Fancy a Trip to Sydney in 2010? Ever attended an International Convention?
Why not be a Volunteer at the 2010 Sydney Toastmasters International Convention - yes, right on our doorstep! Just 3 hours on a plane and you're there!
Download and print a Convention Volunteer Flier with all the details, and contact Selwyn Pearson ph (09) 473 0661 to register your interest.
District Convention Resources
Workshop Speakers have provided the following resources for attendees and club members:
Heroes and Champions - a list of people you can invite to your meetings as guest speakers (by Colin Perfect) (2 page pdf). Download the powerpoint slide show used in the workshop - you can use it in your club!
Spice Up your Speech - a presentation by Rob Julian (powerpoint file)
How to use the Spice Up your Speech resource:
Here is a shortened version which can be downloaded as a PowerPoint presentation, of simply run off on transparencies. At a pinch you could just write up the headings on Flip chart Paper or a whiteboard and go over each of the figures of speech with the club.
THEN – give everyone five minutes to make up a speech starting with ‘I knew I was in trouble when -------‘ and using each of the figures of speech. It does not have to be serious, or even make sense. “I knew I was in trouble when the blue and red lights flashed in by rear view mirror like demented fireflies. I gunned the motor which howled in furious rage as I sped away. I would show those guys how a real man drove, I would show them what a souped up motor could do, I would show them how a man behaved who couldn’t afford a traffic fine” --- and so on.
It was quite amazing, as a representative of each Division got up at the workshop, how their speeches were indeed ‘Spiced up’. And humorous. For all of them, the audience howled, shreiked, and roared with laughter. Like demented, delirious, degenerates.
24 January 2008: An advertisement and a news article appeared recently in the Educational Section of the Christchurch Press.
Dianne Moore, VP Public Relations for Division E, organised an electronic billboard sign on Stewart Dawson's Corner in Wellington for the week prior to the November Convention. This corner is the equivalent of Time Square, so it had huge visibility to the thousands of people who walk or travel through this major intersection.
One Media Limited from Christchurch donated the use of the billboard for Toastmasters during a gap in paid advertising.
View the Billboard Advertisement (650KB Windows Media File - .wmv format)
When a Toastmasters club pulls together they can do anything. This year Lake City Breakfast Club from Rotorua decided to enter in the Rotorua Creations N' Colour Award 2007 to promote the club and have a bit of fun. The event was a feast of feats of creations, light, colour and sound that packed out the new Rotorua Energy Events Centre.
Lake City Breakfast is a lively creative club which numbers several professional artists amongst its membership. It is also a very successful club earning Presidents Distinguished for the last 7 consecutive years.
The tight five from left Carol Banister, Jan Miller CC (Club President),
the wine glass modeled by Erin Bates, Jill Briar (holding award),
Ron Hall CC and Annette Bates ACB.
The creative efforts were led by the group known in the club as the "tight five pictured" above. Their creation was built on a theme of toasting, and was a wearable champagne glass, complete with bubbles. An impressive voice over during the cat walk exhibition had member Sam Lees proposing a toast to the event and Toastmasters.
The whole club turned out with a block booking in the grandstand, and even in the crowd of over a thousand, LCB Toastmasters made their presence known in support of their club’s entry.
It was a great night out which was made even better when the entry was awarded the second prize in the corporate category. Well done Lake City Breakfast Club - Toastmasters can do anything!!
Arawa Toastmasters would like some help regarding Evaluation Forms to be used during meetings for - Table Topics, Time Keeper and General Evaluator. "I would appreciate it if someone has a layout/format for these 3 forms that works for their club, that they share it with us please," asks Annette Comp, VP Education. Email arawa@toastmasters.org.nz with any files (copy to District Webmaster email webmaster@toastmasters.org.nz.)
The WOW Toastmasters Club of Wairarapa unveiled their new flag at their annual business meeting at Gladstone Vineyard on 13 May 2007.