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London Toastmasters events w/c 27 February 2012

From Dorothea Stuart

Tues 28 Feb 7pm Winning Speeches and Evaluations. Free workshop at London Athenians, The upstairs function room, The Hop Poles, 17-19 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9HR www.athenians.co.uk

Wed 29 Feb 7.15pm Exceptional Evaluations (learn to give great feedback). Free workshop led by Freddie Daniells at Riverside Communicators.  Terrace Room, York House, Richmond Road, TW1 3AA, disabled access and free evening parking. www.riversidecommunicators.org.uk

Thurs 1 March 7AM.  Early Bird Speakers Evaluation Contest. Freemasons Hall, Covent Garden, Great Queen St, London WC2B 5AZ www.earlybirdspeakers.co.uk

Thurs 1 March 6.15pm Imperial College Speakers International Speech and Evaluation Contests  LT114 Huxley Building, Imperial College, London SW7 (map) Imperial College Speakers website

This weekend take 5 minutes to tells us your views on the future of Toastmasters in London

The increasing membership, the ever expanding number of clubs means that London Toastmasters (Div B) needs to adapt to meet the new challenges created by our success.

We need to hear from you, our members!  We have a few short questions for you.  Please take a few minutes this weekend to give us your thoughts and feelings about the future of Toastmasters in London. You may have very specific ideas...you may not mind if we split (realign) London Division B into two or three or....Either way let us know by completing our short survey. Your views matter.

CLICK HERE TO COMPETE THE SURVEY

You'll find brief background information by clicking here.

Previous post from Andy O'Sullivan click here.

Thank you for your support. The London Alignment Committee.

Exceptional Evaluations - get top tips for improving your speech evaluations

From Petra Voniatis, President, Riverside Communicators

Please join us on Wednesday 29 February for an Exceptional Evaluations Workshop led by Freddie Daniells. This energetic and insightful evening is yours for FREE at Riverside Communicators 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start - ending approx 9.30pm.

The workshop will help you if you're a new member wanting to get started in evaluations. It will also add to your skills if you are an experienced evaluator. Something for everyone and, of course, a high energy, fun workshop, expertly facilitated and ideally timed close to the Evaluation Contests.

Visitors are welcome to join us in our beautiful, historic venue by the Thames, York House. Riverside Communicators is a short bus ride from Richmond Underground station and close to Twickenham Rail station. Parking is available. Click here for venue/transport info.  We look forward to meeting you on Wednesday 29 February.

 

How to be a winning speaker and evaluator - workshop 28 February

From Marc Gomer, President London Athenians

The London Athenians Toastmasters club is hosting an exciting workshop on speaking and evaluating. This year, the focus is on some key elements of both that are all too often overlooked. Our speaking section will cover everything you need to know about preparing and delivering a winning speech.  Following this will be an interesting look at evaluations – how to avoid being so entranced by speech delivery that you forget to evaluate the actual content!

The workshop will be held on Tuesday 28 February at The Hop Poles pub, 17-19 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9HR.  Please arrive by 7pm for a 7.15pm sharp start.  We look forward to seeing you next week.

Get all yourToastmasters contest materials as free digital downloads!

As a member of Toastmasters International you can log into www.toastmasters.org and get digital downloads of all the materials you need to run a successful contest (and stick to the contest rules!).  Link to the materials you need for your club International Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest are below. You will also find lots of useful information about how to run a contest, how to be an effective judge etc etc on www.toastmasters.org 

You can down load a  free digital kit for both contests with all the materials including certificates.

International Speech Kit CLICK HERE. Evaluation Contest CLICK HERE

You can find all the individual items as well.

