IBQ announces sponsorship for Toastmasters awards

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

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