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Dentists at Toastmasters!
No not a free dental check-up!
Nor a Dental Practionor’s Convention!
You guessed right! Toastmasters Speech contests!
At the Inner City Division final of the Humorous Speech contest in Perth last week there were chattering teeth and moulded masterpieces on display as the contestants took the audience on a deliriously funny diatribe of humorous speeches.
Four individual and original speeches that by chance painted word pictures and images of the dreaded ‘dentist’, and the fear that it evokes for many. Even Mona Lisa was present to witness the event, that famous smile complete with casted dentures!
Contestants in their topics reminded us that time waits for no-one but waiting at the dentist seems to take for hours, the exclamation shopping with the ‘wife’ worse than a trip to the dentist captured attention; and the theatrics of life kept the audience laughing and entertained throughout.
Congratulations to the winner Thierry Morel who will represent the Division at the District 73 final in Perth, in May 2011. I hope Thierry has a dental check-up prior to ensure he is remembered for his brilliant toothy smile.
Young Guns was ably represented by Jeremiah Hartmann who did us proud and was unlucky not to achieve a podium finish. Well done!
Table Topics and the road more or less travelled.
Impromptu speaking with contestants leading the audience a journey of life as they shared wisdom, insight and the bumps and breakdowns that many in the audience related to in someway.
First place getter David Cain goes onto represent the Division at the District final in Perth in May 2011.
Again Young Guns was well represented by Greg Madden who did a sterling job and held his own in an extremely high standard of responses. Congratulations!
Happy New Year Fellow Toastmasters,
There are only 120 days left until Swan Song on the Swan, District 73’s 2011 Annual Convention, to be held in
The Early Bird rate of just $270 is only available until 1 February 2011!
If you register before Tuesday 1 February, we’ll give you until Tuesday 15th February to pay at the Early Bird rate.
Register NOW to reserve your Early Bird place.
Go to d73.toastmasters.org.au/convention2011
A hearty congratulations to Cellina Prosser on completing her Competent Communicator!
Well done, this is a fantastic achievement both for yourself and our club.
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Meetings
When: Every 2nd Tuesday at 6.15pm How to JoinWe recommend you attend a couple of our meetings as a guest (free of charge) before making the commitment to become a Young Guns member. That way you can sit back and watch how the meetings work (of course you can join in if you’d like to). The cost is approximately $50 for every six months. About Us
Not everyone welcomes the prospect of speaking to a room full of people, but let’s face it - it’s something that pops up on occasion. Aimed at conquering the trembles and sharpening communication skills, we’ve developed Young Guns, a young and bright chapter of Toastmasters International. Like all Toastmasters clubs, Young Guns isn’t full of confident speakers – that’s the whole point. Our members are bright, easygoing people, keen to conquer their glossophobia (public-speaking-ophobia) with a bit of spit and polish. Meetings are run by the members – there’s no need for an instructor. People are assigned specific roles for each meeting, so it’s definitely a ‘learn-by-doing’ workshop. By touching on a range of speech topics, Toastmasters tries to help people feel confident in any situation. |
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