordable a great value that can change your life that costs less than a dollar a day. Your initial investment: $20 New member fee $36 Dues for six months, plus any club expenses. (Some clubs may charge a nominal fee in addition to the regular dues for items such as meeting space and club supplies.)
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Articles: 3 steps to upload videos to youtube Toastmaster at Heart New Year Resolutions What is Enlightenment? About Decision How to implement Sustainability in our meetings? New me Happy new year and Pongal Ovations Mangalore

More than 4 million people have discovered the benefits of this proven learning waiting for? Joining is easy just a few simple steps:

formula. What are you

Step 1: Visit a Toastmasters club. You can find clubs near you by using the Meeting Locations tool. Each group has a different personality, so you may wish to visit more than one. Your visit is free, and some clubs may allow you to return as often as you like. Its easy to find a time and location that works for you. Meetings are held seven days a week, mornings, afternoons and evenings. Its a good idea to call or email in advance to confirm a groups meeting time and location. Step 2: At the meeting, ask the vice president membership for a membership application and fill it out. Step 3: Give your application and dues to the vice president membership at the club. Once you are voted in by the existing membership, the club officer will send your application and fees to Toastmasters World Headquarters. Your New Member Kit should arrive in the mail in about two weeks (kits outside of the U.S. may take longer).

A Toastmaster's Promise
As a member of Toastmasters International and my club, I promise...
1. To attend club meetings regularly 2. To prepare all of my speech and leadership projects to the best of my ability, basing them on projects in the Competent Communication, Advanced Communication or Competent Leadership manuals 3. To prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments 4. To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations 5. To help the club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all members to learn and grow 6. To serve my club as an officer when called upon to do so 7. To treat my fellow club members and our guests with respect and courtesy 8. To bring guests to club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters membership offers 9. To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational and recognition programs 10. To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of all Toastmasters activities

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Editors note: Staying focused

By Tm Anand Bhairat

Staying focused
Ever wondered why some people reach greater heights even though they seem to have the same capabilities and background? One important reason is the fact that they stay focused & pursue their goals. In mathematics that shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Similarly in life if one wishes to achieve something one has to pursue that goal and avoid the natural distractions. The attention span of most people is now less than 2 minutes. Earlier people used to do one job at a time and do it well. These days even people on two wheelers drive and talk on the mobile at the same time. New technologies have made our life simpler but at the same time reduced our ability to stay focused.

One way that helps me stay focused on my goal is to announce my intention to people near to me. I have also experienced that unless I sign up for a speech my speech never gets ready. This works because most people generally value the commitments given to others in public than commitments made to oneself. People around you will help you stay focused. Hope this works for you. I wish you all the best for the New Year.

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Message from Incoming President

By Tm Diwakar Reddy

Its an honor to work and serve for Sunshine toastmasters, a Presidential Distinguished Club for the past 5+ years which has produced many international champions. When we join Toastmasters, we join it with a desire of improving our speaking skills. Little do we know that for many it has changed the lives whether it is in the way of helping someone to achieve or the change in our quality of life. We now enjoy an excellent combination of members with various levels of experience and expertise. I have discovered over these last few months our members are readily willing to adopt new practices and foster new ideas, allowing the club to further improve our meetings

As the incoming President I look forward with expectations of a mutually supportive relationship with all the members. A leader is only as good as those whom he leads. Leadership is a reflection of a professional relationship between the leader and its members. Let us all develop our potentials to the fullest through Sunshine Toastmasters. I look forward to another year of growth and evolution in 2012.

