In between the lines
Have you ever browsed through a food video? Or watched a food show on TV? Chances are you have. If you think about the food they cook, the presentation is always carefully curated. After the food is made, the dish is well displayed. Then the cook goes on to taste the food and reacts with […]
The Role of your Eyes
Eye contact can make or break your communication interactions. When you sit across a person in person or in a virtual meeting, the eyes are an integral part of your communication exchanges. In conversation, the way you position your eyes can change the course of your interaction. As a result, eye contact is among the […]
Content is communication
As you read the title, I am sure you were thinking of the common expression “content is king.” Regardless of your connection with the expression or the concerns about why content should be king, Why can’t content be queen? Let us refrain from derailing and draw attention to the fact that your content is the […]
The Art of Listening
Imagine a world where you are the only one talking. If you just read that sentence and feel that it sounds ridiculous, then you’ll surely agree with what I have to say next. That sounds like a monologue that never ends and fails to attract the attention of people sooner or later. This is where […]
My Impromptu Evaluations
I remember that in my initial days at Toastmasters I grabbed the Better Table Topics Speaker award at my first attempt, been awarded the Better Featured Speaker on my very first speech. But evaluations, boy, that was a different ball game altogether! I feared evaluations so much that I despised it. I have taken part […]
Choose to Continue
“Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” This is how I would want to define myself. Confined and happy within the thickness of medical textbooks, satisfied with my learning, accomplishments, and professional growth, content with my attitude to […]
From What-ifs to bigger expectations
– TM Sampanna Shrestha, Prabhu Bank Toastmasters Club “So, tell me something about yourself”. Most of the time I didn’t know how to respond to that. I usually began with my name, followed by my job, then the degree, and my college. As if only these things described who I was. I was so much […]
We do not start a Toastmasters Club, we build a community
– TM Pankaj Pradhananga, Asssociate CGD D41 “The Two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why” Mark Twain Today Bhaktapur Toastmasters club marked one year of chartering the club. Hence it was indeed a great day and as expected the Bhaktapur Toastmasters club […]
Nepal’s First TLI – Club Officers Training Program – Led by Division O and Area O3
The first Club Officers Training Program, suitably rechristened as Toastmasters Leadership Institute TLI 1, was conducted on 4 July, and was the first major training event of the calendar year 2020-21 for Toastmasters in Nepal. It was a proud moment for Area O3 as it organized the TLI-1 which was not only Nepal’s first but […]
Bodhi Toastmasters Club celebrates 100th meeting
“The Best Project You’ll Ever Work on is You”. Driven by this theme and an undeniable passion for continuing the journey of leadership and public speaking, the members of Bodhi Toastmasters Club celebrated it’s 100 meeting milestone on the evening of 3rd August, via video conferencing. The Club was chartered in January 2018 and comprised […]