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Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards July 2016

From Dorothea Stuart DTM

Congratulations to everyone gaining educational awards this month.  An extraodinary and unprecedented number of members have achieve the highest accolade bestowed by Toastmasters International and become Distinguished Toastmasters. Congratulations to everyone of them.  Congratulation also to everyone who has completed an educational award and taken one more step towards DTM.

Distinguished Toastmaster

**Florian Bay. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B**

**George Chiesa. Early Bird Speakers, Area 45. Division C

** Samir Malak. Connected Speakers Bromley. Area 35. DIvision H**

**David Marks. Kings Cross Speakers. Area 34. Division C**

**Laurent Nicourt. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C**

**David Salamons. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C**

** Jill Segal. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C**

Competent Communicator

Charlotte Crowther. City Limites Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Maud D'Agostina. Sytel Reply Toastmasters. Area 6. Division B

Harshana Fernando. Angel Speakers. Area 47. Division L

Sebastian Fry. Society Speakers. Area 45. Division C

Conor Gallagher. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Eleanor Gelston. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B

Rory Graves. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Juliens Jarmoszko, Speakers Corner. Area 59. Division K

Eoin Kashishian. Connected Speakers. London. Area 2. Division C

Andrew Klimaytys. Riverside Communicators. Area 29. Division B

Marc Lottig. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Patrick Rea. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Maxwell Troy-O'Donavan. Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 9. Division L

Emilie Walker. Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 9. Division L

Nick Youngman. Northern Lights Speakers. Area 47. Division L

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Sandy Eifion-Jones. Epsom Speakers. Area 53. Division H

Barry O'Connell, Barry. Deutsche Bank Toastmasters. Area 56. Division L

Lyn Roseaman. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Advanced Communicator Silver

Blake Matthews. London Athenians. Area 6. Division B

xxe. Riverside Communicators. Area 29. Division B

Advanced Communicator Gold

Jill Segal. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Competent Leader

Florian Bay. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B

Lena Chavda. Connected Speakers London. Area 2. Division C

Rory Graves. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Marc Lottig. Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 9. Division L

Laurent Nicourt. Sytel Reply Toastmasters. Area 6. DIvision B

Adenola Olayide. Speakers of Croydon. Area 35. Division H

Richard Scottow. London Athenians. Area 6. Division B

Ben Siskind. City Limites Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Nick Youngman. Northern Lights Speakers. Area 47. Division L

Advanced Leader Bronze

Mustapha Hanafi. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 3. Division K

Marc Lottig. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Chris Lynam. Deutsche Bank Toastmasters. Area 56. Division L

Laurent Nicourt. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Nick Youngman. Northern Lights Speakers. Area 47. Division L

Advanced Leader Silver

George Chiesa. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division C

Samir Malak. Croydon Communicators. Area 35. Division H

David Marks. Kings Cross Speakers. Area 34. Division C

Laurent Nicourt. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C

David Salamons. City Limits Speakers. Area 5. Division C

Leadership Excellence

Florian Bay. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B

Sayara Beg. Data Science Speakers. Area 56. Division L

George Chiesa. Excalibur Speakers. Area 9. Division B

Andrea Krug. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

David Salamons. City Limits Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Jay Surti. Holborn Speakers. Area 2. Division C

Educational Awards	Last Year 2015/16	July 2016	Year to date
Competent Communicator	171	15	15
Adv Comm Bronze	39	3	3
Adv Comm Silver	17	1	1
Adv Comm Gold	8	1	1
Competent Leader	108	9	9
Adv Leader Bronze	34	6	6
Adv Leader Silver	9	5	5
Leadership Excellence	12	2	2
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)	5	7	7
Total	403	49	49

Leadership Institute – Workshops & COT

From Florian Bay, Division B Director

Division B and K are very excited to announce the organisation of London’s first ever Toastmasters Leadership Institute. This day long event open to all will feature club officer training sessions and workshops for members to improve their leadership skills. COT sessions in the morning will cover the following topics:

• Teambuilding & teamwork for club committees
• How to create a quality club
• Effective planning and goalsetting for success

The main theme of the afternoon’s workshops will be practical leadership skills that can be applied in any situations. This includes:

• Talk the Talk Evaluations & Feedback with D91 Evaluation Champion Ga Lok Chung
• Decision making made easy with the Standard Agenda technique
• How to communicate effectively in conflict situations
• Strategies for resolving various types of conflicts

We’ve secured an amazing venue, the Wesley Hotel near Euston to host us for the whole day. COT sessions will take place between 10h and 12h, followed by workshops from 13h15 until 16h45. Your contribution is only £5 and you can book your place  here.

Club Officers will need to attend a minimum of two COT sessions to gain training credit and be refunded their contribution.

Be part of history, be part of London’s first ever Leadership Institute!

Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards June 2016

From Dorothea Stuart DTM

Congratulations to everyone gaining educational awards this month.  An excellent end to the 2015/16 Toastmasters year with more awards than ever!   Particular congratulations go to Alan for achieving the accolade of Distinguished Toastmaster.