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My Journey in Toastmasters Outgoing President Sunshine Toastmasters July December 2011 S. Venkatramanan

My Journey in Toastmasters
It gives me great pleasure to pen about my journey as a Toastmaster at Sunshine TM Club. It was in April 2010, that I entered the steps of Banjara Academy. It was the Past Dist. Gov., M. Venkat who requested me to join for a special meeting on a Thursday. Sunshine TM was honoring the past president Lakshmi for her contributions and she was relocating to Chennai. I only stayed for the main program and did not join for the dinner. I joined the club in May 2010 as a Toastmaster. I was inducted along with 2 others (Chetan still climbing mountains, I suppose & Ullas carrying on the legacy of Beechi!!). It reminded me of the occasion when I joined as a Scout. The tradition or the convention as we call carries huge importance when we induct new members. It was the warmth of the club members and the liveliness made me ground firmly into this club.

In July 2010, we had the installation of the new committee and I gladly took the role of a MC. That was my experiment with Truth. I was a joint VP PR for the term Jul to Dec 2010 and we also had the privilege to release the newsletter after a considerable period of time. I was overjoyed with the empowerment given by the then President Jose. I also completed the CC projects by end Dec 2010. It was time to step up the gas and I found an able colleague, Santosh who encouraged me to take up the role of VP Education. Santosh & I formed a good team to run the club. I was away to Europe for about a month and hence did not do much for the contest season in Feb 2011. Few of our club members had also the opportunity to contribute to Ovation 2011. The Sunday meetings at Jain College under the Chairmanship of Kumaran & Ramesh were a real treat to watch! Ovation 2011 was a great spectacle and a magnificent event to watch & learn. Though, we achieved the DCP points, we did not get the Golden Gavel. In July 2011, I took over as the President of this club. That was a high point in my life. I have never been a President in my professional life. I am not sure if I can become one in the future. But, I will boast to my fellow professional colleagues about this achievement. The term Jul to Dec 2011 also had its share of highs and lows. We celebrated the 600th club meeting in Sept 2011. Our founder President Kadri gave a wonderful education session on Evaluation. During Nov & Dec the sessions were very interesting. The mood was upbeat due to the club Creative meetings, well mentored speeches, higher attendance, more guests, and excellent evaluations. Thanks to the efforts and co-operation of all the members and during the previous month we have seen a major turnaround in the meeting attendance and guest turnout. Let us maintain the same tempo in the coming months. The contest season is weeks away and let us put up a good show and strive to have a Sunshiner as a winner. That was the goal which we embarked upon in Jul 2011. Let us Arise, Awake and Stop not till the goal is reached!! Warm Regards S. Venkatramanan

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Strive to be better , everyday

Past District Governor TM Venkat M

Strive to be better everyday

In todays modern, competitive and ever demanding world certain amount of improvement is necessary to keep up with the rapid pace of change. We have to constantly improve many of our skills to keep ourselves in tune with the changes to survive. Improving is therefore necessary simply to survive. The question here is Do you just want to improve or you want to be an achiever? To be achievers you need a dedicated approach to improve. Achievers whether in business, sports, or the communication are committed to continual improvement. Committed to learn something new every day and get little better every day. You will feel the self confidence and your self esteem soar. If you want to be more successful, you need to learn to ask yourself, How can I/we make this better? How can I/we do it more efficiently?

We have joined Toastmasters knowing fully that communication is the key to success. Every book that you read, every experience you have at Toastmasters is another building-block in your career and life. To be a master it takes time. You have to practice, practice, and practice. Use every opportunity to hone your skill and be ready when your big break comes. SUNSHINE Toastmasters club is committed to make the Toastmasters program successful by bringing in better learning through continual Educational and Membership programs. Together let us support, help and wish the new committee to rediscover the finesse; approach and style which were the hall mark of Sunshine and make our club the best club. He who stops being better stops being good Lets strive to be better and better Every Day

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True Miracle Institute

Immediate Past Divisional L Governor DTM Kumaran Pethi

TMI - True Miracle Institute

I am one of those people who stick on to one place, Job or entity. I have stayed on in Sunshine wherever it moved. In fact I travelled every Thursday, well into an hour to Sunshine and be the last to leave ,after our rounds of motor mouthing and take another hour to reach home. It never occurred to me to move on to another place closer to work or home. Last year, work load and the responsibility of Chairing Ovation got on to me. I found it very difficult to squeeze in another two hours on Thursday. Even though this problem existed beforehand, I preferred to ignore the same. One day I summoned up courage and informed the members of my decision. It was more painful to me than it was to him.

