Notes of the meeting held on October 27, 2010

Dear Friends, 

President Kurian Abraham spoke about the three keys to improve one’s conversational skills. They are:

1) Pause before replying.

2) Ask questions for clarification

3) Paraphrase the speaker’s words. You demonstrate you are paying attention.

Table Topics was handled ably by Kurian Abraham. Subjects included the local body elections and the change of leadership in the Federal Bank.

Grilling was of me.

Introduction of the main speaker was by Raju Hormis.

The main speaker was Nirmala Lilly who spoke about change. “It is inevitable,” she said. “But growth is optional. One great person said, ‘I cannot bring change all the time. You must bring change yourself.’” She also quoted from best-selling self-help author Jack Canfield. It was a well-received speech.

In Soapbox, there was a nice contribution by Nirmala.