(Issue 03 | Jan-Mar 2017)

DISTRICT - 92 DIVISION - C AREA - C04 CLUB - #5186089 Charter Date - Jan. 12, 2016
 Mission Statement
To build a club in which [24]7 values and Toastmasters values are
combined to form a stable mix which provides to all its members a
conducive environment for becoming efficient communicators and
leaders and in the process help them in their personal and
professional growth.

Club Officers
President
Kunal Jor
jor.kunal@247-inc.com

VP Education VP Public Relations

Sindhu Shandilya Vinay Soni
sindhu.s@247-inc.com vinay.soni@247-inc.com

VP Membership Sergeant At Arms

Rachel Varughese Ankur Agarwal
rachel.varughese@247-inc.com Ankur.Agarwal@247-inc.com

Secretary Treasurer
Deepa Narayanaswamy Srijit Nair
deepa.n@247-inc.com srijit.nair@247-inc.com
 Editor’s note

Welcome to our third newsletter for 2017. Thanks to those of you who
contributed to it as these contribution are essential to the newsletter's
success. Congratulations to all those who have received awards since the
last edition of the newsletter. As members of the [24]7 Inspired Orators
Toastmasters Club, we all share in and benefit from your achievements,
and we hope to hear more good news along these lines. In this edition, we
have included a list of publications by members since the last newsletter.

TM Sindhu Shandilya
VP-Education
 From
The President’s Desk

Hello Everyone,

This newsletter provides me with a chance to reflect on what [24]7 IO

has been able to achieve in the last few months particularly in relation to
the four big picture goals that were identified since the last newsletter.
The first area identified was increasing the quality of meetings, speeches
and evaluations. The second area was promoting our club to increase
memberships. The third was mentoring all roles and speakers to deliver
the highest quality performances and the fourth was to build a strong
network with other clubs. Since January, a number of strategies have
been put in place by the club, ideas have been generated and
opportunities have arisen that collectively have worked towards these
goals. I'm very confident in achieving these identified goals.

” The first area identified was increasin

the quality of meetin s, speeches
and evaluations.

”
Kunal Jor
Club President
 From The VP-E’s Desk
[24]7 Inspired Moments

[24]7 Inspired Orators has come a long way in the past year since the
initiation of the club. I'm proud to say that we have increased our quality
of speeches. Our speakers are self-motivated and our members are
completing CC-CL projects and are venturing out for work on advanced
manuals. In the past year, the club has achieved several milestones. We
celebrated our 25th meeting and felicitated our member for completing
communication and leadership projects. The club is highly meticulous in
achieving its set guidelines and will go a long way with the high quality of
speakers it has produced.

” Way to o [24]7
Inspired Orators

”
TM Sindhu Shandilya
VP-Education
 Why
Toastmasters?

Having been an active member of Toastmasters for a year, the biggest benefits I have identified are as follows:

Leadership Skills - Learning how to lead by example & how to manage people from diverse
backgrounds

Listening Skills - This benefit is often overlooked. As a Toastmaster, you learn how to evaluate
speeches. This means learning how to actively listen with your eyes as well as your ears. In
today's distracted world, the skills of listening is ever more important & Toastmasters is one of the
few places where you can practice listening in a focused way

Confidence - The key to success in life is confidence. Building your communication, leadership &
listening skills naturally increases your confidence

Networking - I can honestly say that during my time in Toastmasters, I've met & become friends
with some of the most genuine & helpful people.

At Toastmasters, I learned the basic skills of communication. The art of formulating an effective
story with introduction, body and conclusion. The importance of body language. We get
immediately feedback on what we do well and how we can be more effective. And most
importantly, the experience of practice presenting in front of many people. As my communication
skills improved I also gained a lot of confidence

Repeatedly Facing Your Fear

Taking the Time to Learn How to Present the Right Way

Consistency in Your Pursuit

Building Relationships in Your Community

TM Tanzeem Amjed Khan

 Being a Distinguished Club
Three things to celebrate.

