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Confidence is defined as ―the feel-
ing or belief that one can have
faith in or rely on someone or
something.‖ Here at Toastmasters
it’s not different.
I remember when I joined
my company I was asked where
do I see myself in next 5 years.
Instantly I said Management, very
little I had known about it at that
time. My first year passed under-
standing the culture, the work,
building relationship with col-
leagues and other things to make
me comfortable with the day to day
routine. Seeing my work I was pro-
moted to Supervisor level. I was
happy and felt confident of achiev-
ing my 5 year target. Here on I
was asked to be more vocal,
speaking for and to the team, rep-
resenting them on calls, attending
executive calls and presenting da-
ta. I knew it would be difficult but
not something I cannot handle.
The next few months were like a
nightmare to me. Whenever my
turn came to speak I used to stut-
ter not because I was not prepared
but I lacked the confidence. I
doubted myself if I could deliver
and meet my Manager’s expecta-
tions. Later, my Manager had a
one on one session with me and
told me that there was nothing to
worry about. The team and you
are good, you just need to be con-
fident about what you are doing.
Once you are confident you can
deliver exceptional results.
Something called Speech
Craft was going to start in our of-
fice. My Manager recommended it
to me, I enrolled and took off my
name from the list when it was
about to start.
Why? Lack of confidence.
Eight weeks of Speech Craft end-
ed and I could see the difference
in my peers. They were upbeat to
take on challenges and started
being more vocal in the office. I
felt like I missed a golden oppor-
tunity. After a few days I got to
know that a club is being formed
called Toastmasters in our compa-
ny which can help me build my
confidence. This time I didn’t miss
the bus and I am glad I overcame
my fear of failing. In few weeks I
was confident enough to present/
talk to any person that had an im-
pact to my career.
How? Because one of the
ways to build confidence is to
Practise. At Toastmasters meet-
ings we get ample opportunities to
practise and overcome our fear of
anything that’s stopping us to
grow.
Toastmasters really helped me
build my confidence and become
a better professional. I was com-
mended for my work and was
awarded ―Leading and Going the
Extra Mile‖ by EVP President,
COO and Group Executive of my
company.
I overcame my fear of be-
ing confident. What’s your fear
Build Up Your Confidence
TM Nitesh Agarwal ACG, ALB
President
“The Buck Stops Here”
Beacon
March’15
Volume 1, Issue 1
TMCP - NE
that’s stopping you to grow?
Attend a meeting and find
out.
I believe that complacency is
one of the biggest human fail-
ing. It generally has a tenden-
cy to creep in silently and like
cancer, it is oft discovered too
late. Once complacency has
us in its numbing grips, it taints
our vision with ersatz rosiness
forcing us to view life with a
false sense of well-being.
That is why after 90 years of
success, Toastmasters has
not allowed this weakness to
afflict its vision of making the
best communicators and lead-
ers. We are not going to rest
on our laurels.
The art of training - learning is
a dynamic one and introspec-
tion drives it forward. At our
club the executive committee
and members are constantly
engaged in reviewing the
growth of the club and in en-
couraging ourselves to contin-
ually improve. The betterment
of self is as important as the
growth of the club and our
goal is to become informed,
sensitive to needs and chal-
lenges of the club and the
members. With this in view,
we are striving hard not just to
do well at the club by giving
speeches and doing various
roles at the meetings but also
to grow the club,
As time goes by we all hone
our skills, grow big and learn
the philosophy of Toastmasters
club. At this point, my only re-
quest to the readers is to be-
come our partner in the pro-
gress of self and the club in a
proactive way.
Most of us are new to our club
and it is my duty to welcome
you in to this family. I am sure
we all will enjoy being part of
this extended family. At any
point of time if you have any
suggestions or criticism about
us, you are more than welcome
to voice them. Please write to
me at amzathun-
nasreen@yahoo.com. Alterna-
tively, you can approach any
executive committee member
of our club.
I once again thank you for
choosing Toastmasters Club of
Pune – North East and wel-
come to the family.
Editor’s Note
TM Amzathun Nasreen, VP PR
Techie to Entrepreneur in 3
On your marks 4
Bravery 5
The Power of Speech 6
Servant Leadership 7
How to become a Speech
writer
8
Events between Jan’15 to
Mar’15 and photos
9-10
Editorial Team 11
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: CONGRATULATIONS!
TM Hemant Joshi for achieving CL award.
TM Swapnil Bhagat for being the first runner up
at Area Level Contest.
Club’s DCP Status
I quit my technology lead job
in Feb 2014 to chase my
dreams .I started my own
endeavour (enterprise), to
the change the world - to my
belief. I thought that the
qualities required to build
great endeavour are
1)great idea,
2)great technology play
3) ability to sell.
I knew that I need to work on
my selling skills or depend
on someone, who was adept
at it.
It been almost a year now ,
since I started my endeav-
our, but I have come to reali-
zation that great qualities to
make successful endeavour
are
1)ability to sell
2)ability to sell and
3) ability to sell.
Yes, ability to sell is one of
the cornerstone qualities to
succeed. I would like to
share some scenarios where
you need ability to sell.
When you have just an idea
on paper, may not have the
best office space & you may
be looking for a co-founder.
You need to sell your idea,
your vision & yourself. Con-
vince the prospective co-
founder that he and you to-
gether are well placed to ex-
ecute the idea and to be-
come a success story.
When you are hiring. The
prospective employee may
be working for Thought-
Works or Infosys. Their of-
fice toilet is most likely to be
swankier, plush & palatial
than your office. You may
not even have air-
conditioners. You may bare-
ly able to match their current
salary or may not afford to
pay even half of it. In such
scenarios, what will be your
endeavour’s first impres-
sion? On what you will con-
vince prospective employee
that her future lies with your
endeavour.
When you are building prod-
uct the first time, you may
have not best tools or means
to get things done. In such
scenarios , you cannot be
just a taskmaster to get
things done. In short, you
cannot just be a manager.
You need to be a leader that
inspires her employees to
get the job done with the giv-
en odds. Inspired employees
can do wonders to deliver
positive results against all
odds.
