Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hit the Ground Running

Ready for 2010


Hit the ground running in 2010 with the skills that you will learn at toastmasters. The skills that will give you an edge in all aspects of your life. Its also great value for money.

Do you need to speak at a social function, give a presentation at work or improve your communication skills for an interview then toastmasters can help you. As a member of a toastmasters club you learn communication and leadership skills that will benefit you in all aspects of your life. You will learn these skills in a very supportive environment and in an atmosphere of fun.

The members of toastmasters come from all different walks of life, farmers, nurses, electricians, people who work at home, retired people and students to name but a few. The club has members who are in their late teens to people who are in there eighties. You need not worry about being educated enough to join as the club is open to all people no matter how much schooling they have received. So come along and see for yourself.

The clubs next meeting will take place on this Thursday the 26th of November. The meeting will begin at 8pm and finish at 10pm and takes place in the Munster room in the Hibernian Hotel. Please note the change of room for this meeting. Everybody is welcome and no guests will be asked to speak.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Win for St Mary's Secondary School

The Speakeasy Club hosted a very successful Schools public speaking contest last Thursday night. Five schools took part. Representing Davis College were Amanda Coyne and Eoin O’Connor, Patrician Academy Brian O’Regan and Cian Cronin, St. Mary’s Secondary school Ruth Lenihan and Marie Cogan, Nagle Rice Secondary School Doneraile Jane Stafford and Martin Sheehan and Boherbue Comprehensive School Cliona Lawton and Julie O’Sullivan.

The standard was very high and the speeches were very enjoyable. There was great support for each speaker as there was a large crowd present. After a long time deliberating the judges arrived with a result. The best school prize went to St. Mary’s Secondary School. In the best speaker section the winner was Marie Cogan of St. Mary’s, in second place Brian O’Regan of the Patrician Academy and in third place Eoin O’Connor of Davis College.

Also last Sunday in York, Kevin Walsh of Fermoy Toastmasters put in a great performance to win the Ireland and England impromptu speaking competition. The Speakeasy club would like to congratulate Kevin on his wonderful achievement.

The clubs next meeting will take place on this Thursday the 26th of November. The meeting will begin at 8pm and finish at 10pm and takes place in the Munster room in the Hibernian Hotel. Please note the change of room for this meeting. Everybody is welcome and no guests will be asked to speak.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Toastmasters of the future.

The clubs next meeting will take place on this Thursday the 12th of November. It’s a very special night for the club as it will host the Annual Schools Contest whereby students from the local secondary schools will get an opportunity to demonstrate their public speaking skills. Going by the standards shown in previous years we know we will again be treated to a night of great speeches. The meeting will begin at 8pm and finish at 10pm and takes place in the Munster room in the Hibernian Hotel. Please note the change of room for this meeting.

At our last club meeting Liam Flynn filled the role of topicsmaster. Liam did a great job in getting us to think and speak on our feet and got a great response not only from members but also from guests who also wanted to get their views out in the open. Liam gave out a wide variety of topics both topical and humorous which ensured a very lively session, which continued after the meeting in the bar of the hotel.

If you are free this Thursday night come along and enjoy a great nights entertainment. Guests are always very welcome and will never be asked to speak. For more information about the club please go to our website at www.speakeasytoastmasters.com

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Woodhouse and Italy

A great attendance

The club had a great meeting last Thursday night with over thirty people present. Many of those present on the evening were guests and they enjoyed what they saw. Anne Buckley chaired the meeting. As Toastmaster Anne ensured the meeting ran smoothly throughout.

We had four excellent speakers on the night and Joe Hassett was the first to speak. Joe gave us a very entertaining reading from the works of PG Woodhouse, which went down very well with the audience. Joe’s evaluator on the night was Declan Curtis and he gave some great suggestions to Joe for his future speeches.

Jean Sayers then followed with a speech about Halloween, which was very topical with Halloween just around the corner. Her speech enlightened the audience to the meaning behind many of the traditions of the time of the year. Marie Fitzpatrick gave Jean a very motivating evaluation. Sean Corcoran followed with a very powerful display of speechmaking whereby he took a famous historical speech and delivered it to a present day audience with great effect. Tony O’Regan as evaluator commended Sean on his fine delivery.

The final speech of the night was a very entertaining one delivered by Cait Murray in which she described her cycling holiday in Italy and questioned as to whether or not you could call it a holiday with all the steep hills that had to be negotiated. Loretto Barry gave Cait a very helpful evaluation.

The clubs next meeting will take place on Thursday 12th of November. It’s a special night as it will be the annual Schools Contest whereby students from the local schools will get an opportunity to demonstrate their speaking skills. The meeting will begin at 8pm and finish at 10pm and takes place in the Munster room in the Hibernian Hotel.

Guests are always very welcome and will never be asked to speak. For more information about the club please go to our website at www.speakeasytoastmasters.com