Here was a club, of which I was a founder member and had seen its growth with fierce pride and affection. Reluctantly I moved on to daffodils, maintaining my membership at Sunshine. I do visit the club now and then and am in constant touch with the members. Last month as we travelled to Mangalore Toastmasters from Sunshine, Daffodils, LA1924, Bangalore Toastmasters, Mecon and IBM Toastmasters Club travelled as a big group. Everybody bonded very well. It looked as if they suddenly seemed to know each other for years. On return to Bangalore, the parting at the station seemed like Yash Chopras love story. Herein lay a lesson for me. You can integrate people, and their love, if you move on. To me, as I moved on, the love and affection multiplied into two clubs. I know more Toastmasters at close quarters and I am able to serve more Toastmasters. Would all this thought, and want to help attitude happen, if I had not joined Toastmasters. Definitely not. To the Noble soul (Kadri) who introduced me to Toastmasters and thanks to all of you who feel I am capable of helping you, thanks for that recognition. Some debts it is said cannot written off. The learning, love and affection are debts which I want to remain always with me. As I said in one of my previous jottings, TMI is really a True Miracle Institute.

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Shall We Play?
Divisional Governor E

Shall we play?
November 12th 2011, I came home at 5 pm with six tickets for recently released movie. My Friend Mr Pramod, who is staying very close to my home, has agreed a week back to join me for same movie. When I called him to inform that I got tickets, he hasnt taken my call. Then I have cancelled my movie plan and I was completely upset. I didnt call him later and maintained distance for few weeks. Last weekend, I asked my 13 years old son Thrivikram What are you guys to do this weekend? Thrivikram replied Playing Cricket. Next morning I called all children and my friend Promod for playing cricket match at GKVK play Ground. Oh my god!! We had a terrific fun, hitting the ball across the ground and missing few catches, heated arguments. At the end of the play I understood my friend Pramod didnt take my phone all month back, due to sudden trip to native place to attend his uncles funeral. We both got reconnected, thanks to

my son and Cricket play. Dear friends, Just recollect how many times we broke our relations for silly reasons? I request you all to consider life as a play, simply look at children and learn how fast they get reconnected after every argument due to different games they play regularly. What would your life look like if there was more play? What would your experience of your work, if you had more fun while performing your job or more playfulness when you give your project speech in our Toastmasters club? What would your relationships look like with more spontaneity, laughter, festivity and youthfulness? As adults we stop playing once we assume responsibility of life. Adults are nothing more than deteriorated children. If you want to revive your business, relationships and a journey of toastmasters, just take your kid as a role model, create some time to join him for a play. When you play consistently, it will help you to be more creative to prepare variety of speeches and you may become more generous to get back to old good days to reconnect with all your old friends. Next time when we are setting out to a business meet with your brief case, and serious face and your kid may ran across drawing room and ask Pappa what is a plan for this weekend? I invite you to spontaneously reply We are going out to play

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Ever wonder how the videos of the meeting are uploaded?

By TM Prashant Sharma

Three Steps to successfully upload videos in Youtube.

Ever wondered what it is the process followed to upload the videos of the club meeting to youtube? Here is a short description of the various steps involved in getting the videos upload to youtube.

Step 1 : Edit

The full length video is split into parts according to the start time and the end time of each speaker. Any video splitting software can be used. The one which I use is Boilsoft Video Splitter.

Step 2 : Convert

The edited video will be of large size. Hence it is tedious to upload the same video file in Youtube. Convert the edited video to a suitable format which reduces the size of the file drastically without much compromising on the quality and resolution of the video. Any Video converter can be used. I use I-POD Converter.

