Andy Hammond DTM – Candidate for Club Growth Director

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Andy Hammond DTM – Candidate for Club Growth Director

FirstlyAndy Hammond web pic1 small, a little bit about me.

I joined Toastmasters in January 2001 as a member of Arun Speakers in West Sussex. I had done a multitude of training sessions and presentations in my career to date, and not to be too hard on myself, I was okay. I wanted to be so much better than just okay. There were two specific areas I felt I needed to work on: keeping to a script – I do tend to ad lib and get side-tracked very easily; and dealing with questions in meetings, sometimes in public – I found it difficult to give considered and structured answers.

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PR and Marketing for Toastmasters’ Clubs Workshop

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PR and Marketing for Toastmasters’ Clubs: A hands-on workshop for officers and members.

Have you ever wanted to plan marketing or PR for your club but didn’t know where to start?  Or thought you had a good news story but didn’t know how to pitch it to the press?  Or wanted to know how to produce a Facebook page?  (Or just wondered what it is?)

If you have ever wanted to know about the basics of marketing your club, this is the workshop for you.

This workshop will cover how to:
•  Understand the best marketing and PR methods for small organisations and what works at a local level
•  How to write a press release, talk to and contact journalists and media organisations.
•  The basics of producing a leaflet and a Facebook page
•  How to organise, run and market an event promoting your club – and look at what events work best!
•  How to write for your audience and how to make the most of your copy

At the end of the workshop, you will take away:
•  A draft marketing plan for your club
•  An overview of different types of marketing and how to create them and make them work
•  How journalists work, what makes a good story and how to pitch to the press.Kate Wood 1

The workshop will be delivered by Kate Wood and Chris Nye from Lewes Speakers Club on behalf of Area 55 and will be followed by the Area 55 International Speech and Evaluation Contest.

Further Information:

Date:  Saturday 2nd April
Time:  10.00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location:  Lansdown Hotel, King Edward’s Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 4EE

For further information and to book, contact Sue Pellow, Area 55 Director on 07803 234 894 or via email.

Area 55 International Speech and Evaluation Contest

The Area 55 Area International Speech and Evaluation Contest will take place at the Lansdowne Hotel, King Edward’s Parade, Eastbourne from 2pm on Saturday 2nd April followed by the election of the Area Director for A55.

Contest Chair is Barnaby Davies and Chief Judge is Meg Heyworth.

March Educational Achievements – Congratulations!

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District 91 Educational Achievements for March

Somehow the time to celebrate the monthly educational achievements in District 91 seems to come around ever faster!  So it’s just as well I enjoy the process of looking at the growing list of names and recognising the achievements of our members.  Just today I looked at my own educational achievements and I realised (not for the first time) that I’ve come a long way.  I never would have been able to do it without the support of my fellow Toastmasters so this month, while recognising the achievements of our members, I also recognise the valuable role all members play in supporting one another.  It’s what keeps me hooked 🙂

Member Award Club Name
Birch, Stephen ACS Malvern Speakers
Brett, Ian CC Bromley Speakers
Buckridge, Martin CC Cardiff Toastmasters
Callaway, Ruth M. CC Cardiff Toastmasters
Cardoza, Bindu ACB Cardiff Toastmasters
Chamberlain, Dean ACB Hamwic Speakers
D’Agostini, Maud CL Sytel Reply Toastmasters
Darroch, Frances CC Riverside Communicators
Frances, Coralie ACG HOD Speakers Club
Goffin, Louise CL FM Global Communicators
Johnson, Caroline CL Voice of Wales
Jones, Andrew ACB Cardiff Toastmasters
Kaye, Shola ACB Grosvenor Square Club
Kettlewell, Julia ACB Grosvenor Square Club
Laney, Jenny CC Meridian Speakers Club
McIntosh, Caroline CC Swan Speakers
Mooraby, Faisal ALB Thamesdown Speakers Club
Perry, Tessa ACS Cardiff Toastmasters
Petermann, Nadine CL WIBF Speakers-City Club
Petrovic, Zaklina CC Chiltern Speakers Club
Sawhney, Rajeev CC Maidenhead Speakers Club
Skelton, Brian CL Kings Cross Speakers
Spencer, Daniel CL Imperial College Speakers
Swift, Carrie CL Bloomsbury Speakers
Szécsényi, Blanka CL 1st London Toastmasters
Tilley, Darren CC Thamesdown Speakers Club
Varholak, Peter ALB PMI UK Toastmasters Club
Witchell, Linda ACB Ferndown Speakers
Yip, Wan Chun Sally CL London Cardinals Club

I would also like to make special mention of those members who have registered three educational awards in the same Toastmasters year:

Meg Heyworth  Mark Lottig
Andy O’Sullivan Max Ridder-Patrick
David Salamons Jill Segal
Shola Kaye  Taha Sharieff
Brian Skelton

Many congratulations to you all!

 

 

St Paul’s Speakers – Table Topics Workshop 30 March

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From Florian Bay, President St Paul’s Speakers

St Paul's SpeakersSt Paul’s Speakers announces a table topics workshop with Paul Carroll, past district table topics champion and President of 104 London Debaters.

The workshop is on Wednesday 30 March 2016.

Points covered by the workshop will include:

-Taking the fear out of table topics

-Table topics as impromptu conversation

-Paul’s top tips and advice for tackling questions

The workshop will be the entire meeting, allowing time for numerous questions and post table topic feedback. Speaking opportunities will be maximized in the two table-topics sessions included in this workshop.

Come and join us for what will be an educative and entertaining evening.

18h30 onwards. At Ye Olde Watling, 29 Watling Street. Check our website for directions.

The results for Area L61 Contests

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From Steve Brewer, Area 61 Director

Many thanks to those who came to support the Area L61 contests in Watford on 19 March 2016.  It was a wonderful and entertaining afternoon, with many friends and functionaries from outside Area 61 borders  coming to see what all the fuss was about.

KavitaThey were rewarded with an excellent competition, with a very high standard across both the International Speech and the Evaluation competition.  We had six competitors in each contest. The winner of the International Speech Contest was Kavita Dulai. Other excellent speeches by David Phelops and Meenakshi Nayar were placed.

All who placed in the speech competition had a musical element within their speeches. A special mention must be given to David who proved what a magnificent tenor he is.

 

 

 

MeenakshiOur target speaker was the always wonderful Kevin Baggs. His multicoloured tie impressed us all but not as much as his speech “If I touched you would you talk to me” which gave us an insight into NLP. Meenakshi Nayar won the contest prevailing over stiff competition from all comers but especially Coralie Frances and Matthew Hall who placed second and third respectively.

We are now looking forward to the Division L contests at the London Business School on 16 April 2016