A Table Topics Experience
Taking Table Topics is the most fearsome thing in Toastmasters. I always tried to escape this session as best as I could, and honestly I escaped it most of the times very tactfully, but once I got caught when our President very confidently put forward my name as Table Topic contestant in 2018! Excuses didn’t […]
How I Found My Path through Toastmasters
“And the first prize for the Salad Making Competition goes to…. Seema Golchha!!” “No way am I going up there…Renu you please go get it!” she gasped. Instead of jumping with joy for getting the first prize she was all stressed out – only for the fear of going up on the stage where she […]
Redefining ‘Ordinary’
I have always been the person who has been sidelined for almost everything in life. People who, I knew were not half as good as me, have often been chosen over me. I have been overlooked for awards, recognition, and even praises. Though I am quite happy with myself, this kind of experience perhaps undermines […]
Beyond Cubicles and IDs: Toastmasters for Corporates
look out at your children see their faces in golden rays don’t kid yourself they belong to you they’re the start of a coming race – David Bowie Work, slog, repeat. We work to aspire, and not usually the other way around. Benefits, culture, and career-life balance come in some way when we learn to […]
In Pursuit of Life and Learning
It was the spring of 2015, I had just landed a new job which could widen my career prospects in the financial sector. My dream was to become a successful research analyst in the field of investment banking. I was moving forward with the hope that I might be able to enjoy a stable life […]
The search ends
9th August 2019 will remain memorable in my life for years to come. As a Toastmaster since 2004, I had been searching for a person with whom I could, in all honesty and candidly, discuss my successes and challenges. The intensity of the vacuum had magnified after I completed my tenure as the President of […]
The Start of Sanima Bank Toastmasters
Sanima Bank Toastmasters was the first club for the term 2019-20 to be chartered in District 41. It all started with a small discussion in February 2018. Like all new members, Ayushi Gupta was excited to become a part of Toastmasters. She went on to share her excitement of joining Himalaya Toastmasters with others in […]
My Life Since Toastmasters
Throughout my studies and growing up, I’d developed somewhat of an addiction to TED talks. Last year I attended my first TEDx event in my home city (Newcastle, U.K.). I continuously reminisce about how much this event impacted me. It was that effective; it left me wanting to stand up in front of people and […]
Toastmasters @ SmartPaani
Interestingly, Toastmaster Tyler McMahon had approached me to discuss his speech on rainwater harvesting in early 2011 at our home club, Everest Toastmasters Club. Then, as the President of the Club, encouraging members to discuss their speeches and booking a time slot was common. This interaction, however, went ahead for us – to be co-founders […]
Toastmasters: A Way to Live My Dream
Maybe it started when I was six years old and when my relatives would come over I used to “perform” speech skits for them on my parents’ requests. Or maybe it was when I used to practice speaking in front of the mirror when I was just around eight years old. Or perhaps it started […]