By Zenifer Khaleel
Abu Dhabi, Sep 27: World Champion of Public Speaking Manoj Vasudevan, on Friday, September 22, presented a two hour interactive session at the India Social Center, Abu Dhabi.
The session was hosted by Toastmaster Division H and India Social Centre, and 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 Bureimi club that belong to the neighbouring state of Oman.
The session commenced with the screening of Vasudevan’s winning seven minute speech at Vancouver this August, titled ‘Pull Less, Bend More'. He used the analogy of a cupid’s arrow to tell people that maintaining relationships was 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 a 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 demeanor and integrity in his interactions.
Rajeevan Maroli who welcomed the gathering said that ISC was honored 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 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 MS, director of the division H Toastmasters.
The session concluded with felicitations for Vasudevan by patron of Toastmasters Dr Sultan Al Haji, Seema Shetty, ISC acting president Jayachandran Nair, general secretary MA Salam, literary secretary Rajeevan Maroli, district 105 director Sunil Kottarathil, division H director Althaf MS. The programme was anchored by past division governor Loyola Pinto. Club Growth director of divison H Ceanlia proposed 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.