“Distinguished” ...the word itself commands respect. As it rolls off the tongue, one can feel the weight, gravitas
and power. Being Distinguished is being a cut above, a class apart and a shade different.
When a club becomes Distinguished, it not only reaches a milestone but also proclaims its arrival to the world as a
serious, mature and committed club which is here to make a difference.

As I look back at this journey; here is what has made us truly “Distinguished”:

When standards need to be maintained again and again and again….:

Each meeting is like leading an orchestra to deliver the same piece of music with unpredictable instruments,
audience and musicians. Things keep going wrong. Work pressures, lack of resources, unplanned eventualities, lack of
motivation and so on. Sometimes we fought, argued and pushed and other times we motivated, cajoled and
influenced. Yet we managed to keep the momentum going. We delivered club meetings upholding the quality and
standards.
The President, VPE and council member's relentless efforts taught us the powerful lesson of persistence.
Taking a mantle is easy, delivering a superlative event is easy but doing this over and over again is what makes us
Distinguished.

What happens after “I came, I spoke, I bombed”.

Our stage of Toastmasters was a witness to many spectacular failures. From the stammers and blink and forget
moments of first timers to the “Oh I thought this was a cakewalk” moments of the stalwarts. We saw spectacular
bumbling, fumbling, bloopers, embarrassments and blunders. We celebrated them as much as the perfect speeches.
There was courage and motivation.
Spiritual masters deem being vulnerable and accepting failure as the highest learning. We saw this beautifully
embraced and demonstrated.
We are not only Distinguished because we created a platform where people survived failure. We are Distinguished
because most of us succeeded; yet wanted to try something bigger and fail.

When Feedback becomes Feedforward

Feedback is a dreaded term in management parlance. It is synonymous with correction, judgment and
resistance. At Toastmasters; we changed that. Feedback was treated like a precious gift.
I saw Evaluators, Mentors and TAG members provide insights with an urge to motivate and guide. I saw a hunger which
kept people in the audi long after the session had ended. I saw intense conversations around “what you could have
done better”. I saw selflessness and mindfulness in the process of both giving and receiving evaluations.
We learnt to embrace feedback, no matter how critical. That is what makes us Distinguished.

When transformations happen.

From “Public speaking is my greatest fear” to “I need more slots to speak.”
From “ I don't see myself as a leader” to “I can take on any role”.
We have witnessed people transforming in front of our eyes and becoming vocal, confident and charismatic. We have
seen club members take strides as public speakers, organizers, leaders and professionals.

We are Distinguished because we could infuse each and every-one with a belief : “ I can do”.

In Conclusion.
This is just a beginning. Here is wishing all the club members many more “Distinguished” milestones.

