Embark on a journey
All of the speaking opportunities I had in my schooling life, I always had reasons to abstain from them due to my fear of facing the crowd. I remember how my teachers and especially my principal of the school encouraged me to grasp those opportunities, but the inner child had a big resounding “NO”. I […]
Home Away From Home
Toastmasters not only helps one enhance their communication and public speaking skills, but also helps build public relations. In fact, the benefits go beyond it. It builds a mindset that always pushes you to come out of your comfort zone. Toastmasters fraternity has an international presence, and you can continue your journey wherever you are […]
Showcasing Nepali talent at Oration, Kolkata
My maiden visit to Kolkata last Summer was long due on my wishlist. Having heard about previous Oration (District 41’s Annual Conference) experience from fellow Toastmasters held in Delhi, I could feel high-level energy among participants. While I was a new member and also VPM, I didn’t think twice to register for Oration as an […]
Growing at Kathmandu Toastmasters Club
Everybody says we grow at Toastmasters, but only a few inform us how that happens. Today let us talk about the ‘How?’ During mid-2018 I joined Kathmandu Toastmasters Club. I was a shy person and didn’t know how to introduce myself. On that evening I sat beside Toastmaster Aniket Khanal and tried to network with […]
The Turning Point
Hi ! I am Ashma Dahal, and I have always been a nerdy girl who does not communicate much. Silent, studious, shy – these three words best describe my personality. I was always confined within the closed walls of monotonous study pattern, away from homeland, enchained in hours of studies. So, I never got a […]
That’s my audience!
I first joined Toastmasters as a charter member of a new club that gave me a myriad of opportunities to bond with my fellow club members beyond official meetings. This created a different comfort level with everybody and built up a homely environment in the meetings. When the time came for me to give my […]
Memories with my Mentor
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु र्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः गुरु साक्षात परब्रह्मा तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः To decipher this Sanskrit verse: the mentor is the creator, operator, and destroyer. Creator of confidence in you, operator of the environment where you will grow, and destroyer of your self-doubt. I had a role model – my brother, my close relative. He was always […]
Knowing My Leadership Style through Pathways Project
Knowing my leadership style through the final speech of Level 1 of Pathways felt like an amazing gift and a blessing for me. I came to know that my leadership style was a mixture of coaching, altruistic, democratic, and a lots of other styles. This has made me passionate to discover my inner self and […]
Learnings from taking up TMoE for the first time
At tourism toastmaster, TMOE is assigned at the end of the regular sessions and I took my TMOE role for the first time. It was good opportunity for me to ask all the present Toastmasters if they would like to take any roles, however many of them regretted as they were traveling. Due to the […]
Practice, Practice, Practice: My Ice Breaker Experience
10 September was my daughter’s birthday. A week before I didn’t realize that the date was a Tuesday – the day Tourism Toastmasters meet. So, I had dared to do my ice-breaking speech. I had already backed out once the week before, so I couldn’t back out again excusing about the birthday dinner at home. […]