***Distinguished Toastmaster Alan McMahon. Watford Speakers. Area 61. Division L***

 

Competent Communicator

Rezina Ahmed. Meridian Speakers. Area 59. Division L

Sergio Ameilo. Connected Speakers London. Area 33. Division L

Jirina Andrews. London Olympians Speakers. Area 6. Division B

Nnena Anyanwu. AccaMembers Breakfast Club. Area 33. Division L

Sonia Araujo. London Cardinals. Area 8. Division B

Renata Bailey-Sokol. London Cardinals. Area 8. Division B

Mike Barnato. Surbiton Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Graeme Bass. Kings Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Florian Bay. St Paul's Speakers. Area 33. Division L

Sarah Beckwith. St Paul's Speakers. Area 33. Division L

Claire Bennett. London Communicators. Area 47. Division L

Jessia Caballero. CB&I Paddington Toastmasters. Area 47. Division L

John Casey. Lewisham Speakers. Area 59. Division K

Alexandra Chisholm. Broadgate Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Mitchell Collins. London Athenians. Area 29. Division B

Richard Collyer. Broadgate Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Jesse Connor. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Eduardo Contreras. Data Science Speakers. Area 56. Division L

Stephen Davis. Speakers of Croydon. Area 35. Division K

Pierre Du Toit. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Tola Dejo-Olawo. Blackrock Speaks. Area 56. Division L

Martin Doe. HOD Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Nadine Dyer. Speakers of Croydon. Area 35. Division K

Jim Edwards. Citi Criers. Area 59. Division K

Caroline Ellingham. London Cardinals. Area 8. Division B

Itohan Evbuomwan. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 45. Division B

David Field. Woodford Green Speakers. Area 31. Division K

Caroline Haines. Watford Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Sinead Hanlon. City Limits Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Michael Isaac. London Communicators. Area 47. Division L

John Kekatos. Broadgate Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Ai-Shi Lim. Epsom Speakers Club. Area 53. Division B

Chia Wei Lim. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31. Division K

Chris Lloyd-Davison. London Corinthians. Area 6. Division B

Marco Lo Giudice. London Corinthians. Area 6. Division B

Adam McCarthy. Epsom Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Matthew McWha. Bank Speakers. Area 56. Division L

Samir Malak. Connected Speakers London. Area 33. Division L

Paul Milsom. Surbiton Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Arpita Nair. Tube Talk. Area 34. Division L

Calvin Niles. London Public Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Asim Noor. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Jake O'Gorman. Broadgate Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Andrew Osayemi. Speakers of Croydon. Area 35. Division K

Sanjay Ratnam. Harrovian Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Matthew Robinson. Data Science Speakers. Area 56. Division L

Andres Roldan. London Olympians. Area 6. Division B

Paul Rhys-Taylor. Croydon Communicators. Area 35. Division K

Maria Ryndina. Citi Criers. Area 59. Division K

Radhika Shanmuganathan. ACCA Members Breakfast Club. Area 33. Division L

Denise Tyrrell. London Cardinals. Area 8. Division B

Pawel Uscislawski. Polish Your Polish. Area 52. Division B

Amparo Villamil. Harrovian Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Hector Wakefield. Tube Talk. Area 34. Division L

Mark Wiltshire. London Public Speakers. Area 58. Division K

The awe-inspiring Area 29 Club Officer Training - Summer 2016

From Russell Searle, Area 29 Director

Venue: Stokes & Moncreiff, Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 3AB

Date: 9th August 2016, 7:15pm - 9:30pm

It's time for the summer 2016 Area 29 Club Officer Training, being held in the heart of Twickenham just across the road from the home of Riverside Communicators.
We'll be covering Club Officer Roles and Responsibilities, the Distinguished Club Program, Moments of Truth, Easyspeak, a very special workshop from a mystery speaker and maybe a surprise or two....

We look forward to seeing you all there! Please note, this event is open for club officers, would be club officers and fellow Toastmasters from Area 29 and further afield.

For more details and to reserve your place, please visit:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-awe-inspiring-area-29-club-officer-training-tickets-26711223990

 

Maximum Impact COT - Division B and Area 52

From Florian Bay, Division B Governor 2016/17

Club committee members from all over London & beyond are invited to attend Division B and Area 52's first ever club officer training session dedicated to their needs. Please be there for 19h00 as we're planning to start the training at 19h15 prompt!

This jam-packed session will cover the following topics:

• Making the most of the Toastmasters Educational Programme
• The Distinguished Club Programme
• Building the future with mentoring
• Using Moments of Truth for continued club success
• Planning & tracking success with easy-Speak
• Effective Leadership for maximum impact

We're really excited that Rackspace’s company club, The Toast Rack, will be hosting us in their amazing venue. The venue is only a 5 min walk from Hayes & Harlington station with frequent train links to Paddington station. If you're driving, free parking will be available at the venue.
We will be offering free refreshments to keep you all sharp and alert during the evening!

Interested? Then book your place https://www.eventbrite.com/e/club-officer-training-tickets-26440221414 .  Advance registration by midday Tuesday 12 July is essential.

Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards May 2016

From Dorothea Stuart DTM

Congratulations to everyone gaining educational awards this month. It looks like we'll have have even more people completing awards by 30 June that we did last year!

 

Competent Communicator

Moez Adamjee. Cass Toastmasters. Area 33. Division L

Pamela Attfield. Watford Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Carl Bradley. London Public Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Lorenza Brescia. LBS Public Speaking Club. Area 47. Division L

David Bowes. Croydon Communicators. Area 35. Division K

Daniel Crossley. Purley Speakers. Area 35. Division K

Rachel Dolan. Clerkenwell Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Ajit Kulkarni. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31. Division K

Shimi Loo. London Cardinals. Area 8. Division B

Hugh McCarthy. City of London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Angela Meringolo. London Communicators. Area 47. Division L

Dimos Mouskovias. City of London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Meenakshi Nayar. Harrovian Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Anne Opitz. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

Emil Parmar. Deutsche Bank Toastmasters London. Area 56. Division L

Neil Pettigrew. Bromley Speakers. Area 35. Division K

Chris Purcell. West London Speakers. Area 29. Division B

Sabrina Rahman. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Paul Rogers. Woodford Green Speakers. Area 31. Division K

Nikul Shah. Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 9. Division B

Yining Shen. Deutsche Bank London Toastmasters. Area 56. Division L

Prateek Trehun. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B

Christopher Walker. St Paul's Speakers. Area 33. Division L

Dee Wallace. TJXpressions. Area 61. Division L

Leanne Wenham. City of London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Jenny White. Lewisham Speakers. Area 59. Division K

Zhilan Ye. Cass Toastmasters. Area 33. Division L

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Loretta Addai. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

Fahad Alturkait. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B

David Fahn. Woodford Green Speakers. Area 31. Division K

Felix Kaufmann. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Daphne O'Garro. Northern Lights Speakers. Area 47. Division L

Joyce Reid. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B

Gina Rocque Drayton. Croydon Communicators. Area 35. Division K

Robert Wyatt. Purley Speakers. Area 35. Division K

Advanced Communicator Silver

Mahbub Choudhury. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31. Division K

Sanjay Gupta. Tube Talk Toastmasters. Area 34. Division L

Peter Varholak. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

A Workshop Bonanza on Saturday 4 June - Register NOW!!

From Neil Coleman, Division B Director

A day packed with excellent educational workshops for Toastmaster members and incoming club officers alike, alongside Club Officer Training (COT) for incoming officers. Get your training in early and get yourself set for the year ahead.  Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toastmasters-workshop-bonanza-and-club-officer-training-tickets-25692836967

Educational Workshops include:

Errol Williamson - The Cornerstones of Transformation

Irene Bradshaw - Freeing the Natural Voice

Freddie Daniells - Fantastic Feedback

David Jones - The Trouble With Toastmasters

Glen Savage - The Power of Words

Richard Stacey - Confidence Tricks - generating a Powerful Presence

Andy O'Sullivan - How to create speeches that will get you noticed, promoted and rewarded

and more....

Club Officer Training Workshops include:

Planning for success

Club meetings that crackle

Membership and PR

Easy Speak clinic

Extended open Q&A for Club Officers

 

Tickets are just £5. Registered incoming club officers will have their entrance fee refunded when they attend training.

Details on workshop sessions (details on other workshops to follow):

What Toastmasters events are coming up soon?

What Toastmasters events are coming up soon?

Tues 24 May 6.30pm Impromptu Speaking Workshop with David Jones at Holborn Speakers More info Tues 31 May 6.30pm Overcome fear of Public Speaking workshop -Bloomsbury Speakers Register here for Free 16 June Exceptional Evaluations Workshop with Freddie Daniells at the ToastRack. More info Advanced free registration required. 17 June 50th Anniversary Dinner Epsom Speakers Club. More below 17-20 August Toastmasters International Convention, Washington DC http://www.toastmasters.org/Events/2016-International-Convention Visit our district members website: http://d91toastmasters.org.uk

Exceptional Evaluations Workshop 16 June

From Sumit Sharma, President the ToastRack

Full details at  http://thetoastrack.club/exceptional-evaluations-workshop/. Members from other clubs are very welcome to come along. Advance registration is essential.

Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards April 2016

From Dorothea Stuart DTM

Congratulations to everyone gaining educational awards this month. Particular congratuations go to Coralie Frances who completed the Toastmasters education program to become a Distinguished Toastmaster on 1 April!

****Coralie Frances. DISTINGUISHED TOASTMASTER. Watford Speakers. Area 61. Division L ****

Competent Communicator

 Viktorija Bird. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

Mirtha Clark. Tube Talk Toastmasters. Area 34. Division L

Aneta Kozakiewiecz, London Athenians. Area 29. Division B

Stella Meadows. Kings Cross Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Sebastian Parker-Fitch. Mole Valley Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Terry Pullin. London Victorians. Area 8. Division B

Roland Schiefer. Phoenix Speakers. Area 8. Division B

Carrie Swift. Bloomsbury Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Jeanne Kruger. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31. Division K

Adenola Olayide. The Speakers of Croydon. Area 35. Division K