Archive for the ‘Toastmasters Week’ Category

Toastmasters Week is finally here and we’ve kicked it off with a short, fun, promotional video compliments of Eric Pace.

Do you remember playing tip as a child? Well a similar concept applies here so pass on the clip to your clubs and to your friends or co-workers, you might just attract a new member to your club.

Donna Pace
D70 PRO

And from Donna Pace, District 70 Toastmasters PRO, here is a selection of what members in District 70 have been doing.

• There have been some great initiatives across the District The links below provide you with recent newspaper activity initiated by the clubs in Area 45. By combining a personal success story and some details about their Toastmaster week activities, the articles demonstrate a simple and effective means of promoting Toastmasters in the local community.
• I would encourage you all to consider how you might be able to write similar articles for your club, area or division activities – even if to promote something as simple as a club meeting.
• Parramatta Advertiser   http://parramatta-advertiser.whereilive.com.au/ The full story is at this address with a photo http://parramatta-advertiser.whereilive.com.au/your-news/story/forget-fear/
• The Northern District Times   http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/ and the full story at http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/your-news/story/forget-fear1/
• Hills Shire Times  http://hills-shire-times.whereilive.com.au/ with the full story at http://hills-shire-times.whereilive.com.au/your-news/story/forget-fear2/.

Donna Pace
District 70 Toastmasters PRO

Library Display

This is what Area 33 has done for Toastmasters Week. The local library has given us a spot for 3 weeks and I have attached photos of what the display looks like.

Roadside Banner

Also we have the Area 33 banner on the busy roundabout.

Carolyn Phillips
Area 33 Governor

We currently have displays in 2 local libraries for the month and another 2 libraries lined up for TM week.

Judy Dawson-Woods
Area 27 Governor

Area 22 has made many plans for Toastmasters Week.

• Buderim Mountain has a Speech craft course beginning soon and has been promoting it widely
• Caloundra has a display at the Caloundra Library and plans to hold a debate at the Sunday Markets in the near future
• Inside Edge is planning to have a display at the Maroochydore Plaza shopping centre
• Kawana Waters Club has a display at the Kawana Library and has planned an Impromptu Speaking and Evaluation display from 12 to 1.30 at the library on the 16th February – the local member has been invited
• Maleny is having a combined meeting with Mercury’s Motivators on the 25th February and they have been putting articles in local papers
• USC Speakers has a table display at the University of the Sunshine Coast  O Week market day and demonstration meeting is planned for later in February.

Fran Kay DTM
Area 22 Governor

We have a display in the Beenleigh library with photos of some members, the room where we meet and some magazines, ribbons etc. There are of course, contact details and where and when we meet.

• The club has been doing this library display for a few years and so far we have gained a few members from it.
• One member moved from Roma several years ago and was told there was no club close to where he was moving. Disappointed, he was visiting the Beenleigh library one day and saw the display. Now he is club secretary.

If we don’t get any immediate members I’m sure that the community will be more aware of Toastmasters as a result of the display.

Regards

Janice Gallen
Logan Toastmasters Club

Kilcoy Toastmasters got in a little early with the ‘Talk Up Toastmasters Week’ doing the following things in the past 2 weeks:

• We attended the Australia Day Festival in Kilcoy and MC’d a section of the event, we also put a team in for the Kilcoy Challenge to get further coverage and we put toastmasters flyers on the windscreens of 60 cars.
• Last Meeting 3rd Feb we promoted a ‘Bring a Friend Frenzy‘ night. We had 5 guests! 3 of which said they would definitely be back at the next meeting & 2 are thinking about it.

Dan Sheehan
Kilcoy Toastmasters

Both the Clubs here in Inverell would combine efforts to promote TM Week.

Demonstration Meeting

The Inverell Toastmasters Club will be conducting a Demonstration Meeting at the local Rotunda which is in the Park. This event will happen on Monday 25th Feb and will be followed by supper.

Soap Box

The Inverell Breakfast Club will be conducting a “Soap Box” at the Markets in the Park on Sunday 21st Feb. We decided to do it at the Markets to get maximum exposure for Toastmasters.

Both events will be advertised in the local paper and on the radio.

Carol South

VPPR Inverell Breakfast Club

What about everyone getting on public transport during Toastmasters week and giving impromptu speeches and table topic sessions?

So scary I know, but if there were a few of you together it wouldn’t be too bad.

• If we had a bunch of flyers, or invitations, or even just the website on a scrap of paper to hand out I think we would gain soooo many members!
• Can you imagine it… there you are peacefully enjoying your train/bus/ferry ride to work and all of a sudden someone with a Toastmasters badge on stands up and requests your attention:
• Good morning everyone, Can you help me? I am a Toastmaster and I am practicing a speech for Toastmasters Week, if you will indulge me and maybe give me some feedback on my speech please? (here’s where your team members say “Yes, sure, OK” in appropriately loud voices)
• Then you give your best speech (even if you are the most nervous you have ever been)… then it’s your team mates turn, same thing… then table topics (in loud voices) and ask those around you to join in… then another speech.
• How cool would that be? We may even get coverage on the news if we did it all over for the entire week. Especially if we kinda mentioned it to them

Any volunteers, give me a call 0407 103 943 or leave a message on 07 5564 6142 or email jackiehamilton@hotmail.com and I will coordinate.

Jackie Hamilton