Trin Trin - Project 6 - Toastmasters

Mobile Phones have become a necessity in today’s world. It has been wrapped as a commodity in which – everyone uses it for communication, updates, live events and business.

Phones are so unique that you update what u r doing logging onto social networking sites, can transfer any amount of money, book train and airline tickets and above all – can talk to your friends and family with a minimal cost.

But I am here not to speak of the benefits of a Cell phone – but how to handle those unwanted calls & trashy messages

Wait, wait, wait – I think I am getting a phone call

Trin Trin !!!

Credit Card Conversation
Rajiv : Hello, Rajiv here.
Basanti : Hello, Good morning Sir. Am I speaking to MR . Rajiv. Sir, is it a good time to talk to you.
Rajiv: Well, it’s 10 in the morning – I am trying to catch on work. Well, anyways – since you have called. Tell me.
Basanti : Sir, we have Citibank Gold Credit Card – life time membership is free. As you are a value customer – would you like to avail this card.
Rajiv: Basanti, you need to check. I already have an HDFC Credit Card.
Basanti : Oh, Thank you sir.

Trin Trin !!!

NGO Conversation
Manjunath: Good Morning Sir. Manjunath calling from ‘Diksha NGO”. Sir, would be interested in donating money to an NGO.
Rajiv: but, from where did you get my number. And how do you know – that I would be interested in donating money to an NGO”.
Manjunath: got your number from the database.
Rajiv: well, you need to check your database – cause I spent all my money on financing my MBA. Contact Mukesh Ambani – whose electricity bill last month in Antilla was a whopping 50 lakh. He will give your more to manage for the entire 10 years to come.

Friends just entered into office and I’ve been showered with phone calls.

Now, let’s dive deep into the problem, we have to see how to handle the unwanted calls & trashy messages – i will 1st discuss on the problems and then the solutions.

Problems
1. Database: You should be wondering – where is this database, how do these people get these numbers.
2. Office Hours (ethics): why do these people call during a meeting or while I am driving or even at odd hours.
3. Messages: How come the message count increases from Friday to Sunday – I mean – everyone would be busy deleting those unwanted messages on weekend.
4. Privacy: is my number given to everybody and anybody.

Situation: Now just think for a moment. If were a handsome hunk like John Abraham or the gorgeous girl next door – Deepika Padukone –how would you maintain the secrecy of your telephone numbers.

Well – you cannot. Most of these flamboyant stars change their numbers every month. This is to avoid the junk calls they get from fan followers. Well, I am not those lucky stars. I have lived in Bangalore (garden city) for 5 years with the same old number.

Solution
1. The Database is with the Telephone operators and our very own companies who sell the database.
2. Office Hours – tell them to call later. The credit cards/ offers can wait. If you attend take these calls – give them a blast or politely say – Pls. do not call.
3. Messages – don’t update your numbers when giving out surveys, or while shopping. Tempted by free gift vouchers – where you have to give your numbers – never update your numbers.
4. Privacy – DO NOT Call – update ur number to the do not call registry

Well, I had a terrible time taking some unwanted calls. I finally got a youreka idea from some of my friends -

All those unwanted numbers can be stored as Junk. Ex: Junk 1, Junk 2.
So if anybody calls – you would know who is calling. At least, it will help you not taking those unwanted calls. Don’t worry - this will not take enough space.
Friends, advice comes free. Take it. In today’s world, no one has time to take those unwanted calls. A few measures can save lot of time,,,

Let me share a message what I received this morning,,,

Why did God create the man first and only then the woman? ...... Everyone makes a draft first!!!

My Experience,,
As you deliver more projects in Toastmasters - you become a better and cofident speaker. Experience counts and when the adrenalin comes into you to deliver better - there is no stopping.
My P6 script was one of the easiest to learn and practice. But getting on the Vocal Variety as required in the guideline is a daunting task. You really have to clear your throat to get those alterations in tones, pitch and level.

Feedback
Need to work on :
Feedback session is one of the best. Thats' when you come to know - how good and bad you are.
I was not at all good with the Zero position and should have given more emphasis on usage of words in the conversation.
Good ones:
Facililitate vocal variety with different characters in the speech. Good pitch - pleasant & friendly. Ensured of the risks & solutions. Speech organised well - logical flow of ideas and quiet descriptive.
Timing: 6 Mnts. 36 secs.
Thanks to Veronica for her wonderful evaluation.

