Introductions Club president Femi opened the meeting with a reminder that sometimes progress is dependent on practising things we already know rather than learning something new. He encouraged all participants to give feedback in a way that builds the speaker’s confidence and also to join with the Toastmaster in making speakers welcome through enthusiastic applause. […]
Hello and welcome to the March newsletter! This month’s newsletter is rather long! This is partly because we’ve been away for a couple of months and partly because there’s quite a lot to say this month. So I’m going to lead with the key facts you need to know. Key facts – just the stuff […]
Introductions In his introduction Club President Femi expanded upon the old adage “practice makes perfect” by saying that it is in fact “practice with insight” that makes perfect – so feedback is essential. Which is why it is such a fundamental part of the Toastmasters experience. He also spoke about an article from the “Toastmaster” […]
Introductions Club president Femi opened the meeting by welcoming returning members and new guests and talking about the history of Toastmasters. He said the phobia of public speaking was “innate” in many of us – so Toastmasters would be perpetually in business! Regular practice, he said, would help to “drive away Mr Nerves and welcome […]
Introductions Club President Femi opened the meeting by thanking all the guests for coming and stressing the importance of giving each speaker a warm welcome. He invited each of us to try to be the first to start clapping and the last to stop! Swarajit, the Toastmaster for the evening, introduced the meeting’s theme of […]