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| New Year Officers |
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| 2010 Club Officer manual PDF's are available! |
The 2010 Club Officer manuals are available here to download
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| Toastmaster Automation |
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Can you plan a meeting and produce the agenda in just a minute?
easy-Speak gives you this - and more.
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| Welcome |
| 2010 BBC Club Tabletopics Contest |
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The winner of our Club Tabletopics Speech contest for 2010 is Leanne, with Jim taking second place and Steve taking third. The topic was "If you could go back in time to meet one of you ancestors, who would it be and why?" Leanne and Jim will go on to represent Business Breakfast at the Area E2 Contest in August. Also, a big thank you to all the contestants that participated as well as those members who helped Tim L run the contest. |
| Message from the Area E2 Governer - Denise Stephens |
Hi everyone
Great news! The Distinguished Club Program numbers on the Toastmasters website show that all clubs in area E2 are distinguished or better. We are the only area in Division E to have done this. Harbourside and Capital Breakfast are Distinguished, Capital Chatterers are Select Distinguished, and Business Breakfast are Presidents Distinguished. Please thank your club members for their efforts this year.
Congratulations to you all!
Denise |
| Upcoming Club Contests |
To: Business Breakfast Club
We have the next set of club contests coming up. They are:
6th July (Tues morning) - Tabletopics contest (anybody can enter)
27th July (Tues evening) - Humourous contest (anybody can enter)
There will be NO morning meeting on Tuesday 27th July. Instead we will be having a social function at a venue (still to be determined) from 6pm.
Let me know if you want to be a participant or go to the Easyspeak roster and schedule yourself in!!!
Regards
Leanne |
| April Update from the President |
It's been an exciting start to the year with Jacqui and Tim M achieving their Competent Communicator awards, and Hirata being appointed to the role of Area Governor for the coming Toastmasters year.
We have the District (ie, National) convention coming up on the 8th and 9th of May, it's at the Duxton and the club will reimburse you $40 for each day (Sat/Sun) that you attend. This is an awesome opportunity that I highly recommend you make the most of, regardless of the level you are at.
Remember the club now has a projector, so if you have a project that could benefit from visuals, make use of it. If you don't have a laptop to plug into it, then come and speak to one of the committee members and we'll organise something for you.
We are currently investigating purchasing the club a video camera. Sanjiv has recorded most, if not all of his speeches at BBC and learnt from and improved on his performance using what he's learnt from critiquing his own performance. Providing this opportunity to all of our members will be a great asset for our club.
We are also looking into facilitating lapel microphone use for members - watch this space.
Our AGM is next month, this is when we will vote in our committee for the coming year, if you are interested in serving on the committee please let me know ASAP.
We will be having a BBC family event on a weekend day near the end of June to celebrate the end of the current Toastmasters year and the beginning of the new one. Look out for more info from Jacqui next month.
AND A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T PAID THEIR DUES, PLEASE PAY THEM ASAP |
| Information about the Area E Conference (April 10th) |
WHAT: This event is the Division E Toastmaster’s Conference
WHERE: It will be held at Connolly Hall, Guildford Terrace, off Hill Street,
which lies adjacent to parliament. – close to public transport
WHEN: Saturday 10 April 2010
WHO: All division E toastmasters are welcome.
WHY is held to conduct the Divisional Evaluation and International speech
contests
- The winners will go on to the District Contests to be held in
Wellington in May
- The winner at the District level of the International contest goes on
to compete at the World contests.
HOW: do you attend?
- fill out and send off the flyers including a registration Forms
- It would be helpful if you enrolled early as a Volunteer - to assist with registration, floor
management, catering and the contests |
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| "This is the true joy in life - being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances" - George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
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June 2010 social event by Durry
on 27 Jul 10, 11:04
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