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Manama Toastmasters Club 10/10!!!

Awake the Leader in YouBy DTM Khalid AlQuod

Still Growing After All These YearsBy Dana Lamon Other TMs - Kanoo Toastmasters Club

!!!The Zakaria way Interviews

She & He Much Much More

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Newsletter of Manama Toastmasters Club. Club No 2916, District 79

For private circulation only. Kingdom of Bahrain, Ministry of Information, Directorate of Publication and Press Permission No: SMT-441

Happy Valentine’s Manama Toastomasters Club

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09Table of Contents

President’s Desk ..................................................3MTM Quick News ...............................................4Inside ...................................................................6Movers & Shakers ..............................................6Views ...................................................................7International Speaker Area ................................8BTACC 2009 Registration Form ........................9She & He ...........................................................10Inside Outside ....................................................11Other TMs ..........................................................12Upcoming Events ..............................................12Snacks & Deserts ...............................................14Mix ....................................................................15Bio ....................................................................16

Hussain Sayed (TM)Editor-in-Chief

Elizabeth George (ACS/CL)Proofreader

Alya Al-Mahroos (CL)Designer

Horizon Team

Guraz Wankadia (ACB/CL)Proofreader

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www.manamatoastmasters.org ENRICHING YOUR EXPERIENCE

president’s desk

Dear members,

Today, the world knows the tragedy that occurred on 9/11 of 2001.

But do you know of a tragedy that occurred on 9/11 of 1965??

Well, on 11th September 1965, Dr. Ralph C Smedley, the founder of Toastmasters international passed away.

But not before seeing his organization, which he founded in 1924, celebrate its 40th anniversary.

During that occasion, he admitted that he never thought that his organization would become as big as it had. He never thought that it would survive for 40 years!! He, later, passed away in its 41st year. But now, Toastmasters International is in its 85th year!! And still growing!!

His desire and determination to give young people self-confidence - to become better communicators and leaders - was so strongly embraced by the world, that he himself was surprised!

It only tells us that sometimes our dreams may seem small. They may seem insignificant. But who knows? In due course of time, they could become even bigger than we ever imagined. And we might surprise ourselves.

So let’s not stop dreaming. Let’s not stop having hope. Instead, let’s dream big dreams. Let’s make big plans. And diligently work towards achieving them.

Is there a dream project you are unable

to start? Is there a new course you are postponing to join? Is there a special examination you are afraid to attempt?

Or simply put, in toastmasters alone, is there a speech you are not preparing? Is there a CC that you are postponing to achieve? Is there an Advanced Award you are not working towards? Is there an assignment you are afraid to take up?

Go ahead. Bite the bullet. Think. Decide. Work towards it. Yes. Sometimes we might fail. But who knows? We might succeed too. Even beyond our imagination. Like how our founder succeeded.

Do you know that he started the Toastmasters Club in 1922 itself? But it soon died because of a lack of enthusiasm and a lack of interest. Members did not think it useful. But did he give up his dream?

No. Dr Smedley was a die-hard optimist. He kept persisting. He kept persevering. He started it again in 1924. Since then, there was no turning back. He left his job as General Secretary of the YMCA. He began to devote full time to Toastmasters work. He wrote many instruction manuals. He wrote many books.

And his dedication and hard-work made this organization what it is today.

So, ladies and gentlemen, Dream Big. Work hard. You might surprise yourself. Beyond imagination.

Joel Indrupati, ACBPresident, Jan- Jun 2009Theme of the TermToastmasters... Enriching your experience.

AC-B/CL Joel IMTM PresidentJanuary - June 2009Enriching our experience!

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MTM Quick NEWS

TM Osama Bahar has again, sat new standards for achieving and growing, this time much faster and higher! If you recall in our last Horizon issue, we had congratulated him for achieving the CC. Now ALL OF US need to give him a thunderous applause for earning the CL! Way to go CC/CL Osama…And as he would say: “WE love you all!”

