Kirti Didwania - you gave an awesome talk. It does not really matter whether the facts are right or wrong. The purpose of Ice Breakers Toastmaster speech is to go stand in front of an audience and deliver your talk in a cohesive and confident manner. What others say about you is none of your business. There will be always good and negative comments. Like Thumper's mom says in Bambi to Thumper, "If you cannot say anything nice, then do not say anything at all". I am giving my Ice Breaker's speech tomorrow here in Austin.
By the way, who are you? And what is about nationality here. She did a very good job. That was her personal life experience. By the way, you are not in a position to decide whether its a Fake msg or not.
I will give my icebreaker next week probably .I am from mindtree chennai Toastmaster club which is a new club..The way you present with map,marriage photos ..very interesting..Thanks Kirti
Good job. I got the impression that you are a well-rounded, well-educated and well-travelled individual that gives a firm nod to her heritage. I like how you ended the speech with challenge the audience to pronounce your name. I think that allows the audience to pay attention and keep them on their toes. I can tell you this, in my icebreaker, I never used visual aids. so well done on that too.
If everyone commenting on here is IN a toastmaster group, then SHAME on those of you who are focusing on the WRONG information that Kirti is giving. (Assuming it is wrong)! Who cares! Many speeches made, even by "the greats" contain an element of mistruth, often spoken in "error", so I can only "assume" that those who are commenting on her misinformation (again, assuming it IS misinformation) have made very few to zero speeches themselves. If you are not in a toastmaster group and/or have not given speeches then SHAME on you for commenting at all. This woman and all those who give their first, second, third or one hundredth, do so with COURAGE willing to sustain the butterflies that come knowing you'll be judged and possibly misjudged. The great thing about being in a toastmasters group is that any and all judgment is done with tact, consideration, and respect for the person being critiqued. Sadly not so when you venture onto the world of the internet!
+Nancy Drewish Yes Toastamster is the place to learn and here people are motivationg you by judging you according to toastmaster manuals only.Agreed with you nancy
To all those who are criticizing her for being unaware of the place where Buddha was born: You couldn't follow her what she said! She referred to a place close to Patna and she was giving a perspective to help others locate it easily on the world map. Even if you take the distance between Patna to Lumbini into account it is barely 400 km. Talking to people at Austin which is around 14000 km from her birthplace to give a hint(by introducing Buddha's birthplace) about where she comes from is fair enough.
Speech is clear with a discernible voice. My suggestion would be talk about yourself in a way how you have helped others (the audience) which she touches upon but does not really focus fully. When you talk about yourself in context of the audience, you captivate the audience interest and people want to keep listening to you. Just my 2 cents.
Really?? You had to some how find a fault right?? You didn't hear anything other than where Buddha was born? Listen to her sentence again, and you will find your assumptions wrong!
Lord Buddha was not born near Patna. He was born at Lumbini, Nepal( some 150 km north to Gorakhpur). Many Indians have very less knowledge about Lord Buddha. Undoubtedly he got enlightened at Bodhgaya, spread Dhamma from Sarnath(near Banaras, and left his body at Kushinagar(Bihar).
hah!! i am not finding out the fault in her speech.......was just pointing out the wrong info she gave. Distance of 438 km between Lumbini and Patna can not be called "near". But anyways felt good that she took Nepal and its national fame to introduce her place :) Nevertheless, she gave a good speech :) ! West wishes for her future endeavor.
Wait wait wait guys, do not just bombard your words on her in relation to her incorrect statement about Buddha's Birth place. Yeah, undoubtedly Buddha was born in Lumbini Nepal & she needs to research more in this regard however as an ice breaker, i found her speech is fantastic. Yes it's her first performance & she's kind of feeling little nervous but overall she has very good clarity in her speech. You've nailed it Kirti.
The place she actually wishes to "put into perspective " is Bodh Gaya , where Gautam Buddha had supposedly attained enlightment ..(Not Born) And yes its about 110 odd kms from Patna , travelling time of about 2 hrs.. To err is to human..why not Kirti :)
cough cough yes and no there was no Nepal when Buddha was born the Kingdom he was born was bordering Nepal so its an Indian thing just like Harappan and Indus valley civilization its in Pakistan now but its call Indian Civilization as it has its roots in India just like Prince Buddha, India unlike China did not merge its neighboring Weak Nations to form a big Single Nation its good and Bad , But Nepal is lot poorer and under develop and disorganized then India, this is what most Westerners feel mainly travelers not my views though just from people who were in both the countries
She mentions in her speech that, and I quote her " ... a place called Patna, in perspective which is close to the place where the great Buddha was born." Indeed Bihar shares its border with Nepal. I don't think there is anything wrong in her speech.
am a schoolteacher my comment is that you would not impress much people because you have too much you how good you are, and how nice things are , there is too much ego in your speech, people are impressed with overcoming obstacles, triumph over disabilities
This was Kirtie's very first speech and the objective was simply a short introduction of herself. Why would she not focus on the positive? Not every speech has to be about overcoming obstacles. Judgmental people like you are the reason people are so terrified of getting up and speaking. I'm baffled that a teacher wouldn't know that.
