This newsletter features articles about inspiring leaders. It discusses how volunteering for roles leads to better performance than being assigned roles. Effective leaders inspire followers through delegation rather than authority. Leadership has transformed to focus on empowering people through communication and interpersonal skills. True leaders grow themselves and others through continuous learning. Inspiring leaders are discussed, such as Abraham Lincoln who overcame adversity through determination. Readers are encouraged to choose their life path and make history.

1. The Official newsletter of Chennai Wordsmiths Toastmasters Club
All of us dream, a lot of us have explored our
interests, experimented with both the
leadership and communications track and
some have even given up. Some of us believe
that no one can shatter our dreams, except us.
So we continue to follow along. Follow our
dream.
Ever since the dawn of Toastmasters in Tamil
Nadu, we have grown from strength to
strength. We have explored frontiers that have
not just helped us set records but set
examples.
Today when you are reading this article, you
would have been proud to see one such
example that will go down the history of
Toastmasters in India – Aditya Maheshwaran,
a fellow toastmaster from Chennai, who made
us proud by bagging the 2nd Runners up at the
Semi Finals of the World Championship in KL
in August 2014. Today, I want to remind you
that it’s important to choose the dreams we
want to follow and pursue them relentlessly.
Aditya Maheshwaran and I are the proud
pedigree of PSBB, Chennai. We joined
Toastmasters around the same time and we
were both at that time very young but had
different interests. While I wanted to explore
the leadership track, Aditya chose the
Communication track. Despite moving away
from his home club in Chennai and
being a part of another District in India,
his passion and commitment for Public
speaking never stopped him from
reaching out for excellence.
We as a district are proud today that
he is originally from D82, his home
district, he was just an ordinary
member like all of us, but because he
believed he could dream, today he is a
man who made us proud at the
Toastmasters International convention
at KualaLumpur, Malaysia. An
example that will remind us to
remember to follow our dreams no
matter how old, how long or how far
away we go.
‘‘Follow your dreams
Because they know the way’’
Dec 31,2014
Follow your dreams. Because they know the wayI N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Lead Every one And Perform
Follow your dreams by DTM 1
Delegate to inspire by DTM 2
Inspiring leaders every week 3
Be the egg broken from inside 4
Leadership has transformed 5
Let us grow and make others 6
Ace in Leadership 7
From the Editor 8
Best Articles 9
Happy memories 10
About TMI 11
By Sastharam Ravendran DTM
EC Members for Jan 2015 - June
2015 : Suresh G - sgt @ arms ,Ramyaa - Secretary ,Kumar - VP PR, Ganeshan - VP
Membership,Paul Baskaran - VP Education,Samuel W - President

2. Delegate to inspire
Inside Story Headline
Lead Every one And PerformPage 2
By Rajeev Nambiar DTM, Divison Governor – Division
B
The essence of effective leadership is having a
good followership base and for that a leader
needs to be proactive than reactive to
situations. As I see it leadership gravitates to
the person who can convey or express his
thoughts in a constructive manner without fear
or favour. In today’s world leadership is seen
more of as a position of authority than its real
essence which is constructive action for the
benefit of people at large. On the contrary
what we get to see is individuals who are more
concerned with stamping their authority of
power amongst people. This leadership is
what I call short sighted leadership because
this kind loses steam very quickly as they
seldom provide inspiration for the followers to
do their work or task at hand.
My tryst with the rigors of leadership in
Toastmasters and outside of it has given me
the insight that to become an inspirational
leader you need to use the process of
delegation to its epitome. Well this kind of
leadership is the need of the hour if more
leaders are to be created in our society. I firmly
believe that if an individual needs to graduate
from a mere leader to an inspirational leader
then he or she needs to understand the core
concept of leadership and that is “an effective
Leader is one who tells people where
to look and not what to see”. So fellow
Toastmasters, inspirational leaders are
more concerned with providing
solutions when the going gets tough
rather than playing the role of a victim.
Thus inspirational leaders are those
who possess the ability and
commitment to work beyond the title
they hold and are ready to walk the
extra mile for the benefit of their
followers adopting the process of
delegation and thereby creating new
leaders in the process.
Did you know : All pilots on
international flights identify
themselves in English regardless
of their country of origin.
Education session by DTM Rajeev
Nambiar on 13 DEC 2014 and Meeting
No. 321
“A leader is a dealer
in hope.” -Napoleon
Bonaparte