Another CL achieved!

Who said, “We can’t reach perfection?” Who said, “There is a limit to what we can achieve?” You, as a member of MTM need to be proud of yourself being part of this victorious organization. Congratulations to District 79 in general and to Manama Toastmasters Club in specific for achieving such a great milestone ! In obtaining 10-out-of-10 in the Distinguished Club Program – DCP. Now all of us need to celebrate that!!! We know, the PR committee has to arrange something, and it will :)… Opposite is the DCP status as of February 2009:

Achieving DCP - 10

out of 10 !

On 7th Of February 2009, we came across a very hilarious, rib-tickling meeting, where 5 brilliant members of Manama Toastmasters Club had competed in our Humorous Speech Contest for the term January 2009-June 2009. Truth be told, we don’t know if we have it in us, unless we try it. Some might look serious, or unable to make us laugh easily, and they think that they can’t be funny, NEVER! But being in action is totally a different ball game. Don’t you agree? Congratulations to all the contestants:

- TM Zakaria M. Sulaiman- TM Chandra Liyanarachchi.- TM Khlid Amin- TM Guraz Wankdia- TM Chandrahasan

And our special applause to the winners: - TM Zakareya Sulaiman - 1st place (name check)- TM Chandra Liyanarachchi – 2nd runner-up- TM Khlid Amin – 3rd runner-up

MTM Humorous Contest winners

Representing Bahrain Toastmasters, TM Khalid Amin has participated recently in the Area 15 International Speech contest, and won the 2nd place. Thank you Dr. Khalid for being a good ambassador, a true Toastmaster, and we all wish you many more successes in the future…

The committed winning soldier

Hurry up!!! Page 9 has the registration form, for the upcoming very, very important Toastmasters’ gathering and competition in Bahrain, the BTAC2009! This will be held on 3rd April, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Sign your name and submit it to our VP Education or our President…

BTACC 2009—Tick Tocking…

Gravitation Is Not Responsible For People Falling In Love.Albert Einstein

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The Area 3 contest that was held on the 13th Feb 09, in Bahrain Society of Engineers, has brought many cheerful moments to all of us. 2 stars from our colleagues have won many awards. TM Zakaria Sulaiman won first place in the Humorous Speech, International Speech & Table Topics contests. TM Faizal Ibrahim won the 2nd Place in the Evaluation contest. Congratulations to both you and as DTM KK senior once said: “You guys killed competition…”, indeed! This calls for a minute’s silence !

Not to forget yet another of our shining stars, who was wearing a different hat this time, participating on behalf “OFOQ” Toastmasters. TM Khalid Amin won 2nd place in the Humorous Speech contest and the 3rd place in Table Topics contest. Congratulations and thank you for being a true leader who can lead in different circumstances :)

On the right side, some happy moments of our camera (A new digital 8.1 Mega Pixel one!):

Area 3 Stars of Manama Toastmasters Club!

MTM Quick NEWS

Criteria for TOASTMASTER OF THE MONTH

Activity Points EarnedMaster of Ceremonies 15

Education Speech 15Project Speech 10

Any other role in weekly meeting 05Replacing Dropouts 10

Pay Dues in Advance 10Pay Dues on Time 05

Attendance 05Contribution to Horizon 10Participating in a Contest 05

Judging a Contest 05Mentoring 05

Winning a Contest 05

Toastmasters of the Month

DTM Krishna KumarJanuary 2009

CTM Chandra LiyanaarachchiFebruary 2009

Condolences to CC Afaf Zainalabedin“We pray to God to give you and your family the strength to bear this loss, and may God rest your father soul in peace.”

