Being a Toastmaster!!!

Being a core member of Women Business Council of my company, we had a survey done from the women employees to get to know, what do they really want to improve on. As expected, a lot of feedback from leadership to work-life balance. We decided to take upon the majority ones and work on them.
I was involved in on one of the prominent feedback, "Developing Communication Skills". My friend knew somebody in our company who was a Toastmaster. A new word for me. So then on, the events preceeded to coin a new Toastmaster Club for the company.

Henceforth, after spending 3 months of discussing and planning, Crystal Talk Toastmaster Club was born. The club has been chartered with the Toastmaster International and since Aug 1st we have our meetings every Thursday. I was offered the role of VP Membership for the club. For me, from being a person who went to promote communication skills to become the VP of the Toastmaster club was really an achievement. I was in zenith. And now, I am in the thick and kin of the role, which is a huge responsibility in itself.

Well, I have to men ton about the women percentage in this club, currently it is hardly 25%. Those women, who voted for Developing Communication Skills....? Though the club is still naive and it is gaining popularity and interests company wide.

For people who don't know about toastmasters. Toastmaster International is an organization meant for developing public speaking and leadership skills through practice and feedback in local clubs. Speciality in this club is, there is no instructor; instead, each speech and meeting is critiqued by a member in a positive manner, focusing on what was done right and what could be improved. Manuals are given by Toastmaster International. The first project is "Competent Communication" which is made up of ten speeches of distinct and varying difficulty level. For more information on toastmaster, do visit: http://www.toastmasters.org

From now on, I shall post the speeches that I have given in my toastmaster club. Do read them!!!

Well, I want to add some wise saying :) ,

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more”