3. Inspiring leaders every week
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Inside Story Headline
“If your actions inspire
others to dream more,
learn more, do more
and become more, you
are a leader.” -John
Quincy Adams
I meet these Inspiring leaders every week in
my Toastmasters club, during contest time and
they are the set of people who inspire me to
learn more, do more and become more and
more important to be humble and keep the ego
grounded. Every week they are the first to
come to the club, make seating arrangement,
put banners, greet everyone and guard the
door with one single aim to serve the club
members and give the best experience to each
member, Yes I am talking about Inspiring
leaders who have done the role of Sgt arm.
During the Contest time they are the people
who miss all the fun of the contest and help the
others to enjoy the contest. They are servant
leaders who keep others interest first and
serve members.
In the Last one Year we had two Inspiring
Leaders who have done the hat of Sgt Arm,
TM Thanigaivel and Tm Vijay Kumar and both
of them have inspired me with their
commitment to serve the club and its
members and they are true Servant
Leaders. I want to mention about TM
Prabhu who had happily done this
role whenever he got an opportunity.
I bow to these Inspiring Leaders.
By Yuva Raju, CC,ALB, Area Governor –Area B3
Our Area Governor Yuva
Raju @ Reverberations '14
WORD PUZZLE
1) To feel or show honor or esteem for; to care or show consideration for (verb)
Root SPECT = look
S P E C T
2) Deserving of confidence or reliance on the integrity, strength or ability of a person;
reliable (adjective) Root TROST = comfort, consolation
T R U S T
3) Identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts etc. of
someone; sympathy (noun) Root PATH = feel, suffer
P A T H

4. Lead Every one And Perform Page 4
“Try not to become a
man of success. Rather
become a man of value”
- Albert Einstein
Be the egg broken from inside
By Gopi Ramalingam CC,ACB,President
Have you ever wondered volunteers do a fair
and good job than employees? This is
applicable in all sorts of life. Be it in your
workplace or be it in your home or be it in
toastmasters, this is the same. Think about this
situation where a new promotion for the Team
Leader is open at your work place. The manager
has asked his favorite employee to apply for this
position and a few employees volunteered to
take up that challenging role, where one of the
employees who has volunteered for this role and
the one who is the favorite employee of the
Manger was selected for the position of Team
Lead, whom do you think will do the job best?
Obviously the guy who has
volunteered for the position will. He
will put his heart and soul to strive
hard and excel in that position. If
you take Toastmasters as an
example, during my experience with
toastmasters, I have observed that
people who volunteer for the role
would do a better job than the
people who have been assigned to
do a role. Be it a small role play in
the club like TAG roles or club
officer roles or any big roles during
the division or district conference, it
is evident that volunteers have
delivered an exceptional job.
Always remember the egg broken
from outside becomes an omelet
and the egg broken from inside
takes a life form. Always try to be an
egg broken from inside rather than
broken from outside, to be a great
leader.
WORD PUZZLE
4) Uncompromising adherence to right moral and ethical conduct or principles;
honesty (noun)
Root TANG = touch
T E G
5) Confident or trustful dependence; something or someone on which one has
confidence(noun) Roots: RE (prefix) = back; LIGA = tie, bind
R E

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“Leadership is
influence.” - John C.
Maxwell
Leadership has transformed
By Samuel W hitefield CC,ALB,VP-Education
Leadership has transformed! Leaders today
need to believe in engaging and empowering
people around them and not just guard their
position with fierce authority. In order to
succeed, now leaders need to fully
understand the dynamics of effective
communication and interpersonal skills.
Leadership in the present times transcends
task and job orientation, it is about
developing the ability to create an inspired
culture through the skill of agility and
adaptability. Leadership is evolving into a
partnering relationship that echoes the
elements of continuous learning and
transferring of knowledge that just does
not permeate through hierarchy but
seeks genuine talent and skills. Leaders
are now termed as coaches, who have
the vision and strength to lead varied
array of people through customized
leadership styles and are able to
achieve more and more with less.
Leadership is beyond a concept, it is
about living the qualities of a leader on a
day on day basis…
Chennai Wordsmiths Toastmasters Club meeting @ Pondicherry
Did you know : the longest
one syllable word in the English
language is 'screeched'.