MTM Members

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Word of The Day

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Movers & Shakers

28th Feb 2009(2221)

21st Feb 2009(2220)

14th Feb 2009(2219)

7th Feb 2009(2218)Category

Right AttitudeEffective CommunicationLoveClub Humorous Speech

ContestTheme

Neelesh Man Singh PradhanS. Krishna KumarS. Krishna KumarKishan KumarMaster of Ceremony

Elizabeth GeorgeAbdalla ZuwayedBabubhai Mori

Zakaria Sulaiman (1st Place)

Chandra Liyanaarachchi (2nd Place)

Best Speaker

Isaac MathewJoel Indrupati Isaac MathewN/ABest Evaluator

Abdul Rahman Al-AwahiSheela Pai Mariam JacobElizabeth GeorgeBest Commentator

Rose in idioms - 14 Feb 2009

A bed of roses A luxurious situation; an easy life. Who

said life would be a bed of roses? If I had a million bucks, I would be in a bed of roses.

Come out smelling like a rose Fig. to succeed; to do better than anyone

else in some situation. If I can just finish my research paper on time, I’ll come out smelling like a rose by the end of the school year.

Come up smelling like a rose and come up smelling like roses

Fig. to end up looking good or respectable after being involved in some difficult or notorious affair. I was surprised that my congressional representative came up smelling like a rose after his colleagues investigated him.

Everything’s coming up roses Fig. Everything is really just excellent. Life

is prosperous. Life is wonderful. Q: How are things going? A: Everything’s coming up roses.

Smell like a rose Fig. to seem innocent. I came out of the

whole mess smelling like a rose, even though I caused all the trouble.

There’s no rose without a thorn. Prov. to enjoy any beautiful or pleasant

thing, you must endure something difficult or painful. Mike: My bride is lovely and gracious, but I’m discovering that she has a terrible temper. Bill: There’s no rose without a thorn.

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Intelligebale (adj) - 21 Feb 2009

Defination:Capable of being understood or comprehended: an intelligible set of directions.Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.

Use in a sentence:• I give an intelligible account or description• … an intelligible pronunciation, writing, etc.• The intelligebale forms of ancient poets.

Synonyms:Comprehensive; perspicuous; plain; clear.

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Deportment (n) - 28 Feb 2009

Defination:Carriage, manner of personCapable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.

Use in a sentence:Bearing; manner of presenting onself: Her deportment impressed her interviews.Conduct; public behaviour: Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached.Apparent level of schooling or taining: His academic deportment did not match his degree record.Self-displance: The boy’s deportment reflected his vocation.

Synonyms:Comprehensive; perspicuous; plain; clear.

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to define time.Chandrahasan

Dharmalingam - 28 Feb 2009

Funny Quotes By

Fellows

If a friend loses a job, it’s recession, and if you lose your job, then it’s

depression. Babubhai Mori – 28 Feb

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Ambassador is an innocent person who is

sent abroad to lie.Khalid Amin – 21 Feb

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The world is upside down.

Abdulla Zuwayed – 21 Feb 2009

General evaluator is mother of loss.

Mariam Jacob – 21 Feb 2009

…our president said ‘Attend Toastmasters meetings, take up assignments in the club and participate in the contests, so you will enrich your experience’. I say,

pay your dues on time, and you will enrich your club finances…Chandrahasan Dharmalingam - 14 Feb 2009

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Speech Craft Training for Bahrain Women Society

Q: How did you know about toastmasters in general and Manama Toastmasters club in particular?

A: I knew about toastmasters, Manama Toastmasters Club in particular through my fellow Filipino Club Officer, Mr. Nestor Ballano backed in 1997.

Q: How did you find the meetings so far?

A: I find the meetings very interesting and a good medium of learning with regards to effective communication, in general.

Q: Are you planning to join our club? If yes, when?

A: Yes, i am planning to join the club. The sooner the better.

Q: Do you have suggestions that you would like to provide?

A: I don’t have any suggestion at this point in time. I just want to mention that i am happy being in the session.

