How did I end up here? At this stage?
These were the thoughts that invaded my mind as I stood upon the stage of Citation 2019, for the humorous speech contest in front of a mind-boggling amount of people. Well, to know how I ended up here, we first need to go back to September 2019, when I was first introduced to Toastmasters. Having […]
Toastmaster Raises Toast to Mt. Everest
8th December 2019: Flying at 25,000ft past Mt Everest on a spotless Sunday morning, the new President of Toastmasters International, Deepak Menon, raised a champagne toast with other passengers for better global dialogue and communication. Toastmasters International is the world’s leading organisation devoted to communication and leadership skills development. As its new president, Menon was […]
Leadership Through Communication – Television Interview Program
The first episode of the television interview show of Leadership through Communication was aired on November 9, 2019 on national television channel Business Plus TV. The half-hour fortnightly show aired on Saturdays at 6 pm was envisioned by Area A3 Director Ankit Goenka as part of his “public relations strategy” project in level 4 of […]
Corporates gather to know about Toastmasters
8th December 2019, Aloft, Thamel: There’s a famous saying in the corporate world – ‘What if we invest in our employees and they leave? What if we don’t and they stay?’ A Toastmasters Club fits in the first bit of the saying – the part where corporates invest in their employees via the educational and […]
KCM Toastmasters unveils hall dedicated to Toastmasters Meeting
8th December 2019, Kathmandu College of Management, Gwarko: At 4 pm, International President Deepak Menon, DTM along with District 41 Director Jennifer Ghosh, DTM, District 41 Club Growth Director Ranjit Acharya, DTM, Division A Director Suman Shakya, DTM and Area A3 Director Ankit Goenka arrived at the premises of Kathmandu College of Management (KCM). They […]
Historic City of Bhaktapur welcomes International President
8th December 2019, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur: Right in front of the historic gate of entrance to Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the main arena of historic city Bhaktapur, members of Bhaktapur Toastmasters Club welcomed Toastmasters International President Deepak Menon, DTM and District 41 Director Jennifer Ghosh, DTM with bouquets, garlands, and ‘Bhadgaunle Topi’ – a typical product […]
Joint Installation by International President Deepak Menon, DTM
8th December 2019, Dhulikhel Hospital, Dhulikhel: The 2017/18 Toastmasters year ended with twelve clubs in Nepal. Six more clubs were added in 2018/19. A linear organic progression would mean eight new clubs. It was surprising to many when just six months into the year twelve new clubs had been chartered out of which nine were […]
International Speech & Table Topics Contest at Area 6
On 29 February 2020, we had our Area 6 contest for ‘International Speech’ and ‘Table Topics.’ The winners from the Club Level contests qualify to participate at the Area Level contests. The winners from Area move on to Division, then to District Level and eventually to the International Contest, happening this year at Paris, France. […]
Recap to A5’s Contest
On the early morning, of February 29th, 9:30 to be more precise, it was a sunny day or maybe it wasn’t, does it really matter? What matters is the weather inside the room and I’m happy to report that it was heated. Three International Speech contestants, five Table Topics contestants, and the chairs Binisha Shrestha […]
Area A4’s Table Topics and International Speech Contest
Area A4’s Table Topics and International Speech Contest were held on 11 March 2020 at Sap Falcha. There were three contestants each from Himalaya Toastmasters, SCB Nepal Toastmasters, and Rato Bangala Toastmasters for both the contests. The topic for the Table Topics contest was “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” […]