LEWISHAM SPEAKERS JUNE 2013 UPDATE AND WHATS IN THE DIARY
Hello all
So as we come towards the
end of the toastmaster year due to expire on the 30th June this
year, it’s perhaps an opportune time to take a look back to see how our year
has gone.
It’s gone so quick! But we
had some exhilarating times. Our
membership is a comfortable 26 members. Vivienne our President of Membership
has kept a watchful eye on our membership throughout the year, diligently
maintaining our visitor book, and processing membership applications, and not
missing any opportunities. I am pleased
to say we have had in excess of a dozen new members throughout the year! Well done to Vivienne.
Manoj
our Vice President of Education has been diligently working behind the scenes
making sure our agendas are well prepared, and making sure that our members
have every opportunity to progress with their educational awards. Having
undertaken this position on a previous year, I know exactly how demanding this
role can be! I’ve been lucky this year
in having such a safe pair of hands that I have been able to rely on. Thank you Manoj, you will make a super President, and I know I am handing
the the club into a safe pair of hands.
This year we have seen Zhanna secure her Advanced Communicator
Silver, Manoj, and I secure our
Competant Leadership. Outa, Lukas, and Serena are nearly fully fledged Competant Communicators (nearly at
the top of their mountains!) and Phillip has finished his Competant Communicator Gold. Well done to all of them, who have kept their
nose to the grind stone and come so far!
There’s no two ways about it, it takes hard work, discipline,
commitment, and dedication to secure these awards, but the good news is, we can
all do it if we want to! And I hope every member will strive to meet their own
educational toastmaster goals next year.
Our Treasurer Steve,
has been a silent steed in the background making sure that all the club
finances have been kept in order, and I must say he runs a tight ship! Since Steve’s
arrival at the helm, at the beginning of our Toastmaster year, the club
finances have turned around, and whilst we are a not for profit club, we are
certainly safe and secure on the financial front. He has been there making sure
all the membership fees come in on time, both renewals and new members. He made
sure all the outgoings are paid on time, together with his sound and prudent
financial house keeping.
.
Lukas
our Secretary, who has attended all our Committee Meetings that take place, and
made sure we have accurate meeting minutes.
It has all taken, commitment time and energy.
Flavia
who has been our Vice President of PR, and assisted on securing some useful
advertising via Lewisham Council.
Richard, who arrives early for our meetings, opens and makes sure all the
meeting room is set up correctly for the start of each and every meeting, and
the pure energy and spark that he brings with him to every meeting.
Together all our members of Lewisham Speakers we are on target to achieve 9 out of 10 points from the Distinguished Club programme. This is the KPI system by which Toastmasters International encourage clubs to measure themselves against. This means we will achieve Presidents Distinguished grade, which is the top performance grade a club can attain, and is a reflection of the performance of all its members, so well done to all our members we’re doing well!
But like the seasons, they
come to an end, through good team work by both committee members, and all our
members the year has yielded an exceptional harvest. But as the sun goes down
on the current toastmaster year, the new toastmaster year is only just
beginning. Life begins again, new committee members, and with it, come new learning
opportunities for our members and that is what Toastmasters is all about,
teamwork, leadership communication, and personal development. Good , luck to our new Committee members who
come into effect on the 1st July. I hope they get as much personal
development growth out of their committee roles as much as I have had. New
committee members for next year then are:-
Manoj:
- Our President
Jason:
- Vice President of Education
Outa:
- Vice President of Membership
Steve:
- Treasurer
Lucinda: - Vice President of PR
Asimmwe: - Secretary
Richard and Serena:-Seargeant at Arms
I hope each and every member
will come to our handing over ceremony on the 19th June this month
to welcome our new committee members in.
So what’s in the diary ahead?
Freddie Danials Evaluation work shop
On 4th June 2013, Freddie Daniells will bring his highly
interactive workshop, Exceptional Evaluations, to Citi Criers. Citi Criers workshop will take place from 18:30 at
their venue 25 Canada Square, E14 5LB.
This workshop has been well
received by over 1300 people
Toastmasters throughout
Great Britain and Ireland. This will be a unique opportunity to hear it at our
club.
Freddie will share his own
experience starting out, and his journey of evaluations since. He will share
the tips and secrets that he has learned first-hand from some of the best
evaluators including past District Champions. Most importantly, he will share
with you the process that he has learned to make sure that you will deliver the
best evaluation every time.
By the end of this workshop,
you will be able to:
1. Pick the best content to
include in your evaluations
2. Structure your
evaluations more effectively
3. Make your points so that
both the speaker and the audience get maximum benefit
No matter your level, this
workshop is for you.
In addition the Work Shop
will also be held again at Meridian Speakers on Tuesday 11th
June. Reception 6.45pm for a 7.00pm
start, so a choice of 2 venues, no excuses then!
Wednesday 12th June 2012 Committee
Meeting
This is a
meeting for both the current and future incoming committee members, and our
past president: - Start time 7.30pm.
Location: - The Talbot Pub, Tyrwhitt Road, Brockley SE4 1QG. T.0208692
2665. We will be in the upper floor
section.
Further
information:-
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/52/1495337/restaurant/London/The-Talbot-Lewisham
Wednesday 19th June: -
Committee Handover
Handover of
the current committee to the new incoming committee.
Wednesday 26th June 7.30 pm to 9.30pm
Lewisham Methodist Church: - An Evening of Tall Tales
An additional
meeting to the scheduled meetings. Come
and tell your tall tales, yes an evening of extreme fun and laughter I ‘m sure.
That’s all folk
Your President
Katy
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