What is the GCF?

The Global Citizen Forum is a peer to peer learning forum. It was founded three years ago to help people improve continuously. It focused on the ABCL formula, where the 4 meetings of the month were dedicated to ATTITUDE, BEHAVIOUR, COMMUNICATION and LEADERSHIP. Recently in order to focus more on Public Speaking, the dimension of Toastmasters was introduced. Now the GCF Monthly Meetings are focused in the following manner

Wk 1 – Toastmasters – Public Speaking (Prepared Speeches, Impromptu Speaking, Evaluation)
Wk 2 - Global Citizen Forum – Interpersonal Communication
Wk 3 – Toastmasters – Public Speaking (Prepared Speeches, Impromptu Speaking, Evaluation)
Wk 4 - Global Citizen Forum – Leadership through an external leader
Wk 5 – Global Citizen Forum - External Entertainment, (or as decided by the Forum Members)

1. Structuring, Preparing and Delivering Speeches using the facets of Body Language, Voice Modulation, Effective Use of Words, Rhetorical Devices.
2. Impromptu Speaking. Here members are encouraged to speak on topics that are given to them, for a minute or two. No preparation time is given, but one learns how to think on one’s feet, and deliver a mini-speech with confidence and power.
3. Evaluations. Members are encouraged to give feedback based on the speech project guidelines and evaluation sheet. One learns to listen and analyse speeches, on one hand and on the other hand, this helps the speaker understand how the speech came across to the audience. The evaluation process also enables the evaluator to sharpen listening skills.
4. Mentoring is encouraged, and here, senior level Toastmasters help those who are learning the ropes to build their confidence and learn and develop essential speaking skills that are invaluable in the corporate world as well as the social sphere in which we live.

1. Expanding Intelligence and Consciousness. Constant upgrading of learning levels through external specialists in the 4th Friday Meeting of every month. The learning also follows the theme for the month, and so there are 12 subjects in which members can develop a reasonably good working knowledge.
2. Interpersonal exercises through debates, group discussions, brainstorming sessions and one-on-one sessions including through the Buddy System are strategically employed to help members expand their inter-personal capabilities.