ICAT DUBAI TOASTMASTERS CLUB

Tagline of ICAT Club for 2009 – 2010:
“COURAGE TO CONQUER”

Minutes of the 89th meeting held on 18th July 2009

Theme of the meeting: ‘CHOCOLATE”

TM Farukh Khatri, SAA and called the meeting to order.



CC Surendra Jain opened the meeting with Presidential address.


TM Gaurav Mehta was in chair as TMOD.

Following speakers delivered prepared speech:

a) TM K. Venkatraman – Ice Breaker – P1.






b) MTM Rashi Joshi – Recovering Perfectionist – P2 (Emirates Toastmasters).



c) TM Biji Daniel – Water Therapy – P3.




CC / CL Ramnath delivered Educational Session –“ Choosing a right topic for speech”.



Following Toastmasters evaluated the prepared speech:

a) TM Ajit Jain


b) TM Vipin Abraham

c) CC Ganpat Kumbhat


TM Sandeep Bansal was in chair as Table Topic Master of the day.


Following Toastmasters / guests participated in Table Topics:

a) CC Suni Shenoy
b) Ms. Surbhi Mehta
c) Ms. Deepti Mehta
d) Mr. TN Manoharan

e) Mr. Hanumanth Kumar

Meeting was evaluated by CC Krishnan Ramachandran. Suggestions were acknowledged and will be acted upon.



TM Pankaj Mundra performed the role of Timer.

Following Toastmasters emerged as winners:

a) Best Table Topic speaker : Mr. TN Manoharan / Ms. Deepti Mehta
Best Table Topic speaker : Mr. TN Manoharan / Ms. Deepti Mehta

Mr. TN Manoharan / Ms. Deepti Mehta


b) Best Evaluator : Mr. Vipin Abraham

c) Best Speaker : MTM Rashi Joshi


TM Nimesh Lokhandwala, VP (Education) informed that following role players confirmed for the ICAT Toastmasters meeting on 1st August 2009:

a) TMOD : TM Ganpat Kumbhat
b) Word Master : TM Ajit Jain
c) Speakers : TM Ramesh Rajpal (P 1), TM Atul Chopra (P1), TM Vipin Abraham (P4)
CTM Krishnan Ramachandran (Advance Communication Manual),
Abhishek Gattani (P2), Dhanraj Pareek (P7)
d) Evaluators : CC Ramesh Taparia, TM Naveen Sharma, TM Sandeep Bansal,
TM Srikanth Das, TM Gagan Lalwani, CC Sunil Shenoy
e) Table Topic Master : TM Pankaj Mundra
f) General Evaluator : CC Lalit Bhalla
g) Time : TM Binod Bhutra / TM Anuj Jain
h) Ah Counter : CC Wilson Lewis
i) Joke Master : CC Vivek Gupta

CC Surendra Jain, President conducted Business session and presented the progress made by ICAT Club so far. Silent role players – Timer TM Pankaj Mundra and Videographer Mr. Ehsan were acknowledged.

Past President of ICAI, India Mr. TN Manoharan & CC Lalit Bhalla did the honours to the winners.

26 members and 7 guests attended the meeting.

Ms. Supriya R Chousalkar & Mr. VS Srinivasan joined as member of ICAT Club.

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