NYU Toastmasters. A special Thank You and Congratulations to our Own Ajay Chitharajan, who came in first place for the Speech Evaluation portion of the Contest. Ajay who was 5th to speak out of a total of eight contestants, met every portion of the judging criteria which included talking points such as analytical quality of a speech presenters strengths and weaknesses with clarity and logic. Ajay hit the mark on his performance improvement recommendations for the speech presenter,Raphael Victor, paying attention to his own technique and inspirational thoughts. The last portion, his summation of the entire speech was pivotal in the judges decision.
Our club President, Yolanda Rayside and VP Membership, Queen Walker, believe that his conclusion put him on the fast tract to first place. Ajay has compassion that can’t be ignored. We are proud to be witnesses and accountability partners in his Toastmasters Journey.
We’ve included a few photos from the conference including the winning moment.
By Queen Walker
Hello fellow Toastmasters,
We just wanted to remind you that our next meeting will be held this Thursday, July 19th, 2018. It will be at 5:15pm at 105 E. 17th St – Rm 191.
We still have some open roles for this meeting. They are as follows: Toastmaster, Table Topics Master, Evaluator 1, Speaker 2, Evaluator 2, Meeting Evaluator, Timer, and Ah-counter/ Grammarian. Please feel free to sign up for a role and bring your Competent Leadership book to get credit.
If you’d like to sign up for a future role, you can do so on our sign-in sheet or email Mary Lou Atkinson and let her know when and which position you would like to fill.
We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday, July 19th at 5:15 pm!
Hello Fellow Toastmasters and Esteemed Guests,
We just wanted to remind you that we have our next Open House meeting this Thursday, January 18th. It will be held at 5:15pm located in 105 East 17th Street, Room 191.
We still have some roles open, Table Topics Master, Evaluator 1, Meeting Evaluator, Timer, Ah-counter/ Grammarian. If you will be at the meeting, please feel free to sign up for a role and bring your Competent Leadership book to get credit! Kattia Tan will be Toastmaster for this event and would love to know if you are interested in taking on a role with us. We will be reaching out to all members separately and individually to see if you might be interested in volunteering for this event.
The theme for this Open House Meeting is: Optimism – Learned or Lived.
If you’d like to sign up for a role at another meeting soon, you can do so on our sign in sheet or email Mary Lou Atkinson and let her know when and which position you’d like to fill.
Please let us know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday!
A fun and insightful read, “Giving a speech can be terrifying. These dogs are hear to help” by Monika Akhtar, Karin Brulliard/ The Washington Post (May 17, 2017)
A big thank you to David Huggins for forwarding on this article to share!
Giving a speech can be terrifying. These dogs are here to help.
A big congratulation to Queen Walker, VP of Membership and Area Director, Area 61 for writing “From Group to Team” in New York Univerity College of Dentistry Global Health Nexus Magazine. The article is in the Fall 2017 (Volume 19, No 1) edition and can be found on page 97. A link has been added for your reading pleasure.
https://dental.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyudental/documents/Nexus_F2017.pdf
From Group to Team: Queen Walker (Full Article)