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…
Committee Meeting January 2017
Another productive Committee Meeting was held last night with Colin Beveridge, Douglas Pigg, Luke McLachlan, Beverley Hepting and Christine Wallach in attendance. Douglas kicked things off, as Treasurer, with an update regardingRead 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…
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…
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…
Courage, Confidence and Competence for Change
‘It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory’ W.R. Deming Change is essential for survival. Leadership is about gaining the engagement of people to make those changes happen. It requiresRead More…
The ‘Fall’ of Casterbridge
Autumn was the theme of the meeting on October 15th and it was a heart warming evening, ‘toasted’ by our very own President Pigg. Although some members are falling by the wayside,Read More…
Talking On Air
Steve Bulley, the managing director of Wessex FM is committed to supporting local community activities. On Wednesday 16th October he is joining the Casterbridge Speakers to simulate a radio talk show toRead More…