Step 3 : Upload

Log on to Youtube account, upload the converted video and add appropriate title to each video. Create a new playlist for a particular meeting (Eg: 22_Dec_2011). Add all the videos of that particular meeting to the playlist created. The URL of the playlist should be sent to all the toastmasters to view videos of a particular club meeting.

It will take 3 hours to Edit, Convert and Upload the videos of one club meeting. TM Prashant Sharma

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Toastmaster at Heart
By Tm Satlaj Sachan

Toastmaster at Heart
Learning in toastmaster is like taking homeopathic medicine - small does, sweet and slow which works in the long run. You continue to come to the meetings and before you know, you lose your stage fears. Your legs stop shaking. Your communication improves. You become more humorous and less annoying. Few days ago I went to my sons school for parents day celebration. After a long wait, 'School Head' came. He held the mike and gave a very boring address. Like a good general evaluator, I noted down, lack of enthusiasm.

School head introduced the next speaker. A LKG female teacher came with a prepared speech. Among all the couples, mothers found her sari pretty and fathers found her pretty. Guess what.. The only thing I found was her nervous face and shaky body language. She wished us, Good Evening Parents. I was the only one to respond, with a loud and firm voice GOOD EVENING! All the parents around me and my husband stared at me. I asked, Whats wrong? My husband whispered in my ear, You are not at toastmasters meeting! control your emotions. I faced the harsh reality. There after I tried my best to be just a regular passive, uninterested, bored and non-responding parent. Although when you are a toastmaster at heart its very hard to be that way. The speaker started the speech and I stared evaluating her body language, eye contact, voice modulation, stage usage, flow of speech and pronunciation. I also noted her long pauses, short pauses, aahs, grammatical mistakes and repetitive words. It was a tough job being the aah counter, grammarian, listener and evaluator all at the same time. Toastmaster helped me becoming a better speaker and improved listener. Today I am very proud to say, Yes, I am a toastmaster!!!

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New Year resolutions TM & Area Governor E1 Santosh Paul Stephean

New Year resolutions

Lifes leanings or unlearnings are a measure of the impact of experiences. As we go through life, a topic or subject or thought, undergoes transformations. These transformations are based on the positive or negative impact of the experience gained on that topic or subject or thought. One such thought that has evolved as I have grown is the New Year Resolution. As a child I never knew what it was complete ignorance. Life was very slow then and I did not hear people around me speak of it either. Then as I walked into youth, friends and college mates brought up this thought whats your New Year resolution. As I look back at those days, I guess I did not take it too seriously then. It just seemed to me like something that did not matter.

Working life changed quite a bit of that. The pressures of earning, standing on your own feet and meeting lifes expenses, suddenly made me realize the importance of the New Year Resolution. I made a few of my own resolutions on saving money, working harder, achieving targets, etc. and they seemed to stick for the first few months of the year. Middle age brought in greater pressures and stricter resolutions. The resolutions of giving up smoking and drinking never crossed my mind though, because I never really got into them. Smoking was something I made up my mind never to do at a very young age, maybe between 10 and 12. If I could call that a resolution, then that was one for life and the year did not matter. Now as I grow older and wiser, the New Year Resolution is for me a back bencher in my mind. It does not mean anything, it has no significance and it is of zero value something that is only for initiating conversation or humour. They now just seem to me like some crazy mind game - of the youth, for the youth and by the youth. Life has indeed been a great teacher and time has been the platform on which all of my lifes leanings have been measured, scrutinized and evaluated. New Year Resolutions are now for me a-thing-of-the-past.

