## Bring meeting to order
## Welcome and greet guests . Get them to speak few words about Toast masters
## A motivational talk
## Correlate it with Toast masters and repeat the history of TM and your club
## Renew cycle – March 2026
## Introduce TMOD
Good evening everyone
Its wonderful , delightful and cheerful to witness houseful of members for this meeting .linkers meeting. we have 2 toast master clubs – vTalk and IBC Titans joining together to make a meaningful progress.
Lets quickly bring the meeting number #495 for vtalk and #670 for IBC titans.
My dear fellow toast masters.
Before our Divison Director TM Gajalakshmi called out the idea of linkers meet , there was a hefty, heavy feeling of ambivalence of how the club is going to continue with lean count of members attending the meeting.
Now unmute and tell how does the evening feel to you. Yes this is a proof that Tough times doesn’t last but Tough people do.
We have few happy guests as well. Lets hear from them
Thank you
Ladies and gentlemen this is one of the most heartfelt presidential address I want to make days back. But the air was not that clear, fogged by missiles, attacks.
Today I am very glad to open up this powerful message during linkers meet . God has great plans and this presidential address has been reserved and preserved for such a beautiful evening. Now lets recall what happened on Mar 8 2026.
India won T20 World cup and Sanju samson was declared the Player of the tournament.
We knew how Sanju was not in the batting plan and but then how he landed as the Opening batsman and lead the team over the line.
The magic spells was casted by big and long conversations between Sachin and Sanju. Do you think Sachin has such conversations with all players!!! No.
It all happened when Sanju reached out. The key here is how many of us reach out when there is a trouble.
We feel more to give up and less to stand up and ask for help. We feel bad about what happened, we tell ourself thats all , no luck, its the end of the game But the reality is there is always a life chance , light at the end of the tunnel when you reach out. More importantly you have to reach out to the right person who can lift your spirit up as how Sachin did for Sanju
Now the next question. How do you find that person who can clear the fog, clear the air, speak honestly, politely ,show you your areas of flaw, guide you towards your best version. one of the Time tested approach is you could find that person in Toast masters fraternity.
while Text book introduction of toast masters would revolve around Public speaking, Leadership and Communication.
Yet the essence is the resilience, the grit , the determination, the active listening, the leadership empathy that is developed in everyone regular to this platform . and those continuous and never ending grit, empathy is what makes toast master fraternity celebrate 101 years , with more than 16000 clubs across the world.
So lets feel happy to be a part of a legendary , be energetic to attend all our club meetings , reach out for help to the right person, keep pushing our bars and boundaries, grow better and better