IBQ yesterday announced its sponsorship of the upcoming IBQ Communicators Awards which enters its seventh edition this November.

From left: Saquib Raza Khan, former president of ICC-ONE Toastmasters; Chandramohan Pillai, head of administration and facilities at IBQ; Ravi Kumar Narayanan, ICC-ONE Toastmasters president; M I Farid, founder president of ICC-ONE Toastmasters during an announcement of sponsorship for IBQ Communicators Awards
The awards will take place at the Ramada Hotel in Doha with a grand finale on
November 23.
Being organised by ICC-ONE Toastmasters Club under the patronage of IBQ, the awards are set to encourage and promote communication and leadership skills in the local community under two categories - humorous speech contest and international speech contest - open to all nationalities and residents above 18 years old.
M I Farid, founder president of ICC-ONE Toastmasters, said: “We are very proud to see the IBQ Communications Awards move successfully into seventh year. We would like to thank IBQ for their long-term commitment and partnership to encourage participants to take part. Such initiatives have helped build a beneficial platform for dialogue and communications to emphasise and promote the talented youth of Qatar.”
ICC-ONE Toastmasters is a member of Toastmasters International. Their objective is to organise member-clubs to provide a mutual supportive learning environment where every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, and in turn foster self-confidence and
personal growth.
Toastmasters run regular meetings twice a month, as well as conducting various speech craft and youth leadership programmes in line with Toastmasters
International guidelines.