Congratulations to our members Manjana and Dyane - they did it again ! Both won at the division conference in Stettin, Poland. Manjana won the 1st place in the Humorous Speech Contest and Dyane won the 1st place in Table Topcis Contest. Both will present the division C, i.e. East Germany and Poland, at the district conference in Basel on November 25 - 27, 2011. Let's keep our fingers crossed for them!
We are very proud to announce the results of the areac C2 conference, where members of Mercuy Toastmasters were extremely successful! In the Humorous speech contest, 1st and 2nd place were won by members of Mercury Toastmasters: Manjana S. (1st), and Dyane N.(2nd). In the table topics contest, Dyane N. came 2nd, and Johanna M. 3rd. Manjana and Dyane will present area C2 at the division conference in Stettin on November 5, 2011
Our Club Contest in on again! There will be a HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST and a TABLE TOPICS CONTEST. We are bound to hear some great and very entertaining speeches and have lots of fun. The contest will be held on Wednesday, 12th October, 7.30 pm at our usual venue c/o Psychologische Praxis, Carmer Str. 10, (S Savignyplatz). Guests are most welcome! See you there! Christine
Please not that the next Toastmaster meeting, which will take place on Wednesday, 7th September at 7.30 pm will not be held at our usual location (Carmerstr. 10, c/o Psychologische Praxis). Instead, we will meet just a couple of houses down the street at Akademischer Verein Hütte, Carmerstrasse 12. See you all there! For the following meetings, we'll be back at our usual location.
Last week, our club proved its flexibility, improvisation skills and sense of humour. Our usual meeting venue at Carmerstr. 10 (c/o Psychologische Praxis) was not available, so at short notice we moved to a fairly small room at the nearby Kabir Restaurant. It was rather cramped and hot. But nonetheless we had a very entertaining meeting, we even had candlelight and cold drinks!
After our election last Wednesday, I'm pleased to announce the upcoming board from July onwards: President: Johanna M. (CC, CL) Vice President Education: Christian K. (CC, CL) Vice President Membership: Christian K. (CC, CL) Secretary: Katrin H. Treasurer: Alin S. Immediate Past President: Ramin G.
July 2 |
officers
training divsions C2 |
Berlin |
July 9-10 |
officers training
divsions C4/C6; Toastmasters leadership institut |
Wroclaw |
tbd |
summer picknick |
Mercury |
tbd |
open house |
Mercury |
tbd |
club fall contest |
Mercury |
October 22 |
area conference C2/C5 |
Berlin |
October |
area conference C4/C6 |
Poland |
November 5 |
division C fall
conference |
Poznan |
December |
club Christmas party |
Mercury |
November 18-20 |
district 59 fall
conference |
Basel |
We'll kick off the new year in style at our first meeting of 2011 with three advanced speeches. Wolfram will take another step closer to completing his Advanced Communicator Bronze with speech number 7, Wendy will begin her Advanced Communicator Gold and fresh from completing his Competent Communicator, Christian S. will work towards his Advanced Leader Bronze by explaining how to Delegate to Empower. All in all, an exciting selection of speakers. There will be the very first cake of 2011 at Mercury while we enjoy the break before visiting toastmaster Sari takes charge of the Table topics, our impromptu section of the evening which is always fun and also open to guests should they wish to participate. Our meetings train confidence and powerful communication skills but whatever your level and experience, there is always something to learn. Guests are always most welcome to come along to any of our meetings to see how they too can benefit from being part of our club. For more information about how the evening works, please use the link below to get our agenda (please check it for last minute changes regarding speeches): http://www.mercury-toastmasters-berlin.de/public/agenda.php
At our next meeting, we have a truly packed agenda with four speeches scheduled. After her impressive evaluations, Christine will make her Mercury speaking debut with her icebreaker, then Christina will celebrate her birthday in style with project three, focusing on getting to the point. Lisa and Sabine will also focus on the same objectives so it promises to be a fascinating glimpse into how versatile the same speech project can be. All speakers are working their way through the competant communicator manual. Christina has promised us birthday cake for the break before we prepare ourselves for Waltraud's Table Topics. Last time, they were entertaining and quirky so I think it's safe to assume we can expect more of the same. Guests are also very welcome to participate in this impromptu part of the evening which develops our extemporaneous speaking skills. Our speakers, evaluators and functionaries have serious goals which they wish to reach by supporting each other but still, there remains a spirit of light heartedness and good humour at our meetings which makes everything easier. It's always a pleasure to share that with the guests who come along so why not be part of our next meeting? You can find out more about how our meetings work by clicking on the link below to get our agenda (please check it for last minute changes regarding speeches): http://www.mercury-toastmasters-berlin.de/public/agenda.php
After the excitement of our autumn contest last time, we'll return to our regular format with four speeches lined up. After his impressive icebreaker, Kristoffer will work on organising his second speech which Christian S. inches ever closer to finishing his Competent Communicator with his eighth speech using visual aids. I will press on through my Advanced Communicator Silver with the second project aiming to inspire while Wendy will continue powering towards her Advanced Communicator Gold with a reading. Four different speakers working on four very different projects which promises to be a fascinating evening. The cake of the day will have an autumn flavour and after some refreshment, Wolfram will be in charge of the Table topics and if it's half as entertaining as his previous speeches, we're in for something special and challenging. Guests are most welcome to take part in this section which focuses on training impromptu speaking skills. Whatever your aims and experience, Toastmasters has something that meets your needs. Learn to feel more confident, try things out without any stress of losing face in a work environment, lose those crippling nerves of speaking in front of an audience and most of all, have fun. Interested? Then please come along. Guests are always welcome and there's no need to register beforehand. For more details about the format of the evening, please use the link below to get our agenda (please check it for last minute changes regarding speeches): http://www.mercury-toastmasters-berlin.de/members/agenda.php
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