Monday 12th March was the first of our competition nights for 2018 (there are usually two each year). Members competed in two categories of the Club competition (International Speech and Evaluation) to go through to the Area competition in Hull. The winners of that round will compete in the District Competition in Chester, and soContinue reading “Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 12th March 2018”
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Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 26th February 2018
Standing still is the path to stagnation and the beauty of Toastmasters is how easy it is for people to grab opportunities to push themselves, even if by just a little bit. Appropriately, the theme for this week’s meeting was “Learning and Development” and our Toastmaster of the evening was Jon Carvell, who has beenContinue reading “Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 26th February 2018”
Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 22nd January 2018
Arthur Fenn opened the meeting at 7 o’clock and welcomed our club President and Toastmaster for the evening, Shane Lukas, who provided a lively introduction despite being let down by technology. Proof that Toastmasters really does help you cope with every eventuality that can befall a speaker. Jon Carvell, taking the role of timekeeper forContinue reading “Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 22nd January 2018”
Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 8th January 2018
Sergeant at Arms Jean Stewart started the meeting on the dot of 7pm with a humorous but effective introduction to the logistics of the evening. As it was the first meeting of 2018, Toastmaster of the Day Pauline Westrop chose “New Year Resolutions” as her theme for the meeting. She did a quick run roundContinue reading “Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 8th January 2018”
Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 11th December 2017
Doncaster Speakers meeting on 11th December kicked off at the usual time of 7pm but not quite in the usual style. The Regent Hotel was decorated for Christmas, and members sported Christmas jumpers and enjoyed drinks, food and a fine collection of Christmas cracker jokes. The evening also departed from the usual format of preparedContinue reading “Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 11th December 2017”
Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 27 November 2017
Another wonderful evening at Doncaster Speakers, it was a very busy evening with a few new faces which is always a positive. Three strong speeches were delivered and everyone stepped up to the mark as usually in their roles. The evening started with a humorous introduction from Andrew Miller as Sergeant at Arms and StephanieContinue reading “Doncaster Speakers Meeting Report Monday 27 November 2017”
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