TM Amrita Saxena
Club Chief Mentor and past President
 The
Starting point
I'm quite astonished I made it this far ... that
used to be so far out in the future at one time. But
now it's here, and it's a new beginning. It's always true
that each new dawn is a new beginning, and every
moment, every second is a new beginning too, only
we sometimes forget that. Similarly everyday can be
a starting point, just like our birthdays. Birthdays!
They're supposed to be a joyous celebration, right?
That one special day each year when we throw a
party and reflect on the day our amazing journey
began.
The starting point.
I've had quite a colorful journey and certainly
enjoyed many wonderful birthdays in my life. When
w e're l i t t l e ev e r y b i r t h d a y m a r k s a m a j o r
accomplishment. We learn to walk. Then we learn to
talk. Then we go to school and learn our ABCs.
Everything is brand new.
A starting point.
As we grow, people expect you to have accomplished
your greatest life's work, right? Achieved all your
major goals. Changed the world. But what if you're
still working on that? What if you're just now starting
to figure out what you're really supposed to be doing
with your life? You can say many things, but one thing
you can't say with a straight face is that you still have
your whole life in front of you. At this point in the
journey, life has shown you many of its cards. Not all,
mind you, but you've got a pretty good grasp on how
the world turns. If there are still any surprises, they
have mostly to do with learning to change the way
you see things.
” ...there's always oin to be someone
who you feel is ahead of you...
But something else happened that was very
difficult to escape. Much as I hated to admit it, I found
that I was looking around and comparing myself to
my peers. When you view life this way, there's always
going to be someone who you feel is ahead of you by
your own estimate. And you'll never catch up to
them. So that leaves you feeling behind in some
imaginary race that can't be won. And when the
game is comparing yourself to others, you will never
have enough. Ever! Unknowingly, you build this
imaginary scale to see how you measure up against
your peers. Let's call it the Success/Happiness curve.
Yet, no matter where you believe you fall on that
curve, the moment you mark your place is to engage
in a losing battle. You believe that if you can just
obtain that (figure of money in the bank, job title,
certain car) that you will have arrived at your
destination and will find happiness there. But you
won't. Because it's not out there. So how do you
break out of this destructive cycle?
And that's when I realized that age is
irrelevant. Wherever you are in your journey is a
starting point. Whoever or whatever it is you're
chasing, slow down. Realize there is no race.
Whether you're 20 or 50 or 80, if you never stop
seeking then you'll never cease to be amazed by
what you might find.
” TM Harshitha K
AVP-Education
 Fearless
Public speaking
When we first start speaking it's natural to ask the question “how can I become more confident at
public speaking?” “How can I become fearless as a speaker?” When adrenaline gets into our body when we're
nervous it plays havoc with our abilities to act normally. We just want to be good enough, to get through our
public speaking without showing the audience our nerves.

Most public speakers stress and struggle about trying to “seem confident” and “look fearless”, irrespective of
how they're feeling inside. They often fall into the trap of pushing nerves away to show the audience a plastic
sheen of confident public speaking. But so long as you're pushing away your fears and nerves, you're acting,
rather than connecting with your audience.

Passion is what we remember about a speaker – not their confidence. Audiences are enthralled by delicious,
humble, genuine, and emotional public speaking experiences, so if you really want to move your audience,
that's where you need to live as a speakers.

Rather than pushing away your nerves and becoming a robot speaker who's technically “very good” and
seems “very confident”, I'd like to show you how to become a Fearless speaker, who uses your nervous energy
for good, rather than pushing it away.

What is the recipe for confident, fearlessness public speaking?

Being fearless is not about a lack of fear. It's about taking that fear and transforming it into excitement
and energy around your message. It's like fire. We can either look at the fire and say “oh, that might burn
something, I have to put it out…” in which case we end up with a sad pile of cinders. Or we can stick a barbecue
on top of the fire and turn it into something useful for ourselves and our friends.
In a similar way, your fire as a speaker could be used in the right way to inspire your audience. From here you
find deeply confident public speaking, rather than the superficial confidence that comes with 'managing'
your nerves. On a practical level, then, how do you develop fearless, confident public speaking?

Ingredient #1 Positive Mental Imagery

Psychologists have found that deeply confident public speakers actually see themselves that
way in their mental imagery. If your mental imagery is constantly reinforcing your lack of
confidence, this is what will show up in your speaking.

Ingredient #2 Visualizing Public Speaking Success

Create that positive affirmative space by literally seeing yourself presenting with confidence.
Think your own inner movie… no subtitles necessary.