Selling your products. You
may have built a first class
product, but without money
power you may not be able
to market or brand your com-
pany and product. Without
branding or customer histo-
ry, selling to initial customers
is always an uphill task. Ini-
tially, it all depends on how
you get the customers con-
vinced about your product &
company vision and finally
selling your products to
them.
Raising money. When reach-
ing out to the investors or
angels to pitch your busi-
ness .In whatever stage
your company is in, there will
always be some missing
pieces of the puzzle . Like,
the product may not be
ready or not have the ideal
market situation or some-
thing else. Definitely, there
will be plenty of gray areas ,
where you may even not
have answers ready. With all
these odds, your ability to do
storytelling to buy your vision
plays a very crucial role in
raising money.
In short ability to convince ,
to motivate, to persuade, to
inspire and to do story-telling
are core ingredients to suc-
ceed in your endeavour.
Ability to sell is a common
thread among skills listed. I
learned it the hard way, after
almost a year in my venture,
I need to learn and regularly
hone the art of selling.
I have been associated with
toastmasters since three
months now, it doesn't teach
about art of selling but it defi-
nitely focuses on the all core
ingredients as listed above.
Do attend as a guest , rest
will be history...
Techie to Entrepreneur in making!
BEACON
Page 3
TM Tushar Komawar, Treasurer
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
On your marks, get set go! And
they are off! Why do many
Toastmasters like running be-
sides giving speeches and role
playing?
Health is the best wealth.
Health is directly correlated with
physical fitness and diet. All of
us at one time or another have
been concerned with maintain-
ing our physical fitness.
While in college, there was a
400 m. race where I never ex-
pected to win. It so happened
that the favourite expected to
win that day pulled a muscle
while starting the race. That
cold February morning at 7 am I
was probably warmed up and
before I knew it I hit the finish
the line first unexpectedly.
Since I won that race I got the
confidence and belief that it
was something which matched
my temperament. Running
became an integral part of my
life. It was fun taking up the
challenge of running 5 km in 40
minutes on the road. Today I
keep the running routine to
maintain fitness.
Besides running, I used to en-
joy playing basketball. My dad
used to encourage me to play
tennis and say that it would be
a great way to maintain fitness
in later life. But I never did en-
joy playing the game although I
did enjoy watching the top ten-
nis players on TV. In mid-
career due to time limitations,
many of us do not devote time
to physical fitness, but all of us
experience the feeling --- It’s
high time to do something! I
have been fortunate that with
my family support it has been
possible for me to maintain my
running routine practice at least
3 times a week. Today after my
regular running practice over
the past decade, I can assert
that it keeps one’s weight
steady through life.
―Fitness is indeed FEASible‖.
Aspects one should be aware
of:
Flexibility - Regular prac-
tice of Yoga certainly
helps and it is some-
thing which could be
done everyday. The
additional benefit one
gets is the mental calm-
ness.
Endurance - One aspect
cited by the aerobics
experts is that a mini-
mum of 20 minutes ac-
tive running is needed
to start burning the ex-
cess body fat and helps
in maintaining the ap-
propriate body weight.
With such steady body
weight it is easier to
build up stamina and
hence endurance.
Agility - The ability to go
faster is typically
through interval training
where one tries short
bursts of speed fol-
lowed by a rest period.
This method helps in
building up stamina
with minimum risk of
injury. To avoid knee
and ankle injuries, ide-
ally this is best done on
mud tracks rather than
on roads and concrete
surfaces.
Strength - Core body
strength is essential to
achieve the best re-
sults. Maintaining a
strong body through
exercises like self-
weight bearing exercis-
es - pull-ups, chin-ups,
and dips on the bars
can be done on alter-
nate days.
A balance in these aspects
goes a long way to maintain
physical fitness. Interestingly,
the same principles are also
needed to be a good Toastmas-
ter.
Flexibility in your speech
through thinking on one’s feet is
needed to quickly adjust to real-
life situations at all times wheth-
er on the job or in personal life.
The Tabletopics guests and
Toastmasters experiment with
innovative ways to adapt one’s
extempore speech regardless
of the topic.
Endurance is gradually built up
in Toastmasters after the expe-
rience of Tabletopics through
prepared speeches like the Ice-
breaker. Further one needs to
have endurance to speak per-
suasively and with inspiration to
appeal to audiences to accept
ideas or take action. Ultimately
as a leader, you may want to
keep up audience interest in
situations like key note ad-
dresses which are typically last-
ing half an hour or more are a
must.
Agility is related to flexibility in
a Toastmaster, who needs to
be flawless in vocal variation,
body gestures, and presenta-
tion skills to connect well with
the audience and leave the au-
dience feeling good about the
speaker.
Strength in the sense of
knowledge of excellent vocabu-
lary as well as the ability to use
idioms as well as figures of
speech that makes a smashing
impact on the audience. The
Competent Communicator pro-
ject speech “How to Say It” is
particularly useful in this context
to develop one’s strength.
Fauja Singh, a 103 year old
marathoner sums fitness up:
―Living life is like running a mar-
athon. It takes a lot of courage
and tenacity to keep going till
the end.‖
Practicing what you enjoy the
most is the best way to main-
tain your motivation. Follow
your dreams, work hard, prac-
tice and persevere.
On your marks
Page 4
TM Sadanand Konchady, CC
“Chances Choices Changes”
Bravery is a term with different meanings.
Sometimes it’s emotional but having no
feelings.
It’s about killing other people ,
for the sake of our own people.
It’s about establishing peace
at the cost of war.
It’s about fighting when the goal is very far.
It has nothing to do with war and battle field
You can see it at home and even on play
field.
It’s about handling pressure
and refusing to yield.
It’s about conquering fear,
refusing to lie, when death seems so near.
Intimidating a brave man is not that hard.
But keep away, be wise,
Terrified from inside
still he would look into your eyes.
Because he is not a fox in tigers skin,
He is brave and born to win.
