Doha: Area 23, under Division F in District 116, recently conducted an online Open House with around 80 Toastmasters and 20 plus non-Toastmasters in and outside Qatar.
The event was presided by Area 23 Director Sabari Prasad, DTM, and attended by District 116 Director Thayalan K, PQD Manzoor Moideen, DTM, and CGD Rajesh VC, DTM, and other distinguished toastmasters and leaders from Qatar.
Area Director Sabari Prasad, DTM, opened the Open House. The launch of a new advanced toastmasters club, Midas Touch Advanced Club, was inaugurated by District CGD Rajesh VC, DTM, TM Shehariyas Kandy, and TM Mohamed Nazrie, Presidents of the sponsoring clubs’ EF Toastmasters and Malaysian Toastmasters, respectively. TM Haseeb CM was announced as the Charter President of the new advanced club.
Robin Anand, DTM, delivered a keynote speech on “The Why Toastmasters,” followed by a Q&A session moderated by TM Simon Kurian. After the Keynote speech, a demo Toastmasters meeting for non-Toastmasters led by TM Sruthy Mammen and a panel discussion on the Advanced Club moderated by Safeer Azeez, DTM, was conducted in parallel.
