General Evaluator’s Report: May 17th, 2017
As General Evaluator, my role is to give feedback on the meeting as a whole, and to evaluate anything that would not otherwise be evaluated. As the written evaluation doesn't have theRead More…
General Evaluation of Meeting – 15th February 2017
Room set-up: The venue was well set up with sufficient chairs and with tables set to each side. (Comment: This is useful for those doing evaluations, etc. as they then have aRead More…
General Evaluator’s Report 18th January 2017
The meeting began with the very sad announcement by President Bev Hepting that Dryden Pennington passed away on Tuesday 17th Jan. We all agreed with her proposal that we made the meetingRead More…
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…
Tenacity In Action!
How do voluntary groups and organisations thrive and grow? One answer to this question is undoubtedly through the tenacity of their members. Tenacity is one of Casterbridge Speakers Club’s values – “workingRead More…
The Big Issue of Coconuts and Profiteroles
As the chilly fingers of Winter clawed at us, what better place to take yourself than a desert island with a dozen robust and creative Toastmasters. Desert Island Discs was the themeRead More…