6. Let us grow and make others grow
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“I must follow the
people. Am I not their
leader?- Benjamin
Disraeli
Fellow Toastmasters,
Do you want to:
• Be comfortable in your own skin
• Develop your communication skills
• Spend quality time crafting your
speeches
• Practice, practice and practice in
anything for that matter
• Deliver with passion
• Connect with the external source
• Stick to the change we need
• Get far with a great team
• Learn more by listening
• Know that yesterday’s competitor is
today’s collaborator
• Know that lead is nothing but to deal in
hope, as said by Napoleon
• Narrate your own story
• Influence the surrounding
• Use the CHANGE to reach our
supporters
• Empower others and release
followers to make impact
• Be able to stay calm under
pressure leading to great quality
Leadership is the only answer for
above............. Isn’t it a good time to
take leadership..................................
“Let us grow and make others grow”
both of them have inspired me with
their commitment to serve the club
and its members and they are true
Servant Leaders. I want to mention
about TM Prabhu who had happily
done this role whenever he got an
opportunity. I bow to these Inspiring
Leaders.
By P.Baskaran, Vice President (Education) elect.
Did you know : 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2
words in the English language with three consecutive double letters.

7. Lead Every one And Perform Page 7
“Leadership and
learning are
indispensable to each
other.”
- John F. Kennedy
Ace in Leadership
By Primrose Jasmin CC,ACB
There are three A’s which brought about a
tremendous change in this world. The first ‘A’ is
Adam’s apple, the second ‘A’ is Steve Job’s
Apple iPhone and the third ‘A’ is the great
leader “Abraham Lincoln”.
What is it that makes Lincoln a seminal figure in
history? How did this man, born in the
backwoods of Kentucky - with little formal
education had so much to offer to the society?
His rise from poverty, self-study, his capacity to
overcome personal loss and remain determined
in the face of repeated defeat, in all of this is
seen a fundamental character “The belief that
we can constantly remake ourselves, to fit our
larger dreams”.
With the axe in hand and the frontier of hope
and possibility, here’s what separated Lincoln
from the other great men in history, he was not
a perfect man. Lincoln suffered from color
blindness, malaria, depression and small pox.
Irrespective of all the odds, he stood tall and
made history. “A man is great by deed, not by
birth”.
Friends, “Your life is your
responsibility. God is not the sole
author of your destiny. You are the
co-author of your destiny”. My
fellow co-authors, birth was never
your choice and neither will death
be your choice, but the way you
live your life between these two
terminals will be absolutely your
choice. Come, let’s make history
together
Candle light meeting @ WORDSMITH - 6 Sep 2014

8. From the Editor
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We have heard many people say that they
are inspired by famous personalities, I do
agree with them and I would like to share
my thoughts about the leaders who
inspired me as well. In our day today life
we meet many people but only few of
them leave their footprints in our heart. My Dad is one such person. There
is no Wikipedia link about him which I can share with you all. I like his
leadership in many ways. He cares to listen to me though the answer was
No to most of my requests, but listening is an important quality for
leadership. I have always admired the way he spoke to his friends and
colleagues as it always aimed at a win win situation. What I understood
from this was that, “A leader never asks others to follow instead will make
the others to follow them with their actions”.
Every leader may have some positive and negative qualities; my father was
no exception to it. His negative trait was anger. He always tells me when
you get angry you lose something. He tries his best to keep a friendly
environment which leads to positive thinking. Positive thinking leads to a
happy and successful life. There are many inspiring leaders who come in
our life but my Dad will always remain as a unique leader in my heart
forever and forever..
By Kumara Muniasamy, TM
Dear Readers,
I am privileged in serving as the editor of the
December edition of Wordsmiths newsletter- Lead
Every one And Perform. I am happy that this
newsletter is going to be released during the 325th
meeting of Wordsmiths. Also this will be the
Second edition for the year-2014. The theme of the
newsletter is “Your Inspiring Leader”.
I would also like to mention, that this newsletter has
taken its shape not just by my efforts but also by the
efforts of our editorial team, by the Toastmasters
who contributed the articles and most of all the
efforts of you- the reader.
I hope you will have a wonderful time reading this
newsletter!
Editorial Team >>
TM Kumar
TM Jasmine
TM Ramya