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What is Enlightenment?
By TM Srinivas Raju

What is enlightenment ?
The eternal question haunting my mind since my childhood is how can I know God ? No sooner did this question started stirring my mind, my journey started with a much aggressive pace. The way our masters right from Jagadguru Adi Sankaracharya to Swamy Vivekananda to Paramahamsa Yogananda guided the humanity is really path-breaking. All the Vedic lore including Upanishads, Bhagavadgita which were earlier in Sanskrit are now available in English so that this generation people like me got so much fillip in understanding what our ancient Rishis explained about the fundamental aspects of Life , God etc. In fact my graduation years laid the firm foundation to take a spiritual path. Under some dramatic circumstances I was exposed to Vivekananda literature which not only settled my life in terms of material comforts like obtaining a government job, but also helped me to embark on higher goals of life to do something to society with all my available means.

If we go deep into our rationale to judge our actions, they are on dualities: Pain and Pleasure. We indulge in the actions that give us pleasure and retract from those which give us pain. We have to go beyond this tendency and be service-oriented.

When you are in misery, just watch those who are in more misery and try to help them. By doing so you forget your own misery and thereby divine endowments are released to end your own. Compassion means passion on everything equally. Being sensible to problems of all in the world will take you nearer to the Almighty. In fact enlightenment is not a commodity which you obtain from somewhere. It is well within you and it could be reached only by ' Self Search' Regards Srinivasa Raju

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About Decisions
By TM T.K.Ramesh

ABOUT DECISIONS
If you are reborn, what would you like to change in your life? Everyone who answers this question will think of few things that they would like to change. Why so? Because in life we all make decisions. Sometimes we feel happy for making a good decision and many times we regret for making a bad decision.

Can decisions be good or bad? Decisions are only decisions. There is nothing as good or bad decision. However all of us are we used to categorizing everything we do in life. Good - bad, beautiful - ugly, intelligent dumb, artistic rude, urban rural, decent indecent, faithful-unfaithfulthe duality goes on. All these extreme classifications of duality only results in extreme emotions viz., feeling good or miserable. But is there a way out? Yes I got a clue from a recent TED talk I heard from Mr. Khurshid Baltiwala. He shared in his talk that all his decisions were either RIGHT or CONVENIENT! This was a very insightful stand on decisions. If we slightly change our habit from categorizing things from positions of extremes, then we can have a balanced approach to life and the resultant emotions. Especially in case of DECISION MAKING if we categorize our decisions as RIGHT or CONVENIENT, then we remove the extreme tag of GOOD BAD. Every situation demands a decision from each one of us. A RIGHT decision is one which may not be easy to execute may be controversial may or may not bring recognition May make you stretch yourself beyond limits may or may not bring people closer to you may or may not bring the expected result

But RIGHT DECISIONS will give us one thing and that is the satisfaction at a deep level. On the other hand a CONVENIENT decision is one which Will be easy to execute Will not be controversial Will make you work in your comfort zone
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May bring people closer to you Will bring the result expected by you

But CONVENIENT DECISION will put our life few steps backwards or will make it remain in the same position, but never move forward in the real sense. Convenient decisions will give us temporary gratification/satisfaction and when we look back in life, it will give us a sense of regret. We all make the RIGHT decision when we join Toastmasters. However slowly we move from the RIGHT zone to CONVENIENT zone. When we commit for a speaking assignment with the VPE and stick to it, we are in the RIGHT zone. On the other hand when we postpone our speaking assignment then we are in the CONVENIENT zone. Life or Toastmasters if we practice to take the RIGHT decision, then the answer to the question If you are reborn, what would you like to change in your life? will always be NOTHING.

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How to maintain Sustainability in our meetings?

By TM Diwakar Reddy

How to implement Sustainability in our meetings?

How Toastmasters clubs can save energy and reduce waste.
Toastmasters International with the presence in most parts of the world and its million of members, concern to environmental is a crucial aspect for every club.

As members in Toastmasters we can take advantage of the following ways to reduce waste and make meetings more sustainable.