Bravery
BEACON
Page 5
TM Unmesh Mohitkar, Secretary
“Attitude is important than fact”
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
In Dec 2014 world went into
shock when the news broke
that in Peshawar in Paki-
stan, school children were
killed in most heinous act of
terrorism. Terrorist organisa-
tion who carried out this das-
tardly attack claimed that the
army made them suffer and
so they wanted them (Army
people) to go through the
same agony. The entire
world condemned the attack
by saying it was an act of
cowardice. As a young per-
son, I always wondered how
can one call such an act a
cowardly attack when it
needs lot of courage to pen-
etrate the security cordon
and carry out the act in cold
blood? And what is the gen-
esis of this terrorist mind-set
which takes boys in their ten-
der age towards terrorism?
As a human being every in-
dividual, every group of peo-
ple, every country has it’s
way of thinking. And all are
adamant about their way of
thinking. This difference in
people’s way of thinking cre-
ates conflict among individu-
als and society. Everyone
thinks that their way of think-
ing is only right and so must
prevail.
When that doesn’t happen
frustration crops in mind.
Fear is generated that my
way of thinking is diminish-
ing. And out of that fear a
wish of vengeance is devel-
oped. We all have original
fear in us but it is not just we
as individuals who are
afraid, many countries and
regions of the world are
burning with fear, suffering
and hatred. And we as hu-
man beings do not like feel-
ing afraid. Often we hold on
to our fear, that fear is nur-
tured and then one day it
turns into anger. We are an-
gry that we are afraid. We
are angry at whatever or
whomever we perceive as
causing our fear. And then
we want to punish those who
created a fear in us and we
think doing so will make us
suffer less.
A fear is buried deep in the
heart, a sharp knife covered
over by many layers. That
sharp knife is what makes
you behave in such an un-
kind way --- Thich Nhat
Hanh
When we are angry, when
we behave in a very angry,
violent way then we are not
so different from the terrorist
we condemn because we
have that same knife of an-
ger in us
In conclusion perception cre-
ates all havoc. But we hu-
man beings are also be-
stowed upon with the power
of words. But despite having
a freedom of free expression
a surprising number of peo-
ple have no voice. Their si-
lence also comes from fear,
a fear of public speaking.
Toastmasters help them dis-
cover their voice. If we learn
to use this power of words
with love and compassion,
they will be heard and help
the other side make a peace
And together all will make
this world a better place to
live.
The Power of Speech
Page 6
TM Hemant Joshi CC, CL
VP Membership
“Pursue your goal come what may”
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
“If you want to be im-
portant—wonderful. If you
want to be recognized—
wonderful. If you want to be
great—wonderful. But recog-
nize that he who is greatest
among you shall be your
servant.” These are the
words from Martin Luther
King.
I want to discuss about
Servant Leadership and
traits exhibited by Servant
leaders.
There are two parts or as-
pects to Servant Leadership.
The first part is defining the
vision and direction so that
people in the organization or
a family or church or any or-
ganization to follow. The
vision or the direction helps
the people where one is go-
ing. People look up to the
hierarchy in an organization
for direction. This is what is
called as strategic leader-
ship. The second part of
servant leadership is once
the vision and direction is in
place, operational or imple-
mentation leadership sets in.
To be successful in imple-
menting the strategy it’s im-
portant for someone to have
the mindset of serving oth-
ers. Servant Leaders are
those people who put others
need in first.
There are five traits that I
believe are the core values
that Servant leaders live by.
The first trait that Servant
Leaders exhibit is
listening. One of the
habits that Stephen
Covey talks in the
book titled ―The sev-
en habits of highly
Effective People‖ but-
tresses the im-
portance of listening
– ―Seek First to Un-
derstand, then to be
understood‖. As a
servant leader, it’s
important to listen
intently to others.
The second behavior
rendered by Servant
Leaders is empathy.
What do we mean by
empathy? Empathet-
ic people are those
who really under-
stand other’s feelings
and perspective.
Friends how many
times today have we
thought about the
challenges faced by
a co-worker at the
workplace today?
Servant Leaders em-
pathize with the peo-
ple they interact or
work with.
The third trait that is ex-
hibited by the Serv-
ant Leaders is fore-
sight. The ability to
predict the future.
This competency en-
ables Servant Lead-
ers to set the vision
and direction for the
people in the organi-
zation.
The fourth behavior is
that they lovingly hold
themselves and oth-
ers accountable for
their commitments.
Servant leaders know
that no one is perfect,
and everyone makes
mistakes--including
themselves. With that
in mind, they push for
high standards of
performance and ser-
vice quality.
Servant Leadership
Page 7
The fifth characteristic
exhibited by Servant
Leaders is building
a community.
Helping connect the
people share a com-
mon goal. For in-
stance, we are a
community with a
goal of improving
public speaking skill.
Any act of us that
impact in building a
community qualifies
us a Servant Leader.
In conclusion, friends I
would urge you to think
what specifically you have
done today that has been
directly of service to some-
one that helped in removing
their barriers. You qualify
as Servant Leader if you’ve
helped someone.
TM Subramaniam R
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
There comes a time in every
Toastmaster’s life, often after
delivering a particularly effec-
tive speech, when he or she
thinks: Hey, I could do this for
a living! Why not? Philosophy
giants such as Aristotle, Soc-
rates and the sages of social
media inform us that to
achieve true happiness, we
must do what we love. So,
how can we, as Toastmas-
ters, transform our passion
for public speaking into a ca-
reer? Many members be-
come speaking coaches, only
to discover that delivering a
good speech and teaching
others how to do it isn’t the
same thing. They learn that
coaching a club member on a
seven minute romp about the
family dog is different from
coaching CEOs who deliver
complicated keynotes on
quarterly finances.
Read and listen to famous
speeches, and then rewrite
them.
Other members become pro-
fessional speakers, meaning
they speak for money. For
some, that sounds too good
to be true and, unfortunately,
it often is. Everybody seems
to be on the speaker circuit
attempting to scale the slip-
pery pole of success. It can
leave one feeling more like
the condemned Sisyphus,
who never accomplishes his
goal, than the great orator
Cicero. Few, however, think
of becoming a professional
speechwriter. I understand.
