A summary of my journey in Toastmasters. A journey which had highs and lows and excitement and dull moments, but it was some journey.
So I Worked in a Movie
I didn’t get a chance to say these lines… but still, I got to work in a feature film. Things happened in the following fashion: Back in 2012, when I was getting fame and money for the minimal posters, film-maker Sandeep Mohan approached me to make official posters for his movie, Love Wrinkle-Free. So I madeContinue reading “So I Worked in a Movie”
Toastmasters Speech 9 : Black Mirror
As a follow up to my blogpost: “Dumbing my Smartphone” I thought of reframing it as my Toastmasters CC9 speech. CC9 is all about persuading your audience to take some action or change their beliefs. I attempted to ask the audience to do away with their phone’s notifications. The title was inspired by the TVContinue reading “Toastmasters Speech 9 : Black Mirror”
International Speech Contest – Who Am I?
I recently participated in Toastmasters’ International Speech Contest. This starts at your club level, then Area, then Division, then District and then Internationally. I won at my club level, surprisingly. And then moved to participate in Area level at IIM Bangalore. Although, I didn’t win there but I did good, as per my own expectations.Continue reading “International Speech Contest – Who Am I?”
Toastmasters Speech 8 : You're Fired!
Transcript of my 8th speech in Toastmasters. This uses Visual Aids. Aids means help (please!). Toastmaster of the Day, Fellow Toastmasters & Guests! Good Afternoon! Before starting, I would request you to please spend few seconds on this slide. Thank you! So! How many of you have seen this around? No, I’m not talkingContinue reading “Toastmasters Speech 8 : You're Fired!”
How PowerPoint became my favorite tool to make posters?
We don’t ask the sewing machine’s brand when we see a beautiful dress. We don’t ask the oven’s make when we relish a lovely pizza. We don’t ask which pen was used to write the manuscript when we read an un-put-down-able classic. But we do ask the make on certain occasions. For instance, when weContinue reading “How PowerPoint became my favorite tool to make posters?”
Toastmasters Speech # 7 ‘Anonymous’
Greetings citizens of the World! Speech 7 in Toastmasters is ‘Research your topic’ where one has to search and research about some topic and deliver a 5-7 minutes Speech. I recently had watched We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (2012) on Netflix which gave me this idea to speak about ‘Anonymous’ the hacker +Continue reading “Toastmasters Speech # 7 ‘Anonymous’”