Learning from Fearless Presentations by Mark Brown
Division A Club Growth team organized a special session on Fearless Presentations, a talk program. It was held on Wednesday 13th May 2020 at 5.30 pm onwards online on Zoom by Mark brown, the 1995 World Champion of Public Speaking. Mark Brown is also a certified speaking professional. There were 839 attendees for the online […]
India x Nepal Joint Meeting
“In the middle of difficulty, lies an opportunity.” – Albert Einstein On 13th June, Saturday, one such opportunity was sought. Despite the pandemic and the current situation of COVID – 19, Area A3 from Nepal, Area G2 from Gurgaon and Area E5 from Delhi were able to join hands to conduct an online INTERNATIONAL JOINT […]
KU-SOM x Chitwan Landmark Joint Meeting
One day we received a message from TM Alfa Shakya: “Would your club like to have a joint meeting with us?” TM Alfa said, “KUSOM was once a new club and they can understand how difficult it is for new clubs, so they wanted to collaborate.” Her words seemed to be an angel’s word for […]
Reflections of Area A6 Secretary
“I am relatively new to the Toastmasters fraternity. Do you think I will be able to handle this new responsibility?”, I asked Toastmaster Pankaj Pradhanganga, Area A6 Director, in an unsure tone when he offered me the post of Area A6 Secretary in June 2019. He said, “I have faith in you! I think you […]
Crafting a memorable pattern together!
When I was a child, I used to wear home knit sweaters during winters. Amazed, I used to look at my mother knitting with two needles and different colors woolen threads. The patterns on my sweater always turned out to be amazing. The only thing I could see was her hand moving over the pattern. […]
To Be or Not To Be
In August 2019, after four years of being a committed Toastmaster, I reconsidered if I wanted to continue my membership for 2019-2020. And believe me, it was a callous decision to make. But before I tell you more about it, let’s take a ride down the memory lane. I have been a toastmaster since 2015, […]
Leadership During Uncertainty
On New Year’s Eve I was in Namche Bazar, on the foothills of the top mountain of the world- Mount Everest. It was a beautiful beginning of the year and I thought the rest of the year was going to be very exciting and productive as well. Thus, I made several resolutions in the areas […]
How to fail?
We have heard enough about how to succeed in life or at Toastmasters. Haven’t we? But, have you heard of how to fail? If you have come this far, you may want to read the next couple of paragraphs because this maybe you. These following steps are easy to follow, and more or less, 7 […]
How to Ace and Face Table Topics
Researchers have revealed that the structure of your brain changes every time you learn something new. On 25th April 2020, the participants of the “How to Face and Ace table Topics” workshop experienced this with an engaging and insightful session provided by District 41 Administration Manager DTM Ayan Pal. Division Director, Suman Shakya, DTM, during […]
Be the Small Fish
Once upon a time in a vast ocean, there lived a tiny fish who loved swimming and exploring the deepest ends of the waters. One day as he was out roaming on his own, he came across a group of big fishes who seemed to be having a swimming contest to see who could reach […]