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Prince Sultan University
Toastmaster Club Updates

By Ms. Tahira Hoke, PSU Toastmaster Club Supervisor

On March 9th, Prince Sultan University For more information about the PSU clubs established at PSU. PSU Bilingual Special Thanks:
hosted the Division A Speech Contest. Toastmasters Arabic Club visit @PSU_ club on the women’s campus and the PSU We would like to thank Miss Fatimah Al
The contest featured Toastmasters from Arabic on Twitter. Falcons on the men’s campus. For more Saleh (PSU Toastmasters President, Area
18 clubs in Riyadh. Jonathan Tarbox (PSU information about PSU Falcons, please #3 Director), Miss Leena Al Saleh (PSU
English Department Faculty member) won contact Mr. Jonathan Tarbox (PSU Falcon’s Bilingual Club President), Miss Atheer Al
third place in the International Contest. Club Coordinator, English Department Zamil (PSU Arabic Club President), and all
Noha Gwaiz (PSU Software Engineering Faculty Member) at 494-8696. For more Toastmaster officers for their leadership.
Student) won Third Place in the Table information about the PSU Bilingual club, We would like to thank all of the following
Topics Contest. please follow PSU_Bilingual on Twitter. Club / Co-Coordinators for their support:
For more information about all of the Ms. Jamila Arnous, Ms. Nora Bakr, Ms.
Divisions in Saudi Arabia, please visit http:// Jawaher Al Haqbani, Ms. Sara Sherif, Dr.
www.district79.org/index.php?lang=en . Salma Haque, Ms. Babita Mukrajee, Ms.
For more information about the upcoming Noura Washington. We would also like
Saudi Arabia Toastmasters Annual Contests, In February, Prince Sultan University to thank all Toastmaster club members
please visit http://stytickets.com/event/ Toastmasters hosted the Area #3 Speech for their outstanding participation and
satac-2018/ . Contest. The contest featured Toastmasters enthusiasm. We would like to thank
from 6 clubs: Prince Sultan University DTM James Turuq, DTM Jovett Lopez,
(English), Prince Sultan University
(Bilingual), Princess Nourah University, and Siva Ramalingam, DTM Samer Kamal,
the Women’s Voices Club. Prince Sultan Cecille Valencia and all of the District 79
University Toastmasters Arabic Club, also Toastmasters leaders for promoting the
hosted Area #19 Speech Contest. The excellence of PSU Toastmaster clubs. We
contest featured Toastmasters from 3 would also like to thank our Toastmaster
clubs: Prince Sultan University Arabic, On February 15th, the PSU Toastmasters leaders for using PSU as a vehicle to
Yallah Banat Riyadh, and Milan. For more Club completed a demonstration meeting cultivate leadership and communication
information about PSU Toastmasters Club at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. skills via Area contests, the Division A
visit @PSU_Toastmasters on Twitter. PSU Toastmaster members and PSU Faculty Annual Contest, and District 79 meeting.
In March, the PSU Toastmasters Arabic Club Coordinators, shared information We would like to thank ITC staff who
went to King Saud University to introduce about the club, demonstrated how to supported our weekend events: Mr.
the Toastmasters Speech Craft Program. hold a Toastmaster meeting, and recruited Michael Batangan, Mr. Iyaad Wakka, Mr.
This short program will require participants potential members. For more information Enas Abdul Razak, Mr. Mohammed Al
to complete 6 sessions about the about how to start a Toastmasters club, Harbi, and all the security staff. Finally,
fundamentals of public speaking. visit https://www.toastmasters.org/ we would like to thank PSU leaders, Dr.
For more information about this program, membership/how-to-start-a-new-club. For Ahmad Yamani, Dr. Rimah Al Yahya, Dr.
please visit https://www.toastmasters.org/ assistance with starting a ladies only club Shaden Abdulqudoos, and Dr. Fayez Al
education/speechcraft. Last Fall, there were two new Toastmasters please send an email to thoke@psu.edu.sa. Ghamdi, for their continuous support.

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