Toastmasters
July – Sept 2015 News from LA1924
Authoring new book: Dr. Ushy Mohan Das Our beloved Prof. Dr. Ushy Mohan Das, Leadership and Energy coach, tongue-fu master, author and more, published this June her book titled “New Clear Energy”. This is available in Amazon, Kindle and Google Play rated 5 stars and has her unique perspective of living a positive lifestyle. Dr.[…]
Arise and Shine LAites
As the new committee gets down to implement its plan for this term we would like to share a few thoughts with you. Toastmasters club including our own LA1924 is a voluntary club. We are a common-interest group and have come together to accomplish a specific purpose, which is to polish our public speaking skills[…]
Communication at peek
We have been communicating ever since we were born and yet we have issues in mastering it. Had the new born kid not cried and demanded attention in the language it best conveys and the mother best understands; may be a mother wouldn’t have been that serious in feeding it. If we do not communicate[…]
Barriers of Communication: a different perspective
Type “Barriers of communication” in the search engines of the internet and you get hundreds of links. A whole lot of them, give you tips to improve your communication. Let me tell you, the biggest barrier is yourself. The same holds good in public speaking, the biggest hurdle, the toughest opponent and the largest of[…]
Listen for Success
Peter Drucker, the guru of management education had said “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said”. Karl Weick, professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology went one step further and said ‘Listen as if you are wrong’. While both those may not be easy-to-find skills, most lack even common listening skills. All[…]
Communicate and Cultivate
Since the dawn of civilization until this very modern day if there has been something that has been constant throughout, which has altered the course of history – it undoubtedly is – The Spoken Word, or put another way – Communication. To think about it – the greatest revolutions in the world were the result[…]