The profession is shrouded in
a veil of mystery, seemingly
populated by puppet masters
whose sole purpose is to
amass armies of Manchurian
candidates who will, in great
orgies of oratory, take over
the world. Let me attempt to
lift the veil. Speechwriting is a
great job. I’ve been a profes-
sional speechwriter for more
than a decade, and I’ve writ-
ten for ministers, prime minis-
ters, heads of United Nations
organizations and more than
a few Toastmasters. Compe-
tition—and salaries—are high
for speechwriters; certainly
higher than most writing gigs.
In fact, seasoned speechwrit-
ers can earn more than
$100,000 (U.S. dollars) annu-
ally. Speechwriters also have
the advantage of access:
access to top decision-
makers, access to those who
shape policies and ideas,
and access to people who
want to change the world.
But how does one become a
speechwriter? Unlike most
occupations, there’s no
school that teaches
speechwriting; no place to
trade your life savings in for a
piece of paper that will land
you an unpaid stint as an
intern. While many
speechwriting workshops
exist—and I’ll get to those
shortly— there’s no Harvard
or Yale, no Oxford or Cam-
bridge for aspiring
speechwriters. At the risk of
putting myself and my col-
leagues out of business, I’m
going to let you in on the big
secret of how to become a
speechwriter. It goes like this:
Find someone who needs a
speech written and write it for
them. Consider writing a
speech for anyone. There are
countless cities, villages,
towns and hamlets through-
out the world, all with council-
lors, mayors and officials with
multiple (often unpaid) re-
sponsibilities and demands
on their time. They don’t
have time to write their
speeches, so you can volun-
teer to do it for them. Before
you ask—yes, you do have
experience in speechwriting.
As a Toastmaster, you’re
uniquely qualified. If you’ve
completed your Competent
Communication manual,
you’ve likely discovered that
successful speeches have
three things in common:
great style, good structure
and a great storyline. That’s
not all you need to know, but
it’s a start. Becoming an ex-
pert in anything takes prac-
tice. Just as you can’t be-
come a great musician by
taping a picture of Tchaikov-
sky to your wall, you can’t
become a great speechwriter
unless you actually write
speeches. How many? The
How to Become a Speechwriter
Toastmaster Magazine Spotlight
Page 8
answer is: As many as it
takes.
Keep these points in mind:
n Get to know some
speechwriters, and learn
about their struggles and
stresses. Ask yourself: Do I
really want to do what they
do? Attending speechwriting
conferences is a good way
to meet other speechwriters
and learn about their craft.
Read and listen to speech-
es. Two per day is a good
start. A simple Google
search will turn up thou-
sands. (If you don’t know
how to handle a search en-
gine, you might want to re-
think the speechwriting
thing.)
Develop a thick skin. Re-
member that your speeches
are for someone else.
They’re not yours. Even if
you’ve written something
resembling ―I Have A
Dream,‖ your speaker might
want something else, like a
few words of thanks, for ex-
ample. Write to meet your
speaker’s needs.
Keep giving speeches.
Nothing has helped me
more as a speechwriter than
being a Toastmaster and
regularly giving speeches.
It’s vital, as it gives you an
understanding of how a
speech is constructed. You
learn what works, and what
doesn’t.
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
We are a club of active
members. We not only grow
by attending our meetings
but also by participating out-
side and hosting creative
events to keep the momen-
tum going. Below are the
events we hosted and partic-
ipated during Jan’15 to
March’15.
1) COTP - 6 of the 7 offic-
ers did not let this oppor-
tunity go and got them-
selves trained on their
roles and responsibility.
Apart from that 4 of them
were also trained for Chief
Judge. This also gave us
an opportunity to network
with around 100 toastmas-
ters present for the event.
Attending a COTP is very
important for a club officer
as it helps to become a
better Leader and learn
the traits to run a club and
keeping the members en-
gaged. If you are not serv-
ing or assisting a club of-
ficer, you are missing out
on a good opportunity to
grow as a Leader.
2) Club Level Contest -
Our was the first club in
our Area E4 to start this
competing contest season.
We organized one on 3rd
of Feb where combined 5
members participated in
International Speech and
Table Topics Contest. TM
Swapnil cleared the house
by winning both the con-
test and proceeding to Ar-
ea Level. Contests are an
integral part of Toastmas-
ters Program. It gives us
that needed push to be
engaged with the program
by practising and compet-
ing with each other in a
healthy spirit with lot of
fame to follow and realize
a dream of being a Inter-
national Public Speaking
Champion.
3) Rendezvous at Hotel
Kapila - Meetings are not
the only way Toastmasters
enjoy. We do plan informal
meet ups to get to know
each other better over din-
ner and brain storm over
ideas to grow club by
meeting our member’s
goals of joining Toastmas-
ters in creative ways. We
last met in Feb and had a
wonderful time together
with some great ideas al-
ready implemented for
club’s success (see pt 4).
4) Club’s PR Campaign -
Promotion plays a key role
in the growth of a club.
TMCP-NE had grabbed
the opportunity to promote
Toastmasters club at
Konark Campus a society
in the premises of Viman-
nagar during Holi Festival.
An event was held just a
day before Holi for the en-
tertainment of residents of
Events hosted/participated
Page 9
Konark Campus . Food
stalls were opened and
orchestra was arranged.
TM Nasreen, the VP PR
approached committee
members of the society
and introduced about
Toastmasters to them.
Not long after knowing
about Toastmasters they
gave permission to open
a stall for free.
TM A.Nasreen and TM
Sadanand carried out the
promotion. A flier and a
pamphlet about Toast-
masters along with a can-
dy were distributed to the
people. People received
the info with warmth and
entered their name,
phone number, and their
email id on paper given to
them. Of the many 15
people entered their de-
tails and two of them at-
tended our meeting since
then with aspiration of
joining the club soon.
Promotion activity not on-
ly helps the club to grow
by getting new members
but also helps the promot-
ers to hone their Interper-
sonal and Sales skills.
That is what Toastmas-
ters is all about. Learn
while doing.
5) SPEAK - Movie
Screening - Since majori-
ty of our members are just
a couple of months old,
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
everyone including guests
at some stage asked what
does Toastmasters lead
to? We had only one an-
swer and instead of an-
swering we wanted to
show them. On 17th
March we screened the
renowned movie SPEAK
which is the story of hope,
perseverance, and trans-
formation. It is a powerful
and inspiring documentary
Events hosted/participated
Page 10
Club’s Mission
We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in
which members are empowered to develop communication
and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and
personal growth.
