2016’s Final Meeting
Casterbridge Speakers had its final meeting for 2016 when we met on Wednesday the 21st December, and what a Merry meeting it was! We were joined by three guests; Paul, Ali andRead More…
Casterbridge Speakers had its final meeting for 2016 when we met on Wednesday the 21st December, and what a Merry meeting it was! We were joined by three guests; Paul, Ali andRead More…
Word of the day – ADVENT We had a lively evening at Casterbridge Toastmasters on 7th December, with two guests who were made very welcome. It was my first opportunity to serveRead More…
These three crucial (word of the meeting) aspects were the focus for my General Evaluation on November 2nd. Leadership There are many traits of leadership which can be used in a meetingRead More…
We had another enjoyable meeting of Toastmasters in Dorchester on Wednesday 19 October, compered by Luke McLachlan, with moving speeches by Christine Wallach and Rosie Barfoot. As ever, we had lots ofRead More…
Usually, when someone acts as Toastmaster for the first time, you can expect a hesitant, unsure performance: no matter how much you appreciate there are a lot of moving parts, there’s alwaysRead More…
Toastmasters is probably Dorset’s Best Kept Secret. Toastmasters in 2016 has 345k members, based in 159k clubs in 142 countries around the world. In honour of Ralph Smedley, the founder of ToastmastersRead More…
We had our monthly committee meeting last night, via Skype, in which we plan, strategise and support one another in our various roles. A few members were unable to make it dueRead More…
Many thanks to all those of you who attended last nights meeting. Jennie Dalton was our Toastmaster for the evening, her first time in fact as Toastmaster and she did us proud.Read More…
Minutes of Annual General Meeting on June 1st 2016 Attendees: Rosie Barfoot (RB); Bev Hepting (BH), Caroline Brewer (CJB), Colin Beveridge, Jennie Dalton, Luke Mclachlan, Justin Waller, David Smith, Christine Wallach, LauraRead More…
Here’s a great link to a fantastic set of resources from Toastmasters International for new speakers. Why don’t you take a look and ask your Induction Buddy to go through with youRead More…