Guest’s MicrophoneName:Mario Lagan

Title:Industrial Engineer / Business Development

Employer:Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Co. ( GARMCO)

CD REvIEW

VIEWS

Jim Rohn has shared his success philosophies for 39+ years with over 4 million people worldwide. A gifted storyteller with dynamic delivery and thought-provoking substance, he has authored over 25 books, audio and video programs. His wit and wisdom have made him a key influence and motivator to an entire generation of personal development trainers and America’s top corporations.

1. Intro

2. Turning Nothing Into Something

3. Meeting Schoaf

4. Sharing

5. Time Management

6. What Money Can Do

7. Being Fruitful

8. Unprecedented Opportunity

9. Deserve Versus Need

10. Words

11. Success is Everything

12. A Metaphor of Flowers

13. Sowing and Reaping

14. The Four If’s

15. Contact Info

By Shaikha Buti

Manama Toastmasters Club conducted a Speechcraft (in Arabic) during October-December 2008 for Bahrain

Women’s Society; the workshop was accomplished successfully by our outstanding club member

Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Awadhi (MTM club) and Ms. Noor Al-Shamesi (Ofooq TM Club). The two leaders explained the benefits of Speechcraft to more than 20 participants from the society.

A valedictory ceremony was held on 22nd December 2008 and certificates were distributed to all participants. The ceremony was graced by Division C Governor DTM Khalid Al-Qoud, TM Abdulla Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa

Chairman of the BTACC 2009, and Dr. Wajeeha Al-Baharna, Vice President of Bahrain Women’s Society, who distributed the awards and mementoes to the participants and Speechcraft coordinators.

The participants thanked and appreciated the workshop coordinators for the Communication, Public Speaking and Leadership skills they had gained from the program.

Noor Adnan Al-Shamesi Abdulrahman Al-Awadhi

Jim Rohn

Sampler CD

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.Robert Heinlein

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When I joined Toastmasters, I was at a stage in

my life when I set for myself few new goals. I had already accomplished what many people would call great. I was an administrative law judge for the State of California, having graduated from Yale University and the law school of the University of Southern California. I had recently bought a house which was quite comfortable for my family-my wife and three children. To most people these achievements seemed more remarkable given the fact that I am blind.

In 1988 I was challenged by a friend to speak at his wedding. Speaking in public was not the challenge. The challenge came from his request that my speech be a humorous one rather than an inspirational one. With trepidation and two night’s loss of sleep, I met the challenge. Shortly thereafter I joined Toastmasters with the goal of improving my ability to give humorous speeches.

I have come to understand that meaningful living entails continual growth. There is no stage of one’s life when development should stop. You should always be learning. You should keep discovering and developing your talents and skills. You should set a new goal after achieving the

STILL GROWING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

International Speaker Area

Dana Lamon

one you previously set. As with all other living creatures, when we stop growing, we start dying.

Self growth requires your amenability to change, your readiness to move forward, your hunger for knowledge, and your eagerness for new experiences.

The process of growing and developing is a process of changing. Don’t resist change. Welcome it. You can be actively involved in the creation of your enriched and meaningful life by accepting, inviting, and encouraging change.

Change has no predetermined direction. It is not progressive or regressive. It is just a different set of circumstances. Progress comes from your readiness and willingness to use the changed circumstances to propel you forward to the life you imagine for yourself.

Growth feeds on knowledge. When you have a hunger for knowledge and regularly feed it, your life is fattened with options and opportunities.

Because you can learn from new experiences, you can promote self growth by seeking to do something new or doing something old in a new way.

Your participation in your Toastmasters meeting provides an ideal setting for self growth. Strengthening your skills of thinking, listening, and speaking will build the confidence you need for approaching change-change of whatever magnitude or rapidity. Your enhanced ability to organize your thoughts and express yourself logically will sharpen your perception of life ahead of you. At your

club meetings and other Toastmasters events you have at your disposal material and people from whom you can learn. Thus, your participation in Toastmasters can provide a combination of confidence, vision, and knowledge that will inspire you to seek out places and opportunities to put to use your newly developed talents and skills.