Toastmaster Amzathun Nasreen
VP PR
Chief Editor
amzathunnasreen@yahoo.com
Toastmaster Swapnil Bhagat
VP Education
Editor
miles2goswapnil@gmail.com
Toastmaster Sadanand Konchady
Member of TMCP NE
Editor
skonchady@gmail.com
We are looking for your feedback, suggestions and articles for next issue due in June’15.
Editorial Team
We meet every Tuesday at 7pm at,
Symbiosis Law School, Viman
Nagar
New Airport Road, Pune
Phone: +91-9823363699
E-mail: tmcpne@gmail.com
Where Leaders Are Made
TMCP - NE
TOASTMASTERS
INTERNATIONAL
http://northeast.easy-
speak.org
www.facebook.com/
TMCPNE
Club Officers
President - Nitesh Agarwal ACG, ALB
VP Education - Swapnil Bhagat ACB, CL
VP Membership - Hemant Joshi CC, CL
VP PR - Amzathun Nasreen
Secretary - Unmesh Mohitkar
Treasurer - Tushar Komawar
SAA - Sagar Raut

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TMCP - North East News Letter - Q1

  • 1. Confidence is defined as ―the feel- ing or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.‖ Here at Toastmasters it’s not different. I remember when I joined my company I was asked where do I see myself in next 5 years. Instantly I said Management, very little I had known about it at that time. My first year passed under- standing the culture, the work, building relationship with col- leagues and other things to make me comfortable with the day to day routine. Seeing my work I was pro- moted to Supervisor level. I was happy and felt confident of achiev- ing my 5 year target. Here on I was asked to be more vocal, speaking for and to the team, rep- resenting them on calls, attending executive calls and presenting da- ta. I knew it would be difficult but not something I cannot handle. The next few months were like a nightmare to me. Whenever my turn came to speak I used to stut- ter not because I was not prepared but I lacked the confidence. I doubted myself if I could deliver and meet my Manager’s expecta- tions. Later, my Manager had a one on one session with me and told me that there was nothing to worry about. The team and you are good, you just need to be con- fident about what you are doing. Once you are confident you can deliver exceptional results. Something called Speech Craft was going to start in our of- fice. My Manager recommended it to me, I enrolled and took off my name from the list when it was about to start. Why? Lack of confidence. Eight weeks of Speech Craft end- ed and I could see the difference in my peers. They were upbeat to take on challenges and started being more vocal in the office. I felt like I missed a golden oppor- tunity. After a few days I got to know that a club is being formed called Toastmasters in our compa- ny which can help me build my confidence. This time I didn’t miss the bus and I am glad I overcame my fear of failing. In few weeks I was confident enough to present/ talk to any person that had an im- pact to my career. How? Because one of the ways to build confidence is to Practise. At Toastmasters meet- ings we get ample opportunities to practise and overcome our fear of anything that’s stopping us to grow. Toastmasters really helped me build my confidence and become a better professional. I was com- mended for my work and was awarded ―Leading and Going the Extra Mile‖ by EVP President, COO and Group Executive of my company. I overcame my fear of be- ing confident. What’s your fear Build Up Your Confidence TM Nitesh Agarwal ACG, ALB President “The Buck Stops Here” Beacon March’15 Volume 1, Issue 1 TMCP - NE that’s stopping you to grow? Attend a meeting and find out.
  • 2. I believe that complacency is one of the biggest human fail- ing. It generally has a tenden- cy to creep in silently and like cancer, it is oft discovered too late. Once complacency has us in its numbing grips, it taints our vision with ersatz rosiness forcing us to view life with a false sense of well-being. That is why after 90 years of success, Toastmasters has not allowed this weakness to afflict its vision of making the best communicators and lead- ers. We are not going to rest on our laurels. The art of training - learning is a dynamic one and introspec- tion drives it forward. At our club the executive committee and members are constantly engaged in reviewing the growth of the club and in en- couraging ourselves to contin- ually improve. The betterment of self is as important as the growth of the club and our goal is to become informed, sensitive to needs and chal- lenges of the club and the members. With this in view, we are striving hard not just to do well at the club by giving speeches and doing various roles at the meetings but also to grow the club, As time goes by we all hone our skills, grow big and learn the philosophy of Toastmasters club. At this point, my only re- quest to the readers is to be- come our partner in the pro- gress of self and the club in a proactive way. Most of us are new to our club and it is my duty to welcome you in to this family. I am sure we all will enjoy being part of this extended family. At any point of time if you have any suggestions or criticism about us, you are more than welcome to voice them. Please write to me at amzathun- nasreen@yahoo.com. Alterna- tively, you can approach any executive committee member of our club. I once again thank you for choosing Toastmasters Club of Pune – North East and wel- come to the family. Editor’s Note TM Amzathun Nasreen, VP PR Techie to Entrepreneur in 3 On your marks 4 Bravery 5 The Power of Speech 6 Servant Leadership 7 How to become a Speech writer 8 Events between Jan’15 to Mar’15 and photos 9-10 Editorial Team 11 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: CONGRATULATIONS! TM Hemant Joshi for achieving CL award. TM Swapnil Bhagat for being the first runner up at Area Level Contest. Club’s DCP Status
  • 3. I quit my technology lead job in Feb 2014 to chase my dreams .I started my own endeavour (enterprise), to the change the world - to my belief. I thought that the qualities required to build great endeavour are 1)great idea, 2)great technology play 3) ability to sell. I knew that I need to work on my selling skills or depend on someone, who was adept at it. It been almost a year now , since I started my endeav- our, but I have come to reali- zation that great qualities to make successful endeavour are 1)ability to sell 2)ability to sell and 3) ability to sell. Yes, ability to sell is one of the cornerstone qualities to succeed. I would like to share some scenarios where you need ability to sell. When you have just an idea on paper, may not have the best office space & you may be looking for a co-founder. You need to sell your idea, your vision & yourself. Con- vince the prospective co- founder that he and you to- gether are well placed to ex- ecute the idea and to be- come a success story. When you are hiring. The prospective employee may be working for Thought- Works or Infosys. Their of- fice toilet is most likely to be swankier, plush & palatial than your office. You may not even have air- conditioners. You may bare- ly able to match their current salary or may not afford to pay even half of it. In such scenarios, what will be your endeavour’s first impres- sion? On what you will con- vince prospective employee that her future lies with your endeavour. When you are building prod- uct the first time, you