Dukhan Toastmasters—Newsletter, October 2010 Source : http://dukhantoastmasters.org/ - Blog : http://rismandukhan.wordpress.com

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Dukhan Toastmasters—Newsletter
Issue 2 – October 2010
Ex-Com Installation
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Releas
Ice Breakers
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DTM Club Moto “Believe in Quality Changes”
Theme of the year: “Committed to Community”

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Communiqué
Newsletter of Dukhan Toastmasters
Issue-2 2010 Oct
Dukhan Toastmasters Editor’s Desk
Club No– 1054864
Area– 28
Division– E
“Step with faith”
District– 79 It was just three months ago that we launched the very first is-
sue of Communiqué . Let me thank those who came up with ap-
Inside this issue preciations, suggestions and creative criticism. There aren’t
Editor’s Desk 2 words to describe how inspired and grateful I am for your in-
Presidential 3 volvement, passion and commitment.
Officers Induction 4 As Toastmasters, we all have the ability to inspire others
through our words and through our actions. We are encouraged
Communiqué Release 5
to “step outside our comfort zone”, “think outside the box,” and
Edu– Talk 6
accept challenges as opportunities. Toastmasters help us develop
‘Toastmatics’ 6 as leaders through a continuous process of education, training,
Toastmaster’s Taste buds 7 and experience. The opportunity to work with Communiqué is
Tackling Table Topics 8 one among them for me. I truly thank the ex-com and members
of DTM for bestowing their faith on me. And my faith on my
News– DTM 9-12
team and fellow toast masters is leading me ahead.
Ice Breakers 13
We have packed a handful of goodies in this issue for you, which
Speechcraft 2010 14
include an educational article ‘Tackling Table Topics’, an inspi-
Photo Toast 15 rational treat titled ‘Toastmaster’s Taste Buds’, a new column
titled ‘Toastmatics’ and the fulfillment story of ice breakers etc.
Editorial Team: Much has happened in past three months in DTM. New ex-com
Chief Editor: installation, Communiqué release, regular meetings etc. And
TM Muhammed Ismayil, preparations are in final stage for much awaited community
CC, CL.
event of DTM- Speachcraft 2010. Next issue of Communiqué
Consulting Editor:
will be coming to you with the news of DTM’s platinum jubilee
TM Sameer Hassan Moosa,
meeting !!!
ACS, ALB.
Editors: Let us remember the words of legendary leader Martin Luther King,
TM Anil Malik, CC. ‘Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t know the whole stair-
TM Arul Bernandaz. case’.
Address: Wishing you a good reading,
# 14755
TM Muhammed Ismayil,CC,CL
PB No– 100001
Dukhan, Chief Editor, Communiqué
Qatar. VP (PR), DTM
mdismayil@gmail.com mdismayil@gmail.com

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Dukhan Toastmasters
Ex Com 2010-11
TM Wilfred
Gonsalves, ACB, CL
President
Presidential
TM Sameer Hassan
“Congratulations”
Moosa, ACS, ALB
Past President
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the
TM Nasimudheen A
editor in chief TM. Ismayil and the whole edito-
Hameed, CC, CL
Vice President–
rial team for the great improvement of this news
Education letter. It is like a mirror to our Dukhan Toast-
masters Club. I am elated to express that the
TM Mohammed whole club in particular scaling new heights
Salauddin
Vice President–
year after year. President’s Distinguished Club
Membership for two consecutive years and it is going for the
third time this year also. On October 1st on-
wards it is conducting its 4th Speech craft pro-
TM Muhammed
Ismayil,CC, CL
gram. In all, it is committed to the community,
Vice President– PR
that gives me a great pleasure.
I wish the Editor in chief and his team a great
TM Luis Peres
Secretary success.
MTM Kalavathy
Sachi, CC
Treasurer
TM Wilfred Gonsalves, ACB, CL
TM Hameed President, DTM
Pareeduddin
Sgt-@-Arms gonsalves.wilfred@gmail.com

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Club Officers Induction and
News letter Release
Toastmasters International Division E Governor MTM Subha Anupindi in-
stalled 2010-11 officers of Dukhan Toastmasters Club in a grand ceremony at
Dukhan Golf Club. The inducted officers are TM Wilfred Gonsalves- President, TM
Nasimudheen A Hameed- Vice President (Education), TM Muhammed Salauddin-
Vice President (Membership), TM Muhammed Ismayil- Vice President (Public Rela-
tions), TM Luis Peres (Secretary), MTM Kalavathy Sachi (Treasurer) and TM
Hameed Pareeduddin (Sgt-@-Arms). TM Sameer Hassan Moosa continued to be the
Immediate Past President. President TM Wilfred announced the clubs theme of the
year as “Committed to Community” during his acceptance speech.
The grand ceremony was an encouraging opportunity for Dukhan audience to
witness the international winning speech of DTM founder president TM Koka
Prasad. DTM presented a memento to TM Koka in recognition of his wise leadership
and contributions to DTM.
Dukhan Toastmasters official news letter “Communiqué” released in the
grand ceremony. The first copy of “Communiqué” was handed over to TM Koka
Prasad by Division E governor.