Be careful that you are not lured into believing that your growth can be measured by the number of speeches that you have done, or the number of educational awards you have achieved, or the short time in which you achieved them. Proceeding through a Toastmasters manual is not the same as progressing through it. With the former you rack up the numbers that are impressive in objective reports; with the latter you build the skills that are meaningful to your growth.

If today you can stand at the lectern and give a speech without the fear of fainting that you used to have, you have grown. If today you can present a five minute speech with clarity where as before you rambled without saying anything, you have grown. Growth is evident when your communication skills are enhanced-that is, when speech organization makes your presentation easy to follow; when your voice, gestures, and other body language add emphasis to your spoken words; when visual aids help you convey your information without distracting from your oral presentation, and when you can tell your personal stories and use humor to keep your listeners entertained.

Keep your focus on growing, not just giving speeches. Don’t

hesitate to repeat an assignment or a speech when the evaluator gives you suggestions on how to improve your speech. It is easier to implement the suggestions in a speech with which you are familiar than to try incorporating them in a new one. I have seen the most notable improvement in speaking skills from members of my Toastmasters clubs when they are practicing for a speech contest. They give the same speech over and over again and they incorporate, or at least try to incorporate, the suggestions from their peer Toastmasters. Repeating a manual assignment may lengthen the time it takes for you to get your next educational award, but it will also ensure that the award you get carries more than just outward recognition. It will be reflective of the fact that you have grown.

I got more than I bargained for when I first joined Toastmasters more than twenty years ago. Yes, I learned about putting humor in a speech. I also learned about the World Championship of Public Speaking, about becoming an accredited speaker, about establishing a professional speaking business, and about writing and publishing books. I have been asked by other professional speakers as to why I continue my membership in Toastmasters. I do because I am still growing.

Dana LaMon is the Toastmasters 1992 World Champion of Public Speaking and an Accredited Speaker. He is the only Toastmasters to hold both honors. You can visit his web site at www.danalamon.com

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The Signature ...............................................................

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Please sign the form and send it to Division C Governor before 7th March 2009.

BTACC2009 Registration Form

Note: Entrance is free for registration recieved before the 7th of March 2009. Late submission will be subject to $100 fee.

For more informtion contact:Khalid AlQoudDivision C GovernorDistrict 79 – Toastmasters internationalTelephone No. : 00973 - 36006665

She & He

Having couples as members in our club, will it help them to be better communicators at home? Why do you think so?

I quote the feelings of our new member B. D. Mori «I have seen that at Manama Toastmasters Club HEART ALSO LEARNS TO SPEAK». I don’t need to explain further to answer your question!.

I don’t believe that there should be a day in the year to celebrate with the loved ones, like the valentine...

Being a Valentine myself, how can I agree with you? Every day has 24 hours and theoritically should be same. However, we celebrate 1st January as the New Year. People around the world celebrate this day with pomp simply because our forefathers assigned a special meaning to this day by considering it as New Year. Same way, by having a dedicated day for lovers to express their love for each other by sending flowers, cards etc, people have a reason to celebrate. Otherwise, 14 February would have been one among 365.

It is 1924.. And Ralph Smedley is about to start the 1st ever Toasmtasers meeting..You are the MC...

I wish I had the privilege to get such an honor! But actually it was my great grandfather. Our name happens to be same.

In one word..

The secret of a happy married life is UNDERSTANDING And the secret of a happy unmarried life is IGNORENCE of the bliss of happy married life.

In more than one word...

The secret to keep MTM members enjoy each other’s company unconditionally is by not asking Table Topic questions.

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Isaac MathewMadhavi TiwaryHaving couples as members in our club, will it help them to be better communicators at home? Why do you think so?

