In celebration of the Global
Wellness Day, Viji, the Toastmaster of the Day, aptly chose the theme, Everyday
Fitness, for the 332nd meeting. She started it with a namaste hand
gesture or “mudra”. “When we join our hands together in mudra position, our
left and right brains connect which is crucial for our well-being, Viji
explained. Then she went on to share some yoga poses and tips to healthy living
throughout the meeting.
In the first segment, Prepared
Speeches, Diana, CJ and Joseph delivered 3 compelling speeches. Diana delivered
her first-ever speech project, the Icebreaker, entitled, My Ice Cream Story.
She talked about how she used to believe that her achievements would make her
happy until one day she saw two rugged boys on the street that changed her
views in life forever. After seeing how the faces of the boys lit up with the
ice cream she gave them, Diana realized that true happiness is found not only through
our achievements, but more importantly by sharing and caring for other people. It was followed by CJ who delivered his 3rd
speech (repeat of the 2nd speech but incorporating the points from his
previous evaluation). Entitled “Center Stage; Let Your Shine Through”, CJ did
not only showcase his talent in ballet, he moved the audience from needing
validation from other people to being enough. He concluded saying that we all
are shining regardless of our position on the stage as we are all but parts of
a whole. Lastly, Joseph delivered a keynote speech, an advanced project from the
Professional Speaker manual. He shared 3 Steps to Accent Globalization anchored
on his own personal story of a boy who grew up in a province with a distinct
regional accent and how he conquered the city of Manila as a third grader who
was laughed at and ridiculed in school to being the Oratorical Contest
champion. These speeches were nothing short of inspiration!
Guest Adriana, Jessie, Anamika, CJ
and Leo battled it out in the 2nd segment, the Table Topics,
conducted by the Table Topics Master, Dennis. All 5 speakers did answer their
on-the-spot topics. They were all good that 2 speakers had to be proclaimed
winners after getting same number of votes (a tie). (See winners below). These
2 winners did an amazing job in delivering their answers in a well-structured
manner and with great delivery, almost like prepared speeches.
The last segment, Evaluation
Session, was conducted by a veteran Toastmaster, Shyam. He first called in the
3 evaluators (Joseph, Luis and Leo) who gave analytical but motivational
feedback. Anamika (Ah Counter), Arjay (Grammarian)
and Dale (Timer) followed with their respective reports. Shyam concluded his
general evaluation by congratulating the team for yet another successful meeting.
Bravo!
Winners:
Best Speaker: Diana
Best TT: Leo and CJ
Best Evaluator: Luis
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