Our penultimate Toastmasters meeting of the year was held at our brand new backup venue, The Apple Tree pub in Mount Pleasant, London. Introduction Club President Femi opened the meeting by encouraging people to treat Toastmasters as a “hired audience” for practicing their public speaking. He also encouraged members to seek out a mentor to […]
Introduction Club President Femi greeted all members and guests by asking about their reasons for attending Toastmasters and pointed out that they had come to the right place if they wanted to overcome their fears and practice to get better. He then handed over to the evening’s Toastmaster Ratan who gave an insight into his own benefit from joining […]
Introduction Club President Femi opened the meeting with a short discussion of the importance of constructive feedback, quoting his mother: “Telling the truth is important, but how you tell it is also key!” He then handed over to the evening’s Toastmaster Glen who opened proceedings by introducing the meeting’s theme – a “second bite of […]
Introduction With another new member giving their Ice Breaker speech and a general theme of “Historical Characters” it was an energetic and “cracking bonfire night” at The Clerk & Well pub in London for our latest Toastmasters meeting. The start of the meeting was full of synergy (the Grammarian’s word of the day) between the […]
Introduction With one new member giving an Ice Breaker speech, two members of the club jointly receiving the Best Evaluator award and a general theme of “Simple Pleasures”, it was another enjoyable and well-attended meeting at The Clerk & Well pub. Henry piloted the meeting in the role of Toastmaster and was assisted by Grammarian […]