Of course yes. Ordinarily the talk at home needs to be about salt, sarees and shaving creams – hence convenient silence is preferred. Just imagine if the couple are toastmasters how much more spice they could talk about – the speakers’ faux pas, the fumbling grammarians, the table topic commentators’ going blank, the in-meeting naps of the timers – the list is long enough to keep the couple’s communication at home kicking and alive. They could even discuss the hundred ways to ditch the VP Education’s bugging calls or debate on the feasibility and chances of success of an invisibility potion to be used during the table topics sessions. In fact, they would be not just better communicators but probably compulsive communicators what with so many common juicy matters to tackle.

“I don’t believe that there should be a day in the year to celebrate with the loved ones, like the valentine.”

Well, any celebration is the accentuation of a practice and not in isolation of a practice. As such the celebration of love on a particular day is very much in order – it only reinforces what we any ways practise.Even though we constantly love some people in our lives, we can’t possibly be showering them with flowers and favours every hour, every day. But then, we need to do it one in a while, so why not on a special day? However, on careful thought, why not make any day special by “showing what you mean”!

It is 1924. And Ralph Smedley is about to start the 1st ever Toastmasters meeting. Your are the MC...

1924! How on earth did you get all the history of the botox treatments I have undergone since 1924???????????????????

In two words... The secret of a happy married life is - memory loss and the secret of a happy unmarried life is - romance regained.

In more than one word... The secret to keep MTM members is - to keep being multilingual – to speak skillfully, passionately the language of the mind and the language of the heart.

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submits to the arbitration of time.Lawrence Durrell

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Michel Leiris states one, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”. Roosevelt Eleanor, “Dream is not a revelation». If a dream affords the dream--er some light on himself (I didn’t understand it). It is not the person with closed eyes who makes the discovery but the person with open eyes lucid enough to fit thoughts together. Dream- a scintil--lating mirage surrounded by shadows- is essentially poetry.

When we open our eyes in this life we all have one thing in comment, and that is the desirable wish to be a future leader but what most

of us don’t understand is that we are all leaders if we just implemented the great 11 skills of becoming leaders, those skills comes by practice and not by study, The leaders is those how obtain and share the Information they learned from life with others and not keeping the knowledge they gain from life for themselves. Because they believe in building a great productive generation, leaders are those who understand the needs of the people around them and how to bring their requests or (wishes) to reality, in my understanding the 11 skills of leaders are:

Getting and Giving Infor--mation

Understanding Group Needs and Characteristics

Knowing and Understand--ing Group Resources

Controlling the Group

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Learning managing skills

But the most important thing is not to give up the well to be leaders and to take good leaders achievements as an example for you.

Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he finally succeeded; Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions instead of improving his technique. His teacher called him hopeless as a composer.

Walt Disney; was fired by a newspaper editor for lack of ideas. Disney also went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland, The movie Star Wars was rejected by every movie studio in Hol--

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All those stories have one thing in comment which is self commitment to achieve and not to give up.

As Claudia Black state, “Trust in yourself”. Your perceptions are often more accurate than you are willing to believe.

We should open our eyes and avoid spending our life run--ning from feeling of wrong believes that we can not achieve or to stop dreaming of becoming leaders.

So, discover yourself, polish your hidden

skills and awake the leader inside you.

Khalid AlQoud, DTM Division C Governor District 79 – Toastmasters International

A DTM MessageInside outside

Awake the Leader in You

TM Zakaria has made us all be proud, when he won the majority of the trophies in the recent Area 3 contest, for International, Table Topics, Evaluation and Humorous speeches. He took the 1st place in the International Speech, Evaluation and Humorous Speech contests. This was held at Bahrain Society of Engineers on Friday 13th February 2009. Below are some special shots we managed to take:

We at PR tried to get some tips from TM Zakaria, and if possible, to show us what the magical recipe for such success is (We by now are all used to recipes of championships after the great workshop presented by DTM KK senior!). TM Zakaria emphasized on the point that we should keep participating as much as we can in the club contests and as a matter of fact, keep that as a “standard” to follow. Every contest is a catch for you, to shine and learn the best way. As he said: “You might lose in the 1st attempt, struggle in your second try, but definitely will reap the benefits at the third one!”. When we asked him what his feelings were on wining in such contests, he simply said: “I can’t explain it, unless you are in it..”. His little advice to all of us is to have more courage and participate regularly in these sorts of competitions and never hesitate in contacting him, and/or any other senior members for the necessary advices and guidance.

