Category Archives: Meetings
Keeping Time
Keeping time is a very important concept in Toastmasters. A few years ago, I attended some corporate training on Communication and Leadership skills. For one of the exercises, we were split into small groups, and each group was given a … Continue reading
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
How can you create a great speech that asks you to use visual aids, without resorting to ‘death by Powerpoint’? That would be ‘Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy’, if Jessie Barstow’s speech was anything to go by. We all looked extremely … Continue reading
Winning numbers – what will yours be?
I don’t play Bingo or do the lottery (well not often), but over the last few meetings we have had some winning numbers enhance our club night. We couldn’t make such strides of achievement if we galumphed through an evening it just wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Landmarks, Hares, Ear Muffs and Hats
This is an amalgamation of the last few meetings at Shropshire speakers and my what a busy time we have been having lately. Lots of visitors attending having discovered us on the internet, gently suggested by bosses or encouraged by … Continue reading
Summertime and the listening is easy
As you may or may not know Toastmasters is an international organisation. So what? I hear you say. Well that means if you are a member of Toastmasters and you visit another country you can seek out a meeting … Continue reading
Where does the time go?
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” Henry Ford Time. An all important aspect of speaking and life. We either don’t have enough of it, waste it, or wish it would speed up. All of those thoughts can apply … Continue reading
The 116th Meeting of Shropshire Speakers
The 116th meeting was announced with gusto by Chris Ryder our sergeant at arms. Its amazing how different people approach the role and come up with new and innovative ways to start the meeting and keep it fresh. We seemed … Continue reading
Happy New Year – July 2015
Yes you have read it right the new Toastmaster year started at the beginning of July so – Happy New Year. At Shropshire speakers the ‘old’ committee stood down and the new committee stepped into the vacated shoes while they … Continue reading
Christmas meeting 2014
At our last meeting in 2014 we looked back at all our achievements this year – and they are many! Three new members: Chris Ryder, John Robertson, and Jason Jones Awards: Paul Brennan CC ALB, Matt Hegarty CC, Jill Ming CC ALB, … Continue reading
Shropshire Speakers Celebrates Toastmasters International’s 90th Anniversary
Ninety years ago, when Toastmasters founder, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley held the first meeting in the basement of a YMCA in Santa Ana, Calif., USA, only a few people showed up. Now, with membership exceeding 313,000 in more than 14,650 … Continue reading