may have not best tools or means to get things done. In such scenarios , you cannot be just a taskmaster to get things done. In short, you cannot just be a manager. You need to be a leader that inspires her employees to get the job done with the giv- en odds. Inspired employees can do wonders to deliver positive results against all odds. Selling your products. You may have built a first class product, but without money power you may not be able to market or brand your com- pany and product. Without branding or customer histo- ry, selling to initial customers is always an uphill task. Ini- tially, it all depends on how you get the customers con- vinced about your product & company vision and finally selling your products to them. Raising money. When reach- ing out to the investors or angels to pitch your busi- ness .In whatever stage your company is in, there will always be some missing pieces of the puzzle . Like, the product may not be ready or not have the ideal market situation or some- thing else. Definitely, there will be plenty of gray areas , where you may even not have answers ready. With all these odds, your ability to do storytelling to buy your vision plays a very crucial role in raising money. In short ability to convince , to motivate, to persuade, to inspire and to do story-telling are core ingredients to suc- ceed in your endeavour. Ability to sell is a common thread among skills listed. I learned it the hard way, after almost a year in my venture, I need to learn and regularly hone the art of selling. I have been associated with toastmasters since three months now, it doesn't teach about art of selling but it defi- nitely focuses on the all core ingredients as listed above. Do attend as a guest , rest will be history... Techie to Entrepreneur in making! BEACON Page 3 TM Tushar Komawar, Treasurer
  • 4. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 On your marks, get set go! And they are off! Why do many Toastmasters like running be- sides giving speeches and role playing? Health is the best wealth. Health is directly correlated with physical fitness and diet. All of us at one time or another have been concerned with maintain- ing our physical fitness. While in college, there was a 400 m. race where I never ex- pected to win. It so happened that the favourite expected to win that day pulled a muscle while starting the race. That cold February morning at 7 am I was probably warmed up and before I knew it I hit the finish the line first unexpectedly. Since I won that race I got the confidence and belief that it was something which matched my temperament. Running became an integral part of my life. It was fun taking up the challenge of running 5 km in 40 minutes on the road. Today I keep the running routine to maintain fitness. Besides running, I used to en- joy playing basketball. My dad used to encourage me to play tennis and say that it would be a great way to maintain fitness in later life. But I never did en- joy playing the game although I did enjoy watching the top ten- nis players on TV. In mid- career due to time limitations, many of us do not devote time to physical fitness, but all of us experience the feeling --- It’s high time to do something! I have been fortunate that with my family support it has been possible for me to maintain my running routine practice at least 3 times a week. Today after my regular running practice over the past decade, I can assert that it keeps one’s weight steady through life. ―Fitness is indeed FEASible‖. Aspects one should be aware of: Flexibility - Regular prac- tice of Yoga certainly helps and it is some- thing which could be done everyday. The additional benefit one gets is the mental calm- ness. Endurance - One aspect cited by the aerobics experts is that a mini- mum of 20 minutes ac- tive running is needed to start burning the ex- cess body fat and helps in maintaining the ap- propriate body weight. With such steady body weight it is easier to build up stamina and hence endurance. Agility - The ability to go faster is typically through interval training where one tries short bursts of speed fol- lowed by a rest period. This method helps in building up stamina with minimum risk of injury. To avoid knee and ankle injuries, ide- ally this is best done on mud tracks rather than on roads and concrete surfaces. Strength - Core body strength is essential to achieve the best re- sults. Maintaining a strong body through exercises like self- weight bearing exercis- es - pull-ups, chin-ups, and dips on the bars can be done on alter- nate days. A balance in these aspects goes a long way to maintain physical fitness. Interestingly, the same principles are also needed to be a good Toastmas- ter. Flexibility in your speech through thinking on one’s feet is needed to quickly adjust to real- life situations at all times wheth- er on the job or in personal life. The Tabletopics guests and Toastmasters experiment with innovative ways to adapt one’s extempore speech regardless of the topic. Endurance is gradually built up in Toastmasters after the expe- rience of Tabletopics through prepared speeches like the Ice- breaker. Further one needs to have endurance to speak per- suasively and with inspiration to appeal to audiences to accept ideas or take action. Ultimately as a leader, you may want to keep up audience interest in situations like key note ad- dresses which are typically last- ing half an hour or more are a must. Agility is related to flexibility in a Toastmaster, who needs to be flawless in vocal variation, body gestures, and presenta- tion skills to connect well with the audience and leave the au- dience feeling good about the speaker. Strength in the sense of knowledge of excellent vocabu- lary as well as the ability to use idioms as well as figures of speech that makes a smashing impact on the audience. The Competent Communicator pro- ject speech “How to Say It” is particularly useful in this context to develop one’s strength. Fauja Singh, a 103 year old marathoner sums fitness up: ―Living life is like running a mar- athon. It takes a lot of courage and tenacity to keep going till the end.‖ Practicing what you enjoy the most is the best way to main- tain your motivation. Follow your dreams, work hard, prac- tice and persevere. On your marks Page 4 TM Sadanand Konchady, CC “Chances Choices Changes”
  • 5. Bravery is a term with different meanings. Sometimes it’s emotional but having no feelings. It’s about killing other people , for the sake of our own people. It’s about establishing peace at the cost of war. It’s about fighting when the goal is very far. It has nothing to do with war and battle field You can see it at home and even on play field. It’s about handling pressure and refusing to yield. It’s about conquering fear, refusing to lie, when death seems so near. Intimidating a brave man is not that hard. But keep away, be wise, Terrified from inside still he would look into your eyes. Because he is not a fox in tigers skin, He is brave and born to win. Bravery BEACON Page 5 TM Unmesh Mohitkar, Secretary “Attitude is important than fact”