Reduce your paper usage say no to printing It takes hundreds of trees to print paper invitations for our event, so consider using social media and e-mails to reach our potential attendees, Take advantage of this high-tech world we live in and incorporate links to our club website, online registration avenues, Smartphone apps, and online updates on your events schedule. We can cut down the usage of paper by using technology such as PowerPoint or a laptop to display information on a screen. We can eliminate printed agendas; many clubs across the world are already following this. Through this way, members can review information before the meeting and those unable to attend can access the information. Even for the club newsletter, we can not only save money and resources but reduce the use of paper by making it available online. Thats one of the most feasible ways to address the sustainable issue. Practice recycling. Take the print-out only if it is necessary, printing on both sides of the page and use recycled paper and vegetable-based inks if you feel strongly in favor of having printed agendas, announcements or ballots, consider. And bring or ask your host venue to provide recycling bins for paper, metal, plastic and glass. This way, you can easily recycle any leftover materials at the end of your meeting. Is a good idea to use any signs reuse or recycle. Reduce, Reuse and Rebuy.

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A New me
By TM Vijayalaxmi Bahirat

A new me
Every Wednesday after the evening gossip with all my friends, I say goodbye with the saying that Thursday I cant come to meet my friends as I have Toastmasters meeting. Then the next questions I encounter are why do I need to learn public speaking now? Is it useful? If yes, where am I using it? It goes on and on. After my 2 years in Sunshine Toastmasters, all I can say is it is a new Me I have found in myself. Why should the learning stop after one is married and has children?. In my opinion we need leadership and communication skills more at that time only. What makes me go to Sunshine Toastmasters Club week after week is the wonderful company of Sunshiners. It is like a family. The interaction with other club members is making this family bigger and bigger. The enthusiasm at the club helps to have better relations even at home. The time spent at every meeting is worth it. For me more than the final destination, it is the journey that matters.

Happy New year and Pongal

By TM Laxmi Batula

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND PONGAL TO ALL OF YOU

Its nice to meet you all my dear fellow toastmasters , you were instrumental in bringing a sea change in my personality. As a speaker , officer and as a mentor , I have gained an ocean of knowledge. Thanks to Toastmasters, I have discovered the speaker and writer buried in me. As an officer I have learnt the true meaning of persuasion , delegation , goal setting and team work. By mentoring , I have experienced the mutual love , respect and sharing which laid foundation to lifelong friendships. Today , I feel Toastmasters is the best thing that has happened to me and it is Instrumental in touching and transforming many lives like mine. I strongly feel , Toastmasters is the need of the hour and let us work together to see it reaches every nook and corner of this country.

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Reverberation in Mangalore
By TM Vinod Kumar Khandpur

Reverbations in Mangalore
We all reached the railway station early morning and found our seats in the train. Mr. Kumaran had planned it well, all Toastmasters were in the same car. After the train pulled out of the station and was cruising, welcome snacks and drinks were served. Before people began to dose off, Satlaj and Prem started antakshri. Soon T.K. Ramesh, Kumaran and others joined in and the fun started. As the sun warmed the fields rolling by outside the competition became heated inside. Roars of laughter filled the compartment. Even those not participating had smiles on their faces. Everyone was in a jovial and friendly mood. We had such wonderful time. I felt this part of the trip alone was worth the effort. I took out my camera and captured some lovely moments.

The train chugged along with the singing competing in full swing. Every now and then the passing tea and coffee vendor did brisk business recharging the singers throats. Before we knew the long journey ended. By evening we were in our rooms. After dinner strains of music flowed out of Kumaran and Maithili s room. They had hooked up their karaoke and Toastmasters were trying out public singing. It went on for a long time. Young people, girls and guys huddling together and enjoyed great camaraderie. The atmosphere was civil and friendly. Music was interspersed with jokes and there were things to gulp and munch on. Even a septuagenarian like me felt rejuvenated. The next night the affair repeated itself. Ed Tate, winner of the International Speech Contest gave an extraordinary insight in to How to Prepare and Deliver a Winning Speech the next day. Most people felt learning was worth the money. Evaluations contest was a lesson on How to Evaluate and Rajdeep was the Best Evaluator. Real feast was the Humorous Speech Contest. Every speaker was funny. Rajshekhar s speech kept people rolling with laughter from beginning to end and he walked away with the best prize. To top it all the Fun Night offered wonderful dinner, drinks and dancing. I heard someone say, I cant remember when I had so much fun! I felt the same way. Hats off to Sunshiners who motivated us to attend and to Mangalore Toastmasters who organized the wonderful event. Toastmasters were so energized, many registered for the next conference on the spot for May 2012 to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I did it too. See you there. Vinod Kumar Khandpur

