Area 11 Table Topics and Humorous Speech contest.

Area 11 will hold  the Area final of the Table Topics and Humorous Speech contest on
Sunday October 16th, at the Trident Hotel Kinsale, 14:30.

The Area final  will be co-hosted by the Bandon  and Kinsale & District Toastmasters.

Kinsale club contests.

Kinsale and District Toastmasters will host their club topics and humorous speech contests on
Wednesday 5th October, Trident Hotel, Kinsale, 19;45 for 20;00 start.

Clonakilty Toastmaster contests.

Clonakilty Toastmasters will hold their Club  Humorous Speech and Topics Contests on Monday 10th October at 20.00, O' Donovan's Hotel.

Area 17 club contests

Dates for the Table Topics and Humorous Speech contests in Area 17 are as follows:

Fermoy:  4th October, Grand Hotel Fermoy, 20:00.
Failte Charleville:   3rd October, Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, 20:00.
Galtees:                11th October, Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, 20:00.
Speakeasy:           29th September, Hibernian Hotel, Mallow, 20:00.

Division A Facebook page

Division A has now launched a facebook page!
Check http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Division-A-Toastmasters-D71/193946050676915

Area finals, Areas 3 & 36.

Area 3 will have its Table Topics & Humorous Speech final on October 18th, Garryvoe Hotel, Garryvoe 20:00.

Area 36's final will be held on October 12th, McCoy's, Cork Rd, Newcastle West 20:30.

Area 49 contests.

Dates of the Table Topics and Humorous Speech contests in Area 49 are as follows:

Bishopstown: 1st & 8th  October, Bishopstown Library, 11:00.

Powdermills: 5th October, Oriel Hse Hotel, Ballincollig 20:00.

Apple:  Apple, Hollyhill, 6th October 17:15.

Area Final: Oriel Hse Hotel, Ballincollig, 16th October 15;00. Admission 5 euro.

Exceptional Evaluations Workshop

Freddie Daniells presented his Exceptional Evaluations workshop at the Cork International

Airport Sunday 19^th September.  In the course of the well-attended workshop, Freddie

demonstrated how evaluations can become more effective through the structuring

of material, by focussing on specific areas of commendation points for improvement

and by using concise language.

                                                 Freddie Daniells opening the workshop.

These points were illustrated when Conor O’ Brien (Galtees Toastmasters), Máire ni Laoire

(Douglas-Sláinte Toastmasters) and Ger O’ Leary (Kinsale & District Toastmasters) evaluated a

sample speech delivered by Jack O’ Neill (Bishopstown Toastmasters).  


Presiding at the workshop were Division Governor Catherine Kelly and the District 71 Governor,

Jim Hegarty.

Catherine Kelly with Jim Hegarty.

District 71 Executive

District Executive.

District 71 encompasses Ireland and Britain and is administered by the District Executive.

Members of the Executive are elected at the May Conference every year and the candidates

alternate on a yearly basis  between  British and Irish Toastmasters.  The positions of District

Governor, Lt. Governor Education & Training and Marketing and District PRO are elected

positions.

In practise, elections are only contested for the District PRO, who then advances unopposed

through the marketing and education positions, eventually becoming the District

Governor.  The Treasurer, Secretary and District Statistician are appointed by the District

Governor while the previous year’s District Governor remains on the executive in an ex-officio

Capacity.  Caroline O’ Connor, Blarney Toastmasters, is the current District Secretary.

The Current District Executive is as follows:

District Governor: Jim Hegarty (Limerick).

Lt.Governor Education & Training: Freddie Daniells (London).

Lt. Governor  Marketing : Luanne Kent (Dublin).

District Public Relations Officer: Hilary Briggs (London).

Treasurer: Martin Cowley  (Dublin).

Secretary: Caroline O’ Connor (Cork).

District Statistician: Rory Marriott (London).

Past District Governor; Teresa Dukes (Ipswich).

Facebook.

A number of clubs in Division A have facebook pages and below are links to those pages:

Bishopstown Toastmasters;   http://www.facebook.com/#!/bishopstown.toastmasters

Cork Leeside Toastmasters:   http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cork-Leeside-Toastmasters/105182162882670

Failte toastmasters Charleville:   http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100002939237723

Speakeasy toastmasters Mallow:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Speak-Easy-Toastmasters/167687469936952

Tralee toastmasters:    http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001623300360

West Limerick Toastmasters:   http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001219205957

Exceptional Evaluations workshop reminder

 A reminder that the Exceptional Evaluations  workshop , conducted by Freddie Daniels will be held at the Cork International Airport Hotel, Cork Airport, 18^th September.  Admittance will be 5 euros. Doors will

open at 2:30pm for a 3:00pm start, and the workshop will last until 5:20pm.

Changing of the Guard

Ann Dinneen has resigned as Division A governor and we wish Ann well in her new endeavours.

Catherine Kelly, Midleton Toastmasters, succeeds Ann as the new Division A governor. 

                                               Division A  Governor Catherine Kelly.

Eddie O’ Mahony, Blarney, Cork Leeside & PMG Toastmasters is the new Assistant Division Governor with responsibility for Education and Training.  We wish our new officers well for the coming toastmaster year.

                              Left-Right: Eddie O' Mahony, Assistant Division Governor,
                                                Bridget Elliott, Assistant Division Governor,
                                               Catherine Kelly, Division Governor &
                                               Ray Ryan, Assistant Division Governor.

DTM award

The highest accolade in the Toastmaster organization is the Distinguished Toastmaster Award  (DTM), which is awarded to those who have achieved both the advanced Communcator Gold award (30 advanced speeches) and the Advanced Leader Gold Award (organizational achievements). The latest  recipient of the  DTM award in Division A is John Keating, Bishopstown and Cork Leeside Toastmasters.

Other DTMs in the Division include Mary Brassell (Douglas-Slainte), Denis Heffernan (Powdermills) & Pat Sexton (Speakeasy Mallow).

Failte Toastmasters Charleville-Venue change.

Failte Toastmasters, Charleville have a new venue, the Charleville Park Hotel.
Next meeting will be on Monday 12th , 20:20 for a 20:30 start.