  • 6. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 In Dec 2014 world went into shock when the news broke that in Peshawar in Paki- stan, school children were killed in most heinous act of terrorism. Terrorist organisa- tion who carried out this das- tardly attack claimed that the army made them suffer and so they wanted them (Army people) to go through the same agony. The entire world condemned the attack by saying it was an act of cowardice. As a young per- son, I always wondered how can one call such an act a cowardly attack when it needs lot of courage to pen- etrate the security cordon and carry out the act in cold blood? And what is the gen- esis of this terrorist mind-set which takes boys in their ten- der age towards terrorism? As a human being every in- dividual, every group of peo- ple, every country has it’s way of thinking. And all are adamant about their way of thinking. This difference in people’s way of thinking cre- ates conflict among individu- als and society. Everyone thinks that their way of think- ing is only right and so must prevail. When that doesn’t happen frustration crops in mind. Fear is generated that my way of thinking is diminish- ing. And out of that fear a wish of vengeance is devel- oped. We all have original fear in us but it is not just we as individuals who are afraid, many countries and regions of the world are burning with fear, suffering and hatred. And we as hu- man beings do not like feel- ing afraid. Often we hold on to our fear, that fear is nur- tured and then one day it turns into anger. We are an- gry that we are afraid. We are angry at whatever or whomever we perceive as causing our fear. And then we want to punish those who created a fear in us and we think doing so will make us suffer less. A fear is buried deep in the heart, a sharp knife covered over by many layers. That sharp knife is what makes you behave in such an un- kind way --- Thich Nhat Hanh When we are angry, when we behave in a very angry, violent way then we are not so different from the terrorist we condemn because we have that same knife of an- ger in us In conclusion perception cre- ates all havoc. But we hu- man beings are also be- stowed upon with the power of words. But despite having a freedom of free expression a surprising number of peo- ple have no voice. Their si- lence also comes from fear, a fear of public speaking. Toastmasters help them dis- cover their voice. If we learn to use this power of words with love and compassion, they will be heard and help the other side make a peace And together all will make this world a better place to live. The Power of Speech Page 6 TM Hemant Joshi CC, CL VP Membership “Pursue your goal come what may”
  • 7. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 “If you want to be im- portant—wonderful. If you want to be recognized— wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But recog- nize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.” These are the words from Martin Luther King. I want to discuss about Servant Leadership and traits exhibited by Servant leaders. There are two parts or as- pects to Servant Leadership. The first part is defining the vision and direction so that people in the organization or a family or church or any or- ganization to follow. The vision or the direction helps the people where one is go- ing. People look up to the hierarchy in an organization for direction. This is what is called as strategic leader- ship. The second part of servant leadership is once the vision and direction is in place, operational or imple- mentation leadership sets in. To be successful in imple- menting the strategy it’s im- portant for someone to have the mindset of serving oth- ers. Servant Leaders are those people who put others need in first. There are five traits that I believe are the core values that Servant leaders live by. The first trait that Servant Leaders exhibit is listening. One of the habits that Stephen Covey talks in the book titled ―The sev- en habits of highly Effective People‖ but- tresses the im- portance of listening – ―Seek First to Un- derstand, then to be understood‖. As a servant leader, it’s important to listen intently to others. The second behavior rendered by Servant Leaders is empathy. What do we mean by empathy? Empathet- ic people are those who really under- stand other’s feelings and perspective. Friends how many times today have we thought about the challenges faced by a co-worker at the workplace today? Servant Leaders em- pathize with the peo- ple they interact or work with. The third trait that is ex- hibited by the Serv- ant Leaders is fore- sight. The ability to predict the future. This competency en- ables Servant Lead- ers to set the vision and direction for the people in the organi- zation. The fourth behavior is that they lovingly hold themselves and oth- ers accountable for their commitments. Servant leaders know that no one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes--including themselves. With that in mind, they push for high standards of performance and ser- vice quality. Servant Leadership Page 7 The fifth characteristic exhibited by Servant Leaders is building a community. Helping connect the people share a com- mon goal. For in- stance, we are a community with a goal of improving public speaking skill. Any act of us that impact in building a community qualifies us a Servant Leader. In conclusion, friends I would urge you to think what specifically you have done today that has been directly of service to some- one that helped in removing their barriers. You qualify as Servant Leader if you’ve helped someone. TM Subramaniam R
  • 8. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 There comes a time in every Toastmaster’s life, often after delivering a particularly effec- tive speech, when he or she thinks: Hey, I could do this for a living! Why not? Philosophy giants such as Aristotle, Soc- rates and the sages of social media inform us that to achieve true happiness, we must do what we love. So, how can we, as Toastmas- ters, transform our passion for public speaking into a ca- reer? Many members be- come speaking coaches, only to discover that delivering a good speech and teaching others how to do it isn’t the same thing. They learn that coaching a club member on a seven minute romp about the family dog is different from coaching CEOs who deliver complicated keynotes on quarterly finances. Read and listen to famous speeches, and then rewrite them. Other members become pro- fessional speakers, meaning they speak for money. For some, that sounds too good to be true and, unfortunately, it often is. Everybody seems to be on the speaker circuit attempting to scale the slip- pery pole of success. It can leave one feeling more like the condemned Sisyphus, who never accomplishes his goal, than the great orator Cicero. Few, however, think of becoming a professional speechwriter. I understand. The profession is shrouded in a veil of mystery, seemingly populated by puppet masters whose sole purpose is to amass armies of Manchurian candidates who will, in great orgies of oratory, take over the world. Let me attempt to lift the veil. Speechwriting is a great job. I’ve been a profes- sional speechwriter for more than a decade, and I’ve writ- ten for ministers, prime minis- ters, heads of United Nations organizations and more than a few Toastmasters. Compe- tition—and salaries—are high for speechwriters; certainly higher than most writing gigs. In fact, seasoned speechwrit- ers