Toastmasters

Toastmasters Meet at GHRU, Amravati

The Toastmasters Club of G H Raisoni University Amravati organised the Toastmasters Meet on 13Th February 2024. The roleplayer Seargent At Arms started the meeting. The Presiding officer was called; she officially started the meet by banging the gavel 2 times as a sign of start and also stated the history of Toastmasters. The next roleplayer, Toastmaster of the day, was introduced, and she efficiently carried the meeting and led it to the end successfully. She introduced everyone to the segments of the day, i.e. prepared speeches and impromptu speeches.

Further, the General evaluator was the one who skillfully handled the meeting and, introduced the TAG team and evaluators to the crowd and guests and followed in coordination with TMOD. She evaluated everything throughout the meeting. Now, the TAG team's remaining members came forward as a Timer; she explained her roles and time details related to the speeches and meetings, and as an Ah counter, he foremost explained his role and kept count of unnecessary words, sounds and pauses used throughout. After this, the evaluators came forward and presented their reports. 

Later then, the TMOD carried out the prepared speeches round, and all 3 participants passed with flying colours by the audience poll. Next, to add more spice to make our meeting presentable and connect the audience to Toastmaster's mission, the roleplayer Table topic master was introduced, and she playfully and with accurate reports arranged the table topic round for the audience to come and speak on time which is impromptu speaking, and so we received some new Toastmasters. Finally, the TAG team came up with the overall reports and was followed by the evaluators with their prepared speech reports. Later, the TMOD conducted a felicitation ceremony by our dear guests for the day, which was carried out by an audience poll, and we received the Best of the Day. The meet was then followed by some motivational words by Dean and HOD of School of Hotel Management- Dr. Shailendra Chikate and Dean and HOD of School of Management Studies- Dr. Mahendra Ingole. Both of them appreciated the hard work of the students and also explained the importance of such meetings. Lastly, the meeting was concluded by a short thanking speech by SAA, and she officially closed the meeting by banging the gavel 2 times as a sign to end. The hard work of all the Toastmasters paid off. The event was appreciated not only by the audience but also by the honourable guests. The event in charge, Mrs Ashwini Rathi, Communication Trainer, GHRU, made great efforts to keep no stone unturned. Thus, the Toastmasters meeting was successful.

The results were as follows :

Best Evaluator –  TM Aastha

Best Role play – TM Prathamesh

Best Speaker – TM Aditya     

Best Speaker Table topic – TM Shashank