Area 8 Contest 2018-19

The Area 8 contest has always been a strong contest as it had strong clubs. Currently 5 clubs constitute Area 8 and the AD had taken up as a theme the 5 elements that constitute creation - fire, water, air, earth, space.

The following clubs constitute Area 8:

1. SBG Toastmasters Club
2. Ruwi Toastmasters Club
3. Pioneer Toastmasters Club
4. Sur Toastmasters Club
5. Asyad Toastmasters Club (new club)

This time, since the area had more than 4 clubs, only one contestant from each club (the Winner) was eligible to participate in the Area contest. Asyad did not send any representation, so each contest had only 4 contestants so each contest was a short and sweet one, though well-contested.

The Table Topic contest, chaired by TM Raja from Ruwi, had as a topic "Judge a man by the questions he asks, rather than by the answers he gives". The contestants did justice to this juicy topic and the winners were:

1. TM Rajat Ray (Ruwi)
2. TM Vignesh (SBG)
3. TM Safiulla (Pioneer)

The Humorous Speech contest, chaired by TM Subodh Kumar from SBG, was again a popular contest were there were stalwarts giving speeches, aimed at our funny bones. The winners were:

1. MTM Panna Ray (Ruwi)
2. TM Salim Al Mawali (Pioneer)
3. Ramkumar Ram (SBG)

The Evaluation Contest, chaired by TM Ajith Kumar from Pioneer, saw a model speaker delivering a speech with the theme Change yourself and your world will change. The 4 contestants were ready with their analytical sheets. The winners were:

1. TM Rajat Ray (Ruwi)
2. TM Babu Srinivasan (SBG)
3. TM Gopal (Sur)

The International Speech contest, chaired by TM Amir Ali from SBG, was the most looked forward to as it had formidable speakers participating. The winners were:

1. MTM Panna Ray (Ruwi)
2. TM Sankarasubramanian (Pioneer)
3. TM Subramanian Katta (SBG)

It was a clean sweep by Ruwi club all the way!!

Congratulations to all members of Ruwi Club and thank you for all the support. 

Many club members played roles in this contest:

• TM Viswananth as SAA
• MTM Vaishali as Timer
• TM Lawrence as Tally counter
• TM Raja as Contest chair
• TM Bhaskaran for Refreshments
• TM Venkat fotr Vote of Thanks

Thank you all for volunteering for playing roles in the Area Contest and contributing to its successful implementation. Also, thanks to those (Swati, Saleem, Amaravani, Sandhya etc) who just came to support.

Division-D Contest is on 30th March 2019. Please do turn out in large numbers to support Area 8 and Ruwi Club at the Division Contest.