Ingredient #3 Demon Slaying

The inner critic or 'inner demon' is the negative inner dialogue that
can surround your speaking. Most of us have some kind of inner dialogue
that diminishes our confidence as a speaker, if we chose to believe it.
TM Vinay Soni
VP Public Relations
 A woman
of faith
” Women are the largest untapped
reservoirs of talent in the world
Hillary Clinton
The strength and courage of women is no
mystery to us. Even in our own country, Jhansi Ki Rani
or more recently, Mary Kom, are great examples of
Indian women standing up for their country and
fighting fearlessly against all odds, both physical and
emotional. All this, while not neglecting their
responsibilities towards family. In fact, Jhansi ki Rani
tied her child to herself while going to war so that she
may tend to her child even when she was in the line of
fire. Today, when women continue to take initiative,
break psychological barriers and conquer
unchartered territories, I would like to walk you
through how their roles have changed over time and
what is next.
Around six decades ago, there was a steep
rise in the number of women that were in financially
gainful employment. This was majorly driven by a
need to offset the sapping effect a couple of world
wars had on the male capacity to earn. The initial
years of female occupation was concentrated mainly
in supportive, nurturing roles like teaching and
nursing. In 1940, a survey conducted by CBS, NBC
and the Wall Street Journal together asked
participants a simple question – “Would you vote for
a woman as a President if she qualified in every other
respect?”. Any guesses on what the response was? A
staggering 60% of the respondents said “No”.
”
However, the rising numbers resulted in women
entering a much broader range of occupations and
they found themselves in industries and roles
previously regarded as the sole prerogative of men.
The music industry, especially in central Europe is a
great example.
Let me elaborate on that example. Until
1970s, orchestras around the world were dominated
by men as women were thought to be inferior in their
strength, attitude and resilience. Their lips were
different, their lungs were smaller and their hands
were more delicate. At first glance, these seem to be
more biological facts than prejudice. It didn't seem to
be a case of discrimination as women were allowed
to take part in the auditions but never ended up
being selected by any expert selection panel. No one,
not even the experts themselves, suspected their
ability to judge impartially.
In 1980, Abbie Conant was a female trombone
player who struggled to get a break in any of male
dominated European orchestras. She received one
response – from the Munich Philharmonic
Orchestra. Unlike most other auditions though, this
was going to be a screened audition as one of the
applicants was the son of a member of the orchestra.
 A woman
of faith
She received one response – from the Munich
Philharmonic Orchestra. Unlike most other auditions
though, this was going to be a screened audition as
one of the applicants was the son of a member of the
orchestra. She was the sixteenth candidate of a 33-
member audition but by the time she was done, the
panel was so floored that they asked the remaining
17 to leave. What followed was an unfortunate series
of events in which Abbie had to undergo physical
tests to validate her lung capacity, mental trauma
due to the orchestra slandering her character, etc.
and wage an 8-year legal battle to win her right to a
place in the orchestra. This example illustrates how
societal stereotypes are not only habits cultivated in
our conscious but more scarily, are also ingrained in
the subconscious parts of the brain.
Thankfully, the ever increasing costs of living
and increased access to education resulted in
complex social movements like the feminist
movement, the equal opportunities legislation which
enforced the alleviation of one of the biggest
obstacles to women employment not just in music
but in all walks of professional life. Today, a similar
survey resulted in less than 5% saying that they
wouldn't want a woman president. In line with this
trend, in 2014, the United Kingdom proposed that
women soldiers should be allowed into frontline
combat roles. Last year, the Indian Air Force said
opened the doors for female pilots to be recruited to
fly fighter jets. In my last firm, Ambiga Dhiraj became
the first woman CEO of a unicorn company.
TM Abhijeet
Let's take a step back now and analyse
this trend as men. The increase in
female employment patterns since the
1940s has not only had a significant impact on the
economic empowerment of women but perhaps
even more importantly there has been a sea change
in their wider contribution to macro value creation
indices. For example, there is evidence to indicate
that companies with higher numbers of female
board members perform better financially than
those with fewer women. In fact, the economist has
argued that increasing the number of women in the
workforce can boost a country's GDP by as much as
up to 21%. Aside from financial benefits, there are
also numerous intangible benefits of women
employment and thus, harnessing the skills and
expertise of women is a win-win game for
enterprises, workers, governments and also
societies as a whole.
Finally, yes, we've come far and it is now widely
acknowledged, and pretty much accepted, that there
are no differences between men and women in
either professional capability or potential. However
today's working women continue to struggle with
hindrances like income inequality, gender
discrimination, workplace harassment and the
mother of all obstacles – the motherhood manacle
(no pun intended).
So to conclude, let me leave you to ponder
on how we can take initiative to increase
awareness on this topic and create a better
workplace for women to unearth tomorrow's
Chanda Kochhars, Saina Nehwals or Mother
Teresas…

