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Tribune News Network
Doha
The gavel clubs wing of Toastmasters Division H recently organised the Annual Inter-Gavels Contest. Contests were held in four categories: Humorous Speech, Inspirational Speech, Table Topics (Impromptu Speech) and Speech Evaluation. The jury consisted of veteran Toastmasters and speakers from different Toastmaster clubs in Qatar.
Amina Bint Yoonus emerged victorious for her humorous speech about her cycling experience, with Aadi Umrani bagging the second prize for his speech about his fears. Lisa Mathew got the third prize for regaling the audience with her speech about her mistakes and misadventures.
In the inspirational speech category, Helmin Jinoz won the first prize for his speech in which he urged the audience to be inquisitive. The second prize went to Janvi Ranish for her charming speech about smiling, and Parvathy Sambath took the third prize for sharing her experience in getting lost and eventually finding out how much her family loved her.
Dhivyashri Ramesh and Samriddhi Bhardwaj got the first and second prizes respectively in both Table Topics and Evaluation contests. The third prize in the categories went to Tanya Pinheiro and Leah Mathew respectively. The first and second place winners in each category will represent Div H in the inter-division gavels contests to be held in April.
The event was attended by about 120 people, comprising gaveliers, Toastmasters and parents. The four gavel clubs functioning under the aegis of Toastmasters Division H ICC Eves Gavels Club, Indian Club Gaveliers, Qatar Malayalam Gavels Club and Zeal Gavels Club are grooming more than 100 youngsters in the art of public speaking and effective leadership.
The event was organised by chief counselors Aparna Ranish, Prathibha Ramesh and Surya Narayanan under the leadership of Div H Special Programs Officer Susan Mathews under the guidance of Div H Director Joseph Stanley. Div E Director HPS Bhullar and Div J Director Venkatesan Kulandaivelu attended the event.
Ali Bin Ali and Homes R Us supported the event with gifts and goodies. Ali Bin Ali FMCG Business Finance General Manager Sampath Balaji was the guest of honour. Susan Mathews delivered the vote of thanks.
