Black Friday and happiness As soon as I entered the Toastmasters room, the new distribution of the speaking area got all my attention. I recalled the feedback from the previous meeting, and it really felt it was going to work

  On a cold and wet November night with the lingering taste of sugary Halloween treats in our mouths, our last meeting was a celebration of guilty pleasures and things we enjoy. It was well attended by members and plenty

Wow! Our fourth Vox Populi Toastmasters meeting of the season was an exciting one last Wednesday night 17th October at the Harcourt Hotel. Bo, our very capable and confident Toastmaster for the evening, chaired a meeting that had a distinctly

Our first meeting in October and the evenings are noticeably cooler. However our Toastmaster Richard opened with a warm welcome to all, members and guests and our 3 new members since last meeting. Welcome Damian, John and Shay!   This

Despite the threatening winds of Storm Ali there was a good turnout at the Toastmasters Vox Populi meeting on Wednesday, 19th of Sept. The attendees who braved the weather comprised a healthy mix of  grizzled veteran members and very welcome

We returned from our summer break to the cosy setting of the Black Door club within the Harcourt Hotel. Brian, the Toastmaster for the night got the meeting underway, before passing onto Gerry who was running the Topics. It was

Jubilant! I smiled instantly when I read the word that Brian Killeen, the grammarian, was hanging visibly on some walls. The perfect word to describe how I was feeling… This was going to be the first time that I would

  It’s that time of year again. The hay is saved, the leaves are getting nervous, hurricanes are bearing down on the Caribbean, <insert your own autumnal clichés here> , and Vox Populi is kicking off again for the 2017/18

  It’s wet, it’s windy, it’s miserable. You’ve done nothing but complain about the summer, and now,  like an annoying relative who dropped in for tea (and who actually wasn’t that bad) it’s gone and you’re sorry you didn’t make

  The early bird gets a lot of good press, but what about the late worm?  He effortlessly escapes death. So the question Joe, our Topicsmaster last night,  asked us to consider is, is it better to be an early