When my friend David first described Toastmaster to me, it sounded like a university classroom all over. And trust me; my university classroom was absolutely uninspiring. So I kept my distance. As it turned out, David happened to be a very persuasive communicator. He kept revisiting the idea of Toastmasters over next few telephonic conversations, until finally I gave in and agreed to attend one session ...
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TMOD theme titled The Digital Devil
This meeting is happening over zoom. Early this morning, I got my news update from an app, communicated with my work team and family members over another app, received news about friend’s engagement through a social media app and even fixed my breakfast with an app. It doesn’t end here. Mobile phones and laptop have literally replaced our watch, trips to the bank, mart, and even park. Coz who needs to travel all the way ...
TMOD theme titled “Commitment to fitness”
There are two types of people in this world. The first type is committed to fitness through their life. They play a sport, go swimming or have a lifetime membership of Gym. The second type are those who commit to fitness only when they realize their seat belts ...
A TMOD theme titled “The story of my addiction”
It was intricately planned. The cab ride from my home to the airport takes about 45 minutes. Once in the airport, completing all the formalities should take about 30 minutes. That gives me another 60 minutes to myself. The flight from Guwahati to Bengaluru takes 3 hours. That’s 180 minutes sans ...
A TMOD theme titled “Unravelling the Bermuda”
No place on earth has baffled humans more than the Bermuda Triangle. Of course that’s not counting women’s brain as a place. But the Bermuda triangle has remained a mystery for centuries now. It’s so popular that ...
A TMOD theme titled “Reinvent yourself”
Phone companies roll out new models every year. Restaurants keep changing their menus from time to time. Even Toastmasters re-did the entire educational module from CC/CL to Pathways. Hell, I modified ...
Hacks to find your next TMOD theme
Do you have a tough time finding a good TMOD theme? In an earlier article, we shared one secret of solving this dilemma permanently for all your future themes. If you have exhausted this idea ...
A hilarious TMOD theme titled “Audio – Check. Video – Check. Pants?”
Imagine you are the first evaluator in the Speech Evaluation Contest. The Contest Chair invites you to take the spotlight and then performs the mandatory routine. Audio – Check. Video – Check. Pants ...
A TMOD script on the theme “The Comfort Zone”
It’s six in the morning. You know that right now, you should have been on the track outside jogging to the park and to a good health. Sadly you were too cozy in that mattress you bought recently after the retailer promised “This mattress wouldn’t let you get out of your bed.” ...
A beautiful TMOD theme titled “The Good Life”
I know am neither that old nor that worldly wise. But sometimes, it’s the tiny ant that gives you the biggest nugget of wisdom. Over the last few years, through my interactions with people wiser than me and reading books heavier than my weight ...
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