Hello everyone. I'm quite amazed by the enthusiasm all of you have for public speaking. But as far as Toastmasters business is concerned, there are certain things that you ought to know.
If you want to inaugurate a 'Toastmasters' club, firstly you need to register yourself with the Toastmasters International. Everything that is carried out in the meetings is done according to the guidelines and rules provided to the registered clubs by the TMI. That includes just about everything from the sitting arrangement to every word spoken by individuals present in the gathering. We can't not deviate from the rules. Now here is the glitch, as per the rules and my knowledge, so far urdu language is not registered with TMI And that includes Arabic language as well, which is a movement still in the pipeline. No club, including PTM, has the authority to take such an initiative.Therefore, legally you can not inaugurate an Urdu Toastmasters club without the approval of the headquarters. If you must, you can begin an urdu public speaking forum with any name but you can not use the platform of Toastmasters for this purpose.
On the 100th meeting, three new clubs were announced, i.e, Pak Shama TMs, PTM Advanced, Pakistani TMs Club and a separate one for the children of TMs from the age 12-18 called Pak Gavel Club. But they were, and shall be carried out in English.
Having said that, I'm in no way trying to discourage you. All of you are welcome to visit TMs meetings any time you want. I assure you that it is a great learning opportunity for everyone.
Hello everyone. I'm quite amazed by the enthusiasm all of you have for public speaking. But as far as Toastmasters business is concerned, there are certain things that you ought to know.
If you want to inaugurate a 'Toastmasters' club, firstly you need to register yourself with the Toastmasters International. Everything that is carried out in the meetings is done according to the guidelines and rules provided to the registered clubs by the TMI. That includes just about everything from the sitting arrangement to every word spoken by individuals present in the gathering. We can't not deviate from the rules. Now here is the glitch, as per the rules and my knowledge, so far urdu language is not registered with TMI And that includes Arabic language as well, which is a movement still in the pipeline. No club, including PTM, has the authority to take such an initiative.Therefore, legally you can not inaugurate an Urdu Toastmasters club without the approval of the headquarters. If you must, you can begin an urdu public speaking forum with any name but you can not use the platform of Toastmasters for this purpose.
On the 100th meeting, three new clubs were announced, i.e, Pak Shama TMs, PTM Advanced, Pakistani TMs Club and a separate one for the children of TMs from the age 12-18 called Pak Gavel Club. But they were, and shall be carried out in English.
Having said that, I'm in no way trying to discourage you. All of you are welcome to visit TMs meetings any time you want. I assure you that it is a great learning opportunity for everyone.
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