The all important rule book:  http://www.toastmasters.org/1171DCD

International Speech Contest Judge's Guide and Ballot:  http://www.toastmasters.org/1172DCD

International Speech Contest Tie-Break Judge's Guide and Ballot:  http://www.toastmasters.org/1188

Evaluation Contest Judge's Guide and Ballot: http://www.toastmasters.org/1179DCD

Evaluation Speech Contest Tie-Break Judge's Guide and Ballot: http://www.toastmasters.org/1179ADCD

Timekeepers form and instructions (all contests):  http://www.toastmasters.org/1175DCD

Counter's Tally Sheet: (all contests): http://www.toastmasters.org/1176

New Toastmasters Club launch in Greenwich - 22 February 2012

Join us for a demonstration Meeting for a new club in North Greenwich very near the train station and the O2 areana.

Date: Wednesday February 22nd 2012 Time 6:15PM for a 6.30 Start (please arrive on-time)

Location: 11th Floor 6 Mitre Passage Building Peninsular Square Greenwich SE10 0ER

Toastmasters meetings involve a variety of leadership roles, prepared speeches and impromptu presentations. You will learn how to run an efficient, productive meeting, involve participants and facilitate deep learning.

What is a Demonstration Meeting? This is a shortened 1 hour meeting with 15 minutes of networking before and after the demonstration. During the meeting, Toastmaster members demonstrate and explain the various components of a typical meeting. Guests will have plenty of time to ask members why they joined Toastmasters, what they've learned, and why they've stayed with the programme.

What's the benefit to you?

■You will pick up new techniques for your next business presentation or interview, plus meet one of the local experts on Social Media Marketing.

■You will work on your networking skills as you meet other local professionals.

■You learn about local speaking and leadership opportunities. We look forward to helping you learn some new skills or brush up on some old ones. You are welcome to invite a friend to come along… For more information on this meeting, please contact Norman Davies Click here to email.

London Toastmasters events w/c 20 February 2012

From Dorothea Stuart

Events in London and close by...

Mon 20 February 6.30pm-8.30pm the final Club Officer Training takes place at Man Investments, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, EC4R 3TN (Entrance on Upper Thames Street).  Join fellow club committee members for information, discussion, networking and fun. Read more in below. You must be on the guest list so contact your club President or Area Governor if you have not yet confirmed your attendance.

Tues 21 February 7.15pm-9.30pm London Olympians and Polish Your Polish are jointly hosting a workshop Exceptional Evaluations led by Freddie Daniells.  The workshop is excellently time for all of you who are thinking of entering your club Evaluation Contest and everyone wanting to improve their evaluation skills. Read more and book at http://exceptional-evaluations.eventbrite.com/

Tues 21 February 7.30pm Storytelling Workshop with UK & Ireland Humorous Speech Champion Andrew Brammer DTM at Ware Speakers easy transport from Liverpool Street Station and just a short walk from Ware Station. Venue: upstairs, Wagger's Pub, Kibes Lane, Ware SG12 7EG. www.warespeakers.org

REMEMBER YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO: HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF LONDON TOASTMASTERS. Read the post below from Andy O'Sullivan and complete our short survey  http://svy.mk/DivBAlignment

Russian English Speakers show how to get a new club started - in style!

When do you know you've had a success demonstration meeting for a new club?  When on the eve of Valentine's Day 22 people complete membership forms, allowing the team to proceed wth the Chartering process to become an official Toastmasters club immediately!  Love was clearly in the air at the Bilingual Russian-English club.

If you are interested in finding out what is so special about this new venture come to the next meeting:  Monday 27 February at 18:45 in Canary Wharf.  Visitors are welcome.  Any Toastmasters wishing to take a role in the meeting, please contact David Marks, Click here to email, or visit the web site, http://russianenglish.d71.org/.

13 February meeting report

The “demonstration” meeting of the new club was held on 13 February, so it was no surprise that the theme was Valentines Day.  Some heart shaped chocolates were passed around to get everyone in the mood.

Despite half term the turnout was good – around 30.

David Marks opened the proceedings in Russian, setting out the vision of the club.

Andy Pape then took the meeting reins as Toastmaster for the evening, introducing the Russian speaking Timekeeper, Riverside Communicators Imants Krezins.

