Kuwait Toastmasters’ impressive show in Area 14 contests
‘Toastmasters great self, team learning for developing communication’
KUWAIT CITY, April 3: Members of Kuwait Toastmasters Club achieved heartening results at Area 14 (Division I) Annual Speech Contest 2016, held at American University of Kuwait on March 25, 2016. Prolific speakers from Kuwait Toastmasters and other four clubs of Area 14 participated in the contests in four categories, namely, Impromptu speaking known as Table Topics, Speech Evaluations in which speakers evaluate a target speaker and suggest improvements, Humorous speech where speakers take up a theme to entertain the audience and finally International Speech through which motivational and inspirational stories and messages are conveyed.
Kuwait Toastmasters was represented by Toastmasters Santosh Kumar and Satish Kumar, both eminent speakers who have traveled a path of self-learning and learning through feedback from other members to improve their communication skills.
TM Satish Kumar, collected three trophies, winning the Humorous speech contest with his speech “Laugh - the world will laugh with you”, placed as first runner-up in the Table Topics contest and second runner-up in Evaluation contest.
TM Santosh Kumar won the first runner-up trophy in the International Speech category with his speech “Rehmatulla” that touched the hearts and soul of the audience. TM Satish Kumar and TM Santhosh Kumar will now represent Kuwait Toastmasters Club at the Annual Division I Speech Contests to be held on 6th May, 2016 at Australian College of Kuwait.
Humorous
The victories by Toastmasters Santhosh and Satish has added few more feathers to Kuwait Toastmasters’ cap. In 2015, TM Deepak Bindal of the club represented Kuwait in humorous speech contest finals at the District Level (DTAC 2015) in Dubai, competing with the best of the humorous speakers from seven countries, bringing laurels to Kuwait.
When asked, TM Santosh said, “joining Toastmasters has helped me in organizing and expressing my thoughts better and has also aided me to improve my listening skills. The self-phased and feedback oriented training has helped me at the work place to communicate better during presentations and official interactions”.
TM Satish, reflected back on his Toastmasters journey and said, “Toastmasters is a great self and team learning forum for developing communication and leadership skills very essential in the modern world. I am immensely helped by Toastmasters in being able to speak in an organized manner, putting across my view points in a crisp and concise way”
Kuwait Toastmasters has a proud history. Kuwait Toastmasters Club is the first and oldest Toastmaster Club in Kuwait. Formed in 1999 with the initiative and vision of a group of enthusiastic individuals of Kuwait to develop leadership and communication skills amongst Kuwaitis and expats, the club recently celebrated its 17th anniversary. Some of the founder members of the club are active even now and are still mentoring Kuwait Toastmasters Club members with their enormous experience and knowledge in communication skills.
Toastmasters is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.
Toastmasters Clubs in “non-native English speaking” locations are great destinations for people aspiring to improve their English communication skills. Most clubs meet twice a month, helping members to practice various skills useful in public speaking. Joining a Toastmasters Club may be one of the most rewarding and life changing decisions one can make. For joining Kuwait Toastmasters Club, please contact its President – Anup Dhand (98097487) or its Vice-President Membership – Santosh Singh (97440064).