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Committee members July 2011 to December 2011

President S Venkataraman VP Education Diwakar Reddy Jt. VP Education Vijayalakxmi Bahirat VP Membership Mrinalini

VP Public Relations Anand Bahirat

Secretary Prashant Sharma

Treasurer Srinivasa Raju

Sgt. At Arms Tarun Rao

Immediate Past President - Santosh Paul Stephean

Club Mentor T. K. Ramesh

Club Mentor Satyanarayana Raju

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Committee members January 2012 to June 2012

President Diwakar Reddy VP Education Vijayalaxmi Bahirat Jt. VP Education Mrinalini VP Membership Satlaj Sachan

VP Public Relations Prashant Sharma

Secretary Srinivasa Raju

Treasurer Tarun Rao

Sgt. At Arms Prem

Immediate Past President - Santosh Paul Stephean

Club Mentor T. K. Ramesh

Club Mentor Satyanarayana Raju

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Past Presidents
Founder President Kathiravan M. Pethi M. Venkat Dinesh Kumar Kumaran M. Pethi

Ravi Ramachandran

Sudharshan K

Chaya Nair

Gopalakrishna Hegde

T. K. Ramesh

Satyanarayana Raju

Ramgopal P.

Chinmaya Kumar Nanda

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Past Presidents - Cont

Lakshmi Batula Jose K

Sridhara N R

Santosh Paul Stephean

Venkataramanan S.

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District Leaders from Sunshine Toastmasters

Kumaran M. Pethi Treasurer, Asst. LGM, Asst. LGET, District PRO, Division Governor, Co-Chairperson Ovation 2008, Chairperson Ovation 2011 M. Venkat LGM, LGET, District Governor

T. K. Ramesh Area Governor, District Secretary, Asst. LGM, Education Committee Chair Ovation 2008, Co-chairperson Ovation 2011

Ramgopal Area Governor, Asst. Div. Governor Marketing

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District Leaders from Sunshine Toastmasters .. contd

Satyanarayana Raju Area Governor, Current Division Governor

Jose K Current Area Governor

Santosh Paul Stephen Current Area Governor

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Hall of Fame / Contest Winners from Sunshine Toastmasters

Kathiravan M. Pethi Winner International Taped Speech Contest (2000) Kumaran M. Pethi I Runner Up International Taped Speech Contest (2001)

Dirish Mohan Runner up District Table Topic Contest (2007); District Finalist International Speech Contest (2009); District Finalist Table Topic Contest (2009)

T. K. Ramesh Finalist District Humourous Contest (2009); Winner District Humourous Speech Contest (2010); Finalist District Humourous Speech Contest (2011); Runner up Division Evaluation Contest (2009)

Sitaramachandra S Division Finalist Evaluation

Contest (2009);

Sunshine Toastmasters Club #9713 Toastmasters international District 82

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January 2012

Sunshine Toastmasters Club

Meets Every Thursday at 7:00 P.M Location Banjara Academy #418 1st Main, 1st block, R.T.Nagar Bangalore 560032 Location on be found on our site Sunshine Toastmasters website Follow us on facbook We provide mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills Which in turn fosters self-confidence and personal growth? We welcome guests, so please experience how toastmasters meeting are conducted by attending our weekly meeting.

Contact us President : Diwarkar Reddy 8892243181 Vice President Education: VijayaLaxmi Bahirat 9886076684

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