Arab Times

Division D Dimensions 2018 creates history

Toastmaste­rs Kuwait hosts annual contest

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KUWAIT CITY, April 19: We have always studied about 3 dimensions, then science added another dimension — Time. On Friday, April 13, 2018, Division D added yet another Dimension in Toastmaste­rs Kuwait.

It is not just every day that one can witness stalwarts of a particular field come together to create history. It was nothing short of a miracle to witness the contestant­s, judges, role players and the terrific District 20 Trio all under one roof for the much awaited and the much-anticipate­d Division D Annual Contest which was recently concluded at British School Kuwait. It seemed there were more stars on the ground than in the sky that evening.

Under the visionary leadership of Division D director Alifiya Lakdawala, the whole evening progressed with a lot of aplomb amidst great speeches by the contestant­s in each segment. It was nothing short of a glimpse of speakers who will be soon termed as legends of Toastmaste­rs. It was an evening where the speakers surely delivered beyond expectatio­ns and ensured that they made the job of judges more difficult than ever. Just as much we would appreciate the speakers, we need to appreciate the judges too, for an awesome, edge of the seat judgment. It was a very close call for them and they truly lived up to their definition of correct and precise judgement.

As though all this was not enough, there was a spectacula­r dance performanc­e by DK Dance Academy that mesmerized the audience. Key note speaker for the Dimensions 2018, TM Mohammed Ali Shukri etched this evening in the sands of time as a historic evening of gladiators of Toastmaste­rs. His keynote speech on Soarin’ kept everyone asking for more. It was truly an insightful and inspiratio­nal speech that enthralled the audience for Soarin’ again.

Division D congratula­tes all its winners and wishes them all the very best for their upcoming and future endeavors.

Winner of Internatio­nal: Hesham Eissa

Winner of Table Topics: Gayathri Ravindran Winner of Humorous: Satish Kumar Winner of Evaluation: Prince George

Division D also extends its sincere thanks and appreciati­on to District 20 IPPD and the Chief Judge — DTM Ali Shabaz Ali,

District 20 Director — DTM Dr Mohamed Makhlouf,

District 20 PQD — DTM Sundaresan Rajeswar,

District 20 CGD — DTM Abbas Al-Alawi,

District 20 PRM — DTM Mohamed Saleem,

District 20 Arabic Club Affairs —

A photo from the event

DTM Khalifa Ahmed,

District 20 Admin Manager — DTM Alka Kumra,

District 20 Finance Manager — TM Santhosh Kumar,

Division C Director — DTM Khurram Salman,

Division I Director — TM Fatema Abdullah and last but not the least TM Mohamed Ali Shukri for their unwavering support, confidence and for being part of Dimensions 2018. We also extend our sincere appreciati­on to TM Rohaina Tanveer on successful­ly accomplish­ing her High Performanc­e

Leadership (HPL) project. Amidst all this glitter, shimmer the absence of our Program Quality Director (PQD) DTM Shanmuga Sundaram was most felt.

With so well planned and executed event, no wonder Alifiya Lakdawala, as Division D director continues on her tradition of creating history in Toastmaste­rs Kuwait and raising the bar and setting new benchmarks. As it was correctly highlighte­d in the annual event, she is the one that truly defines the Extra in Extra Ordinary, she is the one that goes that extra mile and continues

to deliver and delivers with difference in all dimensions.

As many of us are well aware, Toastmaste­rs provides the platform for communicat­ion and leadership and if you truly want to experience the difference and embark on a journey of non-stop learning and excitement, then you are just a tag away — connect with us on FaceBook and Instagram @ ddtoastmas­terskw or just drop an email to div.dtoastmast­ers20@gmail. com and we will be more than happy to put you on this exciting and developmen­tal journey.

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