Sorry If my comment offense you. Watchout for more better speeches with precious information, you will be able to judge what is good and bad. Be informed Patna is not in NORTHEASTERN part of India.
+Suma Dattani I believe there are false information provided in her speeches.There can be two things 1. either you are dumb 2. 2nd you are an acting Indian who has very less knowledge about India itself. Get some primary education and watch the same speech again.Sorry If my comment offense you. Watchout for more better speeches with precious information delivered, you will be able to judge what is good and bad. Be informed Patna is not in NORTHEASTERN part of India
Wow, simply amazing.
One of the best Ice breaker speeches.great job..
Excellent speech.
Beautiful speech like
Wow#
Authentic - love this speech!
Amazing!
I enjoyed her speech and learned something that I can share for my Icebreaker.
Me too....alll the ice breakers are so hardly scripted. This is a straight fwd and interesting speech
Good Speech, well done Kirti Ma'am.
Kirti Didwania - you gave an awesome talk. It does not really matter whether the facts are right or wrong. The purpose of Ice Breakers Toastmaster speech is to go stand in front of an audience and deliver your talk in a cohesive and confident manner.
What others say about you is none of your business. There will be always good and negative comments. Like Thumper's mom says in Bambi to Thumper, "If you cannot say anything nice, then do not say anything at all".
I am giving my Ice Breaker's speech tomorrow here in Austin.
If it was fake msg against ur nationality wouldn't it make any difference ?
By the way, who are you? And what is about nationality here. She did a very good job. That was her personal life experience. By the way, you are not in a position to decide whether its a Fake msg or not.
Great Job. You were confident and concluded your whole story within the allotted time. Best of Luck.
I will give my icebreaker next week probably .I am from mindtree chennai Toastmaster club which is a new club..The way you present with map,marriage photos ..very interesting..Thanks Kirti
Nice ice breaker speech. Tone , modulation, body language , presentation was good . Keep going !
Good job. I got the impression that you are a well-rounded, well-educated and well-travelled individual that gives a firm nod to her heritage. I like how you ended the speech with challenge the audience to pronounce your name. I think that allows the audience to pay attention and keep them on their toes. I can tell you this, in my icebreaker, I never used visual aids. so well done on that too.
That was one damn good speech !! Bravo Kirti..
If everyone commenting on here is IN a toastmaster group, then SHAME on those of you who are focusing on the WRONG information that Kirti is giving. (Assuming it is wrong)! Who cares! Many speeches made, even by "the greats" contain an element of mistruth, often spoken in "error", so I can only "assume" that those who are commenting on her misinformation (again, assuming it IS misinformation) have made very few to zero speeches themselves. If you are not in a toastmaster group and/or have not given speeches then SHAME on you for commenting at all. This woman and all those who give their first, second, third or one hundredth, do so with COURAGE willing to sustain the butterflies that come knowing you'll be judged and possibly misjudged. The great thing about being in a toastmasters group is that any and all judgment is done with tact, consideration, and respect for the person being critiqued. Sadly not so when you venture onto the world of the internet!
+Nancy Drewish Yes Toastamster is the place to learn and here people are motivationg you by judging you according to toastmaster manuals only.Agreed with you nancy
To all those who are criticizing her for being unaware of the place where Buddha was born: You couldn't follow her what she said! She referred to a place close to Patna and she was giving a perspective to help others locate it easily on the world map. Even if you take the distance between Patna to Lumbini into account it is barely 400 km. Talking to people at Austin which is around 14000 km from her birthplace to give a hint(by introducing Buddha's birthplace) about where she comes from is fair enough.
Speech is clear with a discernible voice. My suggestion would be talk about yourself in a way how you have helped others (the audience) which she touches upon but does not really focus fully. When you talk about yourself in context of the audience, you captivate the audience interest and people want to keep listening to you. Just my 2 cents.
Thats a nice pointer but how is it possible in a introduction speech
Good speech! Appreciated.
Great job! Very interesting!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️ from India 😇
calm,confident,expressive well done.
Long way for me to go there
Good Job Kirti!
@wonuto Its 400 kilometers between the places. She says it's close by and I guess that 400 kilometers is pretty close in an Indian perspective.
awesome
Good speech....
look good speaker . all the best .