you bring in today?
Success, as they say, is a mind game. Those who succeed are the ones who have overpowered the mental
barriers that stop them from reaching out and grabbing their dreams.
Limitations are there only in the mind and often times, these are self-erected. If you listen to your fears, you
will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Experience #1
A boy, who grew up to be an athlete, collapses
during a 10k run. He was diagnosed with a rare case of
meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid was infected, causing him
to collapse during runs and practices. There was
absolutely no blood circulation to his left limb, hence had
to be amputated. What made it worse was the orthopedic
surgeon (without proper consultation from the vascular
surgeon) amputated the right limb. It had a devastating
damage on the boy - irreparable, irreversible!!
The other limb obviously had to be amputated. So
he was on a wheelchair. It took 8 years for the prosthetic
limbs to adjust with constant aerobics, running and
special coaching for differently abled students.
Today, he has completed multiple 10k runs, half
marathons and is training to run a marathon.Tenacity,
aggression, passion are his most important definitions of
life. Gut, grit and gallantry is what makes a person
persevere.
Experience #2 Cancer survivor – Rectum cancer
Life after cancer is a lot different than people may
think. It alters your state of mind, keeps you grounded and
more in touch with reality. It's made me a little more
cynical and distant at times, but one positive change is
that it makes me appreciate how beautiful a day can really
be.
“I'm a physician, and I stepped onto the other side
of the patient-doctor equation when I was diagnosed with
cancer. I know now what it's like to be told you have
cancer, what it's like to wait for the phone call with your
latest CT scan results, what it's like to feel your heart sink.
I'm a better physician—and person—for it. I also learned
how dinner with your wife and kids and coffee on a
Sunday morning are all it takes to be in nirvana.”
What attitude did
We all have a choice. We can choose an
inner dialogue of self-encouragement and self-
motivation, or we can choose one of self-defeat and self-
pity. It's a power we all have. Each of us encounters hard
times, hurt feelings, heartache, and physical and
emotional pain. The key is to realize it's not what happens
to you that matters; it's how you choose to respond.
Your mind is a computer that can be programmed.
You can choose whether the software installed is
productive or unproductive. Your inner dialogue is the
software that programs your attitude, which determines
how you present yourself to the world around you. You
have control over the programming. Whatever you put
into it is reflected in what comes out.
Many of us have behavior patterns today that
were programmed into our brains at a very tender age.
The information that was recorded by our brains could
have been completely inaccurate or cruel. The sad reality
of life is that we will continue to hear negative information,
but we don't have to program it into our brains.
The loudest and most influential voice you hear is
your own inner voice, your selfcritic. It can work for or
against you, depending on the messages you allow. It can
be optimistic or pessimistic. It can wear you down or cheer
you on. You control the sender and the receiver, but only if
you consciously take responsibility for and control over
your inner conversation.
TM Sindhu Shandilya
VP-Education
Rhyme & Rhythm
Anyday

Its been sometime, that I worked Overtime.

The work was just fine, never worried anytime.
Then came the day, Oh! I was called
A lovely present, I always appalled.

Beautiful days never came, the time also turned lame

The buzz around was so high, night life just
went dry!.
Files grew on the desk, mites ate from dawn to dusk
Work had just started, head of mine just
bothered.

My girl messaged, I saw a day late; Oh! Why again!

The dinner was missed, she twisted her wrist.
I couldn’t be with her, when it mattered the most
Cos of the work that I had to host!.

” I couldn’t be with her,

when it mattered the most
”
TM Jayakrishnan
 We love consistency!
We love awards!

