Toastmasters shine at Riyadh event

RIYADH: Toastmasters International District 79 in Riyadh hosted its 15th annual conference at Al-Faisal University amid much fanfare where contestants impressed the audience with their powerful performances.
The conference was divided into different segments that included humorous and international speeches, speech evaluation and table topics contests during which participants showed talent and enthusiasm.
The Toastmasters spoke on various topics in the competitive atmosphere.
Winners at the recently held function included Mohammed Mubin (Humorous Speech), Antony Menachery (Table Topics), Adam Taha (International Speech) and Thom Banatao (Speech Evaluation).
Samer Kamal, Saif Ali Sheikh and Sanjay Mahat jointly conducted the program.
Last year Mohammed Al-Qahtani of District 79 emerged world champion, which is a reason why contestants were excited to perform and become the next champion of public speaking.
Bazm-e-Urdu Toastmasters Club also hosted their Golden Jubilee Meet, which was attended by hundreds of members of the local community and cultural organizations.
Abdur Rahman Saleem, former president, welcomed the Urdu lovers to the function moderated by Shahbaz Farooqui.