After a long time, I played the role of the Toastmaster of the Day at Chennai Speakers Forum. Here is the script that I used for the meeting.
CSF Meeting #645
WOD: Merriment - A lively celebration or party
Theme: Festival Season
Dussehra is around the corner... and it officially kick starts the festival season in India. Festivals are meant to unite people, share joy and create lasting memories.
At CSF, every meeting is a festival... isn’t it? Our weekly meetings bring us together, multiply the joy and create lasting memories...
In our meeting today, we have 4 Segments
- Prepared Speeches, where members come prepared with a speech based on a speech manual: This segment is like the Dussehra ... where we prepare lots of sweets and sundal to kick start the celebrations. Similarly, members come prepared with speeches.
- Table Topics, our impromptu speaking segment: This segment is like Diwali. Firecrackers will be burst ... atom bombs, rockets, flower pots... you name it... we have it in this segment.
- Evaluations, where we get to learn about what did we do well and what can be improved: Before the new year dawns... we reflect on what we did well and what can be improved the next year.
GE : Prasanna
A B.com graduate who is working in Equiniti India and has a lot of interest & passion in the field of marketing.
Childhood festival memory even now is, Diwali days. When he was in 6th std, he used to lit a lakshmi bomb by keeping in hand and will throw🤣
Prepared Speaker 1: TM Vedha Mugunthan
Vedha Mugunthan is a Mechanical Engineer working in the Thermal department of Switch Mobility one of the leading electric bus manufacturers. When I asked his thoughts about the theme for today's meeting, he said "He needs more time"... and I have given him more than 24 hours. I guess he would share his thoughts regarding the meeting theme in his speech today.
Prepared Speaker 1 - ( 4 -6 Minutes) TM Vedha
Pathways - Dynamic Leadership Level 1 Project 1
Project title - Icebreaker
Speech Title - Connecting the dots
Prepared Speaker 2: TM Vignesh SM
He is currently freelancing in AI automation and his goal for the next six months is to transition this into a full business.
His favorite childhood festival memory is celebrating Diwali with his family in his new service apartment, it felt like a beautiful welcome to a new home and area
Prepared Speaker 2 - ( 5-7 Minutes ) TM Vignesh SM
Pathways - Dynamic Leadership Level 1 - Project 4
Project title - Evaluation and Feedback
Speech Title - Perfectly Imperfect
Speech Evaluator: Manoj
TTM : TM Kalpana
Intro: graduated with b.com from Queen Mary's College, and work as a junior accountant at Nansei Company. My hobbies are learning new things
Childhood festival memory "firewalking festival"
Special Segment: TM Manoj
1. currently working at BOSCH as an HMI Developer.
2. One of his fondest childhood festival memories is about Pongal. Every year, he used to visit his grandmother’s home in Arakonam. The experience there was always so refreshing and soothing
GE Report: TM Prasanna...
End of the meeting
"Wow! What a fantastic meeting that was! We celebrated Dussehra, Diwali and End of the year... all in just 2 hours. Just like the best festivals, this meeting was filled with togetherness, joy, and great memories. Thank you to everyone for making it a success. See you all next week!"
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