Doncaster Speakers

Milestones Old & New

This month saw two of our members, Bridget and Elizabeth complete their Toastmasters training manuals. The difference was Bridget who is a long standing member has been working on the paper Competent Communicator manual which is being phased out in June whilst Elizabeth a fairly new member has been doing speeches out of the newContinue reading “Milestones Old & New”

First Online Meeting Held

Video of pictures from our first ever online meeting yesterday 23 March 2020. As the meeting started we were in recommended lock-down and by the end of the evening we were in actual lock-down so it was a good choice to try out the first ever online meeting at Doncaster Speakers. Below are some picturesContinue reading “First Online Meeting Held”

Competition Night

Thank you to our contest Chair Stephanie and Chief Judge Steve, who organised and ran our Club Competition on Monday 9th March 2020. For those who could not attend, the results were: 1st Andrew 2nd Elizabeth 3rd Bal 1st Andrew Miller 2nd Maria Orlovic 3rd Elizabeth Mead The 1stContinue reading “Competition Night”

Big Stage Experience

What a great night for Doncaster Speakers. We held our first Big Stage event at Hall Cross School in Doncaster. We all spoke on the big stage with a microphone, this was a great space for us to practice our public speaking in a bigger space. The evening started with a confident welcoming from ElizabethContinue reading “Big Stage Experience”

Behind The Mask!

General Evaluator’s Report Doncaster Speakers 28th October 2019 Behind the Mask With Halloween a matter of days away our Toastmaster for the evening, Bridget Pearson, picked up on this theme but took it in a different direction. Referencing a personality profiling test she’d taken recently, she explained how many of us wear masksContinue reading “Behind The Mask!”

Doncaster Member wins Northern District Toastmasters Competition

Division N Toastmasters Competitions Well done to our very own fellow member JON. Firstly he came first in Club Table Topics and Humorous speech competitions then at Area (against 3 clubs clubs) level he again won – and on the 26th October 2019 he represented our Area at Division level. The Division competition was heldContinue reading “Doncaster Member wins Northern District Toastmasters Competition”