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3Everyone, given an opportunity, would like to lead others. But not everyone is capable of
holding the baton of leadership. Some leaders are born and some are made – depending
on their individual circumstances. Just by having the tag ‘Leader’ does not necessarily
make one a leader; rather, it’s the inherent or visible qualities and character that make
one.
Leaders are to be exemplary characters. The world has seen many great leaders; and oft
times the greatest or the most inspiring ones are not those who have become prominent
or famous. Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, the former President and also known as the missile
man of India, may have got inspired by a particular teacher in his younger days or maybe
his father to pursue his dreams. Likewise, there would be many personalities who would
have played a role in the life of those who would have later become leaders.
Hence, it is not necessary to hold the mantle of leadership to be a leader. As we pursue
our daily routines and given tasks, however small or large, with a morally conscious mind,
we are building a stronger society; which is the responsibility of any great leader.
Best articles from the contest
TM Jacob Cherian Ooramvelil
To become an inspiring personality, one has to look inside oneself. It is a process of
evolution and takes years and years of dedication, courage of conviction and most
important of all, an ability to win over the hearts of the people. The question arises as to
WHAT IS INSPIRING LEADERSHIP? The answer is when multitude of people want to
emulate and follow the leader in a natural way without any force or persuasion.In our
country, a true leader like Mahatma Gandhi had innate qualities based on trust, affection
and pure love. Despite his frail personality, he was still able to win over lakhs of people,
leading the country to freedom. At the same time, dictators like Adolf Hitler, Mussolini
were authoritative but not inspiring. One has come to a natural conclusion that lasting
leadership is possible only when the leader accepts and upholds the philosophy of
Dharma. As the popular adage in Sanskrit goes, Dharmo Rakshathithi Rakshathiha. It
emphasizes the basic fact that if one upholds Dharma, Dharma will protect him forever
.Therefore, for an inspiring leader upholding the principles of righteousness is not a
prerequisite but a sheer necessity.
TM Preethi Kameswaran
TM Subramaniyan
When human race evolved, man had a nomadic life. There was no specific way to live life
and people lived their lives in their own ways. There was one wise man who could envisage
the dangerous future of human race if there were no changes in the system. The predictive
analysis of that one man resulted in families, groups and society. The group accepted him as
the head and various such heads were created. As the heads lead the group, show the right
path for the people to walk through, they were called the leaders. As the human race
progressed good leaders were chosen to be the kings who ruled the kingdom. We had
leaders who protected our country from the rule of the East India Company. We had leaders
who formed the Government to rule the State and the Center. There are few leaders who
rise to heights and always stay in the hearts of people due to their leadership style. The
basic quality which is required for a person to be a good leader is the care for fellow human
beings, a pragmatic and analytical mind which can foresee future. Do you have these innate
qualities with you?
TM Subramaniyan

10. Happy Memories
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Correct Answers for Word Puzzle:
1.RESPECT 2.TRUSTWORTHY 3.EMPATHY 4.INTEGRITY 5.RELIANCE
TM Abraham Zacharia
delivered his DTM Speech.
Meeting No.231
District 82
Evaluation
Contest Winner
TM Sridhar
Ranganathan
EC Members for
July,1st to Dec 31,2014
: President- Gopi
Ramalingam,VP
Education- Samuel
Whitefield,VP
Membership- Mythili
Srinivas,VP PR-
Shyam,Secretary-
Ganesan T,Treasurer-
Thanigaivel,Sgt at Arm-
Vijay Kumar.

11. Chennai Wordsmiths
Toastmasters Club
Towers Club
W Block, 3rd Main Rd
Anna Nagar, Chennai.
600040
About Wordsmiths
Phone +91-7299-997386
Mail:chennaiwordsmiths@
gmail.com
Every Saturday: 4PM TO 6PM
Toastmasters International, registered in 1930, is a US-
based nonprofit organization that helps members
worldwide achieves improvement in public speaking and
leadership. Toastmasters International operates through its
member clubs situated across 116 countries. There are
more than 13,500 clubs operating under the Toastmaster
International, which has a membership of about 280,000.
The International Headquarters in situated at California.
Chennai Wordsmiths Toastmasters Club is a part of
Toastmasters International and was started in 2007,
Chennai. In our club we always treat you as our friend and
we guarantee you will feel that you are “speaking among
friends”. Our club meets every Saturday at Towers club,
Anna Nagar between 4PM & 6 PM.
For Membership:
Guests are welcome to attend the meeting at Wordsmiths
and interested guest s may become members. For more
information about membership and other details contact:
TM ,Ganesan, VP Membership
Email: gan.ganesan@gmail.com
Phone: +91-7299-997386
We’re on the Web!
www.chennaiwordsmiths.org
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“Ours is the only
organization I know
dedicated to the
individual, we work
together to bring out the
best in each of us and then
we apply these skills to
help others.”
Dr. Ralph C Smedley
Founder of Toastmasters
International