The first prepared speech was Competent Communication Project No 2, entitled “Use it or Lose It”, delivered in Russian by Early Bird and Covent Garden Speakers Toastmaster Dmitri Golubentsev. 

The second prepared speech, by ACCA Breakfast Club member Anastasia Scherbakova, was Competent Communication Project No 7, “GLOBALization”.

These two speeches were acclaimed as history making, being the first Toastmasters speeches delivered in Russian outside North America, which there is another precharter bilingual club in Calgary, Canada.  The Toastmasters clubs in Russia and the Ukraine use English and in one case German, but not Russian.

The first speech was evaluated in English by Polish your Polish President, Jakub Pawłowski, and the second by Solomon Akpewrene, a Russian graduate member of Early Bird Speakers.

The program was then taken over by Greg “Grisha” Ros as Table Topics Master.  Eight people were challenged by his Valentines Day topics, answering in English, Russian and even a mixture!

David Marks brought the meeting to a close, asking whether people had liked the evening.  If they had gone further, and fallen in love with the idea of the bilingual club, he invited them to complete the New Member form.  As you know already 22 people had fallen in love.

 

London Toastmasters events w/c 13 February 2012

From Dorothea Stuart

Mon 13 February 6.45pm. Demonstration meeting for the new English-Russian Speaking Club in Canary Wharf. Contact David Marks if you would like to attend. Click here to email or call 07768 720 417. More information about the club is in the post below click here to view.  Please contact David to get on the guest list and come along to support the new club and its committee on Monday.

Wed 15 February 6.30pm-8.30pm the second Club Officer Training takes place at State Street, 20 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf,  E14 5HJ.  Join a large group of fellow club committee members for information, discussion and networking. Read more in below. You must be on the guest list so contact your club President or Area Governor if you have not yet confirmed your attendance.

HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF LONDON TOASTMASTERS. Read the post below from Andy O'Sullivan and complete our short survey  http://svy.mk/DivBAlignment

Book ahead....Tues 21 February 7.15pm-9.30pm London Olympians and Polish Your Polish are jointly hosting a workshop Exceptional Evaluations led by Freddie Daniells.  The workshop is excellently time for all of you who are thinking of entering your club Evaluation Contest and everyone wanting to improve their evaluation skills. Read more and book at http://exceptional-evaluations.eventbrite.com/

Club Officer Training starts today. Learn, share, network!

Twice a year your London Toastmasters council runs evenings of (2 hour) club officer training to: share ideas, improve our knowledge of toastmasters and help us to make the most of the leadership opportunities which committee membership offers.  If you are currently on your club committee (including of a pre-charter club) or you are thinking of joining the committee we would love to see you at one of the sessions.  What do you need to do? Tell your club President/Area Governor that you want to be added to the guest list for one the dates below and come along!

There are three training sessions starting tonight.  The training starts promptly at 6.30pm and ends at 8.30pm.

Tues 7 February at Ernst & Young, 1 More London Place, SE1 2AF (close  to London Bridge station)

Wed 15 February at State Street, 20 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf,  E14 5HJ

Mon 20 February at Man Investments Ltd, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, City of London, EC4R 3TN (entrance on Upper Thames Street). 

"There is so much to learn at these events about promoting your clubs, networking throughout the Division and what you can bring to your individual roles.  This will benefit all members of your club!" Simon Cooper, Assistant London Division B Governor.

"Ideally, each member of your Committee should attend one of the Club Officer Training sessions and at least 4 qualifying members (President, VPE, Membership Secretary, Secretary, VPPR, Treasurer, Sergeant-at Arms) of your Committee should attend and thereby contribute to your Distinguished Club Program.

If you are a ‘Pre-Chartered’ club, I encourage you to attend , as there is a lot of really useful information which is applicable to you now and when you are Chartered.

I very much look forward to seeing you there!! Paul Walsh, London Division B Governor