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Edu-
Edu-talk
masters. Two educational from October 1st onwards. Club
modules were provided to has also planned to revive the
members during meeting 67 & Gavels Club activities with
68 by Past Area-28 Governor more educational modules &
Ravi Ramamoorthy & Past functions. Gavels club has re-
Club Quarterly Report Div PRO TM Virendranath.
started its regular meetings on
Club membership is grow- 24th September -2010 after the
Congratulations to all ing as per our target due to summer vacation.
Dukhan Toastmasters for the tireless effort of our VP
their enthusiasm & commit- membership TM Salauddin.
ment which has been shown DTM welcomed two new mem-
during past meetings. Even bers TM Risman & TM Saffar
during summer holidays we into our Toastmaters family at
could maintain excellent at- meeting NO: 66 and inducted
tendance for all our meetings. them.
TM Nasimudheen A Hameed,
As in the past, during Rama- As part of the Community CC, CL
dan club conducted two meet- Activities the club is planning
VP (Education), DTM
ings with Iftar, which was a
its 4th Speechcraft Program nasimhameed@hotmail.com
unique experience for Toast-
“ Toastmatics”
Communication greatly depends on individuals’ ability to play with words and
numbers. A skill in mathematics will help not only in answering others, but also
in digesting the scenarios and reaching in decisions fast. In this column MTM
Kalavathy will discuss some tricks with numbers and words.
MTM Kalavathy is a post graduate degree holder in mathematics and currently
serving DTM as Treasurer.
1. Some months have 30 days, some have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
2. Divide 30 by half and add ten. What do you get?
3. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many live sheep were left?
4. Take 2 apples from 3 apples. What do you have?
5. If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one pill every half hour. How long would it
be before all the pills had been taken?
6. If you had only one match and entered a cold and dark room where there was an oil heater,
an oil lamp and a candle. Which one would you light first?
7. How many animals of each species did Moses take with him in his
ark? Kalavathy Sachi, CC
sachi2u@hotmail.com
(Answers → Page 8)

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Toastmaster’s Taste Buds
For those interested in cooking don’t be surprised,
cooking has everything to do with toastmasters.
1. It starts right with building an appetite,
2. then finding the right menu to match your taste,
3. collecting the right ingredients,
4. chopping & grinding those ingredients,
5. adding the right amount of spices to it
6. cooking up to the required amount,
7. adding a pinch to taste and garnishing and finally
8. serving to every plate only what is needed.
You might be wondering what I mean. Well don’t be. Just imagine you are about to
give a speech.
1. First of all you should have a will power, determination or an appetite to give a
speech.
2. But then, a speech on anything and everything may not suit your taste. So you ini-
tially find something which is of some interest to you or match your taste.
3. Then you go on to find what should be the content of your speech.
4. May be you don’t need it all and so does the audience whom you are about to face.
So now you start to chop and grind your speech so that the contents fit well into the
cooking pot in proper shape and size.
5. Then there goes the spices such as life incidents or experiences from your life or
someone related to you or someone really famous, some suspense, some thrill or
some information etc. ,
6. Organize or cook your speech in a proper order like a stunning beginning, a smooth
and interesting body and an end which could be taken home as a gift in memory.
7. In our speeches we replace salt with some sorrow and add some humor or happy
moments in stead of sugar. The final garnish is with an appropriate and strong
message.
8. But in spite of our best cooking if we are not able to serve well then what use is our
cooking. So we serve it to the audience with required amount of vocal variety, body
language, vocabulary and meaningful pauses.
So now do you get, why toastmasters have a lot to do with cooking. And this is what
makes a Toastmaster's Taste Bud distinct.
Let us also try to be a good cook with these tips.
TM Sameer Hassan Moosa
A diamond is valued when we polish the ore & ACS, ALB
A personality is valued when we polish our skills Past President DTM
Tomorrow is far, who knows what is in store…. sameermoosa007@hotmail.com
Join Toastmasters today, there are no magic pills - SHM

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Tackling Table Topics Table topic session in club meet-
Table topic Tips ings are a nightmare for at least
new members. Seasoned toast-
Listen: Don't hear the words. Listen carefully.
master Ravi Ramamoorthy comes
Pause: pause for a few seconds to refresh your mind. up with some very helpful tips to
Formulate ideas on the topic. tackle table topics.
Confirm: Read the topic and reconfirm. Your brain
cells will get chance to absorb concepts.
F-What will be your attitude in Future Considering
Tell: Begin with confident and express your ideas.
past and present, I think I will ..
End: Don't stop abruptly. Complete with full circle by
S-M-G Method:
restating the original point.
Example:- Real estate is the best Investment
Table Topic Methods
than others.
P-R-E-P Method:
S-Start with the Story. I recall one true incident...
Example: Internet is a boon or bane?
M-State the Message you learned from the story...
P- State your Position on the topic. Do you object or
G-State the Gain that will benefit one.
agree?
A-D-S Method:
R- Support your position with Reasons
Example: Laptop is better than desktop.
E- Explain reasons with Examples
A- Tell the Advantages of the choice
P-Restate your Position
D- State the Disadvantages of the choice.
P-P-F Method:
S- End with your Suggestion to the audience.
Example: What is your dream car?
P- State your attitude in the Past As a child... Ravi Ramamoorthy,ACB,ALB
P- State your Present attitude. I feel.... raviqp@gmail.com
Educational Award Winners
Congratulations to the Educational Award winners of the year 2009-10.
The achievers are:
Adv Communicator-Silver (ACS)
& Adv Leader-Bronze (ALB)
TM Sameer Hassan Moosa
Ad v C o mm un ic a to r -B r o nz e
(ACB)
TM Wilfred Gonsalves
Competent Communicator (CC)
TM Anil Malik
MTM Kalavathy
TM Nasimudheen A Hameed
Competent Leader (CL) Award winners with Division E governor MTM Subha,
TM Muhammed Ismayil TM Koka and TM Ravi.

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Risman Hatibi
risman.hatibi@gmail.com
14th July 2010 evening was a Grand Ceremony for me, it was a
great moment and I will remember forever in my life, because
that is the evening I decided to join Dukhan Toastmasters club.
3 years back during the launching of Dukhan Toastmasters club,
the founder president TM. Koka Prasad invited me to join. How-
ever, I was bit confused due to my shift duties and I was not
clear what is Toastmasters movement all about.
Over a period of time, I noticed that shift duty people were also attend-
ing Toastmasters meeting. I always went through Toastmasters articles
in Dukhan news bulletin. The thing excited me was news about TM. Koka
Prasad wining district level international speech competitions consecu-
tively 3 times. He is one of the main motivations for me to join with Duk-
han Toastmasters club.
Ice Breakers
Better late than never.....
From my childhood I was dreaming of being
on stage. But it was not becoming reality until I “T o a s t m a t i c s ”
T
joined Toastmasters movement.
Now I am not surprised why all other friends Answers:
of mine who are already in Toastmasters move- 1. All of them, Every
ment feel so confident in front of an audience. month has at least
Most of all the mutually helping atmosphere in club 28 days.
meetings too make it easy to be out of lectern.
The most beneficent tool of toastmasters is 2. 70. Dividing by half
the immediate evaluation of a member’s effort. No is same as multiply-
need to wait to know the result of your “test”. The ing by 2.
same meeting itself you will come to know what 3. 9 live sheep.
are your strengths and what are the areas you
4. 2 apples.
should concentrate to improve further. And the
5. 1 hour. If you take
manual designed by Toastmasters Interna-
tional is the biggest asset a member can
first pill at 1 O’ clock
have. then next one will be
at 1:30 and last one
I too “believe in quality changes” and at 2 O’ clock.
expect one day I will over come all the
6. The match.
fears of public speaking.
7. None. It was Noah,
Muhammed Saffar not Moses.
saffar@qp.com.qa

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Communiqué
www.dukhantoastmasters.org
Ashique Jamaluddin
Photo toast ashiquejam@rediffmail.com
“Prize Winning race”:
Pictured after the Podium ceremony of F1 Power Boat Champion-
ship at Doha Corniche. This photo fetched the runner-up prize in
American Arts Festival.
Designed & edited by TM Muhammed Ismayil, CC,CL-Vice President (Public Relations), DTM.