Toastmasters Annual conference of Division E with the theme ” Embracing Excellence”
A spectacular Toastmasters Annual conference of Division E with the theme ” Embracing Excellence” was conducted on 3rd May 2024 on Friday in Al Murjan Ballroom at Dusit, D2, Salwa Doha.
The conference was conducted successfully under the leadership of Division E Director Nirmala Raghuraman,DTM and conference chair DTM Krishnamurthy Nair.
District Director Ravishankar J, DTM , Program quality Director Sabeena M.K. DTM, Club grow Director Alarmel Mangai DTM and Past District Director , DD DTM Manzoor Mohiddin , DTM Rajeswar and many dignitaries graced the occasion with their presence.
Division E Director Nirmala Raghuraman,DTM opened the meeting by saying, ” Attitude is a choice, so pick a good one.” She emphasized everyone to pick a good attitude and embrace excellence. The special guest, Mrs. Fatima Sultan Alkuwari highlighted the theme Embracing Excellence in her keynote address. Her three-dimensional key points were:
- On personal development, growth is a lifelong process.
- In a professional life, she accentuated that more than delivering results, making a meaningful impact, and leaving a lasting legacy is important.
- In relationships, embracing excellence is a journey of hope, self-discovery, and self mastering.
She concluded that embracing excellence is not about what we achieve but what we become in the process and thereby motivating others to do the same. She finished her keynote address by a quote that ‘ the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little Extra.’
After that, the divisional evaluation, table topics, and humorous and international speech contests were commenced, which was thoroughly enjoyed and lauded by the audience. The chief judges for the speech contests were Philip Cherian and Azeez Mohammad. The winners of different categories were announced and given prizes.
The contests chair for International Speech was Area 19 Director TM Jawed Ahmad, for Evaluation Speech was Area 20 Director, TM Pooja Malhotra , TM Pradanya Umrani, Area 18 Director for Humorous Speech and Area 17 Director, TM Priya Shembekar for Table Topic Speech,
The winners of the contests are as following, with the first-place winner mentioned in the beginning of each:
Evaluation – Amina Khanum, Mohammad Ajmal and Tariro Dorcas Matibiri
Humorous – Rabi Chandra Lamichhane, Shahinaz Kadavil and Vasuki Sathiyababu
Table Topics –Narendra Aryal, Thancy Ijas and Amina Khanum
International – Sonali Ghosh, Sudha Bhuvaneswaran and Mohammed Nayeem.
The first-place winner from each category will represent Division E in the District 116 Toastmaster Annual Conference in May 24th & 25th 2024 at Pullman hotel, Doha.
On this conference, a divisional E newsletter was released with the caption “Echo” where the talented members expressed themselves with the articles and stories from their learning and growth journey.
A glittering banner parade ceremony was conducted by TM Bindu Singh and DTM Deepak Talreja showcasing all the Areas and Clubs of the Division E. Area directors, Club presidents, vice-presidents and members represented their respective clubs.
Special awards were given to the individual contributors. The role players were recognized for their valuable support. Vote of thanks was given by TACE chair Krishnamoorthy DTM. The conference was adjourned by Division E Director Nirmala Raghuraman. The conference concluded with a sumptuous dinner. Indeed, it was an evening with a difference.