386th Meeting: The Speakathon

 

Filcom International TMC

386th Meeting Summary

26th September 2020

“The Speakathon"

Word of the Day : Ebullient

Filcom's 386th meeting was held on 26th September 2020 via Zoom.

The meeting began with the Sergeant-At-Arms Fouad reading out the club mission and meeting protocol. Right after, President Diana formally opened the meeting and warmly greeted the guests. Then the floor was handed over to the Toastmaster of the Day, Dennis Mujana who treated us virtually with popcorns and juices by conducting the Speakaton Session!

Dennis introduced the role palyers for the night: Sajath as the Timer, Felipe as the Ah-Counter, and Swetha as the Grammarian.

PREPARED SPEECHES

Five Filcomites took over the reins of this segment.

1. Joseph, DTM enlightened us about "Lessons learned from the Mango Tree"

2. Raffy gaves us a new perspective on “The good side of loosing your job twice or may be thrice”

3. Diana took us through her journey of self-love and acceptance through her speech "Strong and Powerful"

4. Rinku gave us a lot of laughs and narrated about her quests in finding love through her speech "Fail in Love"

5. Grace, DTM candidly narrated us her life story of "Identity Crisis"

EVALUATION

Michelle took up the challenge of being a General Evaluator for the first time and she introduced and called the evaluators, Stella, CJ, Philip, Fouad and Nadim who gave their evaluations on their assigned speeches.

NEWSLETTER RELEASE AND THE BIG REVEAL

VPPR Swetha took over during the business session and released the first issue of The Edge Newsletter for the term. The Big Reveal for the first issue's cover has been unveiled with CJ Rojas being the face of this issue.

Best Speaker– Rinku

Best Evaluator - Stella

Filcomite of the Month - September - Satish Shah

 

"Networking is not about just connecting people. Its about connecting people with people, people with ideas and people with opportunities." - Michele Jennae

An IT Project Manager and a jolly fellow full of enthusiasm. Within a few years of joining Filcom, he is able to connect with millions and transform into a better version of himself!

Presenting you with the Filcomite of the Month of September ~ TM Satish Shah.

385th Meeting: Bon Voyage!

 

        

Filcom International TMC

385th Meeting Summary

12th September 2020

“Bon Voyage!"

Word of the Day : Fervent

Filcom's 385th meeting was held on 12th September 2020 via Zoom.

The meeting began with the Sergeant-At-Arms Fouad reading out the club mission and meeting protocol. Right after, President Diana formally opened the meeting and warmly greeted the guests. Then the floor was handed over to the Toastmaster of the Day, Captain Rinku Saha who began with an "Ahoy!" took us through a beautiful Voyage of life!

Rinku introduced the theme "Bon Voyage!" and brought in a lot of laughter to us! Rinku introduced the role palyers for the night: Leo, DTM as the Timer, Felipe as the Ah-Counter, and Stella as the Grammarian.

PREPARED SPEECHES

Three Filcomites took over the reins of this segment.

1. Joseph, DTM began his journey in pathways by reintroducing himself and took us through a journey from "Toastmaster to Distinguished Toastmaster - what Changed?

2. Deepti enlighted us the importance of having a mentor through her speech "Guru"

3. CJ gaves us a handful of tips and tricks on "Staying Green during Quarantine"

All the speaker spoke beyond the prescribed speech duration hence, the voting for Best Speaker couldn't take place.

TABLE TOPICS

Roberto, DTM took the baton of Table Topics Session. Five people proactively took up the challenge of this impromptu speaking session including one guest.

1. Caribean Cruise Bahamas / Antonia Harrison, DTM

2. Turkmenistan Hell’s Pit / Toastmaster Nadim

3. Mexico Cancun / Toastmaster Sajath

4. Space (Space X) /Toastmaster Hind

5. Belize Blue Hole / Hieu, DTM

EVALUATION

Dennis as General Evaluator introduced and called the evaluators, Diana, Hieu, DTM and Grace, DTM who gave their evaluations on their assigned speeches. Roberto, DTM also took up a challenge and gave a rapid evaluation of Table Topics. Thereafter, the role players delivered their reports and Dennis rendered his GE Report.

Best Evaluator – Grace, DTM

Best table topics speaker - Antonia, DTM & Hieu, DTM

Filcomte of the Month - August - Hamad AlNesf

 

"People can't just be tied together. They have to connect. Otherwise, they'll just find themselves bound to hand and foot"- Ai Yazawa

A global ambassador to Filcom with a passion for Kendo, football and connecting with individuals from different cultures. He has come a long way and continues to fly around the world by carrying the legacy of Filcom!

Presenting you with the Filcomite of the Month of August ~ TM Hamad AlNesf