The Zakaria way!!!

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.John Donne

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Other Toastmasters.. Kanoo

Kanoo Toastmasters, a club sponsored by Manama Toastmasters, had not long ago celebrated their club’s chartering installation ceremony, that was held in the company Kanoo itself in Manama city. The ceremony took place under the patronage of Mr. Ali A.Aziz Kanoo, the Suadi-based Yousif Bin Ahmed Kanoo group director. DTM Khalid Al Quod, our Division C Governor and our very dedicated, supportive and energetic MTM member, was the installation chartering officer. Below is snapshot of the ceremony in one of the Arabic newspaper here in Bahrain:

Other TMs

Upcoming Events

Where?Why?What?When?

Crowne Plaza HotelTo esteem all the women we ever metWomen International Day7th March

TBAMaintaining relationships and networking with other Toastmasters Clubs

Joint meeting with Arig Toastmasters ClubMarch

Crowne Plaza HotelBahrain’s biggest Toastmasters conferenceBTACC 20093rd April

TBAMaintaining relationships and networking with other Toastmasters Clubs

Joint meeting with Yokogawa ClubApril

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.Bertrand Russell

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Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.Lamartine

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snacks & deserts

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MIX

1. What is the annual international event called where the “World Champion of Public Speaking” is crowned?

2. One of the requirements to become ATM-G is to do what to a new Toastmaster?

3. What is the pre-requisite to undergo a training to be a Judge?

4. Which country does not have even one Toastmasters club?

5. In which country was the 1st Toastmasters club formed outside the US?

6. At least which club officers should attend the Area council meetings?

7. Before succeeding in getting a club started, where did Toastmaster’s founder attempt to start the program?

8. “Asaltos Mentalis” is a Spanish term of endearment for which part of the Toastmasters meeting?

9. In a Toastmaster speech, what time is reserved for thanking the audience or apologizing for being late?

10 Who decides at what rate the member progresses?

MIND TEASERSSome “unfamiliar” information about Toastmasters

ClassifiedsIf you have a product to

sell, a service to offer and/or an education opportunity for the members, please use this area to advertise for it. And we shall charge you a small amount of money, which goes to our club’s

account.

STOP.. THINK.. BEFORE PRINTING THIS!!

(Please Help Us In Saving Our Environment)

Tahir ShahBusinessman

Tatjana RudatGraphic Designer

Freelancer

Mario LaganIndustrial Engineer /

Business DevelopmentGulf Aluminium Rolling Mill

Co. ( GARMCO)

Thuraya JumaInstructor

University of Bahrain

Moosa HaijanMelissa AlmeidaJunior ProgramerGulf Electronics

Management System

Name Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Total

Abdul Rahman Al-Awadhi 1 1Afaf Zainalebdin 1 1Shaikha Buti 1 1 2Isaac Matthew 1 1Joel Indrupati 1 1 2Karishma Krishna Kumar 1 1Kawther Al-Taitoon 1 1Khalid Abdulla Al Qoud 1 2 3Kishan Kumar 1 1Madhavi Tiwary 1 1Osama Bahar 1 1Sheela V. Pai 1 1Zakaria Sulaiman 1 1

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A Bunch of Thanks

“There will be a prize for the one who contributes the most during this term”

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.Ben Hecht

Answers1. The International Convention2. Mentor him/her through his/her first three speeches.3. There is no requirement to undergo a training to be a Judge!4. Spain5. Canada6. The President and the VP-Education7. Illinois8. Table Topics 9. NONE-NEVER thank the audience…10. The member himself/herself

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ENRICHING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Manama Toastmasters Club established in 1964, is the oldest in the Middle East. Our club is registered under the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (reg. no. 74/C/C) and is affiliated to Toastmasters International.

