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…
Toastmaster Meeting 7th December
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…
Leadership, Leniency and Legacy
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…
Learning together – 19 October 2016
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…
General Evaluator’s Report: August 17th
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…
Up for Grabs – The Smedley Award
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…
August Committee Meeting
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…
3rd August Meeting
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…
Annual General Meeting June 2016
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…
Getting ready for your first speech…
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…