2017 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, Manoj Vasudevan enthralls the crowd in Abu Dhabi
Hosted by the Division H Toastmasters & Indian Social Centre, the two-hour interactive session opened to a packed audience
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Manoj Vasudevan, the World Champion of Public Speaking presented a two-hour interactive session at the India Social Center, Abu Dhabi from 7 to 9 pm on Friday 22nd September 2017. Hosted by the Toastmaster Division H and India Social Centre, the session opened to a packed audience who were glued to their seats till the end. The crowd comprised of Toastmasters from various chapters and selected invitees. There were also attendees from the BureimiClub which belongs to the neighbouring state of Oman.
The session commenced with the screening of Vasudevan’s winning seven-minute speech in Vancouver this August, titled ‘Pull Less, Bend More. He used the analogy of a cupid’s arrow to tell people that maintaining relationships were more important than holding on to egos.
This was followed by a very comprehensive interview conducted by Toastmaster Loyola Pinto where Vasudevan explained his journey from an introverted ‘techie’ to an enigmatic orator, just by the power of perseverance and dedication. He stated that he attributed his success to constant improvisation and self-introspection.
“There is always something left to learn even if you are the World Champion,” he said, “It is the little things that make the difference between ordinary and extraordinary.”
Toastmaster Sunil Kottarathil, District 105 Director of Toastmasters, said that Vasudevan managed to boost the confidence of upcoming orators and speakers in the audience by his friendly demeanour and integrity in his interactions.
Rajeevan Maroli who welcomed the gathering said that ISC is honoured to host the World Champion of Public Speaking.
“We were privileged to meet, greet and interact with Manoj Vasudevan, that too within one month of being crowned as a Champion. The interaction was very engaging and inspired each and every one of the 250 plus audience. It gave us hope that we too can reach our pinnacle if we dream big and strive to realize those dreams,” said Toastmaster Althaf M.S, Director of the Division H Toastmasters.
The session concluded with felicitations for Vasudevan by Patron of Toastmasters Dr. Sultan Al Haji, Mrs Seema Shetty, ISC Acting President Jayachandran Nair, General Secretary M A Salam, Literary Secretary Rajeevan Maroli, District 105 Director TM Sunil Kottarathil, Division H Director TM Althaf M.S. The Programme was anchored by Past Division Governor TM Loyola Pinto and Club Growth Director of Divison H TM Ceanlia delivered the vote of thanks.
About Vasudevan
Manoj Vasudevan is a leadership coach and management consultant with more than two decades of experience with major multinational companies in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. As a renowned transformational coach, he has clientele from 27 nationalities.
He is currently the CEO of Thought Expressions and has spoken in 14 cities across the world.
He is also the author of the Amazon bestseller “Mastering leadership the Mousetrap way.” He won the World Championship title after a six-month-long competition with more than 30,000 competitors.
By Zenifer Khaleel, Freelance Writer
It was nice to note that Abu Dhabi raised to the occasion of greeting and honoring Mr. Manoj Vasiudevan, the recently selected World Champion of Public Speaking at the International Convention that took place in Van Couver British Columbia in Canada. Manoj Vasudevan deserves all the support and encouragement so that he may utilize all his leadership abilities to the best possible advantage of all that is available for him in the world arena of Public Speaking. This is a prestigious selection thru which Mr. Vasudevan will be able to share all his leadership skills not only in India but… Read more »
Thank you Manoj Vasudevan for enthralling Abu Dhabi with your words of wisdom. It was an awesome experience for us to meet, greet and interact with you.
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Hats off to our dynamic Div H Director Althaf Ahmed, for bringing Manoj Vasudevan to Abu Dhabi. it was a memorable event.
What an honour to have met the “World Champion of Public Speaking Manoj Vasudevan”. I was privileged to get a photo taken with him and to do the Thanks to the Champ and all the amazing people attending this exciting event. I’m a proud Toastmaster and meeting Manoj in the flesh was an amazing experience. Public speaking can be daunting for some. But like any skill, it can be perfected with time. Vasudevan says that as a messenger, you are performing a service for your audience rather than speaking for your own validation. When you have a presentation to give,… Read more »
It sure was a proud moment for Abu Dhabi to personally meet and be motivated by the World Champion of Public Speaking. Manoj Vasudevan. The event sure seems to have been interesting and much awaited going by the the Jam packed hall.
A wonderful opportunity for the many Toastmasters as well as non Toastmasters to interact with the world champion. Thank you ISC Abu Dhabi for hosting it and great thanks to all clubs in Abu Dhabi and especially my club Abu Dhabi Toastmasters for making this possible for us.
A Memorable night with the Champion of Public Speaking. Truly appreciate the efforts of the entire team that put in efforts to ensure that the event was successful
Many many thanks to Div H and ISC AD in organizing the memorable event. TM Loyola did great job. Lot of take away message from Champion Manoj Vasudevan interview. Overall very informative and very interesting evening.
A motivating, enlightening & Inspiring event. Thanks to our Division H Director for arranging such a fantastic event. Looking forward to more such event.