Let's see how it goes for P7.

Project 4: You’re what you eat for your breakfast

The topic may have sent some wrong signals, but I’m not here to preach about vegetarianism or to talk about nutrition or nutrients like calcium and carbohydrates, like Fibre and Folic acid, or Vitamin A and Vitamin C.I’ll talk about something usual – that happens to our lives every day.

But first here’s a little incident that happened some days back.

I was criss-crossing the usual monotonous morning in crazy chaotic traffic. At one signal before the office, i saw a gorgeous girl sitting in a swanky car. She was holding and enjoying a glittering glass bowlfull of colourful cut fruits, while the signal was ticking down to zero. I spontaneously started blabbering about how fast the life has become, that a person doesn’t even has time to properly relish his meal. The time is like sand slipping through the hour glass “At this my consciousness, reminded me that just two days back, how I had skipped my breakfast to finish off a weary weekly status meeting and this wasn’t a one-off incident; this has been happening every now and then for some time.

I was reminded of this quote that I read some time back “You are what u eat for your breakfast” I really like this quote. I find this to mean much more than a quote about your eating habits. How? Let us see.

Breakfast is the first meal of the day; it is a gateway and a foundation of effective energy elevation for the day to come. Dedicated Dieticians have proved that the breakfast provides you the necessary jump-start after 6-8 hours of sound soothing sleep. Those who skip breakfast often feel fragile, fumed and frustrated in the morning. Having a healthy and hygienic breakfast helps you get ready for the loads of tensions and the physical challenges that wait for you in the next few hours. Imagine - the smell of breakfast and coffee (smell) drifting up from the kitchen. ...Aloo Parantha's with curd,bacon/sausage ham with brown bread and Idli/Vada sambar,,hmmmmm,,

Isnt then this a sumptous Breakfast ?

Isn’t then this quote true for every other aspect of life as well?

A good start is an important ingredient for success. Psychologists have proved that childhood experiences of a person have a bearing on his whole life. Good education and empowerment, for instance, is the start of a great career. And that’s why you find parents patiently queuing up for admission of their kids in the best brand of the schools.

Extend this example to the corporate world and you’ll find that companies, which started with a bang, continue to hold that advantage for years to come. When Sri-lanka won the World Cup Cricket in 1996, it was largely due to the flying and flamboyant start that Jayasurya provided them in the first 15 over’s in most of the matches. He deadly devastated the bowling attack and gave a mercurial rise on the run rate. It looked like it was raining 4’s and 6’s.

Some of the engineering marvels of the world – for example Enormous Empire State building in New York, our own beautiful historic love scintillating symbolic structure Taj Mahal and the Powerful Pyramids in Egypt – they are the greatest buildings, which have strongest foundations.

My dear friends, a full fledged Foundation is like a chair, it gives legs to stand up., that’s why we say a good start is half job done.

Remember your health is a personal diamond and if you take care you will swim in sea of diamonds.

But is a sound start in itself sufficient to guarantee you success? Your breakfast, however nutritious it may be, can’t see you through the day by itself. You need to supplement that with well-balanced, sumptuous and healthy meals later in the day. To succeed, you do need an Arvinda de-Silva in the middle order to cash on the great start that Jayasurya provides because after a great start, it’s all the more your responsibility to make sure that you live up to the opportunities that your great start has paved for you.

On similar lines, not all of us got opportunities and environment for public speaking in our school-days, but all of us are having delicious toasts of great speeches as our breakfast right here at Toastmasters.

So every time you feel that you’ve missed your breakfast, just remember the girl at the traffic signal I mentioned in the beginning. You can have your breakfast when you need it and are ready for it.

We don’t know that our body is a hungry dog. It is like a seed, it will never grow unless planted and nourished.
So a great start is really, very important. Whenever you can, work hard, make meticulously plans, have the required training and education before you delve deep down into that dream venture so that you have a great start. Follow it up with more preparation, planning and prioritization, but if you fail to get a great start, never mind; you still can be a winner if you want to. As they say, no-one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.

All happiness has its foundation on a sumptuous splendid and leisurely breakfast.”

"I assure you after your breakfast your body will be as happy as a rat with gold tooth, you will feel as fresh as a daisy and you will be as fit as fiddle."