can earn more than $100,000 (U.S. dollars) annu- ally. Speechwriters also have the advantage of access: access to top decision- makers, access to those who shape policies and ideas, and access to people who want to change the world. But how does one become a speechwriter? Unlike most occupations, there’s no school that teaches speechwriting; no place to trade your life savings in for a piece of paper that will land you an unpaid stint as an intern. While many speechwriting workshops exist—and I’ll get to those shortly— there’s no Harvard or Yale, no Oxford or Cam- bridge for aspiring speechwriters. At the risk of putting myself and my col- leagues out of business, I’m going to let you in on the big secret of how to become a speechwriter. It goes like this: Find someone who needs a speech written and write it for them. Consider writing a speech for anyone. There are countless cities, villages, towns and hamlets through- out the world, all with council- lors, mayors and officials with multiple (often unpaid) re- sponsibilities and demands on their time. They don’t have time to write their speeches, so you can volun- teer to do it for them. Before you ask—yes, you do have experience in speechwriting. As a Toastmaster, you’re uniquely qualified. If you’ve completed your Competent Communication manual, you’ve likely discovered that successful speeches have three things in common: great style, good structure and a great storyline. That’s not all you need to know, but it’s a start. Becoming an ex- pert in anything takes prac- tice. Just as you can’t be- come a great musician by taping a picture of Tchaikov- sky to your wall, you can’t become a great speechwriter unless you actually write speeches. How many? The How to Become a Speechwriter Toastmaster Magazine Spotlight Page 8 answer is: As many as it takes. Keep these points in mind: n Get to know some speechwriters, and learn about their struggles and stresses. Ask yourself: Do I really want to do what they do? Attending speechwriting conferences is a good way to meet other speechwriters and learn about their craft. Read and listen to speech- es. Two per day is a good start. A simple Google search will turn up thou- sands. (If you don’t know how to handle a search en- gine, you might want to re- think the speechwriting thing.) Develop a thick skin. Re- member that your speeches are for someone else. They’re not yours. Even if you’ve written something resembling ―I Have A Dream,‖ your speaker might want something else, like a few words of thanks, for ex- ample. Write to meet your speaker’s needs. Keep giving speeches. Nothing has helped me more as a speechwriter than being a Toastmaster and regularly giving speeches. It’s vital, as it gives you an understanding of how a speech is constructed. You learn what works, and what doesn’t.
  • 9. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 We are a club of active members. We not only grow by attending our meetings but also by participating out- side and hosting creative events to keep the momen- tum going. Below are the events we hosted and partic- ipated during Jan’15 to March’15. 1) COTP - 6 of the 7 offic- ers did not let this oppor- tunity go and got them- selves trained on their roles and responsibility. Apart from that 4 of them were also trained for Chief Judge. This also gave us an opportunity to network with around 100 toastmas- ters present for the event. Attending a COTP is very important for a club officer as it helps to become a better Leader and learn the traits to run a club and keeping the members en- gaged. If you are not serv- ing or assisting a club of- ficer, you are missing out on a good opportunity to grow as a Leader. 2) Club Level Contest - Our was the first club in our Area E4 to start this competing contest season. We organized one on 3rd of Feb where combined 5 members participated in International Speech and Table Topics Contest. TM Swapnil cleared the house by winning both the con- test and proceeding to Ar- ea Level. Contests are an integral part of Toastmas- ters Program. It gives us that needed push to be engaged with the program by practising and compet- ing with each other in a healthy spirit with lot of fame to follow and realize a dream of being a Inter- national Public Speaking Champion. 3) Rendezvous at Hotel Kapila - Meetings are not the only way Toastmasters enjoy. We do plan informal meet ups to get to know each other better over din- ner and brain storm over ideas to grow club by meeting our member’s goals of joining Toastmas- ters in creative ways. We last met in Feb and had a wonderful time together with some great ideas al- ready implemented for club’s success (see pt 4). 4) Club’s PR Campaign - Promotion plays a key role in the growth of a club. TMCP-NE had grabbed the opportunity to promote Toastmasters club at Konark Campus a society in the premises of Viman- nagar during Holi Festival. An event was held just a day before Holi for the en- tertainment of residents of Events hosted/participated Page 9 Konark Campus . Food stalls were opened and orchestra was arranged. TM Nasreen, the VP PR approached committee members of the society and introduced about Toastmasters to them. Not long after knowing about Toastmasters they gave permission to open a stall for free. TM A.Nasreen and TM Sadanand carried out the promotion. A flier and a pamphlet about Toast- masters along with a can- dy were distributed to the people. People received the info with warmth and entered their name, phone number, and their email id on paper given to them. Of the many 15 people entered their de- tails and two of them at- tended our meeting since then with aspiration of joining the club soon. Promotion activity not on- ly helps the club to grow by getting new members but also helps the promot- ers to hone their Interper- sonal and Sales skills. That is what Toastmas- ters is all about. Learn while doing. 5) SPEAK - Movie Screening - Since majori- ty of our members are just a couple of months old,
  • 10. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 everyone including guests at some stage asked what does Toastmasters lead to? We had only one an- swer and instead of an- swering we wanted to show them. On 17th March we screened the renowned movie SPEAK which is the story of hope, perseverance, and trans- formation. It is a powerful and inspiring documentary Events hosted/participated Page 10
  • 11. Club’s Mission We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. Toastmaster Amzathun Nasreen VP PR Chief Editor amzathunnasreen@yahoo.com Toastmaster Swapnil Bhagat VP Education Editor miles2goswapnil@gmail.com Toastmaster Sadanand Konchady Member of TMCP NE Editor skonchady@gmail.com We are looking for your feedback, suggestions and articles for next issue due in June’15. Editorial Team We meet every Tuesday at 7pm at, Symbiosis Law School, Viman Nagar New Airport Road, Pune Phone: +91-9823363699 E-mail: tmcpne@gmail.com Where Leaders Are Made TMCP - NE TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL http://northeast.easy- speak.org www.facebook.com/ TMCPNE Club Officers President - Nitesh Agarwal ACG, ALB VP Education - Swapnil Bhagat ACB, CL VP Membership - Hemant Joshi CC, CL VP PR - Amzathun Nasreen Secretary - Unmesh Mohitkar Treasurer - Tushar Komawar SAA - Sagar Raut