I don't understand one thing. Why do Indians themselves living in India show the Map of India incorrectly.
Really?? You had to some how find a fault right?? You didn't hear anything other than where Buddha was born?
Listen to her sentence again, and you will find your assumptions wrong!
Lord Buddha was not born near Patna. He was born at Lumbini, Nepal( some 150 km north to Gorakhpur). Many Indians have very less knowledge about Lord Buddha. Undoubtedly he got enlightened at Bodhgaya, spread Dhamma from Sarnath(near Banaras, and left his body at Kushinagar(Bihar).
hah!! i am not finding out the fault in her speech.......was just pointing out the wrong info she gave. Distance of 438 km between Lumbini and Patna can not be called "near". But anyways felt good that she took Nepal and its national fame to introduce her place :)
Nevertheless, she gave a good speech :) ! West wishes for her future endeavor.
Nice speech
Wait wait wait guys, do not just bombard your words on her in relation to her incorrect statement about Buddha's Birth place. Yeah, undoubtedly Buddha was born in Lumbini Nepal & she needs to research more in this regard however as an ice breaker, i found her speech is fantastic. Yes it's her first performance & she's kind of feeling little nervous but overall she has very good clarity in her speech. You've nailed it Kirti.
+ojhel agreed
very nic n calm speech
Its a nice ice breaking speech..
The place she actually wishes to "put into perspective " is Bodh Gaya , where Gautam Buddha had supposedly attained enlightment ..(Not Born)
And yes its about 110 odd kms from Patna , travelling time of about 2 hrs..
To err is to human..why not Kirti :)
Good introductory speech, but you have to keep your self in touch with book, but your work is better than my one
listen carefully she is saying place near budha was born.
Impressive :-)
let me correct your speech...LORD BUDDHA was born in "NEPAL' , Lumibini zone...not in india....
cough cough yes and no there was no Nepal when Buddha was born the Kingdom he was born was bordering Nepal so its an Indian thing just like Harappan and Indus valley civilization its in Pakistan now but its call Indian Civilization as it has its roots in India just like Prince Buddha, India unlike China did not merge its neighboring Weak Nations to form a big Single Nation its good and Bad , But Nepal is lot poorer and under develop and disorganized then India, this is what most Westerners feel mainly travelers not my views though just from people who were in both the countries
She mentions in her speech that, and I quote her " ... a place called Patna, in perspective which is close to the place where the great Buddha was born." Indeed Bihar shares its border with Nepal. I don't think there is anything wrong in her speech.
am a schoolteacher
my comment is that you would not impress much people because you have too much you how good you are, and how nice things are , there is too much ego in your speech, people are impressed with overcoming obstacles, triumph over disabilities
This was Kirtie's very first speech and the objective was simply a short introduction of herself. Why would she not focus on the positive? Not every speech has to be about overcoming obstacles. Judgmental people like you are the reason people are so terrified of getting up and speaking. I'm baffled that a teacher wouldn't know that.
On come on you are married
Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal not in India........please do take a look at your history books before giving anykind of wrong assumptions.
Dead eyes
She is giving wrong information. Buddha was not in Patna, India. Buddha was born in Lumbini, Kathmandu.
Budha was not only in one place, he was also in Patna. When do we get to hear your perfect speech?
Good
You just said the great Buddha was born in Patna? You just lied to the whole world!
I'll say ur name lol
worse 5:19 minutes of my sunday.
+Nepolean luwang Perhaps you should upload one of your speeches and show the world how it's done.
Sorry If my comment offense you. Watchout for more better speeches with precious information, you will be able to judge what is good and bad. Be informed Patna is not in NORTHEASTERN part of India.
+Suma Dattani I believe there are false information provided in her speeches.There can be two things 1. either you are dumb 2. 2nd you are an acting Indian who has very less knowledge about India itself. Get some primary education and watch the same speech again.Sorry If my comment offense you. Watchout for more better speeches with precious information delivered, you will be able to judge what is good and bad. Be
informed Patna is not in NORTHEASTERN part of India
+Nepolean luwang Perhaps you should upload one of your public speeches and make everybody's Sunday an exhilarating experience.
+Nepolean luwang You are one rude guy! Post one of your speeches on TH-cam for all to listen and hear.
Just cause a relative is a doctor makes you sound condescending maybe even a degree doesn't teach humility after all....
the only fault is that she is not hot..she sound boring..she is desi woman with no personality
Are you kidding ?? Buddha was born in patna ?? Go girl gather some GK before opening your mouth.
You just said the great Buddha was born in Patna? You just lied to the whole world!
Bikash K.C No, she dint. She mentioned close to patna. Looking from USA, definitely it’s extremely close.