What a year it's been! [24]7 Inspired TM club is only a year old, yet
our progress and achievements deny its relative age. Time
certainly flies when you are learning with fun, doesn't it? We have
consistently reached the level of a Distinguished Award Club.

I'm proud also, as you should be, for even more reasons:

Distinguished Club
Distinguished Club - The club met
the membership prerequisite and
achieved at least five of the 10
goals and on the way to achieve 2
more goals

Talk Up Toastmasters

We love to talk. We also love to

encourage our members to bring
in guests and create more
members. This has made us win
this covered award.

2016 - 2017
 We love consistency!
We love awards!

”
Swati Mohapatro
Why am I interested in [24]7
Inspired orators club

”
Team name : Presales
Company tenure : 3 years
Area of interest : Watching Movies and TV shows, listening to music,

Public speaking is something that has always been alien to me. As an introvert, throughout my
adult life, I have been finding it hard to communicate with confidence, in front of people I haven't been
acquainted with; and that's where one must prioritize in putting his best foot forward and presenting
himself at his finest.
15 days into the company, my presentation skills were evaluated based on a 5-minute
presentation of one of my old projects, where the structure, content, flow of my presentation, speech-
rate were critiqued, especially the fillers I use. With a work experience of 3 years, I have not been
shown a clearer picture as to where my shortcomings are in getting my point across.
That was when I decided to attend the TM meeting as a guest which gave me a brief as to how
TMI grooms you into being a better communicator and a leader. They shared their personal
experience by elaborating on how TMI has enabled them in becoming a better communicator and
leader.

Sonali Patro
Team name :Service Delivery - QA
Company tenure : 2 years
Area of interest : Photography (Have shot few of the campaigns for
247 in the past), Traveling, Watching movies and listening to Music (all Genres)

It's a great platform to meet and network with fellow 247-ites. I look forward to improve my
facilitation skills and effective time management as well.

Manpreet Kaur
Team name : Information Systems
Company tenure : 6 Months
Area of interest : Dancing, singing, reading

I love the quality of speeches that the members deliver, I felt like I was watching a TED talk when some
advanced speeches were being delivered. Would love to be a part of Toastmasters.
 My
TM Journey

TM Sindhu
” And most importantly, What change
did you see in yourself being a TM?

”
Presales and Solutions

For how long have you been part of our club?

1 year 6 months

And most importantly, What change did you see in yourself being a TM?
Huge change in the way I organize my thoughts, structure my speech and great increase in
confidence levels. Love to see people grow..Great motivator!!! Enjoy being able to help by evaluating…
and in the bargain I grow too.

TM Tanzeem
Global Information Security colloquially known as InfoSec

For how long have you been part of our club?

Member since 01/01/2016 (More than an year now)

And Most important, What change did you see in yourself being a TM?
Enhanced confidence levels

TM Ankur
Customer Acquisition Cloud

For how long have you been part of our club?

Since the beginning (Not sure about exact dates)

And Most important, What change did you see in yourself being a TM?
Fear to face the audience is slowly going away every time I speak in the club.
 Puzzles
Sudoku
4 2 9
8 3
4 2 1 6 8
9 1 4 5
5 1 6 9 8
2 8 5 6
3 2 9 7 1
5 9
2 6 7

Fun trivia

a. A family lived in a round hut. The father came back from work and found the
mother dead. The first said he was watching television, the second said he was
drawing, the third one said he was reading in a corner. Who did it?

b. Complete the series.

9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10, 8 = 5, 7 = 5, 99 = 10, 100 = 7, 16 = ?, 17 =?

c. What breaks and never falls and what falls and never breaks?

d. A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way
to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room
surgeon said “I can't operate, that's my son!” How is this possible?

e. A truck driver is going down a one-way street the wrong way, and passes at
least ten cops. Why is he not caught?

Drop in your answers to our [24]7 Inspired Orators TM club's Facebook page
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Meeting Venue
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Kadubeesanahalli Bangalore, Karnataka 560087.