Our mission is to provide a mutually supportive and positive environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills which, in turn, foster self-confidence and personal growth.

Our meetings are held every Saturday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Guests are always welcome.

Visit www.manamatoastmasters.org for more information or contact VP-Membership Abdulla Zuwayed on +973 36430043 or VP-Public Relations Hussain Sayed on +973 39655676.

MANAMA TOASTMASTERS CLUB

Toastmasters International is a non-profit organisation governed by a Board of Directors elected by the members.The first Toastmasters club was established in 1924 in Santa Ana, California by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley who conceived and developed the idea of helping others to speak more effectively.Through its member clubs Toastmasters International helps men and women improve their communication and leadership skills. Toastmasters International Headquarters are located in Rancho Santa Margarita,California.Visit www.toastmasters.org for more information.

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL

If there is one thing, I have to admit and say to you all my fellow members and dear friends, it would be: “THANK YOU!”. Yes, thank you for all your support, encouragement and cooperation that we have received after publishing our first Horizon for the year 2009. We really appreciate all that. We want to thank also those who have whispered in our ears and enlightened us with their valuable feedback and tips for improvements. We want this healthy “2-way-communications” to be continued and further improved in our coming Horizon issues.

For sure, it was a busy month, February, and so many things were happening (apart from the financial turmoil world wide), in the Toastmasters and in Manama Toastmasters Club territories. Many contests were conducted, BTACC 2009 preparations, joint meetings.. and yeah, the Valentine’s day too! I do remember when my fiancé asked me wither I am going to celebrate with her the Valentine this year. I replied sarcastically: “Valentine? 14th Feb? ahhh… Mine has no specific date!” She got a bit anxious with that statement. Nonetheless, I surprised her and bought her a BIG bouquet of RED flowers on the Valentine. Why? You might wonder. I just wanted to show her two things: 1. Expect good surprises always from me. And..

2. Show how I can sometimes “override” my own rules and beliefs for a person who deserves that. My friends, you have always astonished me with your unlimited support and I can’t express how lucky we Toastmasters are, to learn from each other in such a healthy environment. Please let us override our own personal benefits, for the betterment of all of us. Let us make the Horizon, the Club, our communities better... actually the best. Let’s make someone’s today better than his / her yesterday and his/her tomorrow much better than today..

See you soon and enjoy your reading... :)

Yours,Hussain SayedEditorVP PR – Manama Toastmasters

MY 2 FILSAbOUT US

YOUR EXCOM

Sitting (Left to Right)Abdullah Mubarak Zuwayed, TM - VP-MembershipDr. Khalid Amin, CC/CL - VP-EducationJoel Indrupati, ATMB, AC-B - PresidentHusain Sayed, TM - VP-Public Relations

Standing (Left to Right)Osama Bahar, CC/CL - Sergeant-at-ArmsGopan R., TM - SecretaryChandrahasan Dharmalingam, CC - TreasurerNada Saleh, TM - Librarian

Sub CommittesEducation: Faizal Ibrahim (TM), Neelesh Man Singh Pradhan (TM), Vinod Narayanaswamy (CC)

Membership: Abdulaziz Alsaie (CC)Public Relations: Alya Al-Mahroos (CL), Guraz Wankadia (ACB/CL), Khalid Al Qoud (DTM), Shaikha Buti (TM)

Treasurer: K.B. Ravi Shankar (TM)Secretary: Afaf Zainalebdin (CC), Bharat Patil (TM), Kishan Kumar P.S. (CC), Mariam Jacob (CC/CL)

Librarian: A. Rahman A. Redha (TM)Seargent-at-Arms: Jaber Saqer Al Rowaie (TM), Karishma Krishna Kumar (TM)

January - June 2009

Your valuable feedback and contributions are always welcomed. Please feel free to send them to Hussain Sayed at [email protected]

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