1. TECH MAHINDRA
TOASTMASTERS CLUB
Feb

2. Agenda Why Toastmasters ? About Toastmaster International (TMI)1
Why Toastmasters ? 2
About Toastmaster International (TMI) 3
About Tech Mahindra Toastmasters Club 4
How a typical Toastmasters meeting looks like? 5

3. Why Toastmasters ?

4. Chapman University Survey
Biggest Phobia
Chapman University Survey
American Fears
2014

5. Why Toastmasters? Integral part of business Communic-ation skills
Leadership skills
Time management skills
Arranging meeting / /demos/customer visits
Networking
Writing
Speaking
Listening
Why Toastmasters?
Connecting with elites from own and other clubs
Running a club as a Ex-com members
Opportunities till international level
Saying in a given time with maximum impact
End-to-end event management

6. How it’s different? Learn by doing Mentor Evaluator Write Edit
Rehearse
Deliver
Feedback
Mentor
Evaluator

7. About Toastmasters International (TMI)

8. Toastmasters International (TMI)
Started in
1924
# members
3,50,000+
across countries
143+
# of clubs
16400+

9. Toastmasters International (TMI)
We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders
Mission
Integrity
Respect
Service
Excellence
Core Values
To be the first-choice provider of dynamic, high-value, experiential communication and leadership skills development
Envisioned Future

10. TMI Hierarchy 15 Regions = TMI 8-10 Districts = 1 Region
International
Region
District
Division
Area
Club
YOU
15 Regions = TMI
members = 1 club
8-10 Districts = 1 Region
5 Divisions = 1 District
5 Areas = 1 Division
5 clubs = 1 Area
Member of a club

11. About TECH MAHINDRA TOASTMASTERS CLUB

12. 4 ???active clubs across different locations
Hyderabad
Bangalore
Chennai
Pune

13. TechM Toastmasters – Bangalore chapter
DCP* points 10
Chartered in
Sessions
2014
150+
Members
* - Distinguished Club Program (DCP) is an performance indicator of a club based on education, membership and administrative objectives. Distinguished clubs tend to be successful, fun, strong clubs of which members enjoy being a part.

14. How a typical Toastmasters meeting looks like?

15. How do we do it exactly?

16. Club Hierarchy
Responsible for providing the supportive club environment members need to fulfill their self-development goals, making sure that members benefit from the Toastmasters program
President
Responsible for maintaining club/District property, arranging the meeting room and welcoming members and guests at each meeting, procuring food/refreshments.
SAA
(Sergeant at Arms)
Keeps accurate records of club, including membership records, and corresponds with Toastmasters International’s World Headquarters and others on behalf of the club.
Secretary
Coordinating an active public relations and publicity program that promotes the flow of guests and publicizes club and member achievements.
VPPR
(Vice President Public Relations)
In charge of a club’s educational program scheduling speakers and other meeting roles, promoting the Toastmasters and reporting on members’ educational award progress.
VPE
(Vice President Education)
Responsible for building membership and ensuring a strong membership base by satisfying the needs of all members
VPM
(Vice President Membership)

17. Meeting roles
Sargent At Arms ensures meeting room decorum and sets the ground rules for the meeting
SAA
President of the club offically opens the meeting with a gavel
President
Master of Ceremony is a meeting's director and host
MoC
The General Evaluator evaluates everything that takes place during the club meeting GE
A Timer is responsible for monitoring the time of meeting segments and speakers
Timer
The purpose of the Ah-Counter is to note any overused words or filler sounds
Ah-Counter
The Grammarian helps club members improve their grammar and vocabulary.
Grammarian
Prepared speaker delivers a prepared speech for 5-7 minutes
Speaker
Evaluator provides verbal and written feedback to individual speakers of prepared speech section
Evaluator
Table Topics master leads the Table Topics portion focused on developing impromptu speaking skills
TTM
Table Topics speaker (open for guest) speakes for 2-3 minutes
Table Topics Speaker

18. A typical Toastmasters meeting agenda
Speeches
Prepared section
Table topics
Impromptu Section
Evaluation
Feedback Section
5-7 minutes
Speakers follow the specific objectives/guidelines from educational manuals called PATHWAYS
1-2 minutes
Members are invited to the stage to spontaneously speak on a subject
2-3 minutes
An evaluator typically points out several aspects of the speech like timing, grammar, fillers, structure along with suggestions for areas to improve upon

19. Typical Toastmasters Meeting flow
Sargent At Arms (SAA) opens the meeting
President addresses the members and guests
Master of Ceremony (MoC) sets the theme of the meeting
General Evaluator (GE) explains his role with TAG team
Table Topic Master(TTM) begins Table topics section
Prepared speakers(2-3) delivers speeches
Networking and snacks
President announces the best speakers for the day and closes the meeting
Vote for best speaker of the day in individual categories
GE provide feedback for all the role-takers and overall meeting
Table topics speakers (3-6) talk on the given topic impromptu
Speech evaluators give feedback on prepared speeches