Sunday, June 30, 2013

CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS LAUNCHES NEW CLUB WEBSITE

It seems very appropriate at the beginning of a new Toastmaster year that from July 1st 2013, Concord West Toastmasters now has its own Website which all Club Members are encouraged to use to promote the Club.

It is packed full of useful and informative snippets about the Club including a run down of a typical evening, all the up-to-date Contact Information and even a bit of history about how successful the Club has been over many years.

In coming weeks and months a range of other  options are possible.

The website will be regularly monitored and kept current to ensure that the Club maximises the communication and promotional benefits with links to and from Toastmasters International, District 70, our own Blog, FaceBook and Twitter pages.

http://concordwesttoastmasters.weebly.com

CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS CLUB – 25th June 2013


Call To Order – S@A – John
Presidents Welcome – Philip
Chairman 1 – Melanie
Reading of the Mission of the Club – Helen)  (Still on Crutches. Well done)
Introductions – Passed Over
Word of the Day – Firfy – Paul

Apologies – Mark L, Meghan, Tiffany, Farzad, Marlowe, Daniel & Lyndal
Visitors –Nil

Toastmaster Session One – Nick A
1. ACS –Peter “My Burning Platform”  – Evaluator – Helen (First Time)
2. CC – Heather “A New Perspective”  – Evaluator – Heather

Toast – Helen – “To Melanie” (Who leaves shortly to live in Hong Kong).

General Evaluation Session One – Philip

BREAK
Melanie & Helen (complete with crutches) then had to leave early during the Break

Chairman 2 – Nick A
Toastmaster Session Two – Philip
3. CC – Paul “How to downsize when you are not really downsizing”  – Evaluator – John
4. CC – Marthi “You are what you think”  – Evaluator – Peter

TableTopics Master – Heather
Theme: Based on a randon selection of Nail Polish and Lipstick names and colours Participants had to qualify or be inspired by the names …..
Evaluators – Paul & Philip

Ums and Ahs – Katherine
Grammarian / Word of the Day – Paul
Big Ears – Marthi
Timers Report – Dai Fei
General Evaluator – John

Paul receiving his (belated) Competent Communicator Certificate from President Philip
on the last night of Philip’s Presidency
Presentation – Made belatedly to Paul on achieving his Competent Leader Award for the second… third…. Maybe?... time.
It was also announced that Tiffany has achieved her Competent Communicator Award after completing 3 Speeches in a week. A monumental effort at Burwood, Ashfield and Erskenville Clubs in the past week. Well Done!

Closing Remarks – Philip

UPCOMING EVENTS
Normal Meeting
Tuesday 9th July 2013
Hand Over Meeting for New Executive for 2013-14

Normal Meeting
Tuesday 23rd July 2013

CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS CLUB – 11th June 2013


Call To Order – S@A – John
Presidents Welcome – Philip
Reading of the Mission of the Club – (Missed. Editors apologies)
Chairman 1 – Paul V
Introductions – All
Word of the Day – Perception – Helen (Who braved all to arrive on crutches)

Apologies – Mark L.
Visitors –Nil

Toastmaster Session One – Glen H
1. CC –Farzad “The Resolution?”  – Evaluator – Peter
2. CC – Heather “You Don’t Have to Be Funny To Make People Laugh”  – Evaluator – Daniel

TableTopics Master – Philip
Theme: Following a brief start of a general phrase Participants were expected to finish…..
Evaluators – Heather & Nick I

General Evaluation Session One – Lyndal

Followed by a second open discussion on the topic of paying a facilitator to provide Voice Training to the Club as a special double session. A number of logistic issues were raised and it was decided that an Event could be staged but on the following conditions:
• Concord West Toastmasters can be sponsors in name only.
• Membership Funds cannot be used to pay for the Facilitator under Toastmaster guidelines.
• It cannot be held on an ordinary Toastmaster Meeting nights.
• Market, Date, Venue and Promotion to be worked out prior – with a couple of Members expressing interest in assisting with organizational details.

BREAK

Chairman 2 –
Toast – Katherine.

Toastmaster Session Two – Peter
3. CC – Tiffany “Sleep Well”  – Evaluator – John
4. CC – Nick A – “The Curswell Singularity”  – Evaluator – Paul

Ums and Ahs – Edna
Grammarian / Word of the Day – Megan
Big Ears – Katherine
Timers Report – Helen
General Evaluator – Heather
Closing Remarks – Philip

UPCOMING EVENTS
Normal Meeting
Tuesday 25th June 2013
Normal Meeting
Tuesday 9th